2012-03-26T15:27:42-05:00 2011-09-30 SQUIRE LEMKIN COMPANY LLP 111 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 475 ROCKVILLE MD 20850 990 2010-10-01 521961588 CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER INC CHIL 2024674900 616 H STREET NW SUITE 300 WASHINGTON DC 20001 JUDITH SANDALOW 2024674900 2012-03-21 1 3014246800 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z JUDITH SANDALOW 616 H STREET NW SUITE 300 WASHINGTON DC 20001 6603707 0 X WWW.CHILDRENSLAWCENTER.ORG X 1996 DC THE CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER (CLC) ENVISIONS A FUTURE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN WHICH EVERY CHILD HAS A SAFE HOME, A MEANINGFUL EDUCATION AND A HEALTHY MIND AND BODY. CLC WORKS TO ACHIEVE THIS VISION BY PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES TO AT-RISK CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND USING THE KNOWLEDGE THEY GAIN FROM REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS TO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGES IN THE LAW AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION.CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER'S ATTORNEYS FOCUS ON THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE WHOLE CHILD, INTERESTS THAT OFTEN CUT ACROSS DIFFERENT LEGAL AND BUREAUCRATIC SYSTEMS. AS A RESULT, CLC HAS EXPERTISE IN MANY OF THE LEGAL AREAS THAT AFFECT A CHILD'S WELL BEING - ABUSE, NEGLECT, ADOPTION, CUSTODY, SPECIAL EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PUBLIC BENEFITS AND DELINQUENCY. 20 20 85 55 0 0 1195855 1705799 4778573 4854051 5709 2812 -48305 -23487 5931832 6539175 0 0 0 0 4438460 4450314 1650 0 366617 1462930 1651362 5903040 6101676 28792 437499 3316484 3745913 204686 196616 3111798 3549297 X CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER ENVISIONS A FUTURE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN WHICH EVERY CHILD HAS A SAFE HOME, A MEANINGFUL EDUCATION AND A HEALTHY MIND AND BODY. WE WORK TOWARD THIS VISION BY PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES TO AT-RISK CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND USING THE KNOWLEDGE WE GAIN FROM REPRESENTING OUR INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS TO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGES IN THE LAW AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION.CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER'S PROGRAMS FOSTER HOPE AND CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOCUSING ON THE CHILDREN WHO NEED US MOST: CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM AND IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE PROBLEMS. 0 0 527574 FAMILY PERMANENCY PROJECT - CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER PROVIDES LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO FOSTER PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, AND OTHER CAREGIVERS WHO WISH TO ADOPT OR OBTAIN GUARDIANSHIP OR CUSTODY OF CHILDREN IN DC'S CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. CLC RECRUITS, TRAINS, AND MENTORS HUNDREDS OF PRO BONO ATTORNEYS FROM OVER 70 AREA LAW FIRMS, ALLOWING CLC TO HELP EVEN MORE OF DC'S CHILDREN. CLC AND AREA PRO BONO ATTORNEYS REPRESENT CHILDREN IN COMPLEX CUSTODY CASES, OFTEN INVOLVING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE OR HIGH CONFLICT BETWEEN THE PARENTS. 3743988 4278146 GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM - CLC ATTORNEYS ARE THE VOICE FOR DC'S ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN, FIGHTING TO FIND SAFE HOMES AND ENSURE THAT CHILDREN RECEIVE THE SERVICES THEY NEED TO OVERCOME THE TRAUMA THAT FIRST BROUGHT THEM INTO THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. CLC ADVOCATES FOR OUR CHILD CLIENTS IN AND OUT OF COURT - WITH JUDGES, SOCIAL WORKERS, SCHOOLS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS - ADDRESSING THE CHILD'S PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND INTELLECTUAL WELL-BEING AS WELL AS THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS. 707076 16190 HEALTH ACCESS PROJECT - A MEDICAL/LEGAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN CLC AND CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, CLC LAWYERS WORK FROM OFFICES WITHIN CHILDREN'S NATIONAL COMMUNITY CLINICS TO ADD LAWYERS TO THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM OF MEDICAL EXPERTS. AS PART OF THE MEDICAL TEAM, CLC'S LAWYERS FIGHT LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE BATTLES TO IMPROVE A CHILD'S HEALTH, OVERCOMING THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY AND BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE. 445023 559715 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D, OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES:--POLICY - CLC DRAWS ON ITS EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE FROM REPRESENTING MORE THAN 1,200 CHILDREN AND CAREGIVERS EACH YEAR IN ABUSE AND NEGLECT, ADOPTION, GUARDIANSHIP, CUSTODY, SPECIAL EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, HOUSING AND PUBLIC BENEFITS MATTERS. CLC UNCOVERS AND ANALYZES THE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS FACING AT-RISK CHILDREN AND WORKS TO CHANGE POLICIES, REGULATIONS AND LAWS TO IMPROVE THEIR SAFETY AND WELL-BEING. CLC ALSO TRAINS LAWYERS, PSYCHIATRISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, JUDGES, FOSTER PARENTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT CHILDREN.--ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM OPERATIONS INCLUDES INDIRECT EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVITIES UNDER DC COURT CONTRACT.