2023-09-19T15:34:07-05:00 2022-12-31 620713250 KRAFTCPAS PLLC 555 GREAT CIRCLE ROAD NASHVILLE TN 37228 990 2022-01-01 589132803 LEGAL AID OF EAST TENNESSEE LEGA 8656370484 607 W SUMMIT HILL DR SW KNOXVILLE TN 37902 DEBRA HOUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8656370484 2023-09-19 1 DEBRA HOUSE 999009999 1 X FRANCES E LEAHY P00713593 6152427351 2023-09-15 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X DEBRA HOUSE 607 W SUMMIT HILL DR SW KNOXVILLE TN 37902 5885063 0 X WWW.LAET.ORG X 1965 TN LEGAL REPRESENTATION, COUNSELING AND OTHER CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE INDIGENT OF TENNESSEE 14 14 69 88 0 0 6176285 5880445 2025 2100 8273 2954 3569 -17124 6190152 5868375 0 0 0 0 4760195 4985465 0 0 230677 828765 848457 5588960 5833922 601192 34453 2305920 3359495 761994 1781116 1543926 1578379 X LEGAL AID OF EAST TENNESSEE PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION, LEGAL EDUCATION, AND OTHER CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE LOW-INCOME POPULATION IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ADVOCACY OF ALL TYPES. 0 0 5016720 2100 LEGAL AID OF EAST TENNESSEE (LAET) PROVIDES LEGAL HELP TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF EAST TENNESSEE FREE OF CHARGE TO OUR CLIENTS WITH A MISSION TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND CHANGE LIVES THROUGH HIGH QUALITY LEGAL SERVICES. DURING 2022, LAET CLOSED OVER 5,600 CASES HELPING MORE THAN 11,400 PEOPLE INCLUDING 139 CHILDREN, 1,702 SENIORS, 273 VETERANS, AND 1,163 SURVIVORS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE. LAET'S SERVICES HAD A GREAT ECONOMIC IMPACT AS WELL. OUR SERVICES GENERATED $70,300,000 IN ECONOMIC IMPACT TO OUR LOCAL EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMY LAST YEAR ALONE. LAET ALSO SUPPORTS A ROBUST VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY PROGRAM. DURING 2022, 88 VOLUNTEER LAWYERS WORKED ON 653 PRO BONO CASES FOR ELIGIBLE LAET CLIENTS.LAET STAFF ENGAGE IN EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO ENSURE ALL ARE AWARE OF OUR SERVICES AND LEGAL ISSUES THEY MAY BE FACING. OUR VAST COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS ENSURE HOLISTIC SERVICES TO OUR CLIENTS SO THE FULL RANGE OF THEIR NEEDS MAY BE MET. OTHER COLLABORATIONS ALLOW US TO PARTNER ON A NUMBER OF GRANTS THAT ENHANCE SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO VARIOUS POPULATIONS THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREA. OUR STATEWIDE COLLABORATIONS CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO SERVE THOSE FACING CRISIS CIVIL LEGAL PROBLEMS. 5016720 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 69 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 TN X MELISSA BRUMFIELD 4233032266 270 N OCOEE STREET CLEVELAND TN 37311 AARON J CHAPMAN ESQ BOARD PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA MAGRANS-TILLERY ESQ VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANIE SOMPAYRAC JD MACC CPA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN BARHAM ESQ SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 G KEITH ALLEY ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG EASTERLING ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUNAITA LOUNDMONCLAY PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY LINKOUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA MALLOY-THORPE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY MOLTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA PENLAND ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA ROBLES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JARED SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES WILLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA HOUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 179572 0 22768 MELISSA BRUMFIELD DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 126784 0 10991 RUSSELL FOWLER DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION/ATTORNEY 40.00 X 163037 0 13921 DEBORAH YEOMANS-BARTON DEPUTY DIR/ATTORNEY 40.00 X 140057 0 21412 JEFF ARMSTRONG ATTORNEY 40.00 X 136378 0 21321 DAVID NAGLE ATTORNEY 40.00 X 117189 0 20963 CATHY ALLSHOUSE DEPUTY DIR LITIGATION/ATTORNEY 40.00 X 107960 0 12485 970977 0 123861 7 0 1 0 THE IT COMPANY 16 EMORY PLACE SUITE 100 KNOXVILLE TN 37917 IT SERVICES 148233 1 333634 55875 5417072 73864 5880445 ATTORNEY FEES RECIEVED 541100 2100 2100 