OHIO LEGAL HELP: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
OHIO LEGAL HELP (EIN 83-0571864)
Tax period
2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2023-05-08
IRS object ID
202331289349301228
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2023-05-08T12:57:28-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN310800053PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & COBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14449 EASTON WAY SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43219ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN830571864EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OHIO LEGAL HELPBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlOHIOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6142856875PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line188 E BROAD STREET SUITE 720AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSUSAN A CHOEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6142856875PhoneNum
Signature2023-05-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstSUSANPersonFirstNm
Person LastCHOEPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonNATOSHA CARRPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01225377PTIN
Phone6148852208PhoneNum
Preparation2023-05-04PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSUSAN CHOEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line188 E BROAD STREET SUITE 720AddressLine1Txt
CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$511,953GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTPS://WWW.OHIOLEGALHELP.ORG/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2018FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOHIO LEGAL HELP LEVERAGES TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION TO IMPROVE JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS FOR ALL OHIOANS. OUR WORK REMOVES BARRIERS TO THE LAW SO THAT ALL OHIOANS CAN UNDERSTAND THEIR LEGAL OPTIONS, MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND CONNECT TO LEGAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers25TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$10PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$8CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$693,071CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$300,846PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$181,118CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$353,534TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$86,669TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$25,281TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$328,253NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionOHIO LEGAL HELP LEVERAGES TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION TO IMPROVE JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS FOR ALL OHIOANS. OUR WORK REMOVES BARRIERS TO THE LAW SO THAT ALL OHIOANS CAN UNDERSTAND THEIR LEGAL OPTIONS, MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND CONNECT TO LEGAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$605,322ExpenseAmt
Desc92 PERCENT OF CIVIL LEGAL PROBLEMS REPORTED BY LOW-INCOME AMERICANS RECEIVE INADEQUATE OR NO LEGAL HELP. PEOPLE WHO NEED LEGAL HELP THE MOST ARE OFTEN THE ONES WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO IT. IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE CALLED THE JUSTICE GAP, AND IT REFERS TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME AND VULNERABLE AMERICANS AND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO MEET THOSE NEEDS. OHIO LEGAL HELP WAS CREATED TO BRIDGE AND CLOSE THIS JUSTICE GAP IN OHIO. AS A STATEWIDE, SECURE MOBILE-FIRST HUB OF LEGAL INFORMATION, FORMS AND RESOURCES, OHIO LEGAL HELP BRIDGES THE JUSTICE GAP FOR UNDERSERVED, VULNERABLE AND LOW-INCOME OHIOANS BY CONNECTING THEM TO CRITICAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THEIR LIVES.(PROGRAM DESCRIPTION CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone6142856875PhoneNum

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CityCOLUMBUSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SALLY BLOOMFIELD
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN PINNEY
TREASURER/SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERYL BROOKS SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN HOLT
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSE BAUTISTA
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDGE CHRISTOPHER WAGNER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK NYLANDER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
UKEME AWAKESSIEN JETER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN CHOE
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DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$304,980ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,415ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,766FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$7,603ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$634ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$343FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$25,512ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$1,152FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$28,422ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,372ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,283FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$16,498TotalAmt
Management And General$16,498ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,508TotalAmt
Program Services$2,257ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$251FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$2,104ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$136FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$49,768TotalAmt
Program Services$48,783ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$788ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$197FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$3,859TotalAmt
Program Services$3,290ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$242FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$1,432ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$168FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,878TotalAmt
