Public Benefit : Advocacy and Civil Rights

Prairie State Legal Services

Making a positive difference

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (62.50)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 83.1%    
Administrative Expenses 11.6%    
Fundraising Expenses 5.2%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.05    
Efficiency Rating    
      (38.31)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 9.3%    
Program Expenses Growth 9.1%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.26    
Capacity Rating    
      (24.19)

Income Statement     (FYE 12/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $7,863,887
Other Revenue $118,546
Total Revenue $7,982,433
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $6,244,217
Administrative Expenses $874,089
Fundraising Expenses $395,609
Total Functional Expenses $7,513,915
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $468,518
   
Net Assets $2,511,100

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Contact Information

Prairie State Legal Services
975 North Main Street
Rockford, IL 61103
tel: (815) 965-2134
fax: (815) 965-1081
TTY: (815) 965-5114
EIN: 37-1030764

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Leadership      (FYE 12/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Michael O'Connor Executive Director, CEO (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $93,430 1.24%
Other Salaries of Note
Bernard Shapiro Director of Litigation (Using information reported on an organization's most recent Form 990, we include as compensation an individual's salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and other allowances. We do not include contributions to benefit plans or compensation deferred to a future date.) $117,199 1.55%

Donor Privacy Policy

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Mission

Prairie State Legal Services began operations in 1977, and provides free legal help to senior citizens and low-income persons in 36 counties in northern and central Illinois. It has service offices in Batavia, Bloomington, Carol Stream, Galesburg, Kankakee, Ottawa, Peoria, Rockford, Rock Island, Waukegan, and Joliet. Prairie State attorneys specialize in issues related to poverty law. Some of the cases commonly accepted for more extensive legal representation include, but are not limited to: domestic violence orders of protection; financial exploitation or abuse of the elderly or persons with disabilities; denials or evictions from public or subsidized housing; utility shut-offs; and improper garnishment of exempt income or assets.

Charities Performing Similar Types of Work

Charity Name Overall Score Overall Rating
Prairie State Legal Services - IL 62.50
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