Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Inc
Donations deductibleSouthern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Inc's network
15 people4 organisationsi15 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
15 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 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdi Sabrie | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andrew M Baese (also filed as Andrew Baese) | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brenda Devlin | 1st VICE PRESIDENT | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brett W Olander | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dan Iden | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Elizabeth Webster | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gretchen Cepek | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jan Marie Lungren | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| JIM SUK | Director (Resigned 12/24) | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joshua Murphy (also filed as Josh Murphy) | Director (Resigned 12/24) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| PAM James | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Samantha Sutton | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tashonda Williamson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Terrance C S Newby (also filed as Terrance CS Newby) | 2nd Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Thomas B Hatch | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chuck Thomas | Lawyer | since 2018 |
| Gary M Hird | COO (Part Year) | 2018 |
| Jessie R Nicholson | Chief Executive Officer | since 2018 |
| Jim Backus | Controller | 2020 |
| Joan Johnson | Controller | since 2018 |
| Laura K Jelinek | Senior Leadership Attorney | since 2022 |
| Laura S Melnick | Lead Attorney | since 2022 |
| Lawrence Nicol | Lawyer | since 2019 |
| Lezlie Paulson | Lawyer | since 2019 |
| Lisa R Hollingsworth | Director of Litigation & Advocacy | 2024 |
| Margaret Erickson | Supervising Attorney | since 2022 |
| Paul Onkka | Lawyer | since 2019 |
| Thomas Krause | Lawyer | since 2019 |
| Valerie K Snyder | Lead Attorney | since 2022 |
| Vannam Khen | Director of Finance | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie R Nicholson | Chief Executive Officer | 50 | $205k | $7k | |
| Laura S Melnick | Lead Attorney | 45 | $177k | $15k | |
| Valerie K Snyder | Lead Attorney | 45 | $173k | $16k | |
| Margaret Erickson | Supervising Attorney | 45 | $171k | $11k | |
| Laura K Jelinek | Senior Leadership Attorney | 45 | $167k | $20k | |
| Lisa R Hollingsworth | Director of Litigation & Advocacy | 45 | $154k | $15k | |
| Vannam Khen | Director of Finance | 45 | $125k | $11k | |
| Brett W Olander | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Brenda Devlin | 1st Vice President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Terrance Cs Newby | 2nd Vice President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Thomas B Hatch | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Andrew M Baese | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Abdi Sabrie | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dan Iden | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Webster | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gretchen Cepek | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jan Marie Lungren | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Pam James | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Samantha Sutton | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tashonda Williamson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Josh Murphy | Director (Resigned 12/24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jim Suk | Director (Resigned 12/24) | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Inc
- EIN
- 411316151
- Address
- 450 Syndicate St N Ste 260, Saint Paul, MN, 55104-4199
- State
- Minnesota
- Mission
- To provide a full range of high quality legal services to low income persons and eligible client groups in civil matters, in a respectful manner which enables clients to: 1.) enforce their legal rights, 2.) obtain effective access to the courts, administrative agencies and forums which constitute our system of justice, 3.) maintain freedom from hunger, homelessness, sickness and abuse, and... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I800 Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1977
- Principal officer
- Lara Otsuka (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1978
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAbdi Sabrie
≥8years on the filingsAndrew M Baese
≥8years on the filingsBrenda Devlin
≥8years on the filingsBrett W Olander
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $10.6m
- Total liabilities
- $4.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $5.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $19.4m
- Program service revenue
- $199k
- Employees
- 146
- Volunteers
- 78
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $19.8m | $18.3m | $1.5m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.