2025-07-30T08:50:23-05:00 2024-12-31 620713250 KRAFTCPAS PLLC 555 GREAT CIRCLE ROAD NASHVILLE TN 37228 990 2024-01-01 589132803 LEGAL AID OF EAST TENNESSEE LEGA 8656370484 607 W SUMMIT HILL DR SW KNOXVILLE TN 37902 DEBRA HOUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8656370484 2025-07-30 1 1 FRANCES E LEAHY P00713593 6152427351 2025-07-30 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DEBRA HOUSE 607 W SUMMIT HILL DR SW KNOXVILLE TN 37902 8466320 0 X WWW.LAET.ORG X 1965 TN LEGAL REPRESENTATION, COUNSELING AND OTHER CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE INDIGENT OF TENNESSEE 13 13 98 166 0 0 7264057 8387604 0 23730 33133 28447 5905 7875 7303095 8447656 0 129034 0 0 6094606 7858052 0 0 353694 1066913 1540663 7161519 9527749 141576 -1080093 3802603 2708544 2082648 2068682 1719955 639862 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 8411921 129034 23730 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 2024, LAET CLOSED OVER 6,600 CASES HELPING MORE THAN 14,300 PEOPLE INCLUDING 5,822 CHILDREN UNDER 18, 1,703 SENIORS, 251 VETERANS, AND 1,092 SURVIVORS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE. LAET'S SERVICES HAD A GREAT ECONOMIC IMPACT AS WELL. OUR SERVICES GENERATED $99,677,033 IN ECONOMIC IMPACT TO OUR LOCAL EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMY LAST YEAR ALONE. LAET ALSO SUPPORTS A ROBUST VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY PROGRAM. DURING 2024, 166 VOLUNTEER LAWYERS WORKED ON 776 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. 8411921 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 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 98 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 TN X 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 MARSHA BRYANT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREG EASTERLING ESQ 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 KARISSA RANGE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JARED SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA HOUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 207185 0 29093 MELISSA BRUMFIELD DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 147520 0 16223 RUSSELL FOWLER DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION/ATT 40.00 X 187436 0 19013 DEBORAH YEOMANS-BARTON DEPUTY DIR/ATTORNEY 40.00 X 159580 0 26642 JEFF ARMSTRONG ATTORNEY 40.00 X 151888 0 26548 DAVID NAGLE ATTORNEY 40.00 X 150118 0 8455 CATHY ALLSHOUSE DEPUTY DIR LITIGATION/ATTO 40.00 X 127034 0 25321 CHARLES MCDANIEL DIRECTOR HR/ATTORNEY 40.00 X 116329 0 22327 BRIAN FRYE ATTORNEY 40.00 X 114836 0 15671 HOLLY FULLER DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS/ATTORNEY 40.00 X 110216 0 6560 1472142 0 195853 13 0 1 0 THE IT COMPANY 16 EMORY PLACE SUITE 100 KNOXVILLE TN 37917 IT SERVICES 308583 1 542250 45000 7580622 219732 8387604 ATTORNEY FEES RECIEVED 541100 23730 23730 23730 28447 28447 18132 45000 18664 -532 -532 CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL I 523940 8407 8407 8407 8447656 23730 0 36322 129034 129034 764679 388899 364829 10951 5619882 5196608 178592 244682 189548 182114 850 6584 831524 752295 46477 32752 452419 399938 35515 16966 100381 99785 596 39416 35672 3153 591 61781 55481 4943 1357 252252 218081 21360 12811 449386 381741 54824 12821 311118 284196 24889 2033 95057 83772 7604 3681 104207 90508 8337 5362 30801 26124 2464 2213 43810 40040 3505 265 LIBRARY 52454 47633 4196 625 9527749 8411921 762134 353694 5978 31396 1295862 845595 1366922 725571 70149 45666 47877 634930 444341 151134 190589 937041 797367 3802603 2708544 862660 1072516 362154 265575 4502 4608 853332 725983 2082648 2068682 X 660510 296571 1059445 343291 1719955 639862 3802603 2708544 -1080093 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 5924083 6176285 5887485 7264057 8387604 33639514 5924083 6176285 5887485 7264057 8387604 33639514 33639514 15078 8273 2954 33133 28447 87885 3569 6032 8407 18008 33745407 0.99690 0.99730 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 X 78024 9271 864 86431 46992 25000 6737 705 78024 54468 -6880 596 46992 48141 6985 658 54468 37703 10940 502 48141 1.00000 1 0 40364 40364 226141 226126 15 145582 61532 84050 216368 150208 66160 6475 6475 0 190589 OPERATING LEASES, RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 706328 RESTRICTED CASH 4608 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AGENCY ENDOWMENT FUNDS 86431 797367 OPERATING LEASE LIABLITIES 725983 725983 X 8891796 425476 18664 444140 8447656 0 8447656 9971889 425476 18664 444140 9527749 0 9527749 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. THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED A SECOND FUND AT THE CHATTANOOGA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DURING 2023. 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 18,664. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE ON 990 18,664. KNOXVILLE 29872 21000 8872 352 1640 5218 700 801 CHATTANOOGA 33260 24000 9260 330 1700 6902 500 521 1 63132 45000 18132 682 3340 12120 1200 1322 18664 -532 1 HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA 1201 E MAIN STREET CHATTANOOGA TN 37408 621260347 501(C)(3) 129034 0 SUBRECIPIENT OF EVICTION PREVENTION INITIATIVE THROUGH THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA 1 1 PART I, LINE 2: HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF GREATER CHATTANOOGA IS A SUBRECIPIENT UNDER THE EVICTION PREVENTION INITIATIVE (A FEDERAL PROGRAM PASSED THROUGH THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA'S STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY PROGRAM. MONTHLY INVOICES ARE REVIEWED FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAM IS PERFORMED. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DEBRA HOUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 207185 0 0 0 0 0 11624 0 17469 0 236278 0 0 0 RUSSELL FOWLER DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION/ATT 187436 0 0 0 0 0 10375 0 8638 0 206449 0 0 0 DEBORAH YEOMANS-BARTON DEPUTY DIR/ATTORNEY 159580 0 0 0 0 0 9173 0 17469 0 186222 0 0 0 JEFF ARMSTRONG ATTORNEY 151888 0 0 0 0 0 9079 0 17469 0 178436 0 0 0 MELISSA BRUMFIELD DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 147520 0 0 0 0 0 8553 0 7670 0 163743 0 0 0 DAVID NAGLE ATTORNEY 150118 0 0 0 0 0 8455 0 0 0 158573 0 0 0 CATHY ALLSHOUSE DEPUTY DIR LITIGATION/ATTO 127034 0 0 0 0 0 7852 0 17469 0 152355 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 HAS NOT CHANGED THE PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.