Program Services$30,878ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,780TotalAmt
Management And General$1,780ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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BANK SERVICE CHARGES$45$45

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$693,071TotalAmt
Program Services$605,322ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,437ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,312FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$295,867BOYAmt
EOY$104,964EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$164,181BOYAmt
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$15,286BOYAmt
EOY$10,135EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$120,706BOYAmt
EOY$188,435EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$596,040BOYAmt
EOY$353,534EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$33,128BOYAmt
EOY$25,281EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,541BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,669BOYAmt
EOY$25,281EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,871BOYAmt
EOY$203,609EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$372,500BOYAmt
EOY$124,644EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$509,371BOYAmt
EOY$328,253EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$596,040BOYAmt
EOY$353,534EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$181,118ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$96,812CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$534,526CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$799,867CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$511,045CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,942,250TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$534,526CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$799,867CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$511,045CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,942,250TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$14,130SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,928,120PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$79TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$250CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$900CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,150TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,943,479TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$254,430OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$65,995DepreciationAmt
Book Value$188,435BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$188,435TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$573,414TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$61,461DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$61,461RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$511,953RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$511,953TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$754,532TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$61,461DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$61,461ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$693,071ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$693,071TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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)
PersonSUSAN CHOEPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$134,279BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$6,974DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$28,086NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$169,339TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationON AN ANNUAL BASIS AT OHIO LEGAL HELP'S JUNE MEETING, THE FULL BOARD DISCUSSES THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS THEN SET BASED UPON HER ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE SALARIES FROM COMPARABLE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN OHIO AND NATIONALLY.ExplanationTxt

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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A:OHIO LEGAL HELP EMPOWERS LOW-INCOME, UNDERSERVED AND VULNERABLE OHIOANS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR LEGAL OPTIONS, MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND TAKE ACTION. USING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, WE REMOVE BARRIERS TO JUSTICE AND HELP PEOPLE IMPROVE THEIR LIVES. IN 2022, WE SERVED 740,560 FAMILIES AS WE WORKED TO FULFILL OUR MISSION OF EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND EMPOWERMENT TO TAKE ACTION TO RESOLVE LEGAL ISSUES. OUR USERS REPRESENT ALL 88 COUNTIES IN OHIO. MORE THAN HALF ARE WOMEN, AND NEARLY 75 PERCENT ARE BELOW 200 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. THE AVERAGE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD SIZE OF OUR USERS IS 3. WHEN OHIO LEGAL HELP WAS CREATED ONLY A FEW SHORT YEARS AGO, OUR STEERING COMMITTEE KNEW THAT CLOSING THE JUSTICE GAP MEANT WE NEEDED TO CREATE BETTER ACCESS TO THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM THROUGH EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND, ACTION-ORIENTED AND ACCURATE INFORMATION AND TOOLS. THIS PAST YEAR, OUR WORK WAS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION CONDUCTED BY THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS IDENTIFIED OHIO LEGAL HELP AS A NATIONAL LEADER IN PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE AND HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL INFORMATION. THIS STUDY AND OUR DATA ANALYSIS TELL US THAT WE ARE HELPING OUR USERS ACCESS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO SOLVE ISSUES IMPACTING THEIR DAILY LIVES. WHILE CREATING BETTER ACCESS TO INFORMATION, FORMS AND RESOURCES IS CRITICAL, EMPOWERING OUR USERS TO TAKE ACTION IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT. THIS PAST YEAR, WE CONDUCTED A STUDY TO LEARN ABOUT BLACK OHIOANS' LEGAL NEEDS AND TRUST IN THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM. WE LEARNED THAT ALTHOUGH BLACK OHIOANS REPORTED LOW LEVELS OF TRUST IN THE SYSTEM OVERALL, THOSE WHO HAD DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM HAD MORE POSITIVE ATTITUDES AND A HIGHER LEVEL OF TRUST. THE STUDY ALSO TOLD US THAT BLACK OHIOANS TRUST RACIAL EQUITY AND COMMUNITY-IMPACT FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS THE NAACP. PARTNERING WITH TRUSTED ORGANIZATIONS IS AN ESSENTIAL STRATEGY FOR HELPING BLACK OHIOANS NAVIGATE AND GAIN TRUST IN THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM. WE HOPE THAT MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THE ONES WE HAVE DEVELOPED WILL PROVIDE MORE ACCESS TO LEGAL INFORMATION AND EMPOWER OHIOANS TO SOLVE THEIR LEGAL ISSUES. AS WE WORK TO BUILD TRUST WITH BLACK OHIOANS AND OTHER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, WE USE DATA TO GUIDE OUR CONTENT AND ACTION PLANS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CIVIL JUSTICE STUDY FOUND THAT DEBT COLLECTION WAS THE MOST COMMON LEGAL ISSUE OUR RESPONDENTS HAD FACED. YET WHILE 52 PERCENT OF THEM REPORTED DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH DEBT COLLECTIONS, ONLY 17 PERCENT SOUGHT HELP FROM A LAWYER. THANKS TO A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE COLUMBUS BAR FOUNDATION, OHIO LEGAL HELP WILL BE PARTNERING WITH THE FRANKLIN COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT'S SELF HELP RESOURCE CENTER TO DEVELOP LEGAL INFORMATION, COURT FORMS AND TOOLS TO HELP FRANKLIN COUNTY RESIDENTS DEAL WITH ISSUES RELATED TO DEBT COLLECTION. EARNING THE TRUST OF BLACK OHIOANS IS A CRITICAL BRIDGE TO CLOSING THE CIVIL JUSTICE GAP. TO HAVE MEANINGFUL IMPACT, ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT MUST BE VIEWED THROUGH THE LENS OF EQUITY. OHIO LEGAL HELP WORKS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM WHILE CONSIDERING THE DIVERSITY AND NEEDS OF OUR USERS. LANGUAGE SHOULD NEVER BE A BARRIER TO ACCESSING LEGAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. IN 2022, OHIO LEGAL HELP LAUNCHED A SPANISH-LANGUAGE VERSION OF THE WEBSITE WITH OVER 203,000 WORDS TRANSLATED. PROVIDING THIS WEBSITE GIVES OUR SPANISH-SPEAKING USERS MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE CIVIL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE CRITICAL NATURE AND VALUE OF OUR WORK HAS ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED AT THE STATE LEVEL, WITH MORE REQUESTS TO EXPAND OUR CONTENT AND SELF-HELP TOOLS FROM OUR JUDICIAL, CLERK OF COURTS, LEGAL AID, LOCAL BAR AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS YEAR WE LAUNCHED A YOUTH AND FOSTER LAW CONTENT MODULE THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OHIO YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD. NOW, FOSTER YOUTH CAN COME TO OHIO LEGAL HELP TO SEE WHAT LEGAL RIGHTS THEY HAVE AND LEARN ABOUT PROGRAMS THAT MAY BE ABLE TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE DIFFERENT CHALLENGES. EQUITABLE ACCESS TO JUSTICE CAN TRANSFORM LIVES. OHIO LEGAL HELP'S 2022 USER METRICS WERE AS FOLLOWS: - TOTAL USERS ASSISTED: 740,560 - TOTAL VISITS TO OHIOLEGALHELP.ORG: 928,845 - TOTAL PAGES VISITED ON OHIOLEGALHELP.ORG: 2 MILLION - TOTAL NUMBER OF REFERRALS: 206,274 O COURTS: 84,072 O LEGAL AIDS (INCLUDING PRO SENIORS): 16,949 O PRIVATE BAR ASSOCIATIONS (LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE): 8,524 O PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND COURT APPOINTED COUNSEL: 8,104 O SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES: 48,743 - USER PROFILE: O VISITING ON A MOBILE PHONE (70%) O AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE OF 3 PEOPLE O HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS LESS THAN 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (74%) O NEARLY HALF (48%) FALL INTO A SPECIAL DEMOGRAPHIC WHETHER THAT'S FACING HOMELESSNESS (53%), EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE OR ABUSE (33%), OVER THE AGE OF 60 (27%), OR A VETERAN (15%). WE ALSO MONITOR THE PAGES THAT ARE VISITED THE MOST. OUR TOP PAGES VISITED IN 2022 WERE OUR EVICTION TIMELINE, THE DIVORCE PROCESS IN OHIO, LANDLORD REPAIRS, DISSOLUTION, AND PROTECTION ORDERS. THIS INFORMATION COUPLED WITH OUR USER DEMOGRAPHICS, SHOW THAT AS CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) BENEFITS ENDED, OUR USERS TURNED TO OHIO LEGAL HELP TO SOLVE CORE LEGAL ISSUES IMPACTING THEIR DAILY LIVES. IN 2023 AND BEYOND, OHIO LEGAL HELP WILL CONTINUE TO BRIDGE THE JUSTICE GAP FOR UNDERSERVED, VULNERABLE AND LOW-INCOME OHIOANS BY CONNECTING THEM TO CRITICAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THEIR LIVES.
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 19, CURRENT YEAR:REVENUE LESS EXPENSES FOR THE CURRENT YEAR ARE NEGATIVE SOLELY DUE TO TIMING ISSUES RELATED TO GAAP REVENUE RECOGNITION RULES. OHIO LEGAL HELP RECEIVED GRANTS IN JUNE 2021 FOR PROJECTS COMPLETED IN FISCAL YEAR 2022. THE JUNE 2021 RECEIPTS PER GAAP WERE RECOGNIZED IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12COHIO LEGAL HELP'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND PROCEDURE EXTENDS TO ALL DIRECTORS AND TO OHIO LEGAL HELP'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER MUST ANNUALLY COMPLETE AND SIGN THE "ANNUAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM". DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS ARE MADE BY THE BOARD THROUGH A MAJORITY VOTE WHICH EXCLUDES THE VOTE OF A POTENTIALLY CONFLICTED DIRECTOR(S). NO DIRECTOR OR OFFICER MAY PRESIDE OVER, VOTE ON, OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY DELIBERATION OF ANY MATTER IN WHICH SUCH DIRECTOR OR OFFICER HAS A CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AON AN ANNUAL BASIS AT OHIO LEGAL HELP'S JUNE MEETING, THE FULL BOARD DISCUSSES THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS THEN SET BASED UPON HER ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE SALARIES FROM COMPARABLE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN OHIO AND NATIONALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19OHIO LEGAL HELP'S IRS FORM 990 FILING AND AUDIT ARE AVAILABLE VIA ITS WEBSITE. FURTHER, ANY FILES REQUESTED BY THE PUBLIC WILL GENERALLY BE MADE AVAILABLE IN DIGITAL FORMAT VIA ELECTRONIC DELIVERY.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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