Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc
Legal services for needy in north east Florida area.
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc at a glance
In short: Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc gave $200K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $200K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $200,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $200,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $200,000
- Total assets
- $6,748,250
- +30.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Community Foundation for Ne Florida ($200K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $180K (2019) to $200K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $200K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation for Ne Florida Jacksonville, FL | Endowment | $200,000 |
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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 | $6,748,250 | $11,149,203 | $10,637,574 | $200,000 | 1 | $143,338 |
| 2024 | $5,178,096 | $9,710,889 | $9,218,890 | $200,000 | 1 | $118,352 |
| 2023 | $6,621,140 | $8,306,577 | $8,111,208 | $195,000 | 1 | $110,378 |
| 2022 | $4,681,010 | $7,509,100 | $7,439,704 | $180,000 | 1 | $10,145 |
| 2021 | $4,666,272 | $6,853,537 | $6,151,468 | $180,000 | 1 | $777 |
| 2020 | $3,556,152 | $6,428,708 | $6,114,057 | $180,000 | 1 | $7,898 |
| 2019 | $2,922,491 | $5,671,145 | $5,601,211 | $180,000 | 1 | $24,075 |
About Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc
Based on IRS filings
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc is a public charity, based in Jacksonville, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $200K. Net investment income was $143K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc is led by James Pointdexter, President on every filing since 2024; 6 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James Pointdexter
President
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Alex King
Director
President → Executive Officio, 2022
Executive Officio → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Harrison Poole
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Stephen Holmgren
2nd Vice President & Director
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2024
2nd Vice President → 2nd Vice President & Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Bradley Bodiford
Director
1st Vice President → President, 2022
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Daniel Navarro
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Ashley Goggins
1st Vice President & Director
1st Vice President → 1st Vice President & Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Shawn Devries
Secretary & Director
Secretary → Secretary & Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Tyra Nelson
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Alexandria Hill
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Fabian Jackson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Lance Davies
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Bambi Lynn Drysdale
Attorney
On filings since 2019
$142K (2019) → $165K (2025)
James A. Kowalski Jr.
Executive Di
On filings since 2019
$156K (2019) → $179K (2025)
Renu Heda
Chief Financ
On filings since 2020
$104K (2020) → $132K (2025)
Carol Miller
Attorney
On filings since 2021
$101K (2021) → $131K (2025)
Lois Ragsdale
Attorney
On filings since 2022
$122K (2022) → $120K (2025)
Laverne Andreasen
Attorney
New on the 2025 filing
$123K (2025)
Baker Breedlove
Executive Officio
Secretary → 2nd Vice President, 2022
2nd Vice President → Executive Officio, 2024
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Josh Shilts
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Latoya Williams-Shelton (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Andrew Underkofler (2024) — Director
- Former: Mesha Rivers (2024) — Director
- Former: Carson Lange (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Judy-Ann Smith (2019–2023) — Executive Tr
- Former: Nahshon Nicks (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Obi Anum (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Stacey Clark (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Helen Hooper (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Martyn-Jones (2023) — Chief Operat
- Former: Catheline Georges (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Charla Brown McKlevey (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: John Woodlee (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Kevin Algee (2019–2021) — Past Treasurer
- Former: Ramona Chaplin (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Tammy Butler (2019–2021) — Executive Officio
- Former: Miller Carol (2020) — Attorney
- Former: Donald Freeman (2019) — Attorney
- Former: Helen Watson (2019) — Director
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $179K, to James a Kowalski Jr (Executive Di). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc
How much does Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc give each year?
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc gave $200K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $200K across 1 grant.
How large is Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc?
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc reported $6.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.1M.
Where does Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc operate?
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc has awarded grants in Florida.
What is Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc's EIN?
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-0696291. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 18, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 26, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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