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Texas Legal Services Center

Website:

tlsc.org
Location:

Austin, TX
Tax ID:

74-2220750
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2022):

Revenue: $8,403,681
Expenses: $8,377,033
Assets: $5,003,166
Type:

Legal aid group
Formation:

1981
Executive Director:

Karen Miller

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Texas Legal Services Center (TLSC) is a nonprofit legal office, providing legal aid and conducting advocacy work in the state of Texas. The organization provides free legal services to low-income residents in Texas. 1

Programs

Texas Legal Services Center (TLSC) provides free legal services to low-income residents of Texas, in addition to programs such as legal education, advocacy, advice, and legal representation. 2

Non-English Speakers

Texas Legal Services Center (TLSC) advocates for interpreters and translation services for non-English speakers, filing complaints with municipalities such as Harris County for their “refusal to provide interpreters and translations for people who have limited English proficiency.” 3

LASSA

Texas Legal Services Center (TLSC) participates in a collaborative network of legal service organizations to fund Legal Aid for Survivors of Sexual Assault (LASSA). Other partnering organizations include Catholic Charities of Dallas, Equal Justice Center, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, Lone Star Legal Aid, St. Frances Cabrini Center for Immigration Legal Assistance, Tahirih, Texas Advocacy Project, and Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. 4

LASSA is a public health initiative to “understand the needs of Black female survivors of sexual violence,” which was founded in 2015. 4

Impact Litigation

Texas Legal Services Center (TLSC) operates an Impact Litigation team which “stands with marginalized communities—people with disabilities, low-income earners, people of color, immigrants, women, and the LGBTQIA+ community,” claiming that “large organizations and public institutions often perpetuate these injustices.” TLSC engages in litigation on behalf of “people of color and immigrants [who] encounter systemic racism, women and the LGBTQIA+ community.” 5

Financial

In 2023, Texas Legal Services Center (TLSC) reported $9,737,687 in revenues and $9,441,606 in expenses, with $5,701,767 in total assets and 95 employees. 6

In 2022, Texas Access to Justice Foundation donated $1,410,320 to TLSC. In the same year, the Harold W. Siebens Charitable Foundation donated $175,000, and the Meadows Foundation donated $97,340. 7

People

Karen Miller is the executive director of the Texas Legal Services Center (TLSC). 8 9

References

  1. “What We Do.” TLSC. Accessed February 10, 2025. https://www.tlsc.org/what-we-do.
  2. “Our Mission.” TLSC. Accessed February 10, 2025. https://www.tlsc.org/about.
  3. “2023: Year of Impact.” TLSC. Accessed February 10, 2025. https://www.tlsc.org/2023-year-of-impact.
  4. “About.” LASSA, August 23, 2023. http://lassatexas.org/about/
  5. “Protecting the Rights of All Texans.” TLSC, September 18, 2024. https://www.tlsc.org/post/protecting-the-rights-of-all-texans.
  6. “Form 990 – Texas Legal Services Center Inc.” ProPublica, May 9, 2013. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/742220750/202411969349300401/full
  7. “Texas Legal Services Center (TLSC).” Cause IQ. Accessed February 10, 2025. https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/texas-legal-services-center,742220750/.
  8. “Texas Legal Services Center Inc.” ProPublica, May 9, 2013. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/742220750.
  9. “Karen Miller.” LinkedIn. Accessed February 10, 2025. https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-miller-8b7999326?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F.
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: August - July
  • Tax Exemption Received: February 1, 1982

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2022 Aug Form 990 $8,403,681 $8,377,033 $5,003,166 $3,559,161 N $8,391,794 $0 $0 $1,275,940
    2021 Aug Form 990 $7,857,008 $7,837,399 $7,326,715 $5,909,358 N $7,839,847 $0 $2,155 $1,119,480 PDF
    2020 Aug Form 990 $7,266,911 $7,302,299 $7,257,041 $5,959,922 N $7,219,618 $0 $0 $698,577
    2019 Aug Form 990 $4,493,757 $4,850,165 $2,275,390 $942,883 N $4,489,139 $0 $2,097 $544,408 PDF
    2018 Dec Form 990 $7,793,891 $8,088,404 $2,458,327 $769,412 N $7,787,814 $0 $6,077 $272,755 PDF
    2017 Dec Form 990 $6,014,367 $6,561,809 $3,007,795 $2,225,950 N $5,656,287 $208 $6,294 $866,650 PDF
    2016 Dec Form 990 $3,099,576 $4,991,323 $5,375,426 $195,404 N $2,957,282 $1,985 $4,040 $0 PDF
    2015 Dec Form 990 $8,654,903 $4,296,599 $7,169,534 $97,765 N $8,584,483 $65 $1,049 $0 PDF
    2014 Dec Form 990 $4,208,354 $4,027,960 $2,894,275 $180,810 N $3,851,612 $20 $3,312 $0 PDF
    2013 Dec Form 990 $4,076,894 $4,552,680 $2,716,730 $183,659 N $4,017,198 $665 $5,456 $270,410 PDF
    2012 Dec Form 990 $4,158,607 $4,656,206 $3,184,380 $175,523 N $4,058,762 $1,635 $4,969 $247,239 PDF
    2011 Dec Form 990 $3,714,908 $3,960,220 $3,641,301 $134,845 N $3,647,059 $24,630 $9,283 $584,930 PDF

    Additional Filings (PDFs)

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