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← LEGAL SERVICES OF THE HUDSON VALLEY

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LEGAL SERVICES OF THE HUDSON VALLEY.

Totals

Total revenue
$32,261,449
Total expenses
$31,742,206
Contributions and grants received
$32,100,526
Grants paid
$3,522,534
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$118,525
Other revenue
$42,398
Total assets, end of year
$18,801,792
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,607,875
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,193,917
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$28,047,253
Management and general expenses
$2,904,559
Fundraising expenses
$790,394
Program service expenses (Part III)
$28,047,253

Program services were 88.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $257,518

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $30,863,038

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $979,970

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,210

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $72,250 · excluded $72,250

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $364,810

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $318,535

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $46,275

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $46,275 · excluded $46,275

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $28,405

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

    $257,518

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $32,741

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$4,336 · excluded -$4,336

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $46,734 · related or exempt $46,734

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $46,734

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,409,122 · program services $2,409,122

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,113,412 · program services $1,113,412

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $778,086 · program services $434,247 · management and general $306,339 · fundraising $37,500

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $17,463,346 · program services $15,457,475 · management and general $1,566,900 · fundraising $438,971

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $860,465 · program services $749,627 · management and general $88,362 · fundraising $22,476

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,564,873 · program services $3,105,677 · management and general $366,082 · fundraising $93,114

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,368,225 · program services $1,191,981 · management and general $140,505 · fundraising $35,739

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $19,819 · program services $17,770 · management and general $1,629 · fundraising $420

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $67,958 · management and general $67,958

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $60,000 · fundraising $60,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $545,929 · program services $489,486 · management and general $44,877 · fundraising $11,566

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $14,343 · program services $12,860 · management and general $1,179 · fundraising $304

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $800,036 · program services $704,031 · management and general $80,004 · fundraising $16,001

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $439,002 · program services $393,614 · management and general $36,087 · fundraising $9,301

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,507,644 · program services $1,326,727 · management and general $150,764 · fundraising $30,153

  • 17 · Travel

    total $235,361 · program services $207,118 · management and general $23,536 · fundraising $4,707

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $102,706 · program services $90,381 · management and general $10,271 · fundraising $2,054

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $176,813 · program services $155,596 · management and general $17,681 · fundraising $3,536

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $47,690 · program services $45,305 · management and general $2,385

  • 24a · Other expenses: LIBRARY

    total $107,172 · program services $107,172

  • 24b · Other expenses: LITIGATION & COURT COSTS

    total $35,652 · program services $35,652

  • 24c · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING/DIRECT MAIL

    total $24,552 · fundraising $24,552

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $493,299 · end of year $331,380

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,557,276 · end of year $2,261,574

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,583,235 · end of year $8,182,308

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $33,076 · end of year $61,309

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $114,147 · end of year $91,921

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

    $5,391,319

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

    $2,831,908

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,583,792 · end of year $2,559,411

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,504,169 · end of year $1,814,878

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,152,594 · end of year $3,499,011

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $840,975 · end of year $1,081,025

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $304,065 · end of year $224,740

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,453,467 · end of year $2,856,284

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $28,056 · end of year $28,416

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,917,920 · end of year $4,417,410

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,236,025 · end of year $9,957,854

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $241,080 · end of year $236,063

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF LSHV IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY COUNSEL IN CIVIL MATTERS FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, AND FAMILIES AND OTHER VULNERABLE PERSONS WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO MAINTAIN THEIR BASIC NEEDS, AND TO PURSUE EQUITY THROUGH DISMANTLING SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION.

  • LSHV SERVES LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY, FROM YOUNG CHILDREN TO SENIORS. MORE THAN 85% OF THE CASES ARE BROUGHT BY CLIENTS WHO ARE AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES (60,000 FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR IN 2023) OR ARE OF A VULNERABLE POPULATION. THE 2023 CASES BROUGHT TO US BY THE FOLLOWING SUBPOPULATIONS: 61% OF CASES BROUGHT BY CLIENTS IDENTIFYING AS BLACK, INDIGENOUS OR PEOPLE OF COLOR, 70% OF CASES FROM FEMALES, 11.7% FROM VICTIMS OF CRIME AND/OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 37% FROM CLIENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND 25% FROM THE ELDERLY. ADDITIONALLY, LSHV PROVIDED 1,113,411.85 IN RENTAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 237 HOUSEHOLDS/CLIENTS. IN TOTAL FOR 2023, LSHV HANDLED OVER 12,000 CASES IMPACTING OVER 28,400 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE SEVEN-COUNTY SERVICE AREA. OUR VISION IS TO HELP CREATE A SOCIETY WHERE ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE. LSHV IS COMMITTED TO ACTIVELY OPPOSING RACISM AND CHANGING SYSTEMS THAT TOLERATE AND EFFECTUATE ALL FORMS OF OPPRESSION.

    Expenses $28,047,253 · Grants $3,522,534

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rachel Halperin

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $297,082
    From this org
    $242,067
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,015
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $242,067
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $15,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,015
    Filer's total
    $297,082
  • Jill Bradshaw Soto

    CHIEF PROG O

    Total calculated
    $221,500
    From this org
    $170,583
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,917
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,583
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,517
    Filer's total
    $221,500
  • Myra Loewenstein

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $212,429
    From this org
    $171,033
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,396
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,033
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,587
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,809
    Filer's total
    $212,429
  • Joanne Sirotkin

    ATTORNEY IN

    Total calculated
    $191,425
    From this org
    $141,357
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,068
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,357
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,951
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,117
    Filer's total
    $191,425
  • Brian Payamps

    DIRECTOR ACC

    Total calculated
    $187,468
    From this org
    $136,592
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,876
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,592
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,722
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,154
    Filer's total
    $187,468
  • Lara Kasper-Buckareff

    CHIEF OPER O

    Total calculated
    $186,606
    From this org
    $174,630
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,976
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $174,630
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,576
    Filer's total
    $186,606
  • Melinda Bellus

    ATTORNEY IN

    Total calculated
    $184,889
    From this org
    $144,710
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,179
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,710
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,951
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,228
    Filer's total
    $184,889
  • Christa Ring

    HR DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $176,135
    From this org
    $136,697
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,438
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,697
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,586
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,852
    Filer's total
    $176,135
  • Jazmine Leon

    DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $168,959
    From this org
    $143,054
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,905
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,054
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $4,347
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,558
    Filer's total
    $168,959
  • Sean Brady

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christopher Cabanillas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Corinna Carillo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alejandro Cruzesq

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alison J Plenge Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Charles S Biener Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jane Sovern Esq

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Luis Rivera Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard Gluckselig Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tina Hwa Joe Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Vicki Walcott-Edim Esq

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kerri Foley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeremiah Frei-Pearson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nicholas Groombridge

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amber Jeunegens

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sarmad Khojasteh

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nelida Lara-Gardunoesq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lorraine Lopez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Owens

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jane Rembert-Wigfall

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nathalie Riobe-Taylor

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Evelicia Rodriguez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sidney Rosdeitcher

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 0.25 related
  • John Rose

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Tarr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kiera Taylor

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Clifford Weber

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andrew Williams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Russell Yankwitt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 4
MYRA LOEWENSTEIN 0 22,500 0

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
24 April 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202441209349300149

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