TY 2015 Form 990

(A) Name and Title	(B) Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)	(C) Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee)	(E) Reportable compensation from related organizations (W- 2/1099-MISC)
(1) Carlos A Braxton Esquire...................................................................... Board Member	0.50 .................	X
(2) Phyllis Butler...................................................................... Board Member	0.50 .................	X
(3) Jessica A duHoffmann Esquire...................................................................... Board Member	0.50 .................	X
(4) Guy Flynn...................................................................... Board Member	0.50 .................	X
(5) Jo M Glasco Esquire...................................................................... Board Member	0.50 .................	X
(6) Robert T Gonzales Esquire...................................................................... Board Member	0.50 .................	X
(7) Herman G Hamilton Jr...................................................................... Board Member	0.50 .................	X
(8) Brian P Hochheimer Esquire...................................................................... Board Member	0.50 .................	X
(9) Gwendolyn A Johnson...................................................................... Vice President	2.00 .................	X	X
(10) Ora Johnson...................................................................... Board Member	0.50 .................	X
(11) Kerwin A Miller Esquire...................................................................... Board Member	0.20 .................	X
(12) Shalita O'Neale...................................................................... Board Member	0.50 .................	X
(13) Warren S Oliveri Jr Esquire...................................................................... President	4.00 .................	X	X
(14) Beth Pepper Esquire...................................................................... Board Member	0.50 .................	X
(15) Ronald E Richardson Esquire...................................................................... Board Member	0.50 .................	X
(16) G Daniel Shealer Jr Esquire...................................................................... Board Member	0.50 .................	X
(17) Richard L Wasserman Esquire...................................................................... Treasurer	4.00 .................	X	X

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SCHEDULE A
(Form 990 or 990EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Public Charity Status and Public Support

Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
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Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2015

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

Legal Aid Bureau Inc

Employer identification number

52-0591621

Part I

Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.

The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 11, check only one box.)

A church, convention of churches, or association of churches described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i).

A school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). (Attach Schedule E (Form 990 or 990-EZ))

A hospital or a cooperative hospital service organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii).

A medical research organization operated in conjunction with a hospital described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii). Enter the hospital's name, city, and state:

An organization operated for the benefit of a college or university owned or operated by a governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)

A federal, state, or local government or governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(v).

An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

A community trust described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 331/3% of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 331/3% of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)

An organization organized and operated exclusively to test for public safety. See section 509(a)(4).

An organization organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2). See section 509(a)(3). Check the box in lines 11a through 11d that describes the type of supporting organization and complete lines 11e, 11f, and 11g.

Type I. A supporting organization operated, supervised, or controlled by its supported organization(s), typically by giving the supported organization(s) the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the directors or trustees of the supporting organization. You must complete Part IV, Sections A and B.

Type II. A supporting organization supervised or controlled in connection with its supported organization(s), by having control or management of the supporting organization vested in the same persons that control or manage the supported organization(s). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and C.

Type III functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with, and functionally integrated with, its supported organization(s) (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A, D, and E.

Type III non-functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with its supported organization(s) that is not functionally integrated. The organization generally must satisfy a distribution requirement and an attentiveness requirement (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and D, and Part V.

Check this box if the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, Type III functionally integrated, or Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organization.

Enter the number of supported organizations ..............

Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).

(i)Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	(iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document?		(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)
(i)Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	Yes	No	(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)


Total

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for
Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 11285F

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part II

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2011	(b) 2012	(c) 2013	(d) 2014	(e) 2015	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) ....	26,863,147	24,600,544	26,588,960	23,503,774	25,865,640	127,422,065
2	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.......
3	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
4	Total. Add lines 1 through 3	26,863,147	24,600,544	26,588,960	23,503,774	25,865,640	127,422,065
5	The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f)..
6	Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.						127,422,065

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2011	(b) 2012	(c) 2013	(d) 2014	(e) 2015	(f) Total
7	Amounts from line 4..	26,863,147	24,600,544	26,588,960	23,503,774	25,865,640	127,422,065
8	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...	1,604	1,030	5,717	9,744	14,685	32,780
9	Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..
10	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.)..	665,472	95,481	313,175	306,314	220,940	1,601,382
11	Total support. Add lines 7 through 10.						129,056,227

Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions) ..................

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here........................................ right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2015 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f)) .........

98.730 %

Public support percentage for 2014 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 ...............

98.870 %

16a

33 1/3% support test—2015. If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....................... right arrow

33 1/3% support test—2014. If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..................... right arrow

17a

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2015. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14
is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the facts-and-circumstances test, check this box and stop here. Explain
in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
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10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2014. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line
15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here.
Explain in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly
supported organization ................................................ right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part III

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 9 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2011	(b) 2012	(c) 2013	(d) 2014	(e) 2015	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .
2	Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose......
3	Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513...
4	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...
5	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
6	Total. Add lines 1 through 5.
7a	Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons...
b	Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.
c	Add lines 7a and 7b..
8	Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2011	(b) 2012	(c) 2013	(d) 2014	(e) 2015	(f) Total
9	Amounts from line 6...
10a	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..
b	Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.
c	Add lines 10a and 10b.
11	Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.
12	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) ..
13	Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.)..

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here............................................. right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2015 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage from 2014 Schedule A, Part III, line 15 ...............

Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage

Investment income percentage for 2015 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ......

Investment income percentage from 2014 Schedule A, Part III, line 17 .............

19a

331/3% support tests—2015. If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....... right arrow

33 1/3% support tests—2014. If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization .... right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions .... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations

(Complete only if you checked a box on line 11 of Part I. If you checked 11a of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked 11b of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked 11c of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked 11d of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)

Section A. All Supporting Organizations

Yes

Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.

Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).

Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer (b) and (c) below.

Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.

Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.

Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked 11a or 11b in Part I, answer (b) and (c) below.

Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations.

Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.

Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer (b) and (c) below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed; (ii) the reasons for each such action; (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action; and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).

Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?

Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?

Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (i) its supported organizations, (ii) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations, or (iii) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) .

Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described in line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ).

Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined in line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did a disqualified person (as defined in line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

10a

Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer line 10b below.

10a

Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).

10b

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations (continued)

Yes

Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?

A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (b) and (c) below, the governing body of a supported organization?

11a

A family member of a person described in (a) above?

11b

A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (a) or (b) above? If “Yes” to a, b, or c, provide detail in Part VI.

11c

Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.

Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.

Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations

Yes

Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).

Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (i) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (ii) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (iii) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?

Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).

By reason of the relationship described in (2), did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.

Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations

Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):

The organization satisfied the Activities Test. Complete line 2 below.

The organization is the parent of each of its supported organizations. Complete line 3 below.

The organization supported a governmental entity. Describe in Part VI how you supported a government entity (see instructions)

Activities Test. Answer (a) and (b) below.

Yes

Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.

Did the activities described in (a) constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.

Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer (a) and (b) below.

Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations? Provide details in Part VI.

Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI. the role played by the organization in this regard.

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations

Check here if the organization satisfied the Integral Part Test as a qualifying trust on Nov. 20, 1970. See instructions. All other Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations must complete Sections A through E.

	Section A - Adjusted Net Income		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
1	Net short-term capital gain	1
2	Recoveries of prior-year distributions	2
3	Other gross income (see instructions)	3
4	Add lines 1 through 3	4
5	Depreciation and depletion	5
6	Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions)	6
7	Other expenses (see instructions)	7
8	Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4)	8

	Section B - Minimum Asset Amount		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
1	Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year):	1
a	Average monthly value of securities	1a
b	Average monthly cash balances	1b
c	Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets	1c
d	Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c)	1d
e	Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI):
2	Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets	2
3	Subtract line 2 from line 1d	3
4	Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions).	4
5	Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3)	5
6	Multiply line 5 by .035	6
7	Recoveries of prior-year distributions	7
8	Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6)	8

	Section C - Distributable Amount		Current Year
1	Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A)	1
2	Enter 85% of line 1	2
3	Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A)	3
4	Enter greater of line 2 or line 3	4
5	Income tax imposed in prior year	5
6	Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions)	6

Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part V

Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations (continued)

Section D - Distributions		Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity
3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations
4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets
5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required)
6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions
7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6.
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions
9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6
10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount

Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions)		(i) Excess Distributions	(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015	(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015
1 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions)
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015:
a
b
c
d From 2013.......
e From 2014.......
fTotal of lines 3a through e
g Applied to underdistributions of prior years
h Applied to 2015 distributable amount
i Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions)
j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f.
4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7:
$
a Applied to underdistributions of prior years
b Applied to 2015 distributable amount
c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4.
5 Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions)
6 Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions)
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c.
8 Breakdown of line 7:
a
b
c Excess from 2013.......
d From 2014.......
e From 2015.......

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) (2015)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

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Part VI

Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).

Facts And Circumstances Test

Return Reference	Explanation

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

Additional Data

Software ID:
Software Version:

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Schedule B
(Form 990, 990-EZ,
or 990-PF)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Schedule of Contributors

Attach to Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.

Information about Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2015

Name of the organization

Legal Aid Bureau Inc

Employer identification number

52-0591621

Organization type (check one):

Filers of:

Section:

Form 990 or 990-EZ

501(c)( ) (enter number) organization

4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust not treated as a private foundation

527 political organization

Form 990-PF

501(c)(3) exempt private foundation

4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust treated as a private foundation

501(c)(3) taxable private foundation

Check if your organization is covered by the General Rule or a Special Rule.
Note. Only a section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) organization can check boxes for both the General Rule and a Special Rule. See instructions.

