New York · Public charity
Neighborhood Legal Services Inc
Neighborhood legal services, inc. (nls) seeks equitable justice by providing access to legal advice, representation, and education to those in our communities who, due to financial vulnerability, disability, discrimination, or abuse, require assistance and protection of their civil legal rights. Serving erie, niagara, genesee, wyoming,…
- $2.5M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 11
- Grants FY2025
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 8%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $143,656
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $572,875
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 12
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $7.7M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 8% of the organizations Neighborhood Legal Services Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 17% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 83% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $573k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 11 | $2.5M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 12 | $3.4M | 8% |
| FY2023 | 11 | $2.5M | 9% |
| FY2022 | 9 | $1.1M | 33% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $138k | 38% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $123k | 60% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $97k | 25% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $186k | 80% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project Inc | $2,263,060 | 9 | 10% |
| Western New York Law Center Inc | $1,880,451 | 4 | 14% |
| Center for Elder Law & Justice Inc | $1,820,701 | 4 | 7% |
| The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo | $1,794,555 | 4 | 4% |
| Belmont Housing Resources for Wny Inc | $1,145,875 | 2 | 6% |
| The Research Foundation for The State University of New York | $375,235 | 4 | 0% |
| Via Visually Impaired Advancement | $137,041 | 6 | 1% |
| Ehs Inc | $124,734 | 6 | 0% |
| Starbridge Services Inc | $103,830 | 2 | 1% |
| Legal Assistance of Western New York Inc | $99,995 | 4 | 0% |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project Inc | $2,263,060 | 9 | 10% |
| Western New York Law Center Inc | $1,880,451 | 4 | 14% |
| Center for Elder Law & Justice Inc | $1,820,701 | 4 | 7% |
| The Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo | $1,794,555 | 4 | 4% |
| Belmont Housing Resources for Wny Inc | $1,145,875 | 2 | 6% |
| The Research Foundation for The State University of New York | $375,235 | 4 | 0% |
| Via Visually Impaired Advancement | $137,041 | 6 | 1% |
| Ehs Inc | $124,734 | 6 | 0% |
| Starbridge Services Inc | $103,830 | 2 | 1% |
| Legal Assistance of Western New York Inc | $99,995 | 4 | 0% |
| Via Evaluation | $76,447 | 6 | n/a |
| Civil Justice Inc | $65,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Southwestern Independent Living Center Inc | $33,491 | 2 | 4% |
| Child and Family Services of Erie County | $29,480 | 1 | 0% |
| Suicide Prevention & Crisis Service Inc | $23,431 | 4 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($47k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Neighborhood 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.
Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc · The New York Bar Foundation · Evans Devereux Memorial Fund Ua 11 Uw Virginia Devereux · United Way of Buffalo and Erie County · The Frank G Raichle Foundation · First Niagara Foundation · Health Foundation for Western & Central New York · The Western New York Foundation · The John R Oishei Foundation · Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Neighborhood Legal Services Inc
- How much does Neighborhood Legal Services Inc give?
- Neighborhood Legal Services Inc reported 11 grants totaling $2,498,392 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 12 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Neighborhood Legal Services Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (81%), Housing & Shelter (11%), Education (4%).
- Who are Neighborhood Legal Services Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project Inc ($2.3M), Western New York Law Center Inc ($1.9M), Center for Elder Law & Justice Inc ($1.8M).
- Does Neighborhood Legal Services Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 8% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Neighborhood Legal Services Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc, The New York Bar Foundation, Evans Devereux Memorial Fund Ua 11 Uw Virginia Devereux.
- Where is Neighborhood Legal Services Inc based?
- Neighborhood Legal Services Inc is based in NY.
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