Nonprofit · EIN 52-0858001
NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20002
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,120,647 | $6,120,386 | $261 | $4,309,852 | $1,767,086 | $2,542,766 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,459,802 | $5,268,862 | $190,940 | $4,620,564 | $2,397,897 | $2,222,667 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,209,006
- of which government grants
- $1,598,626
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $70,998
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $25,967
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$163,621
- Other revenue
- -$159,357
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $188,968
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $259,533
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,739,492
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,766,314
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $144,606
- Occupancy
- $327,734
- Travel
- $17,742
- Depreciation
- $37,759
- Program services (functional)
- $5,496,734
- Management and general (functional)
- $403,834
- Fundraising (functional)
- $219,818
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,620,564
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,309,852
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,767,086
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,542,766
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $75,235
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,426,087
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,106,074
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,436,692
- Gross receipts
- $6,298,043
- Employees
- 76
- Volunteers
- 68
- Year formed
- 1964
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN NEWTON COLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $150,498 |
| CAREN WEBB | DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,408 |
| KATHY HOLLINS FIELDS | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 55 | $109,034 |
| CASSIDY WASKOWICZ | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,913 |
| ANNE FORD | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WILSON MUDGE | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHERYL ZEIGLER | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SARA REARDEN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC HUMES | LAY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYZKA DELACRUZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASTOR HEAVEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN MALONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULA SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| APRIL WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYRA MATTHEWS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAUREEN BROWNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIRA FORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VANESSA HAYES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAMUEL KAPLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA ZAPPALA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Newton Cole | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 55 | $150,659 | $958 |
| Kathy Hollins Fields | Director of Finance Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 55 | $104,954 | $24,427 |
| Anne Ford | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Neuhardt | Co-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cheryl Zeigler | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shankar Duraiswamy | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sara Rearden | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Humes | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dwight Ausbrooks | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Allison Binney | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lyzka DeLaCruz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Astor Heaven | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jimmie Jackson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gloria Jurado | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Malone | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Wilson Mudge | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Paula Scott | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| April Williams | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tyra Matthews | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 64 NEW YORK AVE NE STE 180, WASHINGTON, DC 20002-3400
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KAREN NEWTON COLE, 64 NEW YORK AVENUE NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002
- Signed the 990
- KAREN NEWTON COLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 832-6577
- Website
- NLSP.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PBMARES LLP
Mission
NLSP ENABLES UNDERSERVED DC RESIDENTS TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD IN THE COURTS AND OTHER FORUMS WHERE THEIR RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS ARE AT STAKE, TO SECURE FAIR AND LASTING SOLUTIONS TO THEIR PROBLEMS AND TO ATTAIN THEIR INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY GOALS.
Program accomplishments
- NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM (NLSP) PROVIDES FREE LEGAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION ON CIVIL MATTERS TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. ITS AREAS OF WORK INCLUDE FAMILY LAW, HOUSING, PUBLIC BENEFITS, CONSUMER ISSUES AND BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. NLSP HANDLES CASES BENEFITING ADULTS AND CHILDREN. INDIVIDUALS ALSO BENEFITED FROM EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ABOUT THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIE, REFERRALS, TRAININGS, AND ONE-ON-ONE LEGAL INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS.Expenses $5,496,734 · grants $188,968
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 | Not 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
- 52-0858001
- 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
- 1968
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,309,852
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,298,043
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,120,647 | $6,120,386 | $4,309,852 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,459,802 | $5,268,862 | $4,620,564 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,086,402 | $4,724,179 | $4,497,993 | 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 52-0858001).
Questions about NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
- What is the EIN of NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA is 52-0858001.
- Is NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1968.
- Are donations to NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 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 NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KAREN NEWTON COLE.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $150,498 (KAREN NEWTON COLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $6,120,647, expenses of $6,120,386 and total assets of $4,309,852 at year end.
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