Nonprofit Services & Capacity Building

Community-based nonprofits provide food, shelter, housing, jobs, job training and other critical social services that are necessary for healthy, stable neighborhoods. Poverty, homelessness, and school or employment achievement are all linked to health, so we are particularly interested in providing assistance to nonprofits that strengthen the healthcare safety net. We equip nonprofit management and boards with legal and capacity-building assistance to maximize their effectiveness and impact. 

Public Counsel’s Community Development Project provides free legal assistance to nonprofits serving low-income people in Los Angeles in a number of substantive practice areas, including incorporation and obtaining tax exemption, employment law, reviewing contracts and leases, mergers, intellectual property, real estate, drafting governance policies, ongoing reporting and compliance obligations, and ensuring that nonprofit activities are allowable under IRS rules. We assist both established nonprofits and individuals and groups that want to create new nonprofits and need assistance with incorporation, tax-exemption applications, and establishing workable corporate structures and policies.

We provide free legal assistance to nonprofits serving low-income communities in Los Angeles in a number of substantive practice areas. See Get Help below to apply for support.

Need legal help for your nonprofit or planning to start one? We provide free legal assistance to both new and established nonprofits that serve low-income communities in Los Angeles—helping with incorporation, tax exemption, employment law, contracts and leases, real estate, intellectual property, compliance, and more. Complete our online application to determine eligibility for services.

Apply here or call (213) 385-2977 x200 for more information.