Legal Aid Justice Center
The Legal Aid Justice Center partners with communities and clients to achieve justice by dismantling systems that create and perpetuate poverty.
Legal Aid Justice Center at a glance
In short: Legal Aid Justice Center gave $98K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $33K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $97,500
- -7.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $32,500
- +84.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $22,492,878
- +57.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Legal Aid Justice Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis ($60K). Together the top 3 received $98K.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 22 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Legal Aid Justice Center gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+10%). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $78K (2023) to $147K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $98K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis Richmond, VA | Fund Our Schools | $60,000 |
| Virginia Organizing Inc Charlottesville, VA | Mothers in Action | $30,000 |
| Tenants & Workers United Alexandria, VA | Immigration | $7,500 |
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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 | $22,492,878 | $20,963,144 | $12,696,870 | $97,500 | 3 | $474,395 |
| 2024 | $14,313,827 | $9,594,068 | $11,743,928 | $105,850 | 6 | $291,964 |
| 2023 | $16,752,108 | $22,255,352 | $11,117,572 | $77,500 | 3 | $178,329 |
| 2022 | $15,560,165 | $9,357,960 | $9,087,612 | $88,500 | 4 | $208,805 |
| 2021 | $7,469,562 | $7,551,722 | $7,392,365 | $146,612 | 6 | $77,077 |
| 2020 | $6,680,942 | $6,080,219 | $6,165,913 | — | — | $60,045 |
About Legal Aid Justice Center
Based on IRS filings
Legal Aid Justice Center is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Charlottesville, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $98K. Net investment income was $474K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Legal Aid Justice Center is led by Ted Howard, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 7 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ted Howard
President
Board Member → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Anna Kurien
Legal Director
Employee → Legal Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$123K (2024) → $129K (2025)
Andrea Massey
Director of
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$27K (2025)
Catherine Cone
Legal Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$133K (2025)
Tim Wallace
Director of Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$117K (2025)
Angela Ciolfi
Executive Di
Executive Director → Executive Di, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$126K (2020) → $227K (2025)
Granville Warner
General Counsel
Employee → General Counsel, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$118K (2024) → $118K (2025)
Miriam Torian
Co-Deputy Di
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$137K (2025)
Bryan Slaughter
Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Byron Arango
Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Cynthia Neff
Board Member
President → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Dean L'hospital
Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Eva Anthony
Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Ivy Bell
Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Josh Bowers
Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Joy Johnson
Vice President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Kristi Kelly
Treasurer
Treasuer → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Ofelia Calderon
Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Burt Pinnock
Board Member
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Salvador M. Bezos
Board Member
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Tanishka V. Cruz
Board Member
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Kimberly Robinson
Board Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Carmelita Wood
Board Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Schon Williams
Board Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Elaine Poon (2024) — Employee
- Former: Faniska Brisker (2024) — Employee
- Former: Timothy Wallace (2024) — Employee
- Former: Tennille Checkovich (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jonathan T. Blank (2020–2022) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Marijean Oldham (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Tina Washington (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Allexis Cooper (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Tracey Hopper (2020) — Board Member
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 $227K, to Angela Ciolfi (Executive Di). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Legal Aid Justice Center
How much does Legal Aid Justice Center give each year?
Legal Aid Justice Center gave $98K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $106K across 6 grants.
What is Legal Aid Justice Center's typical grant size?
Legal Aid Justice Center's median grant in 2025 was $30,000, and its average grant was $32,500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Legal Aid Justice Center give grants?
Legal Aid Justice Center gives mostly in Virginia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Legal Aid Justice Center give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Legal Aid Justice Center's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Legal Aid Justice Center?
Legal Aid Justice Center reported $22.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $21.0M.
What is Legal Aid Justice Center?
Legal Aid Justice Center is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Charlottesville, VA. It holds $22.5M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Legal Aid Justice Center's EIN?
Legal Aid Justice Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-0884513. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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