Nonprofit screen
Screen a listPrairie State Legal Services Inc
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$24Mrevenue
FY2025 · +19% in 3 yrs249staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin3.7%
Months of reserve2.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+9.8%
Middle half of peersMedianPrairie State Legal Services
Where the money goes FY2025 · $23M spent
Programs$18M81%Management and general$3.5M15%Fundraising$943k4%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor3
Strong governance
21 of 21 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIFunders stay
34 of the 47 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 64% of revenue in FY2025. $6.0M is traced federal awards from Department of Housing and Urban Development.
990 Part VIII · USAspending87funders
$10Ma year, last 3 years
48%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Legal Services CorporationSince FY2018$3.9M$3.2M$4.7M$4.5M$4.9M$5.5MLawyers Trust Fund of IllinoisEvery year since FY2017$3.7M$1.9M$3.6M$2.3M$1.2M$2.3M$3.0MIllinois Equal Justice FoundationEvery year since FY2017$605k$668k$645k$710k$962k$2.2M$3.0MHeart of Illinois United Way IncSince FY2021$252k$240k$260kNorthwestern Il Area Agency on AgingSince FY2018$100k$100k$107k$150k$105k$102kAgeguide Northeastern Illinois Area on AgingBack in FY2023$610kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$41k$59k$95k$41k$172k$73k$68k58 other fundersUp to $150k a year each$628k$544k$542k$558k$573k$646k$485k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund