PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC (EIN 37-1030764)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-06-24
IRS object ID
202641759349300019
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-06-24T11:17:37-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN371030764EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPRAIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8159652134PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1303 N MAIN ST STE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityRockfordCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP611011049ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJean RuthePersonNm
Person TitleFinance DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone8159652902PhoneNum
Signature2026-06-24SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDenise ConklinPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1303 N Main StAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Ste 600AddressLine2Txt
CityRockfordCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP611011049ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$24,350,948GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.pslegal.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1977FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo educate and provide / coordinate the delivery of high quality free civil legal services to low-income individuals, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable personsActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent21VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee249TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers395TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$22,339,650PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$23,311,339CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$372,437PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$429,706CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$7,350PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$11,700CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$22,719,437PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$23,752,745CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$2,677,710PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,933,063CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$21,481,485PYTotalExpensesAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,237,952PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$890,498CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$24,458,121TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$6,484,773TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,105,292TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$18,352,829NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document6IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee249EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonJean RuthePersonNm
Phone8156684434PhoneNum

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CityRockfordCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP611011049ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

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Denise Conklin
Executive Director37.50Yes (X)$180,528$0$14,324
Gretchen Farwell
Managing Attorney37.50$112,903$0$49,379Yes (X)
Adrian Barr
Managing Attorney37.50$112,603$0$48,761Yes (X)
Jean Ruthe
Finance Director37.50Yes (X)$146,350$0$10,910
Jessica Hodierne
Director of Human Resources37.50$118,479$0$37,162Yes (X)
Jerome Dombrowski
Director of Information Technology37.50$107,589$0$47,503Yes (X)
Amber Moore
Managing Attorney37.50$116,411$0$35,993Yes (X)
William Beckman
President20Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Kenneth E Davies
Vice President20Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Rebecca Lee
Treasurer20Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
C Garrett Bonsell
Secretary20Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Christi Alexander
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
J Michael Bean
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Lisa Rae Corwin
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Dean Davis
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Adam M Fleming
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
April Foster
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Deborah Goldberg
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Ericka Hill
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Louis Hobson
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Deanna Hoyt
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Carol Loughridge
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Ciera Munoz
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Julie O'Rourke
General Board Director10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Randa Salinas
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Ambrea Samuels
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Leila Siena
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Scott J Smith
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K22IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt
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Total Contributions$23,311,339TotalContributionsAmt
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Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$670,867SecuritiesAmt
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Securities$598,203SecuritiesAmt
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$72,664SecuritiesAmt
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$0ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt

