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West Tennessee Legal Services Incorporated

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$6.2M (2023)

Expenses
$5.86M (2023)

Total Assets
$3.02M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$887k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,204,543
Expenses
$5,856,098
Net Income
$348,445
Net Assets
$2,137,363
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,005,733
96.8%
Program Services $111,460
1.8%
Investment Income $32,609
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $54,741
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $168,174
2.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,490,021
42.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,024,131
Total Liabilities $886,768
Net Assets $2,137,363
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Catherine Clayton (Executive Di) $168,174 $0 $0
Charles Barnett (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jocelyn Gargus (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cecil Giles (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Hamilton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ben Harmon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Hudson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Laura Keeton (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mary Jo Middlebrooks (Audit Commit) $0 $0 $0
Kortney Simmons (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Tate (Finance Comm) $0 $0 $0
Vanedda Webb (President) $0 $0 $0
Ashley Holliday (Executive Di) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,496,648
Expenses
$4,545,434
Net Income
-$48,786
Net Assets
$1,788,918
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,464,621
99.3%
Program Services $9,000
0.2%
Investment Income $5,196
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$6,581
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $24,412
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $130,547
2.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,143,852
47.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,600,949
Total Liabilities $812,031
Net Assets $1,788,918
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Catherine Clayton (Executive Di) $131,259 $0 $19,379
Charles Barnett (Member) $0 $0 $0
Cecil Giles (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Hamilton (Member) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Hudson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Laura Keeton (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mary Jo Middlebrooks (Audit Commit) $0 $0 $0
Kortney Simmons (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Tate (Fin/Exec Com) $0 $0 $0
Vanedda Webb (President) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,964,763
Expenses
$5,020,180
Net Income
-$55,417
Net Assets
$1,837,704
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,953,521
99.8%
Program Services $9,325
0.2%
Investment Income $3,811
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$2,979
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,085
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $120,089
2.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,319,063
46.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,287,976
Total Liabilities $450,272
Net Assets $1,837,704
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Catherine Clayton (Executive Di) $120,089 $0 $19,050
Charles Barnett (Member) $0 $0 $0
Cecil Giles (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Hamilton (Member) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Hudson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Laura Keeton (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Mary Jo Middlebrooks (Audit Commit) $0 $0 $0
Kortney Simmons (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Tate (Fin/Exec Com) $0 $0 $0
Vanedda Webb (President) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,637,507
Expenses
$4,469,562
Net Income
$167,945
Net Assets
$1,967,516
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,539,343
97.9%
Program Services $8,131
0.2%
Investment Income $6,196
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $83,837
1.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $123,693
2.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,096,402
46.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,237,730
Total Liabilities $270,214
Net Assets $1,967,516
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Catherine Clayton (Executive Di) $123,693 $0 $18,762
Charles Barnett (Member) $0 $0 $0
Cecil Giles (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Hamilton (Member) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Hudson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Laura Keeton (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
William Kendall (President) $0 $0 $0
Mary Jo Middlebrooks (Audit Commit) $0 $0 $0
James Pearson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Kortney Simmons (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Tate (Finance Comm) $0 $0 $0
Vanedda Webb (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,526,343
Expenses
$4,499,924
Net Income
$26,419
Net Assets
$1,799,571
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,465,927
98.7%
Program Services $19,315
0.4%
Investment Income $5,716
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $35,385
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $119,974
2.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,970,694
43.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,047,485
Total Liabilities $247,914
Net Assets $1,799,571
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Catherine Clayton (Executive Di) $119,974 $0 $24,425
Charles Barnett (Member) $0 $0 $0
Cecil Giles (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Hamilton (Member) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Hudson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Laura Keeton (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
William Kendall (President) $0 $0 $0
Mary Jo Middlebrooks (Audit Commit) $0 $0 $0
James Pearson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Kortney Simmons (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Tate (Finance Comm) $0 $0 $0
Vanedda Webb (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,424,860
Expenses
$4,427,576
Net Income
-$2,716
Net Assets
$1,722,002
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,404,895
99.5%
Program Services $9,218
0.2%
Investment Income $541
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$42
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $10,248
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $116,215
2.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,755,332
39.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,159,593
Total Liabilities $437,591
Net Assets $1,722,002
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Catherine Clayton (Executive Di) $116,215 $0 $21,932
William Kendall (President) $0 $0 $0
Laura Keeton (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Hudson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Tate (Finance Comm) $0 $0 $0
Mary Jo Middlebrooks (Audit Commit) $0 $0 $0
Charles Barnett (Member) $0 $0 $0
