PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1977

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Denise Conklin

Phone

8159652134

Tax Period

2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC, founded in 1977, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Crime & Legal sector that reported $23.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Expenses of $22.9M left a modest 4% surplus.

Mission

To provide or coordinate the delivery of high quality free civil legal services to low-income individuals, families and groups

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $18,463,502 Revenue: $0

Provision of legal services to low-income clients in civil matters to eligible persons; 13,018 disposed cases in 2025

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $23,311,339

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $429,706

Other Revenue $11,700

TOTAL REVENUE $23,752,745

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $19,929,184

Fundraising Expenses $942,615

Program Expenses $18,463,502

Other Expenses $2,933,063

TOTAL EXPENSES $22,862,247

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2025	2024	Change
Revenue	$23,752,745	$22,719,437	+0.0%
Expenses	$22,862,247	$21,481,485	+0.1%
Net Income	$890,498	$1,237,952	-0.3%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

249

Volunteers

395

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$352,112

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Denise Conklin	Executive Director	37.5	Officer	$180,528	$14,324	$194,852
Gretchen Farwell	Managing Attorney	37.5	Highest	$112,903	$49,379	$162,282
Adrian Barr	Managing Attorney	37.5	Highest	$112,603	$48,761	$161,364
Jean Ruthe	Finance Director	37.5	Officer	$146,350	$10,910	$157,260
Jessica Hodierne	Director of Human Resources	37.5	Highest	$118,479	$37,162	$155,641
Jerome Dombrowski	Director of Information Technology	37.5	Highest	$107,589	$47,503	$155,092
Amber Moore	Managing Attorney	37.5	Highest	$116,411	$35,993	$152,404
William Beckman	President	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Kenneth E Davies	Vice President	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Rebecca Lee	Treasurer	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
C Garrett Bonsell	Secretary	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Christi Alexander	Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
J Michael Bean	Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lisa Rae Corwin	Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dean Davis	Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Adam M Fleming	Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
April Foster	Client Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Deborah Goldberg	Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ericka Hill	Client Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Louis Hobson	Client Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Deanna Hoyt	Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Carol Loughridge	Client Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ciera Munoz	Client Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Julie O'Rourke	General Board Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Randa Salinas	Client Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ambrea Samuels	Client Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Leila Siena	Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Scott J Smith	Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$23,752,745	$22,862,247	$24,458,121	$890,498
2024	$22,719,437	$21,481,485	$23,427,092	$1,237,952
2023	$21,910,998	$19,561,216	$22,585,406	$2,349,782
2022	$19,946,586	$18,225,193	$18,582,946	$1,721,393
2021	$17,866,109	$16,052,974	$13,043,548	$1,813,135
2020	$15,363,710	$14,502,699	$10,545,681	$861,011
2019	$12,977,403	$13,701,156	$9,228,281	$-723,753
2018	$14,220,266	$12,696,800	$9,851,656	$1,523,466