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Legal Aid Society of San Mateo Co

Grantmaking foundation in Redwood City, California · EIN 94-1451894

Total giving
$1.3MTax year 2025
Total assets
$7.3MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

We use the law to make the social safety net work for everyone in San Mateo County. We represent clients, empower people to advocate for themselves, and fix broken systems through policy change.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$1.2M2020
$2.1M2021
$1.3M2022
$1.2M2023
$1.3M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto$230K2021
Catholic Charities$220K2021
Immigration Institute of the Bay Area$220K2021
Pangea Legal Services$110K2021
University of San Francisco School of Law$110K2021

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.legalaidsmc.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.