PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC (EIN 37-1030764)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-06-24
IRS object ID
202521769349301137
Schema version
2024v5.0
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)
Return2025-06-24T16:19:55-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2025-06-24SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDenise ConklinPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1303 N Main StAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Ste 600AddressLine2Txt
CityRockfordCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP611011049ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$22,981,291GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Employee255TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers339TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$21,767,807PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$22,339,650CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$136,691PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$372,437CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$6,500PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$7,350CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$21,910,998PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$22,719,437CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$16,905,780PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$784,935CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,655,436PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,677,710CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$19,561,216PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$21,481,485CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,349,782PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,237,952CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$23,427,092TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$7,328,659TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,484,773TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$16,942,319NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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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$17,700,194TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
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 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 Document21IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee255EmployeeCnt
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 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
Phone8156684434PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

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Denise Conklin
Executive Director37.50Yes (X)$171,417$0$14,780
Adrian Barr
Managing Attorney37.50$112,648$0$43,910Yes (X)
Jean Ruthe
Finance Director37.50Yes (X)$142,913$0$12,711
Gretchen Farwell
Managing Attorney37.50$112,532$0$43,070Yes (X)
Jessica Hodierne
Director of Human Resources37.50$114,181$0$33,013Yes (X)
Amber Moore
Managing Attorney37.50$116,040$0$30,439Yes (X)
Jennifer Luczkowiak
Director of Resource Development37.50$133,453$0$11,973Yes (X)
Adam M Fleming
President20Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
J Michael Bean
Vice President2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
John Kim
Treasurer20Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
C Garrett Bonsell
Secretary20Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
William Beckman
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Kenneth E Davies
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
April Foster
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Deborah Goldberg
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Louis Hobson
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jasper Jones
Community Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Angela Konitski
Board Member1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Rebecca Lee
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Carol Loughridge
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Joseph Lovelace
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jim Rowe
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Randa Salinas
Client Board Member1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Ambrea Samuels
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Leila Siena
Board Member1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Scott J Smith
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Chasmine Thornton
Client Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Sonni Choi Williams
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$903,184TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$189,896TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K21IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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$14,749,390GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$7,016,784AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$0NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$22,339,650TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue$0TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Total Revenue Column$346,750TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$346,750ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$287,541SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$261,854SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$25,687SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$25,687TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$25,687ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$0ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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Attorney Fees900099$7,150$0$0$7,150
Miscellaneous900099$200$0$0$200

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$7,350OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$22,719,437TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$379,787ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$400,278TotalAmt
Program Services$12,224ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$359,672ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,382FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,522,879TotalAmt
Program Services$12,230,979ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,778,579ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$513,321FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,139,242TotalAmt
Program Services$991,772ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$106,022ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,448FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,654,255TotalAmt
Program Services$1,439,848ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$154,210ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$60,197FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,087,121TotalAmt
Program Services$925,465ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,891ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,765FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,560TotalAmt
Management And General$53,560ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,980TotalAmt
Management And General$34,980ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,862TotalAmt
Program Services$98,672ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,190ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,103TotalAmt
Program Services$8,748ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$605FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$297,678TotalAmt
Program Services$273,613ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,349FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$624,184TotalAmt
Program Services$324,313ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$245,734ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,137FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,015,663TotalAmt
Program Services$943,432ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,106ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,125FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,211TotalAmt
Program Services$83,891ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,594ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,726FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,577TotalAmt
Program Services$69,584ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,993ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,251TotalAmt
Program Services$8,149ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$98ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,771TotalAmt
Program Services$45,959ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,872ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,940FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Consultant and professional services$137,129$137,129$0$0
Dues$91,140$85,038$4,993$1,109
Miscellaneous$53,601$21,378$12,396$19,827

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,481,485TotalAmt
Program Services$17,700,194ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,996,356ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$784,935FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,950BOYAmt
EOY$1,800EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,276,516BOYAmt
EOY$3,952,444EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$7,214,364BOYAmt
EOY$7,783,437EOYAmt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$369,160BOYAmt
EOY$380,760EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$321,971LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$306,815LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,407BOYAmt
EOY$15,156EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,641,159BOYAmt
EOY$7,243,843EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,058,850BOYAmt
EOY$4,049,652EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,585,406BOYAmt
EOY$23,427,092EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,535,347BOYAmt
EOY$6,113,928EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$466,080BOYAmt
EOY$341,461EOYAmt

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

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

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$327,232BOYAmt
EOY$29,384EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,328,659BOYAmt
EOY$6,484,773EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,368,668BOYAmt
EOY$10,829,484EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,888,079BOYAmt
EOY$6,112,835EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,256,747BOYAmt
EOY$16,942,319EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,585,406BOYAmt
EOY$23,427,092EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,237,952ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$447,620NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$15,202,960CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,812,893CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,889,229CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,767,807CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,339,650CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$97,012,539TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,202,960CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,812,893CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,889,229CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,767,807CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,339,650CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$97,012,539TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$97,012,539PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$37,735CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,250CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$47,671CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$131,672CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$346,750CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$568,078TotalAmt

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
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$123,015CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$48,966CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,686CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,500CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,350CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$195,517TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$97,776,134TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$0GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99219PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99388PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
Explanation2020 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 200 2022 Attorney Fees 9,386 Arbitration 300 2023 Attorney Fees 6,000 Arbitration 500 2024 Attorney Fees 7,150 Arbitration 500ExplanationTxt

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$338,315BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$34,007InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,912AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$369,410EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$314,188BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$39,555InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$12,777OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,651AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$338,315EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$360,276BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$43,381InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,707AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$314,188EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

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
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$185,334OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$170,178DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,156BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$136,637OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$136,637DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

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$15,156TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Funds held in trust at Comm Fnd of Northern IL$369,410F
Investments at Associated Bank$6,874,433F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$7,243,843TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Operating lease right-of-use assets$4,020,268
Client deposits$29,384
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$4,049,652TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescClient DepositsDesc
Amt$29,384Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$29,384TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$23,209,745TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$447,620NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$77,668DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$525,288RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$22,684,457RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$34,980InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$34,980RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$22,719,437TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,524,173TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$77,668DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$77,668ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$21,446,505ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$34,980InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$34,980ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$21,481,485TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part V, Line 4FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSchedule D, Part V, Line 4 - The 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 (4 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
Denise Conklin
Executive Director$171,417$0$0$0$0$0$14,780$0$0$0$186,197$0$0$0
Adrian Barr
Managing Attorney$112,648$0$0$0$0$0$43,910$0$0$0$156,558$0$0$0
Jean Ruthe
Finance Director$142,913$0$0$0$0$0$12,711$0$0$0$155,624$0$0$0
Gretchen Farwell
Managing Attorney$112,532$0$0$0$0$0$43,070$0$0$0$155,602$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 matterExplanationTxt

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 to appoint members who are eligible clients.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bA Grant Accountant 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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