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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by LONE STAR LEGAL AID.

Totals

Total revenue
$43,487,751
Total expenses
$43,388,767
Contributions and grants received
$43,406,264
Grants paid
$502,000
Program service revenue
$55,584
Investment income
$602
Other revenue
$25,301
Total assets, end of year
$20,192,923
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,385,128
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,807,795
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$38,634,902
Management and general expenses
$4,753,865
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$38,634,902

Program services were 89.0% 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

    $14,175

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $43,392,089

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ATTORNEY FEES

    total $55,584 · related or exempt $55,584

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $602 · excluded $602

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $25,301 · excluded $25,301

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $25,301

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $502,000 · program services $502,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,369,081 · management and general $1,369,081

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $26,856,401 · program services $25,093,157 · management and general $1,763,244

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,560,731 · program services $1,496,812 · management and general $63,919

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,867,971 · program services $5,627,651 · management and general $240,320

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,081,266 · program services $1,996,029 · management and general $85,237

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $125,316 · program services $125,316

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $92,871 · management and general $92,871

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $789,812 · program services $509,334 · management and general $280,478

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $374,951 · program services $323,786 · management and general $51,165

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,303,395 · program services $1,069,567 · management and general $233,828

  • 17 · Travel

    total $403,954 · program services $341,028 · management and general $62,926

  • 20 · Interest

    total $246,874 · program services $42,070 · management and general $204,804

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $701,661 · program services $597,487 · management and general $104,174

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $198,126 · program services $154,775 · management and general $43,351

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN

    total $336,628 · program services $284,765 · management and general $51,863

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROPERTY ACQUISITION

    total $218,630 · program services $153,879 · management and general $64,751

  • 24c · Other expenses: LAW LIBRARY EXPENSE

    total $182,922 · program services $182,922

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & FEES

    total $105,349 · program services $104,972 · management and general $377

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $70,828 · program services $29,352 · management and general $41,476

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,088,539 · end of year $3,858,386

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,488,550 · end of year $3,117,289

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $842,121

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

    $15,176,909

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

    $3,969,127

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,889,416 · end of year $11,207,782

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,236,084 · end of year $1,167,345

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $533,074 · end of year $452,910

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $4,713,105 · end of year $4,431,119

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,747,599 · end of year $5,501,099

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,252,299 · end of year $1,380,934

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,456,512 · end of year $8,426,861

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

LONE STAR LEGAL AID'S ("LSLA") MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE CIVIL LEGAL RIGHTS OF THE MILLIONS OF TEXANS LIVING IN POVERTY BY PROVIDING FREE ADVOCACY, LEGAL REPRESENTATION, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION THAT ENSURES EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE. LSLA'S SERVICE AREA COVERS ONE-THIRD OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. HEADQUARTERED IN HOUSTON, LSLA SERVES 72 GULF COAST AND EAST TEXAS COUNTIES AS WELL AS FOUR COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS FROM 13 ADDITIONAL BRANCH OFFICES.

  • LONE STAR LEGAL AID PROVIDES FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO TEXANS WITH LOW INCOMES. WE COVER A FULL RANGE OF CIVIL MATTERS, SUCH AS EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE DEFENSE, FAMILY LAW, VICTIM RIGHTS, HEALTH CARE, DISABILITY RIGHTS, EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC BENEFITS, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND DISASTER AND COVID-19 RELIEF. DURING 2022, LSLA HANDLED NEARLY 30,000 LEGAL CASES BENEFITING OVER 72,100 ADULTS AND CHILDREN.

    Expenses $38,634,902 · Grants $502,000 · Revenue $55,584

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Vera Montes Cloudy-Schwab

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Clen Burton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jamie J Elick

    CHAIR , AUDIT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • James M Douglas

    CHAIR, FACILITIES COMMITTE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Maudester Cooper

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Roosevelt Terry Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Lydia Clay-Jackson

    CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE,

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Brenda Cherry

    LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMIT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • John W Alexander

    CHAIR, LONG RANGE PLANNING

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Vicente Gonzalez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • James L Germany

    CHAIR, NOMINATING COMMITTE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Daniel D Hu

    EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, PERSO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Professor David Swenson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Michael Lewis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Benny Agosto Jr

    CO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Hon Josefina Rendon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Bachtuyet Nguyen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Hon Frank Rynd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Carlos Lopez Garza

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Paul Kruse

    CO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Elizabeth Kroger

    VICE-CHAIR, EXECUTIVE COMM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Ruby Jackson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Karen Lukin

    CHAIR, PAI/PRO BONO ATTORN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Thomas J Brandt

    CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Richard E Roberts

    CHAIR, PERSONNEL & GOVERNA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Paul Furrh Jr

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $242,411
    From this org
    $203,629
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,782
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,629
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,782
    Filer's total
    $242,411
  • Rhonda Campbell

    EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $103,348
    From this org
    $88,467
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,881
    Hours/week
    40
  • Robyn Rice

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $190,027
    From this org
    $158,631
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,396
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,631
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,896
    Filer's total
    $190,027
  • Ernest Brown Jr

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $210,068
    From this org
    $166,626
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,442
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,626
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,942
    Filer's total
    $210,068
  • Kristy Rodgers

    DIRECTING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $188,334
    From this org
    $136,987
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,347
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,987
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,347
    Filer's total
    $188,334
  • Sue Sere'

    DIRECTOR OF PLANNING

    Total calculated
    $167,670
    From this org
    $154,427
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,243
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,427
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,243
    Filer's total
    $167,670
  • Carolyn Turley

    DIRECTING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $180,042
    From this org
    $143,645
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,397
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,645
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,898
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,499
    Filer's total
    $180,042
  • Brenda G Willett

    DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION

    Total calculated
    $197,672
    From this org
    $160,429
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,243
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,429
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,243
    Filer's total
    $197,672
  • Richard Tomlinson

    DIRECTOR OF EXTENDED LITIG

    Total calculated
    $194,265
    From this org
    $156,241
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,024
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,241
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,024
    Filer's total
    $194,265

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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

  • HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS

    $250,000

    FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED

  • AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE

    $190,000

    FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED

  • JEFFERSON COUNTY - PRO BONO

    $62,000

    FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323199349314467

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