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ILAO ACHIEVES THIS MISSION BY PAIRING DIGITAL INNOVATION, VIA ILLINOISLEGALAID.ORG, SMS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER CHANNELS, WITH COMMUNITY PARTNESHIPS SUCH AS LOCAL COURTS, LEGAL AID, HUMAN SERVICES, AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES. 18 18 28 127 0 3274978 3328722 297271 274667 40320 65663 -54791 -49099 3557778 3619953 0 0 1808040 2166260 0 129198 726359 920300 2534399 3086560 1023379 533393 2870162 3309647 289934 196026 2580228 3113621 X ILLINOIS LEGAL AID ONLINE (ILAO) OPENS OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUSTICE BY EDUCATING ILLINOISANS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND CONNECTING THEM TO LAWYERS, SOLUTIONS, AND EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE FOR WHOM THE LEGAL SYSTEM WAS NOT DESIGNED. THROUGH INNOVATION AND ALLYSHIP, WE MAKE THE LAW ACTIONABLE AND ACCESSIBLE. IN THE U.S., PEOPLE FACING CIVIL LEGAL CHALLENGES, SUCH AS EVICTION, DEBT, DOMESTIC ABUSE, AND CHILD SUPPORT, DO NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO A LAWYER. JUSTICE IS SCARCE FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. WE BELIEVE THAT, WITH THE RIGHT KNOWLEDGE AND GUIDANCE, PEOPLE CAN BE THEIR OWN BEST ADVOCATES. WE MOBILIZE PEOPLE WITH PLAIN-LANGUAGE, 24/7 TOOLS AND SERVICES - IN TWO LANGUAGES - SO PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND AND ASSERT THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS. ILAO HELPS PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO FIND OR AFFORD LAWYERS OPEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUSTICE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2001, ILAO HAS USED TECHNOLOGY AND PARTNERSHIPS TO LOWER BARRIERS TO THE LAW SO THAT PEOPLE FACING BARRIERS TO JUSTICE CAN UNDERSTAND THEIR OPTIONS, MAKE false false 1696666 TO PEOPLE LYING AWAKE AT NIGHT, WITH NOWHERE TO TURN EXCEPT THEIR MOBILE, ILAO OFFERS A LIGHT IN THE NIGHT. OVER HALF OF THOSE WE SERVE COME FROM THEIR MOBILE PHONES, AND BETWEEN 5PM-9AM OR ON WEEKENDS, WHEN TRADITIONAL LEGAL OFFICES ARE CLOSED. ILAO PARTNERS WITH ILLINOISANS FACING INJUSTICES BY PROVIDING 24/7 FREE, ACCESSIBLE, PLAIN-LANGUAGE LEGAL TOOLS AND DIRECTION, INCLUDING PLAIN-LANGUAGE SELF-HELP GUIDES, INTERACTIVE LEGAL FORMS, TRIAGE AND ELIGIBILITY SCREENING FOR FREE LEGAL AID SERVICES, AND KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS EDUCATION. IN FY25, 2 MILLION ILLINOISANSAPPROXIMATELY 15% OF THE STATES POPULATION SOUGHT ILLINOISLEGALAID.ORG FOR GUIDANCE AND HELP WITH OVER 600 LEGAL ISSUES, SUCH AS EVICTION, FOOD INSECURITY, DOMESTIC ABUSE, CRIMINAL RECORDS, DIVORCE, CHILD SUPPORT, DEPORTATION, DISCRIMINATION, AND DEBT. OUR HIGHEST VOLUME OF SERVICES RELATES TO FAMILY LAW, WHERE PEOPLE WITHOUT LAWYERS MOST COMMONLY ENCOUNTER OUR COMPLEX LEGAL SYSTEM, AND WHERE THEY ARE LEAST LIKELY TO FIND A LEGAL AID LAWYER TO ASSIST THEM. IN ADDITION TO ITS LIBRARY OF CIVIL LEGAL EDUCATION AND SOLUTIONS, ILAO PROVIDES OTHER IMPORTANT SERVICES. FIRST, INTERACTIVE APPS CALLED EASY FORMS, SIMILAR TO TURBOTAX, HELP PEOPLE WITHOUT LAWYERS CREATE FREE, PERSONALIZED, ACCURATE COURT FORMS AND LEGAL PAPERS, USING A SIMPLE QUESTION-AND-ANSWER FORMAT. IN FY25, 88,636 PEOPLE CUSTOMIZED MORE THAN 160,000 LEGAL DOCUMENTS (A 54% INCREASE OVER FY24). SECOND, A TRIAGE, INTAKE, AND REFERRAL SYSTEM (GET LEGAL HELP) DIRECTS PEOPLEVIA INTERNET OR SMSTO THE BEST AVAILABLE RESOURCES: FORMS, SELF- HELP GUIDES, LAWYERS, AND HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS. FOR PEOPLE SEEKING A LAWYERS HELP, ILAO MATCHES THEM WITH LOCAL SERVICES BASED ON AN INDIVIDUALS LEGAL ISSUE, ZIP CODE, AND GENERAL INCOME. IN FY25, ILAO MATCHED ALMOST 12,000 ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS TO 12 LEGAL PROVIDERS. 