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PUBLIC LAW CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
PUBLIC LAW CENTER (EIN 95-3709253)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-08-20
IRS object ID
201422329349300917
Schema version
2013v3.0
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)
Return2014-08-20T10:56:46-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN341885304PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CBIZ MHM LLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12301 DUPONT DRIVE SUITE 200AddressLine1
CityIRVINECity
StateCAState
ZIP Code92612ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN953709253EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PUBLIC LAW CENTERBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPUBLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7145411010PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE WESTAddressLine1
CitySANTA ANACity
StateCAState
ZIP Code92701ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKENNETH W BABCOCKPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GEN COUNSELPersonTitleTxt
Phone7145411010PhoneNum
Signature2014-08-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJENNIFER FARRPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00743254PTIN
Phone9494742020PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKENNETH W BABCOCKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE WESTAddressLine1
CitySANTA ANACity
StateCAState
ZIP Code92701ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,360,303GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body39VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent39VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee39TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1107TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,926,430PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,241,086CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,211PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$453CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$263,982PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$61,779CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,191,623PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,179,760CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$1,782,319PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,881,129CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$191,234CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$542,586PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$542,433CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,324,905PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,423,562CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$133,282PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$243,802CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,492,347TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,183,958TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$745,328TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$680,741TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$747,019NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$503,217NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$1,875,953ExpenseAmt
Revenue$28,944RevenueAmt
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 33-YEAR HISTORY OF PROVIDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO ORANGE COUNTY'S LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS, PLC WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION AND THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF ORANGE COUNTY 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. IN 2013, PLC CLOSED 2,515 CLIENT CASES. IN ADDITION, PLC OPENED 562 CLIENT CASES IN 2013 THAT WERE NOT CLOSED BY THE END OF THE YEAR; THERE WERE ALSO 807 CLIENT CASES THAT WERE OPENED PRIOR TO 2013 THAT WERE NOT CLOSED BY THE END OF THE YEAR. VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS PROVIDED THE BULK OF SERVICE IN THESE 3,884 CLIENT CASES. THE BALANCE RECEIVED LEGAL ASSISTANCE FROM PLC STAFF, MOST OF WHICH CONSISTED OF BRIEF SERVICE OR COUNSEL AND ADVICE. IN ADDITION, AS PART OF OUR SELF HELP EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, PLC VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF ASSISTED 2,605 LOW-INCOME PERSONS AT COURTHOUSE AND COMMUNITY BASED SELF HELP CLINICS AND PROVIDED COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION TO 9,640 INDIVIDUALS. ALL TOGETHER, PLC STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES DIRECTLY BENEFITTING 16,129 LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. PLC VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS CONTRIBUTED 23,889 HOURS OF FREE LEGAL SERVICES IN 2013; VOLUNTEER PARALEGALS AND LAW STUDENTS CONTRIBUTED ANOTHER 8,660 HOURS FOR A TOTAL OF 32,549 HOURS OF FREE VOLUNTEER LEGAL SERVICES IN 2013. THE TOTAL VALUE OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY PLC'S VOLUNTEER LAWYERS, PARALEGALS AND LAW STUDENTS IN 2013 IS $10,985,648. IN ADDITION, PLC STAFF LAWYERS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS PROVIDED 29,087 HOURS OF FREE LEGAL SERVICES IN 2013 VALUED AT $7,519,100. ACCORDINGLY, PLC PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 61,636 HOURS OF FREE LEGAL SERVICES IN 2013 VALUED AT $18,504,748. 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. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, PLC CONDUCTS WEEKLY CLINICS AT TWO ARMORIES THAT BECOME TEMPORARY HOMELESS SHELTERS. PLC SERVES THE HIV/AIDS COMMUNITY THROUGH REFERRALS FROM AIDS SERVICES PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. IN ADDITION, PLC CONDUCTS MONTHLY CLINICS AT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS, TWO BANKRUPTCY CLINICS AT THE FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY COURT (ONE MONTHLY AND THE OTHER BI-MONTHLY), WEEKLY AT THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTHOUSE, THREE TIMES WEEKLY COURTHOUSE BASED DISSOLUTION WORKSHOP AND A WEEKLY COURTHOUSE BASED PRO PER GUARDIANSHIP CLINIC. 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$1,875,953TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 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
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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 Document5IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee39EmployeeCnt
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 Members39GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member39IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GLENNA MCKEOWNBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7145411010PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1601 CIVIC CENTER DR WESTAddressLine1
CitySANTA ANACity
StateCAState
ZIP Code92701ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (41 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JULIE M MCCOY
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT S WOLFE
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT S KNUDSEN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN O AITKEN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC ALTMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH E ARBABI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRIET F BEMUS
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
JOHN J ISAZA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELE D JOHNSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIMI JUSTICE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILIP D KOHN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA LAFOURCADE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER M LEO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THERESA C LOPEZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH MALLGRAVE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AARON J MALO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS A MANAKIDES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES MEEKER
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
JOANNA JOYCE WEISS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL R WILLIAMS
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
KENNETH BABCOCK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50.00Yes (X)$162,000$0$8,604
A CRISTIAN ABASTO
DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION50.00$115,000$0$5,022Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$277,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$13,626TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$597,280FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$456,293GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,187,513AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,241,086TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$453TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$453ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$89,820FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$597,280ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$180,543FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$90,723TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$90,723ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MISCELLANEOUS624100$28,751$28,751
SETTLEMENT BENEFICIARY525100$193$193
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$28,944OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,179,760TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$28,944RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$90,270ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$280,696TotalAmt
Program Services$255,436ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,842ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,418FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,304,700TotalAmt
Program Services$946,581ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$232,232ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$125,887FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,273TotalAmt
Program Services$27,567ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,804ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,902FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,129TotalAmt
Program Services$109,214ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,537ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,378FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,331TotalAmt
Program Services$87,444ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,119ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,768FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$157,556TotalAmt
Program Services$149,768ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,060ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,728FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,948TotalAmt
Program Services$46,969ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,732ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,247FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,004TotalAmt
Program Services$34,122ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,070ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,812FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,067TotalAmt
Program Services$7,632ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,582ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$853FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,555TotalAmt
Program Services$21,650ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,486ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,419FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,477TotalAmt
Program Services$12,958ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,925ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$594FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EQUIP MAINTENANCE$70,419$53,392$11,063$5,964
SEMINARS & TRAINING$35,138$35,138
OTHER$28,172$25,021$2,047$1,104
UTILITIES$21,172$16,053$3,326$1,793

