Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by LAWYERS FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,154,808
- Total expenses
- $2,282,576
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,146,303
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $8,271
- Investment income
- $234
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,282,686
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $179,267
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,103,419
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,435,382
- Management and general expenses
- $487,523
- Fundraising expenses
- $359,671
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,435,382
Program services were 62.9% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$15,830
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,130,473
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2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE FEES
total $8,271 · related or exempt $8,271
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3 · Investment income
total $234 · excluded $234
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,474,042 · program services $966,526 · management and general $262,230 · fundraising $245,286
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $200,986 · program services $113,637 · management and general $60,332 · fundraising $27,017
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $104,311 · program services $69,202 · management and general $18,365 · fundraising $16,744
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11b · Fees: legal
total $156,832 · program services $146,671 · management and general $9,721 · fundraising $440
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $76,046 · management and general $76,046
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11g · Fees: other
total $61,074 · program services $32,423 · management and general $4,440 · fundraising $24,211
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,204 · program services $1,017 · management and general $90 · fundraising $97
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13 · Office expenses
total $213 · program services $119 · management and general $48 · fundraising $46
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14 · Information technology
total $129,752 · program services $67,846 · management and general $28,791 · fundraising $33,115
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17 · Travel
total $8,114 · program services $6,756 · management and general $977 · fundraising $381
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $3,243 · management and general $3,243
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23 · Insurance
total $14,475 · program services $2,681 · management and general $10,745 · fundraising $1,049
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24a · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND INTERNET
total $20,346 · program services $14,098 · management and general $3,619 · fundraising $2,629
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24b · Other expenses: FEES
total $14,857 · program services $4,645 · management and general $5,886 · fundraising $4,326
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24c · Other expenses: PRINTING AND POSTAGE
total $5,816 · program services $2,857 · management and general $2,189 · fundraising $770
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24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $5,416 · program services $1,871 · management and general $441 · fundraising $3,104
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24e · All other expenses
total $5,849 · program services $5,033 · management and general $360 · fundraising $456
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $646,038 · end of year $452,863
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $500,830 · end of year $1,087,239
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $119,047 · end of year $693,000
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $13,568 · end of year $12,484
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$33,739
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$29,535
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $7,447 · end of year $4,204
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $17,972 · end of year $32,896
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $73,716 · end of year $179,267
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $900,549 · end of year $772,067
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $330,637 · end of year $1,331,352
Mission and programs · 2023
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.
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PROJECT CORAZON - PROJECT CORAZON FACED UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES DUE TO RAPID SHIFTS IN ASYLUM POLICIES AND TECHNOLOGICAL HURDLES WITH THE CBPONE APP, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING ASYLUM SEEKERS' ACCESS TO LEGAL AID. DESPITE THESE OBSTACLES, WE PROVIDED CRUCIAL SUPPORT TO OVER 10 SURVIVORS OF TORTURE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO LEGALLY ENTER THE U.S., WHILE ALSO SPOTLIGHTING AND ADDRESSING KEY ISSUES WITH CBPONE, NOTABLY ITS FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE DARK SKIN AND THE VULNERABILITY OF LGBTQIA+ ASYLUM SEEKERS. THROUGH DIRECT ACTIONS, COMMENT TRAINING WEBINARS, AND CONTINUOUS OUTREACH IN MATAMOROS AND REYNOSA, WE MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN ADVOCATING AGAINST ANTI-IMMIGRANT MEASURES AND ENHANCING COMMUNICATION WITH MIGRANTS. WE ALSO LEVERAGED TECHNOLOGY FOR REAL-TIME INFORMATION DISSEMINATION VIA FACEBOOK LIVE SESSIONS - THROUGH 17 FACEBOOK LIVE SESSIONS, WE PROVIDED CRUCIAL UPDATES TO 39,624 VIEWERS.
Expenses $1,435,382
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CLIMATE CHANGE - OUR DECARBONIZATION AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY FUNDING CLINIC'S FREE FEDERAL FUNDING WEBINARS PROVIDED NECESSARY GUIDANCE TO 600+ REPRESENTATIVES ACROSS 49 STATES, D.C., PUERTO RICO, AND GUAM ON FUNDING ELIGIBILITY, APPLICATION PROCESSES, TIMELINES, ACCEPTABLE PROJECTS, AND MORE UNDER FEDERAL LEGISLATION. WE ALSO PROVIDED DIRECT LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THE INDIANA NAACP IN GAINING INTERVENOR STATUS IN NECESSARY REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS, ENSURING THAT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR HAVE A VOICE IN DECISIONS IMPACTING THEIR ENVIRONMENT. SIMILARLY, OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE BENTON HARBOR COMMUNITY WATER COUNCIL LED TO A REVEALING REPORT ON THE ONGOING WATER CRISIS, UNDERSCORING THE URGENCY OF ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE.
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REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND HEALTH EQUITY - IN 2023, OUR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DIGEST PROVIDED 17,317 INDIVIDUAL DAILY UPDATES ON THE CURRENT STATE OF THE LAW IN ALL 56 STATES AND TERRITORIES. THE DIGEST DISTILLS SIGNIFICANT POLICY SHIFTS AND OFFERS CLEAR, CONCISE UPDATES TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND ADVOCATES. BUILDING ON THIS, WE LAUNCHED OUR LONG-AWAITED POLICY RESOURCE HUB FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN FALL 2023. THIS PUBLIC-FACING PORTAL, SUPPORTED BY THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF 1,000 PRO BONO ATTORNEYS AND LAW STUDENTS, GRANTS ACCESS TO OUR METICULOUSLY RESEARCHED DATABASE AND OTHER IN-DEPTH RESOURCES, ENSURING ACCESSIBLE AND UP-TO-DATE LEGAL INFORMATION IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE.
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Jennifer Alpert WongJENNIFER ALPERT WONG
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Adam CohenADAM COHEN
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Edward JacobsEDWARD JACOBS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Jacqueline HaberfeldJACQUELINE HABERFELD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Dan OsheyackDAN OSHEYACK
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Rhea RicardRHEA RICARD
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Traci Feit LoveTRACI FEIT LOVE
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $282,758
- From this org
- $264,603
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,155
- Hours/week
- 52 + 8 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $220,690
- Bonus
- $43,805
- Other
- $108
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,155
- Filer's total
- $282,758
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Sterling HowardSTERLING HOWARD
VP DEV. & COMM.
- Total calculated
- $157,218
- From this org
- $148,373
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,845
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $134,309
- Bonus
- $14,000
- Other
- $64
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,845
- Filer's total
- $157,218
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Mika FernandezMIKA FERNANDEZ
VP POLICY
- Total calculated
- $137,057
- From this org
- $111,224
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,833
- Hours/week
- 50
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.
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LAWYERS FOR GOOD GOVT ACTION FUND
501(C)(4) · DC · controlled entity
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 1 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202423069349303007
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