NonprofitsSouthern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Inc

Crime & Legal

Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Inc

SAINT PAUL, MN

Total revenue

$19.8M

Total expenses

$18.3M

Net assets

$5.9M

Grants received

$21.3M

110 grants

EIN

411316151

Tax year

2024

Mission

To provide a full range of high quality legal services to low income persons and eligible client groups in civil matters, in a respectful manner which enables clients to: 1.) enforce their legal rights, 2.) obtain effective access to the courts, administrative agencies and forums which constitute our system of justice, 3.) maintain freedom from hunger, homelessness, sickness and abuse, and 4.) empower persons and assure equal opportunity, thus helping people to help themselves and become economically self-reliant, to the extent their individual abilities and circumstances permit.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$19.4M
Program service revenue$199K
Investment income$203K
Other revenue
Total revenue$19.8M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$15.6M
Fundraising$568K
Other expenses$2.7M
Total expenses$18.3M
Total assets$10.6M
Net assets$5.9M

People

22 listed

NameRoleCompensation

JESSIE R NICHOLSON

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Board

$205K

50 hrs/wk

VANNAM KHEN

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Board

$125K

45 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH WEBSTER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

GRETCHEN CEPEK

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JAN MARIE LUNGREN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

PAM JAMES

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRETT W OLANDER

PRESIDENT

Board

5 hrs/wk

TASHONDA WILLIAMSON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JOSH MURPHY

DIRECTOR (RESIGNED 12/24)

Board

1 hrs/wk

JIM SUK

DIRECTOR (RESIGNED 12/24)

Board

1 hrs/wk

SAMANTHA SUTTON

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BRENDA DEVLIN

1ST VICE PRESIDENT

Board

5 hrs/wk

TERRANCE CS NEWBY

2ND VICE PRESIDENT

Board

5 hrs/wk

THOMAS B HATCH

TREASURER

Board

5 hrs/wk

ANDREW M BAESE

SECRETARY

Board

5 hrs/wk

ABDI SABRIE

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAN IDEN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

