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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 7,020,494 | 7,610,000 | 7,097,393 | 7,713,844 | 9,377,818 | 38,819,549 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 7,020,494 | 7,610,000 | 7,097,393 | 7,713,844 | 9,377,818 | 38,819,549 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 38,819,549 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 7,020,494 | 7,610,000 | 7,097,393 | 7,713,844 | 9,377,818 | 38,819,549 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,050 | 3,311 | 6,299 | 1,343 | 3,383 | 15,386 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 22,250 | 30,460 | 16,410 | 3,450 | 7,551 | 80,121 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 38,915,056 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ATTORNEY BOARD MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS. THE CLIENT BOARD MEMBERS ARE SELECTED BY COMMUNITY GROUPS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT BEFORE FILING, AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | SLLS HAS ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORMS AS AN ITEM AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. IF ANY FORMS ARE MISSING, THE DIRECTOR FOLLOWS UP WITH BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT SUBMITTED THEIR ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORMS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | A WAGE COMPARABILITY STUDY IS CONDUCTED APPROXIMATELY EVERY FIVE YEARS TO ASSURE THE SALARIES ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE SALARIES UPON REVIEW OF THE COMPARABILITY STUDY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FORWARDED TO THE LOUISIANA LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR FOR REVIEW AND POSTING ON ITS WEBSITE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THE ORGANIZATIONS OVERSIGHT PROCESS NOR ITS AUDITOR SELECTION PROCESS CHANGED DURING THE YEAR. |
| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 & PART III, LINE 1 | WHO WE ARE: SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA LEGAL SERVICES (SLLS) IS THE LARGEST NON-PROFIT LAW FIRM IN LOUISIANA WHOSE MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE THROUGH FREE CIVIL LEGAL AID TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE BY DIRECT CASE WORK, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION. SLLS AND ITS PREDECESSOR IN THE NEW ORLEANS AREA, THE NEW ORLEANS LEGAL ASSISTANCE CORPORATION, HAVE BEEN ON THE FRONTLINES FOR OVER 50 YEARS PROVIDING A LEGAL SAFETY NET TO FOLKS AT THE TIMES IN THEIR LIVES WHEN THEY NEED HELP THE MOST. IN 2003, SLLS MERGED WITH NOLAC TO COVER 12 PARISHES. IN 2011, SLLS ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES IN AN ADDITIONAL 10 PARISHES IN THE BATON ROUGE AND HOUMA AREA. SLLS HAS GROWN TO SEVEN OFFICES, SERVES 22 PARISHES, AND HAS ABOUT 125 EMPLOYEES. WHAT WE DO: SLLS WORKS DAILY TO PROTECT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FROM ABUSE, REPRESENTS ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, PROTECTS ELDERLY CONSUMERS FROM IDENTITY THEFT AND CONSUMERS FROM FRAUD, HELPS PRESERVE HOUSING FOR HARD-WORKING FAMILIES, REMOVES BARRIERS TO MEDICAL CARE, IMPROVES HEALTH OUTCOMES, HELPS PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES LIVE MORE STABLE LIVES, IMPROVES ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE, AND SO MUCH MORE. IN 2020, WE HELPED OUR CLIENTS OBTAIN OR PROTECT OVER $21 MILLION IN DIRECT ECONOMIC BENEFITS. AN ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY RELEASED BY THE LOUISIANA BAR FOUNDATION IN 2021 FOUND THAT FOR EVERY $1 INVESTED IN CIVIL LEGAL AID, THERE WAS AN $9.18 RETURN ON SOCIAL INVESTMENT IN SHORT AND LONG TERM IMPACTS AND COSTSAVINGS. OUR IMPACT ON LIVES SAVED THROUGH OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WORK, FAMILIES STABILIZED, AND ABUSED CHILDREN SAFEGUARDED THROUGH OUR CHILD IN NEED OF CARE WORK IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, BUT DIFFICULT TO MEASURE. OUR PRO BONO ATTORNEYS AND VOLUNTEER LAW STUDENTS PROVIDED OVER 12,000 HOURS OF FREE CIVIL HELP IN 2020 WITH A VALUE OF OVER $1 MILLION. THE SLLS BLOG HAD OVER 725,000 VIEWS BY OUR 267,000 UNIQUE VIEWERS WITH OVER 25,000 PEOPLE ATTENDING COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION EVENTS THROUGH OUR FACEBOOK LIVE EVENTS. WITH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR FUNDERS, INCLUDING THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION, THE LOUISIANA BAR FOUNDATION, AND MANY MORE PARTNERS, SLLS HANDLED OVER 11,000 CASES LAST YEAR COMPOSED OF 25,517 PEOPLE. WE STARTED A NUMBER OF NEW INITIATIVES IN 2020 TO RESPOND TO THE PANDEMIC INCLUDING OUR COVID-19 LEGAL HELPLINE WHICH HANDLED OVER 15,000 CALLS, AN EVICTION DIVERSION PROGRAM IN JEFFERSON PARISH EVICTION COURT, A VETERANS COVID-19 LEGAL ADVOCACY PROJECT IN THE BAYOU REGION, AN EXPANDED REENTRY PROJECT FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN BATON ROUGE, VIRTUAL LEGAL CLINICS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LIBRARIES, AND MORE. WE ALSO MOVED OUR HARVEY OFFICE TO A BETTER LOCATION IN 2020. AWARDS: SLLS AND ITS STAFF HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR OUR LEGAL WORK OVER THE YEARS INCLUDING THE LOUISIANA BAR FOUNDATION'S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING GRANTEE AND THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION'S SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE AWARD. TWELVE SLLS ATTORNEYS, THE MOST OF ANY AGENCY, HAVE RECEIVED THE STATE BAR ASSOCIATION'S CAREER PUBLIC INTEREST AWARD. TWO ATTORNEYS HAVE RECEIVED THE NATIONAL REGINALD HEBER SMITH AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION, THE HIGHEST HONOR A CIVIL LEGAL AID ATTORNEY CAN RECEIVE. IN 2020, SLLS' HOUSING UNIT MANAGING ATTORNEY RECEIVED AN EXCELLENCE IN ADVOCACY AWARD FROM THE LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, THE UNITED WAY OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA'S COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTEE AWARD, AND HOUMA OFFICE MANAGING ATTORNEY SALYRIA GUMMS WILLIAMS RECEIVED A LOUISIANA APPLESEED "GOOD APPLE" AWARD. |
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