Program areas at Western New York Law Center
The Western New York Law Center, Inc. (WNYLC) is a nonprofit legal services provider. Founded in 1996, WNYLC's mission is to promote human and civil rights guided by an overarching commitment to racial and economic justice. To further that mission, WNYLC provides legal services to low- and moderate-income individuals through a variety of programs aimed to ensure that community members have access to fair and equitable housing, credit, education, and community economic development, focusing on services that cannot or will not be provided by other legal services providers due to funder restrictions or capacity limitations. As an outgrowth of the individual legal services that it provides, WNYLC additionally provides "non-traditional" legal assistance in the form of policy advocacy, community legal education and consciousness-raising, and impact litigation, to address broader systemic issues that prevent access to fair and equitable housing, credit, education, and community economic
Who funds Western New York Law Center
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Western New York Law Center
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Joseph Kelemen | Staff Attorney , Vacant and Abandoned Properties and Litigation | $131,340 | 2024-11-21 |
| Karen Welch | Executive Director | $0 | 2024-11-21 |
| Lauren Haas | Operations Manager | | 2024-11-21 |
| Matthew Parham | Director of Litigation and Advocacy | | 2024-11-21 |
| Kate Lockhart | Vacant and Abandoned Property Program Director | | 2023-02-07 |
| ...and 10 more key personnel |
Financials for Western New York Law Center
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $4,072,280 | $3,202,536 | 27.2% |
| Program services | $87,171 | $0 | 999% |
| Investment income and dividends | $11,162 | $162 | 6790.1% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $117,750 | $0 | 999% |
| Total revenues | $4,288,363 | $3,202,698 | 33.9% |
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|---|
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| Oregon Law Center | 501(c)(3) | Portland, OR | $14,380,967 |
| South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center | 501(c)(3) | Columbia, SC | $1,493,174 |
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| The Children's Law Center | 501(c)(3) | Brooklyn, NY | $9,321,187 |
| Empire Justice Center | 501(c)(3) | Rochester, NY | $9,213,262 |
| Childrens Law Center (CLC) | 501(c)(3) | Covington, KY | $1,430,006 |
| Legal Services for the Elderly | 501(c)(3) | Augusta, ME | $2,846,172 |
| Tzedek DC | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $2,531,409 |
| Western Center on Law & Poverty | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $8,106,500 |
Data update history
November 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
May 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCrime and lawPublic policyLegal services
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 37 Franklin St 3rd Floor
- Buffalo, NY 14202
- Metro area
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
- County
- Erie County, NY
- Website URL
- wnylc.com/Â
- Phone
- (716) 855-0203
IRS details
- EIN
- 16-1497552
- 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
- Independent
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