Nonprofit · EIN 34-0753560
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICES INC
Also known as AKRON CENTRE PLAZA
Tax-exempt · AKRON, OH 44308
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $11,863,768 | $9,891,419 | $1,972,349 | $17,114,996 | $1,903,034 | $15,211,962 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $12,037,077 | $9,595,451 | $2,441,626 | $15,013,484 | $2,275,687 | $12,737,797 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $11,057,790 | $8,309,203 | $2,748,587 | $12,550,382 | $2,541,313 | $10,009,069 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $11,414,602
- of which government grants
- $11,249,946
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $449,166
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $44,965
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $366,367
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,035,984
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,192,557
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $595,431
- Travel
- $191,299
- Depreciation
- $3,178
- Program services (functional)
- $8,099,357
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,338,375
- Fundraising (functional)
- $453,687
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,013,484
- Total assets, end of year
- $17,114,996
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,903,034
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,211,962
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $88,648
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,827,275
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $384,687
- Gross receipts
- $12,738,828
- Employees
- 92
- Volunteers
- 147
- Year formed
- 1952
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN MCGARRITY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $163,661 | $41,464 |
| LISA CARLEY | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $141,193 | $20,049 |
| AKIM LATTERMORE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALETHA CARVER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNAH WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ATHENA GOUGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANTAL JACKSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHELSEA M CROY SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER TEODOSIO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WETHERBEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BUTZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAUDRA EDGERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIONNE LACEY | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN DICKINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN PALMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| J SEAN KEENAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH FERRISE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATHY WILKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCUS WAINWRIGHT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NAN KEVIN GELHARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN MCGARRITY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $145,391 | $37,353 |
| LISA CARLEY | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $138,424 | $18,330 |
| DAVID BUTZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DURIYA DHINOJWALA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN DICKINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIONNE LACEY | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER TEODOSIO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J SEAN KEENAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH FERRISE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANTAL JACKSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ATHENA GOUGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN PALMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY WILKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHELSEA M CROY SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAUDRA EDGERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AKIM LATTERMORE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCUS WAINWRIGHT | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WETHERBEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAN KEVIN GELHARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNAH WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN MCGARRITY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $136,283 | $35,502 |
| LISA CARLEY | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $128,389 | $17,225 |
| DAVID BUTZ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DURIYA DHINOJWALA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN DICKINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIONNE LACEY | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER TEODOSIO | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J SEAN KEENAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH FERRISE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANTAL JACKSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ATHENA GOUGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN PALMER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY WILKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHELSEA M CROY SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAUDRA EDGERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AKIM LATTERMORE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCUS WAINWRIGHT | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WETHERBEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 50 S MAIN ST STE 800, AKRON, OH 44308-1823
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- STEVEN J MCGARRITY, 50 S MAIN STREET 800, AKRON, OH 44308
- Signed the 990
- STEVEN J MCGARRITY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (866) 584-2350
- Website
- WWW.COMMUNITYLEGALAID.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BARNES WENDLING CPAS INC
Mission
THROUGH LEGAL ADVOCACY, WE TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF THOSE IN POVERTY TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES, FAIRNESS, AND STABILITY, FOR A STRONGER COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
Program accomplishments
- FAMILYWHEN FAMILIES STRUGGLE WITH THEIR INTERNAL DYNAMICS, IT CAN AFFECT STABILITY IN THE REST OF THEIR LIVES - FROM WHERE THEY LIVE, TO WHOM THEIR CHILDREN LIVE WITH, TO HOW MUCH THEY'RE ABLE TO FOCUS ON THEIR JOBS AND MAINTAIN AN INCOME. LEGAL AID ADVOCATES WORK WITH COUPLES WHO HAVE DECIDED THAT WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM IS A CLEAN BREAK AND A FRESH START, AND WITH VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE WHO NEED TO PERMANENTLY SEPARATE FROM THEIR ABUSER. BY HELPING RESOLVE THESE INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS WITH LEGAL SOLUTIONS, LEGAL AID RELEASES THE STRESS THEY FEEL IN THEIR HOME LIFE AND ALLOWS THEM TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES AND FOCUS ON BEING HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE, AND MEANINGFUL MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY.Expenses $2,423,205
- HOUSINGFEW THINGS ROCK THE FOUNDATION OF SOMEONE'S LIFE LIKE NOT HAVING A SAFE, SECURE, AND STABLE HOME. NOT HAVING A HOME AFFECTS EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR LIFE - FROM THEIR EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, TO CONSISTENCY IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION, TO WHETHER THEY HAVE THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDED TO MAKE IT TO THEIR JOBS. MANY OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES STRUGGLE WITH THESE ISSUES, AND WHEN LEGAL AID HELPS RESOLVE THEM, THE RESULT IS TRANSFORMATIVE. ADULTS STABILIZE, CHILDREN LEARN, AND FAMILIES GROW AND PROSPER. BEYOND THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY, THE NEIGHBORHOOD SEES LESS TRANSIENCY, BLIGHT IS REDUCED, AND HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES CAN BEGIN TO REJUVENATE.Expenses $2,493,361
- CONSUMERDEBT CAN OVERWHELM SOMEONE'S LIFE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT PERSON IS IMPOVERISHED. LEGAL AID IS COMMITTED TO GIVING CLIENTS A FRESH START THROUGH BANKRUPTCY, TAX DEBT RELIEF, AND MORE. ADVOCATES HELP CLIENTS THROUGH THE PROCESS TO RELIEVE DEBT, REDUCE CREDITOR HARASSMENT, SAVE IMPORTANT ASSETS LIKE THEIR HOMES, AND REVERSE SHUT-OFFS OF NECESSARY THINGS LIKE UTILITIES. THIS ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO BE FINANCIALLY WELL, REDUCING STRESS, AND HELPING THEM GET BACK TO BEING CONTRIBUTING CONSUMERS IN THE COMMUNITY.Expenses $981,786
- COMMUNITYExpenses $2,201,005
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 34-0753560
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1954
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $17,114,996
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,738,828
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $11,863,768 | $9,891,419 | $17,114,996 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $12,037,077 | $9,595,451 | $15,013,484 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $11,057,790 | $8,309,203 | $12,550,382 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $8,580,101 | $7,788,416 | $9,876,169 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 34-0753560).
Questions about COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICES INC
- What is the EIN of COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICES INC is 34-0753560.
- Is COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1954.
- Are donations to COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICES INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names STEVEN J MCGARRITY.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $163,661 (STEVEN MCGARRITY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $11,863,768, expenses of $9,891,419 and total assets of $17,114,996 at year end.
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