NonprofitsTexas Rio Grande Legal Aid Inc

Crime & Legal-Related

Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid Inc

MERCEDES, TX

Total revenue

$50.7M

Total expenses

$56.2M

Net assets

$8.1M

Grants received

$131.1M

97 grants

EIN

741675230

Tax year

2023

Mission

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA)is a nonprofit organization with a mission to promote the dignity, self-suffiency, security, and stability of low-income residents of Texas. TRLA provides free civil legal aid to residents living in the 68 Southwest Texas counties and represents migrant and seasonal farm workers throughout Texas and six other southern states. TRLA serves approximately 22,000 income-eligible clients per year. TRLA's civil legal services span more than 45 specialized practice areas and are organized around seven broad groups: Community Preservation & Empowerment, Economic & Social Justice, Domestic Violence & Family Law, Housing, Immigration, Labor & Employment, and Public Benefits. TRLA also operates several specialized projects designed to address the unique legal needs of vulnerable communities including the Family Defense Project, the LGBTQ+ Civil Rights Project, Medical Legal Partnerships, the Mental Health Legal Project, and the Texas Foster Youth Justice Project.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$49.2M
Program service revenue$953K
Investment income$429K
Other revenue$140K
Total revenue$50.7M

Expenses

Grants paid$6.5M
Salaries & benefits$41.6M
Fundraising$185K
Other expenses$8.1M
Total expenses$56.2M
Total assets$30.2M
Net assets$8.1M

People

34 listed

NameRoleCompensation

ROBERT W DOGGETT

Executive Dir.

