2018-08-23T12:36:37-05:00 2017-12-31 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2017-01-01 362337880 NATIONAL LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION NATI 2024520620 1901 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20006 RHODIA D THOMAS TREASURER 2024520620 2018-08-23 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 2018-08-23 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JO-ANN WALLACE 1901 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW NO 500 WASHINGTON DC 20006 4605036 0 X WWW.NLADA.ORG X 1949 DC TO DEVELOP & PROMOTE HIGH QUALITY, EFFECTIVE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE & PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES. 19 18 26 29 255 0 1212069 1790425 2472213 2592491 769 1853 67196 96240 3752247 4481009 0 0 0 0 2307020 2619184 1138 0 747664 1809297 1848914 4117455 4468098 -365208 12911 2909698 2905106 2458076 2440573 451622 464533 X THE NATIONAL LEGAL AID & DEFENDER ASSOCIATION (NLADA) WORKS TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP HIGH QUALITY, EFFECTIVE CIVIL LEGAL AID AND INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES. NLADA ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY SUPPORTING THE EXISTING NETWORK OF CIVIL AND DEFENDER SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND BY ENCOURAGING THE FORMATION OF NEW LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WHOSE PURPOSE IT IS TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS. 0 0 936859 457879 SPECIAL PROJECTS - RESTRICTED GRANTS RECEIVED BY NLADA TO CARRY OUT SPECIFIC PROJECTS ON BEHALF OF CIVIL LEGAL AID AND INDIGENT DEFENSE. NLADA'S CIVIL AND DEFENDER DIVISIONS BOTH RECEIVED GRANTS TO HELP SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES IN THE FIELD OF CIVIL LEGAL AID AND PUBLIC DEFENSE. THE CIVIL DIVISION RECEIVED GRANTS TO SUPPORT WORK TO ENHANCE OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON INITIATIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CIVIL LEGAL AID PROGRAMS. THIS WORK HAS INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FEDERAL FUNDING WEBSITE. THE DEFENDER DIVISION HAS RECEIVED FOUNDATION FUNDING TO CARRY OUT VARIOUS INITIATIVES ON BEHALF OF AN IMPROVED PUBLIC DEFENSE SYSTEM. 668059 1327783 CIVIL DIVISION - SUPPORTS A WIDE ARRAY OF CIVIL LEGAL AID PROGRAM PROVIDERS, PRO BONO ATTORNEYS, LAW SCHOOLS, BAR ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS PLAYING A ROLE IN ENSURING THAT LOW-INCOME AMERICANS HAVE ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION IN CIVIL LEGAL MATTERS. 494503 623904 TRAINING AND CONFERENCE DIVISION -THE TRAINING AND CONFERENCE AGENDAS ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH NLADA'S STRATEGIC GOALS. THEY PROVIDE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND CONFERENCES TO BOTH THE CIVIL AND PUBLIC DEFENSE COMMUNITIES. 340258 COMMUNICATIONS 193284 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 161740 167900 DEFENDER DIVISION 159643 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 854925 167900 2954346 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 23 0 1 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 19 18 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NJ NY X YVETTE HATCHER 2024520620 1901 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 500 WASHINGTON DC 20006 KELLI THOMPSON CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROSITA STANLEY VICE CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RHODIA D THOMAS VICE CHAIRPERSON & TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN I MAULDIN IMMEDIATE PAST-CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PATTON T ADAMS DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/2017 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEIR BRADFORD-GREY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA L BRIDGEMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AVIS BUCHANAN DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/2017 1.00 X 0 0 0 MYRNAIRIS CEPEDA DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/2017 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE EPPLER-EPSTEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAWNTELLE FISHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STAN GERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX R GULOTTA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GWEN