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OUR LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDE BASIC PROTECTION FOR OUR CLIENTS BY ENFORCING THE LAW WHEN THEIR RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED, PROMOTE THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION, AND EDUCATE AND INFORM OUR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS OF THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. false false 5255412 66074 DURING 2025, LEGAL AID SERVICE OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA PROVIDED FREE, HIGH-QUALITY CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. ATTORNEYS, PARALEGALS, AND VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS HELPED CLIENTS RESOLVE LEGAL ISSUES INVOLVING HOUSING, FAMILY SAFETY, PUBLIC BENEFITS, CONSUMER PROTECTION, ELDER LAW, AND OTHER MATTERS AFFECTING BASIC NEEDS, FINANCIAL SECURITY, AND LONG-TERM STABILITY. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED THROUGH DIRECT REPRESENTATION, LEGAL ADVICE, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, CLINICS, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH COURTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. LEGAL AID'S WORK HELPED PREVENT HOMELESSNESS, PROTECT SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PRESERVE FAMILY STABILITY, SECURE INCOME AND HEALTH BENEFITS, PROTECT OLDER ADULTS FROM ABUSE AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION, AND REMOVE LEGAL BARRIERS THAT PREVENT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM ACHIEVING STABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. DURING THE YEAR, LEGAL AID SERVED 9,159 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES, PROTECTED AND RECOVERED 868,180.00 FOR CLIENTS, CLOSED 3,514 CASES WITH ITS LEGAL SERVICES STAFF AND CLOSED 502 CASES THROUGH ITS PRIVATE ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT (PAI) PROGRAM. STAFF ALSO REACHED MORE THAN 2,761 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH LEGAL EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS, CLINICS, AND OUTREACH EVENTS. DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO COMPLETED ITS MERGER WITH LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TO FORM JUSTICE NORTH. THE MERGER SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED ACCESS TO CIVIL LEGAL AID ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA, CREATING ONE OF THE LARGEST RURAL LEGAL AID PROVIDERS IN THE COUNTRY WHILE ENSURING UNINTERRUPTED SERVICES FOR EXISTING CLIENTS. FOLLOWING THE MERGER, JUSTICE NORTH SERVES RESIDENTS ACROSS MORE THAN 52,000 SQUARE MILES OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH EIGHT OFFICES AND NUMEROUS OUTREACH LOCATIONS, ENSURING ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN SOME OF THE STATE'S MOST RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 5255412 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 23 0 48 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true false false true true true false false MN X KRISTINE BARNES 2186238100 230 WEST SUPERIOR STREET SUITE 200 DULUTH MN 55802 FRED FRIEDMAN CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT WATKINS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CORD TIMO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM M BURNS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEGGY PRICE JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE POOLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARC BELLARIO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK PREBICH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORI FLOHAUG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID TEN EYCK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC BEYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN STROMBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES BALLIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRED HOLM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DORI RAPAPORT EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 181936 0 42832 TIFFANY DOHERTY DIRECTOR OF 40.00 X 125371 0 38873 KRISTIN PARENDO ELDER LAW LE 40.00 X 124699 0 35295 JIM VOLLSTAEDT SUPERVISING 40.00 X 127857 0 8925 LEZLIE PAULUS DIRECTOR OF 40.00 X 103375 0 29217 GEOFFREY MILLER ATTORNEY 40.00 X 110616 0 35010 773854 190152 8 false true false 23068 5376860 290758 5690686 ATTORNEY AND OTHER FEES 900099 66074 66074 66074 8556 8556 50345 23068 10377 39968 39968 5805284 66074 48524 224372 68642 155730 3365927 3193402 139373 33152 222680 212088 10096 496 640897 603550 35957 1390 264456 243623 20254 579 15490 15490 8456 1817 6639 109045 100386 4513 4146 424936 