Cabrini Green Legal Aid
Cgla provides holistic legal services that include social support services and advocacy for individuals and communities negatively impacted by the criminal legal system.
Cabrini Green Legal Aid at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,855,047
- -29.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,111,006
- +27.9% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $14,625
- -43.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,597,104
- +11.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cabrini Green Legal Aid funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Legal Aid Society of Columbus Columbus, OH | Support | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,855,047 | $4,111,006 | $4,597,104 | — | — | $14,625 |
| 2024 | $2,635,337 | $3,214,228 | $4,125,456 | — | — | $25,846 |
| 2023 | $3,949,911 | $3,964,674 | $4,020,493 | — | — | $75,434 |
| 2022 | $2,432,507 | $3,862,607 | $3,442,080 | $100,000 | 1 | $1,800 |
| 2021 | $2,195,861 | $3,527,158 | $3,331,935 | — | — | $643 |
| 2020 | $1,928,270 | $3,107,154 | $3,273,809 | — | — | $2,481 |
About Cabrini Green Legal Aid
Based on IRS filings
Cabrini Green Legal Aid is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. Net investment income was $15K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cabrini Green Legal Aid is led by Aisha C. Edwards, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Aisha C. Edwards
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$158K (2023) → $187K (2025)
James Kelly
Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Cano
Director
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christian Kemnitz
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Djenne Clayton
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Stephens
Director
Vice Chairman → Chair, 2022
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Averil Edwards
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Baker
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Bloom
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emmanuel Bellegarde
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joi Imobhio
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susannah Schmid
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chanda Rice
Vice Chair
Vice Chairman → Director, 2021
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Root
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Auyana Orr (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Steven Fus (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Tijuan Fleming (2024) — Director
- Former: Joanna Horsnail (2020–2023) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Alison Caverly (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Kristin Givens (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Dee Baker (2023) — Director
- Former: Bryce Cooper (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Laurie Cooper (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Sharon Calhoun (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Chris Kemnitz (2022) — Director
- Former: Jim Kelly (2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Paul Spector (2022) — Former Finance Director
- Former: Esther Franco-Payne (2020–2021) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Brenda Parker (2020) — Director
- Former: Candice Jones (2020) — Director
- Former: Traci Braun (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $187K, to Aisha C Edwards (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Cabrini Green Legal Aid
How large is Cabrini Green Legal Aid?
Cabrini Green Legal Aid reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.1M.
What is Cabrini Green Legal Aid?
Cabrini Green Legal Aid is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $1.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Cabrini Green Legal Aid operate?
Cabrini Green Legal Aid has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Cabrini Green Legal Aid's EIN?
Cabrini Green Legal Aid's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2775706. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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