LONE STAR LEGAL AID: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
LONE STAR LEGAL AID (EIN 74-1537787)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-15
IRS object ID
201823199349314342
Schema version
2017v2.3
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-11-15T15:36:45-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2018-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKRISTEN SIMPSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01268482PTIN
Phone7136218090PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-15PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address99.76.23.185IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-15IPDt
IP Tm11:52:30IPTm
IP TimezoneCSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

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$27,937,615GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.LONESTARLEGAL.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1950FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE OLONE STAR LEGAL AID IS THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES IN THE REGION. HEADQUARTERED IN HOUSTON, LSLA SERVES 72 GULF COAST AND EAST TEXAS COUNTIES FROM AN ADDITIONAL 12 BRANCH OFFICES. ADDITIONALLY, LSLA SERVES FOUR COUNTIES WITHIN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee258TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1900TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$18,068,304PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$27,463,617CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,600PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$900CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$994PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$59,294CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$75,779PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$159,761CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$18,147,677PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$27,683,572CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$421,385PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$438,791CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$18,014,524PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$19,858,442CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,334,760PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,766,607CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$21,770,669PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$24,063,840CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,622,992PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,619,732CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$14,660,273TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$16,895,967TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,104,652TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,394,016TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$12,555,621NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$15,501,951NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionLONE STAR LEGAL AID ("LSLA") IS THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES IN THE REGION. HEADQUARTERED IN HOUSTON, LSLA SERVES 72 GULF COAST AND EAST TEXAS COUNTIES FROM AN ADDITIONAL 12 BRANCH OFFICES. ADDITIONALLY, LSLA SERVES FOUR COUNTIES WITHIN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$20,061,787ExpenseAmt
Grant$438,791GrantAmt
Revenue$900RevenueAmt
DescLONE STAR LEGAL AID ASSISTS VULNERABLE POPULATIONS LIKE BATTERED WOMEN AND CHILDREN, SENIOR CITIZENS, THE DISABLED, AND VETERANS FOR WHOM LEGAL ASSISTANCE CAN BE LIFE-ALTERING. LSLA ATTORNEYS PROVIDE FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE TEXANS WHO CANNOT AFFORD A PRIVATE ATTORNEY IN MATTERS SUCH AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CONSUMER FRAUD, WRONGFUL FORECLOSURE, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, AND DISASTER RELIEF. LSLA LAWYERS PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES TO CLIENTS, FROM LEGAL ADVICE AND GUIDANCE ON SELF-ADVOCACY UP THROUGH IN-COURT REPRESENTATION. IN 2017, LSLA CLOSED 21,800 + CASES WHICH BENEFITTED 52,300+ PEOPLE.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$20,061,787TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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 Document43IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee258EmployeeCnt
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
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members25GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member25IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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 Prsn0AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc0RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
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

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBYN RICEPersonNm
Phone7139821986PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (36 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
BENNY AGOSTO JR
CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENDA CHERRY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL D HU
CHAIRMAN3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SWENSON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DELORES MURRAY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EBB B MOBLEY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES L GARRETT
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK RYND
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES L GERMANY
CHAIR, NOMINATING COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES M DOUGLAS
CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES R GILMORE
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMIE J ELICK
FORMER CHAIRMAN3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN W ALEXANDER
CHAIR, LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN LUKIN
CHAIR, PAI/PRO BONO ATTORNEY INVOLV. COMM.3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYDIA CLAY-JACKSON
CHAIR, FINANCE COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNETTE FONS
CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES WILSON
CHAIR, AUDIT COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PEARLY BLUNT
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REGINA KELLY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REVEREND ETHEAL LEWIS
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD E ROBERTS
CHAIR, GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT BLUNT SR
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEWART W GAGNON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM GARRIGAN
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY CATHERINE DINN
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VERA MONTES CLOUDY-SCHWAB
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEFINA RENDON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERNEST BROWN JR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$144,500$0$32,007
PAUL FURRH JR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$180,000$0$27,992
RICHARD BURTON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$116,566$0$17,770
RHONDA CAMPBELL
SECRETARY40.00Yes (X)$72,541$0$21,643
BRENDA WILLETT
DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION40.00$131,000$0$26,212Yes (X)
DEBRA A FURRH
DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY40.00$131,000$0$19,276Yes (X)
RICHARD TOMLINSON
DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION40.00$126,000$0$18,976Yes (X)
SUSAN SERE
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING40.00$126,000$0$19,112Yes (X)
ROSLYN JACKSON
DIRECTING ATTORNEY40.00$131,000$0$26,212Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,158,607TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$209,200TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$177,966FederatedCampaignsAmt
Government Grants$27,285,651GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$27,463,617TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescATTORNEY FEESDesc
Business541100BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$900TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$900RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$900TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,337TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,337ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$310,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$254,043OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$55,957OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$55,957TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$55,957ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER REVENUEDesc
Business541100BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$159,761TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$159,761RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$159,761OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$27,683,572TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$160,661RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$59,294ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$438,791TotalAmt
Program Services$438,791ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,658,397TotalAmt
Program Services$12,866,994ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,791,403ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,200,045TotalAmt
Program Services$4,489,884ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$710,161ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,586TotalAmt
Program Services$109,428ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,158ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,525TotalAmt
Management And General$64,525ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$662,832TotalAmt
Program Services$374,265ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$288,567ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$757,148TotalAmt
Program Services$628,148ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$129,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$355,837TotalAmt
Program Services$272,835ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,002ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,471TotalAmt
Management And General$61,471ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,647TotalAmt
Program Services$89,279ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,368ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,738TotalAmt
Program Services$3,729ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102,009ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CONTRACT SERVICES - PRO$640,045$455,164$184,881
PROPERTY ACQUISITION$359,782$39,102$320,680
EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA$252,121$159,850$92,271
TRAINING$99,546$72,761$26,785

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,329TotalAmt
Program Services$61,557ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91,772ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,063,840TotalAmt
Program Services$20,061,787ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,002,053ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$427,771BOYAmt
EOY$4,094,839EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$651,045EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,511,986BOYAmt
EOY$9,027,576EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$4,285,101LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,472,120LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,474,154BOYAmt
EOY$2,812,981EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$246,362BOYAmt
EOY$309,526EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,660,273BOYAmt
EOY$16,895,967EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$313,121BOYAmt
EOY$972,159EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$447,808BOYAmt
EOY$355,187EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,343,723BOYAmt
EOY$66,670EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,104,652BOYAmt
EOY$1,394,016EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,299BOYAmt
EOY-$484,769EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,498,322BOYAmt
EOY$15,986,720EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,555,621BOYAmt
EOY$15,501,951EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,660,273BOYAmt
EOY$16,895,967EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,619,732ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$673,402OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$16,633,677CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,906,085CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,212,432CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,068,304CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27,463,617CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$109,284,115TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,633,677CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,906,085CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,212,432CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,068,304CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27,463,617CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$109,284,115TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$109,284,115PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,945CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,134CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,366CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$994CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,337CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,776TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,731CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$147,438CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,572CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$75,779CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$159,761CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$403,281TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$109,699,172TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$58,660GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99620PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99660PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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$1,876,937OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,153,408DepreciationAmt
Book Value$723,529BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$123,616OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$75,451DepreciationAmt
Book Value$48,165BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$310,401OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$243,261DepreciationAmt
Book Value$67,140BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,812,981TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CLIENT ESCROW DEPOSITS$34,254
REFUNDABLE ADVANCES$32,416
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$66,670TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$27,683,572TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$27,683,572RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$27,683,572TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,737,242TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$673,402OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$673,402ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$24,063,840ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$24,063,840TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE 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, 2017, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CASUALTY LOSS DUE TO HURRICANE HARVEY

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

IRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
JEFFERSON COUNTY - PRO BONO
501 (C)(3)$42,315FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED
AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE
501 (C)(3)$190,000FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED
HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS
501 (C)(3)$190,000FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED
JUSTICE FOR CRIME SURVIVORS
501 (C)(3)$16,476FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL CASE-HANDLER TIME FUNDED BY GRANTS ARE KEPT IN LSLA PRACTICE MANAGER PROGRAM.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$144,500$0$0$0$0$0$8,670$0$23,337$0$176,507$0$0$0
PAUL FURRH JR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$180,000$0$0$0$0$0$10,800$0$17,192$0$207,992$0$0$0
BRENDA WILLETT
DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION$131,000$0$0$0$0$0$7,860$0$18,352$0$157,212$0$0$0
DEBRA A FURRH
DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY$131,000$0$0$0$0$0$7,860$0$11,416$0$150,276$0$0$0
ROSLYN JACKSON
DIRECTING ATTORNEY$131,000$0$0$0$0$0$7,860$0$18,352$0$157,212$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2THE CEO IS MARRIED TO THE DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR EVALUATES AND SUPERVISES 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.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CASUALTY LOSS DUE TO HURRICANE HARVEY -673,402.

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