LONE STAR LEGAL AID: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
LONE STAR LEGAL AID (EIN 74-1537787)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-14
IRS object ID
202413199349315551
Schema version
2023v5.1
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)
Return2024-11-14T16:21:48-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN721396621PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CARR RIGGS & INGRAM LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1TWO RIVERWAY 15TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77056ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN741537787EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LONE STAR LEGAL AIDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLONEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7136520077PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11415 FANNIN 3RD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77002ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAUL FURRH JRPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7134951957PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKRISTEN SIMPSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01268482PTIN
Phone7136218090PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPAUL FURRH JRPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11415 FANNIN 3RD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77002ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$40,719,207GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.LONESTARLEGAL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1950FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionLONE STAR LEGAL AID'S ("LSLA") MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE CIVIL LEGAL RIGHTS OF THE MILLIONS OF TEXANS LIVING IN POVERTY BY PROVIDING FREE ADVOCACY, LEGAL REPRESENTATION, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION THAT ENSURES EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE. LSLA'S SERVICE AREA COVERS ONE-THIRD OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. HEADQUARTERED IN HOUSTON, LSLA SERVES 72 GULF COAST AND EAST TEXAS COUNTIES AS WELL AS FOUR COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS FROM 13 ADDITIONAL BRANCH OFFICES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee348TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers310TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$43,406,264PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$40,583,862CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$55,584PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,635CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$602PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,953CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$25,301PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$130,757CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$43,487,751PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$40,719,207CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$502,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$502,606CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$5,151,317PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,325,567CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$43,388,767PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$41,096,547CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$98,984PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$377,340CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$20,192,923TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$20,236,789TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$10,385,128TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$10,806,334TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$9,807,795NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$9,430,455NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionLONE STAR LEGAL AID'S ("LSLA") MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE CIVIL LEGAL RIGHTS OF THE MILLIONS OF TEXANS LIVING IN POVERTY BY PROVIDING FREE ADVOCACY, LEGAL REPRESENTATION, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION THAT ENSURES EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE. LSLA'S SERVICE AREA COVERS ONE-THIRD OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. HEADQUARTERED IN HOUSTON, LSLA SERVES 72 GULF COAST AND EAST TEXAS COUNTIES AS WELL AS FOUR COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS FROM 13 ADDITIONAL BRANCH OFFICES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$36,636,157ExpenseAmt
Grant$502,606GrantAmt
Revenue$2,635RevenueAmt
DescLONE STAR LEGAL AID PROVIDES FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO TEXANS WITH LOW INCOMES. WE COVER A FULL RANGE OF CIVIL MATTERS, SUCH AS EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE DEFENSE, FAMILY LAW, VICTIM RIGHTS, HEALTH CARE, DISABILITY RIGHTS, EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC BENEFITS, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND DISASTER AND COVID-19 RELIEF. DURING 2023, LSLA HANDLED NEARLY 30,000 LEGAL CASES BENEFITING OVER 72,100 ADULTS AND CHILDREN.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$36,636,157TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
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 Document96IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee348EmployeeCnt
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
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Independent Voting Member25IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBYN RICEPersonNm
Phone7139821986PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11415 FANNIN 3RD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77002ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (34 entries)

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VERA MONTES CLOUDY-SCHWAB
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLEN BURTON
CHAIR , AUDIT COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMELIA RUIZ FISCHER
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES M DOUGLAS
CHAIR, FACILITIES COMMITTE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAUDESTER COOPER
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROOSEVELT TERRY JR
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYDIA CLAY-JACKSON
CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE,3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENDA CHERRY
LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMIT3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON LARRY THORNE
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICENTE GONZALEZ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES L GERMANY
CHAIR, NOMINATING COMMITTE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL D HU
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, PERSO3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PROFESSOR DAVID SWENSON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL LEWIS
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BENNY AGOSTO JR
CO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMM3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON JOSEFINA RENDON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BACHTUYET NGUYEN
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON FRANK RYND
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARLOS LOPEZ GARZA
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL KRUSE
CO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMM3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH KROGER
VICE-CHAIR, EXECUTIVE COMM3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUBY JACKSON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN LUKIN
CHAIR, PAI/PRO BONO ATTORN3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRAVIS J WOFFORD
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD E ROBERTS
CHAIR, PERSONNEL & GOVERNA3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL FURRH JR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00$214,982$0$7,236Yes (X)
RHONDA CAMPBELL
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY40.00$100,740$0$0Yes (X)
ROBYN RICE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$168,720$0$22,560Yes (X)
ERNEST BROWN JR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR40.00$181,063$0$16,771Yes (X)
KRISTY RODGERS
DIRECTING ATTORNEY40.00$146,737$0$23,396Yes (X)
SUE SERE'
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING40.00$170,398$0$1,236Yes (X)
CAROLYN TURLEY
DIRECTING ATTORNEY40.00$153,395$0$18,736Yes (X)
BRENDA G WILLETT
DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION40.00$172,274$0$31,236Yes (X)
SONIA LOPEZ
DIRECTOR OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING40.00$140,095$0$22,590Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,448,404TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$143,761TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$40,583,862GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$40,583,862TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescATTORNEY FEESDesc
Business541100BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,635RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,635TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,953TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,953ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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OTHER REVENUE541100$74,647$74,647
INSURANCE PROCEEDS900099$56,110$56,110
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$130,757OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$40,719,207TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,635RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$132,710ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$502,606TotalAmt
Program Services$502,606ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,448,404TotalAmt
Management And General$1,448,404ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,037,375TotalAmt
Program Services$23,274,813ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,762,562ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,545,502TotalAmt
Program Services$1,362,618ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$182,884ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,268,734TotalAmt
Program Services$6,233,528ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,206ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,968,359TotalAmt
Program Services$1,736,190ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$232,169ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$93,880TotalAmt
Program Services$93,880ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,975TotalAmt
Management And General$100,975ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$279,258TotalAmt
Program Services$247,958ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$814TotalAmt
Program Services$719ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$343,229TotalAmt
Program Services$315,045ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,184ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$254,780TotalAmt
Program Services$226,224ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,133,209TotalAmt
Program Services$1,007,229ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$125,980ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$121,360TotalAmt
Program Services$105,506ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,854ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,117TotalAmt
Program Services$12,003ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,114ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$197,807TotalAmt
Program Services$8,738ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$189,069ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$695,861TotalAmt
Program Services$597,513ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$98,348ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$247,777TotalAmt
Program Services$223,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,777ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROPERTY ACQUISITION$344,598$247,087$97,511
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN$291,089$283,808$7,281
LAW LIBRARY EXPENSE$122,240$122,240
DUES & FEES$42,323$35,202$7,121

