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← ILLINOIS LEGAL AID ONLINE

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ILLINOIS LEGAL AID ONLINE.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,798,858
Total expenses
$2,442,327
Contributions and grants received
$2,234,516
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$114,887
Investment income
$14,756
Other revenue
$434,699
Total assets, end of year
$1,693,621
Total liabilities, end of year
$136,772
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,556,849
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,902,227
Management and general expenses
$414,775
Fundraising expenses
$125,325
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,902,227

Program services were 77.9% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $76,671

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $384,733

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,773,112

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT SERVICE REVENUE

    total $114,887 · related or exempt $114,887

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14,756 · excluded $14,756

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $524,777

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $76,671

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $92,269

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $432,508

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $2,191 · related or exempt $2,191

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,191

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $182,365 · management and general $182,365

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,115,386 · program services $938,947 · management and general $88,239 · fundraising $88,200

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $46,629 · program services $32,962 · management and general $10,290 · fundraising $3,377

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $151,659 · program services $128,364 · management and general $19,062 · fundraising $4,233

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $114,946 · program services $84,925 · management and general $22,399 · fundraising $7,622

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,400 · management and general $16,400

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $402,871 · program services $366,883 · management and general $26,769 · fundraising $9,219

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $19,068 · program services $18,869 · fundraising $199

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,699 · program services $10,167 · management and general $1,668 · fundraising $864

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $21,004 · program services $16,762 · management and general $3,156 · fundraising $1,086

  • 17 · Travel

    total $25,434 · program services $19,867 · management and general $4,453 · fundraising $1,114

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $124,631 · program services $123,480 · management and general $864 · fundraising $287

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,392 · program services $9,329 · management and general $2,373 · fundraising $690

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $141,488 · program services $133,833 · management and general $3,539 · fundraising $4,116

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $19,676 · management and general $19,676

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRAINING & EDUCATION

    total $12,268 · program services $9,604 · management and general $2,160 · fundraising $504

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $5,887 · program services $4,645 · management and general $919 · fundraising $323

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $17,524 · program services $3,590 · management and general $10,443 · fundraising $3,491

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $115,529 · end of year $65,681

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $343,016 · end of year $633,119

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $602,016 · end of year $726,891

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $28,559 · end of year $67,532

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $72,680 · end of year $88,570

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

    $67,343

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

    $55,143

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,177 · end of year $12,200

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $170,064 · end of year $84,335

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $15,293

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $100,221 · end of year $98,382

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $36,502 · end of year $22,969

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $15,421

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $669,602 · end of year $994,260

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $530,716 · end of year $562,589

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

ILLINOIS LEGAL AID ONLINE (ILAO) OPENS OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUSTICE BY EDUCATING ILLINOISANS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND CONNECTING THEM TO LAWYERS, SOLUTIONS, AND EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE FOR WHOM THE LEGAL SYSTEM WAS NOT DESIGNED. THROUGH INNOVATION AND ALLYSHIP, WE MAKE THE LAW ACTIONABLE AND ACCESSIBLE. OUR VISION IS A JUST SOCIETY WHERE ALL PEOPLE HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES. WE BELIEVE THAT, WITH THE RIGHT KNOWLEDGE AND GUIDANCE, PEOPLE CAN BE THEIR OWN BEST ADVOCATES. WE MOBILIZE PEOPLE WITH PLAIN- LANGUAGE, 24/7 TOOLS - IN THREE LANGUAGES - SO FAMILIES CAN UNDERSTAND AND ASSERT THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS. ILAO HELPS PEOPLE, WHO ARE UNABLE TO FIND OR AFFORD ATTORNEYS, OPEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUSTICE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2001, ILAO HAS USED TECHNOLOGY AND PARTNERSHIPS TO LOWER BARRIERS TO THE LAW SO THAT PEOPLE FACING BARRIERS TO JUSTICE CAN UNDERSTAND THEIR OPTIONS, MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS, AND REPRESENT THEMSELVES IN COURT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ILLINOIS LEGAL AID ONLINE (ILAO) OPENS OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUSTICE BY EDUCATING ILLINOISANS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND CONNECTING THEM TO LAWYERS, SOLUTIONS, AND EACH OTHER. ILAO ACHIEVES THIS MISSION BY PAIRING DIGITAL INOVATION, VIA ILLINOISLEGALAID.ORG, SMS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER CHANNELS, WITH COMMUNITY PARTNESHIPS SUCH AS LOCAL COURTS, LEGAL AID, HUMAN SERVICES, AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES.

