To stabilize and improve the families, housing and finances of low-income and other vulnerable southwestern pennsylvania residents through Legal advice, representation and other assistance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$372K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $196K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$372K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.4M
70% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 70% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.3M
+87% vs prior year
Spent
$6.1M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$6.3M
FY2024▲ +87%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$7.1M
Expenses
$6.1M
FY2024▲ +96%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$6.1M
FY2025$7.1M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$99K
FY2022$584K
FY2023$831K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1980.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $5.6M Management & general 8% · $498K Fundraising 0% · $628

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $372K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Deputy Director
$136,984Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$131,955Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$103,429Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Gorman’s $151K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Brian Gorman$151,180$131,955———
Jamie Cameron$149,099$136,984———
Rachel Clark$115,406$103,429———
Brian Gorman ESQ——$109,942$109,925$104,554
Shelley Walker$100,316————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Provides legal help to improve housing, finances, and stability for vulnerable residents.

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1 program · $5.6M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Provide free civil legal assistance to low-income and other qualified, vulnerable individuals to protect families, victims of domestic violence, housing, and economic security. Total cases for the year were 5,834.

$5.6Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $147K · 2020–2022
Greene County Bar AssociationFY2020$6,495

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$6.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.6M
Managementcol C$498K
Fundraisingcol D$628
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Total revenueLn 12$6.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$770
SavingsLn 2$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K
Other assetsLn 15$417K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 569
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$967K$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$37K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$873K$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$831K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$622K$579K$44K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.1M$2.8M$333K$454
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$104K$99K$5K$13
Other employee benefitsLn 9$751K$715K$36K$80
Payroll taxesLn 10$301K$286K$15K$38
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$199K$195K$4K$3
Advertising and promotionLn 12$32K$31K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$22K$1K$2
OccupancyLn 16$364K$346K$18K$32
TravelLn 17$149K$131K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$25K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$56K$53K$3K$6
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$231K$219K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$130K$123K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.1M$5.6M$498K$628

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.1M$7.1M−$3K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $6.3M$6.1M$186K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$3.1M$245K$831K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$2.7M$483K$584K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.9M$2.8M$69K$99K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $6,308,201 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,375,244$6,294,915
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,264$13,286
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,376,508$6,308,201
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $49,656$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,435,506$4,910,387
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $645,917$1,211,364
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,131,079$6,121,751
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $245,429$186,450
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,308,201 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,997,170
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$297,745
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,294,915
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,286$13,286
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,286$6,308,201
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,121,751 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $578,840 · Management $43,569$622,409
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,798,134 · Management $333,016 · Fundraising $454$3,131,604
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $99,412 · Management $4,704 · Fundraising $13$104,129
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $714,955 · Management $36,250 · Fundraising $80$751,285
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $285,936 · Management $14,986 · Fundraising $38$300,960
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $194,878 · Management $4,021 · Fundraising $3$198,902
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30,530 · Management $1,600$32,130
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,372 · Management $1,173 · Fundraising $2$23,547
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $345,860 · Management $18,126 · Fundraising $32$364,018
IX-17 TravelPrograms $130,789 · Management $18,507$149,296
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,978 · Management $1,842$26,820
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $53,342 · Management $2,796 · Fundraising $6$56,144
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $219,259 · Management $11,333$230,592
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $123,344 · Management $6,571$129,915
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,622,629 · Management $498,494 · Fundraising $628$6,121,751
Part X · Balance sheet $3,429,549 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $420$770
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $966,840$2,215,815
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $69,190$262,240
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $461,646$331,758
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $50,354$164,479
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,104$37,253
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $153,909$417,234
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,703,463$3,429,549
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $149,391$149,036
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $461,383$1,649,283
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $135$204
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $232,715$610,165
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $872,574$2,409,739
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $654,905$926,505
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $175,984$93,305
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $830,889$1,019,810
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,703,463$3,429,549
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,019,810 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,308,201
XI-2 Total expenses$6,121,751
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$186,450
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$830,889
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,471
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,019,810

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