LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC (EIN 39-1077192)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-15
IRS object ID: 202133199349303428
Schema version: 2020v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-15T08:51:47-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390758449	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WIPFLI LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10000 INNOVATION DRIVE SUITE 250	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	532264837	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	391077192	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LEGA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4142787777	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	633 W WISCONSIN AVENUE NO 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53203	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DEEDEE D PETERSON	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4142787777	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	DEEDEE	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	PETERSON	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CHLOE CHIUMINATTO	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01924323	PTIN
Phone	4144319300	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-11-10	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	DEEDEE D PETERSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	633 W WISCONSIN AVENUE NO 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53203	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$11,907,160	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.LEGALACTION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1965	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	EQUAL JUSTICE FOR OUR LOW-INCOME CLIENTS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	37	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	37	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	151	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	413	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$10,655,859	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$11,711,837	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$555,441	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$17,661	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$13,243	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$6,580	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$15,550	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$171,082	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$11,240,093	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$11,907,160	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$37,559	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$13,125	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$9,460,346	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$9,864,645	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$49,419	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,869,685	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,083,188	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$11,367,590	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$11,960,958	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$127,497	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$53,798	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,841,700	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,947,360	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,550,083	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,709,541	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,291,617	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,237,819	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	LEGAL ACTION EXISTS TO PROVIDE CREATIVE, EFFECTIVE, AND HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND OTHERS TO WHOM IT WOULD OTHERWISE BE DENIED. WE ADVOCATE FOR EMPOWERMENT AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO HELP OUR CLIENTS REALIZE THEIR BASIC RIGHT TO A DECENT QUALITY OF LIFE. WE STRIVE FOR CLIENT AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN CARRYING-OUT OUR MISSION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$10,506,470	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$13,125	GrantAmt
Revenue	$17,661	RevenueAmt
Desc	CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO APPROXIMATELY 10,200 LOW-INCOME AND ELDERLY CLIENTS. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2020, LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN, INC. RECEIVED VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY SERVICES VALUED AT $1,128,925.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$10,506,470	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (1)	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	48	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	151	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	37	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	37	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TANYA M STAMPS CPA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4142787777	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	633 W WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 2000	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53203	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (43 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
JEFFERY MYER
DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY	40.00	Yes (X)	$120,668	$0	$31,129
HAROLD MEENDEZ
EDUCATION & PUBLIC BENEFITS PRIORITY COOR.	40.00	Yes (X)	$110,604	$0	$10,596
KAREN BURNS ROEHL
EMPLOYMENT LAW PRIORITY COORDINATOR	40.00	Yes (X)	$102,118	$0	$11,417
DEEDEE PETERSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		$116,693	$0	$22,544	Yes (X)
TANYA M STAMPS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.00		$112,115	$0	$25,803	Yes (X)
BEN OBREGON
PRESIDENT	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
ATTY DANIELLE WHITE
VICE PRESIDENT	0.50		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
ATTY CHERYL GILL
TREASURER	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
MARY KATHY BAKER
SECRETARY (THRU DECEMBER)	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)
ERIN ANDERSON
SECRETARY (BEG. DECEMBER)	2.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY TIMOTHY ANGEL
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
CRUSITA BARRIOS
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
LUCILLE BERRIEN
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
BEVERLY PITTMAN BURNS
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY NATHANIEL CADE JR
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY STEVEN T CHESEBRO
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY COLLIN J DAHL
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY MICHAEL J DALLY
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY ANDREA M DAVENPORT
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY ANNE L DELEO
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY TAJARA DOMMERSHAUSEN
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY HEIDI EGLASH
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY RONALD ENGLISH III
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
DENISE FARMER
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY DAVID N FARWELL
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY LISA M GINGERICH
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
KATIE JESSE
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY DAVID W KECK
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY ROGER KLOPP
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
LAURA KOOGER
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
EVONNE KUNDERT
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
CELESTA LEIS
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY ERIC J MARKUSEN
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY MATTHEW O'NEILL
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY DAVID B RUSSELL
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY LEON W TODD
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY JAMES R TROUPIS
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
TAMIKA WALKER
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JESSE WHITE
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY ANDY WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
RAVEN WILSON
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY TERRY R YOUNG
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ATTY MARK ZIMMER
