2020-07-15T11:56:52-05:00 2019-06-30 113266576 GRASSI & CO CPA'S PC 50 JERICHO QUADRANGLE JERICHO NY 11753 990 2018-07-01 131941627 VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC VERA 2123341300 34 35TH STREET NO 4-2A BROOKLYN NY 11232 NICHOLAS TURNER PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR 2123341300 2020-07-15 1 DAVID ROTTKAMP P01303468 5162563500 2020-07-14 72.76.183.192 2020-07-15 11:21:54 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 39224F80186565A185D5D3182F317C0AD5F87B77 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z X NICHOLAS TURNER 34 35TH STREET NO 4-2A BROOKLYN NY 11232 161471192 0 X WWW.VERA.ORG X 1961 NY SEE SCHEDULE O TO DRIVE CHANGE. TO URGENTLY BUILD AND IMPROVE JUSTICE SYSTEMS THAT ENSURE FAIRNESS, PROMOTE SAFETY, AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES. 21 21 288 0 0 0 136517389 136204400 0 0 434877 1021064 219170 302692 137171436 137528156 1793604 1949040 0 0 20535305 23574833 0 62000 1268099 79924991 104674941 102253900 130260814 34917536 7267342 116718335 136341948 47330322 58090764 69388013 78251184 X SEE SCHEDULE O:VERA'S MISSION IS TO DRIVE CHANGE AND URGENTLY BUILD AND IMPROVE JUSTICE SYSTEMS THAT ENSURE FAIRNESS, PROMOTE SAFETY, AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES. VERA WORKS WITH OTHERS WHO SHARE ITS VISION TO TACKLE THE MOST PRESSING INJUSTICES OF OUR DAY - FROM THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF MASS INCARCERATION, RACIAL DISPARITIES, AND THE LOSS OF PUBLIC TRUST IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, TO THE UNMET NEEDS OF THE VULNERABLE, THE MARGINALIZED, AND THOSE HARMED BY CRIME AND VIOLENCE. 0 0 116462107 1949040 CENTERS AND PROGRAMS INCLUDES THE WORK OF VERA'S CENTERS: IMMIGRATION AND JUSTICE, SENTENCING AND CORRECTIONS, VICTIMIZATION AND SAFETY, AND YOUTH JUSTICE. THE WORK FOCUS OF EACH AREA IS AS FOLLOWS:IMMIGRATION AND JUSTICE INCREASING IMMIGRANTS' ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES AND IMPROVING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. MAJOR INITIATIVE INCLUDES SAFE CITIES NETWORK, WHICH SEEKS TO BRING DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO IMMIGRATION COMMUNITIES IN JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.SENTENCING AND CORRECTIONS DEVELOPING AND SUPPORTING BALANCED, FAIR AND HUMANE SENTENCING AND CORRECTIONS POLICIES TO REDUCE USE OF INCARCERATION; TRANSFORM INCARCERATION TO BE REHABILITATIVE, RATHER THAN PUNITIVE; AND ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PRISONS. MAJOR INITIATIVES INCLUDE IN OUR BACKYARDS (REDUCING USE OF JAILS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES) AND UNLOCKING POTENTIAL (EXPANDING ACCESS TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION TO THOSE IN PRISON).VICTIMIZATION AND SAFETY WORKS WITH GOVERNMENT AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, PARTICULARLY IN VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.YOUTH JUSTICE WORKS WITH POLICYMAKERS AND PRACTITIONERS TO PRIORITIZE JUVENILE JUSTICE IN COMMUNITIES. MAJOR INITIATIVES INCLUDE RESTORING PROMISE (TRANSFORMING CONDITIONS OF JAILS AND PRISONS FOR YOUNG ADULTS); AND ENDING GIRLS' INCARCERATION (END GIRLS' INCARCERATION IN U.S. WITHIN 10 YEARS).EMBEDDED IN AND WORKING IN ALL THESE AREAS INCLUDES VERA'S RESEARCH FUNCTION, WHICH ENTAILS USING DATA TO INFORM POLICY AND DRIVE CHANGE IN EACH OF THESE AREAS. TOPICS ADDRESSED ARE WIDE RANGING, BUT INCLUDE STUDIES RANGING FROM EVALUATION OF LEGAL SERVICES FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINOR CHILDREN, TO SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.OTHER PROJECTS INCLUDE GREATER JUSTICE NEW YORK (VERA'S EFFORTS TO REFORM USE OF CASH BAIL), IMPROVING THE DELIVERY OF JUSTICE IN NEW ORLEANS, SHRINKING THE FOOTPRINT OF AMERICA'S POLICING AND ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY, AND CENTERING RACIAL EQUITY IN PROSECUTION. 2072799 DEMONSTRATION PROJECT INCLUDES VERA'S PROJECT GUARDIANSHIP, WHICH SERVES AS COURT-APPOINTED AGENCY GUARDIANS TO ELDERLY OR DISABLED INDIVIDUALS WHO LACK FAMILY OR OTHER SUPPORT NETWORKS. 118534906 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 232 0 288 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X GREG KLEMM 2123763174 34 35TH STREET SUITE 4-2A BROOKLYN NY 11232 JOHN F SAVARESE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDRA A LAMB TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROGER BLISSETT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MYLAN DENERSTEIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN DOVER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEAN M ESSERMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM S FLOYD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN GLEESON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAUL A GREEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVAN GUILLEMIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY MOLLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBO P ADEGBILE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATIE MARSHALL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THEODORE A MCKEE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK A O SCHWARZ JR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN PATTON SEYMOUR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN VINEGRAD TRUSTEE (RESIGNED JANUARY 2019) 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANYA PERRY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KHALIL GIBRAN MUHAMMAD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA HERON PARSONS TRUSTEE (RESIGNED JANUARY 2019) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MADSEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS R TURNER CEO 40.00 X 371726 0 50900 KEVIN