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Administer Justice

Elgin, ILUnknown exempt organization EIN 36-4348917Revenue $952K in FY2018Latest return filed May 20, 2021

On file with the IRSadministerjustice.org1750 Grandstand Place Suite 15 · Elgin, IL

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Administer Justice is a civil legal aid provider. We provide free legal service to low-income people. Our primary areas are family law, housing, tax (we run a litc), consumer, and human trafficking.

95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 11 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2018 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$952K
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$0

From the FY2018 Form 990 (year ending September 2018) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2018.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $1.0M Management & general 3% · $31K Fundraising 2% · $20K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Bruce Strom
Director Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Felix Nieves
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Lee
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jonathan Tofilon
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tempia Courts
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tomasa Reis
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Provides free legal help for low-income people in family, housing, tax, consumer, and human trafficking cases.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2018
01

In 2018 administer justice conducted appointments, provided legal advice, document coaching, representation in court, and financial counseling services. Individuals were provided extended representation by a staff or pro bono attorney. Additionally, individuals benefitted from educational workshops.

$1.0Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2018 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$952K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$943K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$943K
Government grantsLn 1e$82K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Total revenueLn 12$952K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY18End FY18
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$0
Total assetsLn 16$113K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$0
Net assetsLn 32$105K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$275K$256K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$20K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$601K$601K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$21K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$38K$38K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$957$207
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$8K$836$639
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$50K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.0M$31K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2018 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 20, 2021 $952K$1.1M−$105K$0 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2018 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $952,290 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,640,629$943,442
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,176$8,843
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7$5
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,652,812$952,290
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $408,433$296,328
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,260,343$760,929
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,668,776$1,057,257
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,964−$104,967
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $952,290 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$6,794
VIII-1e Government grants$81,667
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$854,981
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$943,442
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,843$8,843
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5$5
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,843 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5$952,290
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,057,257 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $256,005 · Management $19,269$275,274
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,580 · Management $1,474$21,054
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $601,022$601,022
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,265$6,265
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,833 · Management $2,661$23,494
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,479$5,479
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,400$38,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,662$2,662
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $957 · Management $207$1,164
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,207$1,207
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,358 · Management $836 · Fundraising $639$9,833
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,210 · Fundraising $19,805$70,015
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,388$1,388
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,006,101 · Management $30,712 · Fundraising $20,444$1,057,257
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,594$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $17,127$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,083$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,121$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $112,925$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,958$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $104,967$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $112,925$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$952,290
XI-2 Total expenses$1,057,257
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$104,967
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$104,967
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2018 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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