Nonprofit · EIN 43-1122012
MID-MISSOURI LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Tax-exempt · COLUMBIA, MO 65203
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,608,252 | $2,181,868 | $426,384 | $16,788,117 | $252,947 | $16,535,170 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,475,973 | $2,119,671 | $356,302 | $15,361,600 | $280,092 | $15,081,508 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,090,317 | $1,681,188 | $409,129 | $14,295,752 | $342,445 | $13,953,307 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,964,806
- of which government grants
- $1,321,945
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $643,446
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $339,113
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $130,032
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,262,618
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,813,464
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,600
- Occupancy
- $45,737
- Travel
- $20,391
- Depreciation
- $44,214
- Program services (functional)
- $1,821,897
- Management and general (functional)
- $318,143
- Fundraising (functional)
- $41,828
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,361,600
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,788,117
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $252,947
- Net assets, end of year
- $16,535,170
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,013,123
- Publicly traded securities
- $13,603,475
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $16,465,170
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $70,000
- Gross receipts
- $3,013,509
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1977
- State of legal domicile
- MO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRSTEN F DUNHAM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $109,950 | $20,082 |
| M NICHOLE GEORGE | LITIGATION DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,300 | $18,084 |
| JOAN CHENAULT | PRESIDENT (EFF. 11/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARVIDS PETERSONS | PRESIDENT (THRU 10/25)/MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.7 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN FABER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| IRENE KARNS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN ARNOLD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN AULT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA COLLINS | MEMBER (THRU 4/25) Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN DIGH ALLEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLEN EHRHARDT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA JACKSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA LANDRUM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PRYOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| RIGEL OLIVERI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEBORAH RIEKHOF | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| TANYA TEEGARDEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| LASHONDA WALLACE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| TERALYN WILLIAMS | MEMBER (THRU 3/25) Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| PHILIP WOOLDRIDGE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRSTEN DUNHAM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $96,575 |
| BEN FABER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.18 | $0 |
| GLEN EHRHARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.12 | $0 |
| PHILIP WOOLDRIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.22 | $0 |
| AMANDA LANDRUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.14 | $0 |
| KAREN DIGH ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.13 | $0 |
| RIGEL OLIVERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.12 | $0 |
| DEBORAH RIEKHOF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.14 | $0 |
| LASHONDA ENIADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PRYOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.13 | $0 |
| TANYA TEEGARDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.19 | $0 |
| TERALYN WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.04 | $0 |
| JORDAN AULT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.18 | $0 |
| HANNAH MILSTER | DIRECTOR - VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.13 | $0 |
| ARVIDS PETERSONS | DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.98 | $0 |
| JOAN CHENAULT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.22 | $0 |
| IRENE KARNS | DIRECTOR - TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.76 | $0 |
| KRISTIN ARNOLD | DIRECTOR - SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.34 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRSTEN DUNHAM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $92,700 |
| MICHAEL PRYOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.12 | $0 |
| LASHONDA ENIADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.04 | $0 |
| DEBORAH RIEKHOF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.16 | $0 |
| JAMES CUTTS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.04 | $0 |
| TERALYN WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.04 | $0 |
| JORDAN AULT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.04 | $0 |
| JEFF BASINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.12 | $0 |
| TANYA TEEGARDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| DEREK HUX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.18 | $0 |
| PHILIP WOOLDRIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.12 | $0 |
| AMANDA LANDRUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.08 | $0 |
| HANNAH MILSTER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0.31 | $0 |
| BEN FABER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 |
| GLEN EHRHARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.16 | $0 |
| FRANK KOCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.04 | $0 |
| RIGEL OLIVERI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JOAN CHENAULT | DIRECTOR - VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.22 | $0 |
| IRENE KARNS | DIRECTOR - TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.85 | $0 |
| KRISTIN ARNOLD | DIRECTOR - SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.34 | $0 |
| ARVIDS PETERSONS | DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.95 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 117 N GARTH AVE, COLUMBIA, MO 65203-4103
- In care of
- % KIRSTEN DUNHAM
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KIRSTEN F DUNHAM, 117 NORTH GARTH AVENUE, COLUMBIA, MO 65203
- Signed the 990
- KIRSTEN F DUNHAM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (573) 442-0116
- Website
- WWW.MMLS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ARMANINO ADVISORY LLC
Mission
COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING FULL ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN CIVIL MATTERS FOR CENTRAL MISSOURIANS WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY, BY PROVIDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES RANGING FROM ADVICE AND BRIEF SERVICES TO EXTENDED REPRESENTATION IN COURT AND ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.
Program accomplishments
- MID-MISSOURI LEGAL SERVICES (MMLS) IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN NONCRIMINAL MATTERS TO PERSONS WHO ARE FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH SERVICES IN ELEVEN MID-MISSOURI COUNTIES (AUDRAIN, BOONE, CALLAWAY, CHARITON, COLE, COOPER, HOWARD, MILLER, MONITEAU, OSAGE, AND RANDOLPH) INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLUMBIA AND JEFFERSON CITY. OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT LACK OF PERSONAL FINANCES, REMOTENESS OF LOCATION, AND THE ENCUMBRANCES OF POVERTY DO NOT PRECLUDE ANYONE FROM THEIR RIGHT TO HAVE REDRESS OF SERIOUS LEGAL MATTERS.Expenses $1,821,897
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 43-1122012
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1978
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $16,788,117
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,013,509
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,608,252 | $2,181,868 | $16,788,117 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,475,973 | $2,119,671 | $15,361,600 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,090,317 | $1,681,188 | $14,295,752 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $11,915,299 | $1,451,653 | $12,937,034 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 43-1122012).
Questions about MID-MISSOURI LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
- What is the EIN of MID-MISSOURI LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MID-MISSOURI LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION is 43-1122012.
- Is MID-MISSOURI LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.
- Are donations to MID-MISSOURI LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MID-MISSOURI LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MID-MISSOURI LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MID-MISSOURI LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MID-MISSOURI LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KIRSTEN F DUNHAM.
- Who are the officers and directors of MID-MISSOURI LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $109,950 (KIRSTEN F DUNHAM, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does MID-MISSOURI LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,608,252, expenses of $2,181,868 and total assets of $16,788,117 at year end.
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