524474 SECOND, ILAOS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EXTENDS AND DEEPENS THE REACH OF ITS DIGITAL TOOLS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH PUBLIC LIBRARIES, WORKFORCE AGENCIES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM ADVOCATES, LEGAL AID, AND HUMAN SERVICES. ILAO OPERATES COMMUNITY-BASED NAVIGATOR PROGRAMS IN SPANISH- SPEAKING AND INCARCERATION-IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS IN ELGIN, AURORA, WEST CHICAGO, EAST ST. LOUIS, DECATUR, AND CHAMPAIGN-URBANA. NAVIGATORS ARE LOCAL GRASSROOTS LEADERS WHO ARE TRAINED TO EDUCATE THEIR COMMUNITIES ABOUT THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS. IN FY25, ILAO TRAINED 45 NAVIGATORS AND EDUCATED 5,071 ILLINOISANS (AN 18% INCREASE OVER FY24). 306904 DEBT HELP ILLINOIS IS A NEWLY RELEASED, FREE, INTERACTIVE SERVICE THAT DIAGNOSES A PERSONS DEBT PROBLEMS, TAILORS A PLAN TO THEIR SPECIFIC FACTS AND LOCATION, AND CONNECTS THEM TO HUMAN ASSISTANCE WHEN NEEDED. CONSUMERS FACING DEBT CHALLENGES START BY ANSWERING QUESTIONS THAT GUIDE THEM TO PERSONALIZED OPTIONS FOR THEIR DEBT PROBLEM. A STRUCTURED KNOWLEDGE BASE (GLOSSARY, COURT LOCATIONS, AND CREDITOR LIST), COMBINED WITH AN AI- AUTHORING TOOL, GENERATES PLAIN-LANGUAGE INFORMATION AND ACTION STEPS TAILORED TO THE USERS DEBT PROFILE AND LOCATION. DEBT HELP ILLINOIS GOES BEYOND A STATIC WEBSITE BY GUIDING CONSUMERS THROUGH THE NEXT STEPS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THEIR SPECIFIC SITUATION, TRACKING THEIR PROGRESS, AND CONNECTING THEM TO HELPFUL RESOURCESSO THEY MOVE FROM CONFUSION TO CONCRETE ACTION. 2528044 true true false false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 32 0 28 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false IL X X X JESSICA GAVLIN 3129779047 11 E ADAMS STREET STE 500 CHICAGO IL 60603 GWENDELYN DANIELS DEPUTY DIREC 40.00 X 131094 0 16353 TERESA ROSS EXECUTIVE DR 40.00 X 124617 0 19346 JESSICA GAVLIN CHIEF FISCAL 20.00 X 54548 0 4621 CDAVID ADER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KOURTNEY BALTZER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARIM BASARIA VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN BRADFORD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER COMERFORD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID HAMBOURGER PAST CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTINA HENDRICKS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH JENNINGS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH KAHILL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEAN KRUSKOL FORMER CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANAND MATHEW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE MCLAUGHLIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RENEE MCMAHON CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS PETRINI-POLI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER RUSSELL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY SMITH TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ELYSIA SOLOMON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER WOODS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 310259 40320 2 false false false QED42 ENGINEERING PVT LTD 401 SAPPHIRE PLAZA NEW AIRPORT ROAD SAKORE NAGAR VIMAN NAGAR PUNE MAHARASHTRA IN SOFTWARE DEVELO 352921 1 535928 2792794 3328722 CONTRACT SERVICE REVENUE 541100 274667 274667 