General Rule

For an organization filing Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF that received, during the year, contributions totaling $5,000 or more (in money or other property) from any one contributor. Complete Parts I and II. See instructions for determining a contributor's total contributions.

Special Rules

For an organization described in section 501(c)(3) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that met the 33¹/3% support test of the regulations
under sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), that checked Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ), Part II, line 13, 16a, or 16b, and that received from any one contributor, during the year, total contributions of the greater of (1) $5,000 or (2) 2% of the amount on (i) Form 990, Part VIII, line 1h, or (ii) Form 990-EZ, line 1. Complete Parts I and II.

For an organization described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, total contributions of more than $1,000 exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes, or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. Complete Parts I, II, and III.

For an organization described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) filing Form 990 or 990-EZ that received from any one contributor,
during the year, contributions exclusively for religious, charitable, etc., purposes, but no such contributions totaled more than $1,000. If this box is checked, enter here the total contributions that were received during the year for an exclusively religious, charitable, etc., purpose. Do not complete any of the parts unless the General Rule applies to this organization because it received nonexclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions totaling $5,000 or more during the year ......... Arrow Bullet

Caution. An organization that is not covered by the General Rule and/or the Special Rules does not file Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF), but it must answer “No” on Part IV, line 2, of its Form 990; or check the box on line H of its
Form 990-EZ or on its Form 990PF, Part I, line 2, to certify that it does not meet the filing requirements of Schedule B (Form 990,
990-EZ, or 990-PF).

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions
for Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF.

Cat. No. 30613XSchedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015)

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Name of organization Legal Aid Bureau Inc

Part I	Contributors (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part I if additional space is needed.
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
RESTRICTED	,	$ RESTRICTED	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
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Name of organization Legal Aid Bureau Inc		Employer identification number 52-0591621

Part II	Noncash Property (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part II if additional space is needed.
(a) No.from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (see instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No.from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (see instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No.from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (see instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No.from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (see instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No.from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (see instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No.from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (see instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
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Name of organization Legal Aid Bureau Inc			Employer identification number 52-0591621
Part III Exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions to organizations described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) that total more than $1,000 for the year from any one contributor. Complete columns (a) through (e) and the following line entry. For organizations completing Part III, enter the total of exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions of $1,000 or less for the year. (Enter this information once. See instructions.) $ Use duplicate copies of Part III if additional space is needed.

(a)
No.from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No.from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No.from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

(a)
No.from Part I

(b) Purpose of gift

(d) Description of how gift is held

(e) Transfer of gift
Transferee's name, address, and ZIP 4	Relationship of transferor to transferee

Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2015)

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SCHEDULE C
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Political Campaign and Lobbying Activities

For Organizations Exempt From Income Tax Under section 501(c) and section 527
SchCMd Bullet

Complete if the organization is described below. SchCMd Bullet

Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
SchCMd Bullet

Information about Schedule C (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2015

Open to Public
Inspection

If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 3, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 46 (Political Campaign Activities), then
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Section 501(c)(3) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and B. Do not complete Part I-C.
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Section 501(c) (other than section 501(c)(3)) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and C below. Do not complete Part I-B.
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Section 527 organizations: Complete Part I-A only.
If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 4, or Form 990-EZ, Part VI, line 47 (Lobbying Activities), then
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Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)): Complete Part II-A. Do not complete Part II-B.
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Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)): Complete Part II-B. Do not complete Part II-A.
If the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, Line 5 (Proxy Tax) (see separate instructions) or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 35c (Proxy Tax) (see separate instructions), then
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Section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) organizations: Complete Part III.

Name of the organization

Legal Aid Bureau Inc

Employer identification number

52-0591621

Part I-A

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c) or is a section 527 organization.

Provide a description of the organization’s direct and indirect political campaign activities in Part IV.

Political expenditures ...................................................................................................................... SchCMd Bullet

Volunteer hours .............................................................................................................................

Part I-B

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3).

Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by the organization under section 4955 ................................ SchCMd Bullet

Enter the amount of any excise tax incurred by organization managers under section 4955 ....................... SchCMd Bullet

If the organization incurred a section 4955 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? .........................................

Yes No

Was a correction made? ......................................................................................................................

Yes No

If "Yes," describe in Part IV.

Part I-C

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c), except section 501(c)(3).

Enter the amount directly expended by the filing organization for section 527 exempt function activities ..... SchCMd Bullet

Enter the amount of the filing organization's funds contributed to other organizations for section 527 exempt function activities ............................................................................................................................ SchCMd Bullet

Total exempt function expenditures. Add lines 1 and 2. Enter here and on Form 1120-POL, line 17b........... SchCMd Bullet

Did the filing organization file Form 1120-POL for this year? ...................................................................

Yes No

Enter the names, addresses and employer identification number (EIN) of all section 527 political organizations to which the filing
organization made payments. For each organization listed, enter the amount paid from the filing organization’s funds. Also enter the amount of political contributions received that were promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization, such as a separate segregated fund or a political action committee (PAC). If additional space is needed, provide information in Part IV.

(a) Name	(b) Address	(c) EIN	(d) Amount paid from filing organization's funds. If none, enter -0-.	(e) Amount of political contributions received and promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization. If none, enter -0-.
1
2
3
4
5
6

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Part II-A

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3) and filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)).

A Check SchCMd Bullet

if the filing organization belongs to an affiliated group (and list in Part IV each affiliated group member's name, address, EIN, expenses, and share of excess lobbying expenditures).
B Check SchCMd Bullet

if the filing organization checked box A and "limited control" provisions apply.

Limits on Lobbying Expenditures (The term "expenditures" means amounts paid or incurred.)		(a) Filing organization's totals	(b) Affiliated group totals
1a	Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grass roots lobbying) ...............................................
b	Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying) ...........................................	57,866
c	Total lobbying expenditures (add lines 1a and 1b) .......................................................................	57,866
d	Other exempt purpose expenditures .........................................................................................	24,238,113
e	Total exempt purpose expenditures (add lines 1c and 1d) ....................................................................	24,295,979
f	Lobbying nontaxable amount. Enter the amount from the following table in both columns.	1,000,000
	If the amount on line 1e, column (a) or (b) is:The lobbying nontaxable amount is:
	Not over $500,00020% of the amount on line 1e.
	Over $500,000 but not over $1,000,000$100,000 plus 15% of the excess over $500,000.
	Over $1,000,000 but not over $1,500,000$175,000 plus 10% of the excess over $1,000,000.
	Over $1,500,000 but not over $17,000,000$225,000 plus 5% of the excess over $1,500,000.
	Over $17,000,000$1,000,000.

g	Grassroots nontaxable amount (enter 25% of line 1f) ..........................................................................	250,000
h	Subtract line 1g from line 1a. If zero or less, enter -0-. ..........................................................................	0
i	Subtract line 1f from line 1c. If zero or less, enter -0-. ...........................................................................	0
j	If there is an amount other than zero on either line 1h or line 1i, did the organization file Form 4720 reporting section 4911 tax for this year? ..............................................................................................................		Yes No

4-Year Averaging Period Under section 501(h) (Some organizations that made a section 501(h) election do not have to complete all of the five columns below. See the separate instructions for lines 2a through 2f.)
Lobbying Expenditures During 4-Year Averaging Period
	Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)	(a) 2012	(b) 2013	(c) 2014	(d) 2015	(e) Total

2a	Lobbying nontaxable amount	1,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000	4,000,000

b	Lobbying ceiling amount (150% of line 2a, column(e))					6,000,000

c	Total lobbying expenditures	41,250	40,013	57,506	57,866	196,635

d	Grassroots nontaxable amount	250,000	250,000	250,000	250,000	1,000,000

e	Grassroots ceiling amount (150% of line 2d, column (e))					1,500,000

f	Grassroots lobbying expenditures

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Part II-B

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(3) and has NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)).

For each "Yes" response on lines 1a through 1i below, provide in Part IV a detailed description of the lobbying activity.

(a)

Yes

(b)

Amount

During the year, did the filing organization attempt to influence foreign, national, state or local legislation, including any attempt to influence public opinion on a legislative matter or referendum, through the use of:

Volunteers? ...........................................................................................................

Paid staff or management (include compensation in expenses reported on lines 1c through 1i)? ........

Media advertisements? ...................................................................................................

Mailings to members, legislators, or the public? .............................................................................

Publications, or published or broadcast statements? ...........................................................

Grants to other organizations for lobbying purposes? ..........................................................

Direct contact with legislators, their staffs, government officials, or a legislative body? .......................

Rallies, demonstrations, seminars, conventions, speeches, lectures, or any similar means? ..................

Other activities? ...................................................................................................................

Total. Add lines 1c through 1i ....................................................................................................

Did the activities in line 1 cause the organization to be not described in section 501(c)(3)? .....

If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred under section 4912 ...........................................

If "Yes," enter the amount of any tax incurred by organization managers under section 4912 ...................

If the filing organization incurred a section 4912 tax, did it file Form 4720 for this year? ........................

Part III-A

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6).

Yes

Were substantially all (90% or more) dues received nondeductible by members? ...............................................

Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less? ............................................

Did the organization agree to carry over lobbying and political expenditures from the prior year? .................................

Part III-B

Complete if the organization is exempt under section 501(c)(4), section 501(c)(5), or section 501(c)(6) and if either (a) BOTH Part III-A, lines 1 and 2, are answered "No" OR (b) Part III-A, line 3, is answered “Yes."

Dues, assessments and similar amounts from members ......................................................................

Section 162(e) nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures (do not include amounts of political expenses for which the section 527(f) tax was paid).

Current year .............................................................................................................................

Carryover from last year ............................................................................................................

Total ...........................................................................................................................................

Aggregate amount reported in section 6033(e)(1)(A) notices of nondeductible section 162(e) dues .

If notices were sent and the amount on line 2c exceeds the amount on line 3, what portion of the excess does the organization agree to carryover to the reasonable estimate of nondeductible lobbying and political expenditure next year? ......................................................................................................................

Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures (see instructions) .........................................

Part IV

Supplemental Information

Provide the descriptions required for Part l-A, line 1; Part l-B, line 4; Part l-C, line 5; Part II-A (affiliated group list); Part II-A, lines 1 and 2 (see instructions), and Part ll-B, line 1. Also, complete this part for any additional information.

Return Reference	Explanation
Part II-A, Line 2(c), Total Lobbying Expenditures:	Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. engages the services of a law firm to provide legislative liaison and government relations services for the purpose of contacting and communicating with state and local government agencies and members of state and local legislative bodies and committees regarding funding sources for Legal Aid, including communications regarding pending and proposed legislation affecting Legal Aid funding sources. In addition, Officers, Directors, Executives and professional staff of Legal Aid on occasion have direct contact with legislators, legislative staffs and government officials regarding potential funding sources for Legal Aid, including communications regarding legislation affecting existing Legal Aid funding sources. A portion of these employee's salary and benefit costs are allocated to lobbying expenditures.

Return Reference

Explanation

Part II-A, Line 2(c), Total Lobbying Expenditures:

Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. engages the services of a law firm to provide legislative liaison and government relations services for the purpose of contacting and communicating with state and local government agencies and members of state and local legislative bodies and committees regarding funding sources for Legal Aid, including communications regarding pending and proposed legislation affecting Legal Aid funding sources. In addition, Officers, Directors, Executives and professional staff of Legal Aid on occasion have direct contact with legislators, legislative staffs and government officials regarding potential funding sources for Legal Aid, including communications regarding legislation affecting existing Legal Aid funding sources. A portion of these employee's salary and benefit costs are allocated to lobbying expenditures.

Schedule C (Form 990 or 990EZ) 2015

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SCHEDULE D
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Financial Statements

Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990,
Part IV, line 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 11f, 12a, or 12b.
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Attach to Form 990.
Information about Schedule D (Form 990) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2015

Open to Public Inspection

Name of the organization

Legal Aid Bureau Inc

Employer identification number

52-0591621

Part I

Organizations Maintaining Donor Advised Funds or Other Similar Funds or Accounts. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 6.

			(a) Donor advised funds	(b) Funds and other accounts

1	Total number at end of year ....
2	Aggregate value of contributions to (during year)
3	Aggregate value of grants from (during year)
4	Aggregate value at end of year ....

Did the organization inform all donors and donor advisors in writing that the assets held in donor advised
funds are the organization's property, subject to the organization's exclusive legal control? ...........

Yes No

Did the organization inform all grantees, donors, and donor advisors in writing that grant funds can be
used only for charitable purposes and not for the benefit of the donor or donor advisor, or for any other purpose conferring impermissible private benefit? ............................

Yes No

Part II

Conservation Easements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 7.

Purpose(s) of conservation easements held by the organization (check all that apply).

Preservation of land for public use (e.g., recreation or education) Preservation of an historically important land area

Protection of natural habitat Preservation of a certified historic structure

Preservation of open space

Complete lines 2a through 2d if the organization held a qualified conservation contribution in the form of a conservation easement on the last day of the tax year.


a	Total number of conservation easements ......................	2a
b	Total acreage restricted by conservation easements ....................	2b
c	Number of conservation easements on a certified historic structure included in (a) .....	2c
d	Number of conservation easements included in (c) acquired after 8/17/06, and not on a historic structure listed in the National Register ...	2d

Number of conservation easements modified, transferred, released, extinguished, or terminated by the organization during the
tax year SchDMd Bullet

Number of states where property subject to conservation easement is located SchDMd Bullet

Does the organization have a written policy regarding the periodic monitoring, inspection, handling of violations, and enforcement of the conservation easements it holds? ............

Yes No

Staff and volunteer hours devoted to monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
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Amount of expenses incurred in monitoring, inspecting, handling of violations, and enforcing conservation easements during the year
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Does each conservation easement reported on line 2(d) above satisfy the requirements of section 170(h)(4)(B)(i) and section 170(h)(4)(B)(ii)? .............................

Yes No

In Part XIII, describe how the organization reports conservation easements in its revenue and expense statement, and
balance sheet, and include, if applicable, the text of the footnote to the organization’s financial statements that describes
the organization’s accounting for conservation easements.

Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 8.

If the organization elected, as permitted under SFAS 116 (ASC 958), not to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide, in Part XIII, the text of the footnote to its financial statements that describes these items.

If the organization elected, as permitted under SFAS 116 (ASC 958), to report in its revenue statement and balance sheet works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets held for public exhibition, education, or research in furtherance of public service, provide the following amounts relating to these items:

(i)

Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 ......................... SchDMd Bullet

(ii)

Assets included in Form 990, Part X ............................... SchDMd Bullet

If the organization received or held works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets for financial gain, provide the
following amounts required to be reported under SFAS 116 (ASC 958) relating to these items:

Revenue included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1 .......................... SchDMd Bullet

Assets included in Form 990, Part X ............................... SchDMd Bullet

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

Cat. No. 52283D

Schedule D (Form 990) 2015

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Part III

Organizations Maintaining Collections of Art, Historical Treasures, or Other Similar Assets (continued)

Using the organization’s acquisition, accession, and other records, check any of the following that are a significant use of its collection items (check all that apply):

Public exhibition

Loan or exchange programs

Scholarly research

Other

Preservation for future generations

Provide a description of the organization’s collections and explain how they further the organization’s exempt purpose in
Part XIII.

During the year, did the organization solicit or receive donations of art, historical treasures or other similar
assets to be sold to raise funds rather than to be maintained as part of the organization’s collection?...

Yes No

Part IV

Escrow and Custodial Arrangements. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 9, or reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21.

Is the organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contributions or other assets not
included on Form 990, Part X? ....................................

Yes No


b	If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII and complete the following table:		Amount
c	Beginning balance .............................	1c
d	Additions during the year ............................	1d
e	Distributions during the year ..........................	1e
f	Ending balance ................................	1f

Did the organization include an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 21, for escrow or custodial account liability?

Yes No

If "Yes," explain the arrangement in Part XIII. Check here if the explanation has been provided in Part XIII ........

Part V

Endowment Funds. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 10.

		(a)Current year	(b)Prior year	(c)Two years back	(d)Three years back	(e)Four years back

1a	Beginning of year balance ....
b	Contributions ...
c	Net investment earnings, gains, and losses
d	Grants or scholarships ...
e	Other expenditures for facilities and programs ...
f	Administrative expenses ....
g	End of year balance ......

Provide the estimated percentage of the current year end balance (line 1g, column (a)) held as:

Board designated or quasi-endowment SchDMd Bullet

Permanent endowment SchDMd Bullet

Temporarily restricted endowment SchDMd Bullet

The percentages on lines 2a, 2b, and 2c should equal 100%.

Are there endowment funds not in the possession of the organization that are held and administered for the
organization by:

Yes

(i) unrelated organizations .................

3a(i)

(ii) related organizations .................

3a(ii)

If "Yes" on 3a(ii), are the related organizations listed as required on Schedule R? .........

Describe in Part XIII the intended uses of the organization's endowment funds.

Part VI

Land, Buildings, and Equipment.
Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11a. See Form 990, Part X, line 10.

Description of property		(a) Cost or other basis (investment)	(b)Cost or other basis (other)	(c) Accumulated depreciation	(d) Book value

1a	Land ...	630,000		630,000
b	Buildings	6,584,187	6,174,942	409,245
c	Leasehold improvements	77,077	37,691	39,386
d	Equipment ...	5,424,166	5,267,947	156,219
e	Other ...	22,844		22,844
Total. Add lines 1a through 1e. (Column (d) must equal Form 990, Part X, column (B), line 10(c).)..				1,257,694

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Part VII

InvestmentsOther Securities. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11b. See Form 990, Part X, line 12.

(a) Description of security or category (including name of security)	(b)Book value	(c)Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value
(1)Financial derivatives
(2)Closely-held equity interests
(3)Other (A) Certificates of deposit	5,643,809	F
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
(F)
(G)
(H)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col. (B) line 12.)	5,643,809

Part VIII

InvestmentsProgram Related. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11c. See Form 990, Part X, line 13.

(a) Description of investment	(b) Book value	(c) Method of valuation: Cost or end-of-year market value

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 13.)

Part IX

Other Assets. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11d. See Form 990, Part X, line 15.

(a) Description				(b) Book value

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 15.)...........

