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Legal Services Corporation

Name: Legal Services Corporation grants, 2021–2023
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

397
grants reported: $1.54B
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $2.8M
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

civil legal

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Basic field grants to designated civil legal aid programs, by service area
Statewide and regional legal aid offices covering rural, high-poverty areas
Large multi-county programs in Texas, California, Florida, New York
Territorial programs: Puerto Rico, Micronesia, Native American service areas
Pro bono delivery partners such as veterans and bar association projects

Typical grant

The median award is about $2.76 million, with the middle half between $1.7 million and $4.9 million. The biggest checks, $13 million to $19.6 million, go to programs covering enormous poverty populations across whole states or large multi-county regions: Texas RioGrande, Legal Aid of North Carolina, Lone Star, Puerto Rico Legal Services, Legal Services NYC. Giving repeats every year to essentially the same 130-odd grantees, with amounts adjusted by census poverty formula rather than by proposal quality.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“CIVIL LEGAL AID”
“legal services”
“legal aid”
“legal assistance”

Positioning adjacent work

Do not approach as a foundation. Funding flows by service area to designated basic field grantees, not to open applicants.
Partner with the LSC grantee already serving your region; subcontract or evaluation roles are the realistic entry point.
Frame adjacent work as strengthening delivery of civil legal aid to low-income clients in a defined service area.
Watch for the separate smaller lines like Veterans Consortium Pro Bono, around $3 million, for specialized national delivery.

Worth knowing: This is the congressionally created Legal Services Corporation distributing federal appropriations, so the recipient list is fixed by competitive service-area awards and the money tracks poverty population, not donor interest. California, Pennsylvania, Florida, New York and Michigan show the most separate grantees because those states are split into multiple service areas; there is no discretionary pool for unaffiliated researchers or new nonprofits.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Texas Riogrande Legal Aid3 grants · $56.6M
Legal Aid of North Carolina3 grants · $54.5M
Lone Star Legal Aid3 grants · $50.5M
Puerto Rico Legal Services3 grants · $48.1M
Legal Services Nyc3 grants · $46.1M
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas3 grants · $38.3M
Georgia Legal Services Program3 grants · $34.4M
California Rural Legal Assistance3 grants · $31.8M
Indiana Legal Services3 grants · $27.2M
Northwest Justice Project3 grants · $27.2M

Giving over time

$451.8M

2021

$548.0M

2022

$535.5M

2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 397 grants.

