2026-05-15T13:54:25-05:00 2025-12-31 332983539 TSA ADVISORS LLC 8321 MAIN STREET WILLIAMSVILLE NY 14221 990 2025-01-01 510198935 NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES INC NEIG 7168470650 237 MAIN STREET STE 400 BUFFALO NY 14203 WILLIAM O'CONNELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7166340700 2026-05-15 1 MELISSA WASIECZKO CPA P01524686 7166331373 2026-05-14 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z WILLIAM O'CONNELL 237 MAIN STREET STE 400 BUFFALO NY 14203 16485971 0 X WWW.NLS.ORG X 1976 NY SEE SCHEDULE O. 16 16 155 18 0 0 16508404 16074247 40283 9907 15298 396817 0 5000 16563985 16485971 3408858 2498392 0 0 10556408 11835877 0 0 0 1661595 1867253 15626861 16201522 937124 284449 8333371 7665041 6005913 5053134 2327458 2611907 X NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES, INC. (NLS) SEEKS EQUITABLE JUSTICE BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO LEGAL ADVICE, REPRESENTATION, AND EDUCATION TO THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO, DUE TO FINANCIAL VULNERABILITY, DISABILITY, DISCRIMINATION, OR ABUSE, REQUIRE ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION OF THEIR CIVIL LEGAL RIGHTS. SERVING ERIE, NIAGARA, GENESEE, WYOMING, AND ORLEANS COUNTIES, NLS AIMS TO CREATE THE GREATEST ACCESS TO THE JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND THOSE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES TO PURSUE GOALS THAT WILL INCREASE BOTH THE STABILITY AND THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES. 0 0 14229618 2498392 14907 NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES, INC. (NLS), AS MEASURED BY PROGRAM EXPENSES, DELIVERED ITS LARGEST SERVICE IMPACT THROUGH ITS HOUSING PROGRAM, PROVIDING LEGAL REPRESENTATION, ADVOCACY, AND EVICTION PREVENTION SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING EVICTION, HOMELESSNESS, UNSAFE HOUSING CONDITIONS, AND HOUSING DISCRIMINATION ACROSS ERIE, NIAGARA, GENESEE, WYOMING, AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. SINCE OCTOBER 2021, NLS HAS SUPPORTED THE WESTERN NEW YORK EVICTION PREVENTION PROJECT THROUGH NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE (OTDA) EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ERAP) LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS. THE PROJECT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES AGENCIES, CLOSED 22,811 EVICTION MATTERS TO DATE, WITH 42% HANDLED BY NLS. IN ADDITION, 12,226 EVICTIONS WERE PREVENTED AND 3,917 WERE DELAYED, HELPING HOUSEHOLDS SECURE STABLE HOUSING AND AVOID HOMELESSNESS.NLS ALSO PROVIDED CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS FACING DISABILITY-RELATED BARRIERS, POVERTY, DENIAL OF PUBLIC BENEFITS, UNSAFE HOUSING, AND FAMILY LAW ISSUES, INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THROUGH ITS PUBLIC BENEFITS AND ITS MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIPS AND RELATED INITIATIVES, NLS ASSISTED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN ACCESSING SNAP, MEDICAID, SSI/SSDI, AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS ADDRESSING OTHER HEALTH-RELATED LEGAL NEEDS. 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(NLS) IS A NONPROFIT CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS ERIE, NIAGARA, GENESEE, WYOMING, AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. NLS OFFERS LEGAL ADVICE, REPRESENTATION, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH IN AREAS INCLUDING HOUSING, PUBLIC BENEFITS, FAMILY LAW, DISABILITY BENEFITS, HEALTH CARE ACCESS, AND CONSUMER MATTERS. ITS LARGEST PROGRAM AREA IS HOUSING, WHERE NLS REPRESENTS TENANTS FACING EVICTION, UNSAFE HOUSING CONDITIONS, AND HOUSING DISCRIMINATION, AND PROVIDES EVICTION PREVENTION SERVICES THROUGH INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE WESTERN NEW YORK EVICTION PREVENTION PROJECT. NLS ALSO ASSISTS CLIENTS IN SECURING ESSENTIAL PUBLIC BENEFITS AND HEALTH COVERAGE, SUPPORTS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND VULNERABLE FAMILIES, AND COLLABORATES WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS THROUGH ITS MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP TO ADDRESS LEGAL ISSUES AFFECTING HEALTH AND STABILITY. OUTREACH INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE JUSTICE BUS, ATTORNEY OF THE MORNING PROGRAM, AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC AND EQUITY DEVELOPMENT (CEED) PROGRAM EXPAND ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES AND STRENGTHEN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THESE SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIPS, NLS HELPS CLIENTS PROTECT THEIR CIVIL LEGAL RIGHTS, PREVENT HOMELESSNESS, IMPROVE ECONOMIC SECURITY, AND ENHANCE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE, SERVING MORE THAN 15,000 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND A COPY IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE DUTY TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND UNDERSTAND THE POLICY AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEW AND APPROVE THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ANY INTERESTED MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS FORMED AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT OVERSEES THE AUDIT PROCESS AND APPROVES AND AUTHORIZES THE RELEASE OF THE AUDIT REPORT.