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BROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICES: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
BROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICES (EIN 11-3305406)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-05-11
IRS object ID
201641329349303849
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-05-11T17:00:57-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131517563PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LOEB & TROPER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1655 THIRD AVENUE 12TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN113305406EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBROOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7182540700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1177 LIVINGSTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11201ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLISA SCHREIBERSDORFPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7182540700PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonERIC GOLDFARBPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01277125PTIN
Phone2128674000PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLISA SCHREIBERSDORFPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1177 LIVINGSTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$30,576,917GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressBDS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1996FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE LEGAL DEFENSE AND ADVOCACY TO INDIGENT RESIDENTS OF BROOKLYN.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers88TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Total Revenue$30,466,090CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$27,023,610ExpenseAmt
Grant$102,245GrantAmt
DescBROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICE IS THE SECOND LARGEST PUBLIC DEFENSE ORGANIZATION IN NEW YORK. IN FY15 BDS PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO 40,161 LOW-INCOME BROOKLYN RESIDENTS WHO WERE ARRESTED, 1,100 PARENTS IN CHILD WELFARE PROCEEDINGS, 341 CLIENTS IN IMMIGRATION REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS, AND AN ADDITIONAL 1,821 CLIENTS WITH COLLATERAL CIVIL LEGAL ISSUES. BDS EMPLOYS A LARGE STAFF OF HIGHLY DEDICATED AND TALENTED ATTORNEYS, SOCIAL WORKERS, INVESTIGATORS AND SUPPORT STAFF TO PROVIDE VIGOROUS CLIENT REPRESENTATION IN OUR CORE AREAS OF CRIMINAL, FAMILY AND IMMIGRATION DEFENSE TO PEOPLE FACING THE DIRE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPRISONMENT, LOSS OF THEIR CHILDREN OR DEPORTATION.Desc
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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 IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document88IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee339EmployeeCnt
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 Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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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 FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VIRGINIA B CURRYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7182540700PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1177 LIVINGSTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LISA SCHREIBERSDORF
EXEC. DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$265,883$0$29,892
KEVIN SNOVER
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE SHIELDS
SECRETARY0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF RONA
TREASURER0.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN HEGLER
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY CERCHIONE
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIRGINIA B CURRY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$197,333$0$19,463
LAURA SAFT
MANAGING ATTORNEY40.00$195,883$0$34,108Yes (X)
ED MAYR
SENIOR ATTORNEY40.00$155,910$0$10,266Yes (X)
LAUREN SHAPIRO
ATTORNEY40.00$172,715$0$18,732Yes (X)
PAUL LIEBERMAN
TRAIL SUPERVISOR40.00$146,910$0$9,741Yes (X)
ALAN ROSENBERG
ATTORNEY40.00$143,520$0$31,230Yes (X)
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Total Other Compensation$153,432TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K34IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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 Line1N CHENG & COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line140 EXCHANGE PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesACCOUNTINGServicesDesc
Compensation$116,950CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$67,030FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$30,003,616GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$426,813AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$30,497,459TotalContributionsAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$31,369TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$31,369ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$30,466,090TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$31,369ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,245TotalAmt
Program Services$102,245ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$493,555TotalAmt
Program Services$246,778ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$246,777ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,338,809TotalAmt
Program Services$17,075,775ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,253,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,580FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$906,325TotalAmt
Program Services$843,080ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,781ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$464FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,488,987TotalAmt
Program Services$3,226,709ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$260,467ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,811FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,448,132TotalAmt
Program Services$1,332,281ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$115,118ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$733FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,061TotalAmt
Management And General$61,061ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,000TotalAmt
Management And General$59,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$875,694TotalAmt
Program Services$513,587ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$308,107ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,000FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,630,546TotalAmt
Program Services$1,393,498ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$229,319ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,729FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,844,266TotalAmt
Program Services$1,687,838ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$156,428ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,165TotalAmt
Program Services$153,165ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$201,170TotalAmt
Program Services$182,882ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,288ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,513TotalAmt
Program Services$102,436ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,077ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS$86,594$86,594
TRAINING COST$72,760$72,760
PAYROLL FEES$36,757$36,757

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,801TotalAmt
Program Services$3,982ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,949,380TotalAmt
Program Services$27,023,610ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,851,453ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$74,317FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,073,114BOYAmt
EOY$137,039EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,858,979BOYAmt
