
Provide free legal assistance and expand access to justice for low-income individuals and families throughout Los Angeles County, addressing critical needs related to housing, health care, public benefits, immigration, workers' rights and related areas.
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County’s largest recent grant went to Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, with a $2,311,989 award in 2025 for legal services delivery through sub-grants. That scale fits a funder that operates as a legal-services intermediary: it channels large awards to nonprofit providers across Los Angeles County and uses project-based funding to support direct representation, court access, and coordinated advocacy. The grant record points to repeated support for organizations handling housing disputes, immigration matters, public benefits, and other civil legal needs for low-income residents. Several of the biggest awards also went to Inner City Law Center and Public Counsel Law Center, both in Los Angeles, showing that the foundation relies on a small set of county-based legal aid organizations for much of its giving. The pattern includes sub-grants, subcontracting, and client legal assistance awards, which suggests a funding model built around service delivery rather than one-off charitable checks. Recent grants also show support tied to self-help legal access centers in superior courthouses and to medical-legal work for participants with complex housing and health needs.
Housing is a central theme in the foundation’s recent grants. It awarded $916,304 in 2024 to Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles for the Shriver Housing Project-LA, described as joint advocacy and strategy to provide legal assistance to eligible low-income parties in civil cases and increase access to justice for unrepresented litigants. Inner City Law Center received $868,505 in 2024 for the same project. Court self-help is another visible line of work. Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles received $837,790 in 2023 to operate self-help legal access centers in the Superior Courthouses of Long Beach, Torrance, Santa Monica and Inglewood, followed by $815,224 in 2024 for the same purpose. Health-linked legal aid appears through the Medical Legal Services Whole Person Care grant, including $450,528 in 2024 to Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and $339,385 in 2023 to Mental Health Advocacy Services Inc for housing-related matters, immigration matters, and related legal assistance. The foundation also funds mobile home and immigrant-benefits work, including $162,705 in 2024 to Legal Aid Society of Orange County -- Community Legal Services and $135,000 in 2023 to Asian Resources Inc.
$5.6M
$27.5M
$31.9M
$32.4M
Most grants fall between $31K and $187K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$31K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$187K
Yvonne Mariajimenez
Sign up for a free Kindora account to access AI-generated insights into this funder's giving patterns, decision-makers, and fit signals.
Get Started FreeFree Kindora accounts unlock side-by-side comparisons with foundations that share this funder's focus areas and giving profile.
Get Started FreeSign up free to see how well your nonprofit fits this funder, get an AI-generated pitch, and unlock similar foundations.
Typical grants cluster around a mid-sized service model: the p25 is $30,802, the median is $50,000, and the p75 is $186,987. The recent-grants list shows a much larger upper tier for core legal-services partners, along with many smaller project awards. The record also shows repeated support across multiple years for the same organizations, especially Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Inner City Law Center, Public Counsel Law Center, Mental Health Advocacy Services Inc, and Legal Aid Society of Orange County -- Community Legal Services. That points to ongoing, contract-style funding rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is not a fund for individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grantmaking is carried out locally through grant-funded programs and subgranting arrangements.
Giving is concentrated in California, which accounts for 98% of grants, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. Los Angeles is the main hub, with repeated awards to organizations in Los Angeles, CA, including multiple service providers and legal aid groups. Santa Ana, CA appears through Legal Aid Society of Orange County -- Community Legal Services, and Sacramento, CA appears in a grant to Asian Resources Inc. The county-based pattern also reaches courthouse sites in Long Beach, Torrance, Santa Monica, Inglewood, and Compton through self-help legal access grants.
Recent grants and stated focus areas point to housing law and eviction defense, immigration legal services, public benefits advocacy, conservatorship and capacity-related matters, consumer law, domestic violence and family law, healthcare-related legal aid, workers’ rights, education rights, and court self-help services.
The typical grant size is $30,802 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $186,987 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes much larger awards for core legal-services providers and project subcontractors.
The recent grant record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Inner City Law Center, Public Counsel Law Center, Mental Health Advocacy Services Inc, and Legal Aid Society of Orange County -- Community Legal Services.
Their giving is local, with 98% of grants to recipients in California and all recorded recipient-country locations in the United States. The pattern is centered on Los Angeles County, with additional grants in Santa Ana and Sacramento.
