LONE STAR LEGAL AID: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: LONE STAR LEGAL AID (EIN 74-1537787)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-15
IRS object ID: 202323199349314467
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 D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-15T13:15:50-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	721396621	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CARR RIGGS & INGRAM LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	TWO RIVERWAY 15TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	HOUSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77056	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	741537787	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LONE STAR LEGAL AID	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LONE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7136520077	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1415 FANNIN 3RD FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	HOUSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77002	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PAUL FURRH JR	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7134951957	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	PAUL	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	FURRH JR	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	KRISTEN SIMPSON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01268482	PTIN
Phone	7136218090	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-11-09	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	PAUL FURRH JR	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1415 FANNIN 3RD FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	HOUSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77002	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$43,487,751	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	HTTP://WWW.LONESTARLEGAL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1950	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	LONE 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 Body	24	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	24	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	389	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	310	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$42,929,015	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$43,406,264	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$21,624	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$55,584	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,383	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$602	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$77,029	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$25,301	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$43,029,051	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$43,487,751	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$441,704	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$502,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$37,171,236	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$37,735,450	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$6,215,142	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$5,151,317	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$43,828,082	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$43,388,767	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$799,031	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$98,984	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$17,702,589	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$20,192,923	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$7,993,778	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$10,385,128	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,708,811	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$9,807,795	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	LONE 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 Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$38,634,902	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$502,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$55,584	RevenueAmt
Desc	LONE 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 2022, LSLA HANDLED NEARLY 30,000 LEGAL CASES BENEFITING OVER 72,100 ADULTS AND CHILDREN.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$38,634,902	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	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	Yes (1)	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	42	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	389	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	24	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	24	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	0	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
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ROBYN RICE	PersonNm
Phone	7139821986	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1415 FANNIN 3RD FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	HOUSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77002	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (34 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
VERA MONTES CLOUDY-SCHWAB
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CLEN BURTON
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMIE J ELICK
CHAIR , AUDIT COMMITTEE	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES M DOUGLAS
CHAIR, FACILITIES COMMITTE	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MAUDESTER COOPER
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROOSEVELT TERRY JR
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LYDIA CLAY-JACKSON
CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE,	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRENDA CHERRY
LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMIT	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN W ALEXANDER
CHAIR, LONG RANGE PLANNING	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VICENTE GONZALEZ
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES L GERMANY
CHAIR, NOMINATING COMMITTE	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL D HU
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, PERSO	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PROFESSOR DAVID SWENSON
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL LEWIS
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BENNY AGOSTO JR
CO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMM	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HON JOSEFINA RENDON
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BACHTUYET NGUYEN
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HON FRANK RYND
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARLOS LOPEZ GARZA
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL KRUSE
CO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMM	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH KROGER
VICE-CHAIR, EXECUTIVE COMM	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RUBY JACKSON
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN LUKIN
CHAIR, PAI/PRO BONO ATTORN	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS J BRANDT
CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD E ROBERTS
CHAIR, PERSONNEL & GOVERNA	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL FURRH JR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	40.00		$203,629	$0	$38,782	Yes (X)
RHONDA CAMPBELL
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY	40.00		$88,467	$0	$14,881	Yes (X)
ROBYN RICE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.00		$158,631	$0	$31,396	Yes (X)
ERNEST BROWN JR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR	40.00		$166,626	$0	$43,442	Yes (X)
KRISTY RODGERS
DIRECTING ATTORNEY	40.00		$136,987	$0	$51,347		Yes (X)
SUE SERE'
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING	40.00		$154,427	$0	$13,243		Yes (X)
CAROLYN TURLEY
DIRECTING ATTORNEY	40.00		$143,645	$0	$36,397		Yes (X)
BRENDA G WILLETT
DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION	40.00		$160,429	$0	$37,243		Yes (X)
RICHARD TOMLINSON
DIRECTOR OF EXTENDED LITIG	40.00		$156,241	$0	$38,024		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,369,082	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$304,755	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	8	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$14,175	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Government Grants	$43,392,089	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$43,406,264	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ATTORNEY FEES	Desc
Business	541100	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$55,584	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$55,584	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$55,584	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$602	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$602	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER REVENUE	Desc
Business	541100	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$25,301	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$25,301	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$25,301	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$43,487,751	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$55,584	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$25,903	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$502,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$502,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,369,081	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,369,081	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,856,401	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,093,157	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,763,244	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,560,731	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,496,812	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,919	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,867,971	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,627,651	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$240,320	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,081,266	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,996,029	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$85,237	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$125,316	TotalAmt
Program Services	$125,316	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,871	TotalAmt
Management And General	$92,871	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$789,812	TotalAmt
Program Services	$509,334	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$280,478	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$374,951	TotalAmt
Program Services	$323,786	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$51,165	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,303,395	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,069,567	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$233,828	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$403,954	TotalAmt
Program Services	$341,028	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$62,926	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$246,874	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,070	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$204,804	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$701,661	TotalAmt
Program Services	$597,487	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$104,174	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$198,126	TotalAmt
Program Services	$154,775	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,351	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN	$336,628	$284,765	$51,863
PROPERTY ACQUISITION	$218,630	$153,879	$64,751
LAW LIBRARY EXPENSE	$182,922	$182,922
DUES & FEES	$105,349	$104,972	$377

