Nonprofit · EIN 41-0961835
LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,127,692 | $2,632,142 | -$504,450 | $786,223 | $285,941 | $500,282 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,536,657 | $2,463,288 | $73,369 | $1,127,685 | $122,953 | $1,004,732 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,244,164 | $2,353,559 | -$109,395 | $1,032,923 | $101,560 | $931,363 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,122,531
- of which government grants
- $1,446,127
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,465
- Other revenue
- $3,696
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $118,223
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,770,628
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,208,140
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $11,763
- Accounting fees
- $9,700
- Occupancy
- $51,490
- Depreciation
- $34,523
- Program services (functional)
- $2,029,939
- Management and general (functional)
- $395,928
- Fundraising (functional)
- $206,275
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,127,685
- Total assets, end of year
- $786,223
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $285,941
- Net assets, end of year
- $500,282
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $241,448
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $332,442
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $167,840
- Gross receipts
- $2,127,692
- Employees
- 42
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1970
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALAIKA EBAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $105,329 | $12,894 |
| ALIA ABDI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA HALL SLAUGHTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHER BIRD HOUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE BENNETT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH STROEBEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRENCE J FLEMING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FRIEDMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALAIKA EBAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $104,449 | $9,258 |
| TERRENCE J FLEMING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA HALL SLAUGHTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD GUERRERO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL R SHULMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FORREST TAHDOOAHNIPPAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA WHITE HAWK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALIA ABDI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALAIKA EBAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $97,366 | $6,673 |
| TERRENCE J FLEMING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA HALL SLAUGHTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD GUERRERO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL R SHULMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FORREST TAHDOOAHNIPPAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA WHITE HAWK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR BRITTANY LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALIA ABDI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE BENNETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1611 PARK AVE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404-1634
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MALAIKA EBAN, 1611 PARK AVE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55404
- Signed the 990
- MALAIKA EBAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (612) 337-0030
- Return prepared by
- CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITIES TO SEEK JUSTICE AND PROMOTE RACIAL EQUITY FOR THOSE TO WHOM IT HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY DENIED. WE DO THIS THROUGH CRIMINAL DEFENSE, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE O.THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY DEFENSE PROGRAM WE PROVIDE FREE CRIMINAL DEFENSE TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS UTILIZING A MODEL OF PROVIDING HOLISTIC, CLIENT-CENTERED AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN REPRESENTATION TO CLIENTS WHO OTHERWISE COULD NOT AFFORD AN ATTORNEY. WE PRIORITIZE CLIENTS AND CASES INVOLVING INJUSTICES, FOCUSED ON CHALLENGING HARMFUL SYSTEMIC PROCESSES OR PRACTICES, OR IN WHICH THE CLIENT MAY BENEFIT FROM SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY RESOURCES. WE ALSO UTILIZE A TEAM REPRESENTATION MODEL, WITH EACH CLIENT WORKING WITH BOTH AN ATTORNEY AND A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE. IN 2025, LRC PROVIDED CRIMINAL DEFENSE REPRESENTATION ON 337 JUVENILE AND ADULT CASES. 35% OF CASES WITH REPRESENTATION BY LRC ATTORNEYS WERE ACQUITTED, DISMISSED, DIVERTED OR DISCHARGED. AN ADDITIONAL 6% OF CASES WITH LRC REPRESENTATION RESULTED IN A STAY OF ADJUDICATION, FOR A TOTAL OF 41% OF LRC CASES WITH NO CONVICTIONS IN 2025. WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR POST-CONVICTION SUPPORT, SUPPORTING CLIENTS THROUGH THE APPLICATIONS FOR PARDONS AND COMMUTATIONS, AND SUPPORTING 96 PEOPLE THROUGH THE EXPUNGEMENT PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR CLIENT SUPPORT TEAM SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM WE ARE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE FULL REPRESENTATION. IN 2025, OUR COMMUNITY ADVOCATE AND PROGRAM ASSISTANT SERVED AS A RESOURCE FOR THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS, REFERRING TO OTHER PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR LEGAL PROBLEM SOLVING, AND TO COMMUNITY PROGRAMS.OUR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM INCLUDES THREE CORE AREAS OF WORK: SCHOOL-BASED RESTORATIVE SERVICES FACILITATION (I.E. FAMILY GROUP CONFERENCES, CIRCLES TO REPAIR HARM, RESTORATIVE DIALOGUE, ETC.), CAPACITY BUILDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ENGAGEMENTS WITH EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL COMMUNITIES, AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO RESTORATIVE AT DECISION POINTS LEADING TO AND WITHIN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, INCLUDING SCHOOLS, POLICE, PROSECUTORS AND COURTS. IN 2025, OUR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM FACILITATED 58 TARGETED RESTORATIVE INTERVENTIONS, EACH WITH INDIVIDUALLY DETERMINED BENCHMARKS FOR SUCCESS. OF THE DIRECT REFERRAL CASES SUPPORTED BY OUR TEAM WHICH CLOSED IN 2025, 95.8% MET BENCHMARKS FOR SUCCESS. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2025, OUR TEAM WORKED ACROSS 51 SCHOOLS TO ENGAGE IN THESE INTERVENTIONS AND PROVIDE OVER 334 HOURS OF RESTORATIVE PRACTICES CONSULTATION, TRAINING, AND CO-FACILITATION, AND 81 CIRCLE SPACES. A TOTAL OF 440 STAFF WERE INVOLVED, WITH 279 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN CO-FACILITATED RESTORATIVE CIRCLES OR OTHER INTERVENTIONS FACILITATED IN CONSULTATION WITH SCHOOL STAFF.OUR COMMUNITY STRATEGY TEAM INTEGRATES THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION RELATED TO COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. COMPRISED OF ORGANIZERS AND EDUCATORS, THIS TEAM'S WORK INCLUDES POLICY ADVOCACY AT THE CITY, STATE AND COUNTY LEVEL, COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH/ENGAGEMENT SO THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE AWARE OF LRC'S SERVICES. IN 2025, LRC HELD IN 19 COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS, REACHING 465 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE ALSO ENGAGED APPROXIMATELY 700 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT EVENTS ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES, DISTRIBUTING LRC INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. IN 2025 WE EMPLOYED 8 YOUTH AS COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATORS WHO HELPED CREATE VIDEOS AND CONTENT FOR OUR KNOWYOURRIGHTSMN.ORG WEBSITE, WITH INFORMATION ON A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION TOPICS. WE ALSO HOSTED A WEEK-LONG KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CAMP WITH 20 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS. PLANNED AND EXECUTED BY OUR YOUTH COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATORS, PARTICIPANTS WERE IMMERSED IN AN INTERACTIVE WEEK OF LEGAL EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS AND ACTIVITIES. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR WE EMPLOYED 5 YOUTH AS CAMPAIGN FELLOWS WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR END YOUTH PRISON MN CAMPAIGN AND OUR MN COALITION FOR YOUTH JUSTICE.Expenses $2,029,939 · revenue $3,696
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
- 41-0961835
- 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
- 1970
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I83Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $786,223
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,127,692
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,127,692 | $2,632,142 | $786,223 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,536,657 | $2,463,288 | $1,127,685 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,244,164 | $2,353,559 | $1,032,923 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,858,867 | $1,826,091 | $1,097,359 | 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 41-0961835).
Questions about LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER INCORPORATED is 41-0961835.
- Is LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1970.
- Are donations to LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER INCORPORATED 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 LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER INCORPORATED 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 LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER INCORPORATED 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 LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MALAIKA EBAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $105,329 (MALAIKA EBAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,127,692, expenses of $2,632,142 and total assets of $786,223 at year end.
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