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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GULFCOAST LEGAL SERVICES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,154,233
Total expenses
$4,075,897
Contributions and grants received
$4,070,238
Grants paid
$110,583
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$83,995
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,008,105
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,194,460
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$813,645
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,248,928
Management and general expenses
$804,365
Fundraising expenses
$22,604
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,248,928

Program services were 79.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,877,817

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $192,421

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $83,995 · excluded $83,995

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $110,583 · program services $110,583

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $337,879 · program services $278,863 · management and general $58,928 · fundraising $88

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,238,982 · program services $1,847,909 · management and general $390,493 · fundraising $580

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $31,696 · program services $24,992 · management and general $6,698 · fundraising $6

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $389,460 · program services $307,092 · management and general $82,298 · fundraising $70

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $190,576 · program services $150,270 · management and general $40,272 · fundraising $34

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $808 · program services $42 · management and general $766

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $131,352 · program services $31,404 · management and general $99,941 · fundraising $7

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $46,049 · program services $18,840 · management and general $18,328 · fundraising $8,881

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,570 · program services $10,006 · management and general $695 · fundraising $4,869

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $36,588 · program services $24,787 · management and general $5,018 · fundraising $6,783

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $378,897 · program services $337,322 · management and general $41,426 · fundraising $149

  • 17 · Travel

    total $41,194 · program services $30,956 · management and general $10,173 · fundraising $65

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $19,849 · management and general $19,849

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $63,909 · program services $52,988 · management and general $10,907 · fundraising $14

  • 24a · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $12,749 · program services $4,870 · management and general $7,022 · fundraising $857

  • 24b · Other expenses: Client litigation

    total $10,969 · program services $10,948 · management and general $21

  • 24c · Other expenses: Amortization ROU Asset

    total $10,592 · management and general $10,592

  • 24d · Other expenses: Dues and Fees

    total $8,195 · program services $7,056 · management and general $938 · fundraising $201

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $145,693 · end of year $158,230

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $906,510 · end of year $2,369,191

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $252,606 · end of year $254,877

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $45,818 · end of year $45,243

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

    $233,655

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

    $204,682

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $36,174 · end of year $28,973

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $10,795 · end of year $151,591

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $187,118 · end of year $249,081

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $446,038 · end of year $1,788,105

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $29,631 · end of year $157,274

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $734,809 · end of year $813,645

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

We champion justice by enhancing access to the legal system, especially for those whose race, ethnicity, income, age, disability, gender, or sexual orientation pose obstacles. We strive to provide exceptional advocacy, vigorous representation, and effective legal education for the communities we serve.

  • Legal Assistance for Human Trafficking & Human Rights: The Immigration & Human Rights unit provided assistance to 531 immigrant victims of crime with T and U visas as well as obtaining citizenship or documented status to assure their ability to live and work in the US. Advocates also referred clients to counseling, language centers, public benefits, and education programs. The unit also assisted 174 victims (domestic and immigrant) of human trafficking. These services are supported largely by grants from the US Department of Justice.

    Expenses $752,078

  • Legal Services for Families/Domestic Violence: The Family Law unit provided services to 931 clients and closed 885 cases of protective injunctions, personal safety, custody, divorce, child support, visitation, and paternity. Casework is holistic in nature as these clients may also receive legal assistance with housing matters and public income maintenance benefits for which they are eligible. This assistance gives survivors of violence the tools they need to become independent and self-sufficient and to create a new beginning for themselves and their children. These services are supported by funding from the US Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, Pinellas County, the Florida Office of the Attorney General, Florida Department of Children and Families and local area funding.

    Expenses $901,826 · Grants $110,583

  • Financial Stability: Financial stability attorneys and support staff provided legal services to help residents obtain or maintain stable income. Services included assistance with credit matters; tax controversies; fraud; scams; debt collections; etc. The Financial Stability team assisted 697 clients with financial matters and were supported by funding from the Florida Bar Foundation, United Ways, local foundations, and the IRS Low Income Taxpayer Clinic program.

    Expenses $678,216

  • Housing Legal Services: Housing attorneys and support staff provided legal services to help residents obtain or maintain housing. Services included assistance with landlord/tenant disputes; foreclosure modification or representation; addressing violations of the Fair Housing Act; etc. Housing staff assisted 757 clients to help them avoid homelessness. Housing services were supported primarily by funding from Pinellas and Manatee Counties and various local municipalities via their HUD Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

    Expenses $500,700

  • The special projects team was formed late in fiscal year 2023-24 to address the needs of clients who need assistance in matters that do not fall into the other four departmental units' substantive areas. The team oversees evolving programs, such as elder law initiatives, victims' rights, and disaster response services. In FY 2023-24, they provided services to 9 clients.

    Expenses $416,108

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Professor Kristen Adams

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bradley Muhs ESQ

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Miller ESQ

    Immediate Past Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Kennedy III

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ben Sorrell ESQ

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Bailey

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Corinis ESQ

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cynthia Batt ESQ

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elise K Winters ESQ

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sandrine Guez ESQ

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tracy Merry

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Theresa Prichard

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $137,476
    From this org
    $125,369
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,107
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • Jodi Duda

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $115,088
    From this org
    $103,079
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,009
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • Noelle Clark

    Chief Advocacy Officer

    Total calculated
    $121,499
    From this org
    $109,431
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,068
    Hours/week
    37.5

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
24 July 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202622129349300337

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