Madison County Volunteer Lawyers Program

Tax-deductible

Huntsville, AL501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 63-0836810

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Providing referral to qualified attorneys for individuals unable to pay for legal representation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 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
$10K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$293K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$274K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$477K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$293K
FY2024▼ -3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$233K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$284K
FY2023$301K
FY2024$293K
Expenses
$274K
FY2024▲ +0.9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$223K
FY2021$237K
FY2022$228K
FY2023$272K
FY2024$274K
Net assets
$477K
FY2024▲ +8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$360K
FY2021$376K
FY2022$389K
FY2023$444K
FY2024$477K

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 Feb 2010.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $198K Management & general 26% · $72K Fundraising 2% · $5K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects low-income people with free legal help from qualified lawyers.

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1 program · $198K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Providing referral to qualified attorneys for individuals unable to pay for legal representation.

$198Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$293K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$240K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$274K
Ln 25
Programscol B$198K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$477K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$240K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$293K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$112K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$112K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$358K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$671
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$477K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$105K$112K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$331K$358K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$671
Total assetsLn 16$455K$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$444K$477K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$183K$164K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$12K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$3K$25K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$274K$198K$72K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $293K$274K$19K$477K 990 PDF
FY2023 $301K$272K$29K$444K 990 PDF
FY2022 $284K$228K$56K$389K 990 PDF
FY2021 $217K$237K−$20K$376K 990 PDF
FY2020 $233K$223K$10K$360K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $292,898 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $254,128$239,572
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,477$17,111
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $37,125$36,215
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $300,730$292,898
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 $196,033$197,067
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $75,856$77,293
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $271,889$274,360
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,841$18,538
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $292,898 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$239,572
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$239,572
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,463$13,463
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,648$3,648
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $36,215$36,215
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $53,326$292,898
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $274,360 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $163,951 · Management $19,409$183,360
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,256 · Management $1,451$13,707
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,689$12,689
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,103$6,103
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,160$11,160
IX-17 TravelManagement $7,073$7,073
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,216$1,216
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,508$4,508
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,101 · Management $24,982 · Fundraising $4,871$32,954
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,590$1,590
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $197,782 · Management $71,707 · Fundraising $4,871$274,360
Part X · Balance sheet $487,224 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,854$112,289
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $15,500$15,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,704$1,704
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,887$671
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $330,619$357,560
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $454,564$487,224
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,711$9,870
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,711$9,870
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $443,853$477,354
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $443,853$477,354
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $454,564$487,224
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $477,354 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$292,898
XI-2 Total expenses$274,360
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,538
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$443,853
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$14,963
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$477,354

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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