2015-11-12T07:52:58-06:00 2015-06-30 521853933 JONES MARESCA & MCQUADE PA 10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE 770 COLUMBIA MD 21044 990 2014-07-01 522015256 STREET LAW INC STRE 3015891130 1010 WAYNE AVENUE NO 870 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 LEE ARBETMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3015891130 2015-11-10 1 DAVID JONES P01361002 4108840220 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z LEE ARBETMAN 1010 WAYNE AVENUE NO 870 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 1826928 0 X WWW.STREETLAW.ORG X 1996 DC STREET LAW DEVELOPS CLASSROOM AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THE LAW AND GOVERNMENT. 23 23 21 1500 0 0 1499542 1231083 573304 254278 36548 39510 117639 152599 2227033 1677470 49500 62500 0 0 1268140 1342863 0 0 362285 722143 636254 2039783 2041617 187250 -364147 3048992 2623813 307258 263286 2741734 2360527 X TO DEVELOP CLASSROOM AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THE LAW AND GOVERNMENT. 0 0 1094278 62500 235527 NATIONAL PROGRAMS: 1) LEGAL LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMS - STREET LAW CONDUCTS SEVERAL PROGRAMS ACROSS THE U.S. THAT PROVIDE UNDERSERVED YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND CONFIDENCE NEEDED TO THRIVE.A) YOUTH IN TRANSITION - THIS PROGRAM EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE WITH PRACTICAL LEGAL KNOWLEDGE PRESENTED THROUGH INTERACTIVE LESSONS THAT PROMOTE COOPERATIVE LEARNING AND CRITICAL THINKING AND BUILD LIFE SKILLS. LAW FIRMS AND CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS WORK WITH HOMELESS/RUNAWAY YOUTHS, TEENS AGING OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, YOUNG PEOPLE TRANSITIONING FROM JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS, LGBTQ YOUTHS, AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN COMMUNITY CENTERS AND TRANSITIONAL LIVING FACILITIES NATIONWIDE.B) MAKING POSITIVE CHOICES - STREET LAW LEADS AN EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM ON BEHALF OF THE MERCK FOUNDATION THAT BRINGS LAW-RELATED EDUCATION LESSONS TO VULNERABLE YOUTHS IN NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA. STREET LAW RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND PLACES MERCK EMPLOYEES IN CLASSROOM AND COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS TO TEACH LESSONS ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION, LAW, SAFETY, ADVOCACY, AND CAREER EXPLORATION.C) BREAKFAST WITH A CIVIL RIGHTS LEGEND - THIS ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM TEACHES STUDENTS ABOUT RULES, LAWS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. TEAMS OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND CIVIL RIGHTS "LEGENDS" (WHO LIVED DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S) TEACH LESSONS AND SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES OVER BREAKFAST.2) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN SPECIALIZED AREAS OF LAW - STREET LAW WORKS WITH HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TO EQUIP THEM WITH THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO TEACH ABOUT IMMIGRATION LAW, CIVIL RIGHTS, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. STREET LAW WORKS TO IMPROVE THE TEACHING OF IMMIGRATION LAW AND POLICY IN HIGH SCHOOLS IN LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, WITH ITS TEACHING ABOUT IMMIGRATION LAW & POLICY PROGRAM. PARTICIPATING TEACHERS ARE PAIRED WITH IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS WHO SERVE AS CLASSROOM CONTENT EXPERTS. A) THE CIVICS & CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE HELPS SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND LEARN NEW METHODS FOR TEACHING ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS. THROUGH A SERIES OF INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS, TEACHERS EXAMINE KEY PERIODS IN BOTH PAST AND PRESENT CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS, AS WELL AS LEGAL CONCEPTS AND CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES RELATED TO PUBLIC POLICY, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND ADVOCACY. B) THE SUPREME COURT SUMMER INSTITUTE IS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR FOR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND INSTRUCTION ABOUT THE U.S. SUPREME COURT. STREET LAW FURTHER SUPPORTS CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION BY OPERATING AN EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE, WWW.LANDMARKCASES.ORG, COVERING 17 PIVOTAL SUPREME COURT CASES. 3) LEGAL DIVERSITY PIPELINE PROGRAM - STREET LAW PARTNERS WITH CORPORATE LAW DEPARTMENTS AND LAW FIRMS TO TACKLE THE DEARTH OF DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION. THE PIPELINE PROGRAMS ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR TO PURSUE LEGAL CAREERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ROLE MODELS, CAREER EDUCATION, AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES IN THE FIELD OF LAW. STREET LAW'S STAFF TRAINS VOLUNTEER LEGAL PROFESSIONALS AND LAW STUDENTS TO TEACH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN DIVERSE CLASSROOM SETTINGS ABOUT LAW AND VARIOUS PATHWAYS TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION.4) CIVICS AND LAW RELATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - STREET LAW AUTHORS TWO PRACTICAL LAW TEXTBOOKS, STREET LAW: UNDERSTANDING LAW AND LEGAL ISSUES AND STREET LAW: A COURSE IN PRACTICAL LAW, FOR USE IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND HIGH SCHOOLS, RESPECTIVELY. THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE COURSE PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THE WORKFORCE AND CIVIC SUCCESS THROUGH A UNIQUE COMBINATION OF CLASSROOM AND COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING. STREET LAW OFFERS FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE HIGH SCHOOL TEXT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ADDING LAW COURSES TO THE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. ADDITIONALLY, STREET LAW SUPPORTS A NETWORK OF LAW SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS, IN WHICH LAW STUDENTS USE THE HIGH SCHOOL TEXTBOOK TO TEACH PRACTICAL LAW TO YOUNG PEOPLE.5) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM - STREET LAW AUTHORS A HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNMENT TEXT TITLED UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT: OUR DEMOCRACY. THE TEXT HELPS EDUCATORS TEACH STUDENTS ABOUT GOVERNMENT AND HOW TO "DO DEMOCRACY." IN EVERY CHAPTER, STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO DELIBERATE WITH PEERS, ADVOCATE FOR OR AGAINST A POSITION, EVALUATE POLICY ALTERNATIVES, ANALYZE CLAIMS AND ARGUMENTS, NEGOTIATE A COMPROMISE, OR MAKE COLLABORATIVE DECISIONS. THE TEXT CENTERS DEBATE AND DISCUSSION ON CURRENT, PUBLIC, AND CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES - A PROVEN METHOD FOR INCREASING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT. 182761 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS:STREET LAW'S GLOBAL LAW AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS HELP CULTIVATE A RULE OF LAW CULTURE AROUND THE WORLD. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE EMPOWERED PEOPLE AND STRENGTHENED CIVIL SOCIETY IN MORE THAN 40 COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT AFRICA, THE AMERICAS, ASIA, EUROPE, AND THE MIDDLE EAST. 1) COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION EXCHANGE (CIEE) DEMOCRACY EDUCATION PROGRAM - MEMBERS OF STREET LAW'S VAST TEACHER NETWORK BRING CIVIC AND DEMOCRACY EDUCATION TO SCORES OF YOUNG PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO COME TO THE UNITED STATES FOR SUMMER JOBS.2) STREET LAW IN INDONESIA - STREET LAW HELPS CLINICAL LAW PROFESSORS THROUGHOUT INDONESIA DEVELOP EFFECTIVE PUBLIC LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN WHICH LAW STUDENTS TEACH ABOUT PRACTICAL LAW IN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS. 117016 18751 COMMUNICATIONS:THE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM STRENGTHENS STREET LAW'S PROGRAMS THROUGH WEB-BASED PROMOTIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES. ADDITIONALLY, IT DISSEMINATES PROGRAM INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND CURRICULA TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AROUND THE GLOBE. 54497 D.C. PROGRAMS:SAVE OUR STREETS - FOR THREE DECADES, STREET LAW HAS PARTNERED WITH THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SUPERIOR COURT TO EDUCATE PRE-ADJUDICATED YOUTHS WITH WEAPONS CHARGES. THE YOUNG PEOPLE ATTEND WEEKLY CLASSES AND PARTICIPATE IN INTERACTIVE LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES THAT STRENGTHEN PROBLEM-SOLVING, COMMUNICATION, AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS. 54497 1448552 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MD DC AR CA CT FL GA HI IL ME MA MI MN MO NJ NY NC OH PA SC VA WA X THE ORGANIZATION 3015891130 1010 WAYNE AVENUE NO 870 SILVER SPRING MD 20910 PATRICK S CAMPBELL CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER MUNIZ VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DONNA MILLER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT HERSHMAN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE CIATTI BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK W CLARKE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN B EPSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN HACKETT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMY DUNATHAN HAMMER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANI LEE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER LEVINE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON COHEN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALICE REILLY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENIFER ROBBINS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERNEST TUCKETT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JON WOOD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 REGINE ZUBER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GEE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH FINN JOHNSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCIS MENDEZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHE D MOSBY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RITA PATEL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH PATTERSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CARRIE VALIANT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS C ZIELINSKI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEE ARBETMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.00 X 177207 0 31331 JOSE AREVALO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 35.00 X 93319 0 23237 JUDITH ZIMMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR 35.00 X 101834 0 23617 JULIA ALANEN DEPUTY DIRECTOR 35.00 X 101686 0 20688 474046 0 98873 3 0 1 0 0 346496 100000 784587 1231083 CONTRACTS REVENUE 900099 235527 235527 PUBLICATION SALES 900099 18751 18751 254278 39510 39510 150203 150203 149458 346496 149458 0 REFUND FOR CANCELLED C 900099 2396 2396 2396 1677470 254278 0 192109 57500 57500 5000 5000 325095 213640 37235 74220 780424 512643 89347 178434 70045 45333 7901 16811 86799 58302 10161 18336 80500 52963 9229 18308 13700 13700 165777 132135 25539 8103 82221 55414 11411 15396 37477 30699 2167 4611 113604 77711 14590 21303 119223 118143 1080 80680 74805 3912 1963 7233 4681 816 1736 12207 7900 1377 2930 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 3300 1282 1884 134 MISC 832 401 431 2041617 1448552 230780 362285 512102 343777 1149963 858195 28500 107984 104910 40782 40742 39219 29440 13603 9779 1215718 1229070 8840 8840 3048992 2623813 238477 239741 68781 23545 307258 263286 X 2428769 2133379 312965 227148 2741734 2360527 3048992 2623813 -364147 -17060 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1601122 1633697 1108251 1499542 1231083 7073695 1601122 1633697 1108251 1499542 1231083 7073695 1491207 5582488 286022 140878 163963 154187 189713 934763 2396 2396 8010854 3742892 0.69690 0.72650 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: REFUND FOR CANCELLED CONTRACT - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 2,396. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 39219 29440 9779 9779 X 1814468 -17060 4600 149458 136998 1677470 0 1677470 2195675 4600 149458 154058 2041617 0 2041617 PART X, LINE 2: STREET LAW BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 149,458. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 149,458. ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER 495954 346496 149458 1008 148450 495954 346496 149458 1008 148450 149458 0 1 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR LAW PLACEMENT (NALP) 1220 19TH STREET NW SUITE 401 WASHINGTON DC 20036 237329291 501(C)6 47500 STREET LAW FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE 321 GOLF CLUB ROAD PLEASANT HILL CA 94523 680342035 N/A 5000 STREET LAW FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM SAN JOSE CITY COLLEGE 2100 MOORPARK AVE SAN JOSE CA 95128 770100756 N/A 5000 STREET LAW FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 3 PART I, LINE 2: STREET LAW PROVIDES SMALL GRANTS AS PART OF THEIR STREET LAW FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. MINIMAL MONITORING IS REQUIRED. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LEE ARBETMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 177207 0 0 0 0 0 18147 0 13184 0 208538 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE BOARD MAY FROM TIME TO TIME APPOINT COMMITTEES, TASK FORCES OR ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND THEIR MEMBERS. THOSE COMMITTEES THAT EXERCISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD ("BOARD COMMITTEES") SHALL CONSIST ONLY OF DIRECTORS AND INCLUDE AT LEAST 2 INDIVIDUALS. THE CREATION AND APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS TO THE BOARD COMMITTEES SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF ALL DIRECTORS IN OFFICE WHEN THE ACTION IS TAKEN. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF THE OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION. A BOARD COMMITTEE MAY ACT WITH THE FULL AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD, EXCEPT THAT A BOARD COMMITTEE SHALL NOT: 1. AUTHORIZE DISTRIBUTIONS, 2. FILL VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OR ANY OTHER COMMITTEE, 3. ADOPT, AMEND OR REPEAL THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR THESE BYLAWS, 4. APPROVE A DISSOLUTION OR MERGER OR A SALE OF SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE CORPORATION'S ASSETS, 5. APPROVE THE CORPORATION'S ANNUAL BUDGET, 6. HIRE OR TERMINATE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION, OR 7. MODIFY THE CORPORATION'S MISSION STATEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS WERE UPDATED IN APRIL OF 2015 TO LIMIT THE TERM OF ANY OFFICERS ELECTED IN SPRING 2015 OR THERAFTER TO TWO TERMS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C STAFF MEMBERS AND MANAGEMENT CONSISTENLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON A DAILY BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH, ACCORDING TO STREET LAW'S BYLAWS, ALSO SERVES AS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE BASED ON A PERIODIC REVIEW OF OTHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION AT SIMILAR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED IN THE SAME GEOGRAPHICAL AREA AS STREET LAW. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2013 THE BOARD ENGAGED A THIRD PARTY TO CONDUCT A COMPLETE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION STUDY TO ENSURE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PROPERLY COMPENSATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 STREET LAW MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR PROCESS OF SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT DURING THE TAX YEAR.