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PUBLIC LAW CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
PUBLIC LAW CENTER (EIN 95-3709253)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-10-08
IRS object ID
201942819349301049
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-10-08T17:15:53-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN473535842PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DAVIS FARR LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12301 DUPONT DRIVE SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityIRVINECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92612ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN953709253EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PUBLIC LAW CENTERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPUBLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7145411010PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE WESTAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA ANACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92701ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKENNETH W BABCOCKPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GEN. COUNSELPersonTitleTxt
Phone7145411010PhoneNum
Signature2019-10-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTRITIA FOSTERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02164134PTIN
Phone9494742020PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address4.53.180.254IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-10-08IPDt
IP Tm17:11:36IPTm
IP TimezonePDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKENNETH W BABCOCKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE WESTAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA ANACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,749,509GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.PUBLICLAWCENTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1981FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROVIDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW INCOME ORANGE COUNTY RESIDENTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body37VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent37VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee47TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1494TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$17,637NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,408,051PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,239,604CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$204PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$281CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$264,304PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$303,759CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,672,559PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,543,644CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$336,471CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$886,075PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,152,246CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,302,462PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,958,176CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$370,097PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$585,468CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,381,581TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,911,183TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$623,371TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$542,505TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$758,210NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,368,678NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE PUBLIC LAW CENTER, ORANGE COUNTY'S PRO BONO LAW FIRM, IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS. THROUGH VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF, THE PUBLIC LAW CENTER PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES, INCLUDING COUNSELING, INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND STRATEGIC LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY TO CHALLENGE SOCIETAL INJUSTICES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,695,682ExpenseAmt
Revenue$304,576RevenueAmt
DescTHE PUBLIC LAW CENTER (PLC) IS THE LARGEST BAR SPONSORED, PRO BONO PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM IN ORANGE COUNTY. THROUGH VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF, THE PUBLIC LAW CENTER PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES, INCLUDING COUNSELING, INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND STRATEGIC LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY TO CHALLENGE SOCIETAL INJUSTICES. WITH A 38-YEAR HISTORY OF PROVIDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO ORANGE COUNTY'S LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS, PLC WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, COMMUNITY LEGAL AID OF SOCAL (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY), LOCAL LAW SCHOOLS AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENSURE BROAD ACCESS TO CIVIL JUSTICE. PLC'S CLIENTS MEET ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ESTABLISHED UNDER THE BUSINESS & PROFESSIONS CODE SECTIONS AUTHORIZING THE STATE BAR LEGAL SERVICES TRUST FUND PROGRAM. THE VAST MAJORITY OF PLC'S WORK INVOLVES THE PLACEMENT OF CLIENTS' CASES WITH VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS AND THE HANDLING OF CLIENTS' CASES BY PLC STAFF MEMBERS. IN 2018, PLC STAFF MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED OVER 61,750 HOURS OF FREE LEGAL SERVICES IN HANDLING OVER 4,500 CASES AND BENEFITTED MORE THAN 8,000 LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, ADULTS AND SENIORS IN ORANGE COUNTY. THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THIS WORK IS OVER $22.1 MILLION IN 2018 ALONE.PLC'S CASES INVOLVE FAMILY LAW, CHILDREN'S ISSUES, CONSUMER LAW, HOUSING, HEALTH, VETERANS AND IMMIGRATION. PLC ALSO PROVIDES FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS. IN ADDITION TO PRO BONO REPRESENTATION OF CLIENTS, PLC SPONSORS A VARIETY OF LEGAL CLINICS IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDE CLINICS AT FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS IN COSTA MESA, LAKE FOREST, LA HABRA AND SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, HOMELESS SERVICE CENTERS IN ANAHEIM AND COSTA MESA, AND A COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE LITTLE SAIGON SECTION OF WESTMINSTER. PLC SERVES THE HIV/AIDS COMMUNITY THROUGH REFERRALS FROM AIDS SERVICES PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. IN ADDITION, PLC CONDUCTS SEVERAL COURTHOUSE BASED CLINICS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO UNREPRESENTED LITIGANTS. THESE INCLUDE CLINICS IN THE AREAS OF FEDERAL COURT LITIGATION, BANKRUPTCY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND GUARDIANSHIP. IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, PLC ALSO CONDUCTS LARGE SCALE CITIZENSHIP FAIRS TO ASSIST LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS PREPARE THE PAPERWORK TO BECOME NATURALIZED U.S. CITIZENS. PLC OFFERS SUBSTANTIAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR ITS VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION AND AT PRIVATE LAW FIRMS, PLC OFFERS MCLE TRAININGS IN GUARDIANSHIP, IMMIGRATION, INCLUDING CITIZENSHIP, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND U-VISAS, HOUSING, AND BANKRUPTCY. THESE TRAININGS SERVE AS A WAY TO BOTH TRAIN AND RECRUIT PRO BONO ATTORNEYS FOR CLINICS AND CASE PLACEMENT. OUR TRAININGS FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS HELP TO EDUCATE THEIR STAFF AND CONSTITUENTS REGARDING LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT AFFECT THEM.