MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION (EIN 81-0298262)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-07-06
IRS object ID
202611879349301366
Schema version
2025v4.2
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)
Return2026-07-06T14:48:44-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN480567703PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PINION LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1828 GREAT NORTHERN BOULEVARDAddressLine1Txt
CityHELENACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810298262EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMONTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4064429830PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1616 HELENA AVE STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityHELENACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59601ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALISON PAULPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4064429830PhoneNum
Signature2026-07-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonELLA BOETTCHERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02408578PTIN
Phone4064421040PhoneNum
Preparation2026-07-06PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerALISON PAULPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1616 HELENA AVE STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityHELENACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,944,686GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.MTLSA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1966FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROVISION OF FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE LOW INCOME MONTANANS IN NON-CRIMINAL CASESActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body14VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent14VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee114TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers105TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$10,318,422PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$9,924,396CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$9,818PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$6,660CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$10,563PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$13,630CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,338,803PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,944,686CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,808,794PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,725,210CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,621,591PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,275,414CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$94,559CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,456,438PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,618,259CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$9,886,823PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,618,883CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$451,980PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$325,803CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,027,068TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,052,098TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,375,558TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,960,054TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,651,510NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,092,044NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN NON-CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS OR MATTERS TO PERSONS IN THE STATE OF MONTANA FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO AFFORD LEGAL ASSISTANCE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,221,818ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,725,210GrantAmt
Revenue$6,660RevenueAmt
DescPROVISION OF FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN NON-CRIMINAL CASES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS IN MONTANADesc
Total Program Service Expenses$8,221,818TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document117IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee114EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members14GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member14IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALISON PAUL EXECUTIVE DIRECTORBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4064429830PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1616 HELENA AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityHELENACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59601ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
MORGAN DAKE
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES PATTEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PROFESSOR CRAIG COWIE
PAST PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SHAWN REAGOR
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DON SAUNDERS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON JOHN LARSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY REEVES
SECRETARY/TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PEGGY PROBASCO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRYL MATT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN JOHNSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEAN MORRISON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MISTY DAVIS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE HAMILTON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH RIDDLE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALISON PAUL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR35.00$136,732$0$14,861Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$136,732TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$14,861TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARCHTECH LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11650 SHACKELFORD RD NO 1527AddressLine1Txt
CityST LOUISCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP63031ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesIT SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$132,585CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$9,765,182GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$159,214AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$9,924,396TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM SERVICE REVENUDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$4,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,660TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,660RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,660TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,630TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13,630ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,944,686TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,660RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$13,630ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,569,469TotalAmt
