2025-06-25T14:23:37-05:00 2024-12-31 382706146 YEO & YEO PC 710 E Milham Avenue Kalamazoo MI 490021494 990 2024-01-01 382156874 Legal Aid of Western Michigan LEGA 6167740672 25 Division Ave South Suite 300 Grand Rapids MI 49503 Pamela Hoekwater Executive Director 5167740672 2025-06-16 1 0 Michael E Evrard P01314309 2693297007 2025-06-25 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Pamela Hoekwater 25 Division Ave South Suite 30 Grand Rapids MI 49503 7231577 0 X www.lawestmi.org X 1977 MI To secure justice and protect rights of low-income individuals unable to obtain and pay for legal services in civil matters by the provision of legal representation and counsel. 19 19 88 166 0 0 7268685 7034449 35134 3693 124138 193435 0 0 7427957 7231577 0 0 0 0 5972371 5780392 0 0 4160 1220495 1360837 7192866 7141229 235091 90348 6033667 5935841 2361909 2173735 3671758 3762106 X We protect rights, challenge injustice, and fight poverty through freelegal advocacy for people and families. 0 0 5944775 3693 See Schedule OOur legal services' greatest impact is outside the justice system, helping low-income families live and work with stable schedules, ensuring seniors live safely and healthily, and empowering people to access better jobs and life opportunities. We closed 6,011 cases, and our services helped 13,302 clients and their household members. These people include working families threatened with losing their homes, seniors suffering from abuse or preyed upon by scammers, taxpayers with IRS disputes, and survivors of domestic abuse achieving safety for themselves and their children. 444 military veterans and their household members were among those benefiting from our services. We continued our longtime partnership with private-sector attorneys through our Pro Bono Program, referring 240 cases to volunteers. We continued delivering legal information and education to lower-income West Michigan communities through in-person programs and by recording a series of legal explainer videos to answer frequently asked client questions. We produced a professional development program for non-attorney professionals at other nonprofit organizations, offering an overview of landlord/tenant law. 5944775 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 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 0 0 1 88 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MI X Pamela Hoekwater 6167740672 25 Division Ave South Grand Rapids MI 49503 James Brunner Board President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Jenny McNeill Attorney Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Alvin Bacon Jr Community Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Angela Zuniga Community Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Rich Cherry Community Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Konjoh Konjoh Community Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Cindy VanderKodde Board Officer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Kathryn Teeter Community Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tia Shaw Board Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Damien Sanchez Attorney Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Meyer Board Vice President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Hon Susan Dobrich Attorney member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mike Campbell Attorney Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Angelique Camfield Attorney member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mike Callahan Board Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Caressa Bryant Community Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Tracey W Brame Attorney Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Boerigter Attorney Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Hannah Earl At Large Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Pamela Hoekwater Executive Director 35.00 X 142555 0 30427 Mary Schroeder Director of Finance 35.00 X 106767 0 9452 Karen Tjapkes Dir. Of Litigation 35.00 X 107049 0 28862 John Smith Managing Attorney 35.00 X 100633 0 23036 457004 0 91777 4 0 1 0 0 6118277 916172 7034449 Attorney Fees 541100 3693 3693 3693 193435 193435 7231577 3693 0 193435 289201 289201 4385414 3823895 558537 2982 143277 125252 17910 115 611619 575209 36205 205 350881 292373 58291 217 37100 37100 333639 300981 32531 127 77080 69533 7499 48 143716 138603 5026 87 310936 248789 61941 206 71286 53927 17342 17 87112 67677 19382 53 44567 32124 12416 27 Litigation 55662 55649 13 Memberships/Dues 54583 36763 17820 Library subscriptions 51163 51132 31 Building maintenance 25347 21622 3710 15 68646 51246 17370 30 7141229 5944775 1192294 4160 118906 147149 3055660 3529378 848468 655884 2699 17854 89212 75504 678690 416625 341239 262065 1577483 1248007 6033667 5935841 557007 651517 211599 248131 116349 39913 1476954 1234174 2361909 2173735 X 3386162 3454205 285596 307901 3671758 3762106 6033667 5935841 90348 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 5400544 6876978 6656597 7268685 7034449 33237253 5400544 6876978 6656597 7268685 7034449 33237253 21109 33216144 17141 9041 32290 124138 193435 376045 33613298 155839 0.98820 0.99290 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 X 489504 99834 26764 562574 452365 64452 27313 489504 636194 -155982 27847 452365 560243 102056 26105 636194 538072 47022 24851 560243 0.04757 0.95240 1 0 425843 228040 197803 252847 188585 64262 262065 Client Escrow Funds 39913 Right of Use - operating lease 1208094 1248007 Operating leases 1234174 1234174 8741067 1509490 1509490 7231577 0 7231577 8650719 1509490 1509490 7141229 0 7141229 Part IV, Line 2b: Escrow funds are held on behalf of clients for possible court costs and other related expenses. These primarily consist of money held for landlord/tenant disputes and other real property issues and are maintained in a separate escrow bank account. Part V, Line 4: IF AND WHEN DRAWDOWNS ARE TAKEN, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTES ON WHETHER THERE IS ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS COULD BE USED FOR. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pamela Hoekwater Executive Director 142555 0 0 0 0 0 5851 0 24576 0 172982 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Finance Committee reviews the annual Internal Revenue Service Form 990 for completeness, accuracy, and on-time filing and provide assurances of compliance to the full Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Annually, each board member is asked to complete a conflict of interest form. At that time, the board reviews the forms completed by each member. If a conflict of interest is noted, the board discusses the conflict. Members with a conflict of interest are asked to abstain from voting on issues involving the party(ies) of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a Salary surveys of similar sized legal services programs are utilized. The compensation of the executive director is evaluated annually by the board. The executive director sets all other salaries. Minutes are taken during the meeting which include the final approval Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Upon request, financial statements are provided for public inspection to individual/organization making requests.