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← ACADIANA LEGAL SERVICE CORPORATION

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ACADIANA LEGAL SERVICE CORPORATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,539,832
Total expenses
$9,942,764
Contributions and grants received
$10,366,937
Grants paid
$131,259
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$24,487
Other revenue
$148,408
Total assets, end of year
$7,224,270
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,435,427
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,788,843
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,560,620
Management and general expenses
$1,371,556
Fundraising expenses
$10,588
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,560,620

Program services were 86.1% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $10,297,600

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $69,337

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,495

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $24,487 · excluded $24,487

  • 11a · Other revenue: PRO HAC VICE

    total $47,848 · related or exempt $47,848

  • 11b · Other revenue: LAFAYETTE PARISH COURT FEES

    total $30,192 · related or exempt $30,192

  • 11c · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $15,629 · related or exempt $15,629

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $54,739 · related or exempt $54,739

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $148,408

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $131,259 · program services $131,259

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $301,243 · program services $76,976 · management and general $213,679 · fundraising $10,588

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,244,661 · program services $5,715,119 · management and general $529,542

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $250,413 · program services $197,647 · management and general $52,766

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $929,454 · program services $733,604 · management and general $195,850

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $486,576 · program services $384,047 · management and general $102,529

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $50,210 · program services $39,630 · management and general $10,580

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $266,530 · program services $210,368 · management and general $56,162

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $260,080 · program services $205,277 · management and general $54,803

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $236,983 · program services $208,545 · management and general $28,438

  • 17 · Travel

    total $96,095 · program services $90,329 · management and general $5,766

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $29,309 · program services $27,551 · management and general $1,758

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $176,780 · program services $139,530 · management and general $37,250

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $141,211 · program services $111,456 · management and general $29,755

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $96,074 · program services $75,830 · management and general $20,244

  • 24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $85,950 · program services $67,839 · management and general $18,111

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL MAINTE

    total $65,053 · program services $51,345 · management and general $13,708

  • 24d · Other expenses: LIBRARY AND OTHER SUPPL

    total $52,741 · program services $52,741 · management and general $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $42,142 · program services $41,527 · management and general $615

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $356,484 · end of year $675,606

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,006,418 · end of year $1,699,954

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $340,750 · end of year $520,108

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $68,186 · end of year $152,430

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $6,112,260

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,959,164

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,721,275 · end of year $4,153,096

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $15,483 · end of year $23,076

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $866,418 · end of year $844,574

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,434,920 · end of year $1,567,777

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $15,483 · end of year $18,124

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $4,952

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $541,936 · end of year $742,100

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,649,839 · end of year $4,046,743

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE MISSION OF ACADIANA LEGAL SERVICE CORPORATION IS TO MAKE HOPE, DIGNITY, AND JUSTICE AVAILABLE PRIMARILY TO LOW-INCOME, DISADVANTAGED, CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE, AND OTHER ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY AND AGGRESIVE CIVIL (NON-CRIMINAL) LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION. THESE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO AN ESTIMATED 650,000 PERSONS IN ALSC'S FORTY-TWO PARISH SERVICE AREA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF ACADIANA LEGAL SERVICE CORPORATION IS TO MAKE HOPE, DIGNITY, AND JUSTICE AVAILABLE PRIMARILY TO LOW-INCOME, DISADVANTAGED, CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE, AND OTHER ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY AND AGGRESSIVE CIVIL (NON-CRIMINAL) LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION. THESE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO AN ESTIMATED 650,000 PERSONS IN ALSC'S FORTY-TWO PARISH SERVICE AREA. STATISTICS FOR 2022 INCLUDE 32,000 ENCOUNTERS, 9,127 CASES OPENED, AND 4,730 CASES CLOSED.

  • THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES A SPECIALIZED APPROACH TO DELIVERY OF SERVICES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING UNITS: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW UNIT HANDLES CASES INVOLVING TANF, SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY, FOOD STAMPS, VETERAN'S BENEFITS, MEDICAID, MEDICARE, ETC. IN 2022, $1.8 MILLION IN BENEFITS WERE RECOVERED ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS OF THIS UNIT (OVER $2.3 MILLION WAS RECOVERED PROGRAM-WIDE) UNDER THE CAPABLE LEADERSHIP OF ITS SENIOR ATTORNEY/UNIT LEADERS. LITIGATION UNIT HANDLES CASES INVOLVING BANKRUPTCY/DEBTOR RELIEF, COLLECTION, CONTRACTS, UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE SALES AND PRACTICES, LANDLORD/TENANT ISSUES, DISCRIMINATION, PREDATORY LENDING, WAGE CLAIMS, WILLS, ETC. FAMILY LAW UNIT HANDLES CASES INVOLVING DIVORCE, CHILD SUPPORT, INTRA-FAMILY ADOPTIONS, VISITATION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, NAME CHANGE, ETC. CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE UNIT HANDLES CASES INVOLVING ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT OF CHILDREN UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE SENIOR ATTORNEY OF THE UNIT. ALSC DESIGNS AND DISTRIBUTES NUMEROUS BROCHURES ON GENERAL LEGAL TOPICS FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC. STAFF ATTORNEYS AND PARALEGALS REGULARLY CONDUCT COMMUNITY EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS STRESSING PREVENTATIVE LAW TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO STAFFS OF SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES WHO WORK WITH THE POOR. EACH YEAR THOUSANDS OF DISADVANTAGED CITIZENS BENEFIT FROM THE INFORMATION DISSEMINATED AT THESE EVENTS.

    Expenses $8,560,620 · Grants $131,259 · Revenue $148,407

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Susan Kutcher Jones

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • George Ernest III

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Julhelene Jackson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Chantell Smith

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Theresa Richard

    ELIGIBLE CLIENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Lindsay Young Meador

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Cynthia Cobb

    ELIGIBLE CLIENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Anna Simmons

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Karen C McLellan

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Mary Winchell

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Stacy Guice

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Brannon Menard

    AT-LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Ann Poole

    ELIGIBLE CLIENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Sylvia Hill

    ELIGIBLE CLIENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Melody Trout

    ELIGIBLE CLIENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Santrica Pope

    ELIGIBLE CLIENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Tamara Battles

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • James E Calhoun

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Gregory L Landry

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $155,113
    From this org
    $143,378
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,735
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,378
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,735
    Filer's total
    $155,113

  • Sachida Raman

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $146,130
    From this org
    $125,425
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,705
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • Sharon A Jones

    ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $144,547
    From this org
    $123,912
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,635
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • Franchesca Hamilton-Acker

    SR. ATTORNEY/UNIT LEADER

    Total calculated
    $129,210
    From this org
    $110,117
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,093
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • Sandra S Potier

    OFFICER STAFF

    Total calculated
    $128,348
    From this org
    $109,392
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,956
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • Walter P McClatchey Jr

    OFFICER STAFF

    Total calculated
    $110,333
    From this org
    $102,331
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,002
    Hours/week
    37.5

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
30 August 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202332689349301003

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