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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COMMUNITY LAW CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$675,040
Total expenses
$759,114
Contributions and grants received
$647,822
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$15,876
Investment income
$1,765
Other revenue
$9,577
Total assets, end of year
$560,231
Total liabilities, end of year
$482,212
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$78,019
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$521,013
Management and general expenses
$190,088
Fundraising expenses
$48,013
Program service expenses (Part III)
$521,013

Program services were 68.6% 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)

    $301,647

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $346,175

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Fees & legal services

    total $15,876 · related or exempt $15,876

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,765 · related or exempt $1,765

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $14,169

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $5,780

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $8,389

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous

    total $1,188 · related or exempt $1,188

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,188

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $112,126 · program services $55,088 · management and general $25,350 · fundraising $31,688

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $394,289 · program services $311,101 · management and general $82,567 · fundraising $621

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $29,909 · program services $21,627 · management and general $6,374 · fundraising $1,908

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $38,584 · program services $27,900 · management and general $8,222 · fundraising $2,462

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,000 · management and general $10,000

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $25,148 · program services $482 · management and general $24,666

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,660 · program services $3,398 · management and general $971 · fundraising $291

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $98,991 · program services $71,580 · management and general $21,095 · fundraising $6,316

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,000 · program services $3,615 · management and general $1,066 · fundraising $319

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,542 · program services $4,007 · management and general $1,181 · fundraising $354

  • 24a · Other expenses: Equipment maintenance

    total $17,315 · program services $12,520 · management and general $3,690 · fundraising $1,105

  • 24b · Other expenses: Miscellaneous

    total $7,542 · program services $2,078 · management and general $3,066 · fundraising $2,398

  • 24c · Other expenses: Telephone

    total $5,484 · program services $3,965 · management and general $1,169 · fundraising $350

  • 24d · Other expenses: Postage, printing & promotion

    total $3,147 · program services $2,275 · management and general $671 · fundraising $201

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,377 · program services $1,377

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $55,033 · end of year $66,025

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $71,617 · end of year $53,381

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $38,044 · end of year $38,562

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $886 · end of year $3,084

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $18,299 · end of year $16,783

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

    $38,902

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

    $38,902

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $16,500 · end of year $20,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $52,178 · end of year $362,396

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $29,070 · end of year $38,187

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,500 · end of year $30,772

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $23,984

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $56,894 · end of year $389,269

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $162,093 · end of year $78,019

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Community Law Center is Marylands only legal services organization dedicated solely to strengthening neighborhoods and the nonprofit sector.For over 30 years, Community Law Centers attorneys have been providing learning opportunities and direct legal representation for neighborhood-led groups, community associations, grassroots organizations, and small nonprofits in Maryland with a strong concentration in Baltimore City. Community Law Center is the legal partner for neighborhood organizations and nonprofits that lack the financial resources to pay for private legal representation. Through our programs, we have assisted in the capacity building of hundreds of community associations and nonprofits, facilitated the revitalization of blighted land and vacant structures, reduced crime and nuisance activities stemming from residential and commercial properties, and helped communities and nonprofits accomplish their goals and achieve their missions.Community Law Center recognizes that in orde

Activities or mission (Part I)

To provide legal services to community and non-profit organizations throughout Maryland to promote stronger non-profits and more vibrant neighborhoods.

  • The Organization provides technical resources, direct legal services and counsel by pro-bono attorneys to community associations and non-profit organizations.

    Expenses $521,013 · Revenue $15,876

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Nethercut

    Fmr Interim Dir

    Total calculated
    $57,958
    From this org
    $57,958
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Amy Petkovsek

    President & ED

    Total calculated
    $56,593
    From this org
    $54,167
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,426
    Hours/week
    40
  • Janice Bowie

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Johnson Jr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Franklin McNeil Jr

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anthony Vitti

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marc Apter

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Steiner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emmanuel Fishelman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sandra Coles

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian D Meltzer

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Justin Redd

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Inez Robb

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wendy Shaia

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • M Andrea Olsen-Leyden

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2023
Filed
10 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202412849349300326

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