Program Services$1,569,469ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,155,741TotalAmt
Program Services$1,155,741ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$136,132TotalAmt
Program Services$15,177ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,587ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,368FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,105,772TotalAmt
Program Services$3,283,336ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$745,761ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$76,675FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,087TotalAmt
Program Services$86,401ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,850ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,836FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$591,831TotalAmt
Program Services$485,628ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$104,558ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,645FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$321,592TotalAmt
Program Services$249,614ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,246ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,732FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,246TotalAmt
Program Services$45,430ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,816ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$692,748TotalAmt
Program Services$577,035ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$115,713ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,098TotalAmt
Program Services$65,894ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,040ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,164FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,415TotalAmt
Program Services$41,356ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,059ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$273,267TotalAmt
Program Services$232,297ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,970ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$236,316TotalAmt
Program Services$205,721ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,520ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$75FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,099TotalAmt
Program Services$27,865ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,234ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,429TotalAmt
Program Services$28,450ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,979ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
EQUIPMENT/COMPUTER SUPP$99,974$89,199$10,775
LIBRARY$25,721$25,721
DUES AND FEES$19,629$18,636$993
OUTREACH$17,128$17,128

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,189TotalAmt
Program Services$1,720ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,405ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,064FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,618,883TotalAmt
Program Services$8,221,818ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,302,506ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$94,559FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$885,144BOYAmt
EOY$1,410,705EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,583,693BOYAmt
EOY$892,525EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$199,353BOYAmt
EOY$88,223EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,318BOYAmt
EOY$133,589EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$273,542LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$251,266LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,375BOYAmt
EOY$22,276EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$281,185BOYAmt
EOY$504,780EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,027,068BOYAmt
EOY$3,052,098EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$806,326BOYAmt
EOY$762,398EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$295,667BOYAmt
EOY$695,088EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,376BOYAmt
EOY$376EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$269,189BOYAmt
EOY$502,192EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,375,558BOYAmt
EOY$1,960,054EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$193,123BOYAmt
EOY$286,865EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,458,387BOYAmt
EOY$805,179EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,651,510BOYAmt
EOY$1,092,044EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,027,068BOYAmt
EOY$3,052,098EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$325,803ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$885,269PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$5,655,241CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,471,990CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,963,826CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,318,422CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,924,396CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,333,875TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,655,241CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,471,990CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,963,826CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,318,422CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,924,396CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,333,875TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$42,333,875PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,365CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,944CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,371CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,563CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,630CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,873TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$42,378,748TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$31,308GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99890PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99910PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$119,616OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$119,616DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$153,926OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$131,650DepreciationAmt
Book Value$22,276BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$22,276TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
CLIENT TRUST FUNDS$376
RENT DEPOSITS$7,620
RIGHT OF USE LEASE ASSET$495,992
OTHER ASSETS$792
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$504,780TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CURRENT LEASE LIABILITY$232,483
LONG TERM LEASE LIABILITY$269,709
