2026-09-17T11:05:37-07:00 2025-12-31 561688300 Foard and Company PA 1347 Harding Place Charlotte NC 28204 990 2025-01-01 262466688 North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Foundation Inc NORT 9198901090 901 Corporate Center Drive Raleigh NC 27607 Jennifer M Lechner Executive Dir. 2026-09-17 true Garrett Summers P02001620 7043721515 2025 Jennifer M Lechner 901 Corporate Center Drive Raleigh NC 27607 1772002 false X https://www.nccourts.gov/commissions/north- X 2008 NC In collaboration with the legal community, NCEAJF empowers North Carolinians to navigate the civil justice system. 16 16 0 800 0 1635499 1770956 101349 0 0 690 1046 1737538 1772002 0 0 130215 132119 0 52833 1291278 1447253 1421493 1579372 316045 192630 1079827 1221057 290769 239369 789058 981688 X In collaboration with the legal community, NCEAJF empowers North Carolinians to navigate the civil justice system. false false 471860 The Wake County Legal Support Center increases access to justice by serving as a resource hub for self-represented civil litigants in Wake County. In 2025 LSC served more than 13,370 visitors. WC LSC launched new outreach strategies, including Attorney of the Day, Attorney on the Go, and Lawyers in Your Library, which provided a combined 500+ free consultations. In June 2025, we launched Legal Hand, a virtual extension of WCLSC. NC residents can call, text or email questions 24/7 about civil legal issues and trained community volunteers will personally respond. In 2025, 820 visitors from 50 NC counties received assistance. Top issues include family law, housing and small claims court cases. 451143 The NC Pro Bono Resource Center is the statewide pro bono clearinghouse that assists lawyers in fulfilling their professional responsibility to provide pro bono legal services. PBRC focuses on projects to address unmet legal needs, creating clinics and other models of service delivery to provide needed legal services such as the Drivers License Restoration Project, housing stability, disaster relief, expunctions, and emergent needs. More than 221 legal professionals are registered on Pro Bono Go, which highlighted 71 pro bono opportunities benefitting North Carolinians. The Drivers License Restoration Project served 2,789 advice letter clients and an additional 9,200 people through mass relief. 245371 The NC Equal Access to Justice Commission activities include policy work, needs assessment and data collection, program evaluations, stakeholder convenings, legislative support, etc. 173710 The NC Equal Justice Alliance is a collaborative planning and coordination council of legal aid providers and supportive stakeholders in NC with a shared goal of providing effective civil legal service to people who need but cannot afford civil legal representation. 173710 1342084 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 16 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 16 16 false true false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X Jennifer M Lechner 9198901090 901 Corporate Center Dr Raleigh NC 27607 Jennifer M Lechner Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 120956 0 11163 Ahn LyJordan Director 40.00 0.00 105022 0 9083 George Hanna Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Emma Kinyanjui Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Scheree Gilchrist Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bob Edmunds Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Kirk Warner Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Farthing Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jonathan Bogues Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Angie Zimmern Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara Degen Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Hood Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gerald Walden Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sally Davis Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ajulo Othow Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ron Gibson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Afi Johnson-Parris Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Julian Wright Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 225978 20246 2 false false false 0 64773 1152092 554091 9563 1770956 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Income 541900 1046 1046 1046 1772002 1046 X 0 0 0 0 132119 113622 9249 9248 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40055 23967 16088 30000 30000 0 0 1217679 1036189 140299 41191 0 0 16171 8132 6113 1926 0 0 6593 6544 49 0 35474 35098 376 0 0 12194 12194 4037 1227 2810 Equipment and technology 60278 53078 7200 Development 10237 8336 1901 Administration 7885 7885 Miscellaneous 5501 5134 367 1149 678 379 92 1579372 1342084 184455 52833 672582 878205 80000 0 382776 244163 0 0 0 0 6414 130782 118507 24469 12275 0 0 0 0 0 1079827 1221057 290769 239369 290769 239369 X 199092 258250 589966 723438 789058 981688 1079827 1221057 192630 X false true X true false X 942608 808813 1116534 1635499 1770956 6274410 0 189845 157057 255255 274992 287035 1164184 1132453 965870 1371789 1910491 2057991 7438594 0 7438594 0 0 1042 45 1180 690 1046 4003 7442597 0.99950 0.99950 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false false false true 30000 false false 30000 false false Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description The Equal Justice Alliance engaged an outside lobbyist to communicate with North Carolina state legislators in support of funding for civil legal aid nonprofit organizations. This lobbying activity related to state legislation that froze funds from the North Carolina Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (NC IOLTA) program. Part IV - Additional Information 130782 118507 12275 12275 X 2059037 287035 287035 1772002 1772002 1866407 287035 287035 1579372 1579372 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Foundation is exempt from income taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) on its exempt function income and is classified by the IRS as a publicly supported organization. There was no unrelated business income tax for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Foundation evaluates any uncertain tax positions. Accordingly, the Foundation's policy is to record a liability for any tax position taken that is beneficial to the Foundation, including any related interest and penalties, when it is more likely than not the position of management with respect to a transaction or class of transactions will be overturned by a taxing authority upon examination. Management believes there are no such positions as of December 31, 2024. Grace Lechner Child of Ex. Dir 20000 Social Media Consultant false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3 The Foundation staff is employed by the NC Administrative Office of the Courts through an MOU. The Foundation Board and its Executive Director retain supervisory and hiring authority. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 is reviewed and approved by the Board prior to its filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c If the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, the matter will be discussed with the member and investigated by the governing board or committee as warranted. Should it be determined that the member failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, the board shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The compensation for the top official is reviewed by the Board and recommended to the Foundation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes its governing documents available to the general public upon request to the organization's office.