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$2,695,682TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members37GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member37IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AIMEE DAUBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7145411010PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 CIVIC CENTER DR WESTAddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA ANACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92701ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (40 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
AARON J MALO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADRIANNE MARSHACK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRETT J WILLIAMSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN B FARRELL
SECRETARY/TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CAROLE E REAGAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CESAR COVARRUBIAS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLA SUE RILEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER H MCGRATH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTY G LEA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL R FOSTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL ROBINSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN O AITKEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARYL S LANDY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH E ARBABI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH MALLGRAVE
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DINA M RANDAZZO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS J DIXON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELEANOR A STEGMEIER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GLENN D DASSOFF
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES MEEKER PHD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOEL S MILIBAND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH L CHAIREZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARLA KRAFT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY F ESFAHANI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK ERICKSON
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARC J WINTHROP
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAYA K DUNNE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL ERMER
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHAEL R WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELE D JOHNSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE WHYTE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORMA GARCIA GUILLEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER ZEUGHAUSER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILIP D KOHN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RALPH H BLAKENEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD J GRABOWSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS A MANAKIDES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH BABCOCK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50.00$185,000$0$7,489Yes (X)
JORGE ALVARADO
DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION, TRAINING AND ADVOCACY40.00$137,000$0$20,033Yes (X)
CATHERINE OGILVIE
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40.00$115,000$0$14,057Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$437,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$41,579TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$650,735FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$1,554,794GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,034,075AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,239,604TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$281TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$281ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$193,019FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$650,735ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$205,865FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$12,846TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$12,846ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business624100BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$316,605TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$304,576RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$12,029ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$316,605OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,543,644TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$304,576RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$536ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185,000TotalAmt
Program Services$164,650ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,250FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,093,186TotalAmt
Program Services$1,275,489ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$640,417ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$177,280FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,085TotalAmt
Program Services$28,404ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,075ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,606FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$317,779TotalAmt
Program Services$200,962ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,704ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,113FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$164,880TotalAmt
Program Services$104,221ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,156ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,503FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$583,439TotalAmt
Program Services$437,152ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,162ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$92,125FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,138TotalAmt
Program Services$49,393ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,905ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,840FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,719TotalAmt
Program Services$70,970ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,542ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,207FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,997TotalAmt
Program Services$43,997ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,404TotalAmt
Program Services$6,574ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,718ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$112FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,833TotalAmt
Program Services$20,992ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,485ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$356FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,842TotalAmt
