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Name:	Legal Aid Society
Address:	416 W. Muhammad Ali, Ste 300
	Louisville, KY 40202
Phone:	502-584-1254
Web Address:	www.laslou.org

Legal Aid Society meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Legal Aid Society programs and services include: Community Development Program--Works as corporate counsel to community groups and non-profit organizations on a variety of issues. Family Advocacy Program--Helps domestic violence victims break the cycle of abuse by providing legal representation and social services support. Consumer Advocacy - provides a wide range of legal services in areas such as debt collection defense, repossessions, contract disputes, Chapter 7 bankruptcies and garnishments. Economic Stability Advocacy Program--Assists clients in obtaining government benefits to which they are entitled, including Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, and Social Security income. Also helps clients on consumer issues that threaten economic security such as predatory lending and wage garnishment. Homeless Outreach Program--Assists homeless individuals obtain disability benefits, and secure permanent supportive housing; also helps in associated legal issues causing homelessness. HIV/AIDS Legal Project--Works with clients who have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and performs a variety of work on estate issues, family law, health insurance, wills, and government benefits. Housing Advocacy Program--Represents clients in eviction actions, public housing grievance hearings, and administrative hearings in which the families could lose their shelter. They also perform Foreclosure Prevention, Foreclose Education, and work with clients in floreclosure. Also includes the Children-At-Risk Project which provides targeted legal representation to families with children in Jefferson County schools to prevent school transfers and interruption of educational services caused by evictions, or home foreclosures. Low-Income Taxpayers Clinic--Helps low-income individuals resolve tax problems with serious legal and/or financial implications. Nursing Home Ombudsman Program--Works with nursing home residents to assure quality care, and to represent residents and their interests. Rural Counties Program--Provides a wide range of legal services to low-income residents of the fourteen Kentucky counties surrounding Jefferson County. TeamChild--Collaborates with the Jefferson County Public Defender's office and represents schoolchildren to ensure proper educational services and other supportive services for educational success. Volunteer Lawyer Program--Provides training and support to private attorneys who agree to represent low-income clients on a pro bono basis.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, Legal Aid Society's program expenses were:

Program Services	4,285,942
Total Program Expenses:	$4,285,942

Chief Executive : Jeffrey A. Been, Executive Director

Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Cindy Young
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Attorney at Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs

Board Size: 33

Paid Staff Size: 47

Method(s) Used:

Fund raising methods include direct mail and website appeals, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, and grant proposals. In addition, the Legal Aid Society is a Metro United Way participating agency

Fund raising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,577,049, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Legal Aid Society's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. Ending net assets as reported below include $2,075,119 in unrestricted net assets , $27,136 in temporarily restricted net assets, and $22,600 in permanently restricted net assets. Unrestricted net assets as reported include $250,106 invested in property and equipment.

Source of Funds
Grants	2,754,134
Filing Fees	700,764
Donated Legal services	481,543
Annual Campaign	249,848
IOLTA	96,413
Special Events	49,824
HIV/AIDS legal project	41,700
Interest Income	28,765
Rent Income	15,075
Miscellaneous	5,391
Gain on Investments	3,258
Total Income	$4,426,715

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 90%  Fund Raising: 4%  Administrative: 6%

Total income				$4,426,715
	Program expenses			$4,285,942
	Fund raising expenses			175,292
	Administrative expenses			299,420
Total expenses				$4,760,654
Expenses in Excess of Income				(333,939)
Beginning net assets				2,458,794
Ending net assets				2,124,855
Total liabilities				404,631
Total assets				$2,529,486