LAURA S MELNICK

LEAD ATTORNEY

Staff

$177K

45 hrs/wk

VALERIE K SNYDER

LEAD ATTORNEY

Staff

$173K

45 hrs/wk

MARGARET ERICKSON

SUPERVISING ATTORNEY

Staff

$171K

45 hrs/wk

LAURA K JELINEK

SENIOR LEADERSHIP ATTORNEY

Staff

$167K

45 hrs/wk

LISA R HOLLINGSWORTH

DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION & ADVOCACY

Staff

$154K

45 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

TECHONOLOGY BY DESIGN LLC

IT SERVICES

$121K

A2J TECH PBC

IT SERVICES

$100K

Grants received

Showing 110 of 110

FromAmountPurposeYear
$181K
Legal Assistance; Legal Education
2024
$167K
Supportive Services (Title IIIB - OAA)
2024
$148K
PROGRAM COSTS
2024
$123K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2024
$85K
TO PROVIDE FOR THE SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE AGING POPULATION
2024
$50K
SMRLS HEALTHCARE LEGAL PARTNERSHIP
2024
$35K
FASD PREVENTION
2024
$25K
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
2024
$21K
SUBAWARDEE ON GRANT
2024
$10K
TO PROVIDE PROJECT SUPPORT FOR BANKRUPTCY TRAININGS FOR ATTORNEYS.
2024
$2.9M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2023
$173K
Supportive Services (Title IIIB - OAA)
2023
$150K
PROGRAM
2023
$143K
Legal Assistance; Legal Education
2023
$115K
HEALTHCARE-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP
2023
$114K
PROGRAM COSTS
2023
$110K
TO PROVIDE FOR THE SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE AGING POPULATION
2023
$73K
FASD SERVICES
2023
$62K
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS, OPERATIONS, OR OTHER PURPOSES
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25K
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
2023
$22K
TO ASSIST IN ADMINISTRATION OF VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY PROGRAMS IN RAMSEY COUNTY
2023
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
Emergency Financial Assistance Redesign
2023
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$9K
PROGRAM OPERATING COST
2023
$7K
FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
2023
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$500
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$3.0M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2022
$175K
SAFETY AND STABILITY WORK
2022
$148K
Supportive Services (Title IIIB - OAA)
2022
$148K
Legal Assistance; Legal Education
2022
$128K
PROGRAM COSTS
2022
$100K
FASD SERVICES
2022
$85K
TO PROVIDE FOR THE SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE AGING POPULATION
2022
$60K
Lawyers Advancing Wellness LAW
2022
$25K
WASHINGTON CO GENERAL OPERATING SUPP
2022
$22K
TO ASSIST IN ADMINISTRATION OF VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY PROGRAMS IN RAMSEY COUNTY
2022
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$20K
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
2022
$18K
GOVERNMENT BENEFITS PROGRAM
2022
$7K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$2.7M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2021
$325K
HOUSING STABILITY AND LITIGATION WORK
2021
$93K
TO PROVIDE FOR THE SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE AGING POPULATION
2021
$78K
Legal Assistance; Legal Education
2021
$60K
Lawyers Advancing Wellness LAW
2021
$30K
GOVERNMENT BENEFITS PROGRAM
2021
$30K
To provide financial assistance for the entity to achieve its exempt purpose
2021
$20K
TO ASSIST IN ADMINISTRATION OF VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY PROGRAMS IN RAMSEY COUNTY
2021
$18K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$10K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$10K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING GRANT
2021
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$500
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$2.3M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2020
$250K
HEALTH AND SAFETY LITIGATION IN HENNEPIN AND ANOKA COUNTIES, EXPANSION OF RAMSEY CITY HOUSING COURT CLINIC
2020
$150K
PROGRAM
2020
$147K
PROGRAM COSTS
2020
$140K
Supportive Services (Title IIIB - OAA)
2020
$125K
PROGRAM SUPPORT OF HEALTHCARE-LEGAL PARTNERSHIPS
2020
$80K
Legal Assistance; Legal Education
2020
$78K
Lawyers Advancing Wellness at Open Door
2020
$76K
TO PROVIDE FOR THE SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE AGING POPULATION
2020
$60K
FASD SERVICES
2020
$26K
GOVERNMENT BENEFITS PROGRAM
2020
$25K
WASHINGTON COUNTY GENERAL OPERATING
2020
$25K
TO ASSIST IN ADMINISTRATION OF VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY PROGRAMS IN RAMSEY COUNTY
2020
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2020
$18K
To provide financial assistance for the entity to achieve its exempt purpose
2020
$15K
GOVERNMENT BENEFITS
2020
$14K
PROGRAM OPERATING COST
2020
$14K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$6K
MULTIPLE PURPOSES
2020
$2.5M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2019
$76K
Legal assistance; legal education
2019
$65K
TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES AT THE BETHESDA PRIMARY CARE CLINIC.
2019
$60K
2019
$24K
MULTIPLE GRANTS
2019
$21K
RECEIVED HALF OF THE RAMSEY COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION BENCH & BAR BENEFIT'S PROCEEDS TO ASSIST IN ITS ADMINISTRATION OF VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY PROGRAMS IN RAMSEY COUNTY
2019
$18K
To provide financial assistance for the entity to achieve its exempt purpose
2019
$15K
GOVERNMENT BENEFITS
2019
$14K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$231K
PROGRAM OPERATING COSTS
2018
$80K
TO PROVIDE FOR THE SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF THE AGING POPULATION
2018
$52K
Legal assistance; legal education
2018
$27K
GOVERNMENT BENEFITS PROGRAM
2018
$24K
PROVIDE FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS.
2018
$20K
SOUTHERN MN REGIONAL LEGAL SERVICES - ASSISTS FAMILIES IN CRISIS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, AND SENIOR CITIZENS TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN ACCESS TO CRITICAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAMS ARE INTENDED TO HELP CLIENTS MEET THE BASIC NEEDS OF FOOD, SHELTER, CLOTHING AND MEDICAL CARE AND TYPICALLY SERVE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE BENEFITS FROM ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DENIED, TERMINATED, OR REDUCED.
2018
$10K
To provide financial assistance for the entitiy to achieve its exempt purpose
2018
$500
CIVIC COMMUNITY
2018
$2.1M
CIVIL LEGAL AID
2017
$20K
PROVIDE FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS.
2017
$12K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2017
$5K
MN Chapter Grant towards promoting and supporting legal education and research in the practice of federal law.
2017

Funded by

$21.3M from 30 funders · 110 grants · 2017–2024

Legal Services Corporation

$15.5M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Greater Twin Cities United Way

$768K · 5 grants · 2018–2024

Family Housing Fund

$760K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging Inc

$757K · 7 grants · 2018–2024

Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging Inc

$628K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Southeastern Minnesota Area Agency

$528K · 6 grants · 2018–2024

Otto Bremer Trust

$355K · 4 grants · 2019–2024

Proof Alliance

$327K · 5 grants · 2019–2024

Details

EIN411316151
NTEE codeI800
Subsection03
Ruling date1978-06
Formed1977
Employees146
Volunteers78