Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services
Donations deductibleCoordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services' network
18 people2 organisationsi18 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
18 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abad Lopez | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Amy Van Gelder | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Andrew F Merrick (also filed as Andrew Merrick) | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andrew Macnally | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dana O Williams (also filed as Dana Williams) | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Elizabeth Hutchins | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Holly A Harrison | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jennifer A Kratochvil (also filed as Jennifer Kratochvil) | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kyle R Hartman (also filed as Kyle Hartman) | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Margaret Haas | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mark Premo-Hopkins | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael R Pace (also filed as Michael Pace, Mike Pace) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nicole Wells | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nilofer Umar | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Sarah M Padgitt (also filed as Sarah Padgitt) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stacie Neeter | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ted McNabola | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Tilden Katz | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Allen Schwartz | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Patricia Wrona | Program Director | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Schwartz | Executive Director | 40 | $153k | $3k | |
| Patricia Wrona | Director of Legal Services | 40 | $131k | $15k | |
| Amy van Gelder | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dana Williams | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nilofer Umar | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Wells | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Premo-Hopkins | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Padgitt | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Pace | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stacie Neeter | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Macnally | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ted McNabola | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Abad Lopez | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Kratochvil | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tilden Katz | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Holly A Harrison | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Margaret Haas | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Merrick | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Hutchins | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kyle Hartman | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services
- EIN
- 363863573
- Address
- 35 E Wacker Dr Ste 3000, Chicago, IL, 60601-2302
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- Provide help to low- and moderate-income illinoisans for everyday legal matters though free legal services. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P99M Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1992
- Principal officer
- Allen Schwartz (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1993
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAndrew F Merrick
≥8years on the filingsKyle R Hartman
≥8years on the filingsMichael R Pace
≥8years on the filingsSarah M Padgitt
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $4.7m
- Total liabilities
- $614k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $5.9m
- Program service revenue
- $40k
- Employees
- 68
- Volunteers
- 18