Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$11.1m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$10.6m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$6.7m
$1.8m liabilities
Net assets
$4.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
4.8 years on average
Staff
104
460 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
8
named in Part VII
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc's network
14 people6 organisationsi14 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). 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
14 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 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex King | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andrew Underkofler | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ashley Goggins | 1st VICE PRE | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Baker Breedlove | Ex Officio | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Bradley Bodiford | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Daniel Navarro | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Harrison Poole | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| James Pointdexter | President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Josh Shilts | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Latoya Williams-Shelton | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mesha Rivers | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Shawn Devries | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Stephen Holmgren | 2nd Vice Pre | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Tyra Nelson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bambi Lynn Drysdale | Attorney | since 2018 |
| Carol Miller | Attorney | since 2021 |
| Donald Freeman | Attorney | since 2018 |
| James A Kowalski JR | Executive Di | since 2018 |
| Kimberly Martyn-Jones | Chief Operat | 2023 |
| Lois Ragsdale | Attorney | 2022 |
| Miller Carol | Attorney | 2020 |
| Renu Heda | Chief Financ | since 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James A Kowalski Jr | Executive Di | $179k | |||
| Bambi Lynn Drysdale | Attorney | $165k | |||
| Renu Heda | Chief Financ | $132k | |||
| Carol Miller | Attorney | $131k | |||
| Laverne Andreasen | Attorney | $123k | |||
| Lois Ragsdale | Attorney | $120k | |||
| Bradley Bodiford | Director | $0 | |||
| Baker Breedlove | Ex Officio | $0 | |||
| Lance Davies | Director | $0 | |||
| Shawn Devries | Secretary | $0 | |||
| Shawn Devries | Director | $0 | |||
| Ashley Goggins | 1st Vice Pre | $0 | |||
| Ashley Goggins | Director | $0 | |||
| Alexandria Hill | Director | $0 | |||
| Stephen Holmgren | 2nd Vice Pre | $0 | |||
| Stephen Holmgren | Director | $0 | |||
| Fabian Jackson | Director | $0 | |||
| Alex King | Director | $0 | |||
| Daniel Navarro | Director | $0 | |||
| Tyra Nelson | Director | $0 | |||
| James Pointdexter | President | $0 | |||
| Harrison Poole | Director | $0 | |||
| Josh Shilts | Treasurer | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc
- EIN
- 590696291
- Address
- 126 W Adams St Ste 101, Jacksonville, FL, 32202-3899
- State
- Florida
- Mission
- Legal services for needy in north east florida area. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1975
- Principal officer
- James A Kowalski Jr (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1970
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAlex King
≥8years on the filingsLatoya Williams-Shelton
≥7years on the filingsHarrison Poole
≥7years on the filingsStephen Holmgren
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
- $6.7m
- Total liabilities
- $1.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $10.8m
- Program service revenue
- $253k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $200k
- Employees
- 104
- Volunteers
- 460
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 | $9.7m | $9.2m | $492k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation for Ne Florida | $200k |