2024-07-23T08:18:40-05:00 2023-12-31 454084437 WARREN AVERETT LLC 105 TALLAPOOSA STREET STE 300 MONTGOMERY AL 36104 990 2023-01-01 591225173 FLORIDA RURAL LEGAL SERVICES INC FLOR 8636887376 PO BOX 92020 LAKELAND FL 338042020 IOLA MOSLEY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8636887376 2024-06-07 1 IOLA MOSLEY 999009999 0 JERI GROCE P01333499 3342712200 2024-06-07 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z IOLA MOSLEY PO BOX 92020 LAKELAND FL 338042020 10867319 0 X WWW.FRLS.ORG X 1966 FL TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE LEGAL ASSISTANCE THAT EMPOWERS LOW-INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS. 15 15 131 83 0 0 8938112 10765449 0 0 6796 90455 128857 11415 9073765 10867319 0 0 0 0 7121151 8344274 0 0 345942 1956789 2321676 9077940 10665950 -4175 201369 8259209 9383445 5886292 6809159 2372917 2574286 X THE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-PROFIT LAW FIRM DEDICATED TO PROVIDING QUALITY LEGAL ADVICE, REPRESENTATION AND EDUCATION FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES. 0 0 8499280 SEE SCHEDULE O 8499280 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 1 131 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X JEFFREY GREEN 2392108144 1321 E MEMORIAL BLVD NO 101 LAKELAND FL 338012103 JOSHUA K BROWN ESQUIRE PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRYSTAL THORNTON ESQUIRE VICE PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 TINA TALARCHYK ESQUIRE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PADRICK PINKNEY ESQUIRE TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ANGELINA RYAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATCHIA JULE-TOUSSAINT ESQUIRE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CASSANDRA HOLSEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYBIL CHRISTIAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WEBB ESQUIRE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY BONNER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY MINTON ESQUIRE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TANIQUEA REID ESQUIRE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK BARNES CPA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CASEY WOLFF ESQUIRE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRACEY HARRELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAFFE S PICKETT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 193841 0 17153 IOLA MOSELY INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 98419 0 22839 CAMERON CLARKE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 130500 0 6207 JEFF GREEN CFO 40.00 X 117013 0 29395 LISA BOEMMEL DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 115803 0 19233 SHENNA STEVENS ATTORNEY 40.00 X 106475 0 14895 MICHELLE TRUNKETT MANAGING ATTORNEY 40.00 X 104600 0 42137 866651 0 151859 6 0 1 0 0 10763243 2206 10765449 90455 90455 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 11415 11415 11415 10867319 11415 0 90455 292260 227295 54352 10613 6284284 4887385 1168689 228210 112997 92149 16940 3908 1178460 961034 176672 40754 476273 388400 71402 16471 62275 48925 11111 2239 628907 570232 58675 347081 272679 61924 12478 630971 495714 112573 22684 51101 40147 9117 1837 214631 176338 38293 32911 32911 111038 111038 70255 55195 12534 2526 MISCELLANEOUS 62473 43936 15428 3109 LITIGATION - BEHALF OF 40127 40127 0 0 LIBRARY 38940 38940 0 0 DUES & FEES 30966 16835 13018 1113 10665950 8499280 1820728 345942 10493 11546 4947738 6066224 442955 680450 186565 59623 3010032 525634 2601719 2484398 69739 81204 8259209 9383445 504616 588096 3394923 4347148 1855 3117 1984898 1870798 5886292 6809159 X 662608 1406389 1710309 1167897 2372917 2574286 8259209 9383445 201369 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 6331350 7931099 8435910 8938112 10765449 42401920 6331350 7931099 8435910 8938112 10765449 42401920 42401920 10619 4567 4905 6796 90455 117342 51683 2705 3616 128857 11415 198276 42717538 0.99260 0.99420 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 X 247235 247235 1398939 384587 1014352 174935 64364 110571 85015 76683 8332 1103908 1103908 2484398 X 11273586 406267 406267 10867319 0 10867319 11072217 406267 406267 10665950 0 10665950 PART IV, LINE 2B: ALL CLIENT FUNDS ARE HELD AS A LIABILITY UNTIL THEY ARE DISBURSED FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE PART X, LINE 2: THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) HAS DETERMINED THE ORGANIZATION TO BE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER PROVISIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3) AND THE ORGANIZATION IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE IRC. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE INCOME TAX STANDARD REGARDING THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE GUIDANCE CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS STANDARD HAD NO IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JAFFE S PICKETT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 193841 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17153 0 210994 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A FRLS WAS FOUNDED IN 1966 AND IS UNIQUE IN ITS HISTORY AND PROVISION OF HOLISTIC SERVICES AS WELL AS OUR SERVICES TO FARMWORKERS; THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, SPEARHEADED THE WAR ON POVERTY, FUNDED A TWO-YEAR DEMONSTRATION AND RESEARCH PROJECT TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO FARMWORKERS IN SIX SOUTH FLORIDA COUNTIES. THE PROJECT, ORIGINALLY NAMED THE SOUTH FLORIDA MIGRANT SERVICES, WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL, AND TO THIS DAY, FRLS CONTINUES AS THE ONLY LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION IN FLORIDA PROVIDING SERVICES TO MIGRANT FARMWORKERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WHICH IS A HIGHLIGHT TO OUR HISTORY OF OVER 55 YEARS OF SERVICE. FRLS' MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A