Part X

Other Liabilities. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 11e or 11f. See Form 990, Part X, line 25.

1.(a) Description of liability	(b) Book value
(1) Federal income taxes

(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
Total. (Column (b) must equal Form 990, Part X, col.(B) line 25.)
2. Liability for uncertain tax positions. In Part XIII, provide the text of the footnote to the organization's financial statements that reports the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740). Check here if the text of the footnote has been provided in Part XIII

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Part XI Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements .......			1	26,096,558
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12:
a	Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments ....	2a	-4,707
b	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2b
c	Recoveries of prior year grants ...........	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	2d
e	Add lines 2a through 2d .....................			2e	-4,707
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1..................			3	26,101,265
4	Amounts included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 12, but not on line 1:
a	Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b .	4a
b	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ...........	4b
c	Add lines 4a and 4b....................			4c	0
5	Total revenue. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 12.) ......			5	26,101,265

Part XII Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return. Complete if the organization answered 'Yes' on Form 990, Part IV, line 12a.
1	Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements ...........		1	24,295,979
2	Amounts included on line 1 but not on Form 990, Part IX, line 25:
a	Donated services and use of facilities .........	2a
b	Prior year adjustments ............	2b
c	Other losses ................	2c
d	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	2d
e	Add lines 2a through 2d....................		2e	0
3	Subtract line 2e from line 1...................		3	24,295,979
4	Amounts included on Form 990, Part IX, line 25, but not on line 1:
a	Investment expenses not included on Form 990, Part VIII, line 7b ..	4a
b	Other (Describe in Part XIII.) ............	4b
c	Add lines 4a and 4b.....................		4c	0
5	Total expenses. Add lines 3 and 4c. (This must equal Form 990, Part I, line 18.) ......		5	24,295,979

Part XIII

Supplemental Information

Provide the descriptions required for Part II, lines 3, 5, and 9; Part III, lines 1a and 4; Part lV, lines 1b and 2b;
Part V, line 4; Part X, line 2; Part XI, lines 2d and 4b; and Part XII, lines 2d and 4b. Also complete this part to provide any additional information.

Return Reference	Explanation
Part IV, Line 2b:	The liability is related to the funds held in an attorneys' trust account.
Part X, Line 2:	Maryland Legal Aid is exempt from Federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) and, therefore, no provision for income taxes has been provided in the accompanying financial statements. In addition, Maryland Legal Aid is classified as a public charity under Section 509(a) of the Code. Maryland Legal Aid accounts for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in its financial statements using a threshold of "more likely than not" for recognition of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Maryland Legal Aid performed an evaluation of uncertain tax positions for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, and determined that there were no matters that would require recognition in the accompanying financial statements or which may have any effect on its tax-exempt status. As of April 22, 2016, the statute of limitation for tax years 2012 through 2015, remains open with the U.S. Federal jurisdiction or the various states and local jurisdictions in which Maryland Legal Aid files tax returns. It is Maryland Legal Aid's policy to recognize penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, in income tax expense.
Retirement Plans	The Plan is a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all employees of Maryland Legal Aid at June 30, 2011. Effective June 30, 2011, this Pension Plan was frozen, which means that, effective June 30, 2011, no further benefits will accrue under the Pension Plan, nor will any employees who were not participants in the Pension Plan as of June 30, 2011 become eligible to participate. Although no Pension Plan participants will accrue any additional benefits under the Pension Plan after June 30, 2011, and although compensation increases and service with Legal Aid occurring after June 30, 2011 will not affect the frozen accrued benefits, employees who were not yet fully vested in their Pension Plan benefit accrued through June 30, 2011 will continue to be credited with vesting service under the Pension Plan while they remain employed by Legal Aid. In addition, vested benefits under the Pension Plan will continue to be distributed to participants as provided under the terms of the Pension Plan. Actuarial computations under Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement #158 are made annually for the purpose of fulfilling employer accounting requirements for pension plans. The results of these actuarial computations resulted in Legal Aid recording a non-operating pension adjustment in the amount of $675,009, which was recorded as a non-operating revenue in the Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets for the year ended December 31, 2015. Cash contributions in the amount of $1,400,000 were made to the Pension Plan in 2015. At December 31, 2015, Legal Aid reported a funded status asset related to this pension plan in the amount of $547,000. This amount is a component of End of Year, Part X Balance Sheet, Line 9, Prepaid expenses and deferred charges. Legal Aid sponsors a defined contribution 401(k) plan which provides for employer contributions from Legal Aid and voluntary contributions by employees.

Schedule D (Form 990) 2015

Additional Data

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Schedule I
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations,
Governments and Individuals in the United States

Complete if the organization answered "Yes," on Form 990, Part IV, line 21 or 22.
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Attach to Form 990.
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Information about Schedule I (Form 990) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

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Name of the organization
Legal Aid Bureau Inc

Employer identification number
52-0591621

Part I

General Information on Grants and Assistance

Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of the grants or assistance, the grantees' eligibility for the grants or assistance, and
the selection criteria used to award the grants or assistance? ........................

Yes No

Describe in Part IV the organization's procedures for monitoring the use of grant funds in the United States.

Part II

Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Organizations and Domestic Governments. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 21, for any recipient

that received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

(a) Name and address of organization or government	(b) EIN	(c) IRC section if applicable	(d) Amount of cash grant	(e) Amount of non-cash assistance	(f) Method of valuation (book, FMV, appraisal, other)	(g) Description of non-cash assistance	(h) Purpose of grant or assistance

(1) Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Inc One North Charles Street Suite 222 Baltimore,MD21201	52-1225979	501(c)(3)	32,000	Pro bono private attorney service coordination.
(2) Women's Law Center of Maryland Inc 305 W Chesapeake ave Ste 201 Towson,MD21204	52-1238912	501(c)(3)	8,496	Legal assistance for victims of domestic violence
(3) Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland 520 West Fayette Street Baltimore,MD21201	52-1664796	501(c)(3)	7,715	To increase the availability of pro bono legal services to low-income veterans.
(4) Turn Around Inc 401 Washington Ave Ste 300 Towson,MD21204	52-1159135	501(c)(3)	29,632	To enhance access to legal services by victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.

Enter total number of section 501(c)(3) and government organizations listed in the line 1 table ................. Bullet Image

Enter total number of other organizations listed in the line 1 table ........................ . Bullet Image

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

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Part III

Grants and Other Assistance to Domestic Individuals. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 22.
Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.

(a) Type of grant or assistance	(b) Number of recipients	(c) Amount of cash grant	(d) Amount of non-cash assistance	(e) Method of valuation (book, FMV, appraisal, other)	(f) Description of non-cash assistance

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)

Part IV

Supplemental Information. Provide the information required in Part I, line 2, Part III, column (b), and any other additional information.

Return Reference	Explanation
Part I, Line 2:	Grantees' invoices are reviewed prior to approval and payment for verification of services rendered and compliance with the grant contract provisions. In addition, grantees are required to provide monthly reports documenting the status of cases referred, the level of assistance provided, and the date when cases are closed.

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Schedule J
(Form 990)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Compensation Information

For certain Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest
Compensated Employees
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Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 23.
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Attach to Form 990.
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Information about Schedule J (Form 990) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

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Name of the organization

Legal Aid Bureau Inc

Employer identification number

52-0591621

Part I

Questions Regarding Compensation

Yes

Check the appropiate box(es) if the organization provided any of the following to or for a person listed on Form
990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a. Complete Part III to provide any relevant information regarding these items.

First-class or charter travel Housing allowance or residence for personal use

Travel for companions Payments for business use of personal residence

Tax idemnification and gross-up payments Health or social club dues or initiation fees

Discretionary spending account Personal services (e.g., maid, chauffeur, chef)

If any of the boxes in line 1a are checked, did the organization follow a written policy regarding payment or reimbursement or provision of all of the expenses described above? If "No," complete Part III to explain .........

Did the organization require substantiation prior to reimbursing or allowing expenses incurred by all
directors, trustees, officers, including the CEO/Executive Director, regarding the items checked in line 1a? ..

Indicate which, if any, of the following the filing organization used to establish the compensation of the
organization's CEO/Executive Director. Check all that apply. Do not check any boxes for methods
used by a related organization to establish compensation of the CEO/Executive Director, but explain in Part III.

Compensation committee Written employment contract

Independent compensation consultant Compensation survey or study

Form 990 of other organizations Approval by the board or compensation committee

During the year, did any person listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a with respect to the filing organization or a related organization:

Receive a severance payment or change-of-control payment? ................

Participate in, or receive payment from, a supplemental nonqualified retirement plan? .........

Participate in, or receive payment from, an equity-based compensation arrangement? .........

If "Yes" to any of lines 4a-c, list the persons and provide the applicable amounts for each item in Part III.

Only 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations must complete lines 5-9.

For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the revenues of:

The organization? ...........................

Any related organization?

If "Yes," on line 5a or 5b, describe in Part III.

For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization pay or accrue any
compensation contingent on the net earnings of:

The organization?

Any related organization? .........................

If "Yes," on line 6a or 6b, describe in Part III.

For persons listed on Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, did the organization provide any non-fixed
payments not described in lines 5 and 6? If "Yes," describe in Part III ............

Were any amounts reported on Form 990, Part VII, paid or accured pursuant to a contract that was
subject to the initial contract exception described in Regulations section 53.4958-4(a)(3)? If "Yes," describe
in Part III .............................

If "Yes" on line 8, did the organization also follow the rebuttable presumption procedure described in Regulations section 53.4958-6(c)? .........................

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.

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Part II

Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees. Use duplicate copies if additional space is needed.

For each individual whose compensation must be reported on Schedule J, report compensation from the organization on row (i) and from related organizations, described in the
instructions, on row (ii). Do not list any individuals that are not listed on Form 990, Part VII.
Note. The sum of columns (B)(i)-(iii) for each listed individual must equal the total amount of Form 990, Part VII, Section A, line 1a, applicable column (D) and (E) amounts for that individual.

(A) Name and Title		(B) Breakdown of W-2 and/or 1099-MISC compensation			(C) Retirement and other deferred compensation	(D) Nontaxable benefits	(E) Total of columns (B)(i)-(D)	(F) Compensation in column(B) reported as deferred on prior Form 990
(A) Name and Title		(i) Base compensation	(ii) Bonus & incentive compensation	(iii) Other reportable compensation	(C) Retirement and other deferred compensation	(D) Nontaxable benefits	(E) Total of columns (B)(i)-(D)
1Wilhelm H Joseph Jr EsqExecutive Director - See pg.41	(i) (ii)	195,492 ------------- 0	60,000 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	13,653 ------------- 0	27,539 ------------- 0	296,684 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
2Gustava E Taler EsqChief Operating Officer - See pg.41	(i) (ii)	135,000 ------------- 0	5,805 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	7,497 ------------- 0	11,140 ------------- 0	159,442 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0
3C Shawn Boehringer EsqChief Counsel - See pg.41	(i) (ii)	135,000 ------------- 0	5,805 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0	7,133 ------------- 0	10,452 ------------- 0	158,390 ------------- 0	0 ------------- 0

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Part III

Supplemental Information

Provide the information, explanation, or descriptions required for Part I, lines 1a, 1b, 3, 4a, 4b, 4c, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7, and 8, and for Part II. Also complete this part for any additional information.

Return Reference	Explanation
Schedule J, Part II:	Reported compensation amounts for listed Officers reflect 27 payroll pay dates included in 2015 Form W-2 calendar year compensation. This is in comparison to 26 payroll pay dates in ordinary calendar years. As a result, 2015 Form 990 reportable compensation is greater than established annual compensation levels for the listed individuals.

Schedule J (Form 990) 2015

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SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ

Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or 990-EZ or to provide any additional information.
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Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at
www.irs.gov/form990.

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Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

