Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA.

Totals

Total revenue: $2,474,109
Total expenses: $2,603,803
Contributions and grants received: $146,678
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $2,316,601
Investment income: $2,879
Other revenue: $7,951
Total assets, end of year: $1,267,917
Total liabilities, end of year: $632,703
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $635,214
Program services expenses (Part IX): $2,123,989
Management and general expenses: $479,814
Fundraising expenses: $0
Program service expenses (Part III): $2,123,989

Program services were 81.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

1a · Federated campaigns

$45,000
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$101,678
2a · Program service revenue: LEGAL SERVICE GRANTS

total $1,266,700 · related or exempt $1,266,700
2b · Program service revenue: LOW-INCOME/ELDERLY GRA

total $1,047,937 · related or exempt $1,047,937
2c · Program service revenue: TRAINING INCOME

total $1,964 · related or exempt $1,964
3 · Investment income

total $2,879 · excluded $2,879
11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

total $7,951 · excluded $7,951
11e · Other revenue, total

$7,951

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $215,833 · program services $24,319 · management and general $191,514
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $1,332,091 · program services $1,332,091
9 · Other employee benefits

total $262,526 · program services $224,980 · management and general $37,546
10 · Payroll taxes

total $119,105 · program services $103,983 · management and general $15,122
13 · Office expenses

total $103,563 · program services $59,206 · management and general $44,357
16 · Occupancy

total $174,591 · program services $150,542 · management and general $24,049
17 · Travel

total $79,895 · program services $57,934 · management and general $21,961
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $34,491 · program services $28,188 · management and general $6,303
24a · Other expenses: SUBCONTRACTED SERVICES

total $208,548 · program services $101,387 · management and general $107,161
24b · Other expenses: SMALL EQUIPMENT

total $35,056 · program services $13,855 · management and general $21,201
24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA

total $20,992 · program services $16,144 · management and general $4,848
24d · Other expenses: LIBRARY MAINTENANCE

total $12,890 · program services $7,138 · management and general $5,752
24e · All other expenses

total $4,222 · program services $4,222

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $819,762 · end of year $602,689
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $97,071 · end of year $129,312
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $28,852 · end of year $14,355
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$285,225
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$161,294
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $56,000 · end of year $123,931
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $125,028 · end of year $397,630
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $159,583 · end of year $212,494
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $80,349 · end of year $29,191
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $121,873 · end of year $391,018
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $632,792 · end of year $587,426
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $132,116 · end of year $47,788

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR TEAM COMPASSIONATELY AND RESPECTFULLY ADDRESSES THE LEGAL NEEDS OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS TO PROVIDE TIMELY ACCESS TO JUSTICE EMPOWERING OUR COMMUNITY WITH EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY ADVICE, EDUCATION & REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME NORTH DAKOTANS, AS WELL AS DISADVANTAGED ELDERLY ON AREAS OF CIVIL LAW.

WE PROCESSED A TOTAL OF 4,954 APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDED HANDLING OVER 8,000 PHONE CALLS AND 1,201 ONLINE APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE. OUR DEDICATED TEAM OF ATTORNEYS AND PARALEGALS PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL SUPPORT TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, SENIORS, AND VICTIMS OF CRIME. THIS PROGRAM ENSURED THAT THESE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS HAD ACCESS TO THE LEGAL RESOURCES AND REPRESENTATION THEY NEEDED TO ADDRESS THEIR LEGAL ISSUES, SECURE THEIR RIGHTS, AND IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

Expenses $1,465,477 · Revenue $1,636,893
WE PROVIDED SUPPORT TO 1,122 SENIORS, HELPING THEM WITH HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES, POWERS OF ATTORNEY, WILLS, AND OTHER CIVIL LEGAL ISSUES. BY OFFERING SPECIALIZED LEGAL SERVICES TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF SENIORS, WE ENSURED THEY COULD MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTHCARE AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS, THEREBY ENHANCING THEIR SECURITY AND PEACE OF MIND.

Expenses $403,359 · Revenue $405,231
WE ASSISTED VICTIMS OF CRIME AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THIS YEAR, WE HELPED 180 FAMILIES NAVIGATE THE COURT SYSTEM, PROVIDING THEM WITH ESSENTIAL LEGAL SUPPORT AND REPRESENTATION. OUR SERVICES INCLUDED HELPING VICTIMS SECURE PROTECTION ORDERS, ADVOCATING FOR THEIR RIGHTS IN COURT, AND ENSURING THEY HAD ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE SAFETY AND STABILITY. BY FOCUSING ON THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY THESE FAMILIES, WE PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN HELPING THEM ACHIEVE JUSTICE AND REBUILD THEIR LIVES.

Expenses $148,486 · Revenue $153,923
VETRANS, PAI, HT SURCHARGE AND TRAINING

Expenses $106,667 · Revenue $120,554

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Gary RamseyGARY RAMSEY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jim WangJIM WANG

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Laurel ForsbergLAUREL FORSBERG

VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lenora KutzLENORA KUTZ

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lisa TomlinsonLISA TOMLINSON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Mary Kae KelschMARY KAE KELSCH

SECRETARY/TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Robert ManlyROBERT MANLY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Samantha LindgrenSAMANTHA LINDGREN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Tracy LaavegTRACY LAAVEG

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Wade EngetWADE ENGET

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Mark ZehnackerMARK ZEHNACKER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Kim KramerKIM KRAMER

CFO

Total calculated

$79,485

From this org

$77,259

From related orgs

$0

Other

$2,226

Hours/week

40
Jen LeeJEN LEE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$136,000

From this org

$123,247

From related orgs

$0

Other

$12,753

Hours/week

40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2023
Filed: 5 November 2024
IRS schema version: 2023v5.1
Source object: 202413139349301896

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