About Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
LAFLA is a nonprofit law firm that protects and advances the rights of the most underserved—leveling the playing field and ensuring that everyone can have access to the justice system.
Focus Areas
Housing & homelessnessEviction defenseImmigrationDomestic violence / family lawEmploymentGovernment benefitsRecord clearing / expungementVeterans servicesMedical-legal partnershipsSmall business and nonprofit assistanceStudent loan issuesTenant harassment
Who They Fund
clients of legal aid organizations
About Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles channels large, repeated grants to organizations that deliver client legal assistance across Los Angeles and nearby communities. The biggest recent award in the data is $5,684,447 to Housing Rights Center in Los Angeles for client legal assistance through sub-grants, followed by $4,435,587 to Inner City Law Center and $4,188,507 to Liberty Hill Foundation for the same purpose. That pattern points to a funder that works through partner organizations rather than individual clients, using pass-through support to extend legal help on the ground. Its portfolio centers on civil legal aid and access to justice, with recurring attention to housing and homelessness, eviction defense, immigration, domestic violence and family law, employment, government benefits, record clearing, veterans services, medical-legal partnerships, small business and nonprofit assistance, student loan issues, and tenant harassment. The foundation’s giving is local in scope, but the recipient list includes a mix of large legal aid intermediaries and neighborhood-based providers. Recent support also reached Basta Universal, Neighborhood Legal Services, Eviction Defense Network, Bet Tzedek, Community Legal Aid SoCal, and Public Counsel, showing sustained backing for organizations that represent individual legal clients.
What Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Funds
Housing and eviction-related work appear repeatedly in the recent grants. In 2025, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles gave $2,786,269 to Eviction Defense Network for client legal assistance through sub-grants, and it also awarded $1,194,392 to Community Legal Aid SoCal in Santa Ana for the same purpose. Earlier awards included $1,531,450 to Southern California Housing Rights Center and $1,091,396 to Eviction Defense Network in 2024. The foundation also supports broader civil legal services through organizations such as Public Counsel, which received $483,735 in 2025 for client legal assistance through sub-grants. Mental health-related legal advocacy is another visible strand: Mental Health Advocacy Services received $271,129 in 2025, $197,658 in 2024, and $141,218 in 2023, all for client legal assistance through sub-grants. These awards show a recurring emphasis on legal representation tied to housing instability, tenant defense, and related civil-legal needs.
How Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$26.6M
Total Assets
$61.7M
Total Revenue
$58.6M
Total Expenses
$58.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $33K and $1.1M, with a median of $372K.
25th Percentile
$33K
Median
$372K
75th Percentile
$1.1M
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
About 97% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Silvia Argueta
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