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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,366,547 | 1,402,605 | 1,629,154 | 1,815,405 | 1,741,066 | 7,954,777 |
| 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 | 1,366,547 | 1,402,605 | 1,629,154 | 1,815,405 | 1,741,066 | 7,954,777 |
| 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) .. | 102,258 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 7,852,519 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,366,547 | 1,402,605 | 1,629,154 | 1,815,405 | 1,741,066 | 7,954,777 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 24,519 | 19,010 | 20,810 | 17,406 | 18,223 | 99,968 |
| 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.).. | 44,072 | 110,518 | 5,478 | 10,847 | 61,425 | 232,340 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 8,287,085 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 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.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 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 on 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.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 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) |
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| 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): |
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| 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| PART III, LINE 1 | FOUNDED IN 1990, ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN IS AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES HIGH-QUALITY, PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. USING THE COLLECTIVE TALENTS OF OUR DEDICATED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, WE HELP ENSURE A MORE ACCESSIBLE LEGAL SYSTEM AND EQUITABLE BROOKLYN. OUR APPROACH PRIORITIZES THE MOST BASIC, ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS AND EXPERIENCES OF HUMAN LIFE, INCLUDING HOUSING, FAMILY STABILITY, AND SUBSISTENCE INCOME. WE WORK TO ACHIEVE OUR VISION OF A MORE EQUITABLE BOROUGH THROUGH OUR PROVEN PRO BONO MODEL, WHICH ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES EFFICIENTLY AND AT SCALE BY RECRUITING, TRAINING, AND MENTORING COMPASSIONATE PRO BONO VOLUNTEERS WHO JOIN OUR STAFF IN PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES TO THE BROOKLYN COMMUNITY. ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN SERVES BROOKLYN RESIDENTS, BOROUGH-WIDE, WHO ARE LOW-INCOME AND NEED HELP WITH CIVIL LEGAL ISSUES IN ANY OF OUR PRACTICE AREAS INCLUDING ADVANCED LIFE PLANNING AND SENIOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE; FAMILY STABILIZATION MATTERS, SUCH AS CUSTODY, VISITATION, CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT, AND UNCONTESTED DIVORCE; HOMEOWNER ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION; CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY AND CONSUMER DEBT LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY; AND IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION. TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS, WE PROVIDE ADVICE AND COUNSEL, BRIEF SERVICES, AND FULL LEGAL REPRESENTATION, AS APPLICABLE, AS WELL AS REFERRALS FOR LEGAL NEEDS OUTSIDE OUR SCOPE OF SERVICES. CORE TO OUR APPROACH IS OUR PIONEERING PRO BONO MODEL, WHICH ENGAGES PRIVATE ATTORNEYS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT ALLOWING US TO SERVE FAR MORE PEOPLE THAN WE COULD ALONE. DURING THE PAST YEAR, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF PRO BONO ATTORNEYS AND LAW STUDENTS, ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN PROVIDED DIRECT CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES IN 4,196 MATTERS AFFECTING 9,543 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. WE ALSO PROVIDED PRO SE ASSISTANCE TO A TOTAL OF 287 BROOKLYN RESIDENTS, HELPING THEM BETTER REPRESENT THEMSELVES IN THEIR LEGAL MATTERS, AND REACHED 610 PEOPLE THROUGH COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE BOROUGH. FOR PEOPLE SEEKING HELP WITH ISSUES OUTSIDE OF OUR SCOPE OF SERVICES, WE PROVIDED 1,770 INDIVIDUALS WITH REFERRALS FOR OTHER LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS. CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION AND ESSENTIAL TO OUR SERVICE MODEL, ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN RECRUITS, TRAINS AND ACTIVELY SUPERVISES VOLUNTEER LAWYERS AND LAW STUDENTS TO PROVIDE PRO BONO REPRESENTATION, ADVICE, BRIEF LEGAL SERVICES AT COURTHOUSE CLINICS AND IN-OFFICE CLINICS, DAILY ADVICE AND COUNSEL, AND COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS. IN THE LAST YEAR WE DEEPENED OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH PRIVATE LAW FIRMS, IN-HOUSE COUNSEL, AND LAW SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE PRO BONO ASSISTANCE TO OUR CLIENTS, ENGAGING A TOTAL OF 204 PRO BONO ATTORNEYS, LAW STUDENTS, AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDED 5,524 HOURS OF DIRECT LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BROOKLYN COMMUNITY. ACCESS JUSTICE BROOKLYN ALSO HELPED OUR CLIENTS OBTAIN CRITICAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND AVOID FEES AND OTHER DEBTS, INCREASING THEIR OVERALL FINANCIAL STABILITY. AS A RESULT OF OUR ADVOCACY, OUR CLIENTS OBTAINED $158,914 IN CHILD SUPPORT ARREARS AND $9,501 IN MONTHLY CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT BENEFITS (OR $114,011 ANNUALLY). WE HELPED CLIENTS SAVE OR RECOVER $16,305 THROUGH SETTLEMENTS IN FORECLOSURE ACTIONS; $342,508 THROUGH BANKRUPTCY; $2,232,341 THROUGH AVOIDANCE, REDUCTION, OR RECOVERY IN CONSUMER DEBT MATTERS; AND $153,750 IN AVOIDED OR REDUCED DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS FINES AND PENALTIES THROUGH REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE TRIALS AND HEARINGS. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO SAVE CLIENTS $11,365 IN COURT FILING FEES BY OBTAINING FEE WAIVERS IN BANKRUPTCY AND DIVORCE CASES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDIT COMMITTEE AND PRESIDENT/CEO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990. IT IS THEN SENT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. EACH BOARD MEMBER AND OFFICER MUST REPORT ANY CONFLICTS TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS MUST COMPLETE AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE TO LIST ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE QUESTIONNAIRES AND MONITORS ANY CONFLICTS THAT MAY ARISE AND INVESTIGATES PURSUANT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, USING INFORMATION FROM 990S OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS COMPENSATION SURVEYS, AND THEN DOCUMENTED APPROPRIATELY. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE BOARD APPROVES COMPENSATION INCREASES AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS SET BY THE PRESIDENT & CEO USING SALARY SURVEYS AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND INCLUDES THE USE OF AN HR/COMPENSATION PROFESSIONAL. THE PRESIDENT & CEO THEN MAKES THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD AS PART OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS THEN THE BOARD APPROVES THEM AS PART OF THE BUDGET. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | WE WILL PROVIDE DOCUMENTS ON REQUEST AT THE OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION. |
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