To support, promote, and encourage activities for the furtherance of justice and legal education, including but not limited to the education of primary and secondary students, as well as the general public to promote a greater understanding of the law, through scholarships and encouragement of legal research, publications, institutes, forums and the establishment of scholarships.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ 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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FY2020 · 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 $338K a year · 67% 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
36 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 35.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$171K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
35
of 35 voting members
Looks good: 35 of 35 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$168K
Spent
$137K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$525K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$168K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$168K
FY2021$310K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$153K
Expenses
$137K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$137K
FY2021$162K
FY2022$165K
FY2023$197K
FY2024$167K
Net assets
$525K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$525K
FY2021$700K
FY2022$683K
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.1M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1995.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $111K Management & general 19% · $26K

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

36 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Andersonjan-July 2024’s $30K as Executive Director is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Cindy Anderson—$46,000$5,875
Cindy Andersonjan-July 2024$30,000——
Jennifer Buettner——$22,000
Alicia Jett$10,000——
Mandy Peterson-Tice Dec 2024-Pres$6,250——

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

Programs and updates

Funds scholarships, legal research, and educational programs to promote justice, while providing essential internet access for jurors in local courthouses.

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1 program · $111K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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To support, promote, and encourage activities for the furtherance of justice and legal education, including but not limited to the education of primary and secondary students, as well as the general public to promote a greater understanding of the law, through scholarships and encouragement of legal research, publications, institutes…

$111Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500
Grants paid · 17 grants · $159K · 2020–2024
Birmingham Bar AssociationAL · FY2024$15,388
Samford UniversityAL · FY2024$8,900
Strategies for Youth INCMA · FY2023$15,000
Samford UniversityAL · FY2023$10,000
Youthserve INCAL · FY2023$7,500
Just Keep Smiling INCAL · FY2023$6,000
The Morgan ProjectAL · FY2022$7,500
Vulcan Park & MuseumFY2021$10,000
The Classic Upward Bound AcademyFY2020$10,000
Vulcan Park & MuseumFY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$168K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$121K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$137K
Ln 25
Programscol B$111K
Managementcol C$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$525K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$408K
Total assetsLn 16$696K
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a35
IndependentVI 1b35
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$121K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$34K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Total revenueLn 12$168K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$255K
SavingsLn 2$153K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$408K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$237K
Total assetsLn 16$696K
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K
Net assetsLn 32$525K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$377K$408K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$49K$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$273K$237K
Total assetsLn 16$700K$696K
LiabilitiesLn 26$206K$171K
Net assetsLn 32$494K$525K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$52K$52K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$27K$20K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K$603
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$645
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$27K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$456$344$112
Total functional expensesLn 25$137K$111K$26K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $153K$167K−$14K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$197K$1.5M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $148K$165K−$17K$683K 990 PDF
FY2021 $310K$162K$148K$700K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $168K$137K$31K$525K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $167,924 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $122,339$120,672
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,706$4,718
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $92,996$42,534
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $218,041$167,924
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $44,602$52,194
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $32,723$33,862
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $72,959$51,053
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $150,284$137,109
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $67,757$30,815
Part VI · Governance 35 of 35 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body35
VI-1b Independent voting members35
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $167,924 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$34,281
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$86,391
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$34,281
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$120,672
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,718$4,718
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $46,200$46,200
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$4,769−$4,769
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,103$1,103
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $47,252$167,924
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $137,109 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $52,194$52,194
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,250 · Management $6,750$27,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,338 · Management $1,113$4,451
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,808 · Management $603$2,411
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,738 · Management $1,246$4,984
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,936 · Management $645$2,581
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,825$1,825
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,155 · Management $9,052$36,207
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $344 · Management $112$456
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $110,763 · Management $26,346 · Fundraising $0$137,109
Part X · Balance sheet $696,301 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $215,093$255,367
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $162,130$152,915
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $273,393$237,187
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $49,151$50,832
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $699,767$696,301
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $205,683$171,402
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $205,683$171,402
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $186,329$189,596
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $307,755$335,303
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $494,084$524,899
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $699,767$696,301
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $524,899 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$167,924
XI-2 Total expenses$137,109
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,815
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$494,084
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$524,899

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