2026-08-27T13:48:53-05:00 2025-12-31 454084437 WARREN AVERETT LLC 400 NORTH ASHLEY DRIVE SUITE 700 TAMPA FL 33602 990 2025-01-01 591225173 FLORIDA RURAL LEGAL SERVICES INC FLOR 8636887376 PO BOX 92020 LAKELAND FL 338042020 LETICIA MEDINA-RICHMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8636887376 2026-08-27 1 LATOSHA L WILLIAMS CPA P01400636 8132292321 2026-08-27 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LETICIA MEDINA-RICHMAN PO BOX 92020 LAKELAND FL 338042020 12448695 0 X WWW.FRLS.ORG X 1966 FL TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE LEGAL ASSISTANCE THAT EMPOWERS LOW-INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS. 13 13 131 95 0 0 11856469 12215821 19696 36849 201509 111937 13971 84088 12091645 12448695 0 0 0 0 9637567 10255726 0 0 158138 2731085 2447392 12368652 12703118 -277007 -254423 7965856 5941094 5668577 3898238 2297279 2042856 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 10099827 120937 SEE SCHEDULE O 10099827 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 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 28 0 1 131 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 X JEFFREY GREEN 2392108144 1321 E MEMORIAL BLVD NO 101 LAKELAND FL 338012103 LETICIA MEDINA-RICHMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 185000 0 19392 JEFF GREEN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 0.00 X 144200 0 30031 TIKISHA BRUNDIDGE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 0.00 X 157500 0 25916 LISA BOEMMEL DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 156000 0 23245 ANGELA K THOMPSON ESQ MANAGING ATTORNEY 1.00 0.00 X 123880 0 25064 PETER M DENNIS MANAGING ATTORNEY 1.00 0.00 X 122575 0 12051 KANISHA S TAYLOR MANAGING ATTORNEY 1.00 0.00 X 121881 0 15043 MARYANN DIAZ MANAGING ATTORNEY 1.00 0.00 X 116255 0 11907 MICHELLE T TRUNKETT ADVOCACY DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 121721 0 41064 TANIQUEA REID ESQUIRE PRESIDENT 15.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY BONNER ESQUIRE VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SYBIL CHRISTIAN SECRETARY 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK BARNES CPA TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANGELINA RYAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CASSANDRA HOLSEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANTONY RYAN ESQUIRE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL JOSEPH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TRACEY HARRELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET THUMBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TRACEY MURVIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN MORDES ESQUIRE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE LARSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 1249012 0 203713 17 0 1 0 0 12209127 6694 12215821 ATTORNEY FEES 541100 36849 36849 36849 111937 111937 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 75978 75978 CONFERENCE FEES & SPONSORSHIPS 900099 8110 8110 84088 12448695 120937 0 111937 642700 509018 125327 8355 7539596 5999335 1438789 101472 2073430 1615213 437743 20474 399002 331879 63021 4102 77873 61684 15200 989 90530 71709 17671 1150 142530 112898 27821 1811 946021 749344 184658 12019 164451 130262 32100 2089 61265 48528 11959 778 29216 29216 124592 124592 98827 78281 19290 1256 MISCELLANEOUS 123234 81424 40208 1602 TELEPHONE EXPENSE 110506 87532 21570 1404 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 32473 25722 6339 412 LIBRARY 29162 29162 0 0 17710 14028 3457 225 12703118 10099827 2445153 158138 11590 0 3479598 1244234 400825 577879 81717 102988 2005410 631399 1397200 1374011 2594926 2641982 7965856 5941094 747705 693748 1714442 373560 2857 2857 3203573 2828073 5668577 3898238 X 1484936 1502519 812343 540337 2297279 2042856 7965856 5941094 -254423 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 8435910 8938112 10765449 11856469 12215821 52211761 8435910 8938112 10765449 11856469 12215821 52211761 52211761 4905 6796 90455 201509 111937 415602 3616 128857 11415 13971 84088 241947 52869310 57555 0.98760 0.99030 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 X 247235 247235 1398939 454684 944255 214935 145875 69060 144301 30840 113461 1374011 CLIENT ESCROW FUNDS 2866 DEPOSITS 502416 ROU ASSETS 2136700 2641982 X 12758398 309703 309703 12448695 0 12448695 13012821 309703 309703 12703118 0 12703118 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. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LETICIA MEDINA-RICHMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 185000 0 0 0 0 0 4696 0 14821 0 204517 0 0 0 JEFF GREEN CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 144200 0 0 0 0 0 3823 0 26322 0 174345 0 0 0 TIKISHA BRUNDIDGE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 157500 0 0 0 0 0 2911 0 23130 0 183541 0 0 0 LISA BOEMMEL DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 156000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23370 0 179370 0 0 0 MICHELLE T TRUNKETT ADVOCACY DIRECTOR 121721 0 0 0 0 0 6250 0 34814 0 162785 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A FLORIDA RURAL LEGAL SERVICES, INC. (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 5,800 CLIENTS IN 2025. FRLS ALSO PROVIDED OVER 15,000 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 PRIOR 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 INTEREST 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 15 THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED 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 ACTION 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. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.