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) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,163,109 | 1,370,433 | 1,452,537 | 1,155,565 | 1,279,926 | 6,421,570 |
| 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 | 1,163,109 | 1,370,433 | 1,452,537 | 1,155,565 | 1,279,926 | 6,421,570 |
| 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) .. | 583,597 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 5,837,973 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,163,109 | 1,370,433 | 1,452,537 | 1,155,565 | 1,279,926 | 6,421,570 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 2,972 | 2,471 | 1,579 | 12,575 | 50,736 | 70,333 |
| 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 | 6,491,903 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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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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 |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 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-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, 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 2024. 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 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | STUDENT ADVOCACY, INC. IS A NEW YORK STATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION SERVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN WESTCHESTER AND PUTNAM COUNTIES, NEW YORK. THE AGENCY PROVIDES COUNSEL AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION ON EDUCATION MATTERS FOR STUDENTS WHO FACE BARRIERS TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS DUE TO DISABILITIES AND OTHER CHALLENGES. THE AGENCY ADVOCATES FOR STUDENTS TO OBTAIN THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THAT THEY ARE LEGALLY ENTITLED TO RECEIVE IN SCHOOL. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | PROGRAM WIDE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: STUDENT ADVOCACY,INC. PROVIDED COUNSEL AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR 463 UNDUPLICATED YOUTH AGES 3 TO 21 WITH DISABILITIES IN WESTCHESTER AND PUTNAM COUNTIES NEW YORK AND ADDRESSED 497 MATTERS, BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2024 AND DECEMBER 31, 2024. AMONG THE 332 CLOSED MATTERS, STUDENT ADVOCACY SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR IMPROVED EDUCATION SERVICES IN 92% OF THE MATTERS INCLUDING PARENTS EDUCATED TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ADVOCATES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. 83% OF CLIENTS RECEIVING SERVICES FROM STUDENT ADVOCACY ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN DISTRICTS WHERE 50% OR MORE OF THE STUDENT POPULATION IS IDENTIFIED AS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. STUDENT ADVOCACY IS SUCCESSFULLY REACHING ITS TARGET AUDIENCE - LOWER INCOME FAMILIES WHO WITHOUT OUR GUIDANCE AND REPRESENTATION WOULD BE UNABLE TO ACCESS THE EDUCATION SERVICES TO WHICH THEIR CHILDREN ARE LEGALLY ENTITLED TO IN SCHOOL. 79% OF CLIENTS SEEK OUR LEGAL SERVICES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RELATED MATTERS. 45% OF STUDENTS SERVED ARE YOUTH IN GRADES PRE-K THROUGH 6 INDICATING THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS REACHING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES EARLY IN THEIR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WHEN INTERVENTION CAN HAVE THE GREATEST AND LONGEST LASTING IMPACT. 97% OF FAMILIES RECEIVED SERVICES AT NO COST. 52 VOLUNTEERS DONATED 156 HOURS SERVING ON THE OVERCOMING THE ODDS SELECTION COMMITTEE TO CHOOSE THE STUDENT HONOREES FOR THE 2024 OTO AWARDS RECOGNITION CEREMONY. BASED ON THE 2024 INDEPENDENT SECTOR REPORT, THE HOURLY VALUE IS 38.48, FOR A TOTAL OF DONATED SERVICES OF 6002.88. THE OVERCOMING THE ODDS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AS WELL AS ADVICE AND ADVOCACY FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING IN SCHOOL DUE TO DISABILITIES AND OTHER CHALLENGES. THE ORGANIZATION'S EDUCATION ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES WORK WITH STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE RECEIVING THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO WHICH THEY ARE LEGALLY ENTITLED TO IN SCHOOL. THE IIK CONTRACTS TARGET STUDENTS IN ELEVEN COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHERE 50% OR MORE OF THE STUDENT POPULATION IS IDENTIFIED AS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 117 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS RECEIVED COUNSEL AND REPRESENTATION AS PART OF THE OTO MIDDLE SCHOOL/OTO HIGH SCHOOL WCYB 11K CONTRACTS; 91% OF MATTERS WERE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RELATED ISSUES; 83% OF STUDENTS RECEIVED DIRECT ASSISTANCE FROM OUR ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES WITH THE REMAINING 17% RECEIVING CONSULTATIONS; OF THE 79 CLOSED MATTERS DURING THIS PERIOD, 99% OF STUDENTS RECEIVED THE APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO ADDRESS THEIR LEARNING AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL NEEDS AND/OR THE PARENT GUARDIAN WAS EDUCATED TO EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILD. MATTERS CLOSED DURING THIS PERIOD 97% OF STUDENTS RECEIVED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THAT WERE MORE TAILORED TO THEIR LEARNING NEEDS AND/OR THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN WAS EDUCATED TO BE AN EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILD. 80% OF STUDENTS RECEIVED DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | RIGHT START PROGRAM: WCYB IIK CONTRACT-THE RIGHT START PROGRAM PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION AS WELL AS ADVICE AND ADVOCACY FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES K-6 WHOSE READING PROFICIENCY IS TWO YEARS OR MORE BELOW GRADE LEVEL. ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES ASSISTED STUDENTS IN OBTAINING THE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO WHICH THEY WERE LEGALLY ENTITLED AND WOULD AID IN ADVANCING THEIR READING AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT. ISSUES THAT IMPACT LEARNING INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL AND SCHOOL REFUSAL WERE ALSO ADDRESSED AS PART OF THE ADVOCACY WORK. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 30 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS RECEIVED LEGAL REPRESENTATION AS WELL AS ADVICE AND ADVOCACY; 93% OF MATTERS WERE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RELATED ISSUES; 97% OF STUDENTS RECEIVED DIRECT ASSISTANCE FROM OUR ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES; OF THE 18 MATTERS CLOSED DURING THIS YEAR, 95% OF STUDENTS RECEIVED THE APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO ADDRESS THEIR READING AND LITERACY SKILLS AND/OR THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN WAS EDUCATED TO EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILD. READY FOR LIFE PROGRAM: WCYB OCFS CONTRACT-THE READY FOR LIFE PROGRAM PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION AS WELL AS ADVICE AND ADVOCACY FOR 29 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS AGES 14 TO 21 WITH AN INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN (IEP)). OUR ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES ENSURED THAT STUDENTS WITH QUALIFYING DISABILITES HAD TRANSITION GOALS INCLUDED IN THEIR IEPS THAT WOULD PREPARE THEM FOR FURTHER EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT, INDEPENDENT LIVING AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 29 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS RECEIVED LEGAL REPRESENTATION AS WELL AS ADVICE AND ADVOCACY; 90% OF MATTERS WERE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RELATED ISSUES; 97% OF STUDENTS RECEIVED DIRECT ASSISTANCE FROM OUR ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES; OF THE 21 MATTERS CLOSED DURING THIS PERIOD, 100% OF STUDENTS RECEIVED TRANSITION PLANS TO SUPPORT THEIR POST-SECONDARY GOALS AND/OR THEIR PARENT OR GUARDIAN WAS EDUCATED TO BE AN EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILD. ONE STUDENT IN THIS GROUP RECEIVED THE OVERCOMING THE ODDS AWARD, IN RECOGNITON OF HIS PERSEVERANCE AND COMMITMENT TO HIS EDUCATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | SOLUTIONS NOT SUSPENSIONS: WCYB OCFS CONTRACT-THE SOLUTIONS NOT SUSPENSION PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF YOUTH WHO ARE FACING DISCIPLINARY ACTION WITH THE GOAL OF LIMITING OR ELIMINATING THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT A STUDENT SPENDS OUT OF SCHOOL. RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THE HARMFUL IMPACT OF BEING SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL: "AFTER BEING SUSPENDED, A STUDENT IS 20% MORE LIKELY TO FAIL; 8% MORE LIKELY TO DROP OUT; AND 55% MORE LIKELY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM." STUDENT ADVOCACY SEEKS ALTERNATIVES TO SUSPENSIONS THAT INCLUDE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 63 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS RECEIVED LEGAL REPRESENTATION AS WELL AS ADVICE AND ADVOCACY; 65% OF MATTERS WERE RELATED TO DISCIPLINARY, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES AND 35% WERE RELATED TO ACADEMIC AND SPECIAL EDUCATION MATTERS; OF THE 40 MATTERS CLOSED DURING THIS PERIOD,93% RESULTED IN A REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME SPENT OUT OF SCHOOL AND THE ADDITION OF SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE STUDENTS' SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ACADEMIC NEEDS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | PROMOTING SCHOOL SERVICES FOR COURT INVOLVED YOUTH PROGRAM - DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION CONTRACT; STUDENT ADVOCACY, INC. PROVIDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND COUNSEL FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE INTERACTED WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM UNDER THIS CONTRACT. ATTORNEYS REPRESENTED THESE YOUTHS TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO RETURN TO OR REMAIN IN SCHOOL, SO THEY CAN REENGAGE WITH THEIR LEARNING AND RECEIVE THE EDUCATION RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO WHICH THEY ARE LEGALLY ENTITLED. STUDENT ADVOCACY, INC. PROMOTES RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 63 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS RECEIVED LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND COUNSEL; 64% RECEIVED DIRECT REPRESENTATION WHILE THE OTHERS RECEIVED CONSULTATION;60% OF MATTERS WERE RELATED TO DISCIPLINARY, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL ISSUES AND 40% WERE RELATED TO ACADEMIC AND SPECIAL EDUCATION MATTERS; OF THE 49 MATTERS CLOSED,96% RECEIVED SERVICES THAT ENABLED THEM TO RETURN TO SCHOOL AND ENGAGE WITH THEIR LEARNING AND/OR THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN WAS EDUCATED TO EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILD. PROJECT BEST START-MULTIPLE CONTRACTS-PROJECT BEST START, STUDENT ADVOCACY, INC. PROVIDEDS LEGAL REPRESENTATION AS WELL AS ADVICE AND ADVOCACY FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES K-6 WHO STRUGGLE WITH THEIR READING AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT DUE TO DISABILITIES AND OTHER CHALLENGES. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP STUDENTS ACCESS THE SERVICES APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR LEARNING NEEDS AND TO WHICH THEY ARE LEGALLY ENTITLED TO IN SCHOOL BASED UPON THEIR DIAGNOSIS AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP). ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 58 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS RECEIVED LEGAL REPRESENTATION AS WELL AS ADVICE AND ADVOCACY; 92% OF MATTERS WERE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RELATED ISSUES ; 97% OF STUDENTS WORKED DIRECTLY WITH OUR ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES; OF THE 45 MATTERS CLOSED DURING THIS PERIOD, 100% RECEIVED THE APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO ADDRESS THEIR READING AND LITERACY NEEDS AND /OR THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN WAS EDUCATED TO EFFECTIVLEY ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILD. OFFICE OF PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (OPWDD)-STUDENT ADVOCACY, INC. PROVIDED ADVICE, COUNSEL OR REPRESENTAION FOR STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR OPWDD. THE GOAL IS TO HELP STUDENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY ARE LEGALLY ENTITLED TO IN SCHOOL SO THEY CAN MAKE PROGRESS WITH THEIR LEARNING AND ULTIMATELY MAKE A SMOOTH TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO ADULT LIFE . GOALS ARE TAILORED TO EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND ARE DEVELOPED COLLABORATIVELY BY A TEAM INCLUDING THE PARENTS, EDUCATORS, OTHER RELEVANT PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING OUR ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES. ACCOMPLISSHMENTS:46 UNDUPLICATED STUDENTS RECEIVED LEGAL REPRESENTATION AS WELL AS ADVICE AND COUNSEL; 95% OF STUDENTS RECEIVED DIRECT ASSISTANCE FROM OUR ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES; 92% OF MATTERS WERE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION RELATED MATTERS; OF THE 33 MATTERS CLOSED DURING THIS PERIOD, 94% OF STUDENTS RECEIVED THE APPROPRIATE SERVICES TAILORED TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND /OR THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN WAS EDUCATED TO EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED FORM 990, IT IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND RECOMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY HAS IN PLACE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH IT REGULARLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES. THE BOARD CURRENTLY MANDATES THAT ALL MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT AND THE GOVERNING BODY DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS THAT MAY EXIST. IF A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE MEMBER OF THE BOARD WILL BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE. PRIOR TO COMPENSATION BEING SET, ALL BOARD AND STAFF COMPLETE A SURVEY REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE RESPONSES TO BOTH SETS OF SURVEYS ARE REVIEWED AND ANALYZED BY MEMBERS OF A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE BOARD APPOINTED BY THE BOARD CHAIR SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PRURPOSE OF EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BOARD CHAIR WRITES A DRAFT OF THE EVALUATION AND SUBMITS IT TO THE PERFORMANCE SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS FOR COMMENTS. ONCE FINALIZED, THE BOARD CHAIR SHARES THE EVALUATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. DATA ON THE COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AT EQUIVALENT NONPROFITS IN THE REGION IS REVIEWED AS A FACTOR FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION. ONCE THE COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, IT IS INCORPORATED INTO THE BUDGET FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. THE FINAL BUDGET MUST BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND CHARITIESNYS.COM. IN ADDITION, FORM 990, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER POLICIES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 | DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 61,688 DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -61,688 |
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