Bay Area Legal Services, Inc.
Bay Area Legal Services, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Bay Area Legal Services is a regional, nonprofit public interest law firm providing the highest quality legal counsel by: - Assisting individuals and nonprofit groups with limited access to legal services. - Resolving the legal problems of our clients. - Preserving the independence, hope, and dignity of those we serve.
About
BALS strives to provide a safe, stable, and secure environment to low- income and vulnerable clients by proactively responding to community needs as they arise. Some of our most significant achievements over the past years include the creation of innovative projects such as: -The Judge Don Castor Community Law Center: providing legal assistance to local non-profits -Senior Home Ownership Protection Project: saving homes of elders and preserving equity -The Legal Information Center: providing legal information to individuals representing themselves in family matters in Hillsborough County -L. David Shear Children's Law Center: representing children in foster care achieve a permanent and loving family -Fair Housing: fighting against housing discrimination and for reasonable accommodations -Relative Caregiver Program: representing relative caregivers who provide safety and stability to kin children or adult family members -Sulphur Springs: providing outreach services in a low- income community. These services have helped community members gain financial, family and economic stability in their progress towards self-sufficiency -Foreclosure prevention and eviction defense: providing prevention through mediation and modifications and eviction defense for tenants of Section 8 and public housing -Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic: resolving IRS issues and educating low-income taxpayers -Independence Preservation: providing education and representation regarding advance planning documents so that individuals are not placed under guardianships -Medical/Legal projects: serving clients in a medical setting in partnership with medical personnel -Veteran's projects: serving homeless veterans and veterans at local veteran's hospitals -Lawyers Helping Kids: legal services to support and sustain families with young children by expanding legal assistance in areas of housing, employment, relative caregiver, and family law - thereby increasing the odds that these children will have stable housing and care, and remain healthy, safe, developmentally on track, and ready to learn and succeed Bay Area's attorney and paralegal volunteers provided free legal services in 2019 valued at $859,766.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's aim, as indicated in the filing, is “Bay area legal services is a regional, non-profit public interest law firm providing the highest quality legal counsel to individuals and non-profit groups.”.
When referring to its functions, they were specified as: “Bay area legal services is a regional, non-profit public interest law firm providing the highest quality legal counsel to individuals and non-profit groups.”.
- The non-profit has reported their operating state as FL, as required by law.
- As stated in the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 was 1302 N 19th St Ste 400, Tampa, FL, 33605.
- The non-profit's form reports a total of 160 employees as of 2020.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Provides credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$634,664.
- The CEO's salary policy within the organization is established through a review process by an impartial entity.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 21 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1967.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $8,616,573 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $249,216 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has a business related family member transaction.
- The organization has grants to organizations.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.