NonprofitsOklahoma Indian Legal Services Inc

Crime & Legal-Related

Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Inc

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

Total revenue

$2.4M

Total expenses

$2.5M

Net assets

Grants received

$7.9M

15 grants

EIN

731142462

Tax year

2024

Mission

Oklahoma indian legal services is dedicated to representation where federal indian, tribal and treaty law arise. Oils is a nonprofit corporation primarily funded by the legal services corporation (lsc). Establisehd in 1981, its purpose is to provide legal service to low-income native americans living in oklahoma. Oils attorneys provide representation with indian land issues, the indian child welfare act and tribal court civil and criminal representation. Oils provides legal services statewide to one of the largest native american populations in the united states. The organization is governed by a fifteen member board of directors, who oversee policy decisions.

Programs

1 program

With other funding, oils represents native americans in tribal courts with adoptions, guardianships, and guardian ad litem appointments. Oils assists tribal members with expungement of criminal records, which are barriers to tribal employment and tribal housing. Oils attorneys understand how to represent indigent tribal members with criminal charges in tribal court, considering recent supreme court rulings that have caused changes in jurisdiction.

Expenses: $817K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.9M
Program service revenue$499K
Investment income$3K
Other revenue
Total revenue$2.4M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$1.7M
Fundraising
Other expenses$812K
Total expenses$2.5M
Total assets$1.0M
Net assets

People

16 listed

NameRoleCompensation

STEPHANIE HUDSON

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$135K

40 hrs/wk

TYSON BRANYAN

VICE-PRESIDENT

Board

5 hrs/wk

KYLE DEAN

TREASURER

Board

5 hrs/wk

KYMBERLY CRAVATT

SECRETARY

Board

5 hrs/wk

MARSHA LENA

DIRECTOR

Board

5 hrs/wk

ERIC DAVIS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MELANIE ANDREWS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BEN LITTLE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL MITCHELSON

PRESIDENT

Board

5 hrs/wk

DONNA PEWO

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

TOBY ROBLES

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

HERSHAL GORHAM

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

O JOSEPH WILLIAMS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JULIE RORIE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

M ALEXANDER PEARL

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHRISTINE PAPPAS

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 15 of 15

FromAmountPurposeYear
$71K
PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
2024
$50K
OKLAHOMA INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES WILL RECEIVE $50,000 TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES IN OKLAHOMA FOLLOWING THE 2024 SPRING/SUMMER TORNADOES.
2024
$1.2M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2023
$102K
PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
2023
$16K
FUNDS RAISED BY GLOBALGIVING AND DISBURSED TO MEET DONOR EXPECTATIONS
2023
$1.7M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2022
$105K
$104,500 TO OKLAHOMA INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES (OILS) TO SUPPORT DISASTER RECOVERY LEGAL NEEDS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN'S LIVING IN OKLAHOMA FOLLOWING 2022 FLOODING AND SEVERE STORMS IMPACTING A WIDE AREA OF OKLAHOMA.
2022
$7K
FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
2022
$1.1M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2021
$137K
THIS GRANT WAS AWARDED FOR RECOVERY FROM THE 2021 WINTER STORMS TO SUPPORT THE DISASTER LEGAL NAVIGATOR PROJECT, PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES AND DISASTER-RELATED ASSISTANCE AND REFERRALS TO NATIVE AMERICANS IN OKLAHOMA.
2021
$1.1M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2020
$1.2M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2019
$55K
FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
2019
$899K
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2017
$87K
INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES
2017

Funded by

$7.9M from 6 funders · 15 grants · 2017–2024

Legal Services Corporation

$7.3M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Center For Disaster Philanthropy Inc

$291K · 3 grants · 2021–2024

Montana Legal Services Association

$174K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Native American Rights Fund Inc

$87K · 1 grant · 2017

Equal Justice Works

$62K · 2 grants · 2019–2022

Globalgiving Foundation Inc

$16K · 1 grant · 2023

Details

EIN731142462
NTEE codeI80Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1984-02
Formed1984
Employees31
Volunteers15
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