Legal Aid Bureau Inc

Employer identification number

52-0591621

Return Reference	Explanation
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11	The Form 990 is reviewed in detail by Management and then Management reviews the return with the Finance Committee. Once approved by Management and the Finance Committee, the Form 990 is distributed to the full Board of Directors, where they have the opportunity to discuss the return with Management and the Finance Committee before the return is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	Annually, each officer, director, or member of a committee with governing Board delegated powers is required to sign a statement which affirms such person has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy, has read and understands the policy, and has agreed to comply with the policy. Determinations of whether a conflict exists, and appropriate resolution of those conflicts, is made either by the governing Board of Directors or by a committee appointed by the Board of Directors. No person determined to have a conflict of interest is allowed to participate in the deliberations or decision regarding resolution of that conflict or the approval of transactions related to it.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	The Finance Committee of the Board of Directors uses comparable compensation data obtained from other legal services programs, Legal Services Corporation, Maryland Association for Nonprofits, and state, federal and local governments to determine an appropriate compensation level for the Executive Director. The Finance Committee then forwards its recommendation to the entire governing Board of Directors for its review and approval. The Executive Director determines the compensation of all key employees following reference to comparability information obtained from other legal services programs, Maryland Association of Nonprofits and state, federal, and local governments.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	The Organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part VII:	Reported compensation amounts for listed Officers and highest compensated employees reflect 27 payroll pay dates included in 2015 Form W-2 calendar year compensation. This is in comparison to 26 payroll pay dates in ordinary calendar years. As a result, 2015 Form 990 reportable compensation is greater than established annual compensation levels for the listed individuals.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:	Pension Adjustment - non-operating revenue (charge) -675,009. Additional pension contributions -1,400,000.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:	The process has not changed from prior year.
Form 990, Page 1, Part I, Summary	Prior year expenses changed due to the reclassification of pension costs on the 2014 Financial Statements.
Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4a:	During 2015, Maryland Legal Aid continued its more than 104-year history of providing high-quality, free, civil legal services to Maryland's most vulnerable citizens. Maryland Legal Aid provides civil legal services to individuals and families throughout the State with incomes below 125% of the federal poverty level, and, in some instances, to those whose income is less than one-half of Maryland's median income. Maryland Legal Aid sets priorities for service delivery based on the expressed and assessed needs of potential clients. To date, demand for services has been highest on issues related to family/domestic law, housing, consumer and income maintenance (both employment and public benefits) law. In addition, Maryland Legal Aid focuses on addressing the needs of limited English-proficient populations in Maryland and providing services that are sensitive to the ethnic and cultural diversity of Maryland's low-income population. Maryland Legal Aid attempts to strategically coordinate advocacy and resources to meet these needs statewide. Experience also has enhanced Maryland Legal Aid's awareness of the legal needs of veterans, senior citizens, long-term and assisted care residents, migrant farmworkers, and neglected and abused children. Many veterans frequently struggle with the transition from military to civilian life, and are often faced with unique challenges that require more highly skilled and specialized legal assistance. Senior citizens are challenged primarily by consumer debt and debt incurred to meet basic needs such as health care and housing; farmworkers by substandard housing and exploitative employer practices; and children and youth by family and community environments which are unsafe and hinder healthy development. Targeted service delivery guides the legal assistance provided to clients and permits Maryland Legal Aid to continually assess the needs of the populations it serves. Legal services are also provided through the use of telephone hotlines (e.g. Family Law Hotline, Senior Helpline, Sixty Plus Legal Program, and Veterans' Hotline, staffed primarily by pro bono attorneys); through outreach to, and intake of, senior citizens eligible for legal assistance through Title III-B of the Older Americans Act; and through outreach to community service providers and to other vulnerable populations. Despite ever present funding challenges, Maryland Legal Aid has successfully sought and obtained support and funding from a broad spectrum of public and private sources, which, combined with the hard work and dedication of its staff, has allowed it to maintain capacity and to excel in the delivery of quality legal services. In 2015, more than 25,000 people received assistance with support, protection from domestic violence, abuse and neglect, custody, visitation, and divorce cases. Of those, more than 11,000 received assistance through the Anne Arundel and Cecil Circuit Court Pro Se Domestic Assistance Projects. More than 750 persons received services in contested or emergency custody matters through special projects in Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties, with funding provided by the Administrative Office of the Courts. More than 1,900 persons received direct assistance with matters involving public benefits and nursing home and assisted living care. More than 370 veterans and their families received assistance with a wide range of issues, including public benefits, housing, family law, and consumer, employment, and health matters. Also in 2015, more than 1,100 Maryland residents, including migrant and seasonal farmworkers, received assistance with employment matters. More than 20,500 persons received direct assistance with housing matters, primarily to avert wrongful evictions, avoid foreclosures, correct substandard housing conditions and, increasingly, preserve affordable housing. Housing preservation work focused on collaborations with tenant groups seeking to preserve and improve conditions in affordable housing throughout the state and to expand housing options for low-income persons, including home ownership. Over 17,850 people received direct assistance in consumer matters, ranging from advice on how to deal with creditors, to full representation in challenges to illegal lending practices and bankruptcy. The close connection between Maryland Legal Aid's housing and consumer work has enabled it to focus resources on the pressing demand for foreclosure avoidance. In addition, more than 180 people participated in pro se bankruptcy clinics offered at several Maryland Legal Aid offices. Maryland Legal Aid continued to engage in outreach to the client community. Staff speaking engagements and participation in community fairs and events reached over 43,500 individuals. During 2015, more than 92,850 brochures and newsletters on substantive topics were distributed. In addition, radio and television interviews, as well as articles in legal publications, newspapers, and community newsletters, reached hundreds of thousands of elderly and low-income individuals. Selected Examples of Achievements in 2015: Lawyer in the Library In response to the civil unrest in Baltimore City in the spring of 2015, Maryland Legal Aid developed a community lawyering initiative to specifically address the needs of the communities at the epicenter of the unrest. Initiated by Maryland Legal Aid's Executive staff in consultation with the Equal Justice Council, Maryland Legal Aid reached out to the Penn North Branch of the Enoch Pratt Library system, which remained open during the turmoil, to provide direct services to the community in the community. Starting on September 1, 2015, Maryland Legal Aid established a weekly community clinic at the library. The clinic operates every Tuesday from 1-3pm, and is staffed by Maryland Legal Aid advocates, and volunteer law students and attorneys. Clients walk in and meet with attorneys to receive brief advice in the areas of consumer law, housing, family law, public benefits, expungement, and other civil legal needs. After meeting with an attorney, clients either receive a referral to an organization that can further assist them, or are sent to a Maryland Legal Aid intake station in the library, where paralegals provide on-site intake to determine eligibility. In the first four months of the program, close to 360 people were served. Expungement Clinics Maryland Legal Aid began extensive work in the area of criminal record expungement in 2015. When the expungement laws changed in Maryland on October 1, 2015, the number of individuals who were entitled to criminal record expungements greatly increased. On that same date, Maryland Legal Aid participated in a Baltimore City expungement event that attracted over 1,000 people. Maryland Legal Aid had 15 staff attorneys, paralegals and pro bono attorneys attend and complete over 200 expungement petitions on site. This served as the beginning of an on-site "mobile" office at expungement clinics, allowing staff to complete eligibility screenings and intakes on site, check conflicts, and then assign cases to private attorneys or Maryland Legal Aid staff. The attorneys then check the clients' records for possible expungable items and complete all expungement petitions on site. Expungement clinics have been held at churches, libraries, and community centers. In addition to Maryland Legal Aid staff, more than 25 pro bono attorneys have participated in the clinics. Hundreds of people have been served through these clinics and many were able to have their entire records cleared, opening up possibilities for employment and housing and enhancing the opportunities for more favorable child custody arrangements. Affordable Housing Maryland Legal Aid works with community groups to preserve and produce subsidized and other affordable shelter. During 2015, Maryland Legal Aid worked with tenants in rental properties in Baltimore City and all 23 counties. Advocacy efforts included pressing for improved housing conditions (e.g. rodent eradication, lead paint removal, lack of heating); reform of Housing Agency hearing processes; preservation of individual and complex-wide housing subsidies; preservation of affordable units in projects undergoing redevelopment; enforcement of tenants' right to housing free from discriminatory landlord practices which violate Fair Housing laws; and challenges to illegal restrictions imposed on low-income tenants by landlords, owners and government agencies, including the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4a:	Also in 2015, Maryland Legal Aid's Anne Arundel County office worked with public housing tenant organizations throughout the county where properties have been neglected and are now being redeveloped. Maryland Legal Aid ensures that residents are provided the rights afforded them as individuals as well as the collective right to form tenant associations. Client resident organizations formed a coalition of resident councils that meet monthly to discuss issues in common and share how they were able to successfully overcome obstacles. In Baltimore County, Maryland Legal Aid worked with housing advocates in an effort to ensure that the county and the surrounding jurisdictions adhere to their obligations to further fair housing opportunities, which includes the development of housing affordable to low-income tenants in the Baltimore City and Baltimore County region. During 2015, Maryland Legal Aid's Metropolitan Maryland office, serving Prince George's and Howard Counties, engaged in ongoing advocacy efforts to address illegal practices of the Housing Authority of Prince George's County (HAPGC). The past and continuing practices of HAPGC hinder meaningful public input to improve the management of the organization. For example, the timing and placement of their public notices soliciting comment on their Annual Housing Plan ("Plan") served to make submission of well-considered input and comment difficult at best. A team of Maryland Legal Aid housing attorneys nonetheless obtained the Plan, and prepared comprehensive comments on behalf of low-income tenants. Furthermore, initial efforts by staff to attend meetings of the Board of Directors of HAPGC were thwarted, and HAPGC held meetings without prior announcement, conducted meetings at odd hours, or held significant portions of the meetings in private without the opportunity for public comment. Maryland Legal Aid attorneys, along with pro bono attorneys from the law firm of Covington and Burling in Washington, D.C. filed complaints under the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA), alleging that HAPGC had failed to meet its legal obligation to conduct open meetings of its board. This resulted in a finding that HAPGC had in fact violated the Act and an order that they comply. Subsequently, Maryland Legal Aid attorneys attended regular HAPGC Board meetings and presented questions for the Board and Executive Director regarding their budget and issues relevant to client concerns. Clients were notified of these meetings so that they could have the opportunity to be heard if they wished. Maryland Legal Aid continues to engage with HAPGC regarding issues of openness and accountability, and is committed to ensuring that this governmental entity complies with the law. Summary eviction/failure to pay rent procedures have been a major contributing factor to housing instability in Harford and Cecil counties, which are served by Maryland Legal Aid's Northeastern Maryland office. Many local landlords file Failure to Pay rent actions where charges for property damages, late fees, utility payments, etc. have illegally been included as rent in failure to pay rent actions. Maryland Legal Aid pursued an action against the Havre de Grace Housing Authority, one of the leading agencies that engaged in this practice, and eventually reached a settlement which impacted how the housing authority applied payments. The agreement included, among other things, a directive from the landlord's attorney to his client, Havre de Grace Housing Authority (as well as all other landlords that he represents in Harford County), that going forward, the housing authority will file amounts for rent only in Failure to Pay Rent actions. The significance of this settlement is that many Harford County clients and other residents will not face the threat of homelessness and summary eviction through Failure to Pay Rent actions, but will have the procedural protections that the law allows if landlords Summary eviction/failure to pay rent procedures have been a major contributing factor to housing instability in Harford and Cecil counties, which are served by Maryland Legal Aid's Northeastern Maryland office. Many local landlords file Failure to Pay rent actions where charges for property damages, late fees, utility payments, etc. have illegally been included as rent in failure to pay rent actions. Maryland Legal Aid pursued an action against the Havre de Grace Housing Authority, one of the leading agencies that engaged in this practice, and eventually reached a settlement which impacted how the housing authority applied payments. The agreement included, among other things, a directive from the landlord's attorney to his client, Havre de Grace Housing Authority (as well as all other landlords that he represents in Harford County), that going forward, the housing authority will file amounts for rent only in Failure to Pay Rent actions. The significance of this settlement is that many Harford County clients and other residents will not face the threat of homelessness and summary eviction through Failure to Pay Rent actions, but will have the procedural protections that the law allows if landlords want to sue for charges other than rent. Foreclosure Prevention Funded by the Attorney General's National Mortgage Servicing Settlement, and administered by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, Maryland Legal Aid's Foreclosure Legal Assistance Project (FLAP) provides foreclosure assistance statewide to homeowners at risk of losing their homes. The project works closely with housing counseling agencies to attempt to modify loans and avoid foreclosure sales. Clients are represented at foreclosure mediations, and FLAP staff