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,250TotalAmt
Program Services$250ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,096,547TotalAmt
Program Services$36,636,157ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,460,390ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,858,386BOYAmt
EOY$5,386,125EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,117,289BOYAmt
EOY$2,308,434EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$842,121BOYAmt
EOY$970,729EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$15,213,499LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,660,292LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,207,782BOYAmt
EOY$10,553,207EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,167,345BOYAmt
EOY$1,018,294EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,192,923BOYAmt
EOY$20,236,789EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$452,910BOYAmt
EOY$445,328EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,431,119BOYAmt
EOY$4,135,926EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,501,099BOYAmt
EOY$6,225,080EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,385,128BOYAmt
EOY$10,806,334EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,380,934BOYAmt
EOY$1,560,212EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,426,861BOYAmt
EOY$7,870,243EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,807,795BOYAmt
EOY$9,430,455EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,192,923BOYAmt
EOY$20,236,789EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$377,340ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$23,732,772CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,331,534CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42,929,015CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$43,406,264CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40,583,862CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$192,983,447TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,331,534CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42,929,015CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$43,406,264CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40,583,862CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$192,983,447TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$192,983,447PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,598CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,278CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,383CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$602CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,953CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,814TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,123CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$141,748CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$77,029CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$25,301CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$132,710CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$378,911TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$193,384,172TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$101,443GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99790PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99830PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER REVENUE - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 2,123. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 141,748. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 77,029. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 25,301. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 132,710.ExplanationTxt

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

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,974,147OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,974,147BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,497,386OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,618,466DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,878,920BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,004,981OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,004,981BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,238,465OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,551,973DepreciationAmt
Book Value$686,492BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$498,520OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$489,853DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,667BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$10,553,207TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
CLIENT ESCROW FUNDS$56,528
OTHER DEPOSITS$53,843
OPERATING LEASE ASSETS$907,923
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,018,294TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CLIENT ESCROW DEPOSITS$56,528
REFUNDABLE ADVANCES$5,251,127
CURRENT OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATION$419,091
LONG TERM OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$498,334
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,225,080TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$40,719,207TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$40,719,207RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$40,719,207TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$41,096,547TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$41,096,547ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$41,096,547TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (CODE). IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON THEIR UNRELATED BUSINESS RENTAL INCOME WHICH IS NOT MATERIAL. THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, THAT SUCH AN ASSET OR A LIABILITY WILL BE REALIZED. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
JEFFERSON COUNTY - PRO BONO
1085 PEARL ST SUITE 202BEAUMONTTX77701501 (C)(3)$62,606$0FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED
AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE
1001 TEXAS AVENUE SUITE 600HOUSTONTX77002501 (C)(3)$190,000$0FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED
HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS
1111 BAGBY SUITE FLB300HOUSTONTX77002501 (C)(3)$250,000$0FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL CASE-HANDLER TIME IS MAINTAINED WITHIN THE LSLA LEGALSERVER CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 (8 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 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
PAUL FURRH JR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$214,982$0$0$0$0$0$6,000$0$1,236$0$222,218$0$0$0
BRENDA G WILLETT
DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION$172,274$0$0$0$0$0$30,000$0$1,236$0$203,510$0$0$0
ERNEST BROWN JR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR$181,063$0$0$0$0$0$16,375$0$396$0$197,834$0$0$0
ROBYN RICE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$168,720$0$0$0$0$0$22,500$0$60$0$191,280$0$0$0
CAROLYN TURLEY
DIRECTING ATTORNEY$153,395$0$0$0$0$0$17,500$0$1,236$0$172,131$0$0$0
SUE SERE'
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING$170,398$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$1,236$0$171,634$0$0$0
KRISTY RODGERS
DIRECTING ATTORNEY$146,737$0$0$0$0$0$23,000$0$396$0$170,133$0$0$0
SONIA LOPEZ
DIRECTOR OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING$140,095$0$0$0$0$0$22,500$0$90$0$162,685$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE RETURN HAS BEEN FURNISHED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ELECTRONICALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CA CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS COMPLETED BY BOARD MEMBERS AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY COMPARING SIMILARLY SIZED ENTITIES SALARIES. THESE AMOUNTS ARE REVIEWED ALONGSIDE THE CURRENT COMPENSATION TO DETERMINE FAIRNESS. THE SALARIES OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS IS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE 990 TAX RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH A THIRD PARTY WEBSITE, SUCH AS GUIDESTAR, AS WELL AS THROUGH WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.

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