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EIN 23-2823744

Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center (PLA)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
125
City
Philadelphia
State
Pennsylvania
Year formed
1996
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
I80: Legal Services
Description
Philadelphia Legal Assistance is dedicated to providing high quality, creative legal services, advice and referrals for eligible low income people.
Related structure
PLA is a subordinate organization under Community Legal Services.
Total revenues
$9,189,582
2023
Total expenses
$8,729,282
2023
Total assets
$5,333,002
2023
Num. employees
125
2023

Program areas at PLA

Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center (pla) provides free civil Legal services to low income philadelphians primarily in the substantive areas of family law, public benefits, consumer/housing and home ownership. Pla also provides advice and counsel to individuals in the range of civil matters where it does not provide direct representation. In addition, pla receives Legal services corporation funding to provide representation to farmworkers in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in employment and housing matters.

Who funds Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center (PLA)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Legal Services Corporation (LSC)Civil Legal Aid$4,877,482
Independence FoundationPublic Interest Law Fellowship Program$80,275
Philadelphia Bar FoundationNon-Profit Legal Aid$72,363
...and 13 more grants received

Personnel at PLA

NameTitleCompensation
Maureen OlivesInterim Executive Director$120,042
Susan TrippDirector of Finance$140,217
Boston GordonGrants and Communications Director
Crystal SpragginsDirector of Human Resources
Emilia Golanska KovacManaging Attorney
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for PLA

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$7,953,955
Program services$1,204,301
Investment income and dividends$31,326
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$9,189,582

Form 990s for PLA

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-13990View PDF
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-10-20990View PDF
2020-122021-11-05990View PDF
2019-122021-02-19990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
November 22, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
November 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
October 24, 2024
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $4,877,482 from Legal Services Corporation (LSC)
July 16, 2024
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $80,275 from Independence Foundation
January 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsChapter / child organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesHomelessnessCrime and lawLegal services
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
718 Arch St Suite 300n
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Metro area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
County
Philadelphia County, PA
Website URL
philalegal.org/ 
Phone
(215) 981-3800
Facebook page
PhiladelphiaLegalAssistance 
Twitter profile
@phila_legal 
IRS details
EIN
23-2823744
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1996
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
I80: Legal Services
NAICS code, primary
5411: Legal Services
Parent/child status
Subordinate organization
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