Totals
- Total revenue
- $809,381
- Total expenses
- $708,360
- Contributions and grants received
- $729,790
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $77,697
- Investment income
- $18,985
- Other revenue
- -$17,091
- Total assets, end of year
- $827,430
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $29,665
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $797,765
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $557,875
- Management and general expenses
- $31,036
- Fundraising expenses
- $119,449
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $557,875
Program services were 78.8% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$85,732
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$11,464
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$632,594
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$10,044
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2a · Program service revenue: Legal Service Fees
total $77,697 · related or exempt $77,697
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3 · Investment income
total $18,985 · excluded $18,985
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$11,700
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$85,732
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$28,791
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$17,091 · excluded -$17,091
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $88,100 · program services $61,670 · management and general $8,810 · fundraising $17,620
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $381,244 · program services $327,064 · fundraising $54,180
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $17,190 · program services $15,155 · management and general $678 · fundraising $1,357
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $36,754 · program services $30,512 · management and general $603 · fundraising $5,639
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $8,759 · management and general $8,759
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11g · Fees: other
total $74,266 · program services $37,478 · management and general $9,585 · fundraising $27,203
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $966 · program services $966
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13 · Office expenses
total $15,061 · program services $12,786 · management and general $771 · fundraising $1,504
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14 · Information technology
total $12,106 · program services $6,533 · fundraising $5,573
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16 · Occupancy
total $51,588 · program services $45,397 · management and general $516 · fundraising $5,675
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17 · Travel
total $4,529 · program services $3,835 · management and general $268 · fundraising $426
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $3,951 · program services $3,926 · management and general $25
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23 · Insurance
total $10,264 · program services $9,471 · management and general $521 · fundraising $272
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24a · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions
total $3,582 · program services $3,082 · management and general $500
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $277,550 · end of year $247,129
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $380,792 · end of year $509,560
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $39,083 · end of year $65,670
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $7,700
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,447
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,376
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $71
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $5,000
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
end of year $1,012
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $768 · end of year $14,331
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $8,811 · end of year $14,322
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $700,546 · end of year $797,765
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
To expand access to legal representation and rights in South Carolina.
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Charleston Legal Access was created to fill a void in the legal community and offer services not provided by any other organization in the state. Our goal is simple: to provide low-cost legal representation and assistance to the working poor and others of modest means who do not qualify for free legal services but who cannot afford a private attorney. Specifically, we serve those between 125% (the cut-off for free legal services absent a waiver) and 400% of the federal poverty line. We also provide services to those below 125% of the federal poverty line if there is some reason that they cannot obtain free legal services elsewhere, can pay our minimum retainer (or consultation fee), and otherwise meet our case selection criteria rate determined by the individual's income and family size. (Cont. on Schedule O) This hybrid funding model where low-rate fees are supplemented by philanthropic support: allows donor dollars to go farther and enables our attorneys to access more clients and increase our impact in South Carolina; ensures that clients are invested and engaged in their cases, and that we are pursuing only claims that both we and our clients think are worth the resources; and gives clients a sense of agency in their cases that we encourage and support. They are paying for our services, have control over their case, and are entitled to high quality representation. CLA took its first client in February 2016 and since then, we have been steadily growing to meet the demand for our services. We have increased our staff to eight, including three attorneys, an Equal Justice Works Attorney Fellow. In addition, we have expanded our practice areas to include a wide range of civil matters including, housing, landlord tenant, property, elder law, guardianships, victims' rights and family law. Every year we set a goal to increase the number of families served and our impact. In 2024, CLA assisted 202 households through direct legal representation, consultations, and advice and counsel, bringing our total to 1,565 families served since our founding. We responded to 1,668 intake calls, and referred an additional 888 individuals to trusted partners, ensuring no one faced legal challenges alone.- 39 survivors of domestic violence received critical legal guidance and representation to seek safety and protection.- 22 kinship caregivers, in partnership with HALOS, received counsel or gained custody of children in their careoffering stability and security to the next generation.- 15 Spanish-speaking clients accessed help with family law, housing, and immigration issues, thanks to the support of our bilingual paralegal and commitment to language access.- 487 tenants were helped through the Eviction Protection Project bringing the total number of households assisted to 979.
Expenses $557,875 · Revenue $77,697
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Julie L Moore
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Temitope Leyimu
Vice-Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Lucy Brenner
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Annie Andrews
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Ali Titus
Past Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tola A Familoni
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Melissa Spence
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John B Linton Jr
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sue Chang
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Emma Cregg
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jane Diange
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kim Clifton
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tyler Roberts
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lana Lilinshtein Kleiman
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $81,853
- From this org
- $75,070
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,783
- 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
- 22 July 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202522049349300622
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