LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC (EIN 39-1077192)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-08
IRS object ID: 202303129349301480
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-08T08:59:36-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390758449	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WIPFLI LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	170 N RADNOR-CHESTER RD SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	RADNOR	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19087	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	391077192	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LEGA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4142787777	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	633 W WISCONSIN AVENUE 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53203	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DEEDEE D PETERSON	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4142787777	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-03	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	DEEDEE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	PETERSON	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SOLOMON MARDAKHAEV	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01806552	PTIN
Phone	6105653930	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-11-03	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DEEDEE D PETERSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	633 W WISCONSIN AVENUE 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53203	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$15,544,559	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.LEGALACTION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1965	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	EQUAL JUSTICE FOR OUR LOW-INCOME CLIENTS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	34	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	34	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	182	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	333	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$12,417,576	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$15,463,996	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$8,774	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$11,848	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,765	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$4,621	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$50,659	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$64,094	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$12,478,774	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$15,544,559	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$19,071	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$10,089,386	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$13,455,083	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$58,563	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,451,502	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,607,980	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$12,559,959	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$16,063,063	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$81,185	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$518,504	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,032,874	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,449,424	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,876,240	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$6,811,294	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,156,634	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,638,130	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	LEGAL ACTION EXISTS TO PROVIDE CREATIVE, EFFECTIVE, AND HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND OTHERS TO WHOM IT WOULD OTHERWISE BE DENIED. WE ADVOCATE FOR EMPOWERMENT AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO HELP OUR CLIENTS REALIZE THEIR BASIC RIGHT TO A DECENT QUALITY OF LIFE. WE STRIVE FOR CLIENT AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN CARRYING-OUT OUR MISSION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$14,557,924	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$11,848	RevenueAmt
Desc	CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO APPROXIMATELY 23,226 LOW-INCOME AND ELDERLY CLIENTS. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022, LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN, INC. RECEIVED VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY SERVICES VALUED AT $1,035,496.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$14,557,924	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (1)	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	30	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	182	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	34	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	34	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CATHERINE HOEFT	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4142787777	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	633 W WISCONSIN AVENUE 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53203	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (42 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
TANYA M STAMPS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.00	Yes (X)	$146,754	$0	$30,098
DEEDEE PETERSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	$146,484	$0	$28,018
JEFFERY MYER
EMERITUS SENIOR ATTY.	40.00		$130,788	$0	$23,674	Yes (X)
KAREN BURNS ROEHL
ATTORNEY	40.00		$115,390	$0	$25,255	Yes (X)
NICOLE IRVIN
DIRECTOR LEGAL SERVICES/ATTY.	40.00		$121,319	$0	$17,858	Yes (X)
ATTY DANIELLE WHITE
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ERIN ANDERSON
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY ANDREA M DAVENPORT
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY TERRY R YOUNG
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY TIMOTHY ANGEL
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
LUCILLE BERRIEN
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
BEVERLY PITTMAN BURNS
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY NATHANIEL CADE JR
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY STEVEN T CHESEBRO
DIRECTOR (THRU FEB 2022)	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY COLLIN J DAHL
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY MICHAEL J DALLY
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY ANNE L DELEO
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY TAJARA DOMMERSHAUSEN
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY HEIDI EGLASH
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY RONALD ENGLISH III
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
DENISE FARMER
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY DAVID N FARWELL
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY CHERYL GILL
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY LISA M GINGERICH
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
KATIE JESSE
DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL 2022)	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY CECILIA JU
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY DAVID W KECK
DIRECTOR (THRU SEP 2022)	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY ROGER KLOPP
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
LAURA KOOGER
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
EVONNE KUNDERT
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
CELESTA LEIS
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY ERIC J MARKUSEN
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
BEN OBREGON
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY MATTHEW O'NEILL
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
SARA PEDERSON
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY DAVID B RUSSELL
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY LEON W TODD
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
TAMIKA WALKER
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JESSE WHITE
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY ANDY WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
RAVEN WILSON
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY MARK ZIMMER
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$660,735	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$124,903	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
THOMSON REUTERS-WEST PUBLISHING
610 OPPERMAN DRIVE	EAGAN	MN	55123	LEGAL LIBRARY MATERIALS AND UPDATE	$115,522
MERINO COMPUTER CONCEPTS INC
1822 W KETTLEMAN LN SUITE 3	LODI	CA	95242	CYBER SECURITY CONSULTING SERVICES	$110,821