$20.0M
Texas Riogrande Legal Aid · Mercedes, TX · 2022
Civil legal aid
$19.9M
Legal Aid of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Civil legal aid
$19.6M
Texas Riogrande Legal Aid · Mercedes, TX · 2023
Civil legal aid
$18.8M
Legal Aid of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Civil legal aid
$17.8M
Lone Star Legal Aid · Houston, TX · 2022
Civil legal aid
$17.2M
Puerto Rico Legal Services · San Juan, PR · 2022
Civil legal aid
$17.1M
Lone Star Legal Aid · Houston, TX · 2023
Civil legal aid
$17.0M
Texas Riogrande Legal Aid · Mercedes, TX · 2021
Civil legal aid
$16.7M
Puerto Rico Legal Services · San Juan, PR · 2023
Civil legal aid
$16.2M
Legal Services Nyc · New York, NY · 2022
Civil legal aid
$16.1M
Legal Services Nyc · New York, NY · 2023
Civil legal aid
$15.8M
Legal Aid of North Carolina · Raleigh, NC · 2021
Civil legal aid
$15.5M
Lone Star Legal Aid · Houston, TX · 2021
Civil legal aid
$14.2M
Puerto Rico Legal Services · San Juan, PR · 2021
Civil legal aid
$13.8M
Legal Services Nyc · New York, NY · 2021
Civil legal aid
$13.6M
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas · Fort Worth, TX · 2023
Civil legal aid
$13.3M
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas · Fort Worth, TX · 2022
Civil legal aid
$12.0M
Georgia Legal Services Program · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Civil legal aid
$11.9M
Georgia Legal Services Program · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Civil legal aid
$11.4M
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas · Fort Worth, TX · 2021
Civil legal aid
$11.2M
California Rural Legal Assistance · Oakland, CA · 2023
Civil legal aid
$11.0M
California Rural Legal Assistance · Oakland, CA · 2022
Civil legal aid
$10.4M
Georgia Legal Services Program · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Civil legal aid
$9.6M
California Rural Legal Assistance · Oakland, CA · 2021
Civil legal aid
$9.5M
Northwest Justice Project · Seattle, WA · 2022
Civil legal aid
$9.5M
Indiana Legal Services · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Civil legal aid
$9.5M
Indiana Legal Services · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
Civil legal aid
$9.4M
Northwest Justice Project · Seattle, WA · 2023
Civil legal aid
$9.0M
Legal Services Alabama · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Civil legal aid
$8.7M
Legal Services Alabama · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Civil legal aid
$8.6M
Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Civil legal aid
$8.5M
Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Civil legal aid
$8.5M
South Carolina Legal Services · Greenville, SC · 2023
Civil legal aid
$8.5M
South Carolina Legal Services · Greenville, SC · 2022
Civil legal aid
$8.3M
Indiana Legal Services · Indianapolis, IN · 2021
Civil legal aid
$8.3M
Northwest Justice Project · Seattle, WA · 2021
Civil legal aid
$8.2M
Acadiana Legal Service Corporation · Lafayette, LA · 2022
Civil legal aid
$8.2M
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Civil legal aid
$8.1M
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Civil legal aid
$8.0M
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Civil legal aid
$8.0M
Community Legal Services · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Civil legal aid
$8.0M
Community Legal Services · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Civil legal aid
$7.8M
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Civil legal aid
$7.5M
Legal Aid Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
Civil legal aid
$7.5M
Legal Services Alabama · Montgomery, AL · 2021
Civil legal aid
$7.4M
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2023
Civil legal aid
$7.4M
South Carolina Legal Services · Greenville, SC · 2021
Civil legal aid
$7.2M
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida · Orlando, FL · 2023
Civil legal aid
$7.0M
Community Legal Services · Phoenix, AZ · 2021
Civil legal aid
$6.9M
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Civil legal aid
$6.9M
Florida Rural Legal Services · Lakeland, FL · 2023
Civil legal aid
$6.7M
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma · Oklahoma City, OK · 2021
Civil legal aid
$6.7M
Florida Rural Legal Services · Lakeland, FL · 2022
Civil legal aid
$6.7M
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida · Orlando, FL · 2022
Civil legal aid
$6.6M
Colorado Legal Services · Denver, CO · 2023
Civil legal aid
$6.6M
Colorado Legal Services · Denver, CO · 2022
Civil legal aid
$6.5M
Legal Aid Services of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2022
Civil legal aid
$6.5M
Maryland Legal Aid · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Civil legal aid
$6.5M
Maryland Legal Aid · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Civil legal aid
$6.4M
Inland Counties Legal Services · Riverside, CA · 2023
Civil legal aid
$6.3M
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Civil legal aid
$6.3M
Inland Counties Legal Services · Riverside, CA · 2022
Civil legal aid
$6.1M
Legal Action of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Civil legal aid
$6.1M
Legal Aid Services of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2023
Civil legal aid
$6.0M
Legal Action of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Civil legal aid
$5.9M
Lakeshore Legal Aid · Warren, MI · 2022
Civil legal aid
$5.9M
Lakeshore Legal Aid · Warren, MI · 2023
Civil legal aid
$5.9M
Legal Services of North Florida · Tallahassee, FL · 2022
Civil legal aid
$5.9M
Florida Rural Legal Services · Lakeland, FL · 2021
Civil legal aid
$5.8M
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida · Orlando, FL · 2021
Civil legal aid
$5.8M
Bay Area Legal Services · Tampa, FL · 2023
Civil legal aid
$5.7M
Colorado Legal Services · Denver, CO · 2021
Civil legal aid
$5.7M
Maryland Legal Aid · Baltimore, MD · 2021
Civil legal aid
$5.6M
Bay Area Legal Services · Tampa, FL · 2022
Civil legal aid
$5.5M
Bay Area Legal Aid · Oakland, CA · 2023
Civil legal aid
$5.5M
Bay Area Legal Aid · Oakland, CA · 2022
Civil legal aid
$5.5M
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County · Glendale, CA · 2023
Civil legal aid
$5.5M
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County · Glendale, CA · 2022
Civil legal aid
$5.5M
Prairie State Legal Services · Rockford, IL · 2022
Civil legal aid
$5.4M
Prairie State Legal Services · Rockford, IL · 2023
Civil legal aid
$5.4M
Inland Counties Legal Services · Riverside, CA · 2021
Civil legal aid
$5.4M
Acadiana Legal Service Corporation · Lafayette, LA · 2023
Civil legal aid
$5.4M
Legal Aid Services of Oregon · Portland, OR · 2021
Civil legal aid
$5.3M
Legal Action of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
Civil legal aid
$5.3M
Legal Services of Northern California · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Civil legal aid
$5.2M
Legal Services of Northern California · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Civil legal aid
$5.2M
Iowa Legal Aid · Des Moines, IA · 2022
Civil legal aid
$5.2M
Lakeshore Legal Aid · Warren, MI · 2021
Civil legal aid
$5.1M
Atlanta Legal Aid Society · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Civil legal aid
$5.1M
New Mexico Legal Aid · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Civil legal aid
$5.1M
Legal Services of Greater Miami · Miami, FL · 2022
Civil legal aid
$5.0M
Legal Services of Greater Miami · Miami, FL · 2023
Civil legal aid
$5.0M
Ohio State Legal Services · Columbus, OH · 2022
Civil legal aid
$5.0M
Nevada Legal Services · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Civil legal aid
$5.0M
Atlanta Legal Aid Society · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Civil legal aid
$5.0M
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County · Glendale, CA · 2021
Civil legal aid
$4.9M
New Mexico Legal Aid · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Civil legal aid
$4.9M
Dna-Peoples Legal Services · Window Rock, AZ · 2023
Civil legal aid
$4.9M
Dna-Peoples Legal Services · Window Rock, AZ · 2022
Civil legal aid
$4.9M
Nevada Legal Services · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
Civil legal aid

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.