KEENAN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 219124 0 29417 JAMES PARSONS VICE PRESIDENT / RESEARCH 40.00 X 186573 0 43484 GENIA WRIGHT CHEIF OPERATING & FINANCE 40.00 X 190383 0 23606 MARY C CROWLEY VP OF COMMUNICATION. / PUB 40.00 X 195648 0 15978 SUSAN SHAH DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AND STRATEGY 40.00 X 189697 0 14669 JORDAN KESSLER CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 172606 0 37581 OREN ROOT CENTER DIRECTOR 40.00 X 176962 0 17124 NANCY A SMITH DIRECTOR OF VICTIMIZATION AND SAFETY 40.00 X 170106 0 16889 CHRISTIAN H HENRICHSON RESEARCH DIRECTOR 40.00 X 147643 0 30921 2020468 0 280569 80 0 1 0 LUCAS & BARBA LLP 453 S SPRING ST SUITE 630 LOS ANGELES CA 90013 SUBCONTRACTOR SERVICES 517051 M&R STRATEGIC SERVICES 11 PARK PL NEW YORK NY 10007 CONSULTING SERVICES 478363 MARIE HIGUERA 705 SECOND AVENUE SUITE 610 SEATTLE WA 98104 CONSULTING SERVICES 456159 PACIFIC INTERPRETERS PO BOX 204313 DALLAS TX 75320 CONSULTING SERVICES 363642 MAYA INTERPRETERS PO BOX 2858 LABELLE FL 33975 CONSULTING SERVICES 336485 18 950799 109945225 25308376 136204400 1003196 1003196 23775069 23757201 17868 17868 17868 179500 950799 185835 -6335 -6335 TECH ASSISTANCE FEES 900099 150027 150027 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 125534 125534 PUBLICATION SALES 900099 33466 33466 309027 137528156 309027 0 1014729 1949040 1949040 1390646 40208 1211425 139013 17478785 14217973 2839960 420852 493566 432278 54918 6370 2853580 2247939 555110 50531 1358256 1039467 289372 29417 131494 131494 865838 865838 62000 62000 130419 130419 7430485 6355079 863068 212338 879039 317156 497747 64136 2772700 1821373 933086 18241 3069378 2324592 538798 205988 200555 200555 172423 14364 158059 SUBCONTRACTORS 87321357 87321357 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 903618 327765 518566 57287 EQUIPMENT REPAIRS & REN 662131 90887 571244 TRAINING 117567 17491 98150 1926 17937 17937 130260814 118534906 10457809 1268099 5861330 16087081 10829010 9888129 39103876 39746480 296761 79608 3836860 2002480 365128 1834380 27944457 32693316 32317773 36012954 116718335 136341948 13747501 22264795 778468 20000 32000000 35000000 1265 803088 805969 47330322 58090764 X 38611935 48560245 30192078 28773939 584000 917000 69388013 78251184 116718335 136341948 7267342 1595829 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 50558021 68574966 108258955 136843755 136204400 500440097 50558021 68574966 108258955 136843755 136204400 500440097 500440097 208188 182145 155906 362543 1003196 1911978 564754 674596 636496 543816 488527 2908189 505260264 0.99050 0.99000 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 494,194. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 581,096. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 581,782. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 359,000. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 309,027. FUNDRAISING EVENTS - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 70,560. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 93,500. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 54,714. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 184,816. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 179,500. 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THESE AMOUNTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. HOWEVER, THEY ARE INCLUDED ON FORM 990, PART X, LINES 15 AND 21. PART V, LINE 4: THE SPENDING POLICY ON FUND IS A FLAT DOLLAR AMOUNT OF $1M ANNUALLY. HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN NO APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE FUND SINCE 2015. PART X, LINE 2: VERA HAS APPLIED THE PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, AND HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. VERA IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. VERA BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS PRIOR TO 2016. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES 185,835. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT EXPENSES 185,835. 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THE EXPENSES ARE EXAMINED BEFORE DISBURSEMENT FOR COMPLIANCE AND COMPLETENESS. 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THE DRAFT IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR, FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, ACCOUNTING MANAGER, FINANCE MANAGER, CHIEF OPERATING AND FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND GENERAL COUNSEL. AFTER CORRECTIONS ARE MADE, THE FINAL FORM 990 IS PREPARED FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES ITS OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES TO DISCLOSE WHENEVER THEY HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST THAT IS IMPLICATED BY A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INTO WHICH THE ORGANIZATION IS CONTEMPLATING ENTERING (A "POTENTIAL CONFLICT"). IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT EXISTS, THE INTERESTED OFFICER OR TRUSTEE MUST DISCLOSE THE NATURE OF HIS OR HER INTEREST TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD EVALUATING THE TRANSACTION AND IS EXCLUDED FROM ALL DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS CONCERNING THE MATTER. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION'S TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, TO CERTIFY THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND TO DISCLOSE CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS CHARGED WITH THE TASK OF DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABILITY DATA, INCLUDING COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF INDEPENDENT PERSONS WITH RESPECT TO THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 23 THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR