Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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.") .. | 14,667,325 | 14,866,558 | 11,836,347 | 13,724,329 | 19,775,438 | 74,869,997 |
| 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 | 14,667,325 | 14,866,558 | 11,836,347 | 13,724,329 | 19,775,438 | 74,869,997 |
| 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. | 74,869,997 | |||||
Calendar year
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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.. | 14,667,325 | 14,866,558 | 11,836,347 | 13,724,329 | 19,775,438 | 74,869,997 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 220,688 | 271,611 | 238,271 | 224,724 | 259,942 | 1,215,236 |
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 76,085,233 | |||||
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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 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.) | ||||||
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(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: | ||||
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| 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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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | THE MISSION OF THE CONNECTICUT BAR FOUNDATION IS TO FURTHER THE RULE OF LAW AND ASSIST IN EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN CONNECTICUT. THIS MISSION IS BASED ON THE FUNDAMENTAL PREMISE THAT THE RULE OF LAW IS ESSENTIAL TO AN ORDERLY AND JUST SOCIETY AND MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ALL, REGARDLESS OF POWER OR RESOURCES. THE FOUNDATION SERVES THIS MISSION IN PART BY WORKING TO SECURE AND ADMINISTER A RELIABLE AND SUFFICIENT FLOW OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT LEGAL SERVICES AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR PERSONS OF LIMITED MEANS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SERVES ITS MISSION BY SPONSORING PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS MATTERS CONCERNING THE LEGAL PROFESSION, THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND THE ROLE OF LAW IN SOCIETY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | COURT FEES GRANTS-IN-AID AND JUDICIAL BRANCH GRANT FOR CIVIL LEGAL REPRESENTATION - IN EFFORT TO REPLACE DRASTICALLY REDUCED IOLTA/IOTA REVENUE, THE CONNECTICUT STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED CERTAIN COURT FEE INCREASES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009, JULY 1, 2012, JULY 1, 2014, AND JULY 1, 2016. UNDER THE COURT FEES GRANTS-IN-AID PROGRAM, THE JUDICIAL BRANCH TRANSFERS THE REVENUE FROM THE FEE INCREASES TO THE CBF, WHICH DISTRIBUES THE FUNDS PURSUANT TO SECTION 51-81C OF THE CONNECTICUT GENERAL STATUTES TO CURRENT IOLTA/IOTA GRANTEES FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE DELIVERY OF LEGAL SERVICES TO CONNECICUT'S LOW-INCOME POPULATION. LEGISLATION ENACTED IN 2016 ADDED THE CLIENT SECURITY FUND AS A POTENTIAL NEW FUNDING SOURCE, AND FUNDING WAS MADE AVAILABLE FROM THIS SOURCE FROM JULY 2021 THROUGH JUNE 2023. THE CBF BECAME THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR A STATE FUNDED RIGHT TO COUNSEL FOR RESTRAINING ORDER PROGRAM FOR INCOME ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDED THE FIRST GRANTS TO THREE LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS IN 2022. THE CBF WAS NAMED AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF A STATE-WIDE RIGHT TO COUNSEL FOR EVICTION PROGRAM AND MADE GRANTS AVAILABLE TO FIVE LEGAL AID PROVIDERS IN 2022. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | THE INTEREST ON LAWYERS' TRUST ACCOUNTS (IOLTA) AND INTEREST ON TRUST ACCOUNTS (IOTA)-- THE PROGRAM FUNDS LEGAL SERVICES TO THE POOR AND LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED. THE PROGRAM FUNDED ELEVEN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES TO THE POOR, AND GRANTS FOR LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE THREE CONNECTICUT LAW SCHOOLS. THE FOUNDATION'S EFFORTS HELP THOUSANDS OF LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF CONNECTICUT BY ENABLING THEM TO OBTAIN CRITICAL LEGAL INFORMATION, ADVICE, AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION. ONE OF THE INNOVATIVE WAYS THE CBF ACCOMPLISHES THIS IS BY HELPING TO FUND THE CTLAWHELP.ORG WEBSITE WHERE LOW INCOME PEOPLE CAN FIND ASSISTANCE WITH THIER LEGAL NEEDS AND TOOLS FOR SELF RESPRESENTATIONS. THE FOUNDATION HELPS THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING CHILDREN WHO ARE ABUSED, NEGLECTED AND OTHERWISE DISADVANTAGED, DISABLED PEOPLE, ELDERLY VICTIMS OF CONSUMER FRAUD AND OTHER ABUSE, IMMIGRANTS, MANY OF THEM CHILDREN, LOW-INCOME FAMILIES TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHT TO SAFE HOUSING AND FIGHT UNLAWFUL EVICTIONS, AND THOSE VICTIMIZED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | THE JAMES W. COOPER FELLOWS PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED TO PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AMONG THE CITIZENS OF CONNECTICUT. THE FOUNDATION SPONSORS PROGRAMS FOR THE LEGAL COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC. THESE PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROSITY AND COMMITMENT OF HUNDREDS OF FELLOWS WHO VOLUNTEER, PLAN, AND SUPPORT THEM FINANCIALLY. SYMPOSIA AND SPEAKER SERIES THE FELLOWS PRESENTED A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING THAT ADDRESSED TIMELY AND TOPICAL ISSUES IN 2022. WITH THE CONNECTICUT BAR ASSOCIATION, THE CONNECTICUT BAR FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO CO-SPONSOR THE CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY SPEAKER SERIES ON RACIAL INEQUALITY. THE SERIES PRESENTED SEVEN VIRTUAL FORUMS FOR THE LEGAL COMMUNITY IN 2022, WHICH EXPLORED ISSUES OF RACIAL INEQUALITY AND SYSTEMIC RACISM. ADDITIONAL EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT 2023. THE FELLOWS ALSO SPONSORED THREE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS IN 2022, AT WHICH SMALL GROUPS OF FELLOWS DISCUSSED THOUGHT-PROVOKING ISSUES INVOLVING THE PRACTICE OF LAW. ROUNDTABLES ARE TYPICALLY HELD IN PERSON THROUGHOUT THE STATE, BUT DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ALL OF THE 2022 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS WERE CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY. IN JUNE 2022, THE FELLOWS CELEBRATED AND HONORED PRIDE MONTH BY PRESENTING A DAY-LONG SYMPOSIUM ENTITLED "QUEER FAMILIES: PAST, PRESENT, AND PROMISE." THIS PROGRAM, CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW AND HELD AT THE LAW SCHOOL WITH A REMOTE OPTION, WAS DEDICATED TO THE EXPLORATION OF ISSUES AFFECTING QUEER FAMILIES. IT EXAMINED THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE RIGHTS OF LGBTQ+ FAMILIES, INCLUDING PARENTS AND QUEER YOUTH, IN THE UNITED STATES AND SPECIFICALLY IN CONNECTICUT. ALSO IN JUNE 2022, THE CBF PRESENTED "THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTORNEYS OF COLOR SYMPOSIUM: A CELEBRATION OF PROGRESS AND PERSEVERENCE." THIS SPECIAL EVENT, HELD AT QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW AND ALSO OFFERED VIA ZOOM, CONTINUED THE DISCUSSION OF THE HISTORY OF ATTORNEYS OF COLOR IN CONNECTICUT. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED A MORNING OF PANELS ON THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, AS WELL AS A KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE CONNECTICUT STATE COMPTROLLER. IN MAY 1997, THE CONNECTICUT BAR FOUNDATION LAUNCHED THE JOHN A. SPEZIALE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SYMPOSIUM TO HONOR FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN A. SPEZIALE, THE FIRST CHAIR OF THE FELLOWS PROGRAM. AFTER HIS DEATH IN JANUARY 2005, A MEMORIAL FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM, WHICH IS CO-SPONSORED BY QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW. SYMPOSIA IN THIS SERIES FOCUS ON ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, HONORING CHIEF JUSTICE SPEZIALE'S PIONEERING ROLE IN BRINGING ADR TO CONNECTICUT. IN NOVEMBER 2022, THE 12TH SPEZIALE SYMPOSIUM WAS HELD IN- PERSON AT QUSL. THE TOPIC WAS "IS VIRTUAL JUSTICE JUST?,- AND NATIONAL EXPERTS AND TRIAL LAWYERS JOINED US TO SHARE THEIR UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERTISE ON THIS TOPIC. ADDITIONALLY, THE FOUNDATION SPONSORED SEVERAL EVENTS IN THE "UNDERSTANDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING" SERIES. PRESENTED JOINTLY BY THE CBF, THE CONNECTICUT BAR ASSOCIATION'S COMMITTEE ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND QUINNIPIAC'S HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION PROJECT, THIS ONGOING SERIES EXPLORES THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM. STUDENT PROGRAMS THE FELLOWS ALSO RUN SEVERAL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HERBERT & NELL SINGER FOUNDATION TO ADMINISTER THE HERBERT & NELL SINGER CONNECTICUT PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. THE