NORTHWEST FLORIDA LEGAL SERVICES IN: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
NORTHWEST FLORIDA LEGAL SERVICES IN (EIN 59-1817996)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-19
IRS object ID
202013269349300306
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2020-11-19T18:37:58-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN591817996EIN

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PersonDOUG WHITEPersonNm
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Signature2020-07-31SignatureDt
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1978FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

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ROBERT POWELL
PRESIDENT0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BENJAMIN ZIMMERN
VICE-PRESIDENT0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARK A BEDNAR
DIRECTOR0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SYLVIA TISDALE
DIRECTOR0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLAUDIA BROWN-WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH ZARZAUR
TREASURER0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DOUGLAS WHITE
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BRENDA F DOTSON
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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EOY$56,040EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

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BOY$751,010BOYAmt
EOY$1,092,628EOYAmt

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EOY$20,067EOYAmt

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EOY$1,168,735EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$461,478CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$807,191CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$509,997CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$942,792CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,387,018TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$461,478CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$807,191CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$509,997CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$942,792CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,387,018TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$3,387,018PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$3,387,018TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,016,095TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,016,095RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,016,095TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$674,477TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$674,477ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$674,477TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11Form 990 is prepared by an independant CPA as part of completing the program annual audit with assistance and input from the program administrator. Once the report is complete, it is reviewd by the Administrator and Executive Director for any corrections, additions or adjustements. The 990 report is presented to the Board of Directors in conjustion with the presentation of the Annual Audit Report or at the next regularly scheduled board meeting following completion of the report.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cNWFLS Intake process is designed to check for any potential conflicts of interest; the Executive Director makes a final review prior to acceptance of case(s).
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aSection A: Compensation of Officers, Directors etc: Board of Directors for Northwest Florida Legal Services, Inc. serve on a voluntary basis, thus no compensation is received. NWFLS presently has no employees earning in excess of $100,000.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bThe level of compensation for the Executive Director is determined by teh Board of Directors at the time of his/her employment based on salary comparisons of similar positions both locally and statewide. Once a decision has been made for the starting level, periodic reviews are made thereafter (usually 6 months after beginning employment, then bi-annually) relative to job performance and whether or not an increase is warranted. Ther key employees are placed on salary scales applicable to those positions. Job performance reviews are conducted on 2-3 year intervals by the Executive Director. Salary scales are usually adjusted as necessary based on cost-of-living and salary surveys.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19The governing documents and copy of Form 990 are available by request by the public via our website at NWFLS.org.

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