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Legal Services of Central New York Inc

SYRACUSE, NY EIN: 16-0925269 Website

LEGAL SERVICES OF CENTRAL NEW YORK (LSCNY) IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT LAW FIRM THAT HELPS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL NEW YORK CHANGE LAW, POLICY, AND SYSTEMS TO PROMOTE EQUITY AND CREATE PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$7.7M

-4.6% YoY

Revenue

$8.4M

+10.8% YoY

Net Investment Income

$36K

+64.1% YoY

Expenses

$8.5M

+11.9% YoY

About Legal Services of Central New York Inc

Based on IRS filings

Legal Services of Central New York Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in SYRACUSE, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $7.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $36K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

SyracuseUtica

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$5M$7M$9M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$7,715,923$8,084,150$8,359,604
Revenue$8,417,798$7,596,745$7,048,843
Expenses$8,512,988$7,610,038$6,963,207
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$35,500$21,629$159
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$324K$648K$971K$1M3 grants20202 grants20212 grants20220 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M2$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

DENNIS KAUFMAN ESQEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$180KSAMUEL YOUNG ESQDIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY$174KSUSAN GRIFFITHMANAGING ATTORNEY$153KJAMES WILLIAMSMANAGING ATTORNEY$152KLILA MACDOWELLFISCAL DIRECTOR$121KWILLA PAYNEMANAGING ATTORNEY$120KDONNA PICARROHR DIRECTOR$118K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOANNE PIERSMA ESQDIRECTOR0.25
ANNE WRIGHT BOGARDUS2ND VICE PRESIDENT0.5
SUBA VISWANATHAN ESQDIRECTOR0.25
WALTER BOWLER ESQSECRETARY0.5
ANGELA CARTERDIRECTOR0.25
SCOTT CLIPPINGER ESQDIRECTOR0.25
LUCY JOHNSONDIRECTOR0.25
RONALD LANOUETTE JR ESQDIRECTOR0.25
DANIEL B BERMAN ESQ1ST VICE PRESIDENT0.5
MARY LANNON FANGIO ESQPRESIDENT0.5
DERRICK JOHNSONDIRECTOR0.25
DANIEL E KORNFELD ESQDIRECTOR0.25
LAWRENCE HASSELER ESQTREASURER0.5
RANDY J SCHAAL ESQDIRECTOR0.25
STEWART L WEISMAN ESQDIRECTOR0.25
KIM MILLSDIRECTOR0.25
LUZ ZAYASDIRECTOR0.25
MARY ELLEN LUKER CPADIRECTOR0.25
MATTHEW SKINNER ESQDIRECTOR0.25
DENNIS KAUFMAN ESQEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35$179,833
LILA MACDOWELLFISCAL DIRECTOR35$120,895
SAMUEL YOUNG ESQDIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY35$173,944
JAMES WILLIAMSMANAGING ATTORNEY35$151,539
SUSAN GRIFFITHMANAGING ATTORNEY35$152,791
WILLA PAYNEMANAGING ATTORNEY35$119,909
DONNA PICARROHR DIRECTOR35$118,144

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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