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THE CORE VALUES OF THE WOMEN'S LAW PROJECT ARE A BELIEF IN THE RIGHT OF ALL WOMEN TO BODILY INTEGRITY AND PERSONAL AUTONOMY; DEDICATION TO LISTENING TO WOMEN AND BEING GUIDED BY THEIR EXPERIENCES; AND COMMITMENT TO FAIRNESS, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE. false false 1245568 17131 THE WOMENS LAW PROJECT (WLP), A PENNSYLVANIA LEGAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1974, BELIEVES THAT EVERY PERSON HAS THE RIGHT TO BODILY AUTONOMY, HEALTH, ECONOMIC SECURITY, AND FREEDOM FROM VIOLENCE, AND THAT PERSONAL DECISIONS ABOUT SEXUALITY AND PROCREATION MUST BE PROTECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT INSTEAD OF INTRUDED UPON. OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION FORMS THE BEDROCK OF WLPS PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS. A KEYSTONE OF WLPS WORK IS OUR COMMITMENT TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, BOTH TO ENSURE THAT ALL PERSPECTIVES ARE BROUGHT TO BEAR ON SOLUTIONS AND TO STREAMLINE ADVOCACY EFFORTS, THUS RENDERING THEM MORE EFFECTIVE AND MEANINGFUL. THE WLP HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT ON NUMEROUS LEGAL AND POLICY INITIATIVES INVOLVING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE, HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA AND NATIONWIDE, FOR OVER FOUR DECADES. WE CHALLENGE LAWS DESIGNED TO LIMIT OR DENY ACCESS TO ABORTION, INCLUDING TWICE BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, AND REPRESENT ABORTION CARE PROVIDERS IN NUMEROUS STATE REGULATORY MATTERS THAT ARISE FROM THE BURDENSOME AND UNNECESSARY STATE REGULATIONS DESIGNED TO LIMIT ACCESS TO ABORTION. WE PROVIDE REPRESENTATION IN CASES IN WHICH PREGNANT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO CRIMINAL AND OTHER PUNITIVE MEASURES RELATED TO THEIR PREGNANCY. OUR LEGAL PORTFOLIO NOW PROVIDES DIRECT REPRESENTATION TO PREGNANT PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION, AND TO MINORS WHO ARE SEEKING JUDICIAL BYPASSES TO HAVE AN ABORTION. WLP HAS A SUBSTANTIAL PORTFOLIO OF WORKER JUSTICE ADVOCACY. WE PROVIDE DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION ON EMPLOYMENT-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ON EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION, ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY ON BEHALF OF LOW-INCOME WORKERS. WE AUTHOR AMICUS CURIAE (FRIEND OF THE COURT) BRIEFS ON A RANGE OF WORKERS JUSTICE ISSUES. WE PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO POLICY MAKERS ON LEGISLATION AND HAVE ASSISTED IN DRAFTING NUMEROUS BILLS RELATED TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT, PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION, PAY EQUITY, PAID SICK DAYS, ETC. WE PROVIDE EXPERT TESTIMONY AT RELEVANT LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS. WLP ENGAGES IN NUMEROUS INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE SYSTEMIC RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL IMPACT. WLP BRINGS LITIGATION RELATING TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, AUTHORS AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS HIGHLIGHTING THE NEEDS OF VICTIMS, AND HAS AUTHORED MANUALS, JUDICIAL DESK BOOKS, AND NUMEROUS PUBLICATIONS ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. 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ACCORDINGLY, THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE PROJECT FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE PROJECT BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITION TAKEN AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. RIGHTS 2 REALIT 157989 122698 35291 35291 DECEMBER PARTY 143951 98319 45632 45632 301940 221017 80923 80923 80923 SCHEDULE G, PART IV (I) NAME OF FUNDRAISER: QUINN CONSULTING (I) ADDRESS OF FUNDRAISER: 628 FERNFIELD CIRCLE, WAYNE, PA 19087 ENA LEBEL BOARD MEMBER 5263 LEGAL SERVICES false X 1 331641 false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE WOMEN'S LAW PROJECT CREATES A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE SOCIETY BY ADVANCING THE RIGHTS AND STATUS OF ALL WOMEN THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. TO THIS END, WE ENGAGE IN HIGH-IMPACT LITIGATION, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION. THE CORE VALUES OF THE WOMEN'S LAW PROJECT ARE A BELIEF IN THE RIGHT OF ALL WOMEN TO BODILY INTEGRITY AND PERSONAL AUTONOMY; DEDICATION TO LISTENING TO WOMEN AND BEING GUIDED BY THEIR EXPERIENCES; AND COMMITMENT TO FAIRNESS, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE WOMENS LAW PROJECT (WLP), A PENNSYLVANIA LEGAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1974, BELIEVES