Beyond Legal Aid
Beyond Legal Aid
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About this organization
Mission
Beyond Legal Aid ("Beyond") is a non-profit organization that brings legal services directly to the most disadvantaged and supports grassroots activism. It uses its innovative model "community activism lawyering" to remove barriers to justice for those who are overlooked or turned away by other organizations. It also supports the work of partner community organizations to strengthen their capacity and impact. Beyond is not only about legal aid, but also about being a part of community-driven change by uniting lawyers and activists together in a collaborative pursuit for social justice. By creating partnerships between lawyers and grassroots community organizations, Beyond will maximize both legal and activism resources to produce greater and more impactful change.
About
The Organization offers free Legal Services to Low-Income Communities; Self-Advocacy Pro-Se Workshops (helping low-income individuals complete their own legal applications);Community Legal Education and Training to Low-Income Communities.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “Cala uses its model, "community activism lawyering," to unite lawyers and activists to collaboratively help underserved communities access justice and pursue social change. through these partnerships, cala creates "community activism-law clinics" within and co-operated by communities. cala accomplishes its two principal objectives at once: provide cost-effective legal services to underserved individual clients and help our activist partners achieve broader social change. through our work, cala seeks to change not only how the legal aid system operates but also how lawyers and activists work together.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “Help underserved communities access justice and pursue social change”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of IL, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2019 as 17 N State Street No 1380, Chicago, IL, 60602.
- The non-profit has a total of 19 employees, as reported on their form for 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $421,825.
- The organization has 12 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2014.
- The organization pays $700,047 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $61,249 in fundraising expenses.