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Legal Aid of Northwest Texas

FORT WORTH, TX EIN: 75-0856086 Website

ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION, STRATEGIC LITIGATION, VALUABLE LEGAL ADVICE, AND MEANINGFUL COLLABORATIONS, OUTREACH, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$15.3M

-1.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$168K

Grant Count

3

Avg Grant Size

$56K

About Legal Aid of Northwest Texas

Based on IRS filings

Legal Aid of Northwest Texas is a nonprofit organization focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in FORT WORTH, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $15.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $168K. Net investment income was $390K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

AustinHoustonMercedes

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$9M$19M$28M$38M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$15,287,549$15,482,854$15,572,071
Revenue$34,177,391$33,355,284$31,443,762
Expenses$34,043,943$33,147,074$31,422,398
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$390,313$373,620$112,988
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$42K$84K$126K$168K0 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20233 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

TEXAS RIO GRANDE LEGAL AID$141KTHE BEACON OF DOWNTOWN H…$22KTEXAS LEGAL SERVICES CEN…$5K

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

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

MARIA TOMAS-JONESCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$199KTHOMAS J STUTZDIRECTOR OF LITIGATION$150KGEORGE A ELLIOTTDIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION$147KKRISTIN K HORZENCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$146KMERRIT M KLAPPERICHDEPUTY DIRECTOR$143KLISA WASSELLDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES$130K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
VINCENT BHATTIDIRECTOR1
BRETT CHRISTIANSENDIRECTOR1
MICHAEL HURSTDIRECTOR1
DOROTHY JOHNSONDIRECTOR1
LARRY LONGDIRECTOR1
SYLVIA ORTIZDIRECTOR1
KRISTIN POSTELLDIRECTOR1
JENNIFER RAMOSDIRECTOR1
ROBERT TOBEYDIRECTOR1
JOHN TREVINODIRECTOR1
DWIGHT MCDONALDDIRECTOR1
HOLTON WESTBROOKDIRECTOR1
SHARON TROYDIRECTOR1
MEREDITH HATCHDIRECTOR (THRU 12/10/20241
BRIT SWANSONDIRECTOR (THRU 6/10/2024)1
RUTH LANESECRETARY1
PRESTON MOORETREASURER1
PENNY ROBECHAIR1
TONYA WINCHESTERVICE CHAIR1
MARIA TOMAS-JONESCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40$198,722
THOMAS J STUTZDIRECTOR OF LITIGATION40$149,691
MERRIT M KLAPPERICHDEPUTY DIRECTOR40$143,352
KRISTIN K HORZENCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40$146,391
GEORGE A ELLIOTTDIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION40$147,397
LISA WASSELLDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES40$130,076

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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