THREE-PRONG ADVOCACY APPROACH WITH A FOCUS ON HOLISTIC SERVICES, INCLUDING FRONT LINE LEGAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH OUR PROGRAM WIDE HOTLINE AND MIGRANT FARMWORKER HELPLINE SERVICES, THROUGH OUR ADVOCACY AND THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION WHICH MOBILIZES OUR POVERTY PREVENTION SERVICES AND ELIMINATES BARRIERS TO ACCESSING FREE CIVIL LEGAL AID IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT 13 CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA COUNTIES. FRLS ALSO PROVIDES STATEWIDE SERVICES TO MIGRANT FARMWORKERS, AND WE ARE PROUD OF OUR PROGRESS AND EXPANSION OF OUR CRITICAL STATEWIDE MIGRANT FARMWORKER SERVICES. FLORIDA RURAL LEGAL SERVICES, INC (FRLS) PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE AND HOLISTIC SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO NEED ASSISTANCE WITH HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION (INCLUDING EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE PREVENTION, FAIR HOUSING AND LAND LOSS PREVENTION), CONSUMER PROTECTION, EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS AND PUBLIC BENEFITS, FAMILY PROTECTION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, IMMIGRATION SERVICES (INCLUDING GREEN CARD RENEWAL, NATURALIZATION AND U VISA AND T VISA SERVICES), INDIVIDUAL/CIVIL RIGHTS AND THROUGH OUR MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP SERVICES GRANT. FRLS' ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME AND VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING SENIORS, VETERANS AND THOSE FACING TAX CONTROVERSIES (INCLUDING TAX LIENS) IS A CRITICAL PART OF OUR MISSION TO EMPOWER LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO JUSTICE. OUR PARTNERS, GENEROUS DONORS AND THE PRIVATE ATTORNEYS WHO DEDICATE THEIR SERVICES, TO EXPAND OUR REACH OF JUSTICE TO THE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. FRLS PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO OVER 6,000 CLIENTS IN 2022. FRLS ALSO PROVIDED OVER 20,000 PERSONS WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS. FRLS HAS SEVEN OFFICES: FOUR REGIONAL OFFICES AND THREE SATELLITE OFFICES AND APPROXIMATELY 100 STAFF, INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 50 ADVOCATES. IN 2019 AND 2020, FLRS EXPANDED OUR MIGRANT FARMWORKER SERVICES BY ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE TOLL-FREE HELPLINE IN AUGUST 2020 FOR FARMWORKERS ACROSS THE STATE TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING OUR SERVICES. WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR SATELLITE OFFICE IN IMMOKALEE, ESTABLISHING IT AS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR FRLS' STATEWIDE SERVICES TO MIGRANT FARMWORKERS. FRLS HAS ALSO EXPANDED OUR BELLE GLADE OFFICE AND SERVICES SIGNIFICANTLY, ADDRESSING THE SIGNIFICANT POVERTY AND NEED FOR INCREASED FREE CIVIL LEGAL AID, INCREASING ADVOCATES AND STAFF IN THE GLADES BY OVER 50%. FRLS REMAINS ONE OF THE ONLY PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY FOUNDED AND FOCUSED ON ENSURING ACCESS TO FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO RURAL COMMUNITIES AND MIGRANT FARMWORKERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE RETURN IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL WITH MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RPRIO TO FILING. THE 990 IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST VIA A CONFLICT OF INTERST QUESTIONNAIRE. THE QUESTIONNARIES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD PRESIDENT. A BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBER SHOULD DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE IF THERE ARE ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CREATING AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON THEIR PART WITH REGARD TO ANY MATTER COMING BEFORE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE. THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDE SITUATIONS IN WHICH A DIRECTOR OR COMMITTEE MEMBER HAS A SIGNIFICANT DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST IN LEGAL MATTERS, A PROFESSIONAL INTEREST IN A LEGAL MATTER, AN OBLIGATION TO A CLIENT, RELATIVE BY BLOOD OR MARRIAGE, IS PRINCIPAL OR REPRESENTATIVE IN A LEGAL MATTER, SUPPORTER OF A LEGAL MATTER, EITHER FINANCIALLY OR AS A PARTICIPANT IN LEGAL MATTER. RECUSAL FROM VOTING IS REQUIRED ONLY IN CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBER HAS A CURRENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST DUE TO THEIR CURRENT PARTICIPATION OR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MATTER IN QUESTION. SUCH MEMBER MAY NEVERTHELESS PARTICIPATE IN ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MATTER AFTER THEY HAVE MADE FULL DISCLOSURE OF THEIR POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVEIEWED THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE COMMITTEE USED ITS OWN OBSERVATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND RELIED ON COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK FROM STAFF IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THEIR OVERALL PERFORMANCE. THE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWED COMPARABILITY DATA OF OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THE COMPENSATION WAS WITHIN A REASONABLE RANGE. THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE THEN MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO THEN APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE DECISIONS AND DETERMINATIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE PAPER EVALUATIONS OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THE BOARD MINUTES. A PERSONNEL ACTIION FORM WAS THEN PROVIDED TO FINANCE TO BE IMPLEMENTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE NOT REQUIRED DISCLOSURES PURSUANT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 6104. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME.