Florida Rural Legal Services Inc is located in Lakeland, FL. The organization was established in 1968. According to its NTEE Classification (I80) the organization is classified as: Legal Services, under the broad grouping of Crime & Legal-Related and related organizations. As of 12/2021, Florida Rural Legal Services Inc employed 103 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Florida Rural Legal Services Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 12/2021, Florida Rural Legal Services Inc generated $8.4m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 7 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 4.4% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $8.3m during the year ending 12/2021. While expenses have increased by 5.2% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2021
Describe the Organization's Mission:
Part 3 - Line 1
TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE LEGAL ASSISTANCE THAT EMPOWERS LOW-INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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FRLS WAS FOUNDED IN 1966 AND IS UNIQUE IN ITS HISTORY AND PROVISION OF HOLISTIC SERVICES AS WELL AS OUR SERVICES TO FARMWORKERS; THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, SPEARHEADED THE WAR ON POVERTY, FUNDED A TWO-YEAR DEMONSTRATION AND RESEARCH PROJECT TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO FARMWORKERS IN SIX SOUTH FLORIDA COUNTIES. THE PROJECT, ORIGINALLY NAMED THE SOUTH FLORIDA MIGRANT SERVICES, WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL, AND TO THIS DAY, FRLS CONTINUES AS THE ONLY LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION IN FLORIDA PROVIDING SERVICES TO MIGRANT FARMWORKERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WHICH IS A HIGHLIGHT TO OUR HISTORY OF OVER 55 YEARS OF SERVICE. FRLS' MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A THREE-PRONG ADVOCACY APPROACH WITH A FOCUS ON HOLISTIC SERVICES, INCLUDING FRONT LINE LEGAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH OUR PROGRAM WIDE HOTLINE AND MIGRANT FARMWORKER HELPLINE SERVICES, THROUGH OUR ADVOCACY AND THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION WHICH MOBILIZES OUR POVERTY PREVENTION SERVICES AND ELIMINATES BARRIERS TO ACCESSING FREE CIVIL LEGAL AID IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT 13 CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA COUNTIES. FRLS ALSO PROVIDES STATEWIDE SERVICES TO MIGRANT FARMWORKERS, AND WE ARE PROUD OF OUR PROGRESS AND EXPANSION OF OUR CRITICAL STATEWIDE MIGRANT FARMWORKER SERVICES. FLORIDA RURAL LEGAL SERVICES, INC (FRLS) PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE AND HOLISTIC SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO NEED ASSISTANCE WITH HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION (INCLUDING EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE PREVENTION, FAIR HOUSING AND LAND LOSS PREVENTION), CONSUMER PROTECTION, EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS AND PUBLIC BENEFITS, FAMILY PROTECTION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, IMMIGRATION SERVICES (INCLUDING GREEN CARD RENEWAL, NATURALIZATION AND U VISA AND T VISA SERVICES), INDIVIDUAL/CIVIL RIGHTS AND THROUGH OUR MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP SERVICES GRANT. FRLS' ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME AND VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING SENIORS, VETERANS AND THOSE FACING TAX CONTROVERSIES (INCLUDING TAX LIENS) IS A CRITICAL PART OF OUR MISSION TO EMPOWER LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO JUSTICE. OUR PARTNERS, GENEROUS DONORS AND THE PRIVATE ATTORNEYS WHO DEDICATE THEIR SERVICES, TO EXPAND OUR REACH OF JUSTICE TO THE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. FRLS PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO OVER 7,000 INDIVIDUALS 173 PEOPLE IN 2021. FRLS ALSO PROVIDED OVER 20,998 PERSONS WITH INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS. FRLS HAS SEVEN OFFICES: FOUR REGIONAL OFFICES AND THREE SATELLITE OFFICES AND APPROXIMATELY 100 STAFF, INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 50 ADVOCATES. IN 2019 AND 2020, FLRS EXPANDED OUR MIGRANT FARMWORKER SERVICES BY ESTABLISHING A STATEWIDE TOLL-FREE HELPLINE IN AUGUST 2020 FOR FARMWORKERS ACROSS THE STATE TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING OUR SERVICES. WE ALSO EXPANDED OUR SATELLITE OFFICE IN IMMOKALEE, ESTABLISHING IT AS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR FRLS' STATEWIDE SERVICES TO MIGRANT FARMWORKERS. FRLS HAS ALSO EXPANDED OUR BELLE GLADE OFFICE AND SERVICES SIGNIFICANTLY, ADDRESSING THE SIGNIFICANT POVERTY AND NEED FOR INCREASED FREE CIVIL LEGAL AID, INCREASING ADVOCATES AND STAFF IN THE GLADES BY OVER 50%. FRLS REMAINS ONE OF THE ONLY PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY FOUNDED AND FOCUSED ON ENSURING ACCESS TO FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO RURAL COMMUNITIES AND MIGRANT FARMWORKERS.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Jaffe S Pickett Executive Di | Officer | 40 | $184,868 |
