North Carolina · Nonprofit
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc (North Carolina) receives grants from 47 organizations whose IRS filings report $17,117,998 to it, the largest being LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA INC ($7,856,130). 33 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $4.8M
- Funders on record
- 47
- Grants received
- $17M
- Net assets
- $7.5M
What Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc does
Mission
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy provides civil legal representation to meet basic human needs of safety, security and stability. Our mission is to provide justice for those in need.During FY2025, we worked on 13,537 cases and shared information about our services to 28,579 people.(4,179 cases + 49 fingerprinting clients + 7,723 Ombudsman cases + 1,586 Navigator apts)
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Family Support and Health Care ProgramThis program advocates for children, seniors, people living with disabilities, immigrants and veterans to get the health care, public benefits and services they need. During the year, we worked on 721 1,108 cases and helped families access critical benefits like food stamps, Medicaid, and Social Security. Within this program, the Health Insurance Navigators provide clarity, guidance and peace of mind for those seeking unbiased help choosing the right coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace at HealthCare.gov or by applying for Medicaid. The Navigators completed 1,704 1,586 appointments, enrolling 487 510 individuals in Medicaid or Marketplace plans; provided post-enrollment assistance to 213 219 consumers, and served diverse communities with support in English, Spanish, ASL, and other languages. We are a part of the NC Medicaid Ombudsman Program, and we advocate for people with NC Medicaid to get the care they need and to help them navigate the new environment by providing free, confidential services. The Advocacy Centers Ombudsmen worked on 7,723 cases, with 6,588 being served through issue resolution and referrals.
$1,974,634 spent39% of program spendingImmigrant Justice ProgramThis program offers legal services to protect immigrants and their families, regardless of immigration status. During the year, we provided services to 230 1,129 immigrant children/families, and we assisted 280 474 people in the Pro Bono Room of Charotte's Immigration Court (two days a week, four hours each day).
$1,548,180 spent31% of program spendingConsumer Protection ProgramThis program protects consumers from fraudulent practices that can take away a family home, income and transportation. During the year, we provided legal representation and advice to 185 428 cases involving foreclosure, debt, homeownership issues, criminal record expunctions, drivers license restoration, property tax relief and financial empowerment. The Veterans Legal Services Project helped 202 veterans build security for themselves and their families.
$781,551 spent16% of program spendingLow-Income Tax Clinic/Legal Services for the ElderlyThe Low-Income Tax Clinic Program helps taxpayers understand and manage their tax issues. During the year, they represented 151 141 taxpayers before the IRS and state tax agencies. The Legal Services for the Elderly Program assisted in 101 131 cases for seniors to make their own plans and decisions on end-of-life issues.
$464,006 spent9% of program spendingPro Bono ProgramThis program provides comprehensive training and support to place cases with professional attorneys, allowing us to provide services to more people for unmet legal needs. During the year, we provided 2,230 hours of free legal representation for 442 cases, with the support of 321 dedicated volunteers.
$241,764 spent5% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,010,135.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $4.7M to $8.8M (+88%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 31% · 2019 13% · 2020 27% · 2021 20% · 2022 13% · 2023 19% · 2024 46% · 2025 47%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
94% of Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (93% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Kara Moskowitz
Interim CEO
Board chair
Edward P O'Keefe
Chairperson
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 15 funders to 23 funders, grant income rose $978k → $2.2M.
10 of 47 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 5% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 47 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 46% of grant income and the top three 65%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
83% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 41% · 2018 40% · 2019 33% · 2020 31% · 2021 29% · 2022 47% · 2023 53% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
59% of Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 70% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
76% of Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc's grant income comes from North Carolina funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $782k arriving through sponsors registered in 8 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc is better cushioned than half of the 793 crime & legal nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 793 crime & legal nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In North Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
92%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc?
- Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc (North Carolina) receives grants from 47 organizations whose IRS filings report $17,117,998 to it, the largest being LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA INC ($7,856,130). 33 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc have?
- IRS filings report 47 organizations giving $17,117,998 in grants to Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc, 33 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc?
- LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA INC is the largest funder on record, with $7,856,130 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 47 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing