Nonprofit · EIN 20-0737728
PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES INC
Tax-exempt · CHARLESTON, SC 29401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,225,913 | $1,145,684 | $80,229 | $1,052,320 | $72,930 | $979,390 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,235,451 | $1,091,584 | $143,867 | $1,056,017 | $156,856 | $899,161 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $1,162,392 | $825,604 | $336,788 | $783,367 | $28,073 | $755,294 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $954,196
- of which government grants
- $216,132
- Membership dues
- $56,050
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $35,377
- Net income from fundraising events
- $233,217
- Other revenue
- $236,340
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $25,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $129,756
- Other salaries and wages
- $627,101
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $852,072
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $14,203
- Occupancy
- $130,276
- Travel
- $13,585
- Depreciation
- $12,487
- Program services (functional)
- $978,133
- Management and general (functional)
- $56,820
- Fundraising (functional)
- $110,731
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,056,017
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,052,320
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $72,930
- Net assets, end of year
- $979,390
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $68,783
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $880,150
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $99,240
- Gross receipts
- $1,260,814
- Employees
- 27
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- SC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALISSA LIETZOW | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $127,443 |
| GERALD A KAYNARD ESQ | Chairman Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT A BERNSTEIN ESQ | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ANNE F BLEECKER ESQUIRE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MS ROSA BRITT | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MS SYDNEY CLINTON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HON DANIEL E MARTIN JR | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MS BARBARA V NELSON | Secretary Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY S TIBBALS ESQUIRE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KARL E NOVAK ESQUIRE | Treasurer Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| AMANDA TECKELNBURG ESQUIRE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOHN E ROBINSON ESQUIRE | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| J HOWARD YATES ESQUIRE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| AMBER DANIELS ESQUIRE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW KAYNARD ESQUIRE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALISSA LIETZOW | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $115,964 |
| GERALD A KAYNARD ESQ | Chairman Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT A BERNSTEIN ESQ | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ANNE F BLEECKER ESQUIRE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MS ROSA BRITT | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MS SYDNEY CLINTON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HON DANIEL E MARTIN JR | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MS BARBARA V NELSON | Secretary Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HON RICHARD E FIELDS | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KARL E NOVAK ESQUIRE | Treasurer Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| AMANDA TECKELNBURG ESQUIRE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOHN E ROBINSON ESQUIRE | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| J HOWARD YATES ESQUIRE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL P VAUGHN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| AMBER DANIELS ESQUIRE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW KAYNARD ESQUIRE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALISSA LIETZOW | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $105,764 |
| GERALD A KAYNARD ESQ | Chairman Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT A BERNSTEIN ESQ | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ANNE F BLEECKER ESQUIRE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MS ROSA BRITT | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MS SYDNEY CLINTON | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HON DANIEL E MARTIN JR | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MS BARBARA V NELSON | Secretary Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HON RICHARD E FIELDS | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KARL E NOVAK ESQUIRE | Treasurer Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| AMANDA TECKELNBURG ESQUIRE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOHN E ROBINSON ESQUIRE | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| J HOWARD YATES ESQUIRE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL P VAUGHN | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| AMBER DANIELS ESQUIRE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW KAYNARD ESQUIRE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 122 CHURCH ST, CHARLESTON, SC 29401-2907
- In care of
- % GERALD A KAYNARD
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GERALD A KAYNARD ESQ, 122 CHURCH STREET, CHARLESTON, SC 29401
- Signed the 990
- GERALD A KAYNARD ESQ, Chairman
- Phone
- (843) 723-6491
- Website
- www.charlestonprobono.org
- Return prepared by
- JOHNSTON MARION & CO CPA
Mission
TO WORK WITH LOCAL ATTORNEYS IN THE CHARLESTON, SC AREA TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO THE POOR AND INDIGENT POPULATION OF THE AREA.
Program accomplishments
- TO WORK WITH LOCAL ATTORNEYS IN THE CHARLESTON, SC AREA TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO THE POOR AND INDIGENT POPULATION OF THE AREA.Expenses $978,133
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-0737728
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,052,320
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,260,814
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,225,913 | $1,145,684 | $1,052,320 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,235,451 | $1,091,584 | $1,056,017 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,162,392 | $825,604 | $783,367 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-0737728).
Questions about PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES INC
- What is the EIN of PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES INC is 20-0737728.
- Is PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names GERALD A KAYNARD ESQ.
- Who are the officers and directors of PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $127,443 (ALISSA LIETZOW, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,225,913, expenses of $1,145,684 and total assets of $1,052,320 at year end.
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