Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND SECURES JUSTICE AND RESOLVES FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS FOR THOSE WHO ARE LOW INCOME AND VULNERABLE BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY LEGAL SERVICES AND WORKING FOR SYSTEMIC SOLUTIONS.
LEGAL AID PROMOTES EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOME. LEGAL AID'S STRATEGIES IN ACHIEVING THIS GOAL INCLUDE: IMPROVING CLIENTS' ECONOMIC SECURITY THROUGH JOBS, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC BENEFITS; AND INCREASING CLIENTS' ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION. IN 2019, LEGAL AID: REMOVED EDUCATION BARRIERS FOR 100% OF CLIENTS WHO HAD BARRIERS TO EDUCATION; INCREASED CLIENTS' ASSETS BY $4.4 MILLION; DECREASED CLIENTS' DEBT BY $7.6 MILLION; AND INCREASED CLIENTS' ANNUAL INCOME BY OVER $1.1 MILLION.
LEGAL AID IMPROVES SAFETY AND HEALTH FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOME. LEGAL AID STRATEGIES IN ACHIEVING THIS GOAL INCLUDE: SECURING SAFETY AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND FOR OTHER VICTIMS OF CRIME; INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE; AND IMPROVING HEALTH AND SAFETY OF HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS. IN 2019, LEGAL AID: INCREASED SAFETY FOR 91% OF CLIENTS FOR WHOM SAFETY WAS AN ISSUE; AND SECURED ACCESS TO HEALTH INSURANCE FOR 92% OF CLIENTS FOR WHOM HEALTH INSURANCE WAS AN ISSUE.
LEGAL AID SECURES DECENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOME. LEGAL AID'S STRATEGIES IN ACHIEVING THIS GOAL INCLUDE INCREASING AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, IMPROVING HOUSING STABILITY, AND IMPROVING HOUSING CONDITIONS. IN 2019, LEGAL AID: PREVENTED 60% OF FORECLOSURES; AND PREVENTED 89% OF EVICTIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Colleen Cotter | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $174,344 |
| Thomas Mlakar | DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ADVOCA | 40 | $142,607 |
| Melanie Shakarian | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AN | 40 | $141,894 |
| Ann Porath | VLP AND INTAKE MANAGING AT | 40 | $121,564 |
| Tonya Whitsett | MANAGING ATTORNEY | 40 | $110,265 |
| Anne Sweeney | MANAGING ATTORNEY | 40 | $110,245 |
| Bettina Kaplan | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND AD | 40 | $84,121 |
| Tanzalea Daniels | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND AD | 40 | $39,773 |
| Quo Vadis I Cobb | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Brenda Wells | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Roman | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Edward W Moore | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Hugh Mckay | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Rita Maimbourg | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Jonathan Leiken | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Ronald Johnson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Delores Gray | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Nathan Genovese | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Stephen M Fazio | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Andre Dowdy | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Steven M Dettelbach | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jillian E Charles | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Leonard B Castle | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Carolyn Butler | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Philip S Fastenau | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Michael N Ungar | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Gladys B Reed | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Matthew W Nakon | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Karen L Giffen | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
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