Nonprofit · EIN 37-0958448
LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · E SAINT LOUIS, IL 62203
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $13,674,123 | $18,069,484 | -$4,395,361 | $20,562,536 | $6,402,449 | $14,160,087 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $19,912,389 | $16,690,788 | $3,221,601 | $18,634,637 | $1,107,245 | $17,527,392 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $16,400,685 | $14,198,907 | $2,201,778 | $16,355,864 | $2,428,399 | $13,927,465 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,255,147
- of which government grants
- $4,656,857
- Program service revenue
- $68,798
- Investment income
- $333,603
- Other revenue
- $16,575
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $591,684
- Other salaries and wages
- $10,949,206
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $15,388,021
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $94,476
- Accounting fees
- $48,695
- Occupancy
- $909,124
- Travel
- $191,146
- Depreciation
- $36,770
- Program services (functional)
- $15,000,296
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,998,224
- Fundraising (functional)
- $70,964
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,634,637
- Total assets, end of year
- $20,562,536
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,402,449
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,160,087
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $440,314
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,688,364
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,123,884
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $36,203
- Gross receipts
- $13,674,123
- Employees
- 177
- Volunteers
- 107
- Year formed
- 1972
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARISSA GAFF | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $186,704 | $27,232 |
| CALVIN HWANG | DEPUTY DIREC Officer | 40 | $167,871 | $16,912 |
| ANDREW WEAVER | DEPUTY DIREC Officer | 40 | $148,704 | $25,693 |
| SUSAN SIMONE | DIR OF LITIG Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,876 | $25,255 |
| DIANE GOFFINET | MANAGING ATT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,732 | $15,743 |
| MELINDA HUBELE | MANAGING ATT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,252 | $15,449 |
| SUSAN ZIELKE | MANAGING ATT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,046 | $24,740 |
| MICHELE HAMILTON | MANAGING ATT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,412 | $6,734 |
| TED GIANARIS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WEDER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLI GORDON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSLYN SANDIFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| M ANN HATCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| L'SONYA CRAWFORD-JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
14 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAMELA HART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARRIUS TYLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIA PEREZ VELAZQUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON JUDGE JULIE K KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RACHEL ABNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW FLYNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA GORDILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HANNAH BRENNER JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REANNA WRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PENNY AGALLIANOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN POINTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELISABETH POLLOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM CRONIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARISSA GAFF | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $179,808 | $25,259 |
| CALVIN HWANG | DEPUTY DIREC Officer | 40 | $166,657 | $15,634 |
| ANDREW WEAVER | DIRECTOR-PRO Officer | 40 | $140,422 | $23,830 |
| SUSAN SIMONE | DIR OF LITIG Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,103 | $23,567 |
| DIANE GOFFINET | MANAGING ATT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,859 | $18,738 |
| SUSAN ZIELKE | MANAGING ATT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,485 | $23,097 |
| MICHELE HAMILTON | MANAGING ATT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,532 | $6,321 |
| CHELSEA HUBBARD | MANAGING ATT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,908 | $14,108 |
| TED GIANARIS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WEDER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLI GORDON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSLYN SANDIFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| M ANN HATCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| L'SONYA CRAWFORD-JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CASEY PARKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA HART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA PEREZ VELAZQUEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL ABNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA GORDILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REANNA WRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRIUS TYLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH SETTLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON JUDGE JULIE K KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW FLYNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLARISSA GAFF | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $169,590 | $23,150 |
| CALVIN HWANG | DEPUTY DIREC Officer | 40 | $153,269 | $14,290 |
| ANDREW WEAVER | DIRECTOR-PRO Officer | 40 | $136,739 | $21,712 |
| GREG SHEVLIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TED GIANARIS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLI GORDON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WEDER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SCHOLZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| M ANN HATCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| L'SONYA CRAWFORD-JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH CASTEEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW BEQUETTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI CRENSHAW BRYANT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOPE HARDIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DALE ASCHEMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSLYN SANDIFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA GOMPERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA HART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRIUS TYLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH SETTLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL ABNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8787 STATE ST, E SAINT LOUIS, IL 62203-2047
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- TED GIANARIS, ONE COURT STREET, ALTON, IL 62002
- Signed the 990
- CALVIN HWANG, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (618) 398-0574
- Website
- WWW.LINCOLNLEGAL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CJ SCHLOSSER & COMPANY LLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL AID, INC. IS TO PURSUE JUSTICE FOR LOW-INCOME PERSONS THROUGH FREE REPRESENTATION AND EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- THE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME PERSONS ON HOUSING, CONSUMER, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND ECONOMIC SECURITY AND OTHER FAMILY CASES, AND IS FUNDED THROUGH A WIDE VARIETY OF SOURCES. LAND OF LINCOLN COMPLETED WORK ON 5,802 CASES FOR ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN THOSE SUBJECT AREAS EXCLUDING CLIENTS REFLECTED IN 4B OR 4C TOTALS DURING 2025.Expenses $8,237,739 · revenue $83,279
- THE SENIOR LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES LEGAL SERVICES TO PERSONS 60 YEARS AND OLDER. THE GOALS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE: (1) TO PROMOTE MAXIMUM INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND (2) TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO NECESSARY SERVICES. LAND OF LINCOLN COMPLETED WORK ON 2,706 CASES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS DURING 2025.Expenses $3,842,007 · revenue $1,751
- THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM PROVIDES LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE GOALS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE: (1) TO PROMOTE THE PERSONAL SAFETY AND WELFARE OF CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND (2) TO STABILIZE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC WELL BEING. THE LARGEST SOURCES OF FUNDING ARE THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) AND THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT (VOCA). LAND OF LINCOLN COMPLETED WORK ON 2,057 CASES FOR VICTIMS DURING 2025.Expenses $2,920,550 · revenue $343
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
- 37-0958448
- 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
- 1976
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $20,562,536
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,674,123
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $13,674,123 | $18,069,484 | $20,562,536 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $19,912,389 | $16,690,788 | $18,634,637 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $16,400,685 | $14,198,907 | $16,355,864 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $13,041,290 | $12,378,517 | $13,553,686 | 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 37-0958448).
Questions about LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION is 37-0958448.
- Is LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.
- Are donations to LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION 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 LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION 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 LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION 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 LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names TED GIANARIS.
- Who are the officers and directors of LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 29 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $186,704 (CLARISSA GAFF, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does LAND OF LINCOLN LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,674,123, expenses of $18,069,484 and total assets of $20,562,536 at year end.
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