HANLEY-PAMPLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEYMOUR JAMES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY JOHNSON DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/2017 1.00 X 0 0 0 LILLIAN O JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NALANI FUJIMORI KAINA DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/2017 1.00 X 0 0 0 REGINA KELLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLINTON LYONS DIRECTOR 1.00 37.50 X 0 255299 34123 THERON MCNEIL DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/2017 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIRBY MITCHELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCY MULLER DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/2017 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSE PADILLA DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/2017 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALISON PAUL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD SIMPSON-BEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL TOBIN DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/2017 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARY WINDOM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY L YOUNG DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/2017 1.00 X 0 0 0 JO-ANN WALLACE PRESIDENT & CEO 37.50 X 197853 0 28813 MARIA SOTO SR. VP OF OPERATIONS/SECRETARY 37.50 X 155867 0 16044 DON SAUNDERS VP OF CLS 37.50 X 132599 0 38055 ROBIN MURPHY CHIEF COUNSEL, CLS 37.50 X 118862 0 14262 MAREA BEEMAN DIRECTOR, RESEARCH INITIATIVES 37.50 X 118587 0 11692 APRIL CAMARA DIRECTOR, DEFENDER LEGAL SERVICES 37.50 X 110526 0 3606 HELEN KATZ - UNTIL 092017 CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 37.50 X 109774 0 13835 944068 255299 160430 8 0 1 0 ROBERT HALF 12400 COLLECTION CENTER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60693 OFFICE TEAM STAFFING SERVICE 127935 1 6543 575732 100000 327590 780560 1790425 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 1717369 1717369 TRAINING 900099 326295 326295 CONFERENCE 900099 312634 297609 15025 INSURANCE ADMIN. 900099 121000 121000 PUBLICATIONS 900099 75193 75193 40000 40000 2592491 1853 1853 197404 197404 22608 575732 124027 -101419 -101419 STORE SALES 900099 255 255 255 4481009 2577466 255 112863 398577 164907 188338 45332 1875086 1214531 288452 372103 200092 129640 42033 28419 145429 88380 36756 20293 16250 16250 19800 19800 33106 33106 443817 261619 139258 42940 201699 103334 76683 21682 575 575 355648 102302 252811 535 216349 178858 29833 7658 341054 294081 28929 18044 7570 7570 100131 100131 26157 693 25464 DUES AND REGISTRATIONS 61315 52479 6525 2311 AWARDS & HONORARIUM 21058 12971 7526 561 PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT 2836 2836 BAD DEBT 1549 1549 350551 -538337 187786 4468098 2954346 766088 747664 220968 208772 1130734 1305595 292139 394907 535572 358048 83282 83376 967086 446388 613293 520698 2147 2147 31563 31563 2909698 2905106 311115 384577 1176016 1115294 970945 940702 2458076 2440573 X 174519 -63240 277103 527773 451622 464533 2909698 2905106 12911 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1193624 1734909 1897630 1212069 1790425 7828657 1193624 1734909 1897630 1212069 1790425 7828657 2089774 5738883 162361 171811 177251 188413 199257 899093 3594 3594 8731344 11896266 0.65730 0.69860 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 3,594. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10015 23091 33106 4434992 4468098 373405 93351 0 0 354491 354340 355816 373405 1438052 2157078 52104 36194 30671 33106 152075 88623 88585 88954 93351 359513 539270 26052 18097 15336 10015 69500 665560 234561 430999 217669 127970 89699 83857 83857 0 520698 OTHER LIABILITIES 45077 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS 54253 DEFERRED RENT AND LEASE INCENTIVE LIABILITY 841372 940702 X PART X, LINE 2: NLADA EVALUATED ITS UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. ANNUAL DINNER 598340 575732 22608 20000 471 62878 40678 598340 575732 22608 20000 471 62878 40678 124027 -101419 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CLINTON LYONS DIRECTOR 0 255299 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34123 0 289422 0 0 JO-ANN WALLACE PRESIDENT & CEO 197853 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28813 0 226666 0 0 0 MARIA SOTO SR. VP OF OPERATIONS/SECRETARY 155867 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16044 