Nonprofit · EIN 39-1077192
LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC
Tax-exempt · MILWAUKEE, WI 53203
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $17,143,185 | $17,218,193 | -$75,008 | $11,864,397 | $7,140,553 | $4,723,844 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $22,345,299 | $19,112,790 | $3,232,509 | $12,775,521 | $7,904,882 | $4,870,639 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $16,660,561
- of which government grants
- $15,538,308
- Program service revenue
- $106,012
- Investment income
- $242,753
- Other revenue
- $133,859
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $365,305
- Other salaries and wages
- $10,631,624
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $14,570,348
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $46,800
- Occupancy
- $1,069,236
- Travel
- $177,330
- Depreciation
- $29,519
- Program services (functional)
- $14,285,782
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,851,235
- Fundraising (functional)
- $81,176
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,775,521
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,864,397
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,140,553
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,723,844
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $19,474
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,466,962
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,704,370
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $19,474
- Gross receipts
- $17,143,185
- Employees
- 158
- Volunteers
- 354
- Year formed
- 1965
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE IRVIN | DIRECTOR LEGAL SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,809 | $43,346 |
| DEEDEE PETERSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $150,330 | $32,738 |
| CATHERINE HOEFT | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 45 | $171,760 | $10,477 |
| LAURENCE DUPUIS | DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $153,442 | $23,578 |
| KATERINE ALFT | MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,827 | $46,698 |
| KATHRYN ALDRICH WAYDICK | FAMILY LAW PRIORITY COORDINATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,953 | $31,776 |
| KAREN BURNS ROEHL | FORCLOSURE DEF. & PREVENTION PROJ. ATTY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,047 | $16,126 |
| ATTY DANIELLE WHITE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY TERRY R YOUNG | VICE PRESIDENT (THRU APRIL 2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN ANDERSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY ANDREA M DAVENPORT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAVEN WILSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH AKINSANYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY TIMOTHY ANGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCILLE BERRIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
20 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTY NATHANIEL CADE JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ATTY MICHAEL J DALLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ATTY ANNE L DELEO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ATTY TAJARA DOMMERSHAUSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ATTY HEIDI EGLASH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ATTY RONALD ENGLISH III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DENISE FARMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ATTY DAVID N FARWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ATTY LISA M GINGERICH | DIRECTOR (THRU OCT. 2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ATTY ROGER KLOPP | DIRECTOR (THRU JUNE 2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CELESTA LEIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ATTY ERIC J MARKUSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BEN OBREGON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PRETTY O'DELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ATTY MATTHEW O'NEILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SARA PEDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ATTY DAVID B RUSSELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ATTY LEON W TODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ATTY ANDY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ATTY MARK ZIMMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 44 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEEDEE PETERSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $149,542 | $28,708 |
| NICOLE IRVIN | DIRECTOR LEGAL SERVICES/ATTY. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,183 | $38,717 |
| KATHRYN ALDRICH WAYDICK | FAMILY LAW PRIORITY COORDINATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,643 | $30,564 |
| STACIA CONNEELY | MADISON MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,957 | $32,525 |
| SHEILA SULLIVAN | ASST DIR LITIGATION & ADVOCACY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,106 | $13,837 |
| KAREN BURNS ROEHL | FORCLOSURE DEF. & PREVENTION PROJECT SUP. ATTY. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,530 | $16,848 |
| CATHERINE HOEFT | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $64,406 | $3,742 |
| TANYA M STAMPS | CFO (THRU MARCH 2023) Officer | 40 | $41,847 | $0 |
| ATTY DANIELLE WHITE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY TERRY R YOUNG | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY ANDREA M DAVENPORT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN ANDERSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH AKINSANYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY TIMOTHY ANGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCILLE BERRIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY PITTMAN BURNS | DIRECTOR (THRU MARCH 2023) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY NATHANIEL CADE JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY COLLIN J DAHL | DIRECTOR (THRU SEPT 2023) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY MICHAEL J DALLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY ANNE L DELEO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY TAJARA DOMMERSHAUSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY HEIDI EGLASH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY RONALD ENGLISH III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE FARMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY DAVID N FARWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY CHERYL GILL | DIRECTOR (THRU OCT 2023) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY LISA M GINGERICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY CECILIA JU | DIRECTOR (THRU JAN 2023) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY ROGER KLOPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA KOOGER | DIRECTOR (THRU JULY 2023) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EVONNE KUNDERT | DIRECTOR (THRU OCT 2023) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CELESTA LEIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY ERIC J MARKUSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN OBREGON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PRETTY O'DELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY MATTHEW O'NEILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA PEDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY DAVID B RUSSELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY LEON W TODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMIKA WALKER | DIRECTOR (THRU OCT 2023) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSE WHITE | DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL 2023) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY ANDY WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RAVEN WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ATTY MARK ZIMMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 633 W WISCONSIN AVE STE 2000, MILWAUKEE, WI 53203-1918
- In care of
- % ADMINISTRATOR
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DEEDEE D PETERSON, 633 W WISCONSIN AVENUE 2000, MILWAUKEE, WI 53203
- Signed the 990
- DEEDEE D PETERSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (414) 278-7777
- Website
- WWW.LEGALACTION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WIPFLI ADVISORY LLC
Mission
LEGAL ACTION EXISTS TO PROVIDE CREATIVE, EFFECTIVE, AND HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND OTHERS TO WHOM IT WOULD OTHERWISE BE DENIED. WE ADVOCATE FOR EMPOWERMENT AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO HELP OUR CLIENTS REALIZE THEIR BASIC RIGHT TO A DECENT QUALITY OF LIFE. WE STRIVE FOR CLIENT AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN CARRYING OUT OUR MISSION.
Program accomplishments
- CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO APPROXIMATELY 23,633 LOW-INCOME AND ELDERLY CLIENTS. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024, LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN, INC. RECEIVED VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY SERVICES VALUED AT $1,135,797.Expenses $14,285,782 · revenue $239,871
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
- 39-1077192
- 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
- 1967
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,864,397
- Income (IRS master file)
- $17,143,185
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $17,143,185 | $17,218,193 | $11,864,397 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $22,345,299 | $19,112,790 | $12,775,521 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $15,544,559 | $16,063,063 | $8,449,424 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 39-1077192).
Questions about LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC
- What is the EIN of LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC is 39-1077192.
- Is LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1967.
- Are donations to LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN 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 LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN 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 LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN 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 LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DEEDEE D PETERSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 35 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $139,809 (NICOLE IRVIN, DIRECTOR LEGAL SERVICES).
- How much revenue does LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $17,143,185, expenses of $17,218,193 and total assets of $11,864,397 at year end.
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