Florida · Public charity
Bay Area Legal Services Inc
Bay area legal services (bals) is a regional, non-profit public interest law firm providing the highest quality legal counsel by assisting individuals and non-profit groups with limited access to legal services, resolving the legal problems of our clients, and preserving the independence, hope, and dignity of those we serve.
- $453k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2024
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $60,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $120,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $14M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Bay Area Legal Services Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 7 | $453k | 14% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $378k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $376k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $307k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $333k | 13% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $254k | 44% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $141k | 60% |
| FY2017 | 2 | $69k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc | $540,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Legal Services of North Florida Inc | $501,727 | 7 | 1% |
| Community Law Program Inc | $436,623 | 8 | 16% |
| Legal Aid of Manasota Inc | $303,941 | 8 | 7% |
| The Spring of Tampa Bay Inc | $254,708 | 6 | 1% |
| Sunrise of Pasco Inc | $91,976 | 6 | 1% |
| Wheels of Success Inc | $70,321 | 4 | 10% |
| United Way of Broward County Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County Inc | $21,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Legal Aid Service of Broward County Inc | $21,000 | 2 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc | $540,000 | 6 | 1% |
| Legal Services of North Florida Inc | $501,727 | 7 | 1% |
| Community Law Program Inc | $436,623 | 8 | 16% |
| Legal Aid of Manasota Inc | $303,941 | 8 | 7% |
| The Spring of Tampa Bay Inc | $254,708 | 6 | 1% |
| Sunrise of Pasco Inc | $91,976 | 6 | 1% |
| Wheels of Success Inc | $70,321 | 4 | 10% |
| United Way of Broward County Inc | $60,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County Inc | $21,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Legal Aid Service of Broward County Inc | $21,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Three Rivers Legal Services Inc | $10,250 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Bay Area Legal Services Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
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How this is measured
About Bay Area Legal Services Inc
- How much does Bay Area Legal Services Inc give?
- Bay Area Legal Services Inc reported 7 grants totaling $452,990 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Bay Area Legal Services Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (97%), Human Services (3%).
- Who are Bay Area Legal Services Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc ($540k), Legal Services of North Florida Inc ($502k), Community Law Program Inc ($437k).
- Does Bay Area Legal Services Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Bay Area Legal Services Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence Inc, The Florida Bar Foundation Inc, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is Bay Area Legal Services Inc based?
- Bay Area Legal Services Inc is based in FL.
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