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,828	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,352	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,476	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,388,767	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,634,902	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,753,865	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,088,539	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,858,386	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,488,550	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,117,289	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$842,121	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$15,176,909	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$3,969,127	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,889,416	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,207,782	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,236,084	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,167,345	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,702,589	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,192,923	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$533,074	BOYAmt
EOY	$452,910	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,713,105	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,431,119	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,747,599	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,501,099	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,993,778	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,385,128	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	$1,252,299	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,380,934	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,456,512	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,426,861	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,708,811	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,807,795	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,702,589	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,192,923	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$98,984	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	$30,209,145	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$23,732,772	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$42,331,534	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$42,929,015	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$43,406,264	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$182,608,730	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$30,209,145	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$23,732,772	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$42,331,534	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$42,929,015	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$43,406,264	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$182,608,730	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$182,608,730	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,258	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,598	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,278	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,383	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$602	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$29,119	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$44,279	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,123	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$141,748	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$77,029	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$25,301	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$290,480	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$182,928,329	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$131,207	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99830	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99730	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER REVENUE - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 44,279. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 2,123. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 141,748. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 77,029. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 25,301.	ExplanationTxt

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,497,386	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,272,691	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,224,695	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$963,380	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$963,380	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,243,476	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,224,088	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,019,388	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$498,520	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$472,348	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$26,172	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$11,207,782	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
CLIENT ESCROW FUNDS	$31,274
OTHER DEPOSITS	$53,843
OPERATING LEASE ASSETS	$1,082,228

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$1,167,345	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CLIENT ESCROW DEPOSITS	$31,274
REFUNDABLE ADVANCES	$4,380,449
CURRENT OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATION	$376,291
LONG TERM OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	$713,085

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$5,501,099	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$43,487,751	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$43,487,751	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$43,487,751	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$43,388,767	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$43,388,767	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$43,388,767	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE 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, 2022, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
JEFFERSON COUNTY - PRO BONO
1085 PEARL ST SUITE 202	BEAUMONT	TX	77701	501 (C)(3)	$62,000	$0	FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED
AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE
1001 TEXAS AVENUE SUITE 600	HOUSTON	TX	77002	501 (C)(3)	$190,000	$0	FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED
HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS
1111 BAGBY SUITE FLB300	HOUSTON	TX	77002	501 (C)(3)	$250,000	$0	FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ALL CASE-HANDLER TIME IS MAINTAINED WITHIN THE LSLA LEGALSERVER CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (8 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
PAUL FURRH JR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	$203,629	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000	$0	$32,782	$0	$242,411	$0	$0	$0
ERNEST BROWN JR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR	$166,626	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,500	$0	$31,942	$0	$210,068	$0	$0	$0
BRENDA G WILLETT
DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION	$160,429	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$24,000	$0	$13,243	$0	$197,672	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD TOMLINSON
DIRECTOR OF EXTENDED LITIG	$156,241	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$27,000	$0	$11,024	$0	$194,265	$0	$0	$0
ROBYN RICE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$158,631	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$20,500	$0	$10,896	$0	$190,027	$0	$0	$0
KRISTY RODGERS
DIRECTING ATTORNEY	$136,987	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23,000	$0	$28,347	$0	$188,334	$0	$0	$0
CAROLYN TURLEY
DIRECTING ATTORNEY	$143,645	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$24,898	$0	$11,499	$0	$180,042	$0	$0	$0
SUE SERE'
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING	$154,427	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,243	$0	$167,670	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE RETURN HAS BEEN FURNISHED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ELECTRONICALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS COMPLETED BY BOARD MEMBERS AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COMPENSATION 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 19	THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH A THIRD PARTY WEBSITE, SUCH AS GUIDESTAR, AS WELL AS THROUGH WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.