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BET TZEDEK: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
BET TZEDEK (EIN 23-7304205)
Tax period
2016-09-01 to 2017-08-31
Filed
2018-01-16
IRS object ID
201830169349301418
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2018-01-16T16:19:30-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN946214841PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Armanino LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111766 Wilshire Blvd 9th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityLos AngelesCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90025ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237304205EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Bet TzedekBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBETTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3239390506PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13250 WILSHIRE BLVD 13TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90010ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJENNIFER PETROVICHPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3239390506PhoneNum
Signature2018-01-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRenee OrdeneauxPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00733066PTIN
Phone3104784148PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address69.75.114.228IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-01-16IPDt
IP Tm15:02:40IPTm
IP TimezonePSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdC2AC37108BAC3C51B22D40F8DDA10B3B591E5A85AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdAEFADB9EECB0F3240FD57BDD2849E9ECBE845246AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJESSICA KORNBERGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13250 WILSHIRE BLVD 13TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90010ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,435,557GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BETTZEDEK.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1973FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE O.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body61VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent61VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee76TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1347TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,826,893PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$8,491,248CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,652,253PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$360,665CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$212,652PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$179,458CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$70,662PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,762,460PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,031,371CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,527,280PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,047,305CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$677,605CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,525,243PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,600,247CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$7,052,523PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,647,552CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,709,937PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,383,819CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$8,085,303TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$10,710,425TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,251,755TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,092,906TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,833,548NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$9,617,519NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionSEE SCHEDULE O.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,094,447ExpenseAmt
Revenue$360,665RevenueAmt
DescBET TZEDEK PROVIDES FREE NONCRIMINAL LEGAL SERVICES TO LOWER INCOMENEEDY PERSONS. SOME OF THEIR PROGRAMS DEAL WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSINGPROTECTIONS, REAL ESTATE & CONSUMER FRAUD RESPONSE, HOLOCAUSTREPARATIONS, FAMILY CAREGIVER RIGHTS & BENEFITS, ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION& RESPONSE, ADVANCED PLANNING DOCUMENTS (INCLUDING POWER OFATTORNEY/HEALTHCARE DIRECTIVES/WILLS), DISABILITY & PUBLIC BENEFITSDENIALS & APPEALS, WAGE THEFT RESPONSE, FORECLOSURE PREVENTION, LOWINCOME TAXPAYER PROTECTIONS, KINSHIP CARE FOR KIDS IN NEED, SPECIALIMMIGRANT JUVENILE STATUS PROTECTIONS FOR UNACCOMPANIED MINORS, ANDMEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIP FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE & PATIENTS LIVING WITHHIV/AIDS OR CANCER.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$6,094,447TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document15IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee76EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members61GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member61IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd
OtherYes (X)OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JENNIFER PETROVICHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3239390506PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13520 WILSHIRE BLVD 13TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90010ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (67 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Aaron J Spiwak
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kenneth S Millman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin S Marks
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kimberly K Chemerinsky
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Laura A Stoll
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leah E Weil
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Linda G Michaelson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Luis Lainer
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marc H Gamsin
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark J Friedman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark T Drooks
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mary Ann Todd
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Meryl K Chae
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael A Firestein
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joshua CH Stokes
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Ellenberg
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Moez M Kaba
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter K Rosen
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rex S Heinke
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard B Jones
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert M Schwartz
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ryan K Yagura
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sam S Yebri
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Samantha L Millman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Packman
Secretary1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stanley W Levy
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven D Lotwin
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tarifa B Laddon
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Terry B Friedman
Chairman1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael L Wachtell
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Todd C Toral
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey I Abrams
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey A Sklar Esq
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adam S Umanoff
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Arthur H Bilger
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bennett L Spiegel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bruce A Wessel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel F Freedman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel Shallman
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Darrell Brown
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David E Mark
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David J Schindler
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David M Stern
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Douglas A Axel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward J Weiss
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Erin C Rotgin
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Evan A Braude
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeffrey H Kinrich CPA
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank E Melton
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
G Carla Axelrod
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Eric Isken
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Howard Grobstein
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Heather L Richardson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank M Kaplan
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gregory D Helmer
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Glenn A Sonnenberg
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gerald S Freisleben
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Geoffrey M Gold Esq
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary D Roberts
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gordon A Greenberg
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Yousuf I Dhamee
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Diego Cartagena
VP of Pro Bono40.00$104,435$0$11,067Yes (X)
Gus May
VP of Legal40.00$125,716$0$45,343Yes (X)
Jessica Kornberg
President and Chief Executive Officer40.00$193,327$0$16,513Yes (X)
Jennifer Petrovich
Chief Financial Officer40.00$116,604$0$3,708Yes (X)
ALLISON LEE
VP, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS40.00$48,386$0$170Yes (X)
Grant Specht
Directing Attorney40.00$110,866$0$40,338Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$699,334TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$117,139TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1IT Pros 4 Business IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1655 North Central Avenue Suite 170AddressLine1Txt
CityGlendaleCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91203ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesIT SupportServicesDesc
Compensation$148,085CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$1,930,741FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$1,820,045GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,740,462AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$83,937NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,491,248TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM SERVICE FEESDesc
Business541100BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$360,665TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$360,665RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$360,665TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$179,171TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$179,171ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$287SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$287SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$287TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$287ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$404,186FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,930,741ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$404,186FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,031,371TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$360,665RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$179,458ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$828,260TotalAmt
