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Legal Aid of Western Missouri

Kansas City, MOEIN: 43-0824638Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

Legal Aid of Western Missouri Every day, Missourians are denied access to the basic rights to which they are entitled under the law, simply because they cannot afford an attorney. Legal Aid provides free civil legal assistance to people who need it most and can afford it least within a 40-county area where 300,000 people live in poverty.

Regional (Multi-County/State)
Low-Income/Economically Disadvantaged
Legal Services & Litigation
Human Services
Medical Research
Direct Service Delivery
Criminal Justice Reform
Policy Advocacy & Legislative Reform

Annual Revenue

$13,394,838

Known Funders

38

Grants Received

67

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$13,394,838$13,718,899$54,743,082
2023$13,143,968$12,061,955$53,599,460
2022$52,249,354$11,375,920$51,334,210
2021$11,342,252$10,034,131$9,531,147
2020$11,792,450$10,293,008$8,409,809

Top Funders

$3,319,250 (2022)
$376,693 (2023)
$285,978 (2023)
THE SUNDERLAND FOUNDATION

OVERLAND PARK, KS

$226,763 (2023)
$150,000 (2023)
$100,000 (2023)
$95,000 (2021)

Showing top 10 of 38 funders.

Key Personnel

From 2024 IRS 990 filing

L

Laura Stith

Board Member

M

Margaret May

Advisor

J

Jolie Justus

Vice President

Officer
K

Kesia Smith

Treasurer

Officer
A

Alicia M Johnson

Executive Dir.

Officer
J

James Smith

Director of Lit.

C

Christopher Giffin

Director of IT

P

Pamela Bhend

Managing Attorney

S

Silya Shaw

Deputy Director

T

Tama Byrnes

Director of Finance

Showing 10 of 41 key personnel.

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