  • TO PEOPLE LYING AWAKE AT NIGHT, WITH NOWHERE TO TURN EXCEPT THEIR MOBILE, ILAO OFFERS A LIGHT IN THE NIGHT. OVER HALF OF THOSE WE SERVE COME FROM THEIR MOBILE PHONES, AND BETWEEN 5PM-9AM OR ON WEEKENDS, WHEN TRADITIONAL LEGAL OFFICES ARE CLOSED. ILAO PARTNERS WITH ILLINOISANS FACING INJUSTICES BY PROVIDING 24/7 FREE, ACCESSIBLE, PLAIN-LANGUAGE LEGAL TOOLS AND DIRECTION, INCLUDING SELF-HELP GUIDES, INTERACTIVE COURT FORMS, VIDEOS, AND A REAL-TIME CHAT SERVICE. IN FY23, 2.1 MILLION ILLINOISANS - APPROXIMATELY 16% OF THE STATE'S POPULATION - SOUGHT ILLINOISLEGALAID.ORG FOR GUIDANCE AND HELP IN OVER 600 LEGAL ISSUES, SUCH AS EVICTION, FOOD INSECURITY, DOMESTIC ABUSE, CRIMINAL RECORDS, DIVORCE, CHILD SUPPORT, DEPORTATION, DISCRIMINATION, AND DEBT. OUR HIGHEST VOLUME SERVICES RELATE TO FAMILY LAW, WHERE PEOPLE WITHOUT LAWYERS MOST COMMONLY EXPERIENCE OUR COMPLEX LEGAL SYSTEM, AND WHERE THEY ARE LEAST LIKELY TO FIND A LEGAL AID LAWYER TO HELP. IN ADDITION TO THIS INTERACTIVE LIBRARY OF CIVIL LEGAL EDUCATION AND SOLUTIONS, ILAO PROVIDES OTHER IMPORTANT SERVICES. FIRST, INTERACTIVE APPS CALLED EASY FORMS, SIMILAR TO TURBOTAX, HELP PEOPLE WITHOUT LAWYERS CREATE FREE, PERSONALIZED, ACCURATE COURT FORMS AND LEGAL PAPERS, USING A SIMPLE QUESTION-AND-ANSWER FORMAT. IN FY23, 36,488 CLIENTS CUSTOMIZED OVER 130,000 LEGAL DOCUMENTS. SECOND, A TRIAGE, INTAKE, AND REFERRAL SYSTEM (GET LEGAL HELP) DIRECTS PEOPLE, VIA INTERNET OR SMS, TO THE BEST AVAILABLE LEGAL RESOURCES - FORMS, SELF-HELP GUIDES, AND LAWYERS. IN FY23, ILAO MATCHED OVER 12,000 ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS DIRECTLY TO FREE AND LOW-COST LEGAL PROVIDERS; FOR EACH POTENTIAL CLIENT, ELECTRONICALLY TRANSFERRING THEIR APPLICATION INFORMATION INTO THE MATCHED PARTNER'S CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

    Expenses $1,902,227 · Revenue $114,887

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Teresa Ross

    ASSISTANT SE

    Total calculated
    $137,151
    From this org
    $120,576
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,575
    Hours/week
    40
  • Gwendelyn Daniels

    DEPUTY DIREC

    Total calculated
    $134,794
    From this org
    $120,738
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,056
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jessica Gavlin

    CHIEF FISCAL

    Total calculated
    $50,895
    From this org
    $44,477
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,418
    Hours/week
    20
  • David Ader

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kourtney Baltzer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karim Basaria

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Comerford

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Hambourger

    IMMED. PAST

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristina Hendricks

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kenneth Jennings

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Khalil

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sean Kruskol

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anand Mathew

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jacqueline McLaughlin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Renee McMahon

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Petrini-Poli

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heather Russell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tim Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barry Solomon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elysia Solomon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthew Wirig

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Woods

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2022
Filed
26 February 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202400579349301425

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