Program Services$515,269ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$187,665ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$125,326FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,937,684TotalAmt
Program Services$3,190,188ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$429,128ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$318,368FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$439,512TotalAmt
Program Services$334,353ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,758ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,401FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$517,421TotalAmt
Program Services$401,299ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,525ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,597FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$324,428TotalAmt
Program Services$251,765ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,125ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,538FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,269TotalAmt
Program Services$35,269ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$346,337TotalAmt
Program Services$306,778ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,005ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,554FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$435,272TotalAmt
Program Services$356,302ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,679ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,291FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$390,849TotalAmt
Program Services$351,763ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,544ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,542FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,589TotalAmt
Program Services$83,445ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,572ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,572FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,396TotalAmt
Program Services$95,756ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,320ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,320FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,151TotalAmt
Program Services$42,238ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,498ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,415FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
TEMPORARY HELP$61,510$55,360$3,075$3,075
STAFF TRAINING AND EDUC$57,396$54,184$1,606$1,606
BOOKS AND RESEARCH MATE$20,478$20,478

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,647,552TotalAmt
Program Services$6,094,447ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$875,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$677,605FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,975BOYAmt
EOY$39,633EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,069,062BOYAmt
EOY$2,308,946EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$473,238BOYAmt
EOY$575,328EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$656,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,498BOYAmt
EOY$47,893EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$893,026LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$824,476LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$174,946BOYAmt
EOY$68,550EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,267,453BOYAmt
EOY$7,010,209EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,131BOYAmt
EOY$3,866EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,085,303BOYAmt
EOY$10,710,425EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$638,638BOYAmt
EOY$676,737EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$111,733BOYAmt
EOY$1,250EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,131BOYAmt
EOY$9,116EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$491,253BOYAmt
EOY$405,803EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,251,755BOYAmt
EOY$1,092,906EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,041,362BOYAmt
EOY$4,185,654EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,797,854BOYAmt
EOY$1,438,375EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,994,332BOYAmt
EOY$3,993,490EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,833,548BOYAmt
EOY$9,617,519EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,085,303BOYAmt
EOY$10,710,425EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,383,819ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$416,152NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$984,000PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$6,356,922CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,992,401CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,310,049CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,826,893CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,491,248CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,977,513TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,356,922CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,992,401CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,310,049CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,826,893CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,491,248CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$34,977,513TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$34,977,513PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$137,062CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$130,767CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$107,027CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$173,368CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$179,171CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$727,395TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$51,503CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$80,998CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$62,723CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$70,662CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$265,886TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$35,970,794TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,033,467GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.97240PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther Income - 2012 Amount: $ 51,503. 2013 Amount: $ 80,998. 2014 Amount: $ 62,723. 2015 Amount: $ 70,662.ExplanationTxt

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,309,758BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$909,157ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$574,689InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$245,612OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$17,792AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$6,530,200EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,940,504BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$26,045ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$378,525InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$18,966OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$16,350AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,309,758EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,716,338BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$14,125ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$100,101InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$673,785OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$16,073AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,940,504EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,894,079BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,125ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$844,603InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,013,015OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$18,454AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,716,338EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,520,069BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$71,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$559,534InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$239,910OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$17,114AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,894,079EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.29000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.61000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.10000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,474OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,660DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,814BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$344,499OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$299,462DepreciationAmt
Book Value$45,037BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$539,053OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$519,354DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,699BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$68,550TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED LEASE OBLIGATIONSDesc
Amt$405,803Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$405,803TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$15,561,775TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$416,152NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$6,132,144DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$6,548,296RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,013,479RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$17,892InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$17,892RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,031,371TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,761,804TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$6,132,144DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$6,132,144ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,629,660ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$17,892InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$17,892ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,647,552TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV, Line 2b:THE CLIENTS TRUST ACCOUNTS ARE A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE ACCOUNTS INCLUDES FUNDS THAT ARE HELD IN A TRUST ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF RENDERING LEGAL SERVICES.
Part V, Line 4:THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES FOR ENDOWMENT ASSETS THAT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY ITS ENDOWMENT WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS. ENDOWMENT ASSETS INCLUDE THOSE ASSETS OF DONOR-RESTRICTED FUNDS THAT THE ORGANIZATION MUST HOLD IN PERPETUITY OR FOR A DONOR-SPECIFIED PERIOD(S) AS WELL AS BOARD-DESIGNATED FUNDS. UNDER THIS POLICY, AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS ARE INVESTED IN A MANNER THAT IS INTENDED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RETURNS (NET OF INFLATION) IN EXCESS OF THE ENDOWMENT SPEND-OUT RATE, THUS ALLOWING FOR REAL GROWTH OF ENDOWMENT ASSETS WHILE ASSUMING A MODERATE LEVEL OF INVESTMENT RISK.
