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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY.

Totals

Total revenue: $777,261
Total expenses: $1,436,537
Contributions and grants received: $688,195
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $88,850
Investment income: $216
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $559,518
Total liabilities, end of year: $275,484
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $284,034
Program services expenses (Part IX): $1,174,297
Management and general expenses: $164,104
Fundraising expenses: $98,136
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,174,297

Program services were 81.7% 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

$0
1b · Membership dues

$0
1c · Fundraising events

$44,134
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$100,000
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$544,061
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$0
2a · Program service revenue: Legal Services

total $88,850 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2b · Program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2c · Program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2d · Program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2e · Program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2f · All other program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
3 · Investment income

total $216 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
5 · Royalties

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
6a · Gross rents

real property $0 · personal property $0
6b · Less rental expenses

real property $0 · personal property $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
6d · Net rental income or loss

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $0 · other assets $0
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $0 · other assets $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $0 · other assets $0
7d · Net gain or loss

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$0
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$0
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$0
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
9a · Gaming: gross income

$0
9b · Gaming: direct expenses

$0
9c · Net income from gaming

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$0
10b · Cost of goods sold

$0
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11a · Other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11b · Other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11c · Other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11d · All other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11e · Other revenue, total

$0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $0 · program services $0
2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $0 · program services $0
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

total $0 · program services $0
4 · Benefits paid to or for members

total $0 · program services $0
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $129,327 · program services $28,453 · management and general $12,932 · fundraising $87,942
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $876,966 · program services $784,312 · management and general $91,044 · fundraising $1,610
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
9 · Other employee benefits

total $78,127 · program services $68,786 · management and general $9,175 · fundraising $166
10 · Payroll taxes

total $76,785 · program services $62,716 · management and general $7,288 · fundraising $6,781
11a · Fees: management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11b · Fees: legal

total $14,175 · program services $4,995 · management and general $9,180 · fundraising $0
11c · Fees: accounting

total $14,910 · program services $0 · management and general $14,910 · fundraising $0
11d · Fees: lobbying

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $0 · fundraising $0
11f · Fees: investment management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11g · Fees: other

total $5,860 · program services $0 · management and general $5,860 · fundraising $0
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $5,475 · program services $5,475 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
13 · Office expenses

total $41,426 · program services $38,339 · management and general $2,312 · fundraising $775
14 · Information technology

total $30,276 · program services $28,086 · management and general $2,190 · fundraising $0
15 · Royalties

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
16 · Occupancy

total $39,222 · program services $36,300 · management and general $2,189 · fundraising $733
17 · Travel

total $3,941 · program services $3,941 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
20 · Interest

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
21 · Payments to affiliates

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
23 · Insurance

total $6,907 · program services $6,393 · management and general $385 · fundraising $129
24a · Other expenses: Dues/Registrations/Subscriptions

total $3,981 · program services $3,981 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: Consulting - Program Support

total $23,000 · program services $23,000 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24c · Other expenses: Consulting - Technology

total $34,515 · program services $34,515 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24d · Other expenses: Fellowship Support

total $31,600 · program services $31,600 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24e · All other expenses

total $20,044 · program services $13,405 · management and general $6,639 · fundraising $0
26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $251,952 · end of year $9,580
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $435,901 · end of year $253,743
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $376,420 · end of year $101,620
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,356
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $13,528 · end of year $15,027
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$0
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$0
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
14 · Intangible assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $178,192
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $103,241 · end of year $95,113
18 · Grants payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $31,250 · end of year $0
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $180,371
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $269,883 · end of year $101,977
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $673,427 · end of year $182,057

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

PLSE seeks a more equitable social environment for those with criminal records through individual representation strategic litigation community education research and advocacy. PLSE does this by seeking expungements in criminal court and pardons from the Governor educating elected business and community leaders; empowering and organizing under-resourced communities; and leading legislative administrative and systemic reform.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PLSE provides education to the public about the creation dissemination and destruction of criminal history records and the inter-generational harm those records cause; and partners with community organizations to help low-income individuals obtain expungements and pardons.

Criminal Records Expungement Project - Employers landlords trade schools financial and academic institutions professional associations licensing boards and others frequently use often illegally past criminal record histories to deny opportunities to qualified applicants. This happens even when the event occurred decades earlier involved only a summary offense or even did not result in a conviction. In Pennsylvania only judges can expunge delete or seal remove from the public record criminal record information. Despite the many impediments to accessing individuals and communities as we slowly came out of the pandemic in FY2023 PLSE assisted 1,901 low-income individuals from 152 different zip codes including all 47 residential zip codes in Philadelphia. We provided brief services information or referral and for those not income eligible for 660 people. And of the 1,901 people who came to us 1,241 became new clients. We filed a total of 7,329 expungement petitions. Approximately 96% of all such petitions are granted by the Court.

Expenses $345,539 · Revenue $196,349
Pardon Project - With few exceptions expunging a conviction requires a pardon from the Governor. PLSE began the Pardon Project in 2018 when the process took 5 years and resulted in failure for over 90% of all who purchased the application. Today thanks to reforms driven by PLSE the application is free online and written mostly in plain English. Not only does PLSE help its Philadelphia clients who qualify apply for a pardon - 1,987 new Pardon clients in Fiscal Year alone - but it has created a vibrant network the Pennsylvania Association of Pardon Projects www.PardonMePA.org connecting communities of volunteers all around the state for which PLSE serves as the convenor and information hub. Its Pardon Project Steering Committee all with lived experience in the criminal justice system has grown with the network and is preparing for the launch of the film Pardon Me in Fiscal Year 2024.

Expenses $420,594 · Revenue $163,062
Community Education - In FY2023 PLSE was honored to play a major role in The Promise the City of Philadelphia's unique anti-poverty program which identified criminal records as a major cause of inter-generational poverty. Thanks to that funding PLSE held 16 clinics in direct partnership with The Promise and 42 other clinics that all involved community education. In addition PLSE held 18 training sessions for people willing to volunteer as Pardon Coaches. PLSE created a new website www.PardonMePA.org which provides information to individuals and community groups around the state and continued to expand its Video Library to help individuals needing record-clearing individuals wanting to volunteer and communities interested in forming Pardon Projects.

Expenses $408,164 · Revenue $167,276

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

Nicole Hunt

Board Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Reverend Dr Leslie Callahan

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lisa Campbell Esq

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Evan Figueroa Vargas

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Ryan Hancock Esq

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Kathleen Lee

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Ana Pujols McKee MD

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Josie Reed

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Akeem Sims

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Reverend Dr Michelle Anne Simmons

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Yvetttee Sizer

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Michael Solomonov

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Hillary Weinstein

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Renee Chenault Fattah

Executive Director

Total calculated

$129,326

From this org

$129,326

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
Honorable Karen Yvette Simmons

Board Chair

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Glenn D Barnes Esq

Board Vice Chair

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Jeffrey N Brown

Board Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2

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: 2022
Filed: 15 November 2023
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202323199349314502

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