2024-10-01T14:27:02-05:00 2023-12-31 521186096 RUBINO AND COMPANY CHARTERED 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 300 BETHESDA MD 208171818 990 2023-01-01 521961588 CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER INC CHIL 2024674900 501 3RD ST NW 8TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20001 JUDITH SANDALOW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2024674900 2024-10-01 1 0 KAY VOLLANS CPA P01404047 3015643636 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z JUDITH SANDALOW 501 3RD ST NW 8TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20001 13560383 0 X WWW.CHILDRENSLAWCENTER.ORG X 1996 DC CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER WORKS TO GIVE EVERY CHILD IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA A SOLID FOUNDATION OF FAMILY, HEALTH, AND EDUCATION. 15 15 128 525 0 0 4209223 5410757 6302283 7230415 116161 131504 -38005 -32434 10589662 12740242 0 0 0 0 8408846 9930562 82500 99000 1058964 2350538 2531380 10841884 12560942 -252222 179300 17564105 16947876 6352063 5296509 11212042 11651367 X CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER BELIEVES EVERY CHILD SHOULD GROW UP WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION OF FAMILY, HEALTH AND EDUCATION AND LIVE IN A WORLD FREE FROM POVERTY, TRAUMA, RACISM, AND OTHER FORMS OF OPPRESSION. OUR MORE THAN 100 STAFF TOGETHER WITH DC CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PRO BONO ATTORNEYS USE THE LAW TO SOLVE CHILDREN'S URGENT PROBLEMS TODAY AND IMPROVE THE SYSTEMS THAT WILL AFFECT THEIR LIVES TOMORROW. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1996, WE HAVE REACHED MORE THAN 50,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DIRECTLY AND MULTIPLIED OUR IMPACT BY ADVOCATING FOR CITY-WIDE SOLUTIONS THAT BENEFIT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS MORE. 0 0 5423658 6895165 GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM - CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER'S ATTORNEYS ARE APPOINTED BY JUDGES WITHIN THE DC SUPERIOR COURT TO REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY HALF THE CHILDREN INVOLVED WITH THE DC CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AGENCY - SEVERAL HUNDRED CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE AND PROTECTIVE SUPERVISION EACH YEAR. WE MAKE SURE THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND WISHES ARE HEARD AND THEIR BEST INTERESTS ARE PRIORITIZED. OUR REPRESENTATION A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM OF ATTORNEYS, SOCIAL WORKERS, INVESTIGATORS AND EDUCATION ATTORNEYS WHO ADVOCATE FOR THE SUPPORT CHILDREN NEED TO HEAL FROM THE TRAUMAS THAT BROUGHT THEM INTO THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AND TO LEAVE THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM SAFE, HEALTHY, AND LEARNING. 2312324 335250 HEALTHY TOGETHER - UNSAFE HOUSING, INADEQUATE EDUCATION, EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE, LACK OF GOOD HEALTH CARE AND OTHER PROBLEMS RELATED TO POVERTY, TRAUMA AND RACISM CAN HARM CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. THROUGH OUR HEALTHY TOGETHER PROGRAM, CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER PARTNERS WITH PEDIATRICIANS THROUGHOUT EIGHT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS AND CLINICS TO FIND AND FIX THE ROOT CAUSES OF A CHILD'S HEALTH PROBLEM SUCH AS ADVOCATING FOR LANDLORDS TO REPAIR WATER DAMAGE THAT LED TO MOLD WHICH EXACERBATES A CHILD'S ASTHMA. AND BECAUSE HEALTH AND EDUCATION ARE INEXTRICABLY LINKED, CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER ALSO ENSURES CHILDREN CAN START SCHOOL READY TO LEARN BY HELPING INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS GET SUPPORT EARLY. WHEN CHILDREN REACH SCHOOL AGE, CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER WORKS WITH PARENTS AND SCHOOLS TO GET A CHILD'S EDUCATION BACK ON TRACK FROM ENSURING TESTING FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES AT AN EARLY AGE TO MAKING SURE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES HAVE AN APPROPRIATE PLAN THAT MEETS THEIR LEARNING NEEDS. 1025856 SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY - OUR SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY IS GROUNDED IN OUR EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH MORE THAN 50,000 DISTRICT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1996. WE USE THIS EXPERTISE TO PARTNER WITH THE MAYOR, DISTRICT AGENCIES, THE DC COUNCIL, OTHER ADVOCATES, PARENTS, AND YOUTH TO FIND AND IMPLEMENT CITY-WIDE SOLUTIONS THAT BETTER SERVE CHILDREN'S NEEDS. WE WORK TO CHANGE LAWS, POLICIES AND PRACTICE AND APPELLATE CASE LAW. WE ALSO SECURE MEDIA COVERAGE TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE DISTRICT'S SUCCESSES AND FAILURES IN MEETING CHILDREN'S NEEDS. WHETHER IT IS ENSURING APPELLATE CASELAW PROVIDES CONCRETE GUIDANCE ON HOW TO EVALUATE THE HARM OF REMOVAL WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER TO PLACE A CHILD IN FOSTER CARE, SECURING HISTORIC SPECIAL EDUCATION REFORMS, PRESSING AGENCIES TO BETTER PREPARE OLDER YOUTH WHO AGE OUT OF FOSTER CARE OR IMPROVING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WITHIN DC SCHOOLS OUR POLICY AND APPELLATE ADVOCACY DELIVERS REAL RESULTS THAT HAVE IMPROVED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN'S LIVES. 743836 PRO BONO - ALTHOUGH CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER IS ONE OF THE LARGEST NONPROFIT LEGAL PROVIDERS IN DC, MANY MORE CHILDREN COME TO US THAN WE CAN HELP. OUR PRO BONO TEAM PLACES CHILDREN, PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS IN NEED OF LEGAL SERVICES WITH 400 PRO BONO ATTORNEYS EVERY YEAR FROM THE AREA'S TOP LAW FIRMS, IN-HOUSE LEGAL DEPARTMENTS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO HELP FILL THE GAP. REGARDLESS OF THEIR PRIOR EXPERIENCE OR WHAT TYPE OF CASE THEY TAKE, PRO BONO LAWYERS FIND SUCCESS HELPING DC CHILDREN BECAUSE OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE INTAKES AND OUR COMMITMENT TO HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING AND MENTORING. OUR IN-HOUSE TEAM OF LAWYERS ALSO HELP CHILDREN WHOSE CAREGIVERS ARE DISPUTING CUSTODY, SHIELDING THEM FROM CONFLICT AND HELPING FAMILIES AGREE ON A PLAN TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING. AND, WHEN PARENTS CAN NO LONGER SAFELY CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN, CLC HELPS GRANDPARENTS AND OTHER CARING ADULTS WHO STEP UP TO GIVE THEM A HOME, WHETHER THROUGH ADOPTION, CUSTODY OR GUARDIANSHIP. 743836 9505674 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 0 1 128 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X JUDITH SANDALOW 2024674900 501 3RD ST NW 8TH FLOOR WASHINGTON DC 20001 TRAEVENA BYRD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CREIGHTON MAGID CHAIR (END NOV 2023) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MEAGAN BARKETT TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH BAUSCH SECRETARY (END MAY 2023) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN V BREHENY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALLISON L ALEXANDER DIRECTOR (END MAY 2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH BEN-CANAAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE P DAVIS DIRECTOR (END MAY 2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ONA DOSUNMU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIGUEL EATON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MANU GAYATRINATH DIRECTOR (END MAY 2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE P HALES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK L KLEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE LABSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON LICHT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL A MASUR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE MCNAMARA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVAN MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIGUEL E RODRIGUEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SIMONE ROSS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA WILEY DIRECTOR (END MAY 2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNE L ZIMOLZAK DIRECTOR (END MAY 2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH SANDALOW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 189868 0 28469 BRIAN D SHOOK CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 182184 0 33104 SABRINA-YVETTE D'AMEIDA CHIEF TALENT AND EQUITY OFFICER 40.00 X 161572 0 27530 LASHANDA ADAMS LEGAL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 160438 0 38347 SHARRA GREER POLICY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 144502 0 27197 MILLICENT N NWOLISA CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 