DIRECTOR	0.50		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$562,198	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$101,489	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$154,550	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Government Grants	$11,311,435	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$245,852	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$11,711,837	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ATTORNEY FEES	Desc
Business	541100	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$17,661	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$17,661	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$17,661	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,580	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$6,580	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$171,082	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$171,082	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$171,082	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$11,907,160	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$17,661	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$177,662	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,125	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,125	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$277,155	TotalAmt
Management And General	$277,155	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,938,862	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,168,932	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$737,094	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$32,836	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$210,182	TotalAmt
Program Services	$194,729	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,726	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$727	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,883,420	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,789,735	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$87,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,685	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$555,026	TotalAmt
Program Services	$514,218	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,887	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,921	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,900	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,900	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$332,827	TotalAmt
Program Services	$272,864	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,082	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$881	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,584	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,023	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,452	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$109	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$207,486	TotalAmt
Program Services	$186,715	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,883	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$888	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$123,664	TotalAmt
Program Services	$111,284	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,851	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$529	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$825,638	TotalAmt
Program Services	$711,837	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$109,976	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,825	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,148	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,425	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,713	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,868	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,686	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,173	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,583	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,471	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,347	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$765	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,704	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,704	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
LIBRARY UPDATE EXPENSES	$102,926	$102,926
DUES, FEES & LICENSES	$57,576	$57,576
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN	$50,522	$43,558	$6,730	$234
COURT EXPENSES	$41,051	$41,051

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,711	TotalAmt
Program Services	$87,711	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,960,958	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,506,470	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,405,069	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$49,419	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$557,656	BOYAmt
EOY	$97,615	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,349,631	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,317,870	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,475,717	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,929,673	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$148,036	BOYAmt
EOY	$310,245	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$588,646	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$303,017	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$226,392	BOYAmt
EOY	$285,629	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$84,268	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,328	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,841,700	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,947,360	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$643,083	BOYAmt
EOY	$859,757	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$735,421	BOYAmt
EOY	$725,657	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$84,268	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,328	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$87,311	BOYAmt
EOY	$117,799	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,550,083	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,709,541	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,038,339	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,925,304	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$253,278	BOYAmt
EOY	$312,515	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,291,617	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,237,819	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,841,700	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,947,360	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$53,798	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,694,514	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,688,160	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,321,159	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,655,859	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$11,711,837	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$53,071,529	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,694,514	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,688,160	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,321,159	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,655,859	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$11,711,837	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$53,071,529	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$53,071,529	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,553	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,014	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,070	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$13,243	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,580	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$37,460	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$53,108,989	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$759,734	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99930	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99930	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	0	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (1)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	0	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	Yes (1)	MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members	$57	MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast	0	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	0	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (1)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$53,873	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	