negotiate with lenders on behalf of clients who have not been able to obtain modifications through housing counseling. In 2015, Maryland Legal Aid also provided continuing legal representation, where appropriate, in foreclosure cases where mediation was unsuccessful. For example, Maryland Legal Aid files motions in state court or bankruptcy proceedings to stay foreclosures when a lender refuses to offer affordable modifications to homeowners who have fallen behind on their payments due to job losses or illness, but have recovered sufficiently to resume payments and save the homes. By advocating for modifications for homeowners, Maryland Legal Aid has been able to achieve favorable outcomes and home preservation for clients throughout the state. When the poverty of clients makes it impossible to achieve an affordable mortgage, Maryland Legal Aid attorneys have been able to negotiate more time and a dignified exit from the property avoiding the trauma of eviction. Over 1,000 homeowners and tenants were assisted with foreclosure issues in 2015. FLAP also represented tenants in foreclosure to ensure that rights provided under the Protecting Tenants in Foreclosure Act are upheld. FLAP attorneys continued to educate themselves on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulations that went into effect in 2014, and have been successful in stopping foreclosure sales in cases in which the protections provided pursuant to the regulations have not been followed. This advocacy enabled over 200 clients to obtain stays of foreclosure sales, receive approvals for affordable loan modifications, and keep their homes. Human Rights Framework Maryland Legal Aid partnered with the Administrative Office of the Courts and the former Chief Judge of the District Courts to access information from the rent courts to conduct a study of rent court practices and to lay the foundation for a mutually beneficial approach to reviewing and responding to the data findings. The project also worked closely with an expert statistician through the American Association of the Advancement of Science's Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law to develop and conduct the statistical study and analysis and collaborated with the Human Rights Clinic at Columbia University to prepare the written report. The report has been completed and Maryland Legal Aid is implementing a strategy, in consultation with the Courts, to reform court practices which threaten the right to housing. Maryland Legal Aid expects that when the final report is issued, it will lead to a reduction in improper evictions; raise awareness about human rights within the judiciary; highlight how the smallest action or inaction on the part of judges can result in human rights violations; and underscore a judge's duty and power to uphold human rights to housing, access to justice, and due process for Marylanders. It is expected that the findings of this research will build upon the groundwork that has already been laid with District Court's Administrative Office and the Chief Judge of the District Courts, and ultimately result in far-reaching and positive systemic changes in rent court -- here in Maryland and in cities across the nation. Farmworker Assistance: Maryland and Delaware In
Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4a:	At the request of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Office of Health Care Quality (OHCQ), the Long Term Care Assistance Project(LTCAP) participated in a workgroup to develop model leases to be used by providers of Medicaid-funded homes and community based services statewide. These leases will offer eviction protections to Medicaid-funded residents of assisted living facilities, which represent a dramatic increase from existing regulatory protections. LTCAP staff served on the OHCQ Behavioral Health Workgroup to modernize the nursing home regulations with regard to behavioral health. Also, at the invitation of the OHCQ, the LTCAP provided substantive feedback on proposed assisted living regulations. Veterans Issues The number of veterans seeking services more than doubled from 2014 to 2015 and the number of veterans served increased by 125%, from 231 to 520, in 2015. With funding from the Legal Services Corporation's Pro Bono Innovation Fund, Maryland Legal Aid launched the Joining Forces Veterans Hotline in July 2015. The hotline operates every Tuesday from 3-7pm, and every Thursday from 9am-1pm. Veterans who call the hotline seeking brief advice on civil legal issues are initially screened for eligibility by a Joining Forces Maryland Legal Aid staff member, and the call is then forwarded to pro bono attorneys. From July 2015- December 2015, 120 pro bono attorneys were listed on the pro bono hotline panel, and 111 attorneys accepted brief advice cases from the hotline. Additionally, veteran clients who call the hotline sometimes have issues that require extended representation. Maryland Legal Aid staff placed 25 Joining Forces cases with pro bono attorneys during this reporting period. The most common issues seen on the hotline include child support concerns, employment discrimination related to veteran status, and housing issues. Extensive outreach was also conducted by Maryland Legal Aid staff in the veterans community statewide. Staff presented at the Maryland Annual JAG Conference, Operation Welcome Home, Healthcare for the Homeless, Veterans Resource Expo, and the Easter Seals Veterans Employment Workshop. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Despite the number of established and well-qualified domestic violence and sexual assault programs operating throughout Maryland, reliable and quality legal services are limited for survivors of sexual assault and domestic abuse, particularly those requiring more extensive and long-term legal representation for matters that go beyond protective orders. Consequently, these programs are unable to provide legal representation to victims in any court proceeding beyond obtaining a civil protective order. As a result, survivors frequently slip through the cracks and/or fail to receive adequate support needed to address their legal problems. In 2015, with funding from the Office on Violence Against Women, Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) program grant, Maryland Legal Aid established a unique partnership with TurnAround, a dual domestic violence and sexual assault agency, to address this gap in service and enhance access to civil justice. Unlike traditional partnerships that refer clients between agencies, this model provides direct onsite legal assistance with a dedicated advocate that is embedded in TurnAround's offices three-days a week. As a result, internal processes are streamlined, eliminating the need for outside referrals for extended legal services. During the first six months of the project, Maryland Legal Aid and TurnAround provided comprehensive, holistic, and trauma-informed civil legal services to 61 survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence in the Metropolitan Baltimore area. The provision of dedicated, in-house legal representation has not only enhanced the coordination and delivery of service, but has also eliminated many of the challenges survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence encounter when attempting to access services, and as a result, has reduced their risk of on-going victimization. In addition, Maryland Legal Aid has improved the civil legal response to systemic issues that negatively impact survivors' lives with extended civil legal assistance to eligible clients referred from the Women's Law Center's Multi-Ethnic Domestic Violence (MEDOVI) Project. Funded through the Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention's Violence Against Women (VAWA) STO*P Formula grant program, Maryland Legal Aid provided representation to 65 victims of domestic violence in the Metropolitan Baltimore area in 2015. This formal partnership between Maryland Legal Aid and the Women's Law Center has improved access to services with a streamlined and expedited referral process affording clients more immediate legal representation in the areas of child custody, child support, housing, pubic benefits, unemployment compensation, SNAP (Food Stamps), and temporary cash assistance. Services are provided in a culturally competent manner with bi-lingual staff working in both organizations. Ryan White During 2015, Maryland Legal Aid furthered its efforts to address the emergent and systemic civil legal needs of low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area, which includes Baltimore City, and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford, Carroll, Howard, and Queen Anne's counties. With the support of federal Ryan White funding administered by the Baltimore City Health Department, Maryland Legal Aid provided comprehensive legal assistance to 95 eligible Ryan White clients to overcome issues associated with being HIV/AIDS positive and remedy unlawful discrimination due to HIV/AIDS status. Identified as an underserved and marginalized population, many Ryan White clients face discrimination in the areas of employment, housing and public accommodation due to their illness, and as a result, find themselves lacking adequate resources to pay for rent and other necessary living expenses. Maryland Legal Aid provides legal assistance to Ryan White clients to ensure that their rights are protected, and that they are afforded basic human rights to subsistence support, food, shelter, necessary utilities, and health care. Contested Custody With funding provided through the Administrative Office of the Courts, Maryland Legal Aid provides quality legal representation to custodial parents involved in difficult child custody, divorce, or domestic violence cases where the participation of an attorney will positively impact the outcome of the cases. The goal of this project is to improve opportunities for low-income litigants to achieve fair outcomes in contested custody matters in an effort to ensure that the best interests of children are served by the courts. This project enables courts to make more informed decisions with greater assurance that all parties are fully advised of their rights and responsibilities. Maryland Legal Aid's Contested Custody Representation project covers Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Prince George's and Montgomery counties. In 2015, Maryland Legal Aid provided legal representation to 250 clients. As a result of its services, Maryland Legal Aid effectively enhanced access to justice for marginalized, underserved and underrepresented populations, while facilitating efforts to maintain and/or contribute to the stability of low-income Maryland families. In addition, approximately 630 individuals were provided with advice and counsel regarding contested custody issues during 2015. Multi-Language Access Staff from the Lower Eastern Shore office identified clients who were being denied timely medical and optical care through Salisbury providers. The denial came in the form of requiring Limited English Proficient patients to provide their own interpreters. The clients' care is paid for by Medicare and as such, the provider is a recipient of federal funds. Interpreter services had previously been provided. Maryland Legal Aid sent a letter requesting that providers remedy this issue and provide interpreters or use telephonic interpreter services so as to comply with federal law. Maryland Legal Aid continues to monitor this situation and is awaiting feedback from clients following their next scheduled visits to the providers.
Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4a:	Self Represented Litigants In 2015, Maryland Legal Aid operated two family law pro se centers in the circuit courts for Anne Arundel and Cecil Counties and a District Court Self-Help Center (DCSHC) in Anne Arundel County with funding from the Administrative Office of the Courts. These collaborations provide opportunities for staff to work with court personnel in improving services to self-represented litigants, including the revisions of procedures and the refinement of court forms. During 2015, more than 10,000 self-represented litigants were assisted by the Family Law Self-Help Center in Anne Arundel County, which has one staff attorney, a full time paralegal and a part-time paralegal working five days a week. More than 890 people were assisted in Cecil County, which has one attorney working two half-days a week. In 2015, Maryland Legal Aid increased its services to self-represented litigants through the District Court Self-Help Resource Centers (DCSHRC), which had two locations, a walk-in center in an Anne Arundel County District Court, and a call center in Annapolis, Maryland. Through an expanded contract with the Administrative Office of Courts (AOC), the DCSHRC underwent a number of changes. First, a new walk-in location opened in the District Court of Maryland for Prince George's County in Upper Marlboro. Staffed by one supervising attorney, two staff attorneys and one administrative assistant, the DCSHRC's second walk-in service assisted 3,697 self-represented litigants in 2015. Second, the phone and live chat services of the DCSHRC underwent significant expansion in the last few months of 2015. Now called the Maryland Courts Self-Help Center (MCSHC), legal advice is available via phone and chat in a broader range of civil matters including foreclosure, expungement, family law, and other matters under the general jurisdiction of the state's circuit courts. Third, the hours of the phone and live chat services were expanded from 8 hours per day to 11.5 hours per day and self-represented Marylanders can now access legal advice between 8:30 am and 8:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Staffing was also increased in order to support these expanded case types and hours of operation. With increased staffing and hours, the number of litigants assisted via phone and live chat increased by 479 visitors between November and December 2015. By assisting over 30,000 individuals a year, the MCSHC/DCSHRC is uniquely positioned to identify recurring illegal collection practices and invalid assignment of consumer debt. Through collaborations with other legal services agencies, self-represented litigants have access to attorneys who are needed to address complex legal issues and who can bring about systemic change through impact litigation. The DCSHRC is currently working to identify other case types that would lend itself to such a referral program and organizations willing to collaborate on such a project. During the final six months of 2015 alone, the MCSHC/DCSHRC assisted 16,522 visitors. Of this number, 7,157 were assisted in consumer and small claims cases, 6,071 in housing matters and 724 in peace and protective order cases. Additionally, as telephone and live chat services expanded to Circuit Court matters, 611 self-represented litigants were assisted in family law matters in just the last two months of 2015.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9, Changes in Net Assets:	Retirement Plans The Plan is a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all employees of Maryland Legal Aid at June 30, 2011. Effective June 30, 2011, this Pension Plan was frozen, which means that, effective June 30, 2011, no further benefits will accrue under the Pension Plan, nor will any employees who were not participants in the Pension Plans of June 30, 2011 become eligible to participate. Although no Pension Plan participants accrued any additional benefits under the Pension Plan after June 30, 2011, and although compensation increases and service with Legal Aid occurring after June 30, 2011 will not affect the frozen accrued benefits, employees who were not yet fully vested in their Pension Plan benefit accrued through June 30, 2011 continued to be credited with vesting service under the Pension Plan while they remained employed by Legal Aid. In addition, vested benefits under the Pension Plan will continue to be distributed to participants as provided under the terms of the Pension Plan. Actuarial computations under Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement #158 are made annually for the purpose of fulfilling employer accounting requirements for pension plans. The results of these actuarial computations resulted in Legal Aid recording a non-operating pension adjustment in the amount of ($2,075,009), which was recorded as a non-operating revenue in the Statement of Activities and Changes in Net Assets for the year ended December 31, 2014. Cash contributions in the amount of $1,400,000 were made to the Pension Plan in 2015. At December 31, 2015, Legal Aid reported a funded status asset related to this pension plan in the amount of $547,400. This amount is a component of End of Year, Part X Balance Sheet, Line 9, Prepaid expenses and deferred charges. Legal Aid sponsors a defined contribution 401(k) plan which provides for employer contributions from Legal Aid and voluntary contributions by employees.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 51056K

Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015

Additional Data

Software ID:
Software Version:

1	Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: To provide free civil legal services to low-income individuals.
2	Check this box
3	Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) ........	3	18
4	Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) .....	4	18
5	Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2015 (Part V, line 2a) ......	5	313
6	Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) .............	6	399
7a	Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ........	7a	0
b	Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 34 .........	7b	0

		Prior Year	Current Year
8	Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) .........	23,503,774	25,865,640
9	Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) .........	2,055	12,301
10	Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) ....	9,744	14,685
11	Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e)	304,259	208,639
12	Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12)	23,819,832	26,101,265
13	Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3 )...	40,798	87,612
14	Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4).....	0	0
15	Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5–10)	18,410,338	20,241,360
16a	Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) .....	0	0
b	Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 391,217
17	Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24e)....	3,970,698	3,967,007
18	Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25)	22,421,834	24,295,979
19	Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12.......	1,397,998	1,805,286
		Beginning of Current Year	End of Year
20	Total assets (Part X, line 16).............	19,623,929	19,336,208
21	Total liabilities (Part X, line 26).............	1,074,428	1,061,137
22	Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20.....	18,549,501	18,275,071

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	Signature of officer	Date

	Type or print name and title


4a	(Code: ) (Expenses $ 20,053,099 including grants of $ 87,612 ) (Revenue $ 220,940 )
	See Schedule O.

4b	(Code: ) (Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )












4c	(Code: ) (Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )












4d	Other program services (Describe in Schedule O.)
	(Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )
4e	Total program service expenses20,053,099

(A) Name and Title	(B) Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)	(C) Position (do not check more than one box, unless person is both an officer and a director/trustee)			(D) Reportable compensation from the organization (W- 2/1099-MISC)	(E) Reportable compensation from related organizations (W- 2/1099-MISC)	(F) Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations
(A) Name and Title
(18) Marquita Wise-Jones........................................................................ Secretary	2.00 .......................	X	X		0	0	0
(19) Manuel R Geraldo Esq........................................................................ Board Member	0.50 .......................	X			0	0	0
(20) Wilhelm H Joseph Jr Esq........................................................................ Executive Director - See pg.41	40.00 .......................		X		255,492	0	41,192
(21) Gustava E Taler Esq........................................................................ Chief Operating Officer - See pg.41	40.00 .......................		X		140,805	0	18,637
(22) C Shawn Boehringer Esq........................................................................ Chief Counsel - See pg.41	40.00 .......................		X		140,805	0	17,585
(23) Patrick M Gregory........................................................................ Director of Technology - See pg.41	40.00 .......................			X	113,671	0	7,653
(24) Phillip C Stillman........................................................................ Chief of Human Resources - See pg.41	40.00 .......................			X	106,847	0	28,727
(25) Joseph Rohr........................................................................ Chief Attorney - See pg.41	40.00 .......................			X	101,104	0	5,812
(26) William R Leahy........................................................................ Chief Attorney - See pg.41	40.00 .......................			X	100,324	0	6,588

1b	Sub-Total................
c	Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A....
d	Total (add lines 1b and 1c)...........	959,048	0	126,194

(A) Name and business address	(B) Description of services	(C) Compensation
William K Freienmuth CPA, 178 Choke Cherry Road Golden,CO80401	Accounting services	113,588




2 Total number of independent contractors (including but not limited to those listed above) who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization 1

1a	Federated campaigns..		1a
b	Membership dues..		1b
c	Fundraising events..		1c
d	Related organizations		1d
e	Government grants (contributions)		1e	23,693,737

f	All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above		1f	2,171,903

g	Noncash contributions included in lines 1a-1f:$
h Total.Add lines 1a-1f.......		25,865,640

			Business Code
2a	Attorney Fees	541100	12,301	12,301
b
c
d
e
f	All other program service revenue.
g Total.Add lines 2a–2f.....			12,301

3 Investment income (including dividends, interest, and othersimilar amounts) ..........			14,685			14,685
4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
5 Royalties...........
		(ii) Personal	(i) Real
6a	Gross rents
b	Less: rental expenses
c	Rental income or (loss)
d	Net rental income or (loss)......
		(ii) Other	(i) Securities
7a	Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses
c	Gain or (loss)
d	Net gain or (loss).....
8a	Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ of contributions reported on line 1c). See Part IV, line 18 ....
	a
b	Less: direct expenses ...b
c	Net income or (loss) from fundraising events..
9a	Gross income from gaming activities. See Part IV, line 19 ...
	a
b	Less: direct expenses ...b
c	Net income or (loss) from gaming activities..
10a	Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances ..
	a
b	Less: cost of goods sold ..b
c	Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory..
Business Code			Miscellaneous Revenue
11a	Miscellaneous		900099	198,756	198,756
b	Westlaw Reimbursements		900099	5,928	5,928
c	Language Line Reimbursements		900099	3,955	3,955
d	All other revenue ....
e	Total. Add lines 11a–11d ......			208,639
12	Total revenue. See Instructions......			26,101,265	220,940	0	14,685

1	Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. See Part IV, line 21	87,612	87,612
2	Grants and other assistance to individuals in the United States. See Part IV, line 22
3	Grants and other assistance to governments, organizations, and individuals outside the United States. See Part IV, lines 15 and 16
4	Benefits paid to or for members
5	Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees ....	614,516		570,013	44,503
6	Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) ....
7	Other salaries and wages	15,079,775	13,191,074	1,731,263	157,438
8	Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401(k) and 403(b) employer contributions) ....	791,593	666,600	116,127	8,866
9	Other employee benefits .......	2,524,240	2,125,663	370,306	28,271
10	Payroll taxes ...........	1,231,236	1,036,824	180,622	13,790
11	Fees for services (non-employees):
a	Management ......
b	Legal .........	42,721	31,188	11,533
c	Accounting ...........	72,126	59,714	11,500	912
d	Lobbying ...........
e	Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17
f	Investment management fees ......
g	Other (If line 11g amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 11g expenses on Schedule O)	582,836	249,466	250,197	83,173
12	Advertising and promotion ....
13	Office expenses .......	699,883	575,608	113,653	10,622
14	Information technology ......	58,293	39,840	18,064	389
15	Royalties ..
16	Occupancy ...........	1,316,470	1,186,968	119,716	9,786
17	Travel ............	166,464	158,159	8,192	113
18	Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials .
19	Conferences, conventions, and meetings ....
20	Interest ...........
21	Payments to affiliates .......
22	Depreciation, depletion, and amortization ..	184,666	110,814	73,163	689
23	Insurance ...	70,979	58,644	11,135	1,200
24	Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above (List miscellaneous expenses in line 24e. If line 24e amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 24e expenses on Schedule O.)
a	Equipment Rental/Repair	249,077	199,666	45,540	3,871
b	Library & Dues	148,465	124,326	22,750	1,389
c	Training/Continuing Edu	75,858	60,508	14,307	1,043
d
e	All other expenses	299,169	90,425	183,582	25,162
25	Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e	24,295,979	20,053,099	3,851,663	391,217
26	Joint costs. Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation. Check here if following SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720).

1	Cash–non-interest-bearing ........			5,854,912	1	3,128,176
2	Savings and temporary cash investments .........			115,614	2	115,845
3	Pledges and grants receivable, net ......			7,491,905	3	8,513,598
4	Accounts receivable, net .............			45,802	4
5	Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees. Complete Part II of Schedule L
					5
6	Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organizations of section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary organizations (see instructions) Complete Part II of Schedule L
					6
7	Notes and loans receivable, net ....				7
8	Inventories for sale or use ........				8
9	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ......			1,606,240	9	627,137
10a	Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D	10a	12,738,274
b	Less: accumulated depreciation	10b	11,480,580	1,291,323	10c	1,257,694
11	Investments—publicly traded securities .				11
12	Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 .....			3,186,538	12	5,643,809
13	Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 ..				13
14	Intangible assets ...............				14
15	Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ...........			31,595	15	49,949
16	Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 34)...			19,623,929	16	19,336,208

17	Accounts payable and accrued expenses .....	1,073,342	17	1,060,886
18	Grants payable ...		18
19	Deferred revenue .........		19
20	Tax-exempt bond liabilities .........		20
21	Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D	1,086	21	251
22	Loans and other payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, and disqualified
	persons. Complete Part II of Schedule L..		22
23	Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties ..		23
24	Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ..		24
25	Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities not included on lines 17-24). Complete Part X of Schedule D		25
26	Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25..	1,074,428	26	1,061,137

	Organizations that follow SFAS 117 (ASC 958), check here and complete lines 27 through 29, and lines 33 and 34.
27	Unrestricted net assets	12,911,858	27	12,204,828
28	Temporarily restricted net assets ...........	5,630,643	28	6,063,243
29	Permanently restricted net assets	7,000	29	7,000
	Organizations that do not follow SFAS 117 (ASC 958), check here and complete lines 30 through 34.
30	Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds .....		30
31	Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund ...		31
32	Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds		32
33	Total net assets or fund balances ...........	18,549,501	33	18,275,071
34	Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........	19,623,929	34	19,336,208