Amy Burns Deputy Direc | 40 | $127,761 | |
Hazel Lucas Managing Att | 40 | $112,616 | |
Wanda Dutcher Director Of | Officer | 40 | $111,189 |
Shenna Stevens Attorney | 40 | $107,227 | |
Angela Thompson Managing Att | 40 | $103,113 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Fundraising events | $0 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $7,681,631 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $754,279 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $0 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $8,435,910 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $1,010 |
Investment income | $4,905 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $0 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $0 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | $0 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $8,445,441 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $341,790 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $341,790 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $4,821,281 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $126,154 |
Other employee benefits | $699,634 |
Payroll taxes | $385,940 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $366 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $44,500 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Other | $744,730 |
Advertising and promotion | $0 |
Office expenses | $223,979 |
Information technology | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $483,034 |
Travel | $16,117 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $23,455 |
Interest | $35,393 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $103,789 |
Insurance | $60,875 |
All other expenses | $6,137 |
Total functional expenses | $8,321,293 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $586,570 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $4,105,573 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $631,493 |
Accounts receivable, net | $4,205 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $0 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $49,448 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $1,367,805 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $0 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $110,940 |
Total assets | $6,856,034 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $470,462 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $3,142,436 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $8,126 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $857,918 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $0 |
Total liabilities | $4,478,942 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $950,896 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $1,426,196 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $6,856,034 |
Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 5 grants that Florida Rural Legal Services Inc has recieved totaling $714,388.
Awarding Organization | Amount |
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Senior Connection Center Inc Tampa, FL PURPOSE: ELDER AND CAREGIVER ASSISTANCE/SERVICES | $349,775 |
Area Agency On Aging For Southwest Florida Inc Fort Myers, FL PURPOSE: LEGAL SERVICES | $152,649 |
Area Agency On Aging Of Palm Beach- Treasure Coast Inc West Palm Beach, FL PURPOSE: SENIOR SERVICES SUPPORT | $132,644 |
United Way Of Indian River County Inc Vero Beach, FL PURPOSE: EVICTION PREVENTION | $79,255 |
Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT | $65 |
Organization Name | Assets | Revenue |
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Georgia Legal Services Program Inc Atlanta, GA | $10,846,145 | $21,808,357 |
Federal Defender Program Inc Atlanta, GA | $3,000,349 | $16,976,185 |
Atlanta Legal Aid Society Inc Atlanta, GA | $13,961,359 | $12,435,415 |
Legal Services Alabama Inc Montgomery, AL | $4,865,497 | $12,594,890 |
Legal Aid Society Of Palm Beach County Inc West Palm Beach, FL | $9,043,816 | $13,698,474 |
Community Legal Servies Of Mid- Florida Inc Orlando, FL | $10,144,490 | $11,067,426 |
Legal Services Of Greater Miami Inc Miami, FL | $17,473,917 | $11,143,793 |
Florida Rural Legal Services Inc Lakeland, FL | $6,856,034 | $8,445,441 |
Legal Services Of North Florida Inc Tallahassee, FL | $10,311,104 | $7,282,318 |
Middle District Of Alabama Federal Defender Program Inc Montgomery, AL | $721,661 | $6,413,888 |
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc Jacksonville, FL | $4,666,272 | $6,853,537 |
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation Inc Atlanta, GA | $3,717,313 | $6,971,906 |