2100 2954 2954 7040 55875 16688 -9648 -9648 CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL I 523940 -7476 -7476 -7476 5868375 2100 0 -14170 517073 153815 355164 8094 3437070 3206845 70081 160144 201426 185357 9877 6192 547799 485767 35215 26817 282097 245565 28210 8322 34985 31084 3499 402 198774 174554 17950 6270 229810 202164 22981 4665 206642 178105 25723 2814 59065 50649 5907 2509 44377 36364 4438 3575 25164 22648 2516 30613 27011 3061 541 LIBRARY 14316 12552 1432 332 LITIGATION 4711 4240 471 0 5833922 5016720 586525 230677 546203 560743 1046305 1186939 511554 517169 26023 44200 521184 401350 119511 119834 54468 46992 1856 883618 2305920 3359495 503948 632072 245731 247315 12315 12407 0 889322 761994 1781116 X 1002757 914697 541169 663682 1543926 1578379 2305920 3359495 34453 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 5724528 5632491 5924083 6176285 5887485 29344872 5724528 5632491 5924083 6176285 5887485 29344872 29344872 12173 15078 8273 2954 38478 2925 3569 6494 29389844 0.99850 0.99830 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 X 54468 -6880 596 46992 48141 6985 658 54468 37703 10940 502 48141 32560 5585 442 37703 35503 -2502 441 32560 1.00000 1 0 40364 40364 226141 226062 79 88575 53691 34884 159629 115122 44507 6475 6475 0 119834 OPERATING LEASES, RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 882242 EMPLOYEE RECEIVABLES 1376 883618 OPERATING LEASES, RIGHT-OF-USE LIABLITIES 889322 889322 X 6303160 418097 16688 434785 5868375 0 5868375 6268707 418097 16688 434785 5833922 0 5833922 PART IV, LINE 2B: LEGAL AID HOLDS FUNDS ON BEHALF OF ITS CLIENTS IN CLIENT TRUST ACCOUNTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING VARIOUS FEES OR CHARGES AS MAY ARISE DURING CASE WORK. PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED AN ENDOWMENT FUND IN 1999 WHICH IS HELD BY THE EAST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION FOR THE PROVISION OF CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES. PART X, LINE 2: EXPLANATION: MANAGEMENT PERFORMS AN EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE AGENCY'S INCOME TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE INCOME TAX POSITIONS MEET A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD OF BEING SUSTAINED UNDER EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. MANAGEMENT HAS PERFORMED ITS EVALUATION OF ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ON ALL OPEN INCOME TAX RETURNS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO POSITIONS TAKEN THAT DO NOT MEET THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" STANDARD. ACCORDINGLY, THERE ARE NO PROVISIONS FOR INCOME TAXES, PENALTIES OR INTEREST RECEIVABLE OR PAYABLE RELATING TO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE ON FORM 990 16,688. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE ON 990 16,688. KNOXVILLE 32754 30224 2530 296 1320 4332 463 JOHNSON CITY 4193 2968 1225 126 2246 115 552 1 25968 22683 3285 266 2500 3491 500 481 62915 55875 7040 688 6066 7938 500 1496 16688 -9648 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DEBRA HOUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 179572 0 0 0 0 0 6599 0 16169 0 202340 0 0 0 RUSSELL FOWLER DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION/ATTORNEY 163037 0 0 0 0 0 5908 0 8013 0 176958 0 0 0 DEBORAH YEOMANS-BARTON DEPUTY DIR/ATTORNEY 140057 0 0 0 0 0 5243 0 16169 0 161469 0 0 0 JEFF ARMSTRONG ATTORNEY 136378 0 0 0 0 0 5152 0 16169 0 157699 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS SUPPLIED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BY EMAIL PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE POLICY REQUIRES BOARD MEMBERS TO ANNUALLY REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND TO SIGN A STATEMENT. IF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS EXIST, THEY ARE REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE SALARIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TOP MANAGEMENT STAFF AND OFFICERS ARE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. VARIOUS FUNDERS INCLUDING THE FEDERAL LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION AND LOCAL UNITED WAY ORGANIZATIONS REVIEW SALARIES AND WOULD CHALLENGE LEGAL AID IF SALARIES WERE OUT OF LINE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY REQUEST AT LEGAL AID OF EAST TENNESSEE OFFICES. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.