Board

$169K

50 hrs/wk

ALMADELIA RODRIGUEZ

CFO

Board

$135K

50 hrs/wk

JAVIER ESPINOZA

President

Board

1 hrs/wk

DIANA TORRES

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

RAMONA CASAS

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARTA PELAEZ

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

RON RANGEL

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

DIANA ABREGO

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

CHRISTINA MENDIOLA

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

EMMA ALANIZ

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

LISA TAYLOR

Treasurer

Board

1 hrs/wk

GLORIA RINCONES

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

SELENA SOLIS

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL WYATT

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

ELSA LAURA DE ALEJANDRO

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

VICTORIA GUERRA

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

ROGER REED

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

RAFAEL CARRASCO JR

Vice President

Board

1 hrs/wk

JEANNE CHASTAIN

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

LEONOR CORTEZ

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

CINDY POLINARD

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

OFELIA ZAPATA

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

WILLIAM EVERITT HOPKINS

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOSE OZUNA

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

CARLOS BLANCO

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

W LEE KEELING

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOSEPH A CONNORS III

Director

Board

1 hrs/wk

DIANA RODRIGUEZ

DIRECTOR OF ADMIN

Staff

$155K

50 hrs/wk

NICOLE RIVERA MAESSE

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Staff

$154K

40 hrs/wk

JULIA RODRIGUEZ

DIRECTOR OF CLIENT

Staff

$139K

40 hrs/wk

VERONICA CARBAJAL

GROUP COORDINATOR

Staff

$133K

40 hrs/wk

CAITLIN BERBERICH

GROUP COORDINATOR

Staff

$132K

40 hrs/wk

SUSAN WATSON

GENERAL COUNSEL

Staff

$132K

40 hrs/wk

EMMA V VILLARREAL

BOARD SECRETARY

Staff

$66K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

AIZACO LIMITED LLC

ATTORNEY FEES

$452K

SECHRIST-HALL COMPANY

CONTRACTOR

$130K

Grants received

Showing 97 of 97

FromAmountPurposeYear
$141K
LEGAL AID SERVICES STATEWIDE
2024
$101K
PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
2024
$100K
HEALTH ACCESS GRANT
2024
$40K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2024
$8K
General Operating Support
2024
$8K
SUPPORT SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS
2024
$5K
TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD
2024
$19.6M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2023
$244K
JUSTICE FELLOW
2023
$240K
FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
2023
$108K
PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
2023
$87K
ORGANIZATION
2023
$55K
LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES
2023
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2023
$50K
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2023
$25K
MULTIPLE PRGM ACTVY
2023
$25K
Update foster resources
2023
$18K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$13K
litigation costs
2023
$12K
PARTICIPATION IN THE ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH HOUSING LEARNING COMMUNITY MOU.
2023
$8K
General Operating Support
2023
$20.0M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2022
$5.5M
General operating support
2022
$224K
JUSTICE FELLOW
2022
$200K
HEALTH ACCESS GRANT
2022
$171K
FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
2022
$125K
PROJECT SUPPORT-ENVIRONMENT
2022
$112K
LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES
2022
$100K
SEE PART IV
2022
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2022
$50K
Toward environmental justice legal services along the lower Texas Coast
2022
$50K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$35K
PROJECT SUPPORT-ENVIRONMENT
2022
$25K
LIVELIHOODS ACTIVITY
2022
$19K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$17K
BASTA: TX4ALL 2021/2022 PREPARATION GRANT AWARD/REGRANT FROM RELATED GRANT FOR WINTER STORM RESPONSE (BASTA)
2022
$8K
General Operating Support
2022
$1K
CHARITABLE
2022
$350
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2022
$17.0M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2021
$175K
COMMUNITY & JUSTICE FELLOWS
2021
$175K
COMMUNITY & JUSTICE FELLOWS
2021
$133K
FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
2021
$25K
HOMES FOR ALL
2021
$25K
PRO BONO WORK AT DILEY DENTENTION CENTER
2021
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$14K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$8K
General Operating Support
2021
$350
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2021
$15.4M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2020
$240K
PROJECT SUPPORT - OIL AND GAS POLICY WORK IN BROWNSVILLE SHIP CHANNEL
2020
$179K
FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
2020
$120K
COMMUNITY & JUSTICE FELLOWS
2020
$104K
PAYMENTS FOR FELLOWS
2020
$88K
Health Access Grant
2020
$88K
Health Access Grant
2020
$75K
LEGAL GRANT
2020
$25K
PRO BONO WORK AT DILLEY NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS
2020
$20K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2020
$17K
Project participation
2020
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$8K
General Operating Support
2020
$4K
PROYECTO DE AYUDA PARA SOLICITANTES DE ASILO (PASA)
2020
$400
General & Unrestricted
2020
$16.0M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2019
$549K
FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
2019
$200K
SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRATION PROGRAM
2019
$124K
JUSTICE FELLOWS
2019
$42K
JUSTICE CAMPAIN
2019
$33K
Community partner subgrant
2019
$22K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$13K
TO PROMOTE THE DIGNITY, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, SAFETY AND STABILITY OF LOW INCOME TEXANS BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY FREE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
2019
$10K
Voter engagement
2019
$175K
TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF TEXAS RIOGRANDE LEGAL AID, INC.
2018
$130K
LEGAL GRANT
2018
$61K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$40K
Outreach Grant
2018
$25K
GENERAL
2018
$5K
Unrestricted
2018
$13.2M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2017
$84K
FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS
2017
$44K
INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES
2017
$25K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2017
$13K
TO ENSURE THE WELL BEING AND ECONOMIC STABILITY OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, TO PROTECT POPULATIONS WITH SPECIAL VULNERABILITIES AND TO PRESERVE FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
2017

Funded by

$131.1M from 46 funders · 97 grants · 2017–2024

Legal Services Corporation

$101.3M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Texas Access to Justice Foundation

$18.4M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

The Chicago Community Trust

$5.5M · 1 grant · 2022

Equal Justice Works

$1.4M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Immigrant Justice Corps Inc

$1.1M · 6 grants · 2019–2023

St David's Foundation

$476K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Rockefeller Family Fund Inc

$400K · 3 grants · 2020–2022

Equal Justice America Inc

$236K · 4 grants · 2018–2023

Details

EIN741675230
NTEE codeI80
Subsection03
Ruling date1971-11
Formed1970
Employees613
Volunteers149
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