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$396,301	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Government Grants	$14,725,925	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$341,770	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$15,463,996	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ATTORNEY FEES	Desc
Business	541100	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$11,848	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$11,848	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$11,848	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,621	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$4,621	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$64,094	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$64,094	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$64,094	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,544,559	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$11,848	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$68,715	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$351,354	TotalAmt
Management And General	$351,354	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,647,261	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,944,695	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$665,952	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,614	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$233,009	TotalAmt
Program Services	$221,123	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,950	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$936	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,452,653	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,382,698	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,871	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,084	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$770,806	TotalAmt
Program Services	$731,488	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,222	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,096	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$24,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$355,436	TotalAmt
Program Services	$291,847	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$62,640	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$949	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,085	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,974	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,062	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$49	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$179,282	TotalAmt
Program Services	$158,360	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,441	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$481	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$141,329	TotalAmt
Program Services	$124,835	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,114	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$380	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,067,428	TotalAmt
Program Services	$962,570	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$100,911	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,947	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$214,471	TotalAmt
Program Services	$168,422	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$45,582	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$467	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,092	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,999	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,082	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,941	TotalAmt
Program Services	$81,105	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,503	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$333	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,257	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,436	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$798	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
LIBRARY UPDATE EXPENSES	$138,827	$138,827
COURT EXPENSES	$66,846	$66,846
DUES, FEES & LICENSES	$65,437	$60,196	$5,091	$150
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN	$31,266	$28,194	$2,956	$116

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$199,783	TotalAmt
Program Services	$167,309	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,547	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$927	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,063,063	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,557,924	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,446,576	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$58,563	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$213,163	BOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,146,377	BOYAmt
EOY	$432,186	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,212,790	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,394,897	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$249,542	BOYAmt
EOY	$293,596	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$485,547	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$383,861	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$191,627	BOYAmt
EOY	$101,686	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,375	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,227,059	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,032,874	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,449,424	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$749,745	BOYAmt
EOY	$817,318	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$929,657	BOYAmt
EOY	$534,868	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,375	BOYAmt
EOY	$52,295	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$177,463	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,406,813	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,876,240	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,811,294	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,938,121	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,536,444	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$218,513	BOYAmt
EOY	$101,686	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,156,634	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,638,130	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,032,874	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,449,424	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$518,504	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,321,159	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,655,859	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,711,837	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,417,576	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,463,996	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$61,570,427	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,321,159	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,655,859	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,711,837	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,417,576	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,463,996	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$61,570,427	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$61,570,427	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,070	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,243	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,765	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,621	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$35,279	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$61,605,706	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$902,108	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99940	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99940	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	Yes (1)	MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members	$39	MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$30,458	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$30,497	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN, INC. IS FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN CIVIL CASES. AS PART OF THOSE LEGAL SERVICES, ATTORNEY AND PARALEGAL STAFF RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE FROM LEGISLATORS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THE COMMUNICATIONS MADE IN RESPONSES TO THOSE REQUESTS ARE MADE ORALLY, IN WRITING, AND/OR BY TESTIMONY BEFORE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES. THE COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDE INFORMATION TO LEGISLATORS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ABOUT HOW EXISTING LAWS AND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AFFECT OUR CLIENTS AND ABOUT HOW PROPOSED LAWS AND RULES WOULD AFFECT THEM. DURING 2022, ATTORNEYS AND PARALEGALS IN THE ORGANIZATION RESPONDED TO REQUESTS FROM LEGISLATORS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON THE FOLLOWING MATTERS: THE PREVENTION OF HOMELESSNESS; SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SUCH AS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, W-2, FOODSHARE, BADGERCARE, AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE; PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND LAWS AFFECTING SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT; POLICIES RELATED TO EXPUNGEMENT; RESTORATION OF DRIVER'S LICENSES; BILLS RELATED TO MANDATORY AUTO INSURANCE; ISSUES RELATED TO WISCONSIN'S MIGRANT FARMWORKERS; PRACTICES RELATED TO PREDATORY LENDERS AND REPOSSESSION OF VEHICLES; REVISIONS OF LANDLORD-TENANT LAWS; AND LAWS RELATED TO CHILD SUPPORT AND CHILD CUSTODY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$126,498	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$63,249	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$63,249	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$157,607	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$137,186	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$20,421	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$201,442	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$183,426	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$18,016	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$101,686	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
CLIENT TRUST DEPOSITS	$52,295
RIGHT-OF-USE LEASE ASSETS - OPERATING	$5,160,573
RIGHT-OF-USE LEASE ASSETS - FINANCE	$14,191

