Nonprofit · EIN 76-0090652
HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM INC
Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77002
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,544,923 | $3,440,673 | $104,250 | $4,724,177 | $979,442 | $3,744,735 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,428,090 | $3,517,571 | $910,519 | $4,116,001 | $370,516 | $3,745,485 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,500,306 | $3,310,023 | $190,283 | $3,444,395 | $609,429 | $2,834,966 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,544,923
- of which government grants
- $1,523,618
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $137,075
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,362,956
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,030,549
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $47,400
- Occupancy
- $88,047
- Travel
- $9,210
- Depreciation
- $13,332
- Program services (functional)
- $2,897,355
- Management and general (functional)
- $507,202
- Fundraising (functional)
- $36,116
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,116,001
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,724,177
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $979,442
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,744,735
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $499
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,110,717
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,634,018
- Gross receipts
- $3,544,923
- Employees
- 39
- Volunteers
- 1,040
- Year formed
- 1983
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA HOOWTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $137,075 |
| ELIZABETH TRAN | LEGAL SERVICES DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,551 |
| MARILYN BROWN | DIRECTOR OF GRANTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,180 |
| BARBARA COCHRAN | STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,422 |
| BARBARA URDIALES | STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,189 |
| KAYLAN DUNN | CHAIR-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT PAINTER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| COLLIN COX | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AARON REIMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW YEH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AUDREY MOMANAEE | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA MCGARVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARTER DUGAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE FURLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER LOWY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT ELLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GREG ULMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAMAINE SINGLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMMA DOINEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAIMIE LEADER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLINE LINTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD WHITELEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANICE BERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA HOOWTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $132,902 |
| ELIZABETH TRAN | LEGAL SERVICES DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,776 |
| MARILYN BROWN | DIRECTOR OF GRANTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,160 |
| BARBARA COCHRAN | STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,451 |
| BARBARA URDIALES | STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,419 |
| STEPHANIE SOMMERLATTE | SUPERVISING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,666 |
| GREG MOORE | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KAYLAN DUNN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT PAINTER | CHAIR-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| COLLIN COX | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AARON REIMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW YEH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AUDREY MOMANAEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA MCGARVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMMA DOINEAU | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE FURLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMIE LEADER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF OLDHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY SIMONEAUX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER LOWY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT ELLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG ULMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE BAEHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAMAINE SINGLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARILYN BROWN | DIRECTOR OF GRANTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,905 |
| BARBARA COCHRAN | STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,352 |
| ELIZABETH TRAN | LEGAL SERVICES DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,656 |
| JOYCE HELFMAN | MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,128 |
| BLENDA RUIZ | STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,848 |
| ANNE CHANDLER | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $51,592 |
| DAVID HARRELL | CHAIR / IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| GREG MOORE | CHAIR ELECT / CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KERI BROWN | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAYLAN DUNN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT PAINTER | SECRETARY / TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| COLLIN COX | TREASURER / CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AARON REIMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW YEH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AUDREY MOMANAEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA MCGARVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHANDLER LANGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMMA DOINEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE FURLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMIE LEADER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF OLDHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY SIMONEAUX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER LOWY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT ELLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY ROBERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY VISAGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAMAINE SINGLETON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1000 LOUISIANA ST STE 3600, HOUSTON, TX 77002-5027
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JESSICA HOWTON STOOL, 1000 LOUISIANA ST SUITE 3600, HOUSTON, TX 77002
- Signed the 990
- KAYLAN DUNN, BOARD CHAIR
- Phone
- (713) 228-0735
- Website
- WWW.MAKEJUSTICEHAPPEN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CRI ADVISORS LLC
Mission
TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE HOUSTON AREA BY ASSISTING THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN CIVIL MATTERS.
Program accomplishments
- HVL PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS IN THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA WHO ARE FACING CIVIL LEGAL PROBLEMS (E.G., FAMILY LAW, PROBATE, LANDLORD/TENANT) SERVING DIVERSE POPULATIONS (E.G., U.S. VETERANS, IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, ETC.) HVL HAS A SCREENING PROCESS FOR EXTENDED REPRESENTATION SERVICES THROUGH WHICH APPLICANTS ARE CONNECTED WITH A PRO BONO LAWYER IN PRIVATE PRACTICE FOR THE LIFE OF THEIR LEGAL PROBLEM. HVLP PLACED AN ESTIMATED 1,126 CLIENT MATTERS WITH PRO BONO ATTORNEYS FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION DURING 2025. IN ADDITION, IN 2025, HVL PROVIDED ON-ON-ONE LEGAL ADVICE OR BRIEF SERVICES TO AN ESTIMATED 4,773 CLIENTS DELIVERING LEGAL ADVICE AND BRIEF SERVICES TO THESE INDIVIDUALS. OVERALL, IN 2025 VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS DONATED PRO BONO SERVICES WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $20,795,096.Expenses $2,897,355
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
- 76-0090652
- 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
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,724,177
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,544,923
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,544,923 | $3,440,673 | $4,724,177 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,428,090 | $3,517,571 | $4,116,001 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,500,306 | $3,310,023 | $3,444,395 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,454,489 | $3,043,258 | $3,418,876 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 76-0090652).
Questions about HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM INC
- What is the EIN of HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM INC is 76-0090652.
- Is HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM INC 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 HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM INC 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 HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM INC 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 HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JESSICA HOWTON STOOL.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 23 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $137,075 (JESSICA HOOWTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does HOUSTON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,544,923, expenses of $3,440,673 and total assets of $4,724,177 at year end.
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