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Screen a listSummit Legal Aid
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$7.1Mrevenue
FY2025 · +127% in 3 yrs103staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−0.0%
Months of reserve3.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+16.8%
Middle half of peersMedianSummit Legal Aid
Where the money goes FY2025 · $7.1M spent
Programs$6.8M95%Management and general$340k5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor4
Strong governance
20 of 20 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 17% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortFunders stay
4 of the 5 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 98% of revenue in FY2025. $4.4M is traced federal awards from Department of Housing and Urban Development.
990 Part VIII · USAspending11funders
$1.0Ma year, last 3 years
83%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Legal Services CorporationSince FY2018$445k$358k$557k$481k$557k$1.6MPennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts BoardOn and off$88k$89k$75k$52k$75kHillman Family FoundationsSince FY2022$85k$85kUnited Way of Washington CountyEvery year since FY2017$34k$21k$17k$16k$14k$15k$18kUniversity of PittsburghSince FY2019$12k$12k$13k$12k$15kWest Tennessee Legal Services INCStopped after FY2018$12k$10k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$5k$62$61k$441 other fundersUp to $17k a year each$17k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped