North Dakota · Nonprofit
LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA
LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA (North Dakota) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,139,114 to it, the largest being LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION ($6,709,721). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $3.1M
- Funders on record
- 9
- Grants received
- $9.1M
- Net assets
- $434k
What Legal Services of North Dakota does
Mission
Our team compassionately and respectfully addresses the legal needs of vulnerable populations to provide timely access to justice empowering our community with education and knowledge.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2023 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
During the year, Legal Services of North Dakota (lsnd) initiated several significant new program services to enhance our support to the community: 1. Veterans support initiative: lsnd was awarded an lsv-h veterans grant aimed at assisting veterans at risk of homelessness. This program focuses on providing essential legal services, housing support, and advocacy to ensure that veterans receive the necessary resources to secure stable housing and improve their quality of life. 2. Disaster relief: we received two lsc disaster relief grants to respond to federally-declared disasters from 2022, which has enabled us to implement robust procedures to assist north dakota residents recover from disasters. This initiative includes developing comprehensive disaster response plans, providing legal assistance to disaster-affected individuals, and ensuring swift and efficient support during emergencies. 3. Human trafficking task force collaboration: lsnd has reestablished its relationship with the north dakota human trafficking task force. Through a grant awarded by the north dakota attorney general's office, we are now better equipped to support victims of human trafficking. This collaboration focuses on providing legal aid, resources, and advocacy to help victims recover and rebuild their lives. 4. Private attorney involvement (pai) program enhancement: we are actively updating our private attorney involvement (pai) process to attract more attorneys to participate in our pai program.…
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
We processed a total of 4,954 applications for legal services, which included handling over 8,000 phone calls and 1,201 online applications for legal assistance. Our dedicated team of attorneys and paralegals provided comprehensive legal support to low-income individuals, seniors, and victims of crime. This program ensured that these vulnerable populations had access to the legal resources and representation they needed to address their legal issues, secure their rights, and improve their quality of life.
$1,465,477 spent$1,636,893 earned by the program69% of program spendingWe provided support to 1,122 seniors, helping them with health care directives, powers of attorney, wills, and other civil legal issues. By offering specialized legal services tailored to the needs of seniors, we ensured they could make informed decisions about their healthcare and financial affairs, thereby enhancing their security and peace of mind.
$403,359 spent$405,231 earned by the program19% of program spendingWe assisted victims of crime and families dealing with domestic violence. This year, we helped 180 families navigate the court system, providing them with essential legal support and representation. Our services included helping victims secure protection orders, advocating for their rights in court, and ensuring they had access to the resources needed to achieve safety and stability. By focusing on the unique challenges faced by these families, we played a crucial role in helping them achieve justice and rebuild their lives.
$148,486 spent$153,923 earned by the program7% of program spendingVetrans, pai, ht surcharge and training
$106,667 spent$120,554 earned by the program5% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,123,989.
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.
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 $1.4M to $1.1M (−26%).
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: 2021 6% · 2024 67%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 7 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
Jen Lee
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 6 funders, grant income rose $1.0M → $1.5M.
From the IRS filings of LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA leans on a few funders — its largest provides 73% of grant income and the top three 96%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
94% 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 LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 97% · 2018 87% · 2019 79% · 2020 84% · 2021 92% · 2022 78% · 2023 83% — diversifying over time.
“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
57% of LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 89% 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
LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA draws 83% of its grant income from funders outside North Dakota, across 6 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.
Government funding LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $3.1M on record.
- Department of Housing and Urban Development$1.2M
- Department of Justice$1.0M
- Department of Veterans Affairs$873k
- Department of the Treasury$43k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA
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 Dakota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
81% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA?
- LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA (North Dakota) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,139,114 to it, the largest being LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION ($6,709,721). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA have?
- IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $9,139,114 in grants to LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA?
- LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION is the largest funder on record, with $6,709,721 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Dakota. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 9 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