LONE STAR LEGAL AID: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
LONE STAR LEGAL AID (EIN 74-1537787)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-12
IRS object ID
202033179349307153
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-11-12T14:50:55-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN721396621PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CARR RIGGS & INGRAM LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1TWO RIVERWAY 15TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77056ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN741537787EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LONE STAR LEGAL AIDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLONEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7136520077PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11415 FANNIN 3RD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77002ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAUL FURRH JRPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7134951957PhoneNum
Signature2020-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKRISTEN SIMPSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01268482PTIN
Phone7136218090PhoneNum
Preparation2020-11-11PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address98.201.228.87IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPAUL FURRH JRPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11415 FANNIN 3RD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77002ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$23,937,132GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.LONESTARLEGAL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1950FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionLONE STAR LEGAL AID'S ("LSLA") MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE CIVIL LEGAL RIGHTS OF THE MILLIONS OF TEXANS LIVING IN POVERTY BY PROVIDING FREE ADVOCACY, LEGAL REPRESENTATION, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION THAT ENSURES EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE. LSLA'S SERVICE AREA COVERS ONE-THIRD OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. HEADQUARTERED IN HOUSTON, LSLA SERVES 72 GULF COAST AND EAST TEXAS COUNTIES FROM 13 ADDITIONAL BRANCH OFFICES, INCLUDING FOUR COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers815TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Total Expenses$35,821,539CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,695,469PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$5,924,010TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionLONE STAR LEGAL AID'S ("LSLA") MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE CIVIL LEGAL RIGHTS OF THE MILLIONS OF TEXANS LIVING IN POVERTY BY PROVIDING FREE ADVOCACY, LEGAL REPRESENTATION, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION THAT ENSURES EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE. LSLA'S SERVICE AREA COVERS ONE-THIRD OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. HEADQUARTERED IN HOUSTON, LSLA SERVES 72 GULF COAST AND EAST TEXAS COUNTIES FROM 13 ADDITIONAL BRANCH OFFICES, INCLUDING FOUR COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$29,793,104ExpenseAmt
Grant$432,131GrantAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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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
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonROBYN RICEPersonNm
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State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

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BENNY AGOSTO JR
CO-CHAIR, DEV COMM3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN W ALEXANDER
CHAIR, LONG RANGE PLANNING3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT BLUNT SR
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS J BRANDT
CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENDA CHERRY
LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYDIA CLAY-JACKSON
VICE CHAIRPERSON OF BOARD3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VERA MONTES CLOUDY-SCHWAB
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAUDESTER COOPER
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES M DOUGLAS
CHAIR, FACILITIES COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMIE J ELICK
CHAIR - AUDIT COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEWART W GAGNON
AUDIT COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES L GARRETT
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES L GERMANY
CHAIR, NOMINATING COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL D HU
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUBY JACKON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL KRUSE
CO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL LEWIS
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN LUKIN
CHAIR, PAI/PRO BONO ATTORNEY COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DELORES MURRAY
FINANCE COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BACHUYET NGUYEN
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEFINA RENDON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD E ROBERTS
CHAIR, PERSONNEL & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK RYND
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SWENSON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERNEST BROWN JR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR/ATTORNEY40.00$148,981$0$22,582Yes (X)
PAUL FURRH JR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/AT40.00$188,475$0$25,111Yes (X)
RHONDA CAMPBELL
SECRETARY40.00$76,634$0$14,996Yes (X)
ROBYN RICE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$140,091$0$14,717Yes (X)
BRENDA G WILLETT
DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION/ AT40.00$138,874$0$21,000Yes (X)
DEBRA A FURRH
DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY/ ATTO40.00$144,927$0$20,425Yes (X)
ROSLYN JACKSON
DIRECTING ATTORNEY FOR URB40.00$133,214$0$20,274Yes (X)
RICHARD TOMLINSON
DIRECTOR OF EXTENDED LITIGATION40.00$140,237$0$20,482Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Contributions$23,901,411TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescATTORNEY FEESDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$20,000TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$13,598ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$2,123OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$13,598ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$432,131TotalAmt
Program Services$432,131ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$631,587TotalAmt
Management And General$631,587ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,067,209TotalAmt
Program Services$18,877,803ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,189,406ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,096,298TotalAmt
Program Services$6,295,956ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$800,342ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,501TotalAmt
Program Services$99,399ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,102ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,673TotalAmt
Management And General$76,673ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$627,903TotalAmt
Program Services$327,185ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$300,718ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,608,615TotalAmt
Program Services$825,176ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$783,439ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$812,806TotalAmt
Program Services$661,509ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$151,297ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,885TotalAmt
Program Services$34,249ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,636ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$273,023TotalAmt
Program Services$239,709ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,314ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,520TotalAmt
Program Services$16,139ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,381ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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CONTRACT SERVICES - PRO$1,985,497$1,499,377$486,120
PROPERTY ACQUISITION$483,345$205,818$277,527
EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA$174,490$98,929$75,561
TRAINING$116,796$76,971$39,825