THAT EVERY PERSON HAS THE RIGHT TO BODILY AUTONOMY, HEALTH, ECONOMIC SECURITY, AND FREEDOM FROM VIOLENCE, AND THAT PERSONAL DECISIONS ABOUT SEXUALITY AND PROCREATION MUST BE PROTECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT INSTEAD OF INTRUDED UPON. OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION FORMS THE BEDROCK OF WLPS PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS. A KEYSTONE OF WLPS WORK IS OUR COMMITMENT TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, BOTH TO ENSURE THAT ALL PERSPECTIVES ARE BROUGHT TO BEAR ON SOLUTIONS AND TO STREAMLINE ADVOCACY EFFORTS, THUS RENDERING THEM MORE EFFECTIVE AND MEANINGFUL. THE WLP HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT ON NUMEROUS LEGAL AND POLICY INITIATIVES INVOLVING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE, HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA AND NATIONWIDE, FOR OVER FOUR DECADES. WE CHALLENGE LAWS DESIGNED TO LIMIT OR DENY ACCESS TO ABORTION, INCLUDING TWICE BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, AND REPRESENT ABORTION CARE PROVIDERS IN NUMEROUS STATE REGULATORY MATTERS THAT ARISE FROM THE BURDENSOME AND UNNECESSARY STATE REGULATIONS DESIGNED TO LIMIT ACCESS TO ABORTION. WE PROVIDE REPRESENTATION IN CASES IN WHICH PREGNANT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO CRIMINAL AND OTHER PUNITIVE MEASURES RELATED TO THEIR PREGNANCY. OUR LEGAL PORTFOLIO NOW PROVIDES DIRECT REPRESENTATION TO PREGNANT PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION, AND TO MINORS WHO ARE SEEKING JUDICIAL BYPASSES TO HAVE AN ABORTION. WLP HAS A SUBSTANTIAL PORTFOLIO OF WORKER JUSTICE ADVOCACY. WE PROVIDE DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION ON EMPLOYMENT-BASED SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ON EMPLOYMENT-BASED PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION, ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY ON BEHALF OF LOW-INCOME WORKERS. WE AUTHOR AMICUS CURIAE (FRIEND OF THE COURT) BRIEFS ON A RANGE OF WORKERS JUSTICE ISSUES. WE PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO POLICY MAKERS ON LEGISLATION AND HAVE ASSISTED IN DRAFTING NUMEROUS BILLS RELATED TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT, PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION, PAY EQUITY, PAID SICK DAYS, ETC. WE PROVIDE EXPERT TESTIMONY AT RELEVANT LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS. WLP ENGAGES IN NUMEROUS INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE SYSTEMIC RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL IMPACT. WLP BRINGS LITIGATION RELATING TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, AUTHORS AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS HIGHLIGHTING THE NEEDS OF VICTIMS, AND HAS AUTHORED MANUALS, JUDICIAL DESK BOOKS, AND NUMEROUS PUBLICATIONS ON GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. WLP LED A REFORM EFFORT THAT LED TO COMPLETE REORGANIZATION OF THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSE TO SEX CRIMES, INCLUDING AN UNPRECEDENTED CASE REVIEW BY ADVOCATES, WHICH IS NOW A NATIONAL MODEL. WLP CO-CHAIRS THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE (DVLEC), WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, IMMIGRANT, AND SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND BATTERERS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF COORDINATING ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE VICTIM SAFETY AND PERPETRATOR ACCOUNTABILITY. WE PROVIDE THE LEGAL CONTEXT FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH OUR EXTENSIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, IN-PERSON MEETINGS, DEVELOPING AND SHARING TALKING POINTS ON RELEVANT INITIATIVES, PARTICIPATING IN CONFERENCES, AND PROVIDING MESSAGING ASSISTANCE TO OUR ALLIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED CLOSELY ON AN ONGOING BASIS BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. WLP HAS DEVELOPED STRONG INTERNAL ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND SAFEGUARDS THAT ARE DESIGNED IN PART TO ALERT MANAGEMENT TO SITUATIONS THAT MIGHT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PERIODICALLY CONDUCT STUDIES USING ALL AVAILABLE AND NECESSARY REGIONAL DATA TO ASSIST IN ESTABLISHING A FAIR AND APPROPRIATE SALARY FOR THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL OF A NONPROFIT AGENCY THAT IS COMPARABLE TO THE SIZE AND COMPLEXITY OF WLP. THIS ANALYSIS WAS MOST RECENTLY PERFORMED IN OCTOBER 2013. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES IS THE SAME AS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B LINE 15A. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.