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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by TZEDEK DC INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,812,815
Total expenses
$1,106,524
Contributions and grants received
$1,838,636
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$22,338
Other revenue
-$48,159
Total assets, end of year
$2,114,874
Total liabilities, end of year
$30,556
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,084,318
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$872,570
Management and general expenses
$138,318
Fundraising expenses
$95,636
Program service expenses (Part III)
$872,570

Program services were 78.9% 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

    $378,643

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $237,527

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,222,466

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $4,642

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22,338 · excluded $22,338

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $18,060

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

    $378,643

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $66,219

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$48,159 · excluded -$48,159

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $185,020 · program services $101,761 · management and general $37,004 · fundraising $46,255

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $610,563 · program services $524,335 · management and general $62,846 · fundraising $23,382

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $11,775 · program services $10,558 · management and general $1,072 · fundraising $145

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $78,843 · program services $62,177 · management and general $9,854 · fundraising $6,812

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $64,674 · program services $51,000 · management and general $8,084 · fundraising $5,590

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,527 · program services $26,438 · management and general $4,191 · fundraising $2,898

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $46,713 · program services $36,837 · management and general $5,839 · fundraising $4,037

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,701 · program services $7,650 · management and general $1,213 · fundraising $838

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,536 · program services $3,577 · management and general $567 · fundraising $392

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,709 · program services $4,501 · management and general $714 · fundraising $494

  • 17 · Travel

    total $817 · program services $644 · management and general $102 · fundraising $71

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,251 · program services $2,564 · management and general $406 · fundraising $281

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,932 · program services $8,621 · management and general $1,366 · fundraising $945

  • 24a · Other expenses: REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $22,430 · program services $17,687 · management and general $2,804 · fundraising $1,939

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $8,979 · program services $7,081 · management and general $1,122 · fundraising $776

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROF. DEVELOPMENT

    total $4,612 · program services $3,637 · management and general $576 · fundraising $399

  • 24d · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES

    total $2,726 · program services $2,149 · management and general $341 · fundraising $236

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,716 · program services $1,353 · management and general $217 · fundraising $146

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $514,061 · end of year $216,390

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $140,201 · end of year $504,239

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $401,320 · end of year $327,960

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,586 · end of year $19,176

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

    $19,068

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

    $11,433

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $10,886 · end of year $7,635

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $560,597 · end of year $1,039,474

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $14,673 · end of year $30,556

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $104,529

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,092,949 · end of year $1,584,318

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $417,500 · end of year $500,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

DRAWING FROM THE JEWISH TEACHINGS OF "TZEDEK, TZEDEK TIRDOF, OR "JUSTICE, JUSTICE YOU SHALL PURSUE," TZEDEK DC'S MISSION IS TO SAFEGUARD THE LEGAL RIGHTS AND FINANCIAL HEALTH OF DC RESIDENTS WITH LOW INCOMES DEALING WITH THE OFTEN (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES OF ABUSIVE DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES AND OTHER CONSUMER RELATED ISSUES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • TZEDEK DC PROVIDES DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES TO VULNERABLE D.C. RESIDENTS. SPECIFICALLY, TZEDEK DC PROVIDES QUALITY PRO-BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO D.C. RESIDENTS WHO ARE AT OR BELOW THE 400 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE (INCLUDING THOSE UNDER THE 200 PERCENT THRESHOLD) AND FACING DEBT COLLECTION AND OTHER CONSUMER-RELATED LEGAL PROBLEMS.TZEDEK DC PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE SUBSET OF POTENTIAL CLIENTS WHO:(I) GO THROUGH THE INTAKE PROCESS AND PROVIDE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION;(II) MEET THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS;(III) HAVE A DEBT OR CONSUMER-RELATED OR OTHER CIVIL LEGAL ISSUE FORWHICH TZEDEK DC CAN PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE; AND(IV) FOR WHICH TZEDEK DC MANAGEMENT MAKES THE (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)JUDGMENT THAT THROUGH ITS STAFF AND PRO BONO VOLUNTEER PARTNERS, TZEDEK DC HAS THE CAPACITY AND EXPERTISE TO HANDLE.

    Expenses $872,570

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Rachel Kronowitz

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Courtney Weiner

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robert Bloom

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Irvin Nathan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Willard Tom

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rahsaan Bernard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ariel Levinson-Waldman

    PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR-COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $185,020
    From this org
    $179,668
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,352
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,668
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,336
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16
    Filer's total
    $185,020

  • Sarah Hollender

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $134,509
    From this org
    $125,164
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,345
    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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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
2022
Filed
31 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323049349301322

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