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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GUAM LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 14 November 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$1,218,828 changed to $1,300,436
Total expenses
$1,230,663 changed to $1,231,101
Contributions and grants received
$1,165,926 changed to $1,247,534
Total assets, end of year
$977,922 changed to $1,098,513
Total liabilities, end of year
$826,409 changed to $865,830
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$151,513 changed to $232,683
Management and general expenses
$52,620 changed to $53,058

Totals

Total revenue
$1,300,436
Total expenses
$1,231,101
Contributions and grants received
$1,247,534
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$52,902
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,098,513
Total liabilities, end of year
$865,830
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$232,683
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,178,043
Management and general expenses
$53,058
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,178,043

Program services were 95.7% 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)

    $1,247,534

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Other program service revenue

    total $52,902 · related or exempt $52,902

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 $138,167 · program services $134,022 · management and general $4,145

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $699,437 · program services $678,453 · management and general $20,984

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $84,076 · program services $81,554 · management and general $2,522

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $62,645 · program services $60,766 · management and general $1,879

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $939 · program services $911 · management and general $28

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,218 · program services $8,941 · management and general $277

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $105,999 · program services $102,819 · management and general $3,180

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $38,323 · program services $37,173 · management and general $1,150

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $14,040 · program services $13,619 · management and general $421

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,291 · program services $9,982 · management and general $309

  • 24a · Other expenses: Utilities

    total $23,107 · program services $22,414 · management and general $693

  • 24b · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $21,051 · program services $4,296 · management and general $16,755

  • 24c · Other expenses: Repairs and maintenance

    total $9,152 · program services $8,877 · management and general $275

  • 24d · Other expenses: Dues and subscriptions

    total $10,186 · program services $9,880 · management and general $306

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,470 · program services $4,336 · management and general $134

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,986 · end of year $9,370

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $169,031 · end of year $292,610

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $145 · end of year $145

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

    $213,171

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

    $185,357

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $41,854 · end of year $27,814

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $799,084 · end of year $768,574

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $15,574 · end of year $12,853

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $7,030 · end of year $46,451

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $828,148 · end of year $806,526

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $128,446 · end of year $128,290

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $34,902 · end of year $104,393

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The organizations mission is to promote, educate, and advocate for equal rights and access to justice for our underserved communities. These communities include survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, and other crimes as well as individuals with disabilities needing legal based advocacy.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To promote, educate, and advocate for equal rights and access to justice for underserved communities.

  • The organization offers the following program services to the community of Guam - Victims of Crime Act Program The Victims of Crime Act VOCA program addresses the civil legal needs of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and other crimes. With this program, the organization is able to provide civil legal representation for emergency orders of protection and injunctions. - Disability Law Center GLSC-DLC Disability Law Center DLC is Guams protection and advocacy agency mandated to promote and protect the legal and human rights of individuals with physical and/or mental disability.

    Expenses $1,178,043 · Revenue $1,300,436

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Daniel S Somerfleck

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $138,167
    From this org
    $138,167
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Elisabeth T Cruz

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maria Teresa Aguon

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joleen Baza

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nadine Cepeda

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SIlvestre San Nicolas

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
28 October 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202533009349302143

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