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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by METHODIST JUSTICE MINISTRY.

Totals

Total revenue
$847,888
Total expenses
$1,127,495
Contributions and grants received
$661,707
Grants paid
$58,177
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$3,026
Other revenue
$183,155
Total assets, end of year
$881,293
Total liabilities, end of year
$18,609
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$862,684
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$998,474
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$129,021
Program service expenses (Part III)
$998,474

Program services were 88.6% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $661,707

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,026 · related or exempt $3,026

  • 11a · Other revenue: RELEASE TEMP RESTRICTED FUNDS

    total $182,794 · related or exempt $182,794

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $361 · related or exempt $361

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $183,155

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $58,177 · program services $58,177

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $127,500 · program services $127,500

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $421,176 · program services $330,172 · fundraising $91,004

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $16,261 · program services $13,531 · fundraising $2,730

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $84,322 · program services $71,158 · fundraising $13,164

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $41,021 · program services $34,246 · fundraising $6,775

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $35,391 · program services $35,391

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $220,707 · program services $220,707

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,348 · fundraising $15,348

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,099 · program services $10,099

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $17,733 · program services $17,733

  • 24a · Other expenses: USE TEMP RESTRICTED FUNDS

    total $37,500 · program services $37,500

  • 24b · Other expenses: COURT FILING FEES/COSTS

    total $20,116 · program services $20,116

  • 24c · Other expenses: USE RESTRCT FD-GIFTS

    total $7,017 · program services $7,017

  • 24d · Other expenses: USE RESTRCT RD-EDUCATION

    total $4,389 · program services $4,389

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,738 · program services $10,738

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $864,813 · end of year $654,575

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $212,074 · end of year $215,101

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $89,640 · end of year $11,617

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $24,236 · end of year $18,609

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,008,750 · end of year $840,407

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $133,541 · end of year $22,277

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE METHODIST JUSTICE MINISTRY PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVCIES TO DOMESTICALLY ABUSED WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHOSE INCOME IS LESS THAN 125% OF THE POVERTY LEVEL. SERVICES INCLUDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN COURT, OBTAINING AND SERVICING PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND OTHER COURT DOCUMENTS AT NO COST TO THE CLIENT. THE MINISTRY ALSO PROVIDES PASTORAL, FINANCIAL, AND OTHER COUNSELING SERVICES TO ASSIST THE CLIENTS TO ESCAPE THE CYCLE OF DOMESTIC ABUSE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE MINISTRY HAS SERVED 3,166 WOMEN AND CHILDREN. DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, 1,535 COUNSELING SESSIONS WERE PROVIDED.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO POOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE.

  • PROSPECTIVE CLIENTS ARE INTERVIEWED TO ASSESS NEED AND QUALIFICATIONS. LEGAL DOCUMENTS ARE DRAFTED FOR CLIENTS AND FILED WITH THE APPROPRIATE COURTS. IN 2023, ATTORNEYS REPRESENTED 123 NEW CLIENTS IN LITIGATIONS INVOLVING FAMILY VIOLENCE AND/OR CHILD ABUSE. THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES IN 2023 WAS 196, WHICH INCLUDED NEW AND EXISTING CLIENTS.

    Expenses $647,230

  • IN 2023, THE JUSTICE MINISTRY OBTAINED LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN A LARGE MAJORITY OF ITS LITIGATIONS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE MINISTRY PAID 29,394 IN EXPENSE TO SERVE COURT DOCUMENTS, OBTAIN MEDICAL RECORDS, DNA TESTING FOR COURT EVIDENCE, PROVIDE THIRD PARTY ATTORNEY FEES WHEN REQUIRED, AND PROVIDE CITATION BY PUBLICATION WHEN APPLICABLE. COURT FILING FEES, TRANSLATION SERVICES, CERTIFIED COPIES, ETC. TOTALED 26,114.

    Expenses $58,538

  • THE MINISTRY PAID 161,471 FOR 1,535 PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING SESSIONS FOR CLIENTS AND FAMILIES. EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS WERE PROVIDED TO 48 CLIENTS AND FAMILIES FOR RENT, UTILITY ASSISTANCE AND OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES TO ESCAPE ABUSIVE SITUATIONS.

    Expenses $278,884 · Grants $58,177

  • METHODIST JUSTICE MINISTRY DISTRIBUTES CHRISTMAS GIFTS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND COLLEGE TUITION FUNDS TO QUALIFIED FAMILY MEMBERS OF ELIGIBLE CLIENTS.

    Expenses $13,822

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Nelson Holm

    BOARD CHAIRM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jodie Connaughton

    LEGAL DIRECT

    Total calculated
    $127,500
    From this org
    $127,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ralph Green

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Laura Hunter Arbour

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Courtney Holm

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sandra Garcia

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carol McQuien

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Moncrief

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jerry Colwell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Monica Vasquez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cindy Mendoza

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bob Haslam

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gayla Scheideman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Greg Monroe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Cheyne

    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
2023
Filed
21 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202411519349301126

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