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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LAWYERS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,157,708
Total expenses
$4,206,179
Contributions and grants received
$6,823,467
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$219,100
Investment income
$115,141
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$5,687,289
Total liabilities, end of year
$632,341
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,054,948
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,790,071
Management and general expenses
$830,846
Fundraising expenses
$585,262
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,790,071

Program services were 66.3% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,279,560

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,543,907

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES

    total $219,100 · related or exempt $219,100

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $115,141 · excluded $115,141

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $323,138 · program services $161,569 · management and general $161,569

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,743,327 · program services $1,187,873 · management and general $228,152 · fundraising $327,302

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $233,148 · program services $138,618 · management and general $60,422 · fundraising $34,108

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $153,244 · program services $100,362 · management and general $28,909 · fundraising $23,973

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,418,326 · program services $990,044 · management and general $275,599 · fundraising $152,683

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,995 · program services $8,170 · management and general $2,066 · fundraising $1,759

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,091 · program services $1,565 · management and general $359 · fundraising $167

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $152,673 · program services $94,345 · management and general $36,133 · fundraising $22,195

  • 17 · Travel

    total $74,416 · program services $49,258 · management and general $15,472 · fundraising $9,686

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,695 · management and general $4,695

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $20,664 · program services $13,519 · management and general $3,858 · fundraising $3,287

  • 24a · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND INTERNET

    total $25,442 · program services $16,458 · management and general $5,089 · fundraising $3,895

  • 24b · Other expenses: FEES

    total $24,586 · program services $15,805 · management and general $4,832 · fundraising $3,949

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION

    total $10,762 · program services $7,139 · management and general $2,299 · fundraising $1,324

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRINTING AND POSTAGE

    total $6,475 · program services $4,257 · management and general $1,284 · fundraising $934

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,197 · program services $1,089 · management and general $108

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $452,863 · end of year $1,026,350

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,087,239 · end of year $4,242,374

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $693,000 · end of year $320,489

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,484 · end of year $23,743

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

    $32,897

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

    $19,628

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,204 · end of year $13,269

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $32,896 · end of year $61,064

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $179,267 · end of year $632,341

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $772,067 · end of year $1,170,267

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,331,352 · end of year $3,884,681

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

WE MOBILIZE LAWYERS AND ADVOCATES IN LARGE-SCALE PRO BONO PROGRAMS AND ISSUE ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS TO ENSURE THAT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT PROVIDE EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW.

  • PROJECT CORAZON - PROJECT CORAZON PROVIDES LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS. IN 2024, WE LAUNCHED THE NYC LGBTQ+ ASYLUM CLINIC TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO LGBTQ+ ASYLUM SEEKERS. THROUGH THIS CLINIC, WE CONDUCTED 12 "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS" SESSIONS, SERVING 318 ASYLUM SEEKERS. WE ASSISTED CLIENTS IN SUBMITTING 58 WORK PERMIT APPLICATIONS, ACHIEVING A 95% APPROVAL RATE, AND FILED 19 CHANGE OF VENUE AND ADDRESS REQUESTS, ALL OF WHICH WERE APPROVED. WE HELD OUR FIRST IN-PERSON EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT CLINIC, WHERE 50 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED 19 ASYLUM SEEKERS WITH WORK PERMIT APPLICATIONS, 11 OF WHICH HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO DATE. THESE EFFORTS PROVIDED ASYLUM SEEKERS WITH LEGAL EDUCATION, DIRECT ASSISTANCE, AND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES.

    Expenses $2,790,071

  • CLIMATE CHANGE - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES LEGAL GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INITIATIVES. IN 2024, WE LAUNCHED THE CLEAN ENERGY TAX NAVIGATOR, A TOOL PROVIDING FREE ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZATIONS DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL CLEAN ENERGY TAX CREDITS. SINCE JULY, THE NAVIGATOR RECORDED 19,172 VISITS FROM 14,329 UNIQUE USERS, WITH 318 CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS SUBMITTED. WE PROVIDED LEGAL GUIDANCE TO OVER 700 MUNICIPALITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, DIRECTLY ASSISTED 24 STATE GOVERNMENTS IMPLEMENTING CLIMATE AND EQUITY POLICIES REPRESENTING 54% OF THE U.S. POPULATION AND 57% OF THE ECONOMY, AND SUPPORTED SIX NONPROFITS IN APPLYING FOR MORE THAN $120 MILLION IN EPA COMMUNITY CHANGE GRANTS.

  • REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND HEALTH EQUITY - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES LEGAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND ADVOCATES ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW. IN 2024, WE PROVIDED 20,424 LEGAL UPDATES TO OUR POLICY RESOURCE HUB FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, EQUIPPING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, LAWYERS, AND ADVOCATES WITH CURRENT INFORMATION ON THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAW. WE DISTRIBUTED 23 BI-WEEKLY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DIGESTS TO 1,123 SUBSCRIBERS - MORE THAN DOUBLE THE PRIOR YEAR'S REACH. OUR TEAM CONDUCTED 19 TRAININGS AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS TO SUPPORT ADVOCATES NAVIGATING LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer Alpert Wong

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Adam Cohen

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Edward Jacobs

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Jacqueline Haberfeld

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Dan Osheyack

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Rhea Ricard

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Traci Feit Love

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $323,251
    From this org
    $323,138
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $113
    Hours/week
    52 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $293,138
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,794
    Filer's total
    $343,932
  • Sterling Howard

    VP DEV. & COMM.

    Total calculated
    $163,241
    From this org
    $163,174
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $67
    Hours/week
    50 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,774
    Bonus
    $15,400
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,037
    Filer's total
    $173,211
  • Jillian Blanchard

    VP CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENV. JUSTICE

    Total calculated
    $155,870
    From this org
    $155,851
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,351
    Bonus
    $18,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,685
    Filer's total
    $194,536

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 · 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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • LAWYERS FOR GOOD GOVT ACTION FUND

    501(C)(4) · DC · controlled entity

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523149349304752

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