Legal Aid of Western Michigan

EIN: 382156874 501(c)(3) Crime & Legal

Grand Rapids, MI

Total Revenue
$7,252,997
Total Expenses
$7,125,144
Total Assets
$6,108,433
Net Assets
$3,889,959
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1977
Legal Domicile
MI
Principal Officer
Pamela Hoekwater
Phone
6167740672
Tax Period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

Legal Aid of Western Michigan, founded in 1977, is a community nonprofit in the Crime & Legal sector that reported $7.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2025.

Mission

We protect rights, challenge injustice, and fight poverty through freelegal advocacy for people and families.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $6,039,254 Revenue: $49,428

Our legal services' greatest impact is outside the justice system, helping low-income families live and work with stable schedules, ensuring seniors live safely and healthily, and empowering people...

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Our legal services' greatest impact is outside the justice system, helping low-income families live and work with stable schedules, ensuring seniors live safely and healthily, and empowering people to access better jobs and life opportunities. We closed 6,016 cases, and our services helped 13,025 clients and their household members. These people include working families threatened with losing their homes, seniors suffering from abuse or preyed upon by scammers, taxpayers with IRS disputes, and survivors of domestic abuse achieving safety for themselves and their children. 466 military veterans and their household members were among those benefiting from our services. We continued our long-time partnership with private-sector attorneys through our Pro Bono Program, referring 165 cases to volunteers. We continued delivering legal information and education to lower-income West Michigan communities through in-person programs and by recording a series of legal explainer videos to answer frequently asked client questions. We produced a professional development program for non-attorney professionals at other nonprofit organizations, offering an overview of landlord/tenant law.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $7,053,980
Program Service Revenue $49,428
Investment Income $149,589
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $7,252,997

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $5,790,125
Fundraising Expenses $3,481
Program Expenses $6,039,254
Other Expenses $1,335,019
TOTAL EXPENSES $7,125,144

Year-over-Year Comparison

2025 2024 Change
Revenue $7,252,997 $7,231,577 +0.0%
Expenses $7,125,144 $7,141,229 0.0%
Net Income $127,853 $90,348 +0.4%
Key Indicators
Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
18
Independent Members
18
Employees
86
Volunteers
116

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
6
$197,637
Total Directors
18
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
4
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Hannah Earl Board Treasurer 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Jacque Schafer At Large Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jim Boerigter Attorney Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Tracey W Brame Attorney Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Caressa Bryant Community Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mike Callahan Attorney Member 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Angelique Camfield Attorney member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mike Campbell Board Vice President 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Chris Meyer Board President 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Damien Sanchez Attorney Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Cindy VanderKodde Board Secretary 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Konjoh Konjoh Community Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Rich Cherry Attorney Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Angela Zuniga Community Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Alvin Bacon Jr Community Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mary Alice Adams Community Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
James Brunner Attorney Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Hon Susan Dobrich Attorney member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Pamela Hoekwater Executive Director 35.00
Officer
$146,687 $31,133 $177,820
Deborah Nichols Finance Manager 35.00
Officer
$16,170 $3,647 $19,817
Jason O'Brien Director of Operations 35.00
Highest
$100,071 $26,497 $126,568
Donald Roberts Managing Attorney 35.00
Highest
$101,512 $26,439 $127,951
John Smith Managing Attorney 35.00
Highest
$112,290 $26,349 $138,639
Karen Diesing Director of Litigation 35.00
Highest
$112,127 $27,988 $140,115
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $7,252,997 $7,125,144 $6,108,433 $127,853
2024 $7,231,577 $7,141,229 $5,935,841 $90,348
2023 $7,427,957 $7,192,866 $6,033,667 $235,091
2022 $6,734,940 $6,454,832 $4,980,669 $280,108
2021 $6,915,647 $6,043,333 $3,802,392 $872,314
2020 $5,417,685 $5,164,591 $2,959,292 $253,094
2019 $4,792,673 $4,617,533 $2,330,357 $175,140
2018 $5,269,007 $5,001,420 $2,308,267 $267,587
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