Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by NORTHWESTERN LEGAL SERVICES FKA LEGAL SERVICES FOR NORTH WESTERN P.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,309,807
- Total expenses
- $3,248,674
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,265,160
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $4,490
- Investment income
- $37,886
- Other revenue
- $2,271
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,551,043
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,424,290
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,126,753
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,755,224
- Management and general expenses
- $490,012
- Fundraising expenses
- $3,438
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,755,224
Program services were 84.8% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$3,249,073
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$16,087
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2a · Program service revenue: COURT APPOINTMENTS
total $4,490 · related or exempt $4,490
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3 · Investment income
total $37,886 · excluded $37,886
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $2,271 · related or exempt $2,271
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11e · Other revenue, total
$2,271
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $235,994 · program services $40,996 · management and general $194,886 · fundraising $112
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,856,648 · program services $1,707,139 · management and general $147,108 · fundraising $2,401
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $417,211 · program services $369,930 · management and general $46,763 · fundraising $518
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $152,428 · program services $139,389 · management and general $12,836 · fundraising $203
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $24,457 · program services $20,743 · management and general $3,684 · fundraising $30
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11g · Fees: other
total $12,383 · program services $10,503 · management and general $1,865 · fundraising $15
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13 · Office expenses
total $140,843 · program services $119,563 · management and general $21,242 · fundraising $38
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16 · Occupancy
total $213,036 · program services $180,905 · management and general $32,131
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17 · Travel
total $51,918 · program services $44,028 · management and general $7,827 · fundraising $63
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $8,675 · program services $7,367 · management and general $1,308
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23 · Insurance
total $26,097 · program services $22,161 · management and general $3,936
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24a · Other expenses: OUTREACH
total $48,287 · program services $40,955 · management and general $7,274 · fundraising $58
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24b · Other expenses: LIBRARY UPKEEP
total $22,367 · program services $18,994 · management and general $3,373
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24c · Other expenses: DUES
total $17,776 · program services $15,095 · management and general $2,681
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24d · Other expenses: COURT COSTS
total $10,569 · program services $8,975 · management and general $1,594
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24e · All other expenses
total $9,985 · program services $8,481 · management and general $1,504
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $600 · end of year $600
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,303,313 · end of year $1,382,358
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $176,680 · end of year $151,086
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$437,085
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$411,249
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $34,511 · end of year $25,836
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $310,411 · end of year $991,163
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $223,462 · end of year $138,394
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $139,712 · end of year $201,724
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $27 · end of year $5,158
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $396,694 · end of year $1,079,014
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,065,620 · end of year $1,126,753
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
NORTHWESTERN LEGAL SERVICES ASSISTS LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BY GUIDING THEM THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM USING ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION TO OBTAIN JUSTICE WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY.
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NORTHWESTERN LEGAL SERVICES ASSISTS LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BY GUIDING THEM THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM USING ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION TO OBTAIN JUSTICE WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY, BY BLENDING TRADITIONAL METHODS OF LEGAL AID REPRESENTATION AND COUNSEL WITH INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES. LAST YEAR, WE HANDLED APPROXIMATELY 3,491 CASES AND CLOSED APPROXIMATELY 3,014 CASES FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AND HELPED 6,609 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT 10 COUNTIES IN NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THESE EFFORTS YIELDED JUST OVER $1,966,000 IN CUMMULATIVE FINANCIAL AWARDS FOR CLIENTS, INCLUDING BACK AWARDS, SETTLEMENTS, DEBTS AVOIDED, AND MONTHLY BENEFITS TO POVERTY-LEVEL
Expenses $2,755,224 · Revenue $4,490
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Gloria ColemanGLORIA COLEMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alexandria Iwanenko EsqALEXANDRIA IWANENKO ESQ
LAW VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carol SummervilleCAROL SUMMERVILLE
LAY VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Thomas Lent EsqTHOMAS LENT ESQ
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Scott L Wallen EsqSCOTT L WALLEN ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Christopher Ferry EsqCHRISTOPHER FERRY ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Chester B Scholl Jr EsqCHESTER B SCHOLL JR ESQ
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Julianne Stefanick EsqJULIANNE STEFANICK ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lori Ross EsqLORI ROSS ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kord W Kinney EsqKORD W KINNEY ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nicole Larsen EsqNICOLE LARSEN ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Barbara C Litten EsqBARBARA C LITTEN ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Silvana ReedSILVANA REED
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael Butler EsqMICHAEL BUTLER ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rami SorgeRAMI SORGE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $114,100
- From this org
- $92,380
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,720
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jacqueline Lager EsqJACQUELINE LAGER ESQ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $117,460
- From this org
- $94,456
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,004
- 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202522879349300712
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