2024-10-23T08:55:38-05:00 2023-12-31 620713250 KRAFTCPAS PLLC 555 GREAT CIRCLE ROAD NASHVILLE TN 37228 990 2023-01-01 589132803 LEGAL AID OF EAST TENNESSEE LEGA 8656370484 607 W SUMMIT HILL DR SW KNOXVILLE TN 37902 DEBRA HOUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8656370484 2024-10-23 1 1 KEN YOUNGSTEAD P00320901 6152427351 2024-10-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z DEBRA HOUSE 607 W SUMMIT HILL DR SW KNOXVILLE TN 37902 7319141 0 X WWW.LAET.ORG X 1965 TN LEGAL REPRESENTATION, COUNSELING AND OTHER CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE INDIGENT OF TENNESSEE 15 15 86 294 0 0 5880445 7264057 2100 0 2954 33133 -17124 5905 5868375 7303095 0 0 0 0 4985465 6094606 0 0 376943 848457 1066913 5833922 7161519 34453 141576 3359495 3802603 1781116 2082648 1578379 1719955 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 6109675 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 2023, LAET CLOSED OVER 6,000 CASES HELPING MORE THAN 11,490 PEOPLE INCLUDING 4,680 CHILDREN, 1,356 SENIORS, 202 VETERANS, AND 1,936 SURVIVORS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE. LAET'S SERVICES HAD A GREAT ECONOMIC IMPACT AS WELL. OUR SERVICES GENERATED $87,290,000 IN ECONOMIC IMPACT TO OUR LOCAL EAST TENNESSEE ECONOMY LAST YEAR ALONE. LAET ALSO SUPPORTS A ROBUST VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY PROGRAM. DURING 2023, 294 VOLUNTEER LAWYERS WORKED ON 632 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. 6109675 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 86 1 0 0 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 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 SARAH CARPENTER 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 LAURA ROBLES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JARED SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA HOUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 190429 0 23268 MELISSA BRUMFIELD DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 136446 0 11491 RUSSELL FOWLER DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION/ATT 40.00 X 173068 0 14356 DEBORAH YEOMANS-BARTON DEPUTY DIR/ATTORNEY 40.00 X 148305 0 21912 JEFF ARMSTRONG ATTORNEY 40.00 X 147397 0 21821 DAVID NAGLE ATTORNEY 40.00 X 126392 0 21463 CATHY ALLSHOUSE DEPUTY DIR LITIGATION/ATTO 40.00 X 118955 0 12985 BRIAN FRYE ATTORNEY 40.00 X 106567 0 12520 1147559 0 139816 9 0 1 0 THE IT COMPANY 16 EMORY PLACE SUITE 100 KNOXVILLE TN 37917 IT SERVICES 160094 1 344603 50000 5678413 1191041 7264057 33133 33133 15919 50000 16046 -127 -127 CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL I 523940 6032 6032 6032 7303095 0 0 39038 549058 162927 377583 8548 4269061 3923783 87261 258017 243899 218942 10606 14351 703937 620204 43486 40247 328651 280766 29579 18306 5345 4843 481 21 77861 29840 46907 1114 54817 48059 4934 1824 169596 147149 14088 8359 265140 232855 23863 8422 230222 215504 12358 2360 80228 70902 7221 2105 88739 72821 7987 7931 25321 19928 2279 3114 38315 34444 3448 423 LIBRARY 31329 26708 2820 1801 7161519 6109675 674901 376943 37704 5978 1697571 1295862 517169 1366922 45576 45666 577803 426669 119834 151134 941641 937041 3359495 3802603 632072 862660 247315 362154 12407 4502 889322 853332 1781116 2082648 X 914697 660510 663682 1059445 1578379 1719955 3359495 3802603 141576 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 5632491 5924083 6176285 5887485 7264057 30884401 5632491 5924083 6176285 5887485 7264057 30884401 30884401 12173 15078 8273 2954 33133 71611 2925 3569 6032 12526 30968538 0.99730 0.99850 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 X 46992 25000 6737 705 78024 54468 -6880 596 46992 48141 6985 658 54468 37703 10940 502 48141 32560 5585 442 37703 1.00000 1 0 40364 40364 226141 226141 0 88575 57221 31354 216248 136832 79416 6475 6475 0 151134 OPERATING LEASES, RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 854515 RESTRICTED CASH 4502 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN AGENCY ENDOWMENT FUNDS 78024 937041 OPERATING LEASES, RIGHT-OF-USE LIABLITIES 853332 853332 X 7787034 467893 16046 483939 7303095 0 7303095 7645458 467893 16046 483939 7161519 0 7161519 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 16,046. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE ON 990 16,046. KNOXVILLE 33215 26000 7215 422 1626 5034 190 CHATTANOOGA 31386 23000 8386 460 2528 4584 500 443 1 1318 1000 318 259 65919 50000 15919 882 4154 9618 500 892 16046 -127 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DEBRA HOUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 190429 0 0 0 0 0 7099 0 16169 0 213697 0 0 0 RUSSELL FOWLER DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION/ATT 173068 0 0 0 0 0 6343 0 8013 0 187424 0 0 0 DEBORAH YEOMANS-BARTON DEPUTY DIR/ATTORNEY 148305 0 0 0 0 0 5743 0 16169 0 170217 0 0 0 JEFF ARMSTRONG ATTORNEY 147397 0 0 0 0 0 5652 0 16169 0 169218 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'S PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.