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← LEE COUNTY LEGAL AID SOCIETY

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LEE COUNTY LEGAL AID SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,213,929
Total expenses
$1,295,390
Contributions and grants received
$2,182,194
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$31,735
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,711,417
Total liabilities, end of year
$267,373
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,444,044
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,119,068
Management and general expenses
$164,171
Fundraising expenses
$12,151
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,119,068

Program services were 86.4% 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

    $127,038

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $630,979

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,424,177

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $31,735 · excluded $31,735

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $130,327 · program services $117,294 · management and general $6,517 · fundraising $6,516

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $743,001 · program services $666,101 · management and general $74,300 · fundraising $2,600

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $13,533 · program services $12,180 · management and general $1,165 · fundraising $188

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $72,363 · program services $65,126 · management and general $6,429 · fundraising $808

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $66,258 · program services $59,632 · management and general $5,941 · fundraising $685

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $36,430 · program services $3,643 · management and general $32,787

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $21,703 · program services $19,533 · management and general $2,170

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $32,766 · program services $29,489 · management and general $1,923 · fundraising $1,354

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,187 · program services $10,068 · management and general $1,119

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $72,243 · program services $52,943 · management and general $19,300

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $15,332 · program services $15,207 · management and general $125

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,532 · management and general $2,532

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,731 · program services $868 · management and general $9,863

  • 24a · Other expenses: IMMIGRATION EXPENSES

    total $50,019 · program services $50,019

  • 24b · Other expenses: LITIGATION COSTS

    total $11,634 · program services $11,634

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES

    total $5,331 · program services $5,331

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $85 · end of year $85

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,549,702 · end of year $2,472,413

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $8,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,068 · end of year $11,832

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

    $27,075

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

    $22,161

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,993 · end of year $4,914

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $30,066 · end of year $214,173

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $50,347 · end of year $57,200

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $26,062 · end of year $210,173

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,525,505 · end of year $2,444,044

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA WHO MEET OUR FINANCIAL GUIDELINES. WE PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES IN THE AREA OF FAMILY LAW, INCLUDING DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE, PATERNITY, ESTABLISHING PARENTING PLANS, AND STEP-PARENT ADOPTION.

  • 1.FAMILY LAW - SINCE 1967, LEE COUNTY LEGAL AID SOCIETY HAS FOUNDED ITS LEGAL REPUTATION ON THE REPRESENTATION OF FAMILIES WITH MINOR CHILDREN INVOLVED. PROTECTING THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN DURING AND AFTER DIVORCE HAS BEEN A FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF THE ORGANIZATION. IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024, OUR ORGANIZATION SERVED 226 PEOPLE WITH FAMILY LAW ISSUES AND RECOVERED 436,177.07 IN 26 CASES WITH OUTCOMES THAT AFFECTED FAMILIES. THERE WERE 47 FAMILY LAW CASES REMAINING OPEN AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. 2.IMMIGRATION LAW - ARPA GRANT-FUNDED 30-MONTH PROGRAM CONTINUATION. THE IMMIGRATION PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY LEE COUNTY LEGAL AID SOCIETY, TO DATE. INITIATED TO HELP IMMIGRANT YOUTH WHO HAVE SUFFERED NEGLECT, ABUSE, OR ABANDONMENT TO BECOME LEGAL IN THE UNITED STATES, THROUGH THE SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE STATUS (SIJS) PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP, CHILDREN UNDER AGE 18 ARE THEN PROTECTED FROM DEPORTATION FROM THE UNITED STATES. AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE AT 18, THOSE YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN AWARDED SIJS ARE ABLE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT, RENT A PLACE TO LIVE, AND CONTINUE TO LIVE AND WORK THEIR WAY TOWARD FULL CITIZENSHIP. IN FISCAL 2024, LEE COUNTY LEGAL AID SOCIETY SERVED 239 PEOPLE WITH IMMIGRATION ISSUES, INCLUDING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THERE WERE 40 IMMIGRATION CASES REMAINING OPEN AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. 3.HOUSING LAW - AS A RESULT OF CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE IAN, THE HOUSING LAW PROGRAM SOUGHT TO ADVISE AND REPRESENT THOSE WHOSE HOMES WERE DESTROYED OR SO BADLY DAMAGED THAT INSURANCE AND CONTRACTOR ISSUES WERE DEEMED PREDATORY AND OFTEN FRAUDULENT. LANDLORD/TENANT ISSUES ALSO AROSE IN GREAT NUMBER, DUE TO THE UNSCRUPULOUS AVARICE OF LANDLORDS WHO WERE READY TO EVICT GOOD TENANTS SO THE LANDLORD COULD INCREASE RENT IN A SCARCE HOUSING MARKET. PROBLEMS CLIENTS FACED WITH UNSAFE LIVING CONDITIONS AND PROPERTY LOSS CONTINUE TO NEED LEGAL ADVICE, TO DATE. 44 PEOPLE WITH HOUSING ISSUES WERE SERVED IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, EXCLUSIVE OF THOOSE WHO WERE GIVEN LEGAL ADVICE AND COUNSEL THROUGH THE SELF HELP PROGRAMS IN LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES. 4.SELF HELP CENTERS OUR ORGANIZATION RUNS VIA ZOOM FOR LEE CLERK OF COURT AND CHARLOTTE CLERK OF COURT CONTINUE TO BE A VERY POPULAR OPTION FOR PEOPLE WHO CANNOT AFFORD AN ATTORNEY BUT NEED BRIEF LEGAL ADVICE. THIS FREE SERVICE SERVED A TOTAL OF 680 PEOPLE IN FISCAL 2024, 192 WITH FAMILY LAW ISSUES (118 IN LEE COUNTY, 74 IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY) AND 123 WITH HOUSING ISSUES (79 IN LEE COUNTY, 42 IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY.) THERE WERE 365 OTHERS SERVED IN THE SELF HELP CENTER PROGRAMS WHO HAD VARIOUS LEGAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING PROBATE, BANKRUPTCY, SMALL CLAIMS, AND MORE.

    Expenses $1,119,068

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Andrew Banyai Esq

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $124,277
    From this org
    $124,277
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Maria Alaimoesq

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.35

  • Matt Dinkel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.35

  • Anastasija Pak-Galvin Esq

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8

  • Benjamin Abdulnour Esq

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.19

  • Destiney Smith Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.35

  • Frank Talty Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.35

  • Jason Rios Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.35

  • Luke Johnson Esq

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8

  • Patricia Talty Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.35

  • Bruce R Connolly Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.35

  • Marianne Lepera Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.35

  • Travis Russell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

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
2024
Filed
18 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202600359349300105

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