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Nonprofit · EIN 87-0298910

UTAH LEGAL SERVICES INC

Tax-exempt · SALT LAKE CTY, UT 84101

Financials

$8.2M$6.5M2023$6.5M$6.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of UTAH LEGAL SERVICES INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$6,460,234$6,651,971-$191,737$4,660,960$1,099,420$3,561,540
June 30, 2024990$8,205,902$6,476,173$1,729,729$4,402,819$678,960$3,723,859
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$6,258,384
of which government grants
$5,130,713
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$177,439
Net gain from sales of assets
$51,017
Other revenue
$24,411

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$405,259
Other salaries and wages
$4,180,449
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,873,869
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$30,900
Occupancy
$130,001
Travel
$81,823
Depreciation
$40,126
Program services (functional)
$5,101,906
Management and general (functional)
$1,252,752
Fundraising (functional)
$297,313

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,402,819
Total assets, end of year
$4,660,960
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,099,420
Net assets, end of year
$3,561,540
Land, buildings and equipment
$93,132
Publicly traded securities
$1,523,251
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,476,478
Net assets with donor restrictions
$85,062
Gross receipts
$6,721,563
Employees
91
Volunteers
93
Year formed
1976
State of legal domicile
UT

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
PAMELA BEATSEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$123,137$11,338
JACOB KENTDIRECTOR OF LITIGATION
Officer
40$116,647$4,211
PATRICIA ABBOTTMANAGING ATTORNEY
Highest-paid employee
40$103,523$4,485
MEGAN HOUGHCONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$103,896$1,175
TEISHA BUNNMANAGING ATTORNEY
Highest-paid employee
40$101,449$2,738
SCOTTI HILLADMIN DIRECTOR
Officer
40$71,288$648
CARRIE HURSTPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ADELAIDE MAUDSLEYVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GIL MILLERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KASS HARSTADSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TRACEY M WATSONPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JODY K BURNETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOM ROBERTSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADELE DAVIS ALLENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZAKIA RICHARDSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
9 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ABIGAIL COOKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BETHANY WORTHINGTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIELLE DAVIDSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRYAN PATTISONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN ZIDOWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BETSY HAWSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BART JOHNSENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ARO HANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SACHEEN MARTINEZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JACOB KENTLITIGATION DIRECTOR
Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee
40$110,871
ANNE MILNEFORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee, Former
40$110,062
AMY MORGANFORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee, Former
40$105,168
PAMELA BEATSEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee
40$69,472
SCOTTI HILLADMINISTRATION DIRECTOR
Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee
40$18,515
GIL A MILLERTREASURER
Trustee or director
1$0
ADELE DAVIS ALLENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
THOM D ROBERTSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TRACEY M WATSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BART J JOHNSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JODY K BURNETTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CARRIE HURSTPRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0
BRYAN J PATTISONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SACHEEN MARTINEZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
RAJ DHALIWALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHRYN HARSTADSECRETARY
Trustee or director
1$0
ADELAIDE MAUDSLEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIELLE DAVIDSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BETSY HAWSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BETHANY WORTHINGTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN M ZIDOWBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ZAKIA RICHARDSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ARO HANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
960 S MAIN ST, SALT LAKE CTY, UT 84101-2923
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
PAMELA BEATSE, 960 S MAIN ST, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84101
Signed the 990
PAMELA BEATSE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(801) 328-8891
Return prepared by
PINION LLC