--DC CONSORTIUM OF LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS COVERING TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. 445023 559715 5423661 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 85 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 DC X X X THE CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER 2024674900 616 H STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20001 ANTHONY HERMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EVAN FARBER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MAY LIANG 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA ABRAHAMS 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM BULLEIT JR 1.00 X 0 0 0 H GUY COLLIER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE R CURTIS 1.00 X 0 0 0 A PATRICK DOYLE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOE FIGINI 1.00 X 0 0 0 NINA GROSS 1.00 X 0 0 0 ED LAZERE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEG MCKINNEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARMEN G MCLEAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA PEARSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAGE LANE SMITH 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHARINE KATIE E SNOWDON 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES MARSH 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY SIDAMON-ERISTOFF 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICKI SCHEER FOSTER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIELLA TRAGER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH SANDALOW 40.00 X X 129790 0 10901 WENDY A PHIPPS 40.00 X 11473 0 0 JOAN WOOD 40.00 X 110341 0 3439 251604 0 14340 2 0 0 0 GALLERY PLACE PARTNERS LLC PO BOX 62320 BALTIMORE MD 21264 760804 BENEFITMALL PO BOX 41872 BOSTON MA 02241 319177 2 605979 1099820 1705799 D.C. COURT CONTRACT 541100 4829286 4829286 LEGAL ASSISTANCE FEES 541100 16190 16190 CONSORTIUM 541100 8575 8575 4854051 2936 2936 1791 1915 -124 -124 -124 39130 605979 62617 -23487 -23487 6539175 4854051 0 -20675 209212 147203 49649 12360 3462600 3182594 97037 182969 92687 83889 3740 5058 400085 361790 19713 18582 285730 259164 11416 15150 81369 25061 54751 1557 58110 25677 32433 103481 93932 9549 69915 57390 2724 9801 786026 718286 33791 33949 122976 120698 1604 674 4563 1993 1889 681 107185 97694 3866 5625 33261 32115 558 588 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 98883 78269 12310 8304 COST OF LITIGATION 40797 40797 RECRUITING 26156 3757 4085 18314 LIBRARY AND SUBSCRIPTIO 24495 22192 69 2234 CLIENT COST 17956 17854 102 76189 53306 4647 18236 6101676 5423661 311398 366617 1894774 1594672 113751 113891 80681 108845 880161 1631780 127297 124857 759963 588595 212407 171368 7413 500 3316484 3745913 204686 191616 5000 204686 196616 X 2882275 3354333 229523 194964 3111798 3549297 3316484 3745913 437499 0 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 1033834 1386549 1304216 1195855 1705799 6626253 1033834 1386549 1304216 1195855 1705799 6626253 484644 6141609 79577 44874 57724 5709 2812 190696 6816949 21734281 0.90090 0.86200 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 37212 37212 5386462 5423674 421184 105296 0 0 407663 460563 421184 1289410 1934115 46200 46325 37212 129737 101916 115141 105296 322353 483530 113 113 229523 739351 773910 194964 210028 481161 461666 229523 276345 562443 628760 210028 1.00000 0 0 83271 30565 52706 412263 342685 69578 264429 215345 49084 171368 6539175 6101676 437499 0 437499 6814656 275481 275481 6539175 0 6539175 6377157 275481 275481 6101676 0 6101676 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: TO CARRY OUT THE CENTER'S VARIOUS PROGRAMS. ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT 645109 605979 39130 62617 645109 605979 39130 62617 62617 -23487 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS. NO DIRECTOR SHALL SERVE MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS: (I) ANY DIRECTOR WHO WAS ELECTED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO 2008 MAY SERVE ON THE BOARD FOR ONE ADDITIONAL THREE-YEAR TERM COMMENCING AT THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR CURRENT TERM; AND (II) THE TERM OF A DIRECTOR SERVING AS CHAIR OR VICE-CHAIR WHEN HIS OR HER SECOND TERM EXPIRES, WILL BE EXTENDED UNTIL HIS TERM HOLDING SUCH AN OFFICE CONCLUDES. THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF DIRECTORS SHALL OCCUR AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD HELD EACH MAY, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE BOARD MAY FILL A VACANCY ON THE BOARD WHENEVER IT ARISES AND MAY ELECT NEW DIRECTORS AT ANY REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD. DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE CURRENT DIRECTORS. IF THE NUMBER OF CURRENT DIRECTORS IS LESS THAN A QUORUM, A VACANCY MAY BE FILLED BY APPROVAL OF A MAJORITY OF THE CURRENT DIRECTORS OR BY A SOLE REMAINING DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED INTERNALLY BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AFTER THIS REVIEW, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THEY ARE INVITED TO PROVIDE COMMENTS OR TO ASK QUESTIONS WITHIN A PARTICULAR TIME FRAME. AT THE END OF THAT TIME FRAME, AND AFTER RESOLVING ANY ISSUES THAT ARE RAISED, THE 990 IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPLETE A FORM ANNUALLY WHICH IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD CHAIRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED RESULTS OF NON-PROFIT COMPENSATION AND MADE A RECOMMENDATION WHICH WAS DISCUSSED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. 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