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Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA EIN: 95-1684067 Website

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$61.7M

+6.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$26.6M

+90.1% YoY

Grant Count

14

+7.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.9M

+76.5% YoY

About Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

Based on IRS filings

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles is a nonprofit organization focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in LOS ANGELES, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $61.7M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 14 grants totaling $26.6M. Net investment income was $471K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

Long BeachLos AngelesNew YorkPacoimaPhoenixSanta Ana

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$16M$32M$49M$65M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$61,718,333$57,986,384$50,233,932
Revenue$58,614,099$57,454,858$37,571,083
Expenses$58,854,736$52,799,777$37,354,022
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$470,642$408,534$441,204
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$7M$13M$20M$27M0 grants202015 grants202119 grants202213 grants202314 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Housing Rights Center$5.7MInner City Law Center$4.4MLiberty Hill Foundation$4.2MBasta Universal$3.0MNeighborhood Legal Servi…$2.9MEviction Defense Network$2.8MBet Tzedek$1.3MCommunity Legal Aid SoCal$1.2MPublic Counsel$484KMental Health Advocacy S…$271K

Grant Size Distribution

61 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K2$50–100K3$100–250K8$250–500K9$500K–1M19$1–5M1$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Silvia ArguetaExecutive Director$262KBarbara SchultzDirector of Housing Justice$222KVincent A RodriguezChief Financial Officer$191KYolanda AriasManaging Attorney$190KPhong WongPro Bono Director$177KMichael PolanichkaDirector of IT$173KLinda QuintanaDirector of Fiscal Management$173KLesli LattDirector of Human Resources$165K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Amy Lerner-HillPresident/Board Member (trans July)1
Kahn A ScolnickVice President/President(trans July)1
Brianne WieseSecretary/Board Member (trans July)1
Joseph B FarrellBoard Member/Sec (trans July)1
Lynette M JonesTreasurer/Vice President(trans July)1
C Cleo RayCommunity Chair1
Eric J BakewellBoard Member1
Wendy R CabilBoard Member1
Kyle CasazzaBoard Member1
Sean A CommonsBoard Member1
Carissa CozeBoard Member1
Marc FeinsteinBoard Member1
Debra L Fischer EsqBoard Member1
Gary E GansBoard Member1
Felix GarciaBoard Member1
Fanny GomezBoard Member1
Naomi HaywoodBoard Member1
James E HornsteinBoard Member1
Kimberly KlinsportBoard Member1
Bethany KristovichBoard Member1
Clementina LopezBoard Member1
Michael MaddiganBoard Member1
John MaldonadoBoard Member1
Matthew MarmolejoBoard Member1
Louise MbellaBoard Member (end July)1
Virginia F MilsteadBoard Member1
Kevin J MinnickBoard Member1
Fanny OrtizBoard Member1
Chris RivasBoard Member1
David Lewis SagalBoard Member1
Kareen SandovalBoard Member1
Marc M SeltzerBoard Member1
Jeff A TaylorBoard Member (end December)1
Douglas ThompsonBoard Member (start July)1
Nicolas A TrutanichBoard Member (start July)1
Ronald B TurovskyBoard Member1
Pamela WesthoffBoard Member1
Jacqueline VasquezBoard Member (start July)1
Silvia ArguetaExecutive Director35$262,258
Vincent A RodriguezChief Financial Officer35$191,136
Barbara SchultzDirector of Housing Justice35$222,295
Lesli LattDirector of Human Resources35$164,754
Yolanda AriasManaging Attorney35$190,343
Phong WongPro Bono Director35$176,760
Michael PolanichkaDirector of IT35$172,619
Linda QuintanaDirector of Fiscal Management35$172,592

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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