Kansas Legal Services Inc
Kansas Legal Services is devoted to helping low income kansans meet their basic needs through the provision of important legal and mediation services.
Kansas Legal Services Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $5,590,765
- -2.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $11,707,150
- +10.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $52,296
- +3.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $11,756,695
- +8.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Kansas Legal Services Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (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
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $37K (2020) to $37K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $37K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas Bar Association Topeka, KS | Mou for Services | $37,210 |
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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 | $5,590,765 | $11,707,150 | $11,756,695 | — | — | $52,296 |
| 2024 | $5,718,755 | $10,584,393 | $10,842,415 | — | — | $50,597 |
| 2023 | $6,313,706 | $9,975,700 | $10,010,148 | — | — | $21,228 |
| 2022 | $5,086,258 | $9,146,176 | $9,045,856 | $37,210 | 1 | $24,859 |
| 2021 | $3,426,047 | $7,977,821 | $7,718,391 | $37,210 | 1 | $17,292 |
| 2020 | $3,180,513 | $8,574,739 | $7,267,950 | $37,210 | 1 | $15,681 |
About Kansas Legal Services Inc
Based on IRS filings
Kansas Legal Services Inc is a public charity, based in Topeka, KS. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $52K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Kansas Legal Services Inc is led by Matthew Keenan, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 8 of 29 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Matthew Keenan
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$164K (2023) → $202K (2025)
Molly Wood
President
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Theresa Shively-Porter
Research Development Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$115K (2024) → $118K (2025)
Amy Bipes
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Angela Meyer
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jennifer Pesina
Director
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Elliott
Director
Director Vice President → Vice President & President, 2024
Vice President & President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christy Campbell
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jared Hiatt
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sara Zafar
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacey Blakeman
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daren Bruschi
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerry Fairbanks
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marla Wood
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim O'Brien
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Bill Ossmann
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Davis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Chris Carey
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Ketter
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Birzer
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Murphy
CFO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$101K (2020) → $76K (2025)
Ty Wheeler
Managing Attorney
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$101K (2022) → $122K (2025)
Candace Bridgess
Managing Attorney
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$100K (2023) → $111K (2025)
Rhonda Sullivan
Managing Attorney
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$102K (2023) → $113K (2025)
Alexander English
Managing Attorney
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$110K (2025)
Misty Palmer
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$135K (2025)
Karen Hanneman
Vice President
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Abby Franco
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Ben Swinnen
Treasurer
Treasurer → Director Treasurer, 2023
Director Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Angela Gupta (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Bill Townsley (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Curtis Brown (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Stevenson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Paul Dean (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Randall Hodgkinson (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Long (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Alexus Dunaway (2024) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Brent McCann (2024) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Helms (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Raymond Freeby (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Rose Hart (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Sein Kina (2023) — Director
- Former: Eric Rosenblad (2020–2022) — Project Director
- Former: Marilyn Harp (2020–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Ellen Neufeld (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Laura Allen (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Marilyn Woodard (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Martha Hodgesmith (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Robert Schmisseur (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Tammy King (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Tom Wright (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: William Sneed (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Melanie Daily (2021) — Director
- Former: Melanie Derousse (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 $202K, to Matthew Keenan (Executive Director). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Kansas Legal Services Inc
How large is Kansas Legal Services Inc?
Kansas Legal Services Inc reported $5.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.7M.
Where does Kansas Legal Services Inc operate?
Kansas Legal Services Inc has awarded grants in Kansas.
What is Kansas Legal Services Inc's EIN?
Kansas Legal Services Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-0872528. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 10, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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