274667 65663 65663 53455 535928 102581 -49126 OTHER INCOME 900099 27 27 27 3619953 274694 65663 X 179164 179164 1581102 1385830 102845 92427 62272 49326 9373 3573 191609 158513 28928 4168 152113 121930 22889 7294 17801 17801 534211 509970 15070 9171 13184 13184 14594 13473 702 419 26290 22012 3146 1132 33290 28842 2817 1631 48348 46489 1394 465 17970 14773 2424 773 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 139733 128316 6454 4963 TRAINING & EDUCATION 26729 22410 3256 1063 PAYROLL SERVICES 14231 14231 MEETINGS 11068 2363 8705 22851 10613 10119 2119 3086560 2528044 429318 129198 59245 105012 788045 546432 1197334 1219780 53205 105900 109685 70384 51603 36699 16817 14904 990000 59956 238820 585875 18415 2870162 3309647 121971 173301 125000 15000 42963 7725 289934 196026 X 1288195 1992710 1292033 1120911 2580228 3113621 2870162 3309647 533393 X false true X true false X 1442084 1652782 2234516 3274978 3328722 11933082 1442084 1652782 2234516 3274978 3328722 11933082 11933082 1149 94 14756 40320 65663 121982 138182 348518 433551 -54791 -49099 816361 12871425 915870 0.92710 0.91230 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 23,539 FUNDRAISING 792,822 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4989 4989 44928 30024 14904 1686 1686 14904 BROKERED CERTIFICATES OF DEP 990000 C 990000 LEASE LIABILITY -RIGHT-OF-USE 7725 7725 X 3838183 218230 218230 3619953 3619953 3304790 218230 218230 3086560 3086560 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR ALL OPEN TAX YEARS. CURRENTLY, THE 2021, 2022 AND 2023 TAX YEARS ARE OPEN AND SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THE ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER AUDIT NOR HAS THE ORGANIZATION BEEN CONTACTED BY ANY OF THESE JURISDICTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR ALL OPEN TAX YEARS. BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ALL POSITIONS TAKEN WOULD BE UPHELD UNDER AN EXAMINATION. THEREFORE, NO LIABILITY FOR THE EFFECTS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WAS RECORDED AT JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024. ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES RECOGNIZED AND ASSOCIATED WITH A TAX POSITION WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NO SUCH AMOUNTS WERE RECOGNIZED IN THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024. ANNUAL BENEFIT 557021 513896 43125 9758 29811 3500 50620 BEER & CHEESE 32362 22032 10330 500 7063 1329 589383 535928 53455 10258 36874 3500 51949 102581 -49126 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION ILLINOIS LEGAL AID ONLINE (ILAO) OPENS OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUSTICE BY EDUCATING ILLINOISANS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND CONNECTING THEM TO LAWYERS, SOLUTIONS, AND EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE FOR WHOM THE LEGAL SYSTEM WAS NOT DESIGNED. THROUGH INNOVATION AND ALLYSHIP, WE MAKE THE LAW ACTIONABLE AND ACCESSIBLE. IN THE U.S., PEOPLE FACING CIVIL LEGAL CHALLENGES, SUCH AS EVICTION, DEBT, DOMESTIC ABUSE, AND CHILD SUPPORT, DO NOT HAVE A RIGHT TO A LAWYER. JUSTICE IS SCARCE FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. WE BELIEVE THAT, WITH THE RIGHT KNOWLEDGE AND GUIDANCE, PEOPLE CAN BE THEIR OWN BEST ADVOCATES. WE MOBILIZE PEOPLE WITH PLAIN-LANGUAGE, 24/7 TOOLS AND SERVICES - IN TWO LANGUAGES - SO PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND AND ASSERT THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS. ILAO HELPS PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO FIND OR AFFORD LAWYERS OPEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUSTICE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2001, ILAO HAS USED TECHNOLOGY AND PARTNERSHIPS TO LOWER BARRIERS TO THE LAW SO THAT PEOPLE FACING BARRIERS TO JUSTICE CAN UNDERSTAND THEIR OPTIONS, MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS, AND REPRESENT THEMSELVES IN COURT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A TO PEOPLE LYING AWAKE AT NIGHT, WITH NOWHERE TO TURN EXCEPT THEIR MOBILE, ILAO OFFERS A LIGHT IN THE NIGHT. OVER HALF OF THOSE WE SERVE COME FROM THEIR MOBILE PHONES, AND BETWEEN 5PM-9AM OR ON WEEKENDS, WHEN TRADITIONAL LEGAL OFFICES ARE CLOSED. ILAO PARTNERS WITH ILLINOISANS FACING INJUSTICES BY PROVIDING 24/7 FREE, ACCESSIBLE, PLAIN-LANGUAGE LEGAL TOOLS AND DIRECTION, INCLUDING PLAIN-LANGUAGE SELF-HELP GUIDES, INTERACTIVE LEGAL FORMS, TRIAGE AND ELIGIBILITY SCREENING FOR FREE LEGAL AID SERVICES, AND KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS EDUCATION. IN FY25, 2 MILLION ILLINOISANSAPPROXIMATELY 15% OF THE STATES POPULATION SOUGHT ILLINOISLEGALAID.ORG FOR GUIDANCE AND HELP WITH OVER 600 LEGAL ISSUES, SUCH AS EVICTION, FOOD INSECURITY, DOMESTIC ABUSE, CRIMINAL RECORDS, DIVORCE, CHILD SUPPORT, DEPORTATION, DISCRIMINATION, AND DEBT. OUR HIGHEST VOLUME OF SERVICES RELATES TO FAMILY LAW, WHERE PEOPLE WITHOUT LAWYERS MOST COMMONLY ENCOUNTER OUR COMPLEX LEGAL SYSTEM, AND WHERE THEY ARE LEAST LIKELY TO FIND A LEGAL AID LAWYER TO ASSIST THEM. IN ADDITION TO ITS LIBRARY OF CIVIL LEGAL EDUCATION AND SOLUTIONS, ILAO PROVIDES OTHER IMPORTANT SERVICES. FIRST, INTERACTIVE APPS CALLED EASY FORMS, SIMILAR TO TURBOTAX, HELP PEOPLE WITHOUT LAWYERS CREATE FREE, PERSONALIZED, ACCURATE COURT FORMS AND LEGAL PAPERS, USING A SIMPLE QUESTION-AND-ANSWER FORMAT. IN FY25, 88,636 PEOPLE CUSTOMIZED MORE THAN 160,000 LEGAL DOCUMENTS (A 54% INCREASE OVER FY24). SECOND, A TRIAGE, INTAKE, AND REFERRAL SYSTEM (GET LEGAL HELP) DIRECTS PEOPLEVIA INTERNET OR SMSTO THE BEST AVAILABLE RESOURCES: FORMS, SELF- HELP GUIDES, LAWYERS, AND HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS. FOR PEOPLE SEEKING A LAWYERS HELP, ILAO MATCHES THEM WITH LOCAL SERVICES BASED ON AN INDIVIDUALS LEGAL ISSUE, ZIP CODE, AND GENERAL INCOME. IN FY25, ILAO MATCHED ALMOST 12,000 ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS TO 12 LEGAL PROVIDERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C DEBT HELP ILLINOIS IS A NEWLY RELEASED, FREE, INTERACTIVE SERVICE THAT DIAGNOSES A PERSONS DEBT PROBLEMS, TAILORS A PLAN TO THEIR SPECIFIC FACTS AND LOCATION, AND CONNECTS THEM TO HUMAN ASSISTANCE WHEN NEEDED. CONSUMERS FACING DEBT CHALLENGES START BY ANSWERING QUESTIONS THAT GUIDE THEM TO PERSONALIZED OPTIONS FOR THEIR DEBT PROBLEM. A STRUCTURED KNOWLEDGE BASE (GLOSSARY, COURT LOCATIONS, AND CREDITOR LIST), COMBINED WITH AN AI- AUTHORING TOOL, GENERATES PLAIN-LANGUAGE INFORMATION AND ACTION STEPS TAILORED TO THE USERS DEBT PROFILE AND LOCATION. DEBT HELP ILLINOIS GOES BEYOND A STATIC WEBSITE BY GUIDING CONSUMERS THROUGH THE NEXT STEPS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THEIR SPECIFIC SITUATION, TRACKING THEIR PROGRESS, AND CONNECTING THEM TO HELPFUL RESOURCESSO THEY MOVE FROM CONFUSION TO CONCRETE ACTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW. UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR REVIEW, THE TAX RETURN IS SIGNED BY THE TREASURER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERES TED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GI VEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND ME MBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING 509,970 15,070 9,171