Texas Legal Services Center

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

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Website: tlsc.org
Formation:

1981

Executive Director:

Karen Miller

Location: Austin, TX View on map
Tax ID: 74-2220750
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $4,770,584 Revenue: $8,796,540 Expenses: $8,716,733

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    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

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $4,770,584 $8,796,540 $8,716,733 View
    2023 $5,701,767 $9,737,687 $9,441,606 View
    2022 $5,003,166 $8,403,681 $8,377,033 View
    2021 $7,326,715 $7,857,008 $7,837,399 View
    2019 $2,275,390 $4,493,757 $4,850,165 View

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

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 85

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Karen MillerExecutive Director$216,452
    Cecile CarsonAssociate Director$165,575
    Kevin DietzDeputy Director$160,930
    Amanda HillStrategic Innovation Director$155,890
    Roger CrumeManaging Attorney$135,654
    Wayne Krause-YangManaging Attorney$107,654
    Julian HonorAssosiate Director$101,959
    Sherrie BornhorstCFO$48,394

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $9,358,852
    • Number of Grants: 40
    • Number of Funders: 17

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

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $2,140,5062024 Texas Access to Justice Foundation
    $1,870,9322023 Texas Access to Justice Foundation
    $1,410,3202022 Texas Access to Justice Foundation
    $591,5802021 Texas Access to Justice Foundation
    $187,5082020 Administration for Community LivingSouth central pension rights project
    $175,0002022 The Harold W Siebens Charitable Foundation IncTLSC FAMILY HELPLINE
    $143,7192020 Texas Center for the Judiciary IncPARENT RESOURCE HOTLINE
    $138,4732021 Texas Center for the Judiciary IncPARENT RESOURCE HOTLINE
    $105,0002024 The Harold W Siebens Charitable Foundation IncTLSC FAMILY HELPLINE
    $101,5302023 The Harold W Siebens Charitable Foundation IncTLSC FAMILY HELPLINE
    $97,3402023 The Meadows FoundationToward expanding a statewide legal helpline for people involved with Child Protective Services and other child safety matters
    $57,1002023 Equal Justice WorksFELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
    $50,0002021 Equal Justice WorksFELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
    $50,0002020 Equal Justice WorksFELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
    $25,0002021 Texas Bar FoundationSite maintenance and updates
    $15,0002024 The Harold W Siebens Charitable Foundation IncTLSC FAMILY HELPLINE
    $12,5002023 Texas Bar FoundationVirtual crt access proj vid series
    $5,2332024 Legal Aid of NorthWest TexasLEGAL AID SERVICES STATEWIDE
    $2,5002022 Lawrence C Ng Family FoundationSUPPORT FOR GENERAL USE FUND
    $532022 Amazonsmile FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
    $02020 Texas Access to Justice Foundation

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    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.