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Columbia Legal Services

Fiscal year ending 2021. Filed on December 21, 2024.

1301 Fifth Avenue 1200
Seattle, Washington 98101

Columbia Legal Services (EIN: 91-0974503) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2021 IRS Form 990 filing, Columbia Legal Services, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 6 out of 54 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $143,031. The highest compensated employee at Columbia Legal Services is Merf Ehman with fiscal year 2021 compensation of $164,755.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$6,100,004

Expenses

$5,709,854

Employee compensation

$4,387,647
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Merf Ehman
Executive Director
$164,755
$150,758 No related comp$13,997
Janet Chung
Advocacy Director
$148,295
$123,026 No related comp$25,269
Antonio Ginatta
Attorney
$140,300
$113,746 No related comp$26,554
Amy Crewdson
Attorney
$139,198
$118,411 No related comp$20,787
Nick Allen
Attorney
$133,620
$120,307 No related comp$13,313
Denise Davis
Controller
$132,018
$112,225 No related comp$19,793

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Ben Golden
Treasurer
Brenda Carlstrom
Board Member
Brenda Morbauch
Board Member
Carmen Mireles
Board Member
Jeff Grant
Vice President
Lamont Green
Board Member
Matthew Moersfelder
Board Member
Megan Yoshimura
Board Member
Michele Fukawa
Board Member
Naomi Kim
President
Vanessa Hernandez Rodriguez
Board Member

Mission Statement

WE HOLD OURSELVES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, BUSINESSES, AND OTHER ACTORS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE ROOT CAUSES OF RACISM AND THEIR MANIFESTATION IN UNFAIR TREATMENT AND INEQUITABLE ACCESS TO RESOURCES, POWER, AND OPPORTUNITIES BASED ON RACE. WE ADVOCATE FOR LAWS THAT ADVANCE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND RACIAL EQUITY THROUGH A MODEL OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MOVEMENT LAWYERING USING THE LEGAL TOOLS OF POLICY, ADVOCACY AND IMPACT LITIGATION. WE IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE (1) WE ARE ALL FREE AND NOT CAGED IN PRISONS, JAILS, OR IMMIGRATION DETENTION; (2) HAVE EQUITABLE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS REGARDLESS OF OUR INCARCERATION OR IMMIGRATION STATUS; AND (3) ARE ABLE TO EXERCISE OUR COLLECTIVE POWER TO BUILD AND SUPPORT HEALTHY, ECONOMICALLY STABLE, AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 13, 2025:
2024 Columbia Legal Services 990 filed
December 21, 2024:
Amended (originally filed November 16, 2023)2022 Columbia Legal Services 990 filed
December 21, 2024:
Amended (originally filed November 15, 2022)2021 Columbia Legal Services 990 filed

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