Program Services$32,015ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,715ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$112FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EQUIP MAINTENANCE$81,635$63,863$16,686$1,086
LITIGATION$77,909$77,909
LIBRARY$49,675$49,675
TELEPHONE$34,402$26,913$7,032$457

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,253TotalAmt
Program Services$42,503ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,326ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,424FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,958,176TotalAmt
Program Services$2,695,682ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$926,023ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$336,471FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,441BOYAmt
EOY$203,103EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$522,164BOYAmt
EOY$805,535EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$216,188BOYAmt
EOY$326,236EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100BOYAmt
EOY$100EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,186BOYAmt
EOY$80,674EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$763,881LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$293,346LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$493,502BOYAmt
EOY$470,535EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,000BOYAmt
EOY$25,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,381,581BOYAmt
EOY$1,911,183EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$112,210BOYAmt
EOY$215,212EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$310,723BOYAmt
EOY$141,667EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$189,277BOYAmt
EOY$181,015EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,161BOYAmt
EOY$4,611EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$623,371BOYAmt
EOY$542,505EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$716,495BOYAmt
EOY$1,294,843EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,715BOYAmt
EOY$73,835EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$758,210BOYAmt
EOY$1,368,678EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,381,581BOYAmt
EOY$1,911,183EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$585,468ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$25,000PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$2,634,550CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,277,165CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,016,644CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,408,051CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,239,604CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,576,014TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,634,550CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,277,165CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,016,644CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,408,051CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,239,604CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,576,014TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$266,760SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$15,309,254PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$223CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$84CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$129CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$204CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$281CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$921TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$53,122CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$63,070CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$140,161CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$306,116CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$316,605CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$879,074TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$16,456,009TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$733,226GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93030PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92100PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$11,032FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$11,032FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,947,144FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,958,176FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$347,909FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$86,977FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$279,596CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$288,827CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$315,123CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$347,909CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,231,455TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,847,183LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$816CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$2,706CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$9,800CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$11,032CurrentYearAmt
Total$24,354TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$69,899CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$72,207CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$78,781CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$86,977CurrentYearAmt
Total$307,864TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$461,796GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$263,640OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$263,640BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$336,360OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$168,180DepreciationAmt
Book Value$168,180BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$163,881OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$125,166DepreciationAmt
Book Value$38,715BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$470,535TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEPOSITS PAYABLEDesc
Amt$4,611Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,611TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,888,988TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$10,345,344DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$10,345,344RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,543,644RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,543,644TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,303,520TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$10,345,344DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$10,345,344ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,958,176ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,958,176TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CENTER QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) AS DESCRIBED IN SECTIONS 509(A)(1), 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE") AND 23701(D) OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE, ACCORDINGLY, THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES OR CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX. IN ADDITION, THE CENTER QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170 OF THE CODE AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. INCOME