EOY$4,875,384EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,333BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$190,596BOYAmt
EOY$174,061EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,304,774LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$909,290LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,088,673BOYAmt
EOY$1,395,484EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,304,695BOYAmt
EOY$6,581,968EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,828,468BOYAmt
EOY$2,289,608EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$552,253BOYAmt
EOY$851,676EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,380,721BOYAmt
EOY$3,141,284EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,747,935BOYAmt
EOY$3,362,285EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$176,039BOYAmt
EOY$78,399EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,923,974BOYAmt
EOY$3,440,684EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,304,695BOYAmt
EOY$6,581,968EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$516,710ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$8,824,505CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,328,345CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,527,187CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,905,978CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,430,429CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$100,016,444TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,824,505CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,328,345CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,527,187CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,905,978CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,430,429CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$100,016,444TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$100,016,444PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$35,661CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,661TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,800CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,593CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$9,393TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$100,061,498TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99950PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99990PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUSExplanationTxt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$62,438DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$62,438TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBDS LOBBIED ON INDIGENT DEFENSE ISSUES, INCLUDED INCREASED FUNDING FOR INDIGENT DEFENSE IN NEW YORK AND CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR CITY-FUNDED IMMIGRATION SERVICES. OUR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES INVOLVED DIRECT CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS, THEIR STAFFS, GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS AND LEGISLATIVE BODIES ON THESE ISSUES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,499,871OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$384,904DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,114,967BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$343,782OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$204,950DepreciationAmt
Book Value$138,832BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$461,121OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$319,436DepreciationAmt
Book Value$141,685BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,395,484TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT$631,891
ADVANCES$219,785
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$851,676TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$30,466,090TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$30,466,090RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$30,466,090TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$29,949,380TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$29,949,380ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$29,949,380TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICES HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PERIODS ENDING JUNE 30, 2012 AND SUBSEQUENT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1BROOKLYN FAMILYEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$94,643GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$58,500CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$36,143GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,775OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GALAEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$51,845GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$8,530CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$43,315GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$23,500RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$64,370FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$20,182OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$146,488GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$67,030CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$79,458GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$23,500RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$64,370FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$22,957OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$110,827DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$31,369NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSUPPORT OF YOUNG NEW YORKERSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient125RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$102,245CashGrantAmt
Non Cash AssistanceTO ASSIST YOUNG NEW YORKERS WITH LEGAL EXPENSESNonCashAssistanceDesc

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (7 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
LISA SCHREIBERSDORF
EXEC. DIRECTOR$265,883$0$0$0$0$0$13,294$0$16,598$0$295,775$0$0$0
VIRGINIA B CURRY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$197,333$0$0$0$0$0$9,867$0$9,596$0$216,796$0$0$0
LAURA SAFT
MANAGING ATTORNEY$195,883$0$0$0$0$0$9,794$0$24,314$0$229,991$0$0$0
ED MAYR
SENIOR ATTORNEY$155,910$0$0$0$0$0$7,795$0$2,471$0$166,176$0$0$0
LAUREN SHAPIRO
ATTORNEY$172,715$0$0$0$0$0$8,636$0$10,096$0$191,447$0$0$0
PAUL LIEBERMAN
TRAIL SUPERVISOR$146,910$0$0$0$0$0$7,345$0$2,396$0$156,651$0$0$0
ALAN ROSENBERG
ATTORNEY$143,520$0$0$0$0$0$7,176$0$24,054$0$174,750$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11AN AUDIT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WILL MEET WITH THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, REVIEW THE DRAFT 990, DISTRIBUTE TO REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS ELECTRONICALLY AND ALL WILL BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT BEFORE FORM IS FINALIZED AND FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE INCLUDED UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH YEAR, BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO STATE ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON A SHORT QUESTIONNAIRE. THE BOARD MEMBERS THEN REVIEW EACH STATEMENT AND IDENTIFY IF AND WHEN A RECUSAL MAY BE CALLED FOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD GENERALLY APPROVES COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COO, AND SENIOR TRIAL SUPERVISOR. THE COMPENSATION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IS SET AS COMPARABLE TO SIMILIAR POSITIONS WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY. THE BOARD LAST APPROVED THEIR COMPENSATION IN JANUARY 2014. THESE SALARIES REMAINED IN EFFECT THROUGH THE CURRENT TAX YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19WHEN REQUESTED, BROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICES WILL ALLOW REVIEW OF FINANCIALS AS WELL AS CERTAIN POLICY DOCUMENTS.
FORM 990. PART XII LINE 2CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND APPROVE THEM BEFORE THEY ARE ISSUED.