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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH LAW PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,205,490
Total expenses
$2,015,643
Contributions and grants received
$2,192,612
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,950
Investment income
$10,928
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,138,638
Total liabilities, end of year
$139,392
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,999,246
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,745,786
Management and general expenses
$199,055
Fundraising expenses
$70,802
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,745,786

Program services were 86.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,744,416

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $448,196

  • 2a · Program service revenue: HONORARIUM

    total $1,150 · related or exempt $1,150

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TRAINING

    total $800 · related or exempt $800

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $10,928 · excluded $10,928

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $279,638 · program services $242,166 · management and general $27,684 · fundraising $9,788

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,055,142 · program services $989,729 · management and general $29,482 · fundraising $35,931

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $36,338 · program services $34,314 · management and general $778 · fundraising $1,246

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $234,140 · program services $220,842 · management and general $5,270 · fundraising $8,028

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $104,398 · program services $96,722 · management and general $4,105 · fundraising $3,571

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $68,795 · management and general $68,795

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $58,649 · program services $19,350 · management and general $37,512 · fundraising $1,787

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,615 · program services $11,226 · management and general $975 · fundraising $414

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $35,720 · program services $33,093 · management and general $1,404 · fundraising $1,223

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $75,589 · program services $70,031 · management and general $2,972 · fundraising $2,586

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,224 · program services $9,833 · management and general $2,367 · fundraising $24

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,156 · program services $5,130 · management and general $26

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,194 · management and general $12,194

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $14,140 · program services $2,894 · management and general $5,251 · fundraising $5,995

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES

    total $4,803 · program services $4,803

  • 24c · Other expenses: CONNECTIVITY

    total $4,413 · program services $4,088 · management and general $174 · fundraising $151

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRAINING AND SEMINARS

    total $1,580 · program services $1,464 · management and general $62 · fundraising $54

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $109 · program services $101 · management and general $4 · fundraising $4

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,345,448 · end of year $1,320,104

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $275,788 · end of year $275,871

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $290,033 · end of year $493,629

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,921 · end of year $40,220

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

    $107,910

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

    $107,910

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $441 · end of year $441

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,373 · end of year $8,373

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $51,189 · end of year $75,530

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $24,880 · end of year $4,880

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $49,536 · end of year $58,982

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,809,399 · end of year $1,824,246

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $175,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH LAW PROJECT (PHLP) IS TO SAFEGUARD AND ADVANCE HEALTH CARE RIGHTS FOR INDIVIDUALS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. BY PROVIDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES, ENGAGING IN COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES THAT BEST ADDRESS OUR CLIENTS' HEALTHCARE NEEDS, PHLP STRIVES TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO NAVIGATE COMPLEX HEALTH SYSTEMS AND GET THE CARE THEY NEED.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SAFEGUARDS AND ADVANCES ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR LOW-INCOME, VULNERABLE AND DISENFRANCHISED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES. PROVIDES QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION; ADVOCATES FOR SYSTEMATIC CHANGE TO ELIMINATE HEALTH INJUSTICES; AND WORKS TO SHAPE A SOCIETY THAT PROMOTES HEALTHY LIVES, AND A HEALTH CARE SYSTEM THAT IS SAFE AND COOORDINATED, AS WELL AS ACCESSIBLE, EFFICIENT, AND EQUITABLE.

  • THE PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH LAW PROJECT (PHLP) IS A STATEWIDE, SPECIALIZED LEGAL AID PROGRAM WITHIN THE PENNSYLVANIA LEGAL AID NETWORK. FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, PHLP HAS WORKED TO SAFEGUARD AND ADVANCE THE HEALTH CARE RIGHTS OF LOW-INCOME, UNDERSERVED, AND/OR MARGINALIZED PENNSYLVANIANS.PHLP'S CORE WORK INCLUDES: PROVIDING DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES TO PENNSYLVANIANS WHO ARE TRYING TO GET OR KEEP MEDICAID AND OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH CARE COVERAGE OR SERVICES. WE DO THIS THROUGH LEGAL COUNSELING AND REPRESENTATION IN APPEALS WHEN BENEFITS OR SERVICES ARE DENIED. WE ALSO USE OUR LEGAL EXPERTISE TO TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEMS AND HELP ELIMINATE BARRIERS PEOPLE FACE TRYING TO ACCESS HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE OR HEALTH CARE TREATMENT AND SERVICES THEY NEED. IN FY 2024-2025, PHLP HANDLED 2,378 CASES FOR CLIENTS ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA. CONDUCTING COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND MEDICAID AND OTHER HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE WITH LIMITED INCOMES AND UPDATE THEM ABOUT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTS; RAISE AWARENESS OF PARTICIPANT RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS WITHIN MEDICAID; AND SHARE INFORMATION TO EMPOWER PEOPLE IN THEIR SELF-ADVOCACY EFFORTS. IN FY 2024-2025, PHLP EDUCATED MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE AND DISTRIBUTED A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO MORE THAN 4,650 SUBSCRIBERS. ENGAGING IN SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY TO IMPROVE THE MEDICAID SYSTEM FOR ALL PENNSYLVANIANS WHO RELY ON THIS IMPORTANT PROGRAM AND TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE IN MANAGED CARE. SERVING AS AN EXPERT RESOURCE TO OTHER LEGAL AID PROGRAMS AS WELL AS SOCIAL WORKERS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, LAWYERS, AND OTHER ADVOCATES AND PROFESSIONALS WORKING WITH OUR CLIENT COMMUNITY ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/CASE CONSULTATION, EDUCATION, AND OTHER SUPPORT. IN FYE 2024, PHLP HELPED PROFESSIONALS WITH MORE THAN 400 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/CASE CONSULTATION REQUESTS.

    Expenses $1,745,786 · Revenue $1,950

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • MARK ANDERSON

    PRESIDENT & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • SARAH ROSENBERG

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • RUTH LANDSMAN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • LEO CUELLO JD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • SUSAN MICHALIK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • MICHAEL CAMPBELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • ABIGAIL GREEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • TIA WHITAKER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • AMY E LOWENSTEIN

    DIRECTOR OF POLICY

    Total calculated
    $118,257
    From this org
    $108,913
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,344
    Hours/week
    35

  • DANNA CASSERLY ESQ

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $126,039
    From this org
    $91,041
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,998
    Hours/week
    35

  • ERIN GUAY

    CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $117,992
    From this org
    $87,029
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,963
    Hours/week
    35

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
2024
Filed
8 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202532819349301768

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