0	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	0	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$53,930	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	0	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-B, LINE 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN, INC. IS FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN CIVIL CASES. AS PART OF THOSE LEGAL SERVICES, ATTORNEY AND PARALEGAL STAFF RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE FROM LEGISLATORS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. THE COMMUNICATIONS MADE IN RESPONSES TO THOSE REQUESTS ARE MADE ORALLY, IN WRITING, AND/OR BY TESTIMONY BEFORE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES. THE COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDE INFORMATION TO LEGISLATORS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ABOUT HOW EXISTING LAWS AND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AFFECT OUR CLIENTS AND ABOUT HOW PROPOSED LAWS AND RULES WOULD AFFECT THEM. DURING 2020, ATTORNEYS AND PARALEGALS IN THE ORGANIZATION RESPONDED TO REQUESTS FROM LEGISLATORS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON THE FOLLOWING MATTERS: THE PREVENTION OF HOMELESSNESS; SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SUCH AS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, W-2, FOODSHARE, BADGERCARE, AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE; PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND LAWS AFFECTING SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT; POLICIES RELATED TO EXPUNGEMENT; RESTORATION OF DRIVER'S LICENSES; BILLS RELATED TO MANDATORY AUTO INSURANCE; ISSUES RELATED TO WISCONSIN'S MIGRANT FARMWORKERS; PRACTICES RELATED TO PREDATORY LENDERS AND REPOSSESSION OF VEHICLES; REVISIONS OF LANDLORD-TENANT LAWS; AND LAWS RELATED TO CHILD SUPPORT AND CHILD CUSTODY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$126,498	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$12,650	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$113,848	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$242,808	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$164,225	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$78,583	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$219,340	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$126,142	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$93,198	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$285,629	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SELF-INSURED DENTAL PLAN	Desc
Amt	$117,799	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$117,799	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$13,036,085	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$1,128,925	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,128,925	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$11,907,160	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$11,907,160	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$13,089,883	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$1,128,925	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$1,128,925	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$11,960,958	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$11,960,958	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART IV, LINE 2B:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	LEGAL ACTION HOLDS FUNDS IN TRUST FOR CLIENTS AT TIMES. THE BALANCE OF THESE FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR OPERATIONS. THE BALANCE IS RECORDED AS BOTH AN ASSET AND A LIABILITY ON THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	728 N JAMES LOVELL STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53233	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	390806284	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$13,125	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	CASE MANAGEMENT	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN, INC. MONITORS ALL SUBRECIPIENTS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH FUNDING SOURCE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 2 CFR 200 UNIFORM GUIDANCE (UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS) INCLUDING ALL SUBPARTS, 2 CFR 215 (UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, HOSPITALS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS), 2 CFR 230 (COST PRINCIPLES FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS). THE INTENSITY OF THE MONITORING IS DETERMINED BY EACH SUBRECIPIENT'S ASSESSED RISK FACTORS. RISK ASSESSMENT INCLUDES REVIEW OF PROGRAM COMPLEXITY, PERCENTAGE OF AWARD PASSED THROUGH, TOTAL AMOUNT OF AWARD AND PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH EACH SUBRECIPIENT. MONITORING PROCEDURES INCLUDE REGULAR REVIEW OF SUBRECIPIENT SYSTEMS, MONTHLY REVIEW OF INVOICES AND DETAILED CONSEQUENCES OF NON-COMPLIANCE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JEFFERY MYER	PersonNm
Title	DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$120,668	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$31,129	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$151,797	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	UNDER THE LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN, INC. BYLAWS, MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ARE APPOINTED BY VARIOUS BAR ASSOCIATIONS AND CLIENT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. LEGAL ACTION RECEIVES SUBSTANTIAL FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION (LSC). AS A CONDITION OF RECEIVING THESE FEDERAL FUNDS, LEGAL ACTION'S GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS MUST BE APPOINTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LSC REGULATION 45 C.F.R. 1607 GOVERNING BODIES. THE REGULATION REQUIRES THAT 60%, OR 25 MEMBERS, OF THE GOVERNING BODY BY ATTORNEYS APPOINTED BY STATE, COUNTY, OR MUNICIPAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS. THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MUST BE CLIENT-ELIGIBLE PERSONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN, INC. RECEIVES A COPY OF THE DRAFT ANNUAL IRS FORM 990 "RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX," INCLUDING ALL ATTACHMENTS, PRIOR TO FILING. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE DRAFT IRS FORM 990 AND APPROVES THE SUBMISSION OF THE FROM TO THE IRS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED A COPY PRIOR TO THE FILLING OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE IRS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER EXECUTE THE IRS FORM 990 AFTER THE FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVAL AND DISTRIBUTION TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EACH OFFICER, DIRECTOR, TRUSTEE OR KEY EMPLOYEE OF LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN, INC. SUBMITS AN ANNUAL STATEMENT AFFIRMING RECEIPT OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AGREEMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED TO ENSURE LEGAL ACTION OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OUTLINES THE STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY. THIS INCLUDES A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE EXPERIENCE LEVEL AND SALARY DATA. THIS REVIEW AND DECISION TAKES PLACE DURING THE BOARD MEETING AND IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. OTHER OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS THE CFO, ARE COMPENSATED ACCORDING TO THE FIRMWIDE SALARY ADMINISTRATION PLAN, WHICH GOVERNS SALARIES FOR ALL NON-UNION EMPLOYEES. COMPARABILITY DATA IS USED TO SET THE SALARIES OF THESE POSITIONS AND IS PERIODICALLY REVIEWED. THE WRITTEN SALARY PLAN IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD'S REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN, INC.'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AND COPYING UPON REQUEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS REQUIREMENTS. THE DOCUMENTS FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS ARE AVAILABLE FOR IN-PERSON INSPECTION BY THE PUBLIC DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS AT THE LEGAL ACTION ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES LOCATED AT 633 W. WISCONSIN AVENUE, ROOM 2000, MILWAUKEE, WI 53203. IN THE CASE OF AN IN-PERSON REQUEST AT A LEGAL ACTION BRANCH OFFICE, STAFF IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FOR A FAXED OR EMAILED COPY. WRITTEN REQUESTS ARE RESPONDED TO WITHIN 30 DAYS. PAPER COPIES ARE PROVIDED FOR A FEE OF $1.00 FOR THE FIRST PAGE AND $0.15 FOR SUBSEQUENT PAGES AND POSTAGE COSTS.