EIN 20-2917133

Illinois Legal Aid Online

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
22
Year formed
2005
Most recent tax filings
2024-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Illinois Legal Aid Online offers free tools to help those who cannot afford a private lawyer with legal issues in Illinois.
Total revenues
$3,557,778
2024
Total expenses
$2,534,399
2024
Total assets
$2,870,162
2024
Num. employees
22
2024

Program areas at Illinois Legal Aid Online

To people lying awake at night, with nowhere to turn except their mobile, ilao offers a light in the night. Over half of those we serve come from their mobile phones, and between 5pm-9am or on weekends, when traditional Legal offices are closed. Ilao partners with illinoisans facing injustices by providing 24/7 free, accessible, plain-language Legal tools and direction, including self-help guides, interactive court forms, videos, and a real-time chat service. In fy24, 2 million illinoisansapproximately 15% of the states population sought illinoislegalaid.org for guidance and help with over 600 Legal issues, such as eviction, food insecurity, domestic abuse, criminal records, divorce, child support, deportation, discrimination, and debt. Our highest volume of services relates to family law, where people without lawyers most commonly experience our complex Legal system and where they are least likely to find a Legal Aid lawyer to help.
Ilao provides other important services, including interactive apps called easy forms. Similar to turbotax r, these apps help people without lawyers create free, personalized, accurate court forms and Legal papers using a simple question-and-answer format. In fy24, 40,362 clients customized over 90,000 free Legal documents, a 12% increase from fy23.
Ilaos community engagement extends and deepens the reach of its digital tools through partnerships with public libraries, workforce agencies, domestic violence victim advocates, Legal Aid, and human services. Ilao operates community-based navigator programs in spanish-speaking and incarceration-impacted neighborhoods in elgin, aurora, west chicago, east st. louis, decatur, and champaign-urbana. Navigators are local grassroots leaders trained to educate their communities about Legal rights. In fy24, 35 navigators reached 4,283 illinoisans, a 40% increase from fy23.

Who funds Illinois Legal Aid Online

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Lawyers Trust Fund of IllinoisTo Provide Free Legal Services$1,049,400
Illinois Equal Justice Foundation (IEJF)To Provide Legal Information To the Public Statewide Via A Website; To Provide Specialized Legal Information and Technological Expertise for People Impacted By the Criminlization of Cannabis As Well As Housing Instability Due To the Pandemic.$234,502
The Chicago Bar FoundationGeneral Operating Support$22,500
...and 8 more grants received

Personnel at Illinois Legal Aid Online

NameTitleCompensation
Jessica GavlinChief Fiscal$44,477
Teresa RossAssistant Secretary$120,576

Financials for Illinois Legal Aid Online

RevenuesFYE 06/2024
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,274,978
Program services$297,271
Investment income and dividends$40,320
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$-60,454
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$5,663
Total revenues$3,557,778

Form 990s for Illinois Legal Aid Online

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2024-062025-03-03990View PDF
2023-062024-02-26990View PDF
2022-062023-02-16990View PDF
2021-062022-02-22990View PDF
2020-062021-12-29990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

Organizations like Illinois Legal Aid Online

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Legal Aid Service of Northeastern MinnesotaDuluth, MN$4,130,028
The Pro Bono ProjectNew Orleans, LA$1,065,971
Legal Aid of East TennesseeKnoxville, TN$7,303,095
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services FoundationChicago, IL$4,322,165
Santa Clara County Asian Law AllianceSan Jose, CA$3,787,579
Community Legal Aid SocalSanta Ana, CA$16,953,104
Shelter Legal ServicesBoston, MA$1,552,409
Casa Cornelia Law CenterSan Diego, CA$4,326,446
Tzedek DCWashington, DC$2,531,409
Pisgah Legal ServicesAsheville, NC$11,603,541
Data update history
January 11, 2025
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $22,500 from RRF Foundation for Aging (RRF)
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $200,175 from Illinois Equal Justice Foundation (IEJF)
May 25, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $1,049,400 from Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCrime and lawLegal services
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
120 S Lasalle St Suite 900
Chicago, IL 60603
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
County
Cook County, IL
Website URL
illinoislegalaid.org/ 
Phone
(312) 977-9047
IRS details
EIN
20-2917133
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2005
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
I80: Legal Services
NAICS code, primary
5411: Legal Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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