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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$11,700OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Total Revenue Column$23,752,745TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$441,406ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$425,297TotalAmt
Program Services$17,805ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$375,812ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,680FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,016,159TotalAmt
Program Services$12,349,659ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,084,323ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$582,177FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,198,282TotalAmt
Program Services$1,047,436ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102,395ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,451FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$2,149,836TotalAmt
Program Services$1,879,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$183,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$86,926FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$1,139,610TotalAmt
Program Services$941,135ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$146,059ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52,416FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,500TotalAmt
Management And General$49,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,779TotalAmt
Management And General$36,779ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$93,685TotalAmt
Program Services$79,175ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,510ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$47,331TotalAmt
Program Services$10,473ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,828ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$357,864TotalAmt
Program Services$320,734ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,151ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,979FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$624,471TotalAmt
Program Services$294,490ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$262,219ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$67,762FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$1,099,355TotalAmt
Program Services$1,006,406ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,939ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,010FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,916TotalAmt
Program Services$110,508ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,332ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,076FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$129,537TotalAmt
Program Services$129,537ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,331TotalAmt
Program Services$8,226ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,715TotalAmt
Program Services$44,759ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,609ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,347FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$277,579TotalAmt
Program Services$223,958ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,863ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,758FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,862,247TotalAmt
Program Services$18,463,502ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,456,130ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$942,615FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,800BOYAmt
EOY$1,800EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$3,952,444BOYAmt
EOY$3,956,759EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$7,783,437BOYAmt
EOY$8,639,326EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$380,760BOYAmt
EOY$401,871EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$370,279LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$315,146LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,156BOYAmt
EOY$55,133EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,243,843BOYAmt
EOY$7,978,463EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,049,652BOYAmt
EOY$3,424,769EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,427,092BOYAmt
EOY$24,458,121EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,113,928BOYAmt
EOY$5,521,895EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$341,461BOYAmt
EOY$424,294EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$29,384BOYAmt
EOY$159,103EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,484,773BOYAmt
EOY$6,105,292EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,829,484BOYAmt
EOY$11,210,181EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,112,835BOYAmt
EOY$7,142,648EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,942,319BOYAmt
EOY$18,352,829EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,427,092BOYAmt
EOY$24,458,121EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$890,498ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$520,012NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,812,893CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,889,229CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,767,807CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,339,650CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,311,339CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$105,120,918TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,812,893CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,889,229CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,767,807CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,339,650CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,311,339CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$105,120,918TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$105,120,918PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,250CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$47,671CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$131,672CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$346,750CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$164,781CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$695,124TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$48,966CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,686CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,500CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,350CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,700CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$84,202TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$105,900,244TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$0GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99264PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99219PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation2021 Special Fundraising Events 5,000 Covid Refund 36,079 Attorney Fees 3,700 Thomson Reuters 3,272 Blackbaud 715 Miscellaneous 200 2022 Attorney Fees 9,386 Arbitration 300 2023 Attorney Fees 6,000 Arbitration 500 2024 Attorney Fees 7,150 Arbitration 500 2025 11,600 Arbitration 100ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$369,410BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$50,252InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$13,538GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$3,090AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$403,034EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$338,315BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$34,007InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,912AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$369,410EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$314,188BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$39,555InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$12,777OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,651AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$338,315EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$360,276BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$43,381InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,707AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$314,188EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$313,642BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$63ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$49,289InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,718AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$360,276EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$233,642OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$178,509DepreciationAmt
Book Value$55,133BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$136,637OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$136,637DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$55,133TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Funds held in trust at Comm Fnd of Northern IL$403,034F
Investments$7,575,429F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$7,978,463TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Operating lease right-of-use assets$3,265,666
Client deposits$159,103
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$3,424,769TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescClient DepositsDesc
Amt$159,103Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$159,103TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,592,092TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$520,011NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$356,115DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$876,126RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$23,715,966RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$36,779InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$36,779RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$23,752,745TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$23,181,583TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$356,115DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$356,115ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$22,825,468ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$36,779InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$36,779ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$22,862,247TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part V, Line 4FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSchedule D, Part V, Line 4 - The intended use of the quasi endowment funds has been designated to be used for student loan forgiveness for staffExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Denise Conklin
Executive Director$180,528$0$0$0$0$0$14,324$0$0$0$194,852$0$0
Adrian Barr
Managing Attorney$112,603$0$0$0$0$0$11,257$0$37,504$0$161,364$0$0$0
Gretchen Farwell
Managing Attorney$112,903$0$0$0$0$0$12,993$0$36,386$0$162,282$0$0$0
Jean Ruthe
Finance Director$146,350$0$0$0$0$0$10,910$0$0$0$157,260$0$0$0
Jessica Hodierne
Director of Human Resources$118,479$0$0$0$0$0$8,736$0$28,426$0$155,641$0$0$0
Jerome Dombrowski
Director of Information Technology$107,589$0$0$0$0$0$10,158$0$37,345$0$155,092$0$0$0
Amber Moore
Managing Attorney$116,411$0$0$0$0$0$10,067$0$25,926$0$152,404$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule J, Part I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationExecutive Director Committee conducts an annual performance evaluation and in setting salary they consider compensation survey data from LSC and MIE (and sometimes other sources if they are relevant and timely) and make a recommendation to the board; the full board then votes on the matter.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aProcess to elect board members by other organizations. The fourteen attorney directors shall be composed as follows: One attorney director shall be selected by the governing body of a county or municipal bar association operating within each of the eleven service areas as specified within the bylaws. One attorney director shall be appointed by the governing body of the Illinois State Bar Association. Two attorney directors shall be appointed by a county or municipal bar association or other organization operating within the service area having an interest in the delivery of legal services to the poor. Client representative directors shall be appointed by community organizations or groups which operate within the service area. The executive director of Prairie State Legal Services will designate appropriate organizations or groups to appoint members who are eligible clients.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bA Grant Accountant prepares the form 990 using the financial information from the audited financial statements. After reviewing the financial and other information, the Finance Director submits a copy to the auditor and Board for review. The auditor's staff and Board reviews the form 990 and will submit comments for consideration. The final review is made by the Executive Director prior to signing and filing the form 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cEach director, principal officer and member of a committee with PSLS Board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement that affirms such person: 1. Has received a copy of the Conflicts of Interest Policy; 2. Has read and understands the policy. 3. Has agreed to comply with the policy; and 4. Understands that PSLS is a charitable organization and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption, it must engage primarily in activities that accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The Executive Director Committee reviews compensation for the Executive Director. The members use their professional experience, salary surveys from other legal services organizations and other independent knowledge of compensation levels to determine the compensation of the Executive Director.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19When anyone requests any of our documents, the staff makes copies of the requested documents and then sends these documents to the address specified.

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