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← APPALACHIAN CITIZENS LAW CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by APPALACHIAN CITIZENS LAW CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,166,907
Total expenses
$1,448,061
Contributions and grants received
$945,235
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$212,278
Investment income
$9,394
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,567,630
Total liabilities, end of year
$27,117
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,540,513
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,234,642
Management and general expenses
$213,419
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,234,642

Program services were 85.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $945,235

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Attorney Fees Awarded

    total $212,278 · related or exempt $212,278 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,394 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $9,394

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $249,859 · program services $212,380 · management and general $37,479 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $733,642 · program services $623,596 · management and general $110,046 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $127,955 · program services $108,762 · management and general $19,193 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $196,680 · program services $167,178 · management and general $29,502 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,000 · program services $4,250 · management and general $750 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,671 · program services $1,671 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $20,563 · program services $17,479 · management and general $3,084 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $13,556 · program services $11,523 · management and general $2,033 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $44,754 · program services $38,041 · management and general $6,713 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $17,028 · program services $14,474 · management and general $2,554 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,647 · program services $4,647 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,387 · program services $4,579 · management and general $808 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Medical Evidence

    total $18,538 · program services $18,538 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Court Fees

    total $402 · program services $402 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Fundraising

    total $2,665 · program services $2,265 · management and general $400 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions

    total $5,714 · program services $4,857 · management and general $857 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $694,339 · end of year $203,750

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $160,820

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $72,100

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $93,367 · end of year $88,720

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,602,747 · end of year $2,275,160

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $27,117 · end of year $27,117

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,363,336 · end of year $2,540,513

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ACLC is a nonprofit law firm that engages in strategic litigation and policy work in the areas of mine safely and health, environmental protection, legacy costs of extractive industries on the people, land and economy of the Central Appalachian region, and sustainable energy. ACLC served more than 500 clients in the current year.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ACLC is a nonprofit law firm that engages in strategic litigation and policy work in the area of mine safety and health, environmental protection, legacy cost of extractive industries on the people, land and economy of the Central Appalachian region, and sustainable energy

  • Miners' Health and Safety: We provided free legal services to hundreds of black lung victims and widows in federal black lung benefits cases and related litigation. We advocated for strengthened federal regulations reducing exposure to coal and silica dust. We acted as a resource to communities affected by black lung disease as well as to the professional communities that support them by providing information and guidance regarding changes to black lung law, policies and medical research. ACLC also represented miners that were discriminated against for making safety complaints.

    Expenses $580,282

  • Environmental Justice: ACLC continued to provide free legal services to families and communities whose land and environment is directly impacted by coal mining and other destructive environmental practices in our region. ACLC continued to represent one community in its efforts to address failures in its public water system and advocate on behalf of that community and others in the region dealing with similar problems in state and national forums. ACLC also provided analysis and testimony to Congress about the 2022 flooding and the impact of climate change and mountaintop removal mining on extreme weather events.

    Expenses $345,700

  • Policy and Advocacy: ACLC seeks to promote a just transition in Central Appalachia as the coal economy declines, investments are made in new economic and energy futures, and as the region recovers from the July 2022 flood disaster. In 2023, we engaged in educational activities, community group capacity building, policy analysis, and advocacy in pursuit of this goal. We engaged particularly with policy issues concerning black lung benefits, coal mine reclamation, utility affordability, and disaster recovery.

    Expenses $308,660

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • James W Addington

    Executive Director & Secretary

    Total calculated
    $103,291
    From this org
    $94,841
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,450
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mary Cromer

    Deputy Director

    Total calculated
    $93,718
    From this org
    $79,418
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,300
    Hours/week
    40

  • Rebecca Shelton

    Director of Policy

    Total calculated
    $75,600
    From this org
    $75,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Mimi Pickering

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • John Rosenberg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jerry Hardt

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Beverly May

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jill Fraley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202433209349324333

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