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LEGAL AID OF NORTHWEST TEXAS

EIN: 75-0856086Fort Worth, TXZIP: 76102
I83Z - Crime & Legal-Related501(c)(3)

Mission

ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND IMPROVE THE LIVES OF LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION, STRATEGIC LITIGATION, VALUABLE LEGAL ADVICE, AND MEANINGFUL COLLABORATIONS, OUTREACH, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$34.2M$0$15.3M
2023$33.4M$0$15.5M

Compensation

2024

MARIA TOMAS-JONES
Chief Executive Officer
chief executive officer
$198,722
$0
$0
$241,092
MERRIT M KLAPPERICH
Deputy Director
highest compensated employee
$143,352
$0
$0
$178,687
THOMAS J STUTZ
Director of Litigation
highest compensated employee
$149,691
$0
$0
$174,773
GEORGE A ELLIOTT
Director of Administration
highest compensated employee
$147,397
$0
$0
$170,813
LISA WASSELL
Director of Human Resources
highest compensated employee
$130,076
$0
$0
$168,230
KRISTIN K HORZEN
Chief Financial Officer
chief financial officer
$146,391
$0
$0
$154,055
VINCENT BHATTI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRETT CHRISTIANSEN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL HURST
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DOROTHY JOHNSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LARRY LONG
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SYLVIA ORTIZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KRISTIN POSTELL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JENNIFER RAMOS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT TOBEY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN TREVINO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DWIGHT MCDONALD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HOLTON WESTBROOK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHARON TROY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MEREDITH HATCH
Director (thru 12/10/2024
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRIT SWANSON
Director (thru 6/10/2024)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RUTH LANE
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
PRESTON MOORE
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
PENNY ROBE
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
TONYA WINCHESTER
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

MARIA TOMAS-JONES
Chief Executive Officer
chief executive officer
$163,770
$0
$0
$201,355
SAMUEL M PRINCE
Director of Development
chief development officer
$0
$0
$0
$158,267
THOMAS J STUTZ
Director of Litigation
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$156,768
MERRIT M KLAPPERICH
Deputy Director
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$154,253
GEORGE A ELLIOTT
Director of Administration
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$152,745
KRISTIN K HORZEN
Chief Financial Officer
chief financial officer
$0
$0
$0
$128,502
KRISTIN POSTELL
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARIA OCHOA
Director (Thru 06/30/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SYLVIA ORTIZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JENNIFER RAMOS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ERIKA KAISER
Director (Thru 06/30/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRETT CHRISTIANSEN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT TOBEY
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
VINCENT BHATTI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOHN TREVINO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MEREDITH HATCH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DOROTHY JOHNSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LARRY LONG
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TONYA WINCHESTER
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
CRYSTAL GAYDEN
Director (Thru 09/30/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PENNY ROBE
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRIT SWANSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
OPHELIA PEREZ
Director (Thru 06/30/23)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL HURST
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PRESTON MOORE
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
RUTH LANE
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0

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