Donate to Legal Services NYC

For low-income New Yorkers facing a life crisis, legal help is often the most effective tool in resolving it.

Thanks to donors like you, our advocates are able to help low-income families fight evictions and maintain homeownership; allow people to access life-saving public benefits; provide stability and safety immigrants fleeing persecution; and protect the rights and safety of the most vulnerable among us — survivors of domestic violence, students and communities of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, immigrants, the elderly, people with disabled, and veterans.

Please join us in this fight by making your gift today.

How To Donate

Donate Online

When you donate to LSNYC, you become a vital partner in our fight for justice for all New York City residents. At every level, your donation makes a difference in the lives of low-income New Yorkers. We invite you to choose the level that is best for you:

Justice Circle donors contribute $2,500 or more annually receive exclusive benefits and special recognition in LSNYC materials.
Benefactor level donors and above who contribute $1,000 or more receive complimentary tickets to our summer fundraiser, the Pro Bono Fun Run.
All LSNYC partners will receive The Whole Truth, a quarterly newsletter with insider updates about the work you help support, and will be recognized in LSNYC materials.

Donate by Mail

Checks can be mailed to:

LSNYC Development Department
40 Worth Street, Suite 606
New York, NY 10013

If you have questions about your contribution, please contact Jose Monzon at [email protected].

Donor-Advised Funds

You can recommend that LSNYC receive a grant through your donor advised fund (DAF). If you have a DAF hosted by Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, or BNY Mellon, and would like to make a gift, you can do so now through DAF Direct. You can also contact the host of your DAF directly. Here is the information you will need:

Organization Name: Legal Services NYC
EIN (Tax ID Number): 13-2600199
Mailing Address: 40 Worth Street, Suite 606, New York, NY 10013

Donate Stock

A gift of appreciated stocks does right by both our low-income neighbors and your savings. A stock donation directly supports LSNYC’s work and allows you to receive an immediate income-tax deduction and minimize capital gain taxes. Below is our account information:

Brokerage Account – Pershing LLC

Account Number – JWW022496

DTC Number – 0443

We do not receive donor information on transfers, so please inform LSNYC when you initiate the trade by emailing Jose Monzon at [email protected]. This will help us generate an accurate charitable deductible form for you.

Matching Gifts

Many employers match employee donations to charity, doubling or tripling the impact of your gift.

CY PRES Awards

LSNYC has been awarded millions of dollars in unused residual funds from class action settlements. Our mission makes us a strong fit: Just as the purpose of the class action mechanism is to provide access to justice for people who would otherwise be left without relief, LSNYC’s purpose is to provide free legal services to low-income people who would otherwise go without counsel in crucial civil proceedings. If you are interested in nominating LSNYC as a cy pres award recipient, please contact Tanya Silas at [email protected].

Our Impact

Jacqueline Knight and Joseph Clarke had lived in their Canarsie home for 25 years when someone brazenly scammed them out of their deed. Advocates from LSNYC fought and eventually reached a settlement with their mortgage lender, allowing them to stay in their home.

When Joy realized he was gay, he knew he had to get out of his native Ghana. After months of advocacy by LSNYC, however, his affirmative asylum application was granted. “I know all this was made possible because of the vision and goals of Legal Services NYC,” he said.

Join us. Demand Justice.

In this extraordinarily challenging moment, your partnership with LSNYC is critical. Please join us by making your gift today.

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