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← LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$13,644,159
Total expenses
$12,626,762
Contributions and grants received
$13,064,011
Grants paid
$169,695
Program service revenue
$196,621
Investment income
$143,264
Other revenue
$240,263
Total assets, end of year
$12,541,658
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,149,066
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,392,592
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,530,176
Management and general expenses
$847,389
Fundraising expenses
$249,197
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,530,176

Program services were 91.3% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $233,447

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $312,181

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $10,498,466

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,019,917

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $740

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Legal Assistance Project

    total $127,636 · related or exempt $127,636

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Civil Legal Assistance

    total $35,730 · related or exempt $35,730

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Community ID

    total $21,070 · related or exempt $21,070

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Attorney Fees

    total $12,185 · related or exempt $12,185

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $143,264 · excluded $143,264

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $101,802

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

    $312,181

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $205,811

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$104,009 · excluded -$104,009

  • 11a · Other revenue: Cy Pres Awards

    total $338,838 · excluded $338,838

  • 11b · Other revenue: Bene. Interest in Trust

    total $4,005 · excluded $4,005

  • 11c · Other revenue: Other Misc. Revenue

    total $1,429 · excluded $1,429

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $344,272

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $150 · program services $150

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $169,545 · program services $169,545

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $859,077 · program services $792,116 · management and general $50,362 · fundraising $16,599

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,708,164 · program services $7,086,094 · management and general $473,175 · fundraising $148,895

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $109,441 · program services $103,270 · management and general $4,051 · fundraising $2,120

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,307,745 · program services $1,234,013 · management and general $48,396 · fundraising $25,336

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $622,377 · program services $573,475 · management and general $38,361 · fundraising $10,541

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,000 · program services $31,926 · management and general $7,825 · fundraising $249

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $10,278 · management and general $10,278

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $368,880 · program services $294,420 · management and general $72,161 · fundraising $2,299

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $361,285 · program services $247,632 · management and general $87,485 · fundraising $26,168

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $690,001 · program services $659,434 · management and general $20,135 · fundraising $10,432

  • 17 · Travel

    total $81,226 · program services $80,731 · management and general $495

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,593 · program services $2,924 · management and general $9,269 · fundraising $400

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,735 · program services $2,735

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $44,899 · program services $30,384 · management and general $14,515

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $55,823 · program services $53,443 · management and general $1,890 · fundraising $490

  • 24a · Other expenses: Litigation Expenses

    total $76,668 · program services $75,038 · management and general $1,630

  • 24b · Other expenses: Projects Expenses

    total $51,892 · program services $50,193 · management and general $1,449 · fundraising $250

  • 24c · Other expenses: Library Fund

    total $41,053 · program services $37,065 · management and general $3,684 · fundraising $304

  • 24d · Other expenses: Misc. Expenses

    total $7,841 · program services $5,588 · management and general $2,228 · fundraising $25

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,089 · fundraising $5,089

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $400 · end of year $3,493

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,908,985 · end of year $7,722,854

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,743,425 · end of year $1,519,721

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $752 · end of year $16,957

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $78,358 · end of year $82,570

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

    $605,186

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

    $559,892

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $25,390 · end of year $45,294

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $547,235 · end of year $1,543,759

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $69,047 · end of year $1,607,010

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $632,563 · end of year $663,671

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $41,999 · end of year $74,494

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $3,065,466 · end of year $3,695,410

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $311,575 · end of year $1,715,491

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,208,942 · end of year $6,275,540

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $113,047 · end of year $117,052

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

To provide high quality civil legal advice, representation, and education to the disadvantaged of Palm Beach County so as to protect their personal safety, improve their lifestyle, living conditions and promote self-sufficiency.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To provide high quality civil legal advice, representation, and education to the disadvantaged of Palm Beach County so as to protect their personal safety, improve their lifestyle and living conditions and promote self-sufficiency.

  • The Foster Children's Project - The Children Advocacy represents children from birth to age 12 and their siblings who are placed in licensed custody of the State of Florida. Following appointment by the Juvenile Court, Foster Children's Project attorneys represent children in all court and administrative proceedings to keep them safe from abuse and neglect and to ensure that they reach permanent placement either with their biological parents or adoptive parents within a 12-month timeframe. During FY 2022-2023, Foster Children's Project attorneys represented 458 clients in foster care.

