MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION (EIN 81-0298262)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-10
IRS object ID
202343149349302334
Schema version
2022v5.0
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)
Return2023-11-10T11:37:02-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN480567703PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KCOE ISOM LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1828 GREAT NORTHERN BOULEVARDAddressLine1Txt
CityHELENACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810298262EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MONTANA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMONTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4064429830PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1616 HELENA AVE STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityHELENACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59601ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCRAIG COWIEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone4064429830PhoneNum
Signature2023-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstCRAIGPersonFirstNm
Person LastCOWIEPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLAURA CRAFTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01713487PTIN
Phone4064421040PhoneNum
Preparation2023-11-10PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCRAIG COWIEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1616 HELENA AVE STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityHELENACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,487,811GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.MTLSA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1966FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROVISION OF FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE LOW INCOME MONTANANS IN NON-CRIMINAL CASESActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body14VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent14VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee101TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers126TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,655,241PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$6,471,990CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$4,669PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$8,877CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,365PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$6,944CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,662,275PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,487,811CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,166,745PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,338,928CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$59,679CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,534,156PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,169,017CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,700,901PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$6,507,945CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$38,626PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$20,134CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,685,531TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,522,174TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$630,093TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,486,870TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,055,438NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,035,304NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN NON-CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS OR MATTERS TO PERSONS IN THE STATE OF MONTANA FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO AFFORD LEGAL ASSISTANCE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,525,984ExpenseAmt
Revenue$8,877RevenueAmt
DescPROVISION OF FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN NON-CRIMINAL CASES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS IN MONTANADesc
Total Program Service Expenses$5,525,984TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document46IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee101EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member14IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALISON PAUL EXECUTIVE DIRECTORBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4064429830PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1616 HELENA AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityHELENACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59601ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
TARA VEAZEY
PAST PREDISENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALISSA CHAMBERS
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES PATTEN
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PROFESSOR CRAIG COWIE
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAWN REAGOR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG BUEHLER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HON JOHN LARSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY REEVES
SECRETARY/TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PEGGY PROBASCO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRYL MATT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN JOHNSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEAN MORRISON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON HOLDEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IOLA WINTERS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID RAGGHANTI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH RIDDLE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETTY DEFORD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALISON PAUL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$108,447$0$13,312
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$108,447TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$13,312TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$5,686,004GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$785,986AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,471,990TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM SERVICE REVENUDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$7,980TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,980RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$897TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$897RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$8,877TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,944TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$6,944ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,487,811TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,877RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$6,944ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,761TotalAmt
Program Services$27,704ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,871ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,186FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,386,029TotalAmt
Program Services$2,753,477ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$590,290ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,262FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,082TotalAmt
Program Services$64,649ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,743ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,690FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$497,984TotalAmt
Program Services$406,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,374ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,448FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$255,072TotalAmt
Program Services$204,482ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,428ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,162FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,000TotalAmt
Program Services$1,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,550TotalAmt
Program Services$26,777ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,010,298TotalAmt
Program Services$1,006,422ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,201ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,675FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,178TotalAmt
Program Services$52,628ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,932ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,618FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,254TotalAmt
Program Services$31,404ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,850ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$245,527TotalAmt
Program Services$198,948ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,579ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$146,547TotalAmt
Program Services$136,574ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,423ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$550FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,116TotalAmt
Program Services$12,112ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,004ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,811TotalAmt
Program Services$19,440ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,371ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OTHER- RENTAL ASSISTANC$454,453$454,453
EQUIPMENT/COMPUTER SUPP$67,971$56,891$11,080
LIBRARY$27,803$26,689$1,114
DUES AND FEES$26,367$26,023$249$95

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,142TotalAmt
Program Services$20,149ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,993FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,507,945TotalAmt
Program Services$5,525,984ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$922,282ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,679FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$795,036BOYAmt
EOY$762,952EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$807,163BOYAmt
EOY$1,283,219EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,687BOYAmt
EOY$46,902EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,279BOYAmt
EOY$21,403EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$296,138LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$283,029LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,225BOYAmt
EOY$13,109EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,141BOYAmt
EOY$394,589EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,685,531BOYAmt
EOY$2,522,174EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$437,634BOYAmt
EOY$931,233EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$191,938BOYAmt
EOY$163,300EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$521BOYAmt
EOY$423EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$391,914EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$630,093BOYAmt
EOY$1,486,870EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$580,198BOYAmt
EOY$574,364EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$475,240BOYAmt
EOY$460,940EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,055,438BOYAmt
EOY$1,035,304EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,685,531BOYAmt
EOY$2,522,174EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$20,134ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,631,050CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,129,620CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,492,431CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,655,241CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,471,990CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,380,332TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,631,050CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,129,620CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,492,431CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,655,241CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,471,990CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,380,332TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$25,380,332PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$591CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$836CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,999CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,365CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,944CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,735TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$25,395,067TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$78,029GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99940PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99960PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$216,399OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$203,290DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,109BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$79,739OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$79,739DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,109TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
CLIENT TRUST FUNDS$423
RENT DEPOSITS$7,620
RIGHT OF USE LEASE ASSET$386,546
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$394,589TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CURRENT LEASE LIABILITY$104,491
LONG TERM LEASE LIABILITY$287,423
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$391,914TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,487,811TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,487,811RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,487,811TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,507,945TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,507,945ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,507,945TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART IV, LINE 2B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCLIENT FUNDS HELD IN TRUSTExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF MLSA REVIEWS THE COMPLETED TAX RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. A COPY OF THE APPROVED RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, BOARD MEMBERS DISCLOSE IN WRITING THEIR ASSOCIATIONS AND INTERESTS WHICH POTENTIALLY COULD RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD. BOARD MEMBERS MAY PARTICIPATE IN THESE DISCUSSIONS SHOULD THEY ARISE BUT DO NOT VOTE ON THE QUESTION BEFORE THE BOARD. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE AWARE OF THE POLICY AND MONITOR THEIR PARTICIPATION ACCORDINGLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD USES COMPARABLE DATA FROM OTHER NATIONWIDE LEGAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS INITIATED BY THE BOARD AND A SELF EVALUATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REQUESTED. WHEN DETERMINED APPROPRIATE BY THE BOARD, INTERNAL EVALUATIONS FROM STAFF, ALONG WITH EXTERNAL EVALUATIONS FROM ACCESS TO JUSTICE STAKEHOLDERS ARE REQUESTED. A BOARD COMMITTEE CONDUCTS AN EVALUATION AND PREPARES A WRITTEN EVALUATION. THE REPORT IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD AND REVIEWED WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT A BOARD MEETING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. OFFICERS/DIRECTORS ARE NOT COMPENSATED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS & CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN OR PERSONAL REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACT SERVICES : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,006,422. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,201. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,675. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,010,298.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2CTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ENGAGES THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND REVIEWS THE AUDIT REPORT. THIS PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE IN 2022.

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