Yes. One recent example is $837,790 in 2023 to Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles to operate self-help legal access centers in the Superior Courthouses of Long Beach, Torrance, Santa Monica and Inglewood, followed by $815,224 in 2024 for the same work.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $2,311,989 | 2025 | Legal services provider through sub-grants |
| Inner City Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $969,185 | 2025 | Legal services provider through sub-grants |
| Public Counsel Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $838,834 | 2025 | Legal services provider through sub-grants |
| Mental Health Advocacy Services Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $475,645 | 2025 | Legal services provider through sub-grants |
| Bet Tzedek Legal Services | Los Angeles, CA | $180,890 | 2025 | Legal services provider through sub-grants |
| Legal Aid Society of Orange County -- Community Legal Services | Santa Ana, CA | $179,060 | 2025 | Legal services provider through sub-grants |
| Southern California Education Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| Maternal and Child Health Access | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| Alliance for Community Empowerment | Canoga Park, CA | $59,000 | 2025 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| Pacoima Beautiful | Pacoima, CA | $42,608 | 2025 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| Western Center on Law and Poverty | Los Angeles, CA | $30,536 | 2025 | Legal services provider through sub-grants |
| El Nido Family Centers | Los Angeles, CA | $25,750 | 2025 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| National Health Law Program Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $24,901 | 2025 | Legal services provider through sub-grants |
| Northeast Valley Health Corporation | San Fernando, CA | $23,332 | 2025 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| St John's Well Child and Family Center | Los Angeles, CA | $23,332 | 2025 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| Legal Aid Society of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $18,500 | 2025 | Legal services provider through sub-grants |
| Hunger Action Los Angeles Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $16,666 | 2025 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| Asian Resources Inc | Sacramento, CA | $16,666 | 2025 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| Vision y Compromiso | San Lorenzo, CA | $16,666 | 2025 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County | Los Angeles, CA | $6,666 | 2025 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $2,115,179 | 2024 | Legal services provider through sub-grants |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $916,304 | 2024 | Subcontractor on Shriver Housing Project-LA joint advocacy efforts and strategy to provide legal assistance to eligible low-income parties in civil cases and increase access to justice for unrepresented parties. |
| Inner City Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $868,505 | 2024 | Subcontractor on Shriver Housing Project-LA joint advocacy efforts and strategy to provide legal assistance to eligible low-income parties in civil cases and increase access to justice for unrepresented parties. |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $815,224 | 2024 | Subcontractor on Self Help Legal Access Center Grant to operate a center in the Superior Courthouses of Long Beach, Torrance, Santa Monica and Inglewood. |
| Public Counsel Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $726,663 | 2024 | Legal services provider through sub-grants |
| Public Counsel Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $645,223 | 2024 | Subcontractor on Shriver Housing Project-LA joint advocacy efforts and strategy to provide legal assistance to eligible low-income parties in civil cases and increase access to justice for unrepresented parties. |
| Inner City Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $614,987 | 2024 | Legal services provider through sub-grants |
| Mental Health Advocacy Services Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $514,570 | 2024 | Legal services provider through sub-grants |
| Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $450,528 | 2024 | Subcontractor on the Medical Legal Services Whole Person Care grant to provide assistance to participants in the following area of legal expertise: housing-related matters, immigration matters, general law-enforcement related matters, benefits advocacy, conservatorship, educational services and consumer law matters. |
| Mental Health Advocacy Services Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $302,409 | 2024 | Subcontractor on the Medical Legal Services Whole Person Care grant to provide assistance to participants in the following area of legal expertise: housing-related matters, immigration matters, general law-enforcement related matters, benefits advocacy, conservatorship, educational services and consumer law matters. |
| Bet Tzedek Legal Services | Los Angeles, CA | $193,257 | 2024 | Legal services provider through sub-grants |
| Legal Aid Society of Orange County -- Community Legal Services | Santa Ana, CA | $180,717 | 2024 | Legal services provider through sub-grants |
| Legal Aid Society of Orange County -- Community Legal Services | Santa Ana, CA | $162,705 | 2024 | Subcontractor on Self Help Legal Access Center Grant to operate a center in the Superior Courthouse in Compton. Subcontractor on the Housing & Community (HCD) Mobile Home grant to provide legal services for vulnerable mobile home owners in accordance with the Mobile Home Tenancy Act and to provide representation and/or other advocacy to enforce their rights under the provisions of the Mobile Home Residency Law in Orange and Los Angeles Counties. |