132864 0 36517 JENNIFER MORRIS DIRECTOR, GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM 40.00 X 131127 0 26522 TRACY GOODMAN DIRECTOR, HEALTHY TOGETHER PROGRAM 40.00 X 125313 0 26329 1227868 0 244015 16 0 1 0 YOUR PART-TIME CONTROLLER 1500 WALNUT STREET SUITE 1200 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 ACCOUNTING SERVICES 119541 SCB TECHNOLOGY GROUP 600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE 15661 WASHINGTON DC 20003 IT SERVICES 118769 2 14899 812076 4583782 146448 5410757 DC COURT CONTRACT 541110 6895165 6895165 MEDICAL/LEGAL PARTNERSHIP 541110 335250 335250 7230415 148989 148989 714073 731558 -17485 -17485 -17485 56149 812076 88583 -32434 -32434 12740242 7230415 0 99070 622512 230864 175822 215826 6883934 5552723 922592 408619 208244 172507 22920 12817 1606684 1310477 185801 110406 609188 476393 83980 48815 66061 66050 11 163139 163139 99000 99000 24642 24642 96113 52369 43744 279485 199510 65670 14305 351670 267963 55868 27839 918102 714687 129853 73562 83873 87597 -5141 1417 87447 67294 -2688 22841 197979 154053 28064 15862 66258 51576 9373 5309 DUES & MEMBERSHIPS 106884 73485 32542 857 RECRUITING & TRAINING 44942 14827 28626 1489 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 16000 16000 OTHER EXPENSES 15486 15486 13299 13299 12560942 9505674 1996304 1058964 6076896 1762964 1365694 5578417 1190308 1023422 1157490 1492046 371587 372206 2526973 1804379 899537 722594 2266003 2555151 4236590 3441076 17564105 16947876 391372 540075 321881 152167 5638810 4604267 6352063 5296509 X 9471918 10295580 1740124 1355787 11212042 11651367 17564105 16947876 179300 260025 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1194805 4754663 6877387 4209223 5410757 22446835 1194805 4754663 6877387 4209223 5410757 22446835 2354356 20092479 25639 23051 116085 121213 148989 434977 74976 3522 78498 22960310 26748358 0.87510 0.88940 X SCHEDULE A, PART II CLC PREVIOUSLY CHANGED ITS YEAR END ACCOUNTING PERIOD: TAX YEAR 2019 IS REPORTED ON A SHORT YEAR FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDING 12/31/2019. TAX YEAR 2020, 2021, 2022, AND 2023 ARE REPORTED ON THE FULL CALENDAR YEARS. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 209 21292 21501 12539441 12560942 778047 194512 0 0 636533 634736 692094 778047 2741410 4112115 41606 42406 43823 21501 149336 159133 158684 173024 194512 685353 1028030 161 201 209 571 1785045 1106986 678059 243471 215029 28442 498457 482364 16093 722594 SECURITY DEPOSIT 79670 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 3361406 3441076 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 4604267 4604267 X 15392995 260025 2417370 2677395 12715600 24642 24642 12740242 14953670 2417370 2417370 12536300 24642 24642 12560942 PART X, LINE 2: CLC IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE APPLICABLE INCOME TAX REGULATIONS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. CLC IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM TAXES ON INCOME OTHER THAN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. CLC'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES. CLC IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDED IN 2022, 2021 AND 2020 REMAIN OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING JURISDICTIONS. 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PURCHASE PRICE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE AMOUNT REPORTED IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AFTER THIS REVIEW, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPLETES AN ANNUAL FORM WHICH IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD CHAIR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE DATA OF OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH ARE DISCUSSED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS PROCESS IS FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ONLY. FOR OTHER STAFF, A MARKET-INFORMED ANALYSIS IS CONDUCTED TRIENNIALLY FOR ALL POSITIONS. BASED ON THAT ANALYSIS, THE LEADERSHIP TEAM DEVELOPS A SALARY SCALE FOR ALL POSITIONS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES KEY EMPLOYEE SALARIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 CLC PROVIDES A COPY OF ITS RECENT AUDIT AND FORM 990 ON ITS WEBSITE. CLC ALSO MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE 990 IS AVAILABLE TO ALL ON GUIDESTAR. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.