Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $19,946,586
Total expenses: $18,225,193
Contributions and grants received: $19,889,229
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $47,671
Other revenue: $9,686
Total assets, end of year: $18,582,946
Total liabilities, end of year: $6,121,766
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $12,461,180
Program services expenses (Part IX): $15,459,080
Management and general expenses: $2,224,492
Fundraising expenses: $541,621
Program service expenses (Part III): $15,459,080

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.

1a · Federated campaigns

$362,345
1b · Membership dues

$0
1c · Fundraising events

$0
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$15,059,767
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$4,467,117
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$0
3 · Investment income

total $47,671 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $47,671
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
5 · Royalties

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $0 · other assets $0
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$0
11a · Other revenue: Attorney Fees

total $9,386 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $9,386
11b · Other revenue: Miscellaneous

total $300 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $300
11d · All other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11e · Other revenue, total

$9,686

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $0
2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $0
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

total $0
4 · Benefits paid to or for members

total $0
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $531,888 · program services $29,737 · management and general $462,138 · fundraising $40,013
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

total $0
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $11,587,678 · program services $10,149,679 · management and general $1,132,197 · fundraising $305,802
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $937,532 · program services $864,805 · management and general $50,286 · fundraising $22,441
9 · Other employee benefits

total $1,494,197 · program services $1,377,467 · management and general $80,916 · fundraising $35,814
10 · Payroll taxes

total $868,804 · program services $768,010 · management and general $78,773 · fundraising $22,021
11c · Fees: accounting

total $28,925 · management and general $28,925
11g · Fees: other

total $205,481 · program services $140,850 · management and general $64,301 · fundraising $330
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $170,388 · program services $158,758 · management and general $10,294 · fundraising $1,336
13 · Office expenses

total $327,514 · program services $283,539 · management and general $12,383 · fundraising $31,592
14 · Information technology

total $570,557 · program services $362,305 · management and general $175,816 · fundraising $32,436
16 · Occupancy

total $1,022,413 · program services $917,046 · management and general $87,586 · fundraising $17,781
17 · Travel

total $60,781 · program services $53,451 · management and general $6,107 · fundraising $1,223
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $47,737 · program services $44,746 · management and general $2,991 · fundraising $0
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $34,984 · program services $26,481 · management and general $7,730 · fundraising $773
23 · Insurance

total $54,224 · program services $42,200 · management and general $10,551 · fundraising $1,473
24a · Other expenses: Consultant and professional services

total $126,349 · program services $126,349 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: Dues

total $86,565 · program services $80,032 · management and general $5,000 · fundraising $1,533
24c · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

total $69,176 · program services $33,625 · management and general $8,498 · fundraising $27,053

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $1,950 · end of year $1,950
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $7,039,027 · end of year $7,379,320
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $5,018,750 · end of year $6,156,105
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $337,100 · end of year $295,349
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$336,260
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$300,285
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $70,959 · end of year $35,975
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $360,276 · end of year $314,188
14 · Intangible assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $215,486 · end of year $4,400,059
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $1,434,657 · end of year $6,069,624
18 · Grants payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $607,530 · end of year $47,064
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $215,486 · end of year $5,078
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $7,732,991 · end of year $8,899,911
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $3,052,884 · end of year $3,561,269

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

To provide or coordinate the delivery of high quality free civil legal services to low-income individuals, families and groups

Activities or mission (Part I)

To educate and provide / coordinate the delivery of high quality free civil legal services to low-income individuals, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable persons

Provision of legal services to low-income clients in civil matters to eligible persons; 16,236 disposed cases in 2022

Expenses $15,459,080

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

David Wolowitz

Associate Director

Total calculated

$176,166

From this org

$161,265

From related orgs

$0

Other

$14,901

Hours/week

37.5

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$161,265

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$13,901

Nontaxable benefits

$1,000

Filer's total

$176,166
Denise Conklin

Executive Director

Total calculated

$161,521

From this org

$148,563

From related orgs

$0

Other

$12,958

Hours/week

37.5

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$148,563

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$12,958

Nontaxable benefits

$0

Filer's total

$161,521
Sarah Megan

Director of Litigation

Total calculated

$158,846

From this org

$136,003

From related orgs

$0

Other

$22,843

Hours/week

37.5

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$136,003

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$12,232

Nontaxable benefits

$10,611

Filer's total

$158,846
Gretchen Farwell

Managing Attorney

Total calculated

$141,824

From this org

$101,085

From related orgs

$0

Other

$40,739

Hours/week

37.5
Kathy Bettcher

Director of Family and Survivor Advocacy

Total calculated

$134,948

From this org

$104,946

From related orgs

$0

Other

$30,002

Hours/week

37.5
Andrea Jordan-Pennington

Managing Attorney

Total calculated

$132,964

From this org

$103,457

From related orgs

$0

Other

$29,507

Hours/week

37.5
Paul Zukowski

Managing Attorney

Total calculated

$131,625

From this org

$101,359

From related orgs

$0

Other

$30,266

Hours/week

37.5
Jean Ruthe

Finance Director

Total calculated

$65,160

From this org

$65,160

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

37.5
James Chancellor

Finance Director (through 4/15/22)

Total calculated

$43,107

From this org

$37,656

From related orgs

$0

Other

$5,451

Hours/week

37.5
Michael O'Connor

Executive Director (through 2/28/22)

Total calculated

$39,343

From this org

$34,208

From related orgs

$0

Other

$5,135

Hours/week

37.5
Adam M Fleming

President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
J Michael Bean

Vice President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
C Garrett Bonsell

Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
John Kim

Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
William Beckman

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Maria Joan Bethel

Client Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
April Foster

Client Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Deborah Goldberg

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Louis Hobson

Client Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jasper Jones

Community Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Karlene Jones

Client Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
William Kohlhase

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Rebecca Lee

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Carol Sue Loughridge

Client Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Joseph Lovelace

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Rolonda Mitchell

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jim Rowe

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Scott J Smith

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Chasmine Thornton

Client Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Vera Traver

Client Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Sonni Choi Williams

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1

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 · 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 3: Schedule J, Part 1, Line 3 - Executive Director Committee conducts and annual performance evaluation, and in setting salary they consider compensation survey data from LSC and MIE (and sometimes other sources if they are relevant and timely) and make a recommendation to the board; the full board then votes on the matter.

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: 26 June 2023
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202331789349301438

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