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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICES.

Totals

Total revenue
$75,613,128
Total expenses
$75,836,896
Contributions and grants received
$75,680,055
Grants paid
$10,789
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$66,927
Total assets, end of year
$53,040,741
Total liabilities, end of year
$56,917,419
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$3,876,678
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$66,179,195
Management and general expenses
$9,310,452
Fundraising expenses
$347,249
Program service expenses (Part III)
$66,179,195

Program services were 87.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $117,175

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $74,640,360

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $922,520

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

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

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $117,175

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $67,382

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$67,382 · excluded -$67,382

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $455 · excluded $455

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $455

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $10,789 · program services $10,789

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $605,104 · management and general $605,104

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $46,487,347 · program services $42,236,351 · management and general $4,250,996

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,287,279 · program services $2,076,138 · management and general $211,141

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,312,760 · program services $7,502,738 · management and general $810,022

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,612,411 · program services $3,244,407 · management and general $368,004

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $344,152 · management and general $344,152

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $178,447 · management and general $178,447

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $105,744 · fundraising $105,744

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,562,139 · program services $1,885,201 · management and general $468,682 · fundraising $208,256

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,315,129 · program services $1,896,869 · management and general $405,886 · fundraising $12,374

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,642,638 · program services $1,470,328 · management and general $167,034 · fundraising $5,276

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $6,048,621 · program services $5,004,541 · management and general $1,044,080

  • 17 · Travel

    total $185,593 · program services $91,285 · management and general $89,909 · fundraising $4,399

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $87,365 · program services $42,971 · management and general $42,323 · fundraising $2,071

  • 20 · Interest

    total $385,129 · program services $189,427 · management and general $186,573 · fundraising $9,129

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $409,628 · program services $363,435 · management and general $46,193

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $256,621 · program services $164,715 · management and general $91,906

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,404,440 · end of year $2,632,073

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $18,436,348 · end of year $16,966,454

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $465,183 · end of year $520,569

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

    $5,233,170

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

    $2,978,681

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $740,909 · end of year $2,254,489

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $632,360 · end of year $30,667,156

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,634,364 · end of year $5,958,118

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $47,500 · end of year $49,646

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $7,500,000 · end of year $7,500,000

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $8,840,897 · end of year $8,840,897

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,309,389 · end of year $34,568,758

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$3,757,314 · end of year -$4,037,434

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $104,404 · end of year $160,756

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION, ADVOCACY AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE.

  • IN FY23 BROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICES (BDS) PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO 21,621 LOW-INCOME BROOKLYN RESIDENTS WHO WERE ARRESTED, 2,498 PARENTS IN CHILD WELFARE PROCEEDINGS, 332 CLIENTS IN DETAINED IMMIGRATION REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS, AND 3,024 CLIENTS FACING BARRIERS TO CIVIL JUSTICE. BDS EMPLOYS A LARGE STAFF OF HIGHLY DEDICATED AND TALENTED ATTORNEYS, SOCIAL WORKERS, INVESTIGATORS AND SUPPORT STAFF TO PROVIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLIENT REPRESENTATION IN OUR CORE AREAS OF CRIMINAL, FAMILY AND IMMIGRATION DEFENSE TO PEOPLE FACING THE DIRE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPRISONMENT, LOSS OF THEIR CHILDREN OR DEPORTATION.

    Expenses $66,179,195 · Grants $10,789

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lisa Schreibersdorf

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $391,329
    From this org
    $353,696
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,633
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $353,696
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $17,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,758
    Filer's total
    $391,329

  • Laura Saft

    Deputy ED, MD Criminal Defense

    Total calculated
    $300,040
    From this org
    $269,161
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,879
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $269,161
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $13,458
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,421
    Filer's total
    $300,040

  • Lauren A Shapiro

    MD of Family Defense Practice

    Total calculated
    $248,789
    From this org
    $225,352
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,437
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,352
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $11,328
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,109
    Filer's total
    $248,789

  • Kwame Millar

    Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $243,480
    From this org
    $215,199
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,281
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,199
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,860
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,421
    Filer's total
    $243,480

  • Linda Hoff

    MD of Criminal Defense

    Total calculated
    $242,918
    From this org
    $200,124
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,794
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,124
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,236
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,558
    Filer's total
    $242,918

  • Joyce D Kendrick

    MD of Criminal Defense

    Total calculated
    $237,513
    From this org
    $194,740
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,773
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,740
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $9,882
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,891
    Filer's total
    $237,513

  • Juan Almonte

    Managing Director of Finance

    Total calculated
    $200,280
    From this org
    $169,282
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,998
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,282
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $8,552
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,446
    Filer's total
    $200,280

  • Kevin Snover

    Chairman of the Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Gregory Cerchione

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Cindi Giglio

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Andrea Bonina

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Robert J Gunther Jr

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jeffrey Rona

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jason Starr

    Board Member

    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. 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

Itemized on Schedule J with no Part VII listing of the same name on this return:

  • Kelly McTaggart

    General Counsel

    Schedule J breakdown

    Base
    $205,446
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $10,392
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,972
    Filer's total
    $227,810

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
30 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202401369349303135

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