Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$12,293,614

Total expenses

$12,906,707

Contributions and grants received

$11,821,439

Grants paid

$927,022

Program service revenue

$427,309

Investment income

$17,992

Other revenue

$26,874

Total assets, end of year

$7,766,287

Total liabilities, end of year

$3,488,515

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$4,277,772

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$11,605,409

Management and general expenses

$1,279,867

Fundraising expenses

$21,431

Program service expenses (Part III)

$11,605,409

Program services were 89.9% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• THE OREGON LAW CENTER (OLC) PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE (THOSE LIVING AT AND BELOW 125% OF THE NATIONAL POVERTY GUIDELINES); ADVOCATES TO SUPPORT THE INTERESTS OF LOW-INCOME OREGONIANS BEFORE JUDICIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BODIES; PROVIDES COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE; AND MAINTAINS A PANEL OF PRO BONO ATTORNEYS. OLC EMPLOYS ATTORNEYS AND PARALEGALS WORKING IN ELEVEN OFFICES ACROSS OREGON TO PROVIDE THE FULL RANGE OF CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO CLIENTS WHO LIVE IN POVERTY.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.)THE TYPES OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY OLC INCLUDE: CONSULTATION AND ADVICE; BRIEF SERVICE; COMMUNITY EDUCATION/SELF-HELP/PRO SE FORMS/WEBSITES; NEGOTIATION/MEDIATION; REPRESENTATION IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS; COURT REPRESENTATION; LIMITED APPEALS; LIMITED ADMINISTRATIVE ADVOCACY; AND LIMITED LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY. OLC PROVIDES FREE COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS SERVING LOW-INCOME PEOPLE TO HELP OUR CLIENT POPULATION BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE LAW. OLC, WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, HELPS TO CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE FREE COMMUNITY EDUCATION BOOKLETS IN NEWSPRINT FORM AND IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT ON A WEBSITE. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE SELF-HELP BOOKLETS ON LANDLORD-TENANT LAW, FAMILY LAW, PUBLIC BENEFITS, SOCIAL SECURITY, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS AND WAGE CLAIMS. THE LEGAL CONTENT OF THESE BOOKLETS IS WRITTEN BY OLC ATTORNEYS. THE BOOKLETS ARE DISTRIBUTED WITHOUT CHARGE. OLC EMPLOYEES DO OUTREACH TO LOCATIONS THAT ARE CONVENIENT TO LOW-INCOME CLIENTS (HOMELESS SHELTERS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES SERVING LOW-INCOME CLIENTS, NURSING HOMES, LABOR CAMPS, SUBSIDIZED HOUSING, AND SIMILAR LOCATIONS) AND OFFER FREE APPOINTMENTS TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND BRIEF SERVICE AND CONSIDER ACCEPTING A CASE FOR REPRESENTATION. OLC, WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, OPERATES A HOTLINE WHERE LOW-INCOME CLIENTS CALL TO RECEIVE ADVICE, BRIEF SERVICE OR REPRESENTATION ON LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO RECEIVING PUBLIC BENEFITS, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, AND SIMILAR MATTERS. OLC ATTORNEYS CONDUCT REGULAR INTAKE INTERVIEWS WITH APPLICANTS WHO CONTACT AN OLC OFFICE. THE ATTORNEYS OFFER ADVICE, BRIEF SERVICE OR FULL REPRESENTATION IN THESE INTERVIEWS. CLIENTS ACROSS THE STATE CAN REACH OLC OFFICES BY TOLL-FREE NUMBERS TO RECEIVE ADVICE, BRIEF SERVICE AND TO SEEK REPRESENTATION. OLC MAINTAINS A PRO BONO PROGRAM WHERE APPLICANTS' CALLS ARE SCREENED AND THEN SENT TO PRIVATE ATTORNEYS WHO PROVIDE SERVICE WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE CLIENT. SOME OF THESE CASES ARE SENT TO PRO BONO CLINICS. OTHER PRO BONO CASES ARE POSTED ON A LISTSERVE WHERE PRIVATE ATTORNEYS CAN PICK UP THE CASE. CASES ARE ACCEPTED BASED ON APPLYING PRIORITIES THAT ARE SET THROUGH A ROUTINE ASSESSMENTS OF CLIENT NEEDS. OLC AVOIDS ACCEPTING FEE-GENERATING CASES THAT WOULD BE TAKEN BY PRIVATE ATTORNEYS. IN A FEW CASES THAT END UP IN LITIGATION, OLC RECOVERS ATTORNEY FEES FROM THE ADVERSE PARTY, BUT THESE COMPRISE A SMALL NUMBER OF CASES AND A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF OLC'S INCOME. ATTORNEY SALARIES ARE SET BY THE BOARD WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ATTORNEY FEES. IN THE MOST RECENT TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE, OLC CLOSED 4,729 CASES, INCLUDING 41 CASES WHERE THE REPRESENTATION RESULTED IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY DECISION AND 276 CASES WHERE THE REPRESENTATION RESULTED IN A COURT DECISION. ABOUT 13% OF THESE CASES WERE CATEGORIZED AS FAMILY LAW (ALMOST ALL OF WHICH INVOLVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR CHILD ABUSE), 58% WERE CATEGORIZED AS HOUSING LAW (INCLUDING LANDLORD/TENANT, SUBSIDIZED HOUSING AND FORECLOSURE CASES), 4% WERE CATEGORIZED AS EMPLOYMENT LAW (CASES THAT ARISE UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL STATUTES RELATED TO WAGES, DISCHARGE, DISCRIMINATION, SAFETY AND SIMILAR ISSUES), 5% WERE CATEGORIZED AS INCOME MAINTENANCE (UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, VETERANS' BENEFITS, SOCIAL SECURITY, AND OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS), 7% WERE CATEGORIZED AS CONSUMER LAW, 4% WERE CATEGORIZED AS INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS (INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH, DISABILITY RIGHTS, CIVIL RIGHTS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING), 2% WERE CATEGORIZED AS ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, AND 7% WERE CATEGORIZED AS WILLS/ESTATES, EDUCATION, JUVENILE, LICENSES, OR OTHERS. CLIENTS ACHIEVED A POSITIVE RESULT IN 95% OF CASES INVOLVING SOME FORM OF LITIGATION. AS A RESULT OF THIS FORM OF REPRESENTATION: 90% WERE MORE ECONOMICALLY SECURE; 87% OF THE CASES ALSO BENEFITTED THE CLIENT'S FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS; AND 22% OF THE CASES BENEFITTED OTHER LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN OREGON BEYOND THE CLIENT'S FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD. WHERE A MATTER INVOLVED THESE SPECIFIC ISSUES: 87% OF THE CLIENTS WERE PHYSICALLY SAFER; 85% WERE BETTER ABLE TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE; AND 91% OBTAINED OR MAINTAINED HOUSING. SOME OF THE CASES IMPROVED POLICIES AND/OR PRACTICES TO BENEFIT A LARGE NUMBER OF LOW-INCOME CLIENTS, AS WELL AS OBTAINING RESULTS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CLIENT.

  Expenses $11,605,409 · Grants $927,022 · Revenue $427,309

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

• LEGAL AID SERVICES OF OREGON

  $309,637

  STATEWIDE SYSTEM DELIVERY SUPPORT

• CENTER FOR NONPROFIT LEGAL SERVICES INC

  $43,950

  STATEWIDE SYSTEM DELIVERY SUPPORT

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

30 June 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202311819349301111

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