423272 1664 196536 189924 6612 34907 34907 14325 14325 19685 19685 35408 31867 3541 32533 29104 3253 176 CONTRACTED SERVICES 210489 14935 194476 1078 BAD DEBT 24713 24713 JUDICARE 21923 21923 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND PUB. 20649 20649 31943 31313 630 5919370 5255412 614638 49320 228263 131229 12 681574 303675 21982 27894 248771 191795 92384 56976 563979 474745 1588194 994519 526264 993963 757848 100000 552275 462835 1936387 1456798 X -864649 -789719 516456 327440 -348193 -462279 1588194 994519 -114086 X true true X true true true X 3669608 3358298 4107561 5410485 5690686 22236638 3669608 3358298 4107561 5410485 5690686 22236638 664105 21572533 6195 2207 3136 1074 8556 21168 3492 2646 4335 38968 49441 22307247 126268 0.96710 0.96240 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 248771 191795 56976 56976 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 401000 UNEMPLOYMENT FUNDS HELD BY OTHERS 71554 CLIENT TRUST FUNDS 2191 474745 LEASE LIABILITIES 460644 CLIENT TRUST FUNDS 2191 462835 6132204 326920 326920 5805284 5805284 6246290 326920 326920 5919370 5919370 LAW LAW PALOOZA 56441 16108 40333 800 7450 LAW DAY 5K 16972 6960 10012 2127 73413 23068 50345 800 7450 2127 10377 39968 X X X false false false false false false false false false DORI RAPAPORT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 181936 13300 29532 224768 TIFFANY DOHERTY DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY 125371 9341 29532 164244 KRISTIN PARENDO ELDER LAW LEAD ATTOR 124699 9063 26232 159994 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICE TO LOW-INCOME CLIENTS. OUR LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDE BASIC PROTECTION FOR OUR CLIENTS BY ENFORCING THE LAW WHEN THEIR RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED, PROMOTE THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT OUR REGION, AND EDUCATE AND INFORM OUR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS OF THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A DURING 2025, LEGAL AID SERVICE OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA PROVIDED FREE, HIGH-QUALITY CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. ATTORNEYS, PARALEGALS, AND VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS HELPED CLIENTS RESOLVE LEGAL ISSUES INVOLVING HOUSING, FAMILY SAFETY, PUBLIC BENEFITS, CONSUMER PROTECTION, ELDER LAW, AND OTHER MATTERS AFFECTING BASIC NEEDS, FINANCIAL SECURITY, AND LONG-TERM STABILITY. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED THROUGH DIRECT REPRESENTATION, LEGAL ADVICE, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, CLINICS, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH COURTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. LEGAL AID'S WORK HELPED PREVENT HOMELESSNESS, PROTECT SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PRESERVE FAMILY STABILITY, SECURE INCOME AND HEALTH BENEFITS, PROTECT OLDER ADULTS FROM ABUSE AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION, AND REMOVE LEGAL BARRIERS THAT PREVENT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM ACHIEVING STABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. DURING THE YEAR, LEGAL AID SERVED 9,159 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES, PROTECTED AND RECOVERED 868,180.00 FOR CLIENTS, CLOSED 3,514 CASES WITH ITS LEGAL SERVICES STAFF AND CLOSED 502 CASES THROUGH ITS PRIVATE ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT (PAI) PROGRAM. STAFF ALSO REACHED MORE THAN 2,761 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH LEGAL EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS, CLINICS, AND OUTREACH EVENTS. DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO COMPLETED ITS MERGER WITH LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TO FORM JUSTICE NORTH. THE MERGER SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED ACCESS TO CIVIL LEGAL AID ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA, CREATING ONE OF THE LARGEST RURAL LEGAL AID PROVIDERS IN THE COUNTRY WHILE ENSURING UNINTERRUPTED SERVICES FOR EXISTING CLIENTS. FOLLOWING THE MERGER, JUSTICE NORTH SERVES RESIDENTS ACROSS MORE THAN 52,000 SQUARE MILES OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA THROUGH EIGHT OFFICES AND NUMEROUS OUTREACH LOCATIONS, ENSURING ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN SOME OF THE STATE'S MOST RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION BASED ON INDUSTRY SCALES FOR CIVIL LEGAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND TOGETHER WITH THE EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE AND THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES IN DULUTH, MN.