Mission

OUR MISSION AT ULS IS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY CIVIL LEGAL AID WITHOUT COST TO PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD LEGAL REPRESENTATION OR ARE FACING DISADVANTAGES, ENSURING MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO JUSTICE, AND PROMOTING EDUCATION, STABILITY, SAFETY, AND PROTECTION.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE : ULS REPRESENTS PEOPLE WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY PROVIDING LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO OBTAIN PROTECTIVE ORDERS IN EVERY UTAH COUNTY, EXCEPT SALT LAKE COUNTY WHERE SERVICES ARE COORDINATED THROUGH LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SALT LAKE. ULS HELPS PROVIDE SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR THESE LOW-INCOME CLIENTS IN DIVORCE, CUSTODY AND PARENTAGE ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE PERMANENT SEPARATION AND ENSURE FINANCIAL STABILITY WITH SPOUSAL AND CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS. ULS ALSO PROVIDES LEGAL ADVICE, INFORMATION, AND REFERRALS IN FAMILY AND DOMESTIC LAW MATTERS. IN THE PAST YEAR, ULS HANDLED 2,888 CASES IN THIS AREA.
    Expenses $1,678,908
  • SERVICES IN OTHER CIVIL LEGAL MATTERS AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH LOW-INCOMES: ULS REPRESENTS PEOPLE WITH LOW-INCOME IN LEGAL ACTIONS INVOLVING HOUSING, PUBLIC BENEFITS, AND CONSUMER DEBT DEFENSE. ULS SERVES TENANTS WITH LAWFUL DEFENSES TO EVICTION OR NEEDING HELP WITH FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED HOUSING OR HABITABLE CONDITIONS. ULS ASSISTS UTAHNS WHO NEED SSI AND SSDI BENEFITS, FOOD STAMPS, MEDICAID, UNEMPLOYMENT, OVERPAYMENT DEFENSE, AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ULS PROVIDES PROTECTION FOR CONSUMERS AGAINST UNREASONABLE CHARGES, IDENTITY THEFT, AND WARRANTY ISSUES. ULS PROVIDES LEGAL ADVICE, INFORMATION, AND REFERRALS HOUSING, PUBLIC BENEFITS, AND CONSUMER LAW MATTERS. IN THE PAST YEAR, ULS HANDLED 5,422 CASES IN THIS AREA.
    Expenses $2,863,362
  • SERVICES TO SPECIAL POPULATIONS: ULS REPRESENTS PEOPLE WHO ARE PART OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS INCLUDING OLDER ADULTS, NATIVE AMERICANS, AND MIGRANT WORKERS. ULS SERVES PEOPLE AGED 60 AND OLDER BY PREPARING WILLS, ADVANCED DIRECTIVES, OBTAINING BENEFITS, CONTACTING ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES, AND WITH HOUSING, CONSUMER, AND PROPERTY ISSUES. TRIBAL COURT LAWYERS SERVE TRIBAL MEMBERS WITH OUTREACH AND EDUCATION AS WELL AS LIMITED REPRESENTATION IN FAMILY AND JUVENILE MATTERS. MIGRANT WORKERS RECEIVE HELP WITH WAGE CLAIMS, FAMILY LAW, IMMIGRATION AND PUBLIC BENEFIT CASES. OUT OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OTHER CIVIL LEGAL MATTERS AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH LOW-INCOME, AND THE CASE TYPES NOTED ABOVE, ULS HANDLED 1,039 CASES INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PART OF A VULNERABLE POPULATION.
    Expenses $559,636

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
87-0298910
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
1973
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$4,660,960
Income (IRS master file)
$6,721,563

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$6,460,234$6,651,971$4,660,960XML
990June 2024$8,205,902$6,476,173$4,402,819XML
990June 2023$5,919,928$6,274,228$2,904,119IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––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 87-0298910).

Questions about UTAH LEGAL SERVICES INC

What is the EIN of UTAH LEGAL SERVICES INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of UTAH LEGAL SERVICES INC is 87-0298910.
Is UTAH LEGAL SERVICES INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
Are donations to UTAH LEGAL SERVICES INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does UTAH 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 UTAH LEGAL SERVICES INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did UTAH LEGAL SERVICES INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of UTAH LEGAL SERVICES INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PAMELA BEATSE.
Who are the officers and directors of UTAH LEGAL SERVICES INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $123,137 (PAMELA BEATSE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does UTAH LEGAL SERVICES INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,460,234, expenses of $6,651,971 and total assets of $4,660,960 at year end.

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