Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) is a nonprofit organization that provides free legal advice to low-income residents in sixty-eight counties in southwest Texas and represents migrant and seasonal workers throughout the state of Texas and six southern states: Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas. In addition, TRLA runs public defense attorney programs in several counties in southwest Texas that represent poor defendants of felony, misdemeanor, and juvenile delinquency. Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) was founded in 1970 to represent Texas farm workers and has become the third largest legal aid provider in the country and the largest in Texas. TRLA provides free civil law services to residents of 68 Southwest Texas. We`re here to see how we can help you deal with legal issues. With 185 lawyers, TRLA manages one of the largest legal services programs in the country and is nationally recognized for its high quality and advocacy of its clients. Lawyers specialize in one or more of more than 40 practice teams dealing with key issues such as civil rights, criminal defense, denial of eligibility, border wall acquisition defense, disaster relief, environmental justice, housing rights, domestic violence, consumer rights, agricultural work, international child abduction, access to social benefits, sexual assault, LGBTQ issues and discrimination in the workplace. Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) was founded in 1970 to represent Texas farm workers and has become the third largest legal aid provider in the country and the largest in Texas. TRLA provides free civilian services to residents of 68 counties in southwest Texas and represents migrant and seasonal workers throughout the state and six other Southern states. TRLA also runs public defense attorney programs that serve at least 10 Texas counties and represent low-income, impoverished individuals accused of felony, misdemeanors and juvenile delinquency. TRLA serves approximately 23,000 customers annually. TRLA provides direct civil representation services, operates hotlines and other telephone services, engages in legal education in the community, and supports other service providers in the area. TRLA works with a number of nonprofits across the state, including domestic violence shelters, community development corporations, and housing and revitalization organizations, to name a few.
This policy protects the corporation and, more generally, those it serves when it considers entering into a transaction that could benefit the private interests of an officer, director or key employee of the corporation. Charity Navigator is looking for a conflict of interest policy on Form 990 as a measure of accountability and transparency. The presence of an independent governing body is highly recommended by many industry experts to allow for full consultation and diversity of thought on governance and other organizational issues. This lighthouse provides an assessment of a charity`s financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and reliability) and its commitment to governance practices and policies. Mercedes TX | IRS Year of Administration: 1971 | A: 74-1675230 This policy outlines procedures for handling employee grievances and a confidential way for employees to report financial or other mismanagement. TEXAS RIOGRANDE LEGAL AID (TRLA) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FREE CIVIL JUSTICE SERVICES AND RELATED EDUCATION TO LOW-INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE 68 CENTRAL COUNTIES. (continued) TEXAS RIOGRANDE LEGAL AID (TRLA) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FREE CIVIL JUSTICE SERVICES AND RELATED EDUCATION TO LOW-INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED RESIDENTS IN 68 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL, SOUTH, AND WEST TEXAS. TRLA`S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE DIGNITY, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, SECURITY, AND STABILITY OF LOW-INCOME TEXAS RESIDENTS. AS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF FREE CIVIL LAW SERVICES IN TEXAS AND THIRD IN THE UNITED STATES, TRLA SERVES APPROXIMATELY 25,000 HIGH-INCOME CUSTOMERS EACH YEAR. TRLA`S LEGAL SERVICES ARE ORGANIZED AROUND EIGHT ADVISORY GROUPS, INCLUDING WORK AND EMPLOYMENT, DISASTER RELIEF, UTILITIES, HOUSING, FAMILY, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, AND VICTIMS` RIGHTS.
IN ADDITION, TRLA PROVIDES LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND SERVES MIGRANT AND SEASONAL WORKERS THROUGHOUT TEXAS AND SIX SOUTHERN STATES. TRLA WORKS WITH THE TEXAS PENNILESS DEFENSE COMMISSION TO PROVIDE PUBLIC DEFENSE ATTORNEYS AND HOLISTIC REPRESENTATION TO IMPOVERISHED CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS IN TEN RURAL COUNTIES IN SOUTH TEXAS. (minus) Form 990 is a document that nonprofits file annually with the IRS. We use the resulting financial and accountability data to create overall ratings. Click here to view that organization`s Form 990 on the IRS website (if applicable). The ratio of liabilities to assets is the sum of liabilities divided by total assets (most recently 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization`s solvency and/or long-term viability. Up to five of the highest-paid employees in this organization are featured here. This compensation data includes salaries, cash bonuses and expense accounts, and is displayed exactly as shown to the IRS. Amounts do not include non-taxable benefits, deferred considerations, or other amounts not listed on Form W-2.
In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from affiliated organizations. Read the IRS guidelines for reporting compensation All TRLA offices are closed for in-person visits by the public. With the exception of certain holidays, our telephone lines remain open on weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time. This policy establishes guidelines for the processing, backup, archiving and destruction of documents. These policies promote good record-keeping practices that promote data integrity. Note: The absence of a score does not mean a positive or negative rating, but only that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
The following are some key data points from the Business Master File (BMF) of the exempt organization for that organization. Learn more about BMF on the IRS website This chart shows the revenue and expense trend over the past few years for this organization, as shown on its IRS Form 990. Please report any corrections to this organization`s information. Charity Navigator would like to confirm on Form 990 that the organization has established this process as a measure of accountability and transparency. Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid Inc. cannot currently be assessed according to our culture and community methodology because we have not received data from the charity on its feedback or diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies. Note: The absence of a score does not mean a positive or negative rating, but only that we have not yet evaluated the organization. Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid Inc. reported its largest program on its Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 as follows: Thousands of migrants continue to be apprehended and detained along the border.