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$5,227,059	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS	$5,392,542
FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS	$14,271

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$5,406,813	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$16,580,055	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$1,035,496	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,035,496	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$15,544,559	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$15,544,559	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$17,098,559	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$1,035,496	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,035,496	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$16,063,063	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$16,063,063	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART IV, LINE 2B:

LEGAL ACTION HOLDS FUNDS IN TRUST FOR CLIENTS AT TIMES. THE BALANCE OF THESE FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR OPERATIONS. THE BALANCE IS RECORDED AS BOTH AN ASSET AND A LIABILITY ON THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION.

PART X, LINE 2:

IN ORDER TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, LEGAL ACTION DETERMINES WHETHER IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION, ASSUMING THE TAXING AUTHORITY HAS FULL KNOWLEDGE OF ALL INFORMATION. IF THE TAX POSITION DOES NOT MEET THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD, THE BENEFIT OF THAT POSITION IS NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. LEGAL ACTION HAS RECORDED NO ASSETS OR LIABILITIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
TANYA M STAMPS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$146,754	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$30,098	$0	$176,852	$0	$0	$0
DEEDEE PETERSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$146,484	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$28,018	$0	$174,502	$0	$0	$0
JEFFERY MYER
EMERITUS SENIOR ATTY.	$130,788	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23,674	$0	$154,462	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	UNDER THE LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN, INC. BYLAWS, MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE APPOINTED BY VARIOUS BAR ASSOCIATIONS AND CLIENT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. LEGAL ACTION RECEIVES SUBSTANTIAL FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION (LSC). AS A CONDITION OF RECEIVING THESE FEDERAL FUNDS, LEGAL ACTION'S GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS MUST BE APPOINTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LSC REGULATION 45 C.F.R. 1607 GOVERNING BODIES. THE REGULATION REQUIRES THAT 60%, OR 25 MEMBERS, OF THE GOVERNING BODY BY ATTORNEYS APPOINTED BY STATE, COUNTY, OR MUNICIPAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS. THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MUST BE CLIENT-ELIGIBLE PERSONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES A COPY OF THE DRAFT ANNUAL IRS FORM 990 "RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX," INCLUDING ALL ATTACHMENTS, PRIOR TO FILING. THE DRAFT IRS FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. DEPENDING ON THE TIMING OF THE COMPLETION OF THE DRAFT FORM, IT MAY BE REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, OR FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXECUTES THE IRS FORM 990 AFTER THE APPROVAL BY ONE OF THE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND/OR THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AFTER THE DRAFT HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EACH OFFICER, DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE OR KEY EMPLOYEE OF LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN, INC. SUBMITS AN ANNUAL STATEMENT AFFIRMING RECEIPT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AGREEMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED TO ENSURE LEGAL ACTION OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OUTLINES THE STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY. THIS INCLUDES A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE EXPERIENCE LEVEL AND SALARY DATA. THIS REVIEW AND DECISION TAKES PLACE DURING THE BOARD MEETING AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. OTHER OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS THE CFO, ARE COMPENSATED ACCORDING TO THE FIRMWIDE SALARY ADMINISTRATION PLAN, WHICH GOVERNS SALARIES FOR ALL NON-UNION EMPLOYEES. COMPARABILITY DATA IS USED TO SET THE SALARIES OF THESE POSITIONS AND IS PERIODICALLY REVIEWED. THE WRITTEN SALARY PLAN IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD'S REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN, INC.'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND COPYING UPON REQUEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS REQUIREMENTS. THE DOCUMENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS ARE AVAILABLE FOR IN-PERSON INSPECTION BY THE PUBLIC DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS AT THE LEGAL ACTION ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES LOCATED AT 633 W. WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 2000, MILWAUKEE, WI 53203. IN THE CASE OF AN IN-PERSON REQUEST AT A LEGAL ACTION BRANCH OFFICE, STAFF IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FOR A FAXED OR EMAILED COPY. WRITTEN REQUESTS ARE RESPONDED TO WITHIN 30 DAYS. PAPER COPIES ARE PROVIDED FOR A FEE OF $1.00 FOR THE FIRST PAGE AND $0.15 FOR SUBSEQUENT PAGES AND POSTAGE COSTS.