| Maternal and Child Health Access | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 2024 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| Bet Tzedek Legal Services | Los Angeles, CA | $118,451 | 2024 | Subcontractor on the Medical Legal Services Whole Person Care grant to provide assistance to participants in the following area of legal expertise: housing-related matters, immigration matters, general law-enforcement related matters, benefits advocacy, conservatorship, educational services and consumer law matters. |
| Alliance for Community Empowerment | Canoga Park, CA | $59,000 | 2024 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| Maternal and Child Health Access | Los Angeles, CA | $55,000 | 2024 | Subcontractor to the California Community Foundation (CCF) grant for the implementation of the Los Angeles Linking Immigrants and Individuals to Benefits, Resources and Education Collaborative (LA LIBRE) to seamlessly link individuals and families to benefit enrollment assistance, legal services and other resources within a closed-loop referral network, to maximize benefit enrollment and retention, and helping to lift people out of poverty. |
| Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| St John's Well Child and Family Center | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | Subcontractor to the California Community Foundation (CCF) grant for the implementation of the Los Angeles Linking Immigrants and Individuals to Benefits, Resources and Education Collaborative (LA LIBRE) to seamlessly link individuals and families to benefit enrollment assistance, legal services and other resources within a closed-loop referral network, to maximize benefit enrollment and retention, and helping to lift people out of poverty. |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | Subcontractor to the California Community Foundation (CCF) grant for the implementation of the Los Angeles Linking Immigrants and Individuals to Benefits, Resources and Education Collaborative (LA LIBRE) to seamlessly link individuals and families to benefit enrollment assistance, legal services and other resources within a closed-loop referral network, to maximize benefit enrollment and retention, and helping to lift people out of poverty. |
| Northeast Valley Health Corporation | San Fernando, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | Subcontractor to the California Community Foundation (CCF) grant for the implementation of the Los Angeles Linking Immigrants and Individuals to Benefits, Resources and Education Collaborative (LA LIBRE) to seamlessly link individuals and families to benefit enrollment assistance, legal services and other resources within a closed-loop referral network, to maximize benefit enrollment and retention, and helping to lift people out of poverty. |
| Northeast Valley Health Corporation | San Fernando, CA | $46,668 | 2024 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| St John's Well Child and Family Center | Los Angeles, CA | $46,668 | 2024 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| Hunger Action Los Angeles Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $42,500 | 2024 | Subcontractor to the California Community Foundation (CCF) grant for the implementation of the Los Angeles Linking Immigrants and Individuals to Benefits, Resources and Education Collaborative (LA LIBRE) to seamlessly link individuals and families to benefit enrollment assistance, legal services and other resources within a closed-loop referral network, to maximize benefit enrollment and retention, and helping to lift people out of poverty. |
| Vision y Compromiso | San Lorenzo, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | Subcontractor to the California Community Foundation (CCF) grant for the implementation of the Los Angeles Linking Immigrants and Individuals to Benefits, Resources and Education Collaborative (LA LIBRE) to seamlessly link individuals and families to benefit enrollment assistance, legal services and other resources within a closed-loop referral network, to maximize benefit enrollment and retention, and helping to lift people out of poverty. |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| Hunger Action Los Angeles Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $33,334 | 2024 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
| Vision y Compromiso | San Lorenzo, CA | $33,334 | 2024 | Client legal assistance through sub-grant |
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
$2,311,989Legal services provider through sub-grants
Legal services provider through sub-grants
Legal services provider through sub-grants
Legal services provider through sub-grants
Southern California Education Fund
$150,000Client legal assistance through sub-grant
Maternal and Child Health Access
$100,000Client legal assistance through sub-grant
Client legal assistance through sub-grant
Legal services provider through sub-grants
Client legal assistance through sub-grant
Client legal assistance through sub-grant
Client legal assistance through sub-grant
Client legal assistance through sub-grant
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
$2,115,179Legal services provider through sub-grants
Subcontractor on Shriver Housing Project-LA joint advocacy efforts and strategy to provide legal assistance to eligible low-income parties in civil cases and increase access to justice for unrepresented parties.
