Brooklyn Legal Services, Inc.
City-funded organization
Brooklyn Legal Services, Inc., City-funded organization. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $3,075,859 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $10,519,718 · 35 since 2015, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $6,904,205
- Won without a fresh bid
- 57% of contract value · $5,970,714 · 32 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $1,334,222 · 58 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2018 (10 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $296,014 · Rasmussen Raun J, Executive Director., Lsnyc (Thru 6/28/24)
- Based in
- Brooklyn, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department for the Aging City agency
- Department of Social Services City agency
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
- Housing Preservation and Development City agency
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- LEGAL ASSISTANCE Department for the Aging · CT112520278800170 $3,075,859
- LEGAL SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS Department for the Aging · CT112520228800003 · ended 2025 $1,910,766
- PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS Department for the Aging · CT112520190002578 · ended 2021 $1,216,849
- LEGAL ASSISTANCE Department for the Aging · CT112520268800233 · ended 2026 $902,517
- Anti-Eviction and Housing Court Svcs. Department of Social Services · CT106920181400138 · ended 2017 $758,000
- Provision of Anti-Eviction Legal Services Department of Social Services · CT106920171422772 · ended 2016 $758,000
- Allowance Amendment FY24 - Assigned Counsel Program (ACP) Department of Social Services · CT106920238802797 · ended 2024 $318,750
- For provision of housing and tenant support services. Housing Preservation and Development · CT180620278802017 · ended 2026 $300,000
- Support Services for Housing Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020161401968 · ended 2018 $256,296
- Contract flexibility during COVID-19; Modified Work Scope Department of Social Services · CT106920201403321 · ended 2021 $255,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Foreclosure Prevention Programs Foreclosure Prevention Programs · HPD · FY2022 $80,000
- Foreclosure Prevention Programs Foreclosure Prevention Programs · HPD · FY2023 $80,000
- Foreclosure Prevention Programs Foreclosure Prevention Programs · HPD · FY2024 $80,000
- Foreclosure Prevention Programs Foreclosure Prevention Programs · HPD · FY2025 $80,000
- Foreclosure Prevention Programs Foreclosure Prevention Programs · HPD · FY2026 $80,000
- Neighborhood Economic Justice Project CM Speaker · Dss/hra · FY2027 $75,000
- Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2026 $51,231
- Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2027 $51,231
- Estate Planning and Resolution Initiative (EPAR) Estate Planning and Resolution Initiative (EPAR) · HPD · FY2025 $40,000
- Estate Planning and Resolution Initiative (EPAR) Estate Planning and Resolution Initiative (EPAR) · HPD · FY2026 $40,000
- Legal Services - Council District 41 CM Mealy · Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2027 $40,000
- Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative · MOCJ · FY2023 $39,231
- Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative · MOCJ · FY2024 $39,231
- Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2025 $39,231
- Central Brooklyn CM Brooklyn Delegation · Boroughwide Needs Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2020 $38,750
- Legal Services CM Mealy · Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative · MOCJ · FY2024 $30,000
- Preserve Affordable Housing CM Brooklyn Delegation · Boroughwide Needs Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2021 $25,000
- Legal Services CM Mealy · Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative · MOCJ · FY2023 $25,000
- Legal Services CM Mealy · Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2025 $25,000
- Legal Services - Council District 41 CM Mealy · Domestic Violence and Empowerment (DoVE) Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2026 $25,000
Funded by these council members
City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.
- Darlene Mealy FY2022-2027 · 11 awards $215,000
- Sandy Nurse FY2023-2027 · 9 awards $125,000
- Crystal Hudson FY2023-2027 · 5 awards $50,000
- Farah N. Louis FY2020-2023 · 4 awards $18,000
- Ampry-Samuel FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Chi A. Ossé FY2022 · 1 award $5,000
- Chris Banks FY2025 · 1 award $5,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2024). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Rasmussen Raun J Executive Director., Lsnyc (Thru 6/28/24) $296,014
- Wong Tanya Project Director $267,990
- Dranoff Sarah Director, Wrbu $208,313
- Barkley Daniel Director, Elder Law/Vjp $206,469
- Lee Jooyeon Director, Housing Rights $205,720
- Manaugh Sara Director Of Litigation $203,204
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +54% from FY2020 to FY2024. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Wong Tanya · 3.49% of revenue $171,916
- FY2021 Wong Tanya · 3.26% of revenue $195,010
- FY2022 Wong Tanya · 3.7% of revenue $235,540
- FY2023 Wong Tanya · 3.72% of revenue $243,539
- FY2024 Wong Tanya · 4.05% of revenue $267,990
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- Department of Housing and Urban Development 14.418 Private Enforcement Initiatives · Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity · Grant $1,275,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.048 Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects · Administration for Community Living · Grant $1,154,309
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.048 Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects · Administration for Community Living · Grant $538,130
- Department of Veterans Affairs 64.056 Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program · Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administration · Grant $500,000
- Department of Veterans Affairs 64.056 Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program · Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administration · Grant $300,000
- Department of the Treasury 21.008 Low Income Taxpayer Clinics · Internal Revenue Service · Grant $230,000
- Department of the Treasury 21.008 Low Income Taxpayer Clinics · Internal Revenue Service · Grant $200,000
- Department of the Treasury 21.008 Low Income Taxpayer Clinics · Internal Revenue Service · Grant $200,000
- Department of the Treasury 21.008 Low Income Taxpayer Clinics · Internal Revenue Service · Grant $200,000
- Department of the Treasury 21.008 Low Income Taxpayer Clinics · Internal Revenue Service · Grant $100,000
- Department of the Treasury 21.008 Low Income Taxpayer Clinics · Internal Revenue Service · Grant $0