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,925TotalAmt
Program Services$47,008ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,367FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,423,562TotalAmt
Program Services$1,875,953ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$356,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$191,234FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$251,238BOYAmt
EOY$258,804EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$523,719BOYAmt
EOY$263,768EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,020BOYAmt
EOY$123,148EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,324BOYAmt
EOY$19,161EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$740,670LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$221,593LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$545,046BOYAmt
EOY$519,077EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,492,347BOYAmt
EOY$1,183,958EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,177BOYAmt
EOY$89,766EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$433,848BOYAmt
EOY$365,914EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$235,292BOYAmt
EOY$223,050EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$745,328BOYAmt
EOY$680,741EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$735,719BOYAmt
EOY$413,503EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,300BOYAmt
EOY$89,714EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$747,019BOYAmt
EOY$503,217EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,492,347BOYAmt
EOY$1,183,958EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$243,802ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$1,182,056CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,191,220CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,234,123CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,926,430CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,241,086CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,774,915TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,182,056CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,191,220CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,234,123CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,926,430CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,241,086CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,774,915TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$235,668SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,539,247PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,086CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,452CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,339CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,211CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$453CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,541TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$421,593CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$147,942CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,241CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$274,117CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,944CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$897,837TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$8,683,293TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,916,615GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.86820PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.78690PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,102FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,102FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,419,460FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,423,562FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$271,178FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$67,795FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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 Minus1$266,245CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$271,178CurrentYearAmt
Total$537,423TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$806,135LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$12,550CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$4,102CurrentYearAmt
Total$16,652TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$66,561CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$67,795CurrentYearAmt
Total$134,356TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$201,534GrassrootsCeilingAmt

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$112,120DepreciationAmt
Book Value$224,240BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$140,670OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$109,473DepreciationAmt
Book Value$31,197BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$519,077TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

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$11,274,603TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$9,094,843DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$9,094,843RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,179,760RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,179,760TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,518,405TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$9,094,843DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$9,094,843ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,423,562ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,423,562TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 2010, 2011 AND 2012 ARE SUBJECT TO IRS EXAMINATION, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER FILING. AS OF THE DATE OF THIS REPORT, THE FOUNDATION'S FISCAL YEAR 2013 RETURN HAD NOT YET BEEN FILED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1VOLUNTEERS FOR JUSTICE DINNERNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$687,100GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$597,280CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$89,820GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$95,044RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$50,032EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$35,467OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$687,100GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$597,280CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$89,820GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$95,044RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$50,032EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$35,467OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$180,543DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$90,723NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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$162,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$6,480DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$2,124NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$170,604TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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 2C:THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AUDIT OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS.