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COMMUNITY LEGAL ADVOCATES OF NEW YORK: Form 990EZ, tax year 2022

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Organization
COMMUNITY LEGAL ADVOCATES OF NEW YORK (EIN 81-3629630)
Tax period
2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
Filed
2023-08-09
IRS object ID
202342219349200539
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-08-09T12:11:23-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN813629630EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMMUNITY LEGAL ADVOCATES OF NEW YORKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5162106763PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line138 OLD COUNTRY ROAD SUITE 205AddressLine1Txt
CityGARDEN CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11530ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANN DIBBLEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone5162106763PhoneNum
Signature2023-08-09SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer1TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB0LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressWWW.CLA-NY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$94,868GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$31,613ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$63,255ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$94,868TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$0GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$78,231SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$0FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$17,619OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$2,006PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$9,903OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$107,759TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$12,891ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$25,140NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$12,249NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,950BOYAmt
EOY$17,529EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,950BOYAmt
EOY$17,529EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,810BOYAmt
EOY$5,280EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,140BOYAmt
EOY$12,249EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeCAL PROVIDES FREE AND LOW COST CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
CLA ASSISTED 922 CLIENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. SERVICES INCLUDED DIRECT LEGAL ASSISTANCE, ADVICE AND COUNSEL, AND REFERRALS TO OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS. MATTERS HANDLED INCLUDE IMMIGRATION (APPROX 80%), ADVANCE PLANNING, GUARDIANSHIPS AND PUBIC BENEFITS.$0$107,259
CLA CONDUCTS COMMUNITY EDUCATION EVENTS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF IMPORTANT LEGAL RIGHTS AND ISSUES. THE NUMBER OF EVENTS HAS NOT RECOVERED POST-PANDEMIC, BUT CLA CONDUCTED ONE SUCH EVENT DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR.$0$500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$107,759TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
KEIKO CERVANTES-OSPINA
BOARD MEMBER, PRESIDENT AND ATTORNEY IN CHARGE35$36,000$0$0
ANN E DIBBLE
BOARD MEMBER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TREASURER AND SECRETARY35$36,000$0$0
EDWARD F DIBBLE
BOARD CHAIR1$0$0$0
BERLOTTE ANTOINE
BOARD MEMBER1$0$0$0
JOEL BENCOSME
BOARD MEMBER1$0$0$0
ROSEMARY VENTURA
BOARD MEMBER1$0$0$0
SAMUEL WACHTEL
BOARD MEMBER1$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANN E DIBBLEPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line138 OLD COUNTRY ROADAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2SUITE 205AddressLine2Txt
CityGARDEN CITYCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11530ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5162106763PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$31,720CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$51,840CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,339CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$59,023CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,613CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$195,535TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$51,840CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$21,339CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$59,023CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,613CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$195,535TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$40,351SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$155,184PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$195,535TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$273,467GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.79364PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.81PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (1)MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members$0MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or BroadcastYes (1)PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Publications Or Broadcast$0PublicationsOrBroadcastAmt
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$0DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsYes (1)RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations$0RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$0TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule C, Part II-B, Line 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCLA TAKES POSITIONS ON LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. CLA SOMETIMES WRITES LETTERS AND MEMOS IN SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION TO LEGISLATION AND RULES. CLA SENDS THESE MATERIALS TO LEGISLATORS AND AGENCIES, DIRECTLY AND THROUGH AGGREGATING ORGANIZATIONS. CLA ALSO PUBLISHES ITS POSITIONS ON ITS WEBSITE AND THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. IN ADDITION, CLA PARTICIPATES IN LOBBYING WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL ELECTED OFFICIALS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^CABLE PHONE INTERNET AND SOFTWARE;4603|NON PROPERTY INSURANCE;2109|EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES;2008|MISC ADDITIONAL EXPENSES;1183^Total;9903^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26FEES PREPAID BY CLIENTS AND BRIEFLY HELD BY CLA.