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$164,260TotalAmt
Program Services$102,753ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,507ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,821,539TotalAmt
Program Services$29,793,104ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,028,435ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,045,300BOYAmt
EOY$5,415,544EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$219,283BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,245,036BOYAmt
EOY$2,274,996EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$10,957,846LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,842,273LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,151,080BOYAmt
EOY$9,115,573EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$500,343BOYAmt
EOY$499,128EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,161,042BOYAmt
EOY$17,305,241EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$376,628BOYAmt
EOY$839,503EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$283,096BOYAmt
EOY$2,492,353EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,235,680BOYAmt
EOY$2,592,154EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,895,404BOYAmt
EOY$5,924,010EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,163,711BOYAmt
EOY$5,130,571EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,101,927BOYAmt
EOY$6,250,660EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,265,638BOYAmt
EOY$11,381,231EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,161,042BOYAmt
EOY$17,305,241EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$11,884,407ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$29,212,432CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,068,304CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,463,617CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30,209,145CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,732,772CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$128,686,270TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,068,304CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,463,617CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30,209,145CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$23,732,772CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$128,686,270TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$128,686,270PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$994CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,337CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,258CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,598CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,553TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$75,779CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$159,761CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,279CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,123CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$298,514TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$129,013,337TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$84,029GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99750PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99630PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,974,147OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,974,147BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,521,035OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,351,436DepreciationAmt
Book Value$169,599BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$497,183OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$497,183BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,710,423OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$490,837DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,219,586BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,255,058OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,255,058BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,115,573TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CLIENT ESCROW DEPOSITS$34,476
REFUNDABLE ADVANCES$2,347,803
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION$209,875
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,592,154TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$23,937,132TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$23,937,132RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$23,937,132TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$35,821,539TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$35,821,539ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$35,821,539TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (CODE). IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON THEIR UNRELATED BUSINESS RENTAL INCOME WHICH IS NOT MATERIAL. THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, THAT SUCH AN ASSET OR A LIABILITY WILL BE REALIZED. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
JEFFERSON COUNTY - PRO BONO
1085 PEARL ST SUITE 202BEAUMONTTX77701501 (C)(3)$52,131FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED
AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE
1001 TEXAS AVENUE SUITE 600HOUSTONTX77002501 (C)(3)$190,000FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED
HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS
1111 BAGBY SUITE FLB300HOUSTONTX77002501 (C)(3)$190,000FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL CASE-HANDLER TIME IS MAINTAINED WITHIN THE LSLA LEGALSERVER CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (5 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
ERNEST BROWN JR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR/ATTORNEY$148,981$0$0$0$0$0$9,542$0$13,040$0$171,563$0$0$0
PAUL FURRH JR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/AT$188,475$0$0$0$0$0$11,742$0$13,369$0$213,586$0$0$0
ROBYN RICE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$140,091$0$0$0$0$0$7,261$0$7,456$0$154,808$0$0$0
BRENDA G WILLETT
DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION/ AT$138,874$0$0$0$0$0$8,677$0$12,323$0$159,874$0$0$0
DEBRA A FURRH
DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY/ ATTO$144,927$0$0$0$0$0$8,677$0$11,748$0$165,352$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2THE CEO IS MARRIED TO THE DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY. THE DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR EVALUATE AND SUPERVISE THE DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE RETURN HAS BEEN FURNISHED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ELECTRONICALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY COMPARING SIMILARLY SIZED ENTITIES SALARIES. THESE AMOUNTS ARE REVIEWED ALONGSIDE THE CURRENT COMPENSATION TO DETERMINE FAIRNESS. THE SALARIES OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS IS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE 990 TAX RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH A THIRD PARTY WEBSITE, SUCH AS GUIDESTAR, AS WELL AS THROUGH WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.

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