0 171911 0 0 0 DON SAUNDERS VP OF CLS 132599 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38055 0 170654 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 IN 2016 NLADA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDED BYLAWS CHANGES AFFECTING NLADA'S BOARD AND POLICY GROUPS / COUNCIL BE SUBMITTED TO THE MEMBERSHIP FOR ADOPTION. BALLOTS WERE MAILED TO VOTING ELIGIBLE MEMBERS IN 2017. VOTING TOOK PLACE AND THE CHANGES WERE ADOPTED IN APRIL, 2017. CHANGES INCLUDED REVISIONS TO THE NUMBER AND COMPOSITION OF THE FOUR BODIES. IN ADDITION, THE CIVIL POLICY GROUP AND THE CLIENT POLICY GROUP WERE RENAMED TO ALIGN ALL THREE GROUPS. THEY ARE NOW KNOWN AS THE CLIENT COUNCIL, THE CIVIL COUNCIL AND THE DEFENDER COUNCIL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THERE SHALL BE TWO (2) CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP IN NLADA (VOTING AND NON-VOTING). THE FIRST CLASS OF MEMBERS SHALL BE DENOMINATED AS VOTING MEMBERS. EACH OF THE INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO THE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS OF SUCH MEMBERSHIP, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO VOTE. EACH VOTING MEMBER SHALL BE DENOMINATED AS EITHER A PROGRAM MEMBER, INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OR CLIENT MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A FOR PURPOSES OF VOTING AND ELECTIONS UNDER THE BYLAWS, INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS SHALL DECLARE WHETHER THEY ARE PUBLIC, CIVIL, DEFENDER, CLIENT, DEFENDER CLIENT OR CIVIL CLIENT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. ANY MEMBER WHO FAILS SO TO DECLARE SHALL BE DEEMED A PUBLIC INDIVIDUAL MEMBER. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, PROGRAM MEMBERS AND CLIENT MEMBERS OF NLADA SHALL VOTE SEPARATELY ON ANY MATTER COMING BEFORE SUCH MEETINGS. NO ACTION SHALL BE TAKEN OR RESOLUTION APPROVED UNLESS ADOPTED BY A SEPARATE MAJORITY OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL, CLIENT AND PROGRAM MEMBERS PRESENT OR REPRESENTED BY PROXY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE MEMBERSHIP OF NLADA ON SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO REVIEW AND OVERRULE ANY DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED FOR REVIEW TO THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) AND THE BOARD TREASURER BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES ARE GIVEN THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EACH YEAR, ALONG WITH A DISCLOSURE FORM. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IDENTIFYING ENTITIES FOR WHICH A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST COULD ARISE, ALONG WITH THE DETAILS OF THE ARRANGEMENT. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES, NOTIFICATION MUST BE MADE TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, POLICY GROUP OR COMMITTEE ON WHICH THE PERSON SITS, SO THAT APPROPRIATE ACTION MAY BE TAKEN. DURING THE YEAR, NLADA ACTIVELY MONITORS ITS INTERACTION WITH VENDORS AND OTHER ENTITIES TO ENSURE THAT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE AVOIDED. IF A PERCEIVED OR ACTUAL CONFLICT ARISES, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE ACTION UP TO AND INCLUDING REMOVAL OF THE INDIVIDUAL FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S COMPENSATION. THE PRESIDENT & CEO, SR. VP FOR OPERATIONS, AND HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF SET SALARIES OF ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES INCLUDING KEY EMPLOYEES. THE METHODS/RESOURCES FOR DETERMINING SALARIES ARE THE SAME FOR EMPLOYEES AS THEY ARE FOR THE CEO: A. A MARKET ANALYSIS SURVEY B. HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS AND DATA, REVIEW, UPDATE AND MAINTAIN A SALARY SPREADSHEET THAT CONSISTS OF MARKET TRENDS AND PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR COMPENSATION DECISIONS. ALL COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE FEDERAL FORM 990, FORM 1023, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. NLADA SERVICE CORPORATION 1901 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 500 WASHINGTON DC 20006 521862193 INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION SERVICE VA NLADA C -60942 1032488 1.00000 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 NLADA SERVICE CORPORATION C 100000 FMV NLADA SERVICE CORPORATION L 121000 FNV