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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by LEGAL AID OF EAST TENNESSEE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,868,375
Total expenses
$5,833,922
Contributions and grants received
$5,880,445
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,100
Investment income
$2,954
Other revenue
-$17,124
Total assets, end of year
$3,359,495
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,781,116
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,578,379
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,016,720
Management and general expenses
$586,525
Fundraising expenses
$230,677
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,016,720

Program services were 86.0% 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

    $333,634

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $55,875

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $5,417,072

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $73,864

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ATTORNEY FEES RECIEVED

    total $2,100 · related or exempt $2,100

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,954 · excluded $2,954

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $7,040

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

    $55,875

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $16,688

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$9,648 · excluded -$9,648

  • 11a · Other revenue: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL I

    total -$7,476 · excluded -$7,476

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    -$7,476

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $517,073 · program services $153,815 · management and general $355,164 · fundraising $8,094

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,437,070 · program services $3,206,845 · management and general $70,081 · fundraising $160,144

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $201,426 · program services $185,357 · management and general $9,877 · fundraising $6,192

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $547,799 · program services $485,767 · management and general $35,215 · fundraising $26,817

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $282,097 · program services $245,565 · management and general $28,210 · fundraising $8,322

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $34,985 · program services $31,084 · management and general $3,499 · fundraising $402

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $198,774 · program services $174,554 · management and general $17,950 · fundraising $6,270

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $229,810 · program services $202,164 · management and general $22,981 · fundraising $4,665

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $206,642 · program services $178,105 · management and general $25,723 · fundraising $2,814

  • 17 · Travel

    total $59,065 · program services $50,649 · management and general $5,907 · fundraising $2,509

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $44,377 · program services $36,364 · management and general $4,438 · fundraising $3,575

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $25,164 · program services $22,648 · management and general $2,516

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $30,613 · program services $27,011 · management and general $3,061 · fundraising $541

  • 24a · Other expenses: LIBRARY

    total $14,316 · program services $12,552 · management and general $1,432 · fundraising $332

  • 24b · Other expenses: LITIGATION

    total $4,711 · program services $4,240 · management and general $471 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $546,203 · end of year $560,743

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,046,305 · end of year $1,186,939

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $511,554 · end of year $517,169

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $26,023 · end of year $44,200

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

    $521,184

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

    $401,350

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $119,511 · end of year $119,834

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $54,468 · end of year $46,992

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,856 · end of year $883,618

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $503,948 · end of year $632,072

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $245,731 · end of year $247,315

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $12,315 · end of year $12,407

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $889,322

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,002,757 · end of year $914,697

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $541,169 · end of year $663,682

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

LEGAL AID OF EAST TENNESSEE PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION, LEGAL EDUCATION, AND OTHER CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE LOW-INCOME POPULATION IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ADVOCACY OF ALL TYPES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

LEGAL REPRESENTATION, COUNSELING AND OTHER CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE INDIGENT OF TENNESSEE

  • LEGAL AID OF EAST TENNESSEE (LAET) PROVIDES LEGAL HELP TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF EAST TENNESSEE FREE OF CHARGE TO OUR CLIENTS WITH A MISSION TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND CHANGE LIVES THROUGH HIGH QUALITY LEGAL SERVICES. DURING 2022, LAET CLOSED OVER 5,600 CASES HELPING MORE THAN 11,400 PEOPLE INCLUDING 139 CHILDREN, 1,702 SENIORS, 273 VETERANS, AND 1,163 SURVIVORS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE. LAET'S SERVICES HAD A GREAT ECONOMIC IMPACT AS WELL. OUR SERVICES GENERATED $70,300,000 IN ECONOMIC IMPACT TO OUR LOCAL EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMY LAST YEAR ALONE. LAET ALSO SUPPORTS A ROBUST VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY PROGRAM. DURING 2022, 88 VOLUNTEER LAWYERS WORKED ON 653 PRO BONO CASES FOR ELIGIBLE LAET CLIENTS.LAET STAFF ENGAGE IN EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO ENSURE ALL ARE AWARE OF OUR SERVICES AND LEGAL ISSUES THEY MAY BE FACING. OUR VAST COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS ENSURE HOLISTIC SERVICES TO OUR CLIENTS SO THE FULL RANGE OF THEIR NEEDS MAY BE MET. OTHER COLLABORATIONS ALLOW US TO PARTNER ON A NUMBER OF GRANTS THAT ENHANCE SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO VARIOUS POPULATIONS THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA. OUR STATEWIDE COLLABORATIONS CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO SERVE THOSE FACING CRISIS CIVIL LEGAL PROBLEMS.

    Expenses $5,016,720 · Revenue $2,100

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Aaron J Chapman Esq

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christina Magrans-Tillery Esq

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joanie Sompayrac JD Macc CPA

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Barham Esq

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • G Keith Alley Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg Easterling Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Junaita Loundmonclay PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Linkous

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Malloy-Thorpe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Henry Molter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anna Penland Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Robles

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jared Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles Wille

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Debra House

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $202,340
    From this org
    $179,572
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,768
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,572
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,599
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,169
    Filer's total
    $202,340
  • Melissa Brumfield

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $137,775
    From this org
    $126,784
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,991
    Hours/week
    40
  • Russell Fowler

    DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION/ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $176,958
    From this org
    $163,037
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,921
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,037
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,908
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,013
    Filer's total
    $176,958
  • Deborah Yeomans-Barton

    DEPUTY DIR/ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $161,469
    From this org
    $140,057
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,412
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,057
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,243
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,169
    Filer's total
    $161,469
  • Jeff Armstrong

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $157,699
    From this org
    $136,378
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,321
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,378
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,152
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,169
    Filer's total
    $157,699
  • David Nagle

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $138,152
    From this org
    $117,189
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,963
    Hours/week
    40
  • Cathy Allshouse

    DEPUTY DIR LITIGATION/ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $120,445
    From this org
    $107,960
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,485
    Hours/week
    40

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 · 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
2022
Filed
19 September 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202312629349301601

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