Nonprofit · EIN 51-6000158
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC
Tax-exempt · WILMINGTON, DE 19801
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $13,359,779 | $12,785,461 | $574,318 | $7,780,463 | $2,058,203 | $5,722,260 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $12,535,206 | $10,243,568 | $2,291,638 | $7,310,061 | $2,167,649 | $5,142,412 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $9,274,089 | $9,254,088 | $20,001 | $4,079,692 | $1,237,132 | $2,842,560 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,207,462
- of which government grants
- $8,367,875
- Program service revenue
- $102,034
- Investment income
- $11,961
- Net rental income
- -$10,738
- Net income from fundraising events
- $49,060
- Other revenue
- $38,322
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $378,036
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $463,973
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,918,719
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,691,226
- Professional fundraising fees
- $10,676
- Accounting fees
- $28,000
- Occupancy
- $310,471
- Travel
- $57,378
- Depreciation
- $53,118
- Program services (functional)
- $10,013,404
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,582,045
- Fundraising (functional)
- $190,012
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,310,061
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,780,463
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,058,203
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,722,260
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,123,818
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,620,667
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $101,593
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$10,738
- Gross receipts
- $13,465,912
- Employees
- 88
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 1946
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL ATKINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $209,533 | $62,660 |
| KATHRYN VAN AMERONGEN | ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,615 | $64,432 |
| TARA BOOS | MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,366 | $64,317 |
| JAMES HAMILTON | CHIEF ADMIN. AND FINANCE OFC. Officer | 40 | $156,691 | $35,089 |
| MARISSA BAND | PROJECT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,144 | $63,165 |
| JOHN WHITELAW | LEGAL ADVOCACY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,125 | $18,237 |
| MEGAN MAHLE | MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,914 | $16,196 |
| ODERAH NWAEZE ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| R ERIC HACKER ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELEANOR KIESEL ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LOCKE DO MPH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE APPLEWHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMELLA KEENER ESQ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN RUSSELL ESQ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENISHA RINGGOLD ESQ | PRESIDENT ELECT/VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JERRY HYMAN ESQ | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL KING-RIES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE ALTENEDER ESQ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL ATKINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $200,141 | $58,737 |
| WILLIAM MOLCHEN | ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,663 | $45,171 |
| JAMES HAMILTON | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $143,188 | $29,665 |
| LAURA GRAHAM | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,697 | $49,177 |
| TARA BOOS | MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,150 | $51,399 |
| KATHRYN VAN AMERONGEN | ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,136 | $29,564 |
| JOHN WHITELAW | LEGAL ADVOCACY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,885 | $17,271 |
| ODERAH NWAEZE ESQ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| R ERIC HACKER ESQ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELEANOR KIESEL ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LOCKE DO MPH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE APPLEWHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM J CHAPMAN JR ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMELLA KEENER ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL LOCKWOOD ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN RUSSELL ESQ | PRESIDENT ELECT/VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENISHA RINGGOLD ESQ | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY HYMAN ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL KING-RIES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE ALTENEDER ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL ATKINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $188,102 | $48,362 |
| WILLIAM MOLCHEN | ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,167 | $41,659 |
| JAMES HAMILTON | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $133,770 | $27,398 |
| TARA BOOS | MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,507 | $47,032 |
| LAURA GRAHAM | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,293 | $46,890 |
| MARISSA BAND | PROJECT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,615 | $42,592 |
| JOHN WHITELAW | LEGAL ADVOCACY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,934 | $16,476 |
| SUSAN BRYNTESON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES DUNLAP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA JAMES ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON MERRIMAN-NAI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VINCENT RICE | MEMBER-AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ODERAH NWAEZE ESQ | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| R ERIC HACKER ESQ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELEANOR KIESEL ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LOCKE DO MPH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE APPLEWHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM J CHAPMAN JR ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARMELLA KEENER ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL LOCKWOOD ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN RUSSELL ESQ | PRESIDENT ELECT/VP Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENISHA RINGGOLD ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY HYMAN ESQ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 100 W 10TH ST STE 801, WILMINGTON, DE 19801-6605
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DANIEL G ATKINS, 100 WEST 10TH ST 801, WILMINGTON, DE 19801
- Signed the 990
- DANIEL G ATKINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (302) 575-0660
- Website
- WWW.DECLASI.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BELFINT LYONS & SHUMAN PA
Mission
CLASI PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES; VICTIMS OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION; OLDER CITIZENS (60 AND OVER); VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; AND IMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF CRIME, ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
Program accomplishments
- CLASI PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME DOES NOT EXCEED 125% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDLINES, INDIVIDUALS OVER 60, AND VICTIMS OF CRIME. WORK IN THE POVERTY LAW PROGRAM FOCUSES ON HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION; MAINTAINENCE OF INCOME BENEFITS, FOOD BENEFITS, AND HEALTHCARE BENEFITS; FAMILY LAW, ESPECIALLY IN CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; AND ASSITANCE FOR IMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF CRIME, ESPECIALLY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSULT, ABUSE AND NEGLECT.Expenses $3,943,332 · revenue $8,095
- AS DELAWARE'S PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM, CLASI PROVIDES FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR AND ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN DELAWARE. DISABILITES LAW PROGRAM PROJECTS INCLUDE HELP FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, MENTAL ILLNESS, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES AND THOSE WHO ARE BENFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY. OTHER PROJECTS INCLUDE PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND VOTER ACCESS.Expenses $3,662,578 · revenue $11,385
- CLASI'S FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVE PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE STATEWIDE REPRESENTATION TO DELAWAREANS WHOSE RIGHT TO FAIR HOUSING AS GUARANTEED BY STATE AND/OR FEDERAL LAW HAS BEEN VIOLATED. CLASI'S SERVICES INCLUDE INTAKE, INVESTIGATION, PROCESSING AND REPRESENTATION. CLASI ALSO CONDUCTS OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.Expenses $1,780,779 · grants $378,036 · revenue $20,000
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDES CLASI'S CONTRIBUTIONS OF LEGAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF THEIR MAIN PROGRAMS.Expenses $626,715 · revenue $62,554
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
- 51-6000158
- 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
- 1959
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I83Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,780,463
- Income (IRS master file)
- $13,465,912
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $13,359,779 | $12,785,461 | $7,780,463 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $12,535,206 | $10,243,568 | $7,310,061 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $9,274,089 | $9,254,088 | $4,079,692 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $8,525,145 | $8,314,738 | $4,303,833 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 51-6000158).
Questions about COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC
- What is the EIN of COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC is 51-6000158.
- Is COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1959.
- Are donations to COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY 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 SOCIETY 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 SOCIETY 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 SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DANIEL G ATKINS.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $209,533 (DANIEL ATKINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $13,359,779, expenses of $12,785,461 and total assets of $7,780,463 at year end.
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