PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC (EIN 37-1030764)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-06-28
IRS object ID
202231799349300823
Schema version
2021v4.0
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)
Return2022-06-28T11:36:46-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN371030764EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPRAIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8159652134PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1303 N MAIN ST STE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityRockfordCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP611011049ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJean RuthePersonNm
Person TitleFinance DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone8159652134PhoneNum
Signature2022-06-28SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer1TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB0LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Profile Password ChangeYes (X)ProfilePasswordChangeInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDenise ConklinPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1303 N Main St Ste 600AddressLine1Txt
CityRockfordCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP611011049ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$17,866,109GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.pslegal.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1977FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo educate and provide / coordinate the delivery of high quality free civil legal services to low-income individuals, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable personsActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body21VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent21VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee230TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers337TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$15,202,960PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$17,812,893CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$37,735PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$4,250CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$123,015PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$48,966CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$15,363,710PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$17,866,109CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$12,336,268PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$13,790,725CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$477,557CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,166,431PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,262,249CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$14,502,699PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$16,052,974CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$861,011PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,813,135CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$1,619,512TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,257,673TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$8,926,169NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$10,785,875NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$0TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$0TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$13,726,061TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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 RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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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 Document14IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee230EmployeeCnt
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
Governing Body Voting Members21GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member21IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJean RuthePersonNm
Phone8159652134PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1303 N MAIN ST STE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityRockfordCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP611011049ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

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David Wolowitz
Associate Director37.50Yes (X)$156,906$0$14,041
Michael O'Connor
Executive Director37.50$136,307$0$33,856Yes (X)
Sarah Megan
Director of Litigation37.500.00$132,528$0$21,264Yes (X)
Gretchen Farwell
Managing Attorney37.50$102,237$0$37,974Yes (X)
Kathy Bettcher
Director of Family and Survivor Advocacy37.500.00$105,503$0$28,250Yes (X)
Don Dirks
Managing Attorney37.50$107,726$0$20,020Yes (X)
Gail Walsh
Director of Program Development37.50$107,949$0$14,526Yes (X)
James Chancellor
Finance Director37.50$100,799$0$20,125Yes (X)
Steven Greeley
President20.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Kenneth Leshen
Vice President20.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Adam M Fleming
Secretary20.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
John Kim
Treasurer20.00$0$0$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
William Beckman
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
C Garrett Bonsell
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
J Michael Bean
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Deborah Goldberg
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Maria Joan Bethel
Client Board Member10.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Karlene Jones
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
William Kohlhase
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Julia Lansford
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Louis Hobson
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Carol Sue Loughridge
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Joseph Lovelace
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Rolonda Mitchell
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jasper Jones
Community Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Chasmine Thornton
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Vera Traver
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Sonni Choi Williams
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Scott J Smith
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$0RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$12,329,097GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$5,154,134AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$0NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$17,812,893TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue$0TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Total Revenue Column$4,250TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$4,250ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$5,000FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$5,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$5,000ExclusionAmt

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Covid Refund900099$36,079$0$0$36,079
Attorney Fees900099$3,700$0$0$3,700
Miscellaneous900099$4,187$0$0$4,187

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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$43,966OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$53,216ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$521,781TotalAmt
Program Services$40,371ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$457,366ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,044FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,322,504TotalAmt
Program Services$9,142,691ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$884,332ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$295,481FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$843,071TotalAmt
Program Services$766,407ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,498ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,166FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,316,024TotalAmt
Program Services$1,195,565ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,839ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,620FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$787,345TotalAmt
Program Services$708,233ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,248ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,864FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,660TotalAmt
Management And General$27,660ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,850TotalAmt
Program Services$34,558ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,784ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,508FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,899TotalAmt
Program Services$25,679ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$504FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$276,789TotalAmt
Program Services$262,395ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,317ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,077FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$436,635TotalAmt
Program Services$291,268ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,966ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,401FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$996,888TotalAmt
Program Services$912,204ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,202ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,482FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,966TotalAmt
Program Services$36,813ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,384ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$769FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$25,258TotalAmt
Program Services$22,191ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,992ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$75FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$37,108TotalAmt
Program Services$28,172ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,254ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$682FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,760TotalAmt
Program Services$36,470ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,356ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$934FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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Consultant and professional services$138,350$138,350$0$0
Dues$80,249$73,193$5,003$2,053
Miscellaneous$41,837$11,501$8,439$21,897

