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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by UTAH LEGAL SERVICES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,460,234
Total expenses
$6,651,971
Contributions and grants received
$6,258,384
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$177,439
Other revenue
$24,411
Total assets, end of year
$4,660,960
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,099,420
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,561,540
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,101,906
Management and general expenses
$1,252,752
Fundraising expenses
$297,313
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,101,906

Program services were 76.7% 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)

    $5,130,713

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,127,671

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $126,422 · excluded $126,422

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $312,346

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $261,329

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $51,017

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $51,017 · excluded $51,017

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $24,411 · related or exempt $24,411

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $24,411

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $405,259 · program services $311,133 · management and general $75,950 · fundraising $18,176

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,180,449 · program services $3,157,283 · management and general $824,461 · fundraising $198,705

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $130,051 · program services $105,116 · management and general $20,234 · fundraising $4,701

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $814,097 · program services $658,012 · management and general $126,662 · fundraising $29,423

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $344,013 · program services $278,056 · management and general $53,524 · fundraising $12,433

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,900 · program services $30,900

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $11,286 · management and general $11,286

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $74,967 · program services $49,173 · management and general $20,787 · fundraising $5,007

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $89,130 · program services $67,414 · management and general $17,501 · fundraising $4,215

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $130,001 · program services $98,327 · management and general $25,526 · fundraising $6,148

  • 17 · Travel

    total $81,823 · program services $61,887 · management and general $16,066 · fundraising $3,870

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $90,826 · program services $68,696 · management and general $17,834 · fundraising $4,296

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $40,126 · program services $30,349 · management and general $7,879 · fundraising $1,898

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $24,569 · program services $18,583 · management and general $4,824 · fundraising $1,162

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT EXPENSE

    total $74,576 · program services $56,406 · management and general $14,643 · fundraising $3,527

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACT LEGAL SERVICES

    total $50,578 · program services $50,578

  • 24c · Other expenses: LIBRARY

    total $28,687 · program services $21,697 · management and general $5,633 · fundraising $1,357

  • 24d · Other expenses: LICENSES AND FEES

    total $21,481 · program services $16,247 · management and general $4,218 · fundraising $1,016

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $29,152 · program services $22,049 · management and general $5,724 · fundraising $1,379

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $927,308 · end of year $713,569

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,247,964 · end of year $1,297,606

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $310,100 · end of year $418,632

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,982 · end of year $8,108

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $41,757 · end of year $82,078

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

    $1,003,223

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

    $910,091

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $87,375 · end of year $93,132

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,497,988 · end of year $1,523,251

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $287,345 · end of year $524,584

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $389,446 · end of year $501,812

  • 18 · Grants payable

    end of year $73,158

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $289,514 · end of year $524,450

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,671,984 · end of year $3,476,478

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $51,875 · end of year $85,062

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION AT ULS IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY CIVIL LEGAL AID WITHOUT COST TO PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD LEGAL REPRESENTATION OR ARE FACING DISADVANTAGES, ENSURING MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO JUSTICE, AND PROMOTING EDUCATION, STABILITY, SAFETY, AND PROTECTION.

  • SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE : ULS REPRESENTS PEOPLE WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY PROVIDING LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO OBTAIN PROTECTIVE ORDERS IN EVERY UTAH COUNTY, EXCEPT SALT LAKE COUNTY WHERE SERVICES ARE COORDINATED THROUGH LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SALT LAKE. ULS HELPS PROVIDE SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR THESE LOW-INCOME CLIENTS IN DIVORCE, CUSTODY AND PARENTAGE ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE PERMANENT SEPARATION AND ENSURE FINANCIAL STABILITY WITH SPOUSAL AND CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS. ULS ALSO PROVIDES LEGAL ADVICE, INFORMATION, AND REFERRALS IN FAMILY AND DOMESTIC LAW MATTERS. IN THE PAST YEAR, ULS HANDLED 2,888 CASES IN THIS AREA.

    Expenses $1,678,908

  • SERVICES IN OTHER CIVIL LEGAL MATTERS AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH LOW-INCOMES: ULS REPRESENTS PEOPLE WITH LOW-INCOME IN LEGAL ACTIONS INVOLVING HOUSING, PUBLIC BENEFITS, AND CONSUMER DEBT DEFENSE. ULS SERVES TENANTS WITH LAWFUL DEFENSES TO EVICTION OR NEEDING HELP WITH FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED HOUSING OR HABITABLE CONDITIONS. ULS ASSISTS UTAHNS WHO NEED SSI AND SSDI BENEFITS, FOOD STAMPS, MEDICAID, UNEMPLOYMENT, OVERPAYMENT DEFENSE, AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ULS PROVIDES PROTECTION FOR CONSUMERS AGAINST UNREASONABLE CHARGES, IDENTITY THEFT, AND WARRANTY ISSUES. ULS PROVIDES LEGAL ADVICE, INFORMATION, AND REFERRALS HOUSING, PUBLIC BENEFITS, AND CONSUMER LAW MATTERS. IN THE PAST YEAR, ULS HANDLED 5,422 CASES IN THIS AREA.

    Expenses $2,863,362

  • SERVICES TO SPECIAL POPULATIONS: ULS REPRESENTS PEOPLE WHO ARE PART OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS INCLUDING OLDER ADULTS, NATIVE AMERICANS, AND MIGRANT WORKERS. ULS SERVES PEOPLE AGED 60 AND OLDER BY PREPARING WILLS, ADVANCED DIRECTIVES, OBTAINING BENEFITS, CONTACTING ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES, AND WITH HOUSING, CONSUMER, AND PROPERTY ISSUES. TRIBAL COURT LAWYERS SERVE TRIBAL MEMBERS WITH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION AS WELL AS LIMITED REPRESENTATION IN FAMILY AND JUVENILE MATTERS. MIGRANT WORKERS RECEIVE HELP WITH WAGE CLAIMS, FAMILY LAW, IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC BENEFIT CASES. OUT OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OTHER CIVIL LEGAL MATTERS AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH LOW-INCOME, AND THE CASE TYPES NOTED ABOVE, ULS HANDLED 1,039 CASES INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PART OF A VULNERABLE POPULATION.

    Expenses $559,636

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Carrie Hurst

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adelaide Maudsley

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gil Miller

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kass Harstad

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tracey M Watson

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jody K Burnett

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thom Roberts

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adele Davis Allen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Zakia Richardson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Abigail Cook

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bethany Worthington

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Danielle Davidson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bryan Pattison

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Zidow

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Betsy Haws

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bart Johnsen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aro Han

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sacheen Martinez

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jacob Kent

    DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION

    Total calculated
    $120,858
    From this org
    $116,647
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,211
    Hours/week
    40
  • Pamela Beatse

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $134,475
    From this org
    $123,137
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,338
    Hours/week
    40
  • Scotti Hill

    ADMIN DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $71,936
    From this org
    $71,288
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $648
    Hours/week
    40
  • Megan Hough

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $105,071
    From this org
    $103,896
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,175
    Hours/week
    40
  • Teisha Bunn

    MANAGING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $104,187
    From this org
    $101,449
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,738
    Hours/week
    40
  • Patricia Abbott

    MANAGING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $108,008
    From this org
    $103,523
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,485
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202610159349300606

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