Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Inc
Donations deductibleMaryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Inc's network
25 people4 organisationsi25 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (25). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
25 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 25 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 Russell | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Anthony May | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Brent Bolea | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brian Gordon | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Chelsea Ortega | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| D'Sean Williams-Brown | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| David G Sommer | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Emily Wilson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| James Tansey | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jhonell Campbell | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lelia Parker | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Lydia E Lawless | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Michelee McGeogh | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nicole Lacoste Folks | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Payal Amin | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Penny J Minna | Vice-President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Reba Letsa | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Rebecca Sheppard | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Richard Costella | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Robin Leone | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sheila Stewart | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Shereefat Balogun | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Susan Dumont | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Syma Ahmad Siddiqui | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tyree Ayers | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Sullivan | Executive Director | 2019 |
| Carolyn Malinowski | Senior Attorney, Apgrb | since 2023 |
| Janet Fedder | Managing Attorney, Apgrb | since 2023 |
| Kathleen Sutton | Director of Development | 2024 |
| Margaret Henn | Deputy Director | since 2024 |
| Susan Francis | Executive Director | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Francis | Executive Director | 40 | $156k | $18k | |
| Janet Fedder | Managing Attorney, Apgrb | 40 | $112k | $19k | |
| Margaret Henn | Deputy Director | 40 | $111k | $12k | |
| Carolyn Malinowski | Senior Attorney, Apgrb | 40 | $108k | $9k | |
| James Tansey | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Penny J Minna | Vice-President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Reba Letsa | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| David G Sommer | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robin Leone | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lelia Parker | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Lacoste Folks | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Payal Amin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Emily Wilson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| D'sean Williams-Brown | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sheila Stewart | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Syma Ahmad Siddiqui | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chelsea Ortega | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michelee McGeogh | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Anthony May | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Dumont | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Angela Russell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rebecca Sheppard | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richard Costella | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jhonell Campbell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brent Bolea | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shereefat Balogun | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tyree Ayers | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Gordon | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lydia E Lawless | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Inc
- EIN
- 521225979
- Address
- 201 N Charles St Ste 1400, Baltimore, MD, 21201-4118
- State
- Maryland
- Mission
- The mission of the maryland volunteer lawyers service (mvls) is to remove barriers to justice through free civil legal help, community engagement, and advocacy for equitable laws. (see schedule o for the complete mission statement.) (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I80N 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
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1981
- Principal officer
- Susan Francis (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1981
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsDavid G Sommer
≥7years on the filingsJames Tansey
≥7years on the filingsPenny J Minna
≥5years on the filingsJhonell Campbell
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $5.9m
- Total liabilities
- $2.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.7m
- Program service revenue
- $2k
- Employees
- 48
- Volunteers
- 440
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4.4m | $4.2m | $216k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.