Program areas at Rhode Island Legal Services
Housing law center - rils provides substantial Legal assistance in the housing area including: providing advice and representation to clients in eviction matters challenging the denial of admission to public and subsidized housing delivering Legal education programs in the community and working with low income tenant groups to preserve and/or develope subsidized housing. The staff of the foreclosure prevention project litigate common mortgage-related issues and use bankruptcy as an additional strategy for home preservation. Major litigation of pre and post-foreclosure impact issues, with the national consumer law center, the nation's leading experts on foreclosure issues, is envisioned. Rils foreclosure project staff will also represent tenants affected by foreclosure educate borrowers and tenants who reside in foreclosed properties about their Legal rights and help develop new initiatives to keep defaulting borrowers and tennants who reside in foreclosed properties in their homes.
Family preservation project - this project functions as an integral component of the Rhode Island family court child welfare system. The project's attorneys represent parents who are facing the involuntary termination of parental rights or allegations of abuse, neglect, or dependency that have been brought against them by the ri department of children, youth and families.
Safe family project - the primary focus of the project is to provide for and promote the safety of families through the advice, referral and/or representation of victims of domestic violence in family court restraining orders.
Private attroney involvement $167,600 for private attorney involvement see sch i part ii
Other program Services
Grants made by Rhode Island Legal Services
Who funds Rhode Island Legal Services
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Rhode Island Legal Services
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Robert Barge | Executive Director | $143,096 | 2023-11-15 |
Clifton, Camille | Director of Marketing Communications and Development | | 2022-10-29 |
Steven Flores | Director of Litigation | $103,540 | 2022-12-31 |
Carrara, Nicola | Executive Assistant and Office Manager | | 2022-10-29 |
Antoch, Tiffany | Managing Attorney | | 2022-10-29 |
...and 8 more key personnel |
Financials for Rhode Island Legal Services
Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $7,313,698 | $4,074,555 | 79.5% |
Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
Investment income and dividends | $3,276 | $337 | 872.1% |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-39,202 | $0 | -999% |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $298,563 | $261,848 | 14% |
Total revenues | $7,576,335 | $4,336,740 | 74.7% |
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Legal Services Vermont | 501(c)(3) | Burlington, VT | $2,184,314 |
Disability Law Center | 501(c)(3) | Salt Lake City, UT | $3,034,382 |
Northern Nevada Legal Aid (WLS) | 501(c)(3) | Reno, NV | $4,155,921 |
Central Minnesota Legal Services | 501(c)(3) | Minneapolis, MN | $3,055,783 |
Houston Volunteer Lawyers | 501(c)(3) | Houston, TX | $3,454,489 |
Legal Services of Northern Michigan (LSNM) | 501(c)(3) | Escanaba, MI | $2,230,693 |
Middle District of Alabama Federal Defenders Program | 501(c)(3) | Montgomery, AL | $8,235,492 |
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas (LANWT) | 501(c)(3) | Fort Worth, TX | $33,355,284 |
Data update history
December 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 28, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
July 16, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCrime and lawLegal services
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 56 Pine St 4th Floor
- Providence, RI 02903
- Metro area
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Website URL
- rils.org/Â
- Phone
- (401) 274-2652
IRS details
- EIN
- 05-0318596
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1970
- 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
- Independent
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