Michigan Legal Services
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$3.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$2.4m
$1.7m liabilities
Net assets
$678k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
6.2 years on average
Staff
59
17 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Michigan Legal Services' network
10 people7 organisationsi10 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (8) 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
10 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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Brown Wilson | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Beverly Lemle | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Cassandra Walker | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Curtis Blessing Esq (also filed as Curtis Blessing) | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Emirene Mendoza | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Evette Thompson | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Malika Ramsey Heath | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mary Beth Cobbs Esq (also filed as Mary Beth Cobbs) | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Rosslyn Walker | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Sarida Scott | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marilyn Mullane | Executive Director | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marilyn Mullane | Executive Director | 55 | $125k | $7k | |
| Mary Beth Cobbs | President | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Curtis Blessing | Vice President | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Angela Brown Wilson | Treasurer | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Cassandra Walker | Secretary | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Sarida Scott | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Malika Ramsey Heath | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Rosslyn Walker | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Emirene Mendoza | Director | 0.25 | $0 | ||
| Beverly Lemle | Director | 0.25 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Michigan Legal Services
- EIN
- 237383477
- Address
- 2727 Second Ave 333, Detroit, MI, 48226
- State
- Michigan
- Mission
- Provide free legal assistance to indigent and low income persons (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I80Z 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
- 1973
- Principal officer
- Mary Beth Cobbs (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1974
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsAngela Brown Wilson
≥6years on the filingsBeverly Lemle
≥6years on the filingsCassandra Walker
≥6years on the filingsCurtis Blessing Esq
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.4m
- Total liabilities
- $1.7m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $678k
- Contributions and grants received
- $3m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $36k
- Employees
- 59
- Volunteers
- 17
Grants paid
2 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Community Housing Coalition (Uchc) | The michigan state bar foundation provides iolta and cera grants to worthy legal programs that assist low income individuals in michigan. Ml | $30k |
| Michigan Community Resources (MCR) | The michigan state bar foundation funds the iolta grant to worthy legal programs that assist low income individuals in michigan through an i | $6k |