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THE PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
THE PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTER (EIN 23-1923398)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-09-15
IRS object ID
202232589349300933
Schema version
2021v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Molly Flynn
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Marc A Topaz
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Zachary Arbitman
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Mira Baylson
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Dean Beer
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Nadeem Bezar
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Keir Bradford-Grey
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Leigh Ann Buziak
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Scott Charles
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nicholas E Chimicles
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Lisa W Clark
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Christina Diaz
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Michael DiBerardinis
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Zakia Elliott
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Brian T Feeney
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Bret Flaherty
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Anthony Gay
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David Gersch
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Virginia Gibson
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Matthew Glazer
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Katherine Hatton
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John Huh
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Shauna Itri
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Priscilla Jiminez
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Lea Knight
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Liz Lambert
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Howard Langer
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Shannon E McClure
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Michael T McKeever
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Elisa McEnroe
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Lauren McKenna
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H Laddie Montague Jr
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Tracy Palmer
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Kartik Patel
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Robin Roberts
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Jacqueline R Robinson
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Curtis Shiver
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Hyung Steele
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Robert Wiygul
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Fundraising$2,804FundraisingAmt

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$31,411EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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EOY$248,467EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$948,967BOYAmt
EOY$1,293,826EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,252,330BOYAmt
EOY$4,709,218EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,801,262BOYAmt
EOY$5,109,239EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$316,900ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$139,988NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,137,240CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,500,306CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,409,546CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,015,980CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,287,440CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,350,512TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,137,240CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,500,306CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,409,546CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,015,980CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,287,440CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,350,512TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,873,656SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,476,856PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,387CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$92,872CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$72,666CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$73,799CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$180,494CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$452,218TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$9,802,730TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,313,283GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.76270PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.77630PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support Total509$0PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (true)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (true)MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members$12MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$249DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsYes (true)RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations$9RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other ActivitiesYes (true)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$33OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$303TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt II-B Line 1DESCRIPTION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES
Pt II-B Line 1Federal: oppose change to guidance on school discipline; support Competitive Employment Act, a bill designed to help job-seekers with disabilities find fair wage employment alongside their peers; oppose proposed rule requiring federal job applicants to disclose participation in diversion programs; oppose proposed changes to public charge rule; oppose proposed changes to rules for applying the disparate impact standard under the Fair Housing Act; oppose proposed changes to SNAP (food stamp) programs.
Pt II-B Line 1State: review and legal research regarding amendments to election code, including support of amendments to absentee ballot provision to expand right to vote by mail; support legislation to expunge records of eviction filing; oppose proposed legislation to preempt local housing ordinances; oppose bill to allow streamlined removal of persons alleged to be squatters; oppose legislation to accelerate timeline for all eviction proceedings; oppose bill to expand tax credits for children to attend private school; support bills to strengthen lead safety; oppose bills to eliminate General Assistance; oppose legislation to impose a moratorium on closing state institutions for people with disabilities; advocacy to oppose
Pt II-B Line 1legislation for expansion of charter schools without appropriate oversight.
Pt II-B Line 1Local: support right to counsel in eviction proceedings; support expansion of lead law to require all buildings constructed before 1978 to be certified as lead safe, prepare letters to the editor in support; support improvements in City land disposition policies to account for community gardens; support amendments to City plan for Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing; support amendment to legislation regarding housing trust fund to require funds to be used for low income housing; oppose as written bill to regulate community benefits agreements.

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (true)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,492,517BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$611,016ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$249,134InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$28,180OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$610AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,323,877EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$926,140BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$727,523ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$89,627InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$250,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$773AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,492,517EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$605,791BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$236,418ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$88,919InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,839OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,149AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$926,140EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$179,397BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$454,277ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$8,827InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$12,586OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$6,470AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$605,791EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$177,656BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$14,117InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8,875OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$6,001AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$179,397EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.72510BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.27490PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,630OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,052DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,578BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$181,917OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$161,081DepreciationAmt
Book Value$20,836BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$25,414TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$39,993Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$39,993TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,381,341TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$139,988NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$3,612,164DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$70,108OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,822,260RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,559,081RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,559,081TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,924,453TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$3,612,164DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$70,108OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,682,272ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,242,181ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,242,181TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt XI, Line 2dFundraiser expenses
Pt XII, Line 2dFundraiser expenses
Other.
Pt IV, Line 2b$31,411 Fiscal sponsorships
Other.
Pt V, Line 4Board Designated Endowments - $1,685,036 for long term financial support.
Pt V, Line 4Permanent Endowment (Wolf Fund) - $107,708 for operations
Pt V, Line 4Permanent Endowment (Gilhool Fund) - $80,679 for persons with disabilities
Pt V, Line 4Permanent Endowment (Capital Campaign) - $373,063 for long term financial support.
Pt V, Line 4Permanent Endowment (Social Justice) - $77,391

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Annual EventEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$230,170GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$168,215CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$61,955GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$43,084FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$4,744EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$22,281OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2NONEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Total$230,170GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$168,215CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$61,955GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$43,084FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$4,744EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$22,281OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$70,109DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$8,154NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$73,367NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair market valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (true)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt I Line 32bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSecurities are sold through a brokerage account.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (22 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 2.
Pt VI, Line 2BOARD RELATIONSHIPS
Pt VI, Line 2Two board members, Matthew Glazer and Mira Baylson, have a family relationship.
Pt VI, Line 4.
Pt VI, Line 4AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS
Pt VI, Line 4The Law Center may identify legal professional associations and organizations whose executive leader or alternative representative may be selected to serve as an Organizational Representative. Organizational Representatives will be invited and encouraged to attend and participate in board meetings and may volunteer to serve on any standing committee created by the board. Organizational Representatives are not members of the board and are not entitled to vote on any action which requires a vote of board members.
Pt VI, Line 8b.
Pt VI, Line 8bCOMMITTEE AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Pt VI, Line 8bThe Executive Committee is authorized to act on behalf of the board of directors. Minutes are kept of those meetings.
Pt VI, Line 11b.
Pt VI, Line 11bPROCESS FOR REVIEW OF FORM 990
Pt VI, Line 11bPrior to filing, the Form 990 is given to the audit/finance committee to review during a meeting of the committee. The Form 990 is also provided to the entire board prior to filing.
Pt VI, Line 12c.
Pt VI, Line 12cCONFLICT OF INTERESTS
Pt VI, Line 12cThe conflict of interest policy is regularly enforced. New board members and staff are provided with a copy of the policy and board members are asked each year to disclose any conflicts and/or certify that there are no such conflicts.
Pt VI, Line 15a.
Pt VI, Line 15aPROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION.
Pt VI, Line 15aThe board's executive committee determines and sets the Executive Director's compensation. The Executive Director, in collaboration with the executive committee, determines and sets yearly compensation amounts for all program staff. The processes include gathering information on comparable salaries for similar positions within peer programs and non-profit programs in the area, reviewing compensation against projected revenue for the upcoming fiscal year's budget to ensure a balanced budget, and configuring compensation amounts per employee through an equity lens.
Pt VI, Line 19.
Pt VI, Line 19AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS
Pt VI, Line 19The Law Center posts on its website its Form 1023 and IRS determination letter, three years of its Form 990, the Board Conflict of Interest Policy, the Recusal Policy for Lawyer Board Members, Articles of Incorporation and three years of its annual audited financial statements.
Other.