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$502,192TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,944,686TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,944,686RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,944,686TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,618,883TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,618,883ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,618,883TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART IV, LINE 2B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCLIENT FUNDS HELD IN TRUSTExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (20 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ALASKA LEGAL SERVICES
1016 W 6TH AVE STE 200ANCHORAGEAK99501920034754501(C)(3)$104,526$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
ANISHINABE LEGAL SERVICES
PO BOX 157CASS LAKEMN56633410960032501(C)(3)$62,373$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
CALIFORNIA INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES
PO BOX 1167SACRAMENTOCA95812941676390501(C)(3)$91,584$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
COLORADO LEGAL SERVICES
679 EAST 2ND AVE SUITE BDURANGOCO81301840402702501(C)(3)$31,422$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
DAKOTA PLAINS LEGAL SERVICES
PO BOX 489MISSIONSD57555460310828501(C)(3)$119,309$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
DNA PEOPLE'S LEGAL SERVICES
PO BOX 306WINDOW ROCKAZ86515860207220501(C)(3)$41,881$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
IDAHO LEGAL AID SERVICES INC
1447 S TYRELL LANEBOISEID83706820293641501(C)(3)$85,724$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
LEGAL AID OF NEBRASKA
209 S 19TH STREET STE 200OMAHANE68102470483506501(C)(3)$101,028$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
LEGAL AID OF WYOMING INC
2617 E LINCOLNWAY STE KCHEYENNEWY82001205552001501(C)(3)$21,164$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
LEGAL AID SERVICES OF OREGON
4531 SE BELMONT ST SUITE 201PORTLANDOR97215930635480501(C)(3)$15,217$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTH DAKOTA
4007 STATE STREET SUITE 30BISMARKND58503450336235501(C)(3)$53,519$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
MICHIGAN INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES
814 S GARFIELD AVE STE ATRAVERSE CITYMI49686382077208501(C)(3)$66,239$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
NEVADA LEGAL SERVICES
701 E BRIDGER AVE STE 400LAS VEGASNV89101880176914501(C)(3)$62,553$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
NEW MEXICO LEGAL AID
505 MARQUETTE AVE NW STE 700ALBUQUERQUENM87102810116950501(C)(3)$48,804$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
NORTHWEST JUSTICE PROJECT
401 SECOND AVE S SUITE 407SEATTLEWA98104911687791501(C)(3)$44,968$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
OKLAHOMA INDIAN LEGAL SERVICES
4200 PERIMETER CENTER DR STE 222OKLAHOMA CITYOK73112731142462501(C)(3)$62,549$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
TEXAS RIOGRANDE LEGAL AID
301 SOUTH TEXAS AVEMERCEDESTX78570741675230501(C)(3)$81,656$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
UTAH LEGAL SERVICES
960 S MAIN STREETSALT LAKE CITYUT84101870298910501(C)(3)$60,606$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
WISCONSIN JUDICARE INCINDIAN LAW OFFICE
633 W WISCONSON AVE STE 2000MILWAUKEEWI52303391170880501(C)(3)$57,922$0PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
NAICJA
1942 BROADWAY 510BOULDERCO80302840611428501(C)(3)$356,425$0PROVIDE TTA THAT WILL ADDRESS THE UNIQUE INTERESTS OF TRIBAL SOVEREIGNS AS DEFINED BY THE COMMUNITY THE JUSTICE SYSTEM SERVES
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org20Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeRENTAL ASSISTANCEGrantTypeTxt
Recipient205RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,155,741CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMOST OF MLSA'S GRANTS ARE REIMBURSED BASED UPON ACTUAL EXPENSES. INVOICES OR REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED ON A MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY BASIS. IN PREPARATION FOR EACH REPORT OR INVOICE, A DETAILED EXPENSE REPORT IS REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT ALL EXPENSES CHARGED TO THE GRANT ARE APPROPRIATE. IF A GRANT IS NEARING COMPLETION, THE ED OR THE DOF WILL REVIEW THE DETAILED EXPENSE REPORT AGAIN FOR THE WHOLE GRANT CYCLE BEFORE CLOSING OUT THE GRANT. THIS PROCESS OCCURS AT YEAR END FOR LESS ACTIVE GRANTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALISON PAULPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$136,732BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$5,362DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$9,499NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$151,593TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF MLSA REVIEWS THE COMPLETED TAX RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. A COPY OF THE APPROVED RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, BOARD MEMBERS DISCLOSE IN WRITING THEIR ASSOCIATIONS AND INTERESTS WHICH POTENTIALLY COULD RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD. BOARD MEMBERS MAY PARTICIPATE IN THESE DISCUSSIONS SHOULD THEY ARISE BUT DO NOT VOTE ON THE QUESTION BEFORE THE BOARD. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE AWARE OF THE POLICY AND MONITOR THEIR PARTICIPATION ACCORDINGLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD USES COMPARABLE DATA FROM OTHER NATIONWIDE LEGAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS INITIATED BY THE BOARD AND A SELF EVALUATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REQUESTED. WHEN DETERMINED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD, INTERNAL EVALUATIONS FROM STAFF, ALONG WITH EXTERNAL EVALUATIONS FROM ACCESS TO JUSTICE STAKEHOLDERS ARE REQUESTED. A BOARD COMMITTEE CONDUCTS AN EVALUATION AND PREPARES A WRITTEN EVALUATION. THE REPORT IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD AND REVIEWED WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT A BOARD MEETING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. OFFICERS/DIRECTORS ARE NOT COMPENSATED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS & CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN OR PERSONAL REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2CTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ENGAGES THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND REVIEWS THE AUDIT REPORT. THIS PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE IN 2025.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 6 PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTDURING THE CURRENT YEAR AUDIT, THE ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIED AN ERROR IN REVENUE RECOGNITION FOR PRIOR YEARS RESULTING FROM THE ORGANIZATION REPORTING REVENUE BEFORE CONDITIONS OF THE GRANTS HAD BEEN MET. AS A RESULT, PREVIOUSLY REPORTED REVENUE FOR YEARS 2023 AND 2024 WAS OVERSTATED BY $236,326 AND $648,943, RESPECTFULLY. THE ORGANIZATION RECORDED A PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, REDUCING NET ASSETS ACCORDINGLY.

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