Vanedda Webb (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Hamilton (Member) $0 $0 $0
Kortney Simmons (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Pearson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Cecil Giles (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,026,709
Expenses
$3,745,277
Net Income
$281,432
Net Assets
$1,865,514
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,981,992
98.9%
Program Services $24,648
0.6%
Investment Income $464
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $19,605
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $114,330
3.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,479,338
39.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,962,703
Total Liabilities $97,189
Net Assets $1,865,514
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cathy Clayton (Executive Di) $114,330 $0 $0
Jane Jarvis (Attorney) $106,701 $0 $0
Larry Barbee (President) $0 $0 $0
Laura Keeton (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Hudson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
William Kendall (Audit & Fina) $0 $0 $0
Mary Jo Middlebrooks (Audit Commit) $0 $0 $0
Charles Barnett (Member) $0 $0 $0
Vanedda Webb (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Hamilton (Member) $0 $0 $0
Kortney Simmons (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Pearson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Tate (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,137,279
Expenses
$4,173,683
Net Income
-$36,404
Net Assets
$1,584,082
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,100,185
99.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $3,000
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $34,094
0.8%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $110,277
2.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,531,801
36.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,096,342
Total Liabilities $512,260
Net Assets $1,584,082
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Cathy Clayton (Executive Di) $110,277 $0 $15,376
Jane Jarvis (Attorney) $106,732 $0 $15,976
Larry Barbee (President) $0 $0 $0
Laura Keeton (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Hudson (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
William Kendall (Audit & Fina) $0 $0 $0
Mary Jo Middlebrooks (Audit Commit) $0 $0 $0
Charles Barnett (Member) $0 $0 $0
Vanedda Webb (Member) $0 $0 $0
John Hamilton (Member) $0 $0 $0
Kortney Simmons (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Pearson (Member) $0 $0 $0
James Falls (Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,958,902
Expenses
$4,026,597
Net Income
-$67,695
Net Assets
$1,620,486
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,958,484
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $418
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,978,389
49.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,896,665
Total Liabilities $276,179
Net Assets $1,620,486
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Charles H Barnett (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
William Kendall Iii (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Keeton (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mary Jo Middlebrooks (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Larry Barbee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Hudson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Falls (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Pearson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Hamilton (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kortney Simmons (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,186,905
Expenses
$4,583,018
Net Income
-$396,113
Net Assets
$1,688,181
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,189,172
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $583
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue -$2,850
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,136,451
46.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,883,400
Total Liabilities $195,219
Net Assets $1,688,181
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Charles H Barnett (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
William Kendall Iii (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Matt Willis (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Keeton (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mary Jo Middlebrooks (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Darnise Anderson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Larry Barbee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Hudson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Falls (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Taylor (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Pearson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Hamilton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kortney Simmons (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sam Watridge (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,727,575
Expenses
$4,842,339
Net Income
-$114,764
Net Assets
$2,084,294
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,726,873
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $702
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,115,374
43.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,518,108
Total Liabilities $433,814
Net Assets $2,084,294
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Charles H Barnett (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
William Kendall Iii (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Matt Willis (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Laura Keeton (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mary Jo Middlebrooks (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Darnise Anderson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Larry Barbee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Barbara Hudson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Falls (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Taylor (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
James Pearson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Hamilton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kortney Simmons (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sam Watridge (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,118,273
Expenses
$4,877,757
Net Income
$240,516
Net Assets
$2,199,058
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,117,480
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $793
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,238,564
45.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,528,936
Total Liabilities $329,878
Net Assets $2,199,058

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,036,165
Expenses
$4,681,849
Net Income
$354,316
Net Assets
$1,958,542
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,035,426
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $739
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,103,064
44.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,172,110
Total Liabilities $213,568
Net Assets $1,958,542

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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