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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LAWNDALE CHRISTIAN LEGAL CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$17,205,486
Total expenses
$9,629,845
Contributions and grants received
$17,050,254
Grants paid
$2,323,109
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$152,872
Other revenue
$2,360
Total assets, end of year
$17,154,465
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,824,144
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,330,321
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,457,577
Management and general expenses
$1,544,681
Fundraising expenses
$627,587
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,457,577

Program services were 77.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $17,050

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $7,431,673

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,601,531

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $152,872 · excluded $152,872

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $2,650

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $17,050

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $4,739

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$2,089 · excluded -$2,089

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $4,449 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $4,449

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,449

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,323,109 · program services $2,323,109

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $566,721 · program services $400,761 · management and general $118,415 · fundraising $47,545

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,303,248 · program services $3,043,077 · management and general $899,152 · fundraising $361,019

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $128,277 · program services $90,712 · management and general $26,803 · fundraising $10,762

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $187,843 · program services $132,835 · management and general $39,249 · fundraising $15,759

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $483,593 · program services $341,977 · management and general $101,045 · fundraising $40,571

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $37,000 · management and general $37,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $1,600 · fundraising $1,600

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $524,568 · program services $467,119 · management and general $44,339 · fundraising $13,110

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $165,716 · program services $66,182 · management and general $19,555 · fundraising $79,979

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $60,142 · program services $41,482 · management and general $13,739 · fundraising $4,921

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $404,400 · program services $286,087 · management and general $84,435 · fundraising $33,878

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $117,756 · program services $92,639 · management and general $20,413 · fundraising $4,704

  • 17 · Travel

    total $74,299 · program services $54,704 · management and general $15,316 · fundraising $4,279

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,972 · program services $9,031 · management and general $1,595 · fundraising $2,346

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $49,891 · program services $22,217 · management and general $26,386 · fundraising $1,288

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $50,975 · program services $36,047 · management and general $10,651 · fundraising $4,277

  • 24a · Other expenses: Subscriptions

    total $24,455 · program services $24,455

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $113,280 · program services $25,143 · management and general $86,588 · fundraising $1,549

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,083,370 · end of year $896,055

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $550,505 · end of year $489,631

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $937,408 · end of year $4,471,653

  • 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 $11,152,750 · end of year $11,152,750

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,689 · end of year $81,672

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

    $98,008

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

    $35,304

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $70,095 · end of year $62,704

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $174,097 · end of year $289,806

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $230,034 · end of year $80,543

  • 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 $7,851,726 · end of year $4,843,795

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,610,000 · end of year $5,610,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$1,975,553 · end of year -$3,209,576

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,909,513 · end of year $9,539,897

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Lawndale Christian Legal Center's vision is to raise up justly treated youth who are embraced by their families and community, restored from trauma, empowered to lead, and free from the criminal justice system.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To provide legal services grounded in restorative justice for youth in the Lawndale area.

  • Spring Forward Housing Support, a pilot program partnership with the City of Chicago , provides housing support. LCLC currently services Chicago's west and south sides.

    Expenses $4,294,740 · Grants $2,323,109

  • Community Holistic Defense provides social services, including case management, outreach services, and wraparound supports, integrated with legal representation, for youth involved in the criminal justice system, ages 24 and younger, on Chicago's west and south sides.

    Expenses $1,914,444

  • Community Release with Support, a pilot program partnership with the Bail Project, provides court reminders, transportation, and linkages to support services to individuals being released on personal recognizance bonds. LCLC currently services Chicago's west and south sides.

    Expenses $1,248,393

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bruce Bonecutter

    Vice President of the Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Brooks

    President of the Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Yates

    Treasurer of the Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Tracie Worthy

    Secretary of the Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amari Hill

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brent Michel

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marc Kadish

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Truax

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cliff Nellis

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $224,116
    From this org
    $212,292
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,824
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,292
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,224
    Filer's total
    $224,116

  • Dawn Ruzich

    VP of Research & Development

    Total calculated
    $181,235
    From this org
    $174,976
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,259
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,976
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,192
    Nontaxable benefits
    $67
    Filer's total
    $181,235

  • Dr Dennis Deer

    VP of Org. Health & Mgmt (part year)

    Total calculated
    $83,843
    From this org
    $80,769
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,074
    Hours/week
    40

  • Melchor Domantay

    VP of Finance

    Total calculated
    $77,527
    From this org
    $72,752
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,775
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

  • Carli Taylor

    Managing Director of Housing

    Total calculated
    $109,716
    From this org
    $102,928
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,788
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ernest Wilson

    Managing Director of Supportive Services

    Total calculated
    $111,528
    From this org
    $103,404
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,124
    Hours/week
    40

  • Matthew McFarland

    Vice President of External Affairs (part year)

    Total calculated
    $138,431
    From this org
    $137,981
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $450
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

  • Robin Moore

    Director of Holistic Social Services

    Total calculated
    $107,590
    From this org
    $103,260
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,330
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sanjay Sudhir

    VP of Operations

    Total calculated
    $144,315
    From this org
    $137,002
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,313
    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. 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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • LCLC Holdings NFP

    501(c)(3) · Supporting organization to facilitate the new market tax credit · IL · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by Lawndale Christian Legal Center

  • LCLC Support Corporation

    501(c)(3) · Supporting organization to facilitate the new market tax credit · IL · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by Lawndale Christian Legal Center

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202543189349310109

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