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BDS EMPLOYS A LARGE STAFF OF HIGHLY DEDICATED AND TALENTED ATTORNEYS, SOCIAL WORKERS, INVESTIGATORS AND SUPPORT STAFF TO PROVIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLIENT REPRESENTATION IN OUR CORE AREAS OF CRIMINAL, FAMILY AND IMMIGRATION DEFENSE TO PEOPLE FACING THE DIRE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPRISONMENT, LOSS OF THEIR CHILDREN OR DEPORTATION. 63423981 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 138 0 582 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 7 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X LISA SCHREIBERSDORF 7182540700 177 LIVINGSTON STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 LISA SCHREIBERSDORF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.0 0.0 X X 341974 0 30369 LAURA SAFT DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.0 0.0 X 260774 0 26283 GEMMA ROGERS CHIEF OF STAFF 40.0 0.0 X 225565 0 20346 LAUREN SHAPIRO MANAGING DIRECTOR, FAMILY DEFE 40.0 0.0 X 218193 0 19978 DENISE WIRSIG CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER 40.0 0.0 X 196374 0 37476 KWAME MILLAR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.0 0.0 X 206024 0 23545 KEVIN SNOVER CHAIRMAN OF BOARD 0.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 CINDI ELIBOTT TREASURER 0.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 GREGORY CERCHIONE SECRETARY 0.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 ANDREA BONINA BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY RONA BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 ROBERT J GUNTHER BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 JASON STARR BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 1448904 0 157997 115 false true false ANOTEROS 4 CROMWELL CT PRINCETON NY 08540 IT SERVICES 652793 LAPA FUNDRAISING 601 KAPPOCK STREET BRONX NY 10463 FUNDRAISING 225987 YOSWEIN NEW YORK INC 111 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10006 LOBBYING & COMMUNIC. 159000 VOIANCE LANGUAGE SERVICES LLC PO BOX 74008101 CHICAGO IL 60674 INTERPRETATION 158585 4 66504079 1983669 68487748 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OTHER 900099 1372 1372 1372 68489120 1372 416259 416259 86793 86793 0 0 388219 0 388219 0 45278981 40632818 4646163 2170721 1945798 224923 7980418 7124011 856407 3492669 3109996 382673 0 158865 158865 162675 162675 83250 83250 242313 242313 0 2058543 1618745 439798 0 1698089 1335453 347916 14720 2635109 2098383 536726 0 5120733 4601607 519126 111746 100022 11724 0 48591 32540 16051 234776 234776 0 237372 214828 22544 220037 106728 113309 72826159 63423981 9061895 340283 4645646 1404440 0 0 20798901 19146962 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 710498 465183 3309963 2569054 940336 740909 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 551660 632360 27647041 22389854 6245010 5861646 0 0 398865 398865 0 0 0 0 0 0 7500000 7500000 9590898 8840897 3096172 3309389 26830945 25910797 X 469112 -3682347 346984 161404 816096 -3520943 27647041 22389854 -4337039 X false false false X 42076128 49151376 61302385 60711726 68487748 281729363 0 0 42076128 49151376 61302385 60711726 68487748 281729363 0 281729363 0 0 63899 197250 33393 1372 295914 282025277 0.99895 0.99880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false true false false false false true 83250 false false 83250 false false SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 BDS LOBBIED ON INDIGENT DEFENSE ISSUES, INCLUDED INCREASED FUNDING FOR INDIGENT DEFENSE IN NEW YORK AND CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR CITY-FUNDED IMMIGRATION SERVICES. 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EACH YEAR, BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO STATE ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON A QUESTIONNAIRE. THE BOARD MEMBERS THEN REVIEW EACH STATEMENT AND IDENTIFY IF AND WHEN A RECUSAL MAY BE CALLED FOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD GENERALLY APPROVES COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHOSE COMPENSATION IS SET AS COMPARABLE TO SIMILAR POSITIONS WITHIN THE NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY. THE BOARD LAST APPROVED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IN July 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 WHEN REQUESTED, BROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICES WILL ALLOW REVIEW OF FINANCIALS AS WELL AS CERTAIN POLICY DOCUMENTS.