COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES INC
1424 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 191022505 www.clsphila.org

Total Revenue
$14,976,070
Total Expenses
$15,103,384
Net Assets
$14,492,932

Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES OF PHILADELPHIA IS TO FIGHT POVERTY, CHALLENGE SYSTEMS THAT PERPETUATE INJUSTICE, AND CHANGE LIVES THROUGH CUTTING-EDGE ADVOCACY AND EXCEPTIONAL LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

TO PROVIDE FREE CIVIL LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR THE POOR.

FOR 54 YEARS, CLS HAS PROVIDED THE HIGHEST QUALITY LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME PHILADELPHIANS, WHILE ALSO ADVOCATING LOCALLY, STATE-WIDE AND NATIONALLY ON THEIR BEHALF FOR POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE CHANGES. CLS IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE MOST SOPHISTICATED, RESPECTED LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAMS IN THE NATION. IT IS ALSO ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST EXPERIENCED. IN THE PAST YEAR ALONE, CLS HAS HELPED ALMOST 12,000 PHILADELPHIANS, FIGHTING CONSUMER FRAUD AND PREDATORY LENDING, PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS, ENSURING FAIR TREATMENT IN THE WORKPLACE, AND PROTECTING WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND THE ELDERLY. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, CLS HAS SERVED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AT WHAT IS OFTEN THE MOST CRITICAL TIME OF THEIR LIVES, WHILE ASSISTING MILLIONS MORE THROUGH GROUND-BREAKING POLICY CHANGE.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
David FrancisFINANCE DIRECTOR35$172,087
Deborah FreedmanEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35$150,000
Amy HirschMANAGING ATTORNEY35$141,298
William E GibbonsSENIOR ATTORNEY35$138,933
Richard WeishauptSENIOR ATTORNEY35$138,433
Sharon DietrichLITIGATION DIRECTOR35$132,833
Wesley C AllenSENIOR ATTORNEY35$132,433
Judy LeoneBOARD MEMBER1$0
Tiffany BaconBOARD MEMBER1$0
Nadeem BezarBOARD MEMBER1$0
Melanie ForemanBOARD MEMBER1$0
Janice LeeBOARD MEMBER1$0
Shelly SolomonBOARD MEMBER1$0
William CobbBOARD MEMBER1$0
Valentine BrownBOARD MEMBER1$0
Thomas J Duffy EsqBOARD MEMBER1$0
Steve LeeBOARD MEMBER1$0
Shubha JaganathBOARD MEMBER1$0
Sara B RichmanBOARD MEMBER1$0
Ruthanne GordonBOARD MEMBER1$0
Rep Donna Johnson BullockBOARD MEMBER1$0
Renee GarciaBOARD MEMBER1$0
Marisa Tilghman EsqBOARD MEMBER1$0
Lauren Mckenna EsqBOARD MEMBER1$0
Larry Bendesky EsqBOARD MEMBER1$0
Patrick DevineBOARD MEMBER1$0
Joseph A Tate EsqBOARD MEMBER1$0
Jeffrey RosenthalBOARD MEMBER1$0
Jacquelyn MoncriefBOARD MEMBER1$0
Irv Ackelsberg EsqBOARD MEMBER1$0
Honorable Annette M RizzoBOARD MEMBER1$0
Edward F Chacker EsqBOARD MEMBER1$0
Dorothy BoykinBOARD MEMBER1$0
Dina SchlossbergBOARD MEMBER1$0
Bridget HenryBOARD MEMBER1$0
Aquisha HarrisBOARD MEMBER1$0
Amber RacineBOARD MEMBER1$0
Alix Mariko WebbBOARD MEMBER1$0
Carlton JohnsonBOARD MEMBER1$0
John P Lavelle Jr EsqSECRETARY1$0
Kimberly Takacs EsqTREASURER1$0
Jason LeckermanVICE PRESIDENT1$0
Arlene Rivera Finkelstein EsqPRESIDENT1$0

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