Western New York Law Center Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$5m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$4.8m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.9m
$1.1m liabilities
Net assets
$844k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
5.4 years on average
Staff
42
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Western New York Law Center Inc's network
9 people6 organisationsi9 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Creighton | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| John Lafalce | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Karen Welch | Executive Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark Talley | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Marshall Bertram | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Melinda R Saran | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Melissa Woods | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sharen Nosenchuk | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Valerie Malia-Martin | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Keisha Williams | Employee | since 2022 |
| Paulette Campbell | Employee | 2024 |
| Thomas Karkau | Employee | 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Welch | Executive Director | 40 | $150k | ||
| Matthew Parham | Director of Litigation and Advocacy | 40 | $132k | ||
| Neha Karambelkar | Managing Attorney, Civil Unit | 40 | $112k | ||
| Nico Soria | Supervising Attorney, Housing Unit | 40 | $109k | ||
| Samantha White | Supervising Attorney, School Discipline Project | 40 | $100k | ||
| Catherine Creighton | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marshall Betram | Vice-President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Valerie Malia-Martin | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Wood | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melinda Saran | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Talley | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sharon Nosenchuk | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Wooton | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Harrington | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ian DAndre Artis Jr | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cat McCulle | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Western New York Law Center Inc
- EIN
- 161497552
- Address
- 37 Franklin St Ste 210, Buffalo, NY, 14202-4115
- State
- New York
- Mission
- The Western New York Law Center, Inc. (WNYLC) is a nonprofit legal services provider. Founded in 1996, WNYLC's mission is to provide civil legal services to individuals and communities with limited access to legal representation. In furtherance of that mission, WNYLC provides direct legal assistance, legal education, and policy advocacy in areas where legal needs are unmet or underserved.... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I83 Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1996
- Principal officer
- Karen Welch (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1996
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJohn Lafalce
≥8years on the filingsKaren Welch
≥8years on the filingsMarshall Bertram
≥8years on the filingsMelinda R Saran
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.9m
- Total liabilities
- $1.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $844k
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.8m
- Program service revenue
- $113k
- Employees
- 42
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.5m | $4.4m | $87k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Western New York Law Center, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 13 March 1996
- Registered agent
- Not stated