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,052,974TotalAmt
Program Services$13,726,061ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,849,356ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$477,557FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,950BOYAmt
EOY$1,950EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,503,960BOYAmt
EOY$7,039,027EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$3,275,560BOYAmt
EOY$5,018,750EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$336,681BOYAmt
EOY$337,100EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$336,260LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$265,301LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,884BOYAmt
EOY$70,959EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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BOY$313,642BOYAmt
EOY$360,276EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,004BOYAmt
EOY$215,486EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,545,681BOYAmt
EOY$13,043,548EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$1,144,057BOYAmt
EOY$1,434,657EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$459,451BOYAmt
EOY$607,530EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$16,004BOYAmt
EOY$215,486EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,619,512BOYAmt
EOY$2,257,673EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,801,985BOYAmt
EOY$7,732,991EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,124,184BOYAmt
EOY$3,052,884EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,926,169BOYAmt
EOY$10,785,875EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,545,681BOYAmt
EOY$13,043,548EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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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$11,217,394CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,162,833CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,847,912CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,202,960CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,812,893CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,243,992TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,217,394CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,162,833CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,847,912CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,202,960CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,812,893CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,243,992TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$71,243,992PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,146CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$50,192CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$107,797CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,735CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,250CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$212,120TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,169CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,241CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,694CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$123,015CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$48,966CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$217,085TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$71,673,197TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99401PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99337PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation2017 Special Fundraising Events 11,844 Attorney Fees 1,250 Arbitration 200 Miscellaneous 2,875 Total 16,169 2018 Special Fundraising Events 6,941 Arbitration 300 Total 7,241 2019 Special Fundraising Events 16,614 Attorney Fees 4,230 Miscellaneous 850 total 21,694 2020 Special Fundraising Events 34,469 Covid Refund 86,621 Attorney Fees 1,525 Miscellaneous 400 total 123,015 2021 Special Fundraising Events 5,000 Covid Refund 36,079 Attorney Fees 3,700 Thomson Reuters 3,272 Blackbaud 715 Miscellaneous 200ExplanationTxt

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$313,642BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$63ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$49,289InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,718AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$360,276EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$280,570BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$35,532InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,460AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$313,642EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$237,700BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$45,428InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,558AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$280,570EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$255,620BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$15,360InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,560AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$237,700EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$225,515BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$32,465InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,360AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$255,620EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$195,278OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$137,568DepreciationAmt
Book Value$57,710BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$140,982OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$127,733DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,249BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$70,959TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescClient depositsDesc
Amt$215,486Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$215,486TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$18,033,967TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$46,571NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$121,287DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$167,858RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$17,866,109RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$17,866,109TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,174,261TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$121,287DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$121,287ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,052,974ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,052,974TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part V, Line 4FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe intended use of the quasi endowment funds has been designated to be used for student loan forgiveness for staffExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Michael O'Connor
Executive Director$136,307$0$0$0$0$0$12,213$0$21,643$0$170,163$0$0$0
David Wolowitz
Associate Director$156,906$0$0$0$0$0$13,041$0$1,000$0$170,947$0$0$0
Sarah Megan
Director of Litigation$132,528$0$0$0$0$0$11,454$0$9,810$0$153,792$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule J, Part I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationExecutive Director committee conducts an annual performance evaluation, and in setting salary they consider compensation survey data from LSC and MIE (and sometimes other sources if they are relevant and timely) and make a recommendation to the board; the full board then votes on the matter.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aProcess to elect board members by other organizations. The fourteen attorney directors shall be composed as follows: One attorney director shall be selected by the governing body of a county or municipal bar association operating within each of the eleven service areas as specified within the bylaws. One attorney director shall be appointed by the governing body of the Illinois State Bar Association. Two attorney directors shall be appointed by a county or municipal bar association or other organization operating within the service area having an interest in the delivery of legal services to the poor. Client representative directors shall be appointed by community organizations or groups which operate within the service area. The executive director of Prairie State Legal Services will designate appropriate organizations or groups to appoint members who are eligible clients.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Fiscal Manager prepares the form 990 using the financial information from the audited financial statements. After reviewing the financial and other information, the Finance Director submits a copy to the auditor and Board for review. The auditor's staff and Board reviews the form 990 and will submit comments for consideration. The final review is made by the Executive Director prior to signing and filing the form 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cEach director, principal officer and member of a committee with PSLS Board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement that affirms such person: 1. Has received a copy of the Conflicts of Interest Policy; 2. Has read and understands the policy; 3. Has agreed to comply with the policy; and 4. Understands that PSLS is a charitable organization and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption, it must engage primarily in activities that accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The Executive Director Committee reviews compensation for the Executive Director. The members use their professional experience, salary surveys from other legal services organizations and other independent knowledge of compensation levels to determine the compensation of the Executive Director.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19When anyone requests any of our documents, the staff makes copies of the requested documents and then sends these documents to the address specified.

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