DETERMINED TO BE UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI) WOULD BE TAXABLE. THE CENTER EVALUATES ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, ON A CONTINUAL BASIS THROUGH REVIEW OF ITS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, REVIEW OF ITS REGULAR TAX FILINGS, AND DISCUSSIONS WITH OUTSIDE EXPERTS. THE CENTER'S FEDERAL RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED 2015, 2016 AND 2017 ARE SUBJECT TO IRS EXAMINATION, GENERALLY FOR FOUR YEARS AFTER FILING. AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, THE CENTER'S FISCAL YEAR 2018 RETURN HAD NOT YET BEEN FILED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1VOLUNTEERS FOR JUSTICE DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$778,709GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$615,575CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$163,134GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$118,751FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$36,683EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$24,525OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2HALLOWEEN BASHEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$50,045GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$35,160CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$14,885GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$25,906OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$15,000GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$15,000GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$843,754GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$650,735CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$193,019GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$118,751FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$36,683EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$50,431OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$205,865DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$12,846NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KENNETH BABCOCK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$185,000$0$0$0$0$0$7,383$0$106$0$192,489$0$0$0
JORGE ALVARADO
DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION, TRAINING AND$137,000$0$0$0$0$0$4,110$0$15,923$0$157,033$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCESAR COVARRUBIASPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBOARD MEMBERRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$75,000TransactionAmt
TransactionCESAR COVARRUBIAS IS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC LAW CENTER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE KENNEDY COMMISSION. IN 2018, PUBLIC LAW CENTER ENTERED INTO AN MOU WITH KENNEDY COMMISSION. PUBLIC LAW CENTER PAID KENNEDY COMMISSION $75,000 AS A RESULT OF THE MOU.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR BEFORE IT IS FINALIZED AND FILED. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CNO DIRECTOR OF THIS CORPORATION NOR ANY OTHER CORPORATION, FIRM, ASSOCIATION, OR OTHER ENTITY IN WHICH ONE OR MORE OF THIS CORPORATION'S DIRECTORS HAVE A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST SHALL BE INTERESTED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN ANY CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION, UNLESS (A) THE MATERIAL FACTS REGARDING THAT DIRECTOR'S FINANCIAL INTEREST IN SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION OR REGARDING SUCH COMMON DIRECTORSHIP, OFFICERSHIP, OR FINANCIAL INTEREST ARE FULLY DISCLOSED IN GOOD FAITH AND NOTED IN THE MINUTES, OR ARE KNOWN TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION OF SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION; (B) SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION IS AUTHORIZED IN GOOD FAITH BY A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD BY A VOTE SUFFICIENT FOR THAT PURPOSE WITHOUT COUNTING VOTES OF THE INTERESTED DIRECTORS; (C)BEFORE AUTHORIZING THE TRANSACTION, THE BOARD CONSIDERS AND IN GOOD FAITH DECIDES AFTER REASONABLE INVESTIGATION THAT THE CORPORATION COULD NOT OBTAIN A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS ARRANGEMENT WITH REASONABLE EFFORT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES; AND (D) THE CORPORATION FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT ENTERS INTO THE TRANSACTION, WHICH IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE CORPORATION AT THE TIME THE TRANSACTION IS ENTERED INTO. THE FOREGOING RESTRICTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A TRANSACTION THAT IS PART OF AN EDUCATIONAL OR CHARITABLE PROGRAM OF THIS CORPORATION IF IT (A) IS APPROVED OR AUTHORIZED BY THE CORPORATION IN GOOD FAITH AND WITHOUT UNJUSTIFIED FAVORITISM AND (B) RESULTS IN A BENEFIT TO ONE OR MORE DIRECTORS OF THEIR FAMILIES BECAUSE THEY ARE IN THE CLASS OF PERSON INTENDED TO BE BENEFITED BY THE EDUCATIONAL OR CHARITABLE PROGRAM OF THIS CORPORATION. PLC EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVOTE THEIR BEST EFFORTS AND ATTENTION TO THE FULL-TIME PERFORMANCE OF THEIR JOBS. EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO USE GOOD JUDGMENT, TO ADHERE TO HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS, AND TO AVOID SITUATIONS THAT CREATE AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEE'S PERSONAL INTERESTS AND THE INTERESTS OF PLC. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS WHEN THE EMPLOYEE'S LOYALTIES OR ACTIONS ARE DIVIDED BETWEEN PLC'S INTERESTS AND THOSE OF ANOTHER, SUCH AS A COMPETITOR, SUPPLIER, OR CLIENTS. BOTH THE FACT AND THE APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHOULD BE AVOIDED. EMPLOYEES UNSURE AS TO WHETHER A CERTAIN TRANSACTION, ACTIVITY OR RELATIONSHIP CONSTITUTES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHOULD DISCUSS IT WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. SOME EXAMPLES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: 1. ENGAGING IN SELF-EMPLOYMENT IN COMPETITION WITH PLC; 2. USING PLC INFORMATION FOR PERSONAL GAIN; 3. ACCEPTING SUBSTANTIAL PERSONAL GIFTS FROM CLIENTS OR VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS; OR 4. USING PLC ASSETS OR LABOR FOR PERSONAL USE. AN EMPLOYEE MAY ENGAGE IN OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT, PROVIDED THAT SUCH EMPLOYMENT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AT PLC. PLC LEGAL STAFF MAY NOT OFFER LEGAL SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THEIR PLC RESPONSIBILITIES WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED TO THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THE ANNUAL REVIEW AND COMPENSATION SETTING OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS A COMPENSATION SURVEY WHICH RELIES ON INFORMATION FROM THE FORM 990 OF SIMILAR LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE PUBLIC LAW CENTER DOES NOT HAVE A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DOCUMENTED WITH HIS ANNUAL REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 437,152. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 54,162. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 92,125. TOTAL EXPENSES 583,439.
FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2CTHE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.