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← LEGAL VOICE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LEGAL VOICE.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,770,972
Total expenses
$2,996,837
Contributions and grants received
$4,753,880
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$17,144
Other revenue
-$52
Total assets, end of year
$4,670,205
Total liabilities, end of year
$121,621
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,548,584
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,592,383
Management and general expenses
$204,503
Fundraising expenses
$199,951
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,592,383

Program services were 86.5% 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

    $586

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $863,689

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,889,605

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $880,345

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $27,198 · excluded $27,198

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $861,714

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

    securities $861,226 · other assets $10,542

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $488 · other assets -$10,542

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$10,054 · excluded -$10,054

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $50,645

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

    $586

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $50,645

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,455

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,507

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$52 · related or exempt -$52

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $315,113 · program services $281,909 · management and general $19,624 · fundraising $13,580

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,827,712 · program services $1,644,379 · management and general $107,885 · fundraising $75,448

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $100,207 · program services $81,082 · management and general $11,735 · fundraising $7,390

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $190,427 · program services $154,083 · management and general $22,300 · fundraising $14,044

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $374 · program services $374

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,435 · program services $25,168 · management and general $5,018 · fundraising $1,249

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $36,000 · program services $23,542 · management and general $5,199 · fundraising $7,259

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $19,470 · fundraising $19,470

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $193,719 · program services $135,965 · management and general $24,090 · fundraising $33,664

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $36,067 · program services $18,442 · fundraising $17,625

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $75,863 · program services $68,349 · management and general $7,514

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $11,278 · program services $8,333 · management and general $564 · fundraising $2,381

  • 17 · Travel

    total $40,262 · program services $39,927 · management and general $260 · fundraising $75

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,989 · program services $5,989

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,498 · program services $13,498

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $67,134 · program services $64,811 · fundraising $2,323

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIP., RENT, & REPAIRS

    total $26,906 · program services $26,532 · management and general $299 · fundraising $75

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $5,383 · management and general $15 · fundraising $5,368

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $604,034 · end of year $1,032,794

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $690,372 · end of year $916,851

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $637,896 · end of year $1,758,590

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,507 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,556 · end of year $10,433

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

    $77,506

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

    $61,174

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $40,383 · end of year $16,332

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $726,565 · end of year $827,381

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $107,824

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $29,003 · end of year $13,456

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $108,165

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,202,903 · end of year $2,994,999

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $479,407 · end of year $1,553,585

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

LEGAL VOICE WAS FOUNDED ON THE BELIEF THAT ALL WOMEN, GIRLS, AND LGBTQ+ PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE THEIR LIVES WITH DIGNITY, SAFETY, AND AUTONOMY. WE ADVANCE JUSTICE AND BUILD COMMUNITY POWER BY USING MULTIPLE STRATEGIES: LITIGATION, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. AT THE HEART OF OUR ADVOCACY IS COMMUNITY-CENTERED LAWYERING, WHERE WE DO OUR WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS AND ACHIEVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE BY SUPPORTING MOVEMENTS LED BY/FOR BIPOC AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. OUR OVERARCHING VISION IS TO CO-CREATE A WORLD WHERE WE ARE EACH SEEN IN OUR FULL HUMANITY AND THRIVE IN COMMUNITIES FREE FROM OPPRESSION AND RACISM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

LEGAL VOICE WAS FOUNDED ON THE BELIEF THAT ALL WOMEN, GIRLS, AND LGBTQ+ PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE THEIR LIVES WITH DIGNITY, SAFETY, AND AUTONOMY. WE ADVANCE JUSTICE AND BUILD COMMUNITY POWER BY USING MULTIPLE STRATEGIES: LITIGATION, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.

  • SEXUAL VIOLENCE LAW PROGRAM: THROUGH TRAUMA INFORMED, HOLISTIC, SURVIVOR-CENTERED LEGAL ADVOCACY THAT IS BASED IN RACE AND GENDER EQUITY PRINCIPLES THE SVL PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT REPRESENTATION TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY, SAFETY, AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

    Expenses $1,207,402

  • LITIGATION PROGRAM: WE PARTNER CLOSELY WITH THOSE DIRECTLY IMPACTED TO IDENTIFY LEGAL ISSUES THAT WILL HAVE A BROAD IMPACT ACROSS COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS, WE PARTICIPATE AS COUNSEL AND/OR AMICUS CURIAE IN CASES THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE OR CREATE NEW LAW, ELEVATE COMMUNITY VOICES AND EXPERIENCES, AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND COLLECTIVE POWER.

    Expenses $748,805

  • LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY PROGRAM: OUR ADVOCACY WORK IS A DIRECT REFLECTION OF COMMUNITY'S PRIORITIES, NEEDS, AND HOPES. THROUGH COMMUNITY LAWYERING, WE CENTER THE COMMUNITY'S VISION OF CHANGE AND PRIORITIZE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. TOGETHER WE DRAFT AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICES AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS THAT INCORPORATE THE GOALS OF THOSE MOST MARGINALIZED AND DEFEND AGAINST BILLS AND POLICIES THAT WILL IMPEDE PROGRESS. WE BELIEVE THAT THOSE CLOSEST TO THE PAIN SHOULD ALSO BE CLOSEST TO THE POWER.

    Expenses $344,553

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM: THROUGH OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM (PEP), LEGAL VOICE PROVIDES STAKEHOLDERS, ALLIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE LAW AND THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS. WE OFTEN PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS ON TRAININGS, PRESENTATIONS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOW YOUR RIGHTS MATERIALS, AND ARE SEEKING TO MAKE THIS INFORMATION AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE.

    Expenses $291,623

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Neha Nariya

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Michelle Francis

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Elizabeth Weinstein

    VP DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Vanessa Torres Hernandez

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Carolea Casas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Mika Rothman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Lindsay Van Allen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Gillian Murphy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Deb Klein

    BOARD MEMBER (1/1/23-7/30/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Qurat Ul Ain

    CO-DIRECTOR; DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $41,183
    From this org
    $37,733
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,450
    Hours/week
    58
  • Riddhi Mukhopadhyay

    INT ADVOCACY DIR /SVLC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $136,042
    From this org
    $128,950
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,092
    Hours/week
    58
  • Kelli Maguire

    CO-DIRECTOR; OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $137,888
    From this org
    $130,798
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,090
    Hours/week
    58
  • Wendy Heipt

    SENIOR COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $115,299
    From this org
    $108,209
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,090
    Hours/week
    58
  • Yvonne Chin

    SVLC LEGAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $127,389
    From this org
    $118,749
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,640
    Hours/week
    58

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
17 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422679349300642

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