Subcontractor on Shriver Housing Project-LA joint advocacy efforts and strategy to provide legal assistance to eligible low-income parties in civil cases and increase access to justice for unrepresented parties.
Subcontractor on Self Help Legal Access Center Grant to operate a center in the Superior Courthouses of Long Beach, Torrance, Santa Monica and Inglewood.
Subcontractor on Shriver Housing Project-LA joint advocacy efforts and strategy to provide legal assistance to eligible low-income parties in civil cases and increase access to justice for unrepresented parties.
Legal services provider through sub-grants
Subcontractor on the Medical Legal Services Whole Person Care grant to provide assistance to participants in the following area of legal expertise: housing-related matters, immigration matters, general law-enforcement related matters, benefits advocacy, conservatorship, educational services and consumer law matters.
Subcontractor on the Medical Legal Services Whole Person Care grant to provide assistance to participants in the following area of legal expertise: housing-related matters, immigration matters, general law-enforcement related matters, benefits advocacy, conservatorship, educational services and consumer law matters.
Legal services provider through sub-grants
Subcontractor on Self Help Legal Access Center Grant to operate a center in the Superior Courthouse in Compton. Subcontractor on the Housing & Community (HCD) Mobile Home grant to provide legal services for vulnerable mobile home owners in accordance with the Mobile Home Tenancy Act and to provide representation and/or other advocacy to enforce their rights under the provisions of the Mobile Home Residency Law in Orange and Los Angeles Counties.
Maternal and Child Health Access
$150,000Client legal assistance through sub-grant
Subcontractor on the Medical Legal Services Whole Person Care grant to provide assistance to participants in the following area of legal expertise: housing-related matters, immigration matters, general law-enforcement related matters, benefits advocacy, conservatorship, educational services and consumer law matters.
Client legal assistance through sub-grant
Subcontractor to the California Community Foundation (CCF) grant for the implementation of the Los Angeles Linking Immigrants and Individuals to Benefits, Resources and Education Collaborative (LA LIBRE) to seamlessly link individuals and families to benefit enrollment assistance, legal services and other resources within a closed-loop referral network, to maximize benefit enrollment and retention, and helping to lift people out of poverty.
Client legal assistance through sub-grant
Subcontractor to the California Community Foundation (CCF) grant for the implementation of the Los Angeles Linking Immigrants and Individuals to Benefits, Resources and Education Collaborative (LA LIBRE) to seamlessly link individuals and families to benefit enrollment assistance, legal services and other resources within a closed-loop referral network, to maximize benefit enrollment and retention, and helping to lift people out of poverty.
Subcontractor to the California Community Foundation (CCF) grant for the implementation of the Los Angeles Linking Immigrants and Individuals to Benefits, Resources and Education Collaborative (LA LIBRE) to seamlessly link individuals and families to benefit enrollment assistance, legal services and other resources within a closed-loop referral network, to maximize benefit enrollment and retention, and helping to lift people out of poverty.
Subcontractor to the California Community Foundation (CCF) grant for the implementation of the Los Angeles Linking Immigrants and Individuals to Benefits, Resources and Education Collaborative (LA LIBRE) to seamlessly link individuals and families to benefit enrollment assistance, legal services and other resources within a closed-loop referral network, to maximize benefit enrollment and retention, and helping to lift people out of poverty.
Client legal assistance through sub-grant
Client legal assistance through sub-grant
Subcontractor to the California Community Foundation (CCF) grant for the implementation of the Los Angeles Linking Immigrants and Individuals to Benefits, Resources and Education Collaborative (LA LIBRE) to seamlessly link individuals and families to benefit enrollment assistance, legal services and other resources within a closed-loop referral network, to maximize benefit enrollment and retention, and helping to lift people out of poverty.
Subcontractor to the California Community Foundation (CCF) grant for the implementation of the Los Angeles Linking Immigrants and Individuals to Benefits, Resources and Education Collaborative (LA LIBRE) to seamlessly link individuals and families to benefit enrollment assistance, legal services and other resources within a closed-loop referral network, to maximize benefit enrollment and retention, and helping to lift people out of poverty.