PART XI LINE 2B AND PART XII LINE 2A:NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS PRO BONO MODEL, BET TZEDEK LEVERAGES THE DONATED SERVICES OF THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS TO DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE IMPACT OF ITS STAFF'S WORK. IN 2016, BET TZEDEK RECRUITED, TRAINED AND MENTORED 1,403 PRO BONO ATTORNEYS, PARALEGALS AND LAW STUDENTS WHO PROVIDED 52,617 HOURS OF SERVICE TO OUR CLIENTS, WHICH MANAGEMENT VALUES AT $13,771,581. IN 2016, THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS ACCOUNTING POLICY FOR HOW IT ACCOUNTS FOR DONATED PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES. AS THE ORGANIZATION IS AN INTERMEDIARY, IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO RECOGNIZE CONTRIBUTION REVENUE AND RELATED EXPENSE FOR PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED THE ACCOUNTING POLICY IS CONSISTENT. HENCE THE LARGE DECREASE IN REPORTED DONATED SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR END AUGUST 31, 2015.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1FUND RAISING DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$2,075,891GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,784,843CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$291,048GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$25,250EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$265,798OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2JUSTICE BALLEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$253,096GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$143,074CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$110,022GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$110,022OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Other Events$5,940GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$2,824CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$3,116GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$3,116OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$2,334,927GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,930,741CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$404,186GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$25,250EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$378,936OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$404,186DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 (3 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
Gus May
VP of Legal$118,216$0$7,500$0$0$0$43,999$0$1,344$0$171,059$0$0$0
Jessica Kornberg
President and Chief Executive Office$181,327$0$12,000$0$0$0$9,700$0$6,813$0$209,840$0$0$0
Grant Specht
Directing Attorney$108,866$0$2,000$0$0$0$38,875$0$1,463$0$151,204$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtLoan PurposeLoanPurposeTxtLoan From OrganizationLoanFromOrganizationIndOriginal PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmtBalance DueBalanceDueAmtDefaultDefaultIndBoard Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalIndWritten AgreementWrittenAgreementInd
KENNETH S MILLMAN
BOARD MEMBERFINANCED SALE OF CONTRIBUTED ASSETYes (X)$546,667$218,6670Yes (1)Yes (1)
NANCY KRAMER
SIBLING OF BOARD MEMBERFINANCED SALE OF CONTRIBUTED ASSETYes (X)$546,667$218,6670Yes (1)Yes (1)
PEGGY LEWAK
SIBLING OF BOARD MEMBERFINANCED SALE OF CONTRIBUTED ASSETYes (X)$546,666$218,6660Yes (1)Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$656,000TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution15ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$83,937NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescDONATED GOODSDesc
Contribution0ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,426,520NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:BET TZEDEK WAS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN NONCRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS FOR PERSONS IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO AFFORD SUCH LEGAL ASSISTANCE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:FOR MORE THAN FORTY YEARS, BET TZEDEK HAS LEAD THE NATION'S LEGAL SERVICES COMMUNITY, PROVIDING FREE COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE, CREATING INNOVATIVE SERVICE DELIVERY SOLUTIONS, AND PARTNERING WITH PREMIER CORPORATE, PUBLIC, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE JUSTICE FOR ALL. EACH YEAR BET TZEDEK ASSISTS MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE OF EVERY RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND THROUGHOUT THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING SERVICES AT ITS HEADQUARTERS IN LOS ANGELES, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ASSISTANCE AT MORE THAN 30 SENIOR CENTERS, 5 COURTHOUSES, 3 FOOD PANTRIES, AND VARIOUS OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THROUGH THE HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS JUSTICE NETWORK BET TZEDEK ALSO SERVES HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS IN 36 CITIES NATIONWIDE. WITH A DEDICATED STAFF OF OVER 60, THE ORGANIZATION MAKES A CRUCIAL DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:IN ADDITION TO THE PROFESSIONAL LEGAL STAFF, BET TZEDEK RELIES ON PRO BONO SUPPORT FROM THE LEGAL COMMUNITY IN LOS ANGELES, CA. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2016 BET TZEDEK HELPED MORE THAN 20,000 PERSONS WITH PROGRAM EXPENSES OF $5,555,633.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bBET TZEDEK'S AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETS WITH THE CEO AND CFO TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990. ONCE ACCEPTED, THE FORM IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. THE RETURN IS THEN ELECTRONICALLY FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT MONITOR THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSURES ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO BY USING INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATION'S 990S. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND GETS ALL APPROVALS FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19BET TZEDEK MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND INFORMATIONAL RETURNS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18FORM 1023 AND ALL OTHER INFORMATIONAL RETURN DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC EITHER THROUGH WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG OR UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 8In 2013, the Organization received a bequest that included membership interests in a real estate limited liability company (LLC). The Organization sold the interests to other members of the LLC (see Note 12) as of November 13, 2014. The Organization did not initially record the entire value of the LLC interest as a donation, and instead had recorded the payments on the purchase as contributions as cash was received. The prior period adjustment records the remaining amount due on the sale in the period it was received.