    Expenses $4,585,706

  • The Fair Housing Project - The Individual Rights Advocacy project provides community outreach, education, advocacy and enforcement activities with regard to fair housing laws to ensure that no one in Palm Beach, Martin, Okeechobee, Hendry and St. Lucie counties is denied housing on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, handicap, familial status, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or gender identity and expression. In addition to representing victims of fair housing discrimination, the Fair Housing Project also represents tenants facing eviction to ensure their rights provided under the Florida Landlord Tenant Act are enforced. In FY 2022-23, Legal Aid's Fair Housing Project staff served 1,580 clients.

    Expenses $2,320,142 · Revenue $500

  • The Elder Law Project - Elder Advocacy provides legal advice, consultation, education and representation to economically and socially disadvantaged seniors (55+) in the areas of elderly abuse and exploitation, housing law, real property law, consumer law, guardianship matters, family law, and government benefits (Social Security, Supplemental Security Income [SSI] Medicare and Medicaid). In FY 2022-2023, Legal Aid's Elder Law Project staff served 1,443 socially and economically disadvantaged seniors in our community.

    Expenses $2,002,025

  • The Domestic Violence Project provides survivors of abuse with legal advice, consultation, and assistance in filing injunctions for protection (restraining orders) and legal representation at hearings on injunctions for protection. The Project strives to ensure that clients are protected from further violence while also promoting stability by establishing parenting plans and securing financial support for survivors as appropriate. To further promote stability, The Domestic Violence Project provides holistic legal services including assistance in related family law matters. The Project not only assists in navigating the legal system but provides referrals to community resources to help survivors access personalized safety planning, support groups, transitional housing and financial resources. The Domestic Violence Project served 1,960 clients in FY 2021-2022.

    Expenses $1,130,775

  • During FY 2022-2023 other legal counseling services were provided to many individuals.

    Expenses $1,491,528 · Grants $169,695 · Revenue $196,121

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michelle R Suskauer Esq

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

  • Lawrence P Rochefort Esq

    First Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • Robert H Friedman Esq

    Second Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

  • Scott C Murray Esq

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jerald S Beer Esq

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    17

  • Miriam Acosta-Castriz Esq

    Immediate Past President, Board of Trustees

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robert M W Shalhoub Esq

    Chairperson-Board of Trustees

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • David P Ackerman Esq

    Member-Board of Trustees

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Claire Arnold

    Member-Board of Trustees

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • F Gregory Barnhart Esq

    Member-Board of Trustees

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jeffery A Devore Esq

    Member-Board of Trustees

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mariano Garcia Esq

    Member-Board of Trustees

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Garry Glickman Esq

    Member-Board of Trustees

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jane Kreusler-Walsh Esq

    Member-Board of Trustees

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard Lubin Esq

    Member-Board of Trustees

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rafael J Roca Esq

    Member-Board of Trustees

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Grasford W Smith Esq

    Member-Board of Trustees

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gary Woodfield Esq

    Member-Board of Trustees

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Leslie Artsis Adams

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Daniel Armas Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Nelson E Baez Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Abigail Beebe Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Richard M Benrubi Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Bridget A Berry Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Robin Bresky Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Carla Tharp Brown

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Alan M Burger Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Vincent F Cuomo

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Amy Devore

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Howard D DuBosar Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Karis Engle MS

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Dwinette J Feemster Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Richard D Greenfield

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Jack P Hill Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Denise Rappaport Isaacs Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Wilnar J Julmiste Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • W Hampton Keen Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Tama B Kudman Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Nancy Albano Lambrecht

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Gary S Lesser Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Daniel Lustig Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • James Grier Pressly III Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Heather L Ries Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Lawrence P Rochefort Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Peter A Sachs Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Matthew Sackel Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Robert M W Shalhoub Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Michelle R Suskauer Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Rebecca Mercier Vargas Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Matthew Zimmerman Esq

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Robert Bertisch

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $170,632
    From this org
    $152,291
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,341
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,291
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,300
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,041
    Filer's total
    $170,632

  • Michael Spillane

    Dir. of Finance & Admin.

    Total calculated
    $138,889
    From this org
    $122,199
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,690
    Hours/week
    40

  • James Walsh

    Supervising Attorney

    Total calculated
    $124,657
    From this org
    $107,926
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,731
    Hours/week
    40

  • John Walsh

    Supervising Attorney

    Total calculated
    $149,338
    From this org
    $125,368
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,970
    Hours/week
    40

  • Rena Taylor

    Supervising Attorney

    Total calculated
    $115,788
    From this org
    $102,041
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,747
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ross Baer

    Supervising Attorney

    Total calculated
    $118,626
    From this org
    $102,593
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,033
    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 · 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
21 June 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202401749349300610

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