- Revenue 2024
- $15,525,459
- Expenses 2024
- $14,966,757
Program services were 98.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 24 E WASHINGTON ST
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Other organizations at this address
2 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us
We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.
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MCDOUGAL FAMILY FOUNDATION
EIN 36-3943431
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NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR NEW AMERICANS INC
EIN 45-3419142
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE ILLINOIS EQUAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION FUNDS CIVIL LEGAL AID IN ILLINOIS TO CHAMPION THE RIGHTS OF THOSE BURDENED BY BARRIERS TO JUSTICE. WE ENVISION EQUITABLE ACCESS TO AND NAVIGATION OF THE ILLINOIS CIVIL LEGAL SYSTEM.
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THE ILLINOIS EQUAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS INNOVATIVE, COST-EFFECTIVE CIVIL LEGAL AID PROGRAMS THAT HELP PEOPLE IN CRISIS ADDRESS LIFE-CHANGING PROBLEMS AND IMPROVE THEIR LIVES. THESE PROGRAMS OFFER: - LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD A LAWYER - EASY TO UNDERSTAND LEGAL FORMS AND INFORMATION - ACCESS TO LEGAL AID HOTLINES - LEGAL SELF-HELP CENTER THAT HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS - MEDIATION SERVICES THAT HELP PEOPLE RESOLVE CONFLICTS AND AVOID COURTTO MAXIMIZE OUR IMPACT, WE FUND BOTH LARGE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE A BREADTH OF LEGAL AID SERVICES, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY BASED GROUPS WHO BRING THE LAW TO WHERE PEOPLE LIVE.THE IEJF CURRENTLY MANAGES FOUR APPROPRIATIONS AND ONE STATE CONTRACT.
Expenses $14,682,825 · Grants $13,892,637
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Keith E EmmonsKEITH E EMMONS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tobin TaylorTOBIN TAYLOR
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Karim BasariaKARIM BASARIA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Hon Patti BellockHON PATTI BELLOCK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Suheily Natal DavisSUHEILY NATAL DAVIS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Shanin FarmerSHANIN FARMER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lydia BueschelLYDIA BUESCHEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lauren MeachumLAUREN MEACHUM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nannette FosenNANNETTE FOSEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nathan B HinchNATHAN B HINCH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kenneth M KirkwoodKENNETH M KIRKWOOD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sook LeeSOOK LEE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Hon Viviana MartinezHON VIVIANA MARTINEZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gray Mateo-HarrisGRAY MATEO-HARRIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Faiq MihlarFAIQ MIHLAR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lisbeth LeanosLISBETH LEANOS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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William S MeckesWILLIAM S MECKES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Hon Jeffrey SchoenbergHON JEFFREY SCHOENBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael RuizMICHAEL RUIZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tyrone ThomasTYRONE THOMAS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Leslie Corbett ChenowethLESLIE CORBETT CHENOWETH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $145,000
- From this org
- $142,620
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,380
- 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $15,525,459
- Expenses
- $14,966,757
- Contributions
- $15,414,061
- Grants paid
- $13,892,637
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2023
- Revenue
- $14,626,159
- Expenses
- $14,305,194
- Contributions
- $14,523,623
- Grants paid
- $13,351,622
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2022
- Revenue
- $14,304,848
- Expenses
- $13,089,609
- Contributions
- $14,258,035
- Grants paid
- $12,120,033
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $13,205,429
- Expenses
- $10,715,854
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,055,531
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,354,126
- Expenses
- $5,604,469
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,170,555
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,288,726
- Expenses
- $4,321,190
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,018,556
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,552,724
- Expenses
- $4,126,076
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,308,520
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,685,312
- Expenses
- $3,921,305
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,903,248
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $73,063
- Expenses
- $3,826,539
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,185,999
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,676,543
- Expenses
- $2,539,051
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,333,083
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,469,238
- Expenses
- $1,489,633
- Assets (EOY)
- $191,795
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,473,278
- Expenses
- $1,508,664
- Assets (EOY)
- $208,251
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $1,498,566
- Assets (EOY)
- $243,412
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
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$4,068,346
2024 TO PROVIDE LEGAL INFORMATION, ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN 65 SOUTHERN/CENTRAL COUNTIES INCLUDING VETERANS, PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS AND THOSE IMPACTED BY HOUSING INSTABILITY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
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$3,850,343
2023 TO PROVIDE LEGAL INFORMATION, ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN 65 SOUTHERN/CENTRAL COUNTIES INCLUDING VETERANS, PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS AND THOSE IMPACTED BY HOUSING INSTABILITY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
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$3,685,668
2022 TO PROVIDE LEGAL INFORMATION, ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN 65 SOUTHERN/CENTRAL COUNTIES INCLUDING VETERANS, PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS AND THOSE IMPACTED BY HOUSING INSTABILITY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
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$3,559,741
2023 TO PROVIDE LEGAL INFORMATION, ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN 36 NORTHERN/CENTRAL COUNTIES INCLUDING VETERANS, PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS AND THOSE IMPACTED BY HOUSING INSTABILITY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
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$3,295,960
2024 TO PROVIDE LEGAL INFORMATION, ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN 36 NORTHERN/CENTRAL COUNTIES INCLUDING VETERANS, PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS AND THOSE IMPACTED BY HOUSING INSTABILITY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
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$2,976,475
2022 TO PROVIDE LEGAL INFORMATION, ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN 36 NORTHERN/CENTRAL COUNTIES INCLUDING VETERANS, PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS AND THOSE IMPACTED BY HOUSING INSTABILITY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
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2024 TO PROVIDE COORDINATED LEGAL INFORMATION, ADVICE AND REFERRALS TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN COOK COUNTY AND TO VETERANS AND PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS STATEWIDE. TO PROVIDE TECH EXPERTISE ON LEGAL AID NETWORKS PROGRAMS.
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2022 TO PROVIDE COORDINATED LEGAL INFORMATION, ADVICE AND REFERRALS TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN COOK COUNTY AND TO VETERANS AND PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS STATEWIDE. TO PROVIDE TECH EXPERTISE ON LEGAL AID NETWORKS PROGRAMS.
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2023 TO PROVIDE COORDINATED LEGAL INFORMATION, ADVICE AND REFERRALS TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN COOK COUNTY AND TO VETERANS AND PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS STATEWIDE. TO PROVIDE TECH EXPERTISE ON LEGAL AID NETWORKS PROGRAMS.
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$776,088
2023 TO PROVIDE LEGAL INFORMATION, ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE, VETERANS AND PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINIALIZATION OF CANNABIS AND FORECLOSURE IN COOK COUNTY.
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Grants received
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$300,000
2024 ILLINOIS ARMED FORCES LEGAL AID NETWORK (IL-AFLAN)
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$300,000
2022 FOR SUPPORT AND OPERATION OF THE ILLINOIS ARMED FORCES LEGAL AID NETWORK
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LAWYERS TRUST FUND OF ILLINOIS
$75,000
2024 TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES
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LAWYERS TRUST FUND OF ILLINOIS
$62,000
2022 TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES
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LAWYERS TRUST FUND OF ILLINOIS
$55,000
2023 TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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$5,000
2024 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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$5,000
2023 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.