SINGER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2017 TO OFFER RECENT LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES AN OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE WORKING FOR CONNECTICUT CIVIL LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS OF CONNECTICUT. TWO NEW FELLOWS BEGAN FELLOWSHIPS IN 2022, AND ONE FELLOW FROM 2021 CONTINUED HIS FELLOWSHIP FOR A SECOND YEAR. IN THE FALL OF 2022, THE SINGER SELECTION COMMITTEE REVIEWED SIX NEW APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2022-2023 FELLOWSHIP YEAR. TWO APPLICANTS WERE OFFERED FELLOWSHIPS AND BOTH ACCEPTED; THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN THE FALL OF 2023. THE FELLOWS HELD THE TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL QUINTIN JOHNSTONE STATEWIDE HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY CONTEST IN 2022. THIS YEAR THE CONTEST RECEIVED 145 ESSAYS, SETTING A NEW RECORD FOR THE NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS. THE ESSAYS WERE SCORED BY OVER 140 VOLUNTEER JUDGES, ATTORNEYS, AND LAW SCHOOL PROFESSORS, AND THE WINNERS WERE HONORED AT A CEREMONY AT THE CONNECTICUT SUPREME COURT IN JUNE. FUNDS AND AWARDS FINALLY, THE FOUNDATION ADMINSTERS SEVERAL FUNDS AND AWARDS THAT FURTHER ITS MISSION OF PROMOTING EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED THE CONNECTICUT INNOCENCE FUND PROJECT TO ASSIST EXONEREES WHO HAVE BEEN RECENTLY FREED FROM PRISON BASED ON PROOF OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE BY PROVIDING BRIDGE LOANS. THE DAVID PELS HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2019 THROUGH GENEROUS DONATIONS FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF ATTORNEY DAVID PELS. SINCE ITS FORMATION, THE FUND HAS PROVIDED TWENTY-SEVEN GRANTS TO PREVENT EVICTIONS THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN HOMELESSNESS FOR THE TENANTS. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO ADMINISTER THE HONORABLE WARREN EGINTON MEMORIAL FUND. THIS LAW SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED POSTHUMOUSLY BY FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO HONOR JUDGE EGINTON'S LEGACY OF MENTORING OTHERS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION, WITH SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED IN 2020 AND 2021. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED ITS THIRD ANTHONY M. FITZGERALD AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE TO THE NEW HAVEN LEGAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES THE DEDICATED SERVICE AND OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS OF A CONNECTICUT NONPROFIT LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDER OR LEGAL AID ATTORNEY(S). THE AWARD PROGRAM WAS STARTED WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PARTNERS OF CARMODY TORRANCE SANDAK & HENNESSEY LLP UPON THE RETIREMENT OF ANTHONY FITZGERALD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B | IN JANUARY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (GOVERNING BOARD) ARE RECOMMENDED TO THE CBA AND ELECTED BY THE CBA BOARD OF GOVERNORS ACTING AS THE CORPORATORS OF THE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION ELECTS NEW DIRECTORS IN THE INTERIM. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THERE IS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ACCOUNTANTS AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE FOUNDATION. BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS FINALIZED, IT IS APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS SIGNED BY ALL STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS. THE POLICY INCLUDES A CLAUSE REQUIRING WRITTEN DISCLOSURE WHEN ANY NEW CONFLICTS ARISE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | THE COMPENSATION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION. COMPARABILITY DATA FROM OTHER IOLTA PROGRAMS AND OTHE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE VOTES ON STAFF SALARIES AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION OF A TOTAL STAFF FIGURE IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET, WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | COMPLETE COPIES OF THE AUDITED FINANCIALS AND THE FORM 990 ARE POSTED ON THE CBF'S WEBSITE. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO PUBLISHED BY GUIDESTAR, AN INFORMATIONAL WEBSITE AND DATABASE FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. OTHER DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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