Bay Area Legal Services Inc
BAY AREA LEGAL SERVICES (BALS) IS A REGIONAL, NON-PROFIT PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY LEGAL COUNSEL BY ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS AND NON-PROFIT GROUPS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES, RESOLVING THE LEGAL PROBLEMS OF OUR CLIENTS, AND PRESERVING THE INDEPENDENCE, HOPE, AND DIGNITY OF THOSE WE SERVE.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$14.3M
-5.7% YoY
Annual Giving
$453K
+19.7% YoY
Grant Count
7
+16.7% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$65K
+2.6% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $14,306,697 | $15,170,278 | $12,705,960 |
| Revenue | $16,853,078 | $15,028,719 | $12,511,833 |
| Expenses | $15,661,397 | $14,297,543 | $13,357,605 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $128,568 | $78,011 | $7,834 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
35 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIVIAN CORTES HODZ ESQ | CHAIRPERSON | 2 | — |
| JEFFREY COX ESQ | CHAIRPERSON-ELECT | 2 | — |
| ANDREW O'MALLEY ESQ | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS | 2 | — |
| CRAIG E ROTHBURD ESQ | SECRETARY | 2 | — |
| JIM THALER ESQ | TREASURER | 2 | — |
| MICHAEL BEDKE ESQ | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| REBECCA C BELL ESQ | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| CAROLEEN B BREJ ESQ | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| CYNTHIA DAVIS-GRYCE | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| CHRISTINE DERR ESQ | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| VALORIE HOPPENWORTH | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ADRIANA HUAPILLA | DIRECTOR, UNTIL 11/2024 | 2 | — |
| SARAH LAHLOU-AMINE ESQ | DIRECTOR, UNTIL 3/2024 | 2 | — |
| YOLANDA V LEE-GEORGE | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| EVAN MALLOY ESQ | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| PAUL MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| ALEX SARSFIELD ESQ | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| TORI SIMMONS ESQ | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| LINDA ANDERSON STANLEY ESQ | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| VICTOR VAN PELT | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| BARBARA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR | 2 | — |
| GIESI OLLER | DIRECTOR, AS OF 11/2024 | 2 | — |
| YOHANCE PETTIS ESQ | DIRECTOR, AS OF 3/2024 | 2 | — |
| JOAN BOLES | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 37.5 | $192,753 |
| JENA HUDSON | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 37.5 | $127,321 |
| JP LACASSE | COO | 37.5 | $145,257 |
| LYNN ABBOTT | CFO | 37.5 | $106,430 |
| JEFFREY GRABEL | LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY DIRECTOR | 37.5 | $108,347 |
| THOMAS DIFIORE | TEAM LEADER | 37.5 | $112,445 |
| GALE PINKSTON | TEAM LEADER | 37.5 | $118,629 |
| THERESA JILL LOPRESTO | HR DIRECTOR | 37.5 | $113,487 |
| MARTIN LAWYER ESQ | SR. STAFF ATTORNEY | 37.5 | $115,788 |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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