To provide free legal representation for indigent defendants in civil cases.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
36¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 140 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
36%
of spending
Concern: 36% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$283K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$306K
To programs
36%
Net assets
$452K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$283K
FY2024▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$268K
FY2022$298K
FY2023$351K
FY2024$283K
Expenses
$306K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$216K
FY2021$198K
FY2022$304K
FY2023$330K
FY2024$306K
Net assets
$452K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$390K
FY2021$460K
FY2022$454K
FY2023$475K
FY2024$452K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2013.

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

Where the money goes

36 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 36% · $111K Management & general 50% · $153K Fundraising 14% · $42K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$81,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peyton Faulk’s $81K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Peyton Faulk$81,000$80,000$84,863——
Kelly McTear——$3,015$9,000—
Laurel Crawford————$8,394

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

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

Offers free legal help to low-income people in civil court cases.

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1 program · $111K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Providing quality legal assistance to local citizens who are involved in legal conflicts where they are unilaterally disarmed by their economic hardships when facing a plaintiff represented by counsel.

$111Kprogram 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$75K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2020–2020
Mercy House INCAL · FY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$283K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$267K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$306K
Ln 25
Programscol B$111K
Managementcol C$153K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$452K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$449K
Total assetsLn 16$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$267K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$283K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$99K
SavingsLn 2$350K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$449K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$452K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6140
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$470K$449K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$477K$454K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$475K$452K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$36K$36K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$77K$29K$36K$12K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$3K$3K$420
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$5K$5K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$910$910
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$29K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$306K$111K$153K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $283K$306K−$23K$452K 990 PDF
FY2023 $351K$330K$21K$475K 990 PDF
FY2022 $298K$304K−$6K$454K 990 PDF
FY2021 $268K$198K$70K$460K 990 PDF
FY2020 $251K$216K$35K$390K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $283,016 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $344,234$266,652
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,622$4,735
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,366$11,629
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $351,222$283,016
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 $193,862$185,911
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $136,245$120,075
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $330,107$305,986
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,115−$22,970
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $283,016 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,735 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$266,652
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$266,652
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $11,629$11,629
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,364$283,016
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $305,986 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,144 · Management $36,144 · Fundraising $18,072$90,360
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,975 · Management $35,568 · Fundraising $11,959$76,502
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,360 · Management $3,220 · Fundraising $420$7,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,699 · Management $5,181 · Fundraising $2,169$12,049
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,575$23,575
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $9,351$9,351
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $10,619$10,619
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,375$6,375
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $20,400$20,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,568$5,568
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $910$910
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,576$2,576
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,780$4,780
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,296 · Management $4,366$33,662
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,259$2,259
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $111,211 · Management $152,804 · Fundraising $41,971$305,986
Part X · Balance sheet $453,793 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $124,241$98,624
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $345,561$350,297
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,448$4,872
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $477,250$453,793
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,223$1,736
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,223$1,736
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $475,027$452,057
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $477,250$453,793
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $452,057 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$283,016
XI-2 Total expenses$305,986
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$22,970
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$475,027
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$452,057

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