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PUBLIC LAW CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
PUBLIC LAW CENTER (EIN 95-3709253)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-17
IRS object ID
201632919349301353
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-10-17T13:30:08-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2016-10-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJennifer FarrPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00743254PTIN
Phone9494742020PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

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$2,459,920GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body43VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent43VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee44TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1400TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,634,550PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$223PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$84CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$37,473PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$8,968CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,597,300PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,286,217CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$668,455PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$566,273CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,755,623PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,591,928CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$158,323PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$305,711CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$722,004TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$617,206TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$682,821TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$344,894NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$39,183NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$1,889,319ExpenseAmt
Revenue$63,070RevenueAmt
DescThe Public Law Center (PLC) is the only 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 35-year history of providing free legal services to Orange County's low-income residents, PLC works in partnership with the Orange County Bar Association, 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 2015, PLC staff members and volunteers provided 65,000 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 nearly $20 million in 2015 alone.PLC's cases involve family law, children's issues, consumer law, housing, health, veterans and immigration. 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 Santa Ana and La Habra, veterans service providers in Santa Ana and Irvine, a homeless service center in Costa Mesa, a community center in the Little Saigon section of Westminster, and medical/legal collaborative clinics at four different health clinics in Orange, San Juan Capistrano and Fullerton. 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, dissolution and guardianship. 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 human trafficking and u-visas, housing, loan modification, 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$1,889,319TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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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
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document5IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee44EmployeeCnt
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 Members43GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member43IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
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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
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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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 (36 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JULIE M MCCOY
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN O AITKEN
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AARON J MALO
SECRETARY/TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL R WILLIAMS
IMMediate Past President1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH E ARBABI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RALPH H BLAKENEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANA CARRICCHI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROMAN DARMER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAYA K DUNNE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK ERICKSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL E ERMER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY F ESFAHANI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel R Foster
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Todd E Gordinier
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Roger A Grable
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michele D Johnson
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILip D Kohn
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lisa LaFourcade
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH MALLGRAVE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS A MANAKIDES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Meeker PhD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark E Minyard
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gary M Pohlson
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alexander S Polsky
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMEENA M QAZI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carole E Reagan
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Crystal C Sims
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brett J Williamson
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARC J WINTHROP
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter Zeughauser
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CESAR Covarrubias
dIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT S KNUDSEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLA SUE RILEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL ROBINSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL TENERELLI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kenneth Babcock
Executive Director50.00Yes (X)$168,098$0$8,694
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$8,694TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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$643,800FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$627,075GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,006,290AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,277,165TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$84TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$119,601FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business624100BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$63,070OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$54,018ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$176,791TotalAmt
Program Services$160,880ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,607ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,304FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,492,783TotalAmt
Program Services$1,080,922ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$299,449ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$112,412FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,113TotalAmt
Program Services$20,388ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,415ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,310FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$204,926TotalAmt
Program Services$151,323ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,183ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,420FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,042TotalAmt
Program Services$90,311ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,188ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,543FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$238,831TotalAmt
Program Services$112,638ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,968ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$74,225FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,478TotalAmt
Program Services$45,494ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,303FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,500TotalAmt
Program Services$83,599ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,701ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,200FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,689TotalAmt
Program Services$25,689ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,631TotalAmt
Program Services$6,387ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,640ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$604FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,992TotalAmt
Program Services$13,315ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,418ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,259FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,782TotalAmt
Program Services$22,352ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,430ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EQUIP MAINTENANCE$32,222$23,844$6,122$2,256
LIBRARY$24,390$24,390
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$16,300$16,300
OTHER$14,410$10,663$2,738$1,009

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,048TotalAmt
Program Services$824ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$1,224FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,591,928TotalAmt
Program Services$1,889,319ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$471,540ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$231,069FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,103BOYAmt
EOY$14,628EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$264,380BOYAmt
EOY$83,409EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$153,970BOYAmt
EOY$111,394EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$100EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,260BOYAmt
EOY$35,078EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$741,804LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$264,409LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$495,387BOYAmt
EOY$477,395EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$962,100BOYAmt
EOY$722,004EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$121,431BOYAmt
EOY$135,913EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$282,417BOYAmt
EOY$340,197EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$211,347BOYAmt
EOY$204,700EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,011BOYAmt
EOY$2,011EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$617,206BOYAmt
EOY$682,821EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$231,841BOYAmt
EOY-$41,347EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,053BOYAmt
EOY$80,530EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$344,894BOYAmt
EOY$39,183EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$962,100BOYAmt
EOY$722,004EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$305,711ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$1,234,123CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,926,430CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,241,086CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,634,550CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,277,165CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,313,354TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,926,430CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,241,086CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,634,550CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,277,165CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,313,354TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$10,313,354PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,339CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,211CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$453CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$223CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$84CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,310TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$25,241CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$274,117CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$28,944CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$53,122CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$63,070CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$444,494TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,761,158TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,101,178GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.95840PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94520PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$816FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$816FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,591,112FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,591,928FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$279,596FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$69,899FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$266,245CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$271,178CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$287,781CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$279,596CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,104,800TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,657,200LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$12,550CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$4,102CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$3,606CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$816CurrentYearAmt
Total$21,074TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$66,561CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$67,795CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$71,945CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$69,899CurrentYearAmt
Total$276,200TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$414,300GrassrootsCeilingAmt

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$134,544DepreciationAmt
Book Value$201,816BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$141,804OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$129,865DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,939BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$477,395TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEPOSITS PAYABLEDesc
Amt$2,011Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,011TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,787,179TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$7,500,962DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$7,500,962RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,286,217RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,286,217TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,092,890TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$7,500,962DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$7,500,962ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,591,928ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,591,928TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and, accordingly, there is no provision for income taxes. 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 2012, 2013 and 2014 are subject to IRS examination, generally for three years after filing. As of the date of this report, the Foundation's fiscal year 2015 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$726,401GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$617,600CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$108,801GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$4,000RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$90,891FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$39,523EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$21,990OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2HALLOWEEN BASHEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$37,000GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$26,200CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$10,800GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$4,250RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$9,548FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$1,795EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$1,706OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$763,401GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$643,800CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$119,601GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$8,250RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$100,439FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$41,318EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$23,696OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$173,703DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$54,102NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKenneth BabcockPersonNm
TitleExecutive DirectorTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$168,098BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$6,796DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$1,898NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$176,792TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11FORM 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, OFFICER SHIP, 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 XII LINE 2CTHE AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.