PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC (EIN 371030764) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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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

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC, founded in 1977, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Crime & Legal sector that reported $22.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $21.5M left a modest 5% surplus.

Mission

To educate and provide / coordinate the delivery of high quality free civil legal services to low-income individuals, senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable persons

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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 (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $22,339,650

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $372,437

Other Revenue $7,350

TOTAL REVENUE $22,719,437

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $18,803,775

Fundraising Expenses $784,935

Program Expenses $17,700,194

Other Expenses $2,677,710

TOTAL EXPENSES $21,481,485

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$22,719,437	$21,910,998	+0.0%
Expenses	$21,481,485	$19,561,216	+0.1%
Net Income	$1,237,952	$2,349,782	-0.5%

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

255

Volunteers

339

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

$341,821

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Denise Conklin	Executive Director	37.5	Officer	$171,417	$14,780	$186,197
Adrian Barr	Managing Attorney	37.5	Highest	$112,648	$43,910	$156,558
Jean Ruthe	Finance Director	37.5	Officer	$142,913	$12,711	$155,624
Gretchen Farwell	Managing Attorney	37.5	Highest	$112,532	$43,070	$155,602
Jessica Hodierne	Director of Human Resources	37.5	Highest	$114,181	$33,013	$147,194
Amber Moore	Managing Attorney	37.5	Highest	$116,040	$30,439	$146,479
Jennifer Luczkowiak	Director of Resource Development	37.5	Highest	$133,453	$11,973	$145,426
Adam M Fleming	President	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
J Michael Bean	Vice President	2.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
John Kim	Treasurer	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
C Garrett Bonsell	Secretary	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
William Beckman	Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kenneth E Davies	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
Louis Hobson	Client Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jasper Jones	Community Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Angela Konitski	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rebecca Lee	Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Carol Loughridge	Client Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Joseph Lovelace	Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jim Rowe	Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Randa Salinas	Client Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ambrea Samuels	Client Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Leila Siena	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Scott J Smith	Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Chasmine Thornton	Client Board Member	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sonni Choi Williams	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
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

PRAIRIE STATE LEGAL SERVICES INC