Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

The Community Legal Services of Philadelphia is a civil advocacy group that provides free legal services to low-income individuals and advocates against poverty within the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Multi-Issue Advocacy
Website: clsphila.org
Founded:

1966

Location: Philadelphia, PA View on map
Tax ID: 23-1671562
Most Recent Filing: 2025
Budget (2025): Assets: $30,496,561 Revenue: $28,485,723 Expenses: $28,780,136

The Community Legal Services of Philadelphia is a civil advocacy group that provides free legal services to low-income individuals and advocates against poverty within the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2025 $30,496,561 $28,485,723 $28,780,136 View
2024 $30,219,428 $28,764,701 $26,460,237 View
2023 $29,186,096 $25,260,692 $23,871,932 View
2022 $20,694,601 $20,774,549 $19,934,507 View
2021 $19,978,420 $19,518,804 $17,054,927 View

Prior year filings: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

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Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 390

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Deborah FreedmanEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$185,750
Brenda MarreroCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$169,458
Katherine GomezSENIOR ATTORNEY$166,458
William E GibbonsSENIOR ATTORNEY$162,933
Richard WeishauptSENIOR ATTORNEY$162,433
Sharon DietrichLITIGATION DIRECTOR$162,042
Libardo ClavijoCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$161,458

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $110,742,675
  • Number of Grants: 442
  • Number of Funders: 119

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$10,569,7092025 Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO PUBLIC.
$8,945,5742023 Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO PUBLIC.
$8,757,9592021 Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO PUBLIC.
$8,547,6512024 Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO PUBLIC.
$8,159,4432022 Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO PUBLIC.
$7,902,1152020 Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.Provide legal services to public.
$3,600,0002023 The Chicago Community TrustGeneral operating support
$1,800,0002021 Oak FoundationTo hold predatory landlords accountable for discriminatory practices in the US, and to fight poverty, challenge systems that perpetuate injustice, and change lives through advocacy and legal representation. Founded in 1966 by the Philadelphia Bar Association, CLS is a not-for-profit organisation that is governed by a board of lawyers and community representatives.
$1,500,0002021 JPMorgan Chase & Co. Contributions ProgramJPMorgan Chase announced a $1.5 Million three-year investment in Community Legal Services (CLS). CLS will expand its program design and build capacity to alter the eviction landscape in Philadelphia, disproportionately impacting Black, Latino and Hispanic communities (by combining the following three initiatives: eviction alternatives, right to counsel and eviction record screening protections. The number of filings is expected to significantly increase as COVID-19 related tenant protections expire.
$690,0002025 William Penn FoundationPrevent homelessness and displacement through eviction prevention
$569,4142024 United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New JerseyDONOR DESIGNATION/OPERATING GRANT
$500,1002023 Jpmorgan Chase FoundationIN SUPPORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
$500,0002025 United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New JerseyOPERATING SUPPORT
$500,0002024 The Philadelphia Poverty Action FundGENERAL SUPPORT
$500,0002022 Jpmorgan Chase FoundationIn support of neighborhood revitalization
$500,0002021 Jpmorgan Chase FoundationIN SUPPORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION
$400,0002023 The Philadelphia Poverty Action FundGeneral Support
$350,0002025 The Pew Charitable TrustsCivic Life
$340,0002020 New Venture FundCIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$314,5252024 William Penn FoundationBRIDGING THE GAP: EMPOWERING FAMILIES THROUGH BENEFITS ACCESS AND ADVOCACY
$314,1872020 Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts BoardLEGAL ASSISTANCE
$219,0002021 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEM
$200,0002020 Wells Fargo FoundationPreventing Homelessness in Philadelphia
$180,0002021 Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts BoardLEGAL ASSISTANCE
$175,0002023 Arnold VenturesTO SUPPORT NATIONAL REINTEGRATION REFORM.

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References

1. “ABOUT COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES.” Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, Accessed February 2, 2023. https://clsphila.org/about-community-legal-services/