2023-11-08T08:59:36-06:00 2022-12-31 390758449 WIPFLI LLP 170 N RADNOR-CHESTER RD SUITE 200 RADNOR PA 19087 990 2022-01-01 391077192 LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC LEGA 4142787777 633 W WISCONSIN AVENUE 2000 MILWAUKEE WI 53203 DEEDEE D PETERSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4142787777 2023-11-03 1 DEEDEE PETERSON 999009999 0 SOLOMON MARDAKHAEV P01806552 6105653930 2023-11-03 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DEEDEE D PETERSON 633 W WISCONSIN AVENUE 2000 MILWAUKEE WI 53203 15544559 0 X WWW.LEGALACTION.ORG X 1965 WI EQUAL JUSTICE FOR OUR LOW-INCOME CLIENTS. 34 34 182 333 0 0 12417576 15463996 8774 11848 1765 4621 50659 64094 12478774 15544559 19071 0 0 0 10089386 13455083 0 0 58563 2451502 2607980 12559959 16063063 -81185 -518504 4032874 8449424 1876240 6811294 2156634 1638130 X 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. 0 0 14557924 0 11848 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. 14557924 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 182 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 WI X CATHERINE HOEFT 4142787777 633 W WISCONSIN AVENUE 2000 MILWAUKEE WI 53203 TANYA M STAMPS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 146754 0 30098 DEEDEE PETERSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 146484 0 28018 JEFFERY MYER EMERITUS SENIOR ATTY. 40.00 X 130788 0 23674 KAREN BURNS ROEHL ATTORNEY 40.00 X 115390 0 25255 NICOLE IRVIN DIRECTOR LEGAL SERVICES/ATTY. 40.00 X 121319 0 17858 ATTY DANIELLE WHITE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIN ANDERSON VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ATTY ANDREA M DAVENPORT TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ATTY TERRY R YOUNG SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ATTY TIMOTHY ANGEL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LUCILLE BERRIEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BEVERLY PITTMAN BURNS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY NATHANIEL CADE JR DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY STEVEN T CHESEBRO DIRECTOR (THRU FEB 2022) 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY COLLIN J DAHL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY MICHAEL J DALLY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY ANNE L DELEO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY TAJARA DOMMERSHAUSEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY HEIDI EGLASH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY RONALD ENGLISH III DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DENISE FARMER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY DAVID N FARWELL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY CHERYL GILL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY LISA M GINGERICH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATIE JESSE DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL 2022) 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY CECILIA JU DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY DAVID W KECK DIRECTOR (THRU SEP 2022) 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY ROGER KLOPP DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LAURA KOOGER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 EVONNE KUNDERT DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CELESTA LEIS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY ERIC J MARKUSEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BEN OBREGON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY MATTHEW O'NEILL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SARA PEDERSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY DAVID B RUSSELL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY LEON W TODD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TAMIKA WALKER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JESSE WHITE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY ANDY WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 RAVEN WILSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ATTY MARK ZIMMER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 660735 0 124903 5 0 1 0 THOMSON REUTERS-WEST PUBLISHING 610 OPPERMAN DRIVE EAGAN MN 55123 LEGAL LIBRARY MATERIALS AND UPDATE 115522 MERINO COMPUTER CONCEPTS INC 1822 W KETTLEMAN LN SUITE 3 LODI CA 95242 CYBER SECURITY CONSULTING SERVICES 110821 2 396301 14725925 341770 15463996 ATTORNEY FEES 541100 11848 11848 11848 4621 4621 64094 64094 64094 15544559 11848 0 68715 351354 351354 9647261 8944695 665952 36614 233009 221123 10950 936 2452653 2382698 59871 10084 770806 731488 36222 3096 24500 24500 355436 291847 62640 949 18085 15974 2062 49 179282 158360 20441 481 141329 124835 16114 380 1067428 962570 100911 3947 214471 168422 45582 467 5092 3999 1082 11 89941 81105 8503 333 10257 9436 798 23 LIBRARY UPDATE EXPENSES 138827 138827 COURT EXPENSES 66846 66846 DUES, FEES & LICENSES 65437 60196 5091 150 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN 31266 28194 2956 116 199783 167309 31547 927 16063063 14557924 1446576 58563 213163 1146377 432186 2212790 2394897 249542 293596 485547 383861 191627 101686 19375 5227059 4032874 8449424 749745 817318 929657 534868 19375 52295 177463 5406813 1876240 6811294 X 1938121 1536444 218513 101686 2156634 1638130 4032874 8449424 -518504 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 11321159 10655859 11711837 12417576 15463996 61570427 11321159 10655859 11711837 12417576 15463996 61570427 61570427 9070 13243 6580 1765 4621 35279 61605706 902108 0.99940 0.99940 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 1 39 0 0 1 30458 0 0 30497 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: 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. 0 1 X 126498 63249 63249 157607 137186 20421 201442 183426 18016 101686 CLIENT TRUST DEPOSITS 52295 RIGHT-OF-USE LEASE ASSETS - OPERATING 5160573 RIGHT-OF-USE LEASE ASSETS - FINANCE 14191 5227059 OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS 5392542 FINANCE LEASE OBLIGATIONS 14271 5406813 X 16580055 1035496 1035496 15544559 0 15544559 17098559 1035496 1035496 16063063 0 16063063 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. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TANYA M STAMPS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 146754 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30098 0 176852 0 0 0 DEEDEE PETERSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 146484 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28018 0 174502 0 0 0 JEFFERY MYER EMERITUS SENIOR ATTY. 130788 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23674 0 154462 0 0 0 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.