Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by VOLUNTEER LEGAL SERVICES PROJECT OF MONROE COUNTY INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,199,347
- Total expenses
- $3,223,835
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,162,577
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $36,770
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,899,045
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $655,239
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,243,806
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,863,967
- Management and general expenses
- $334,195
- Fundraising expenses
- $25,673
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,863,967
Program services were 88.8% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$44,996
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,856,898
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,260,683
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3 · Investment income
total $36,770 · excluded $36,770
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $548,044 · program services $493,240 · management and general $54,804
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,686,176 · program services $1,517,559 · management and general $168,617
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $47,117 · program services $42,405 · management and general $4,712
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $222,818 · program services $200,536 · management and general $22,282
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $165,119 · program services $148,607 · management and general $16,512
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $13,975 · program services $10,662 · management and general $3,313
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $4,734 · program services $3,612 · management and general $1,122
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11g · Fees: other
total $232,671 · program services $206,681 · management and general $25,990
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $25,673 · fundraising $25,673
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13 · Office expenses
total $39,465 · program services $35,518 · management and general $3,947
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14 · Information technology
total $65,003 · program services $53,873 · management and general $11,130
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16 · Occupancy
total $86,462 · program services $77,816 · management and general $8,646
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17 · Travel
total $22,232 · program services $20,623 · management and general $1,609
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $29,024 · program services $26,924 · management and general $2,100
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23 · Insurance
total $15,526 · program services $6,115 · management and general $9,411
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24a · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES
total $14,269 · program services $14,269
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER
total $3,009 · program services $3,009
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24c · Other expenses: CLIENT LITIGATION EXPEN
total $2,518 · program services $2,518
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $116,025 · end of year $63,660
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,237,331 · end of year $2,133,198
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $678,971 · end of year $909,655
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $16,710 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $10,807
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $481,431 · end of year $463,132
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $387,741 · end of year $329,400
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $191,695 · end of year $202,752
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $90,571 · end of year $89,103
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $399,993 · end of year $363,384
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,004,510 · end of year $3,002,593
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $242,247 · end of year $241,213
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
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THE ORGANIZATION ADVANCES EQUAL JUSTICE IN GREATER ROCHESTER BY MOBILIZING A UNIQUELY LARGE, EXPERTLY MENTORED NETWORK OF 1,300+ VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS TO DELIVER FREE, HIGH-QUALITY CIVIL LEGAL HELP TO PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD COUNSEL. EACH YEAR, OUR STAFF AND PRO BONO PARTNERS SERVE AND BENEFIT ROUGHLY 20,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH REPRESENTATION, CLINICS, AND ADVICE ACROSS CRITICAL LIFE-IMPACTING ISSUES-IMMIGRATION, EVICTION AND HOUSING STABILITY, DISCRIMINATION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD CUSTODY AND SUPPORT, BANKRUPTCY AND DEBT RELIEF, FORECLOSURE PREVENTION, EMPLOYMENT, ELDER LAW, AND MORE-ENSURING THAT FAMILIES CAN PROTECT THEIR HOMES, LIVELIHOODS, AND SAFETY.
Expenses $2,863,967
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Barbara Laverdi EsqBARBARA LAVERDI ESQ
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Danielle Mettler-Lafeir EsqDANIELLE METTLER-LAFEIR ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Josie M Sheppard EsqJOSIE M SHEPPARD ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Valerie Bradley EsqVALERIE BRADLEY ESQ
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Meghan M Dipasquale EsqMEGHAN M DIPASQUALE ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert D Hooks EsqROBERT D HOOKS ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Terria P Jenkins EsqTERRIA P JENKINS ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lesley E Niebel EsqLESLEY E NIEBEL ESQ
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Melissa Rivera CPAMELISSA RIVERA CPA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Katherine C Baynes EsqKATHERINE C BAYNES ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Glenn Schieck EsqGLENN SCHIECK ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Adrian Neil EsqADRIAN NEIL ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kristin BrownKRISTIN BROWN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Hon William K TaylorHON WILLIAM K TAYLOR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mark FunkMARK FUNK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carla Palumbo EsqCARLA PALUMBO ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lori O'Brien EsqLORI O'BRIEN ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Liz NovakLIZ NOVAK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tina M FosterTINA M FOSTER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $158,981
- From this org
- $144,762
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,219
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $144,762
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,906
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,313
- Filer's total
- $158,981
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Mary Beth ConwayMARY BETH CONWAY
MANAGING ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $123,963
- From this org
- $110,743
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,220
- Hours/week
- 40
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Brian JacekBRIAN JACEK
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $155,242
- From this org
- $141,679
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,563
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $141,679
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,250
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,313
- Filer's total
- $155,242
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Rashid Muhammad PhDRASHID MUHAMMAD PHD
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
- Total calculated
- $109,858
- From this org
- $106,658
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,200
- Hours/week
- 40
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 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 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
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 12 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513569349300711
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