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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,535,206
Total expenses
$10,243,568
Contributions and grants received
$12,168,066
Grants paid
$200,438
Program service revenue
$330,648
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$36,492
Total assets, end of year
$7,310,061
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,167,649
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,142,412
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,954,902
Management and general expenses
$2,143,738
Fundraising expenses
$144,928
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,954,902

Program services were 77.7% 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

    $35,643

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $7,047,420

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,085,003

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ATTORNEY FEES AND OTHER PROGRAM I

    total $330,648 · related or exempt $330,648

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $50,925

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $57,525

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$6,600

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$6,600 · unrelated business -$6,600

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $82,838

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $39,746

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $43,092 · excluded $43,092

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $200,438 · program services $200,438

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $431,731 · management and general $427,848 · fundraising $3,883

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,702,259 · program services $4,591,841 · management and general $1,036,619 · fundraising $73,799

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $466,515 · program services $359,437 · management and general $101,532 · fundraising $5,546

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,485,570 · program services $1,105,598 · management and general $362,585 · fundraising $17,387

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $446,954 · program services $335,958 · management and general $105,265 · fundraising $5,731

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $27,450 · program services $24,829 · management and general $2,621

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $8,015 · fundraising $8,015

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $602,634 · program services $594,354 · fundraising $8,280

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $256,831 · program services $239,536 · management and general $8,275 · fundraising $9,020

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $61,539 · program services $54,930 · fundraising $6,609

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $282,809 · program services $250,717 · management and general $32,092

  • 17 · Travel

    total $58,711 · program services $48,532 · management and general $10,179

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $33,039 · program services $23,831 · management and general $9,208

  • 20 · Interest

    total $29,117 · management and general $29,117

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $43,226 · program services $31,546 · management and general $11,680

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $66,963 · program services $66,963

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $39,767 · program services $26,392 · management and general $6,717 · fundraising $6,658

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,445,279 · end of year $2,624,220

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $27,273 · end of year $382,338

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,145,480 · end of year $2,856,184

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $100

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $143,093 · end of year $191,067

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

    $2,464,618

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

    $1,360,304

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,064,658 · end of year $1,104,314

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $38,252 · end of year $50,916

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $215,557 · end of year $101,022

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $164,330 · end of year $127,109

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $24,745 · end of year $27,303

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $41,207 · end of year $1,198,768

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $735,416 · end of year $693,623

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $53,364 · end of year $14,887

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $218,070 · end of year $105,959

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,445,424 · end of year $4,669,068

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $397,136 · end of year $473,344

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CLASI PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES; VICTIMS OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION; OLDER CITIZENS (60 AND OVER); VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; AND IMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF CRIME, ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE FREE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE DELAWAREANS.

  • CLASI PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME DOES NOT EXCEED 125% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDLINES, INDIVIDUALS OVER 60, AND VICTIMS OF CRIME. WORK IN THE POVERTY LAW PROGRAM FOCUSES ON HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION; MAINTAINENCE OF INCOME BENEFITS, FOOD BENEFITS, AND HEALTHCARE BENEFITS; FAMILY LAW, ESPECIALLY IN CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; AND ASSITANCE FOR IMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF CRIME, ESPECIALLY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSULT, ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

    Expenses $3,467,231 · Revenue $6,000

  • AS DELAWARE'S PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM, CLASI PROVIDES FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR AND ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN DELAWARE. DISABILITES LAW PROGRAM PROJECTS INCLUDE HELP FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, MENTAL ILLNESS, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES AND THOSE WHO ARE BENFICIARIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY. OTHER PROJECTS INCLUDE PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND VOTER ACCESS.

    Expenses $2,126,812 · Revenue $244,565

  • CLASI'S FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVE PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE STATEWIDE REPRESENTATION TO DELAWAREANS WHOSE RIGHT TO FAIR HOUSING AS GUARANTEED BY STATE AND/OR FEDERAL LAW HAS BEEN VIOLATED. CLASI'S SERVICES INCLUDE INTAKE, INVESTIGATION, PROCESSING AND REPRESENTATION. CLASI ALSO CONDUCTS OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $2,031,366 · Grants $200,438

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDES CLASI'S CONTRIBUTIONS OF LEGAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF THEIR MAIN PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $329,493 · Revenue $80,083

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • ODERAH NWAEZE ESQ

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • R ERIC HACKER ESQ

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELEANOR KIESEL ESQ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT LOCKE DO MPH

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NICOLE APPLEWHITE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WILLIAM J CHAPMAN JR ESQ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CARMELLA KEENER ESQ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PAUL LOCKWOOD ESQ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAUREN RUSSELL ESQ

    PRESIDENT ELECT/VP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KENISHA RINGGOLD ESQ

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JERRY HYMAN ESQ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CAROL KING-RIES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATHERINE ALTENEDER ESQ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANIEL ATKINS

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $258,878
    From this org
    $200,141
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,737
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,141
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,774
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,963
    Filer's total
    $258,878

  • JAMES HAMILTON

    CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $172,853
    From this org
    $143,188
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,665
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,188
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,332
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,333
    Filer's total
    $172,853

  • JOHN WHITELAW

    LEGAL ADVOCACY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $153,156
    From this org
    $135,885
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,271
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,885
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,549
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,722
    Filer's total
    $153,156

  • WILLIAM MOLCHEN

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $174,834
    From this org
    $129,663
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,171
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,663
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,843
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,328
    Filer's total
    $174,834

  • KATHRYN VAN AMERONGEN

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $155,700
    From this org
    $126,136
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,564
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,136
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,766
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,798
    Filer's total
    $155,700

  • LAURA GRAHAM

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $170,874
    From this org
    $121,697
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,177
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,697
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,105
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,072
    Filer's total
    $170,874

  • TARA BOOS

    MANAGING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $169,549
    From this org
    $118,150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,399
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $118,150
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,286
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,113
    Filer's total
    $169,549

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 · Written employment contract
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
18 April 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202541279349301974

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