ESSEX COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: ESSEX COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER INC (EIN 27-1978441)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-11-08
IRS object ID: 201303129349302355
Schema version: 2012v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-11-08T15:09:50-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LAMBRIDES ARNOLD MOULTHROP LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	26 PARK ST STE 301	AddressLine1
City	MONTCLAIR	City
State	NJ	State
ZIP Code	070423443	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	271978441	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ESSEX COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	ESSE	NameControl
Phone	9732863890	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	89 MARKET STREET 2ND FLOOR	AddressLine1
City	NEWARK	City
State	NJ	State
ZIP Code	07871	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MARY HOUTSMA CSW DVS	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	9732863890	Phone
Date Signed	2013-11-08	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	WILLIAM J ARNOLD	Name
Phone	9737448660	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-11-08	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	MARY HOUTSMA CSW DVS	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	89 MARKET STREET 2ND FLOOR	AddressLine1
City	NEWARK	City
State	NJ	State
ZIP Code	07871	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	493355	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.ESSEXCOUNTYFJC.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2010	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NJ	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE MISSION OF THE ESSEX COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER IS TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY AND AUTONOMY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN BY PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE AND COORDINATED SERVICES IN ONE LOCATION.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	5	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	5	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	6	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	1	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	400667	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	493355	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	0	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	400667	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	493355	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	188853	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	231319	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	14809	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	221341	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	246537	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	410194	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	477856	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-9527	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	15499	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	169581	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	177119	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	20039	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	12078	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	149542	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	165041	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	THE MISSION OF THE ESSEX COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER IS TO ENHANCE THE SAFETY AND AUTONOMY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN BY PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE AND COORDINATED SERVICES IN ONE LOCATION.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	333869	Expense
Description	PROVIDING A RANGE OF SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO INCLUDE: THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR ADULT VICTIMS AND CHILDREN, COUNSELING, CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE, ACCESS TO SHELTER AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SAFETY PLANNING, SUPPORT GROUPS, LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION, IMMIGRATION MATTERS, ASSISTANCE IN FILING POLICE REPORTS.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	333869	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	6	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	5	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	5	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	MARY HOUTSMA CSWDVS	NamePerson
Telephone Number	9732863890	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	89 MARKET STREET	AddressLine1
City	NEWARK	City
State	NJ	State
ZIP Code	07871	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (9 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
MARY HOUTSMA
PRES/EXEC DI	50.00	X	X	65520	0	0
MICHAEL DAVID LICHTENSTEIN
TREAS/SEC/TR	1.50	X	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM WALDMAN
CHAIR/TRUSTE	1.50	X	X	0	0	0
MICHAEL B GREENE
TRUSTEE	1.50	X		0	0	0
LYNN RAMSEY
TRUSTEE	1.50	X		0	0	0
WAYNE FISHER
TRUSTEE	1.50	X		0	0	0
STEPHANIE BUSH BASKETTE
TRUSTEE	1.50	X		0	0	0
DENISE DAVIS
TRUSTEE	1.50	X		0	0	0
ROCHELLE EVANS
TRUSTEE	1.50	X		0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	65520	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Government Grants	84210	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	409145	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	493355	TotalContributions

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	493355	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIX

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	65520	Total
Program Services	29484	ProgramServices
Management And General	26208	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	9828	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	133968	Total
Program Services	102680	ProgramServices
Management And General	31288	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11582	Total
Program Services	8455	ProgramServices
Management And General	2432	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	695	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	20249	Total
Program Services	14782	ProgramServices
Management And General	4252	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1215	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9120	Total
Program Services	4560	ProgramServices
Management And General	4560	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10325	Total
Management And General	10325	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	93531	Total
Program Services	93531	ProgramServices

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	808	Total
Program Services	781	ProgramServices
Fundraising	27	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	20020	Total
Program Services	13220	ProgramServices
Management And General	6800	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5583	Total
Program Services	4187	ProgramServices
Management And General	1396	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	54246	Total
Program Services	40685	ProgramServices
Management And General	10849	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2712	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1554	Total
Program Services	1554	ProgramServices

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4007	Total
Program Services	4007	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	28368	Total
Management And General	28368	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6797	Total
Program Services	5006	ProgramServices
Management And General	1566	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	225	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
VICTIM'S AID	9635	9635
PAYROLL FEES	1784	1302	375	107
MISCELLANEOUS	759		759

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	477856	Total
Program Services	333869	ProgramServices
Management And General	129178	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	14809	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	30526	BOY
EOY	3629	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	19903	BOY
EOY	73205	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	136902	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	40367	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	115402	BOY
EOY	96535	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3750	BOY
EOY	3750	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	169581	BOY
EOY	177119	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	20039	BOY
EOY	7078	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	5000	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	20039	BOY
EOY	12078	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	140384	BOY
EOY	95223	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9158	BOY
EOY	69818	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	149542	BOY
EOY	165041	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	169581	BOY
EOY	177119	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	15499	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	389498	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	400667	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	493355	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1283520	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	389498	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	400667	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	493355	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1283520	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	1283520	PublicSupportTotal170

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	340	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Total	340	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	1283860	TotalSupport
First5 Years170	X	First5Years170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	129500	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	37900	Depreciation
Book Value	91600	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	7402	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2467	Depreciation
Book Value	4935	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	96535	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	LINE OF CREDIT	Description
Amount	$5,000	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	5000	TotalOfAmounts
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	507221	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	13866	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	13866	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	493355	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	493355	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	491722	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	13866	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	13866	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	477856	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	477856	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM IS UPDATED ANNUALLY.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS SET DURING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PHASE BY THE AGENCY THAT PREVIOUSLY ADMINISTERED THE PROJECT PRIOR TO THE ORGANIZATION'S ESTABLISHMENT IN FEBRUARY OF 2010. THE COMPENSATION LEVEL IS WITHIN THE RANGE OF SALARIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF FAMILY JUSTICE CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, AS MAINTAINED BY THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER ALLIANCE.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	SALARIES OF KEY EMPLOYEES ARE EVALUATED AGAINST SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES	FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER FEES 93,531 0 0