LONE STAR LEGAL AID: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: LONE STAR LEGAL AID (EIN 74-1537787)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-10-31
IRS object ID: 202543049349302474
Schema version: 2024v5.2
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 D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-10-31T15:45:58-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	994625061	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CRI ADVISORS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	TWO RIVERWAY 15TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	HOUSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77056	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	741537787	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LONE STAR LEGAL AID	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	LONE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7136520077	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1415 FANNIN 3RD FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	HOUSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77002	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PAUL FURRH JR	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7134951957	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-10-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KRISTEN SIMPSON	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01268482	PTIN
Phone	7136218090	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-10-21	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	PAUL FURRH JR	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1415 FANNIN 3RD FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	HOUSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77002	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$43,596,410	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	HTTP://WWW.LONESTARLEGAL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1950	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	LONE 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 AS WELL AS FOUR COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS FROM 13 ADDITIONAL BRANCH OFFICES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	25	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	25	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	342	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	343	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$40,583,862	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$43,490,222	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,635	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$26,291	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,953	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,357	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$130,757	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$78,540	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$40,719,207	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$43,596,410	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$502,606	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$513,819	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$36,268,374	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$38,352,261	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$4,325,567	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,555,655	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$41,096,547	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$43,421,735	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$377,340	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$174,675	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$20,236,789	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$18,671,089	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$10,806,334	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$9,065,959	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,430,455	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$9,605,130	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	LONE 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 AS WELL AS FOUR COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS FROM 13 ADDITIONAL BRANCH OFFICES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$38,442,908	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$513,819	GrantAmt
Revenue	$26,291	RevenueAmt
Desc	LONE STAR LEGAL AID PROVIDES FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO TEXANS WITH LOW INCOME AND LIMITED RESOURCES. WE COVER A FULL RANGE OF CIVIL LEGAL MATTERS. OUR PRIORITIES INCLUDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE THAT PROVIDES ACCESS AND SUPPORT THAT ADVANCES: HOUSING STABILITY INCLUDING SAFE AND SECURE HOUSING; SAFE, STABLE ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES; ACCESS TO DECENT HEALTH CARE AND SAFETY; AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO AID FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND STABILITY. DURING 2024, LSLA SERVED APPROXIMATELY 21,000 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS. WE HANDLED OVER 27,000 LEGAL CASES FOR THESE CLIENTS, BENEFITING MORE THAN 66,000 ADULTS AND CHILDREN. LSLA VOLUNTEERS INCLUDED APPROXIMATELY 320 ATTORNEYS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$38,442,908	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	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	Yes (1)	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	45	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	342	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	25	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	25	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	0	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
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ROBYN RICE	PersonNm
Phone	7139821986	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1415 FANNIN 3RD FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	HOUSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77002	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (34 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PAUL KRUSE
CO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMM	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LYDIA CLAY-JACKSON
FINANCE COMMITTEE,	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MAUDESTER COOPER
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL LEWIS
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RUBY JACKSON
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD E ROBERTS
CHAIR, PERSONNEL & GOVERNA	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROOSEVELT TERRY JR
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES M DOUGLAS
CHAIR, FACILITIES COMMITTE	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHERYL SWANTON
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TRAVIS J WOFFORD
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VERA MONTES CLOUDY-SCHWAB
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BACHTUYET NGUYEN
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES L GERMANY
CHAIR, NOMINATING COMMITTE	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAREN LUKIN
CHAIR, PAI/PRO BONO ATTORN	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HON JOSEFINA RENDON
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BENNY AGOSTO JR
CO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMM	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRENDA CHERRY
LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMIT	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HON LARRY THORNE
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CLEN BURTON
CHAIR , AUDIT COMMITTEE	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARLOS LOPEZ GARZA
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH KROGER
CHAIR, EXECUTIVE COMM	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HON FRANK RYND
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL D HU
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, PERSO	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VICENTE GONZALEZ
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMELIA RUIZ FISCHER
DIRECTOR	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ERNEST BROWN JR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR	40.00		$191,254	$0	$54,488	Yes (X)
ROBYN RICE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.00		$175,782	$0	$20,509	Yes (X)
RHONDA CAMPBELL
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY	40.00		$107,067	$0	$13,886	Yes (X)
PAUL FURRH JR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	40.00		$223,120	$0	$44,953	Yes (X)
SUE SERE
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING	40.00		$179,917	$0	$15,122		Yes (X)
KRISTY RODGERS
DIRECTING ATTORNEY	40.00		$151,304	$0	$61,113		Yes (X)
BRENDA G WILLETT
DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION	40.00		$179,919	$0	$45,122		Yes (X)
CAROLYN TURLEY
DIRECTING ATTORNEY	40.00		$153,395	$0	$18,736		Yes (X)
SONIA LOPEZ
DIRECTOR OF INNOVATIVE PRO	40.00		$140,095	$0	$22,590		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,501,853	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$296,519	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	9	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
Government Grants	$43,490,222	GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions	$43,490,222	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ATTORNEY FEES	Desc
Business	541100	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$26,291	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$26,291	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$26,291	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,357	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,357	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
OTHER REVENUE	541100	$65,374	$65,374
INSURANCE PROCEEDS	900099	$13,166	$13,166

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$78,540	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$43,596,410	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$26,291	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$79,897	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$513,819	TotalAmt
Program Services	$513,819	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,798,372	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,798,372	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,712,154	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,808,460	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,903,694	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,572,278	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,368,557	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$203,721	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,222,428	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,179,251	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,177	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,047,029	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,775,467	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$271,562	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,541	TotalAmt
Program Services	$76,541	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$124,245	TotalAmt
Management And General	$124,245	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$385,798	TotalAmt
Program Services	$313,575	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$72,223	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$466	TotalAmt
Program Services	$424	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$42	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$356,468	TotalAmt
Program Services	$330,060	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,408	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$265,018	TotalAmt
Program Services	$215,405	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$49,613	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,115,630	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,091,032	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,598	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$149,289	TotalAmt
Program Services	$118,098	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,191	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,688	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,587	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,101	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$200,357	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,602	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$176,755	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$573,707	TotalAmt
Program Services	$482,048	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$91,659	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$238,178	TotalAmt
Program Services	$238,178	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROPERTY ACQUISITION	$524,412	$417,760	$106,652
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN	$267,255	$266,966	$289
LAW LIBRARY EXPENSE	$129,895	$129,895
DUES & FEES	$80,459	$74,183	$6,276

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,249	TotalAmt
Management And General	$38,249	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,421,735	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,442,908	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,978,827	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,386,125	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,341,674	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,308,434	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,023,538	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$970,729	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,395,164	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$15,326,298	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$5,197,776	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,553,207	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,128,522	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,018,294	BOYAmt
EOY	$782,191	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,236,789	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,671,089	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$445,328	BOYAmt
EOY	$563,722	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,135,926	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,115,389	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,225,080	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,386,848	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,806,334	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,065,959	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	$1,560,212	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,820,781	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,870,243	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,784,349	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,430,455	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,605,130	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,236,789	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,671,089	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$174,675	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	$42,331,534	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$42,929,015	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$43,406,264	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$40,583,862	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$43,490,222	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$212,740,897	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$42,331,534	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$42,929,015	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$43,406,264	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$40,583,862	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$43,490,222	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$212,740,897	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$212,740,897	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,278	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,383	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$602	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,953	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,357	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,573	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$141,748	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$77,029	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$25,301	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$132,710	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$78,540	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$455,328	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$213,205,798	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$107,734	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99780	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99790	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER REVENUE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 141,748. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 77,029. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 25,301. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 132,710. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 78,540.	ExplanationTxt

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,497,386	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,955,906	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,541,480	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,155,457	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,155,457	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,200,788	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,743,350	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$457,438	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$498,520	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$498,520	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$10,128,522	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CLIENT ESCROW DEPOSITS	$31,470
REFUNDABLE ADVANCES	$3,652,536
CURRENT OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATION	$362,257
LONG TERM OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	$340,585

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$4,386,848	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$43,596,410	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$43,596,410	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$43,596,410	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$43,421,735	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$43,421,735	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$43,421,735	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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 HAD NO INCOME SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX. THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES THE ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES USING THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES. USING THAT GUIDANCE, TAX POSITIONS INITIALLY NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THE POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAX AUTHORITIES. IT ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE
1001 TEXAS AVENUE SUITE 600	HOUSTON	TX	77002	501 (C)(3)	$200,000	$0	FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED
HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS
1111 BAGBY SUITE FLB300	HOUSTON	TX	77002	501 (C)(3)	$250,000	$0	FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED
JEFFERSON COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
1085 PEARL ST SUITE 202	BEAUMONT	TX	77701	501 (C)(3)	$63,819	$0	FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERPRIVILEDGED

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	3	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ALL CASE-HANDLER TIME IS MAINTAINED WITHIN THE LSLA LEGALSERVER CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
PAUL FURRH JR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	$223,120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000	$0	$38,953	$0	$268,073	$0	$0	$0
ERNEST BROWN JR
DEPUTY DIRECTOR	$191,254	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23,065	$0	$31,423	$0	$245,742	$0	$0	$0
BRENDA G WILLETT
DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION	$179,919	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$30,000	$0	$15,122	$0	$225,041	$0	$0	$0
KRISTY RODGERS
DIRECTING ATTORNEY	$151,304	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$23,000	$0	$38,113	$0	$212,417	$0	$0	$0
ROBYN RICE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$175,782	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,563	$0	$13,946	$0	$196,291	$0	$0	$0
SUE SERE
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING	$179,917	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,122	$0	$195,039	$0	$0	$0
CAROLYN TURLEY
DIRECTING ATTORNEY	$153,395	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,500	$0	$1,236	$0	$172,131	$0	$0	$0
SONIA LOPEZ
DIRECTOR OF INNOVATIVE PRO	$140,095	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$22,500	$0	$90	$0	$162,685	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE RETURN HAS BEEN FURNISHED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ELECTRONICALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS COMPLETED BY BOARD MEMBERS AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COMPENSATION 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 19	THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH A THIRD PARTY WEBSITE, SUCH AS GUIDESTAR, AS WELL AS THROUGH WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.