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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PUBLIC INTEREST LAW INITIATIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,610,119
Total expenses
$1,518,128
Contributions and grants received
$1,471,897
Grants paid
$431,927
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$137,153
Other revenue
$1,069
Total assets, end of year
$2,776,301
Total liabilities, end of year
$228,178
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,548,123
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,262,203
Management and general expenses
$162,296
Fundraising expenses
$93,629
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,262,203

Program services were 83.1% 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

    $302,121

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $120,673

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,049,103

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $62,401 · excluded $62,401

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $222,914

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

    securities $148,162

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $74,752

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $74,752 · excluded $74,752

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $80,386

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

    $302,121

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $80,387

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1 · excluded -$1

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous

    total $1,070 · related or exempt $1,070

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,070

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $431,927 · program services $431,927

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $160,912 · program services $130,339 · management and general $14,482 · fundraising $16,091

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $545,542 · program services $441,888 · management and general $49,099 · fundraising $54,555

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $32,082 · program services $25,987 · management and general $2,887 · fundraising $3,208

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $48,915 · program services $39,621 · management and general $4,403 · fundraising $4,891

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $53,381 · program services $43,239 · management and general $4,804 · fundraising $5,338

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,494 · program services $3,014 · management and general $26,108 · fundraising $372

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $47,286 · program services $4,832 · management and general $41,857 · fundraising $597

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,335 · management and general $1,335

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,483 · program services $9,301 · management and general $1,034 · fundraising $1,148

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,036 · program services $8,129 · management and general $903 · fundraising $1,004

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $49,500 · program services $40,095 · management and general $4,455 · fundraising $4,950

  • 17 · Travel

    total $31,805 · program services $28,625 · management and general $3,180

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,490 · program services $4,041 · management and general $449

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,748 · program services $11,946 · management and general $1,327 · fundraising $1,475

  • 24a · Other expenses: Dues and subscriptions

    total $19,394 · program services $19,394

  • 24b · Other expenses: Client Specific Expense

    total $17,337 · program services $17,337

  • 24c · Other expenses: Taxes, fees, & licenses

    total $3,049 · management and general $3,049

  • 24d · Other expenses: Supplies

    total $2,764 · program services $2,488 · management and general $276

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,648 · management and general $2,648

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $328,568 · end of year $489,840

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $700,920 · end of year $609,349

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $204,920 · end of year $217,289

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,773 · end of year $13,960

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

    $68,559

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

    $65,894

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,155 · end of year $2,665

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,353,116 · end of year $1,347,661

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $137,040 · end of year $95,537

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $16,103 · end of year $12,111

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $151,000 · end of year $117,425

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $144,502 · end of year $98,642

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $906,057 · end of year $924,173

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,531,830 · end of year $1,623,950

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PILI engages, inspires and empowers those advancing equal access to justice.

  • PILI operated the Law Student Internship & Graduate Fellowship, Alumni and Pro Bono Programs through which it connected law students, law school graduates and members of the Illinois legal community with public interest law and pro bono service opportunities to assist individuals, families and communities in need with their legal issues.

    Expenses $1,262,203 · Grants $431,927 · Revenue $1,070

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael Bergmann

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $160,912
    From this org
    $146,667
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,245
    Hours/week
    50
  • Kyle Petersen

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa McCraw

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elizabeth Lewis

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark O'Meara

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Cramer

    DEI Officer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sioban Albiol

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kimberly Barton

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Bergmann

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Myles Berman

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Bernstein

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Bourke

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Traci Braun

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Perry Browder

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Callahan

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alison Conlon

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Erie

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Essig

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Fee

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matt Furton

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mitch Gilfillan

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles Golbert

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donyelle Gray

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Greenwalt

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Hall

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tracy Hannan

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Janelle Ibeling

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonathan Jennings

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maureen Kieffer

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Kozlowski

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Lange

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stephen Libowsky

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Lindner

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Lohnes

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Luczkowiak

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Meyers

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ronald Ohren

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J Damian Ortiz

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Benjamin Rhode

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cuyler Robinson

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristen Rodriguez

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hari Santhanam

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Reid Smith

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Frederick Snow

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Spangler

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Sudzus

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hope Tone-O'Keefe

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wendy Vaughn

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joshua Vincent

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angel Wawrzynek

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher G Wells

    Member-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Zielke

    Member-at-Large

    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.

Schedule J

Itemized on Schedule J with no Part VII listing of the same name on this return:

  • Michael Bergmann

    Executive Director

    Schedule J breakdown

    Base
    $146,667
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,245
    Filer's total
    $160,912

Answered yes

  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 3
The Board, having experience with similar organizations, has reviewed and approved the Executive Director's compensation.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
19 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601399349301665

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