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Community Legal Services

Public charity · Grantmaker East Palo Alto, CA EIN: 22-3866910 Website

To provide transformative legal services that enable diverse communities in east palo alto and beyond to achieve a secure and thriving future.

Key facts about Community Legal Services

In short: Community Legal Services gave $49K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
22-3866910
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$48,500
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$24,250
Median grant
$24,250
Total assets
$9,350,094
Primary geography
Virginia (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$9.4M

+15.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$49K

+77.7% YoY

Grant Count

2

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$24K

+77.7% YoY

About Community Legal Services

Based on IRS filings

Community Legal Services is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in East Palo Alto, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $49K. Net investment income was $160K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of all 2 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

Redwood CityFalls Church

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants20190 grants20200 grants20210 grants20221 grants20232 grants20242 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2024) to $49K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $49K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Tahirih Justice Center: $33KTahirih Justice Center$33KLegal Aid Society of San Mateo County: $16KLegal Aid Society of San MateoCounty$16K

The largest 2025 recipient was Tahirih Justice Center ($33K). Together the top 2 received $49K.

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tahirih Justice Center Falls Church, VAProgram Subgrant$32,600
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County Redwood City, CAProgram Subgrant$15,900

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$9,350,094$8,085,919$7,906,059
Revenue$5,228,428$5,115,367$5,026,737
Expenses$4,473,499$5,147,071$5,692,891
Net Investment Income$159,652$85,456$25,061

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 4, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 3, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Community Legal Services is led by Katrina Logan, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 6 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Katrina Logan

    Executive Director

    Economic Director → Executive Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2020) → $164K (2025)

  • Michael Flanagan

    Chair

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mariam Kelly

    Director of Pro Bono Servi

    Pro Bono Director → Director of Pro Bono Services, 2024

    Director of Pro Bono Services → Director of Pro Bono Servi, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $112K (2022) → $149K (2025)

  • Jennifer Harrison

    Director of Finance

    Director Finance & Ops → Director of Finance & Operations, 2024

    Director of Finance & Operations → Director of Finance, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $30K (2023) → $129K (2025)

  • Jennifer Smith

    Lead Managing Attorney

    Senior Attorney → Managing Attorney, 2021

    Managing Attorney → Lead Managing Attorney, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2019) → $131K (2025)

  • Jeanne Merino

    Secretary

    Board → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    $29K (2022) → $0 (2025)

  • Keith Ogden

    Managing Attorney

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $104K (2023) → $105K (2025)

  • Margaret McBride

    Lead Managing Attorney

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $116K (2025)

  • Hanh Vo

    Board Member

    Board Member → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miguel Molina

    Board Member

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adriana Guzman

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deana Kwong

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Loren Court Skinner

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mansi Shah

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheryl Munoz-Bergman

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vandya Swaminathan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Thering

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (24)
  • Former: Corina Enriquez (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Meg Thering (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Carl Saba (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Lynda Galligan (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Susan Jang (2019–2023) — Board Chair
  • Former: Cristina dos Santos (2021–2023) — Immigratn Prgm Director
  • Former: Patricia Narciso (2021–2023) — Director Strat Prtnrshp
  • Former: Court Skinner (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jennifer Morrill (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jory Steele (2019–2022) — Co-Chair
  • Former: Nozipo Wobogo (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Rebecca Pinger (2019–2022) — Finance Director
  • Former: Tameeka Bennett (2019–2022) — Co-Chair
  • Former: Victoria Brewster (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Jason Tarricone (2020–2022) — Housing Prgram Director
  • Former: Phil Hwang (2019–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Ahad Khan (2019–2020) — Co-Chair
  • Former: Craig Largent (2019–2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Joyce Song (2019–2020) — Immigration Director
  • Former: Aaron Wainscoat (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Araceli Martinez-Olguin (2019) — Senior Attorney
  • Former: Catherine Moreno (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Eugene Gabriel Illovsky (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Justin Gurvitz (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Katrina Logan — Executive Director: $164KKatrina LoganExecutive Director$164KMariam Kelly — Director of Pro Bono Servi: $149KMariam KellyDirector of Pro Bono Servi$149KJennifer Smith — Lead Managing Attorney: $131KJennifer SmithLead Managing Attorney$131KJennifer Harrison — Director of Finance and Op: $129KJennifer HarrisonDirector of Finance and Op$129KMargaret McBride — Lead Managing Attorney: $116KMargaret McBrideLead Managing Attorney$116KKeith Ogden — Managing Attorney: $105KKeith OgdenManaging Attorney$105K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $164K, to Katrina Logan (Executive Director). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Community Legal Services

How much does Community Legal Services give each year?

Community Legal Services gave $49K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $27K across 2 grants.

How large is Community Legal Services?

Community Legal Services reported $9.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.2M.

What is Community Legal Services?

Community Legal Services is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in East Palo Alto, CA. It holds $9.4M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Community Legal Services operate?

Community Legal Services has awarded grants in California, Virginia.

What is Community Legal Services's EIN?

Community Legal Services's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-3866910. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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