Nonprofit · EIN 82-2821392
THE LEGAL CLINIC
Tax-exempt · HONOLULU, HI 96814
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,247,146 | $1,112,748 | $134,398 | $1,314,709 | $199,006 | $1,115,703 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,048,245 | $817,358 | $230,887 | $1,203,898 | $222,593 | $981,305 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,107,477
- of which government grants
- $339,703
- Program service revenue
- $88,897
- Investment income
- $29,289
- Net income from fundraising events
- $21,483
- Other revenue
- $21,483
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $102,817
- Other salaries and wages
- $488,103
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $714,568
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $24,424
- Occupancy
- $107,996
- Travel
- $20,352
- Depreciation
- $8,259
- Program services (functional)
- $742,569
- Management and general (functional)
- $254,902
- Fundraising (functional)
- $115,277
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,203,898
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,314,709
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $199,006
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,115,703
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $17,411
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,015,703
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $100,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,275,671
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2017
- State of legal domicile
- HI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETTINA MOK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $102,618 |
| COREY PARK JD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LOWELL CHUN-HOON ESQ | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KELLEY SETTLES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LISA SWARTZFAGER ESQ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY AGBAYANI PhD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHANTY ASHER JD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEVIN J BLOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBIN CAMPANIANO MBA JD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALEXZIS FUKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AGNES MALATE PhD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHINGAYI MASIYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JON KEI MATSUOKA MSW PhD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LIZA RYAN GILL MA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUSAN K WONG JD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETTINA MOK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $95,370 |
| KEVIN J BLOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $87,737 |
| COREY PARK JD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LOWELL CHUN-HOON ESQ | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KELLEY SETTLES | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROMAN LEVERENZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| AMY AGBAYANI PhD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANTY ASHER JD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AGNES MALATE PhD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHINGAYI MASIYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN K WONG JD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH RYAN GILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA SWARTZFAGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1020 S BERETANIA ST, HONOLULU, HI 96814-1428
- In care of
- % FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
- Mailing address (990-N for 2018)
- 1020 South Beretania Street, Honolulu HI 96814
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- COREY PARK JD, 3162 HUELANI DR, HONOLULU, HI 96822
- Principal officer (990-N for 2018)
- Bettina Mok, 1020 South Beretania Street, Honolulu HI 96814
- Signed the 990
- COREY PARK JD, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (808) 777-7071
- Website
- www.thelegalclinichawaii.org
- Return prepared by
- LACAMBRA & ASSOCIATES CPA LLC
Mission
To ensure justice for low-income immigrants and migrants in Hawaii, through high-quality immigration legal services, education and advocacy.
Program accomplishments
- Immigration Legal Services: Providing free or low-cost services to low-income immigrants and migrants in Hawaii. Services include client screening and intake, attorney advice and counsel, legal representation in federal immigration court, assistance with status adjustment applications, and training law students, pro bono attorneys and other volunteers in helping with specific services. TLCs legal team provided immigration legal assistance to 176 low-income clients and opened 260 total cases-in addition to working on cases that were opened in the prior year. TLC also became the first and only local provider on the DOJ list of Pro Bono Legal Service Providers for immigrants with cases at the Honolulu immigration court.Expenses $668,312
- TLC led or participated in over 20 outreach and educational events across the state, including four webinars with the City & County of Honolulus Office of Economic Revitalization with information specific to the COFA community, which logged over 9,000 combined views, and In-person Know Your Rights (KYR) presentations and tabling at community events on Oahu, Hawaii Island and Maui. TLC co-hosted a continuing legal education (CLE) course entitled Defending Immigrants in Hawaiis Criminal Courts, educating 63 attorneys-including public defenders from across the state-in this highly specialized area of law, with the hope of preventing unnecessary deportations. As a result of attending the course, staff from The Office of the Public Defender contacted TLC to request statewide staff training for their attorneys.Expenses $74,257
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
- 82-2821392
- 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
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,314,709
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,275,671
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,247,146 | $1,112,748 | $1,314,709 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,048,245 | $817,358 | $1,203,898 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $644,156 | $576,493 | $982,124 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2018 Officer: Bettina Mok | December 31, 2018 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 82-2821392).
Questions about THE LEGAL CLINIC
- What is the EIN of THE LEGAL CLINIC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE LEGAL CLINIC is 82-2821392.
- Is THE LEGAL CLINIC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to THE LEGAL CLINIC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE LEGAL CLINIC 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 THE LEGAL CLINIC 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 THE LEGAL CLINIC 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 THE LEGAL CLINIC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names COREY PARK JD.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE LEGAL CLINIC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $102,618 (BETTINA MOK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE LEGAL CLINIC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,247,146, expenses of $1,112,748 and total assets of $1,314,709 at year end.
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