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← SCALE JUSTICE NETWORK INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SCALE JUSTICE NETWORK INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,141,032
Total expenses
$5,521,513
Contributions and grants received
$2,221,603
Grants paid
$20,000
Program service revenue
$1,948,232
Investment income
$1,960,336
Other revenue
$10,861
Total assets, end of year
$3,273,886
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,566,080
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,707,806
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,620,335
Management and general expenses
$742,455
Fundraising expenses
$158,723
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,620,335

Program services were 83.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,377,100

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $844,503

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $1,131,998 · related or exempt $1,131,998

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PRODUCT SUBSCRIPTION FEES

    total $816,234 · related or exempt $816,234

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $2,160,336

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $200,000

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $1,960,336

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,960,336 · excluded $1,960,336

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $10,861 · excluded $10,861

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10,861

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $20,000 · program services $20,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $572,845 · program services $321,045 · management and general $202,453 · fundraising $49,347

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,272,160 · program services $2,104,384 · management and general $112,185 · fundraising $55,591

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $535,135 · program services $477,807 · management and general $41,047 · fundraising $16,281

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $226,016 · program services $194,128 · management and general $23,783 · fundraising $8,105

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $25 · management and general $25

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $27,750 · management and general $27,750

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $313,609 · program services $207,625 · management and general $104,151 · fundraising $1,833

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $102,492 · program services $88,031 · management and general $10,785 · fundraising $3,676

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $722,393 · program services $683,085 · management and general $26,247 · fundraising $13,061

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $190,923 · program services $163,986 · management and general $20,090 · fundraising $6,847

  • 17 · Travel

    total $72,466 · program services $54,407 · management and general $17,043 · fundraising $1,016

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $269,857 · program services $269,857

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $37,693 · program services $32,375 · management and general $3,966 · fundraising $1,352

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $106,635 · management and general $106,635

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $32,967 · management and general $32,967

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $18,547 · program services $3,605 · management and general $13,328 · fundraising $1,614

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $178,888 · end of year $260,821

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,711,059 · end of year $1,362,467

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $592,760 · end of year $1,079,278

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $55,338 · end of year $9,350

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

    $10,309,796

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

    $9,936,430

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $400,716 · end of year $373,366

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $183,825 · end of year $188,604

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $535,927 · end of year $432,749

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $276,792 · end of year $500,520

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $550,000 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $671,580 · end of year $632,811

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$171,679 · end of year $1,455,331

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,259,966 · end of year $252,475

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PRO BONO NET CREATES SCALABLE AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT BRING FREE, SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL HELP TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. OUR PROGRAMS:1. ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO DIRECTLY ACCESS THE POWER OF THE LAW.2. EMPOWER ADVOCATES AND VOLUNTEERS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY REACH AND REPRESENT THOSE IN NEED.3. EQUIP LEGAL, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO GROW THEIR IMPACT.WE ARE THE COUNTRY'S LEADING ACCESS TO JUSTICE INNOVATOR WITH A 25-YEAR HISTORY OF IMPACT. WE ENVISION A WORLD IN WHICH EVERYONE IS EMPOWERED TO EXERCISE THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS ON ISSUES AFFECTING THEIR SAFETY, HOME, FAMILY AND LIVELIHOOD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BRINGING LEGAL AID TO THOSE MOST IN NEED.

  • CIVIL JUSTICE PROGRAM: OUR CIVIL JUSTICE PROGRAM INCUBATES, SCALES AND MANAGES INNOVATIVE ONLINE PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT HELP PEOPLE NAVIGATE THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND MAKE THAT SYSTEM FAIRER FOR EVERYONE. CIVIL JUSTICE PROGRAM SERVICES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: LAWHELP.ORG, OUR NETWORK OF STATEWIDE LEGAL INFORMATION PORTALS IN 17 STATES, HELPS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WITHOUT LAWYERS UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS, MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS, AND CONNECT WITH FREE AND LOW-COST HELP IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY; LAWHELPNY, THE LEADING CONSUMER LEGAL INFORMATION AND REFERRAL RESOURCE FOR LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS, PROVIDES NEARLY HALF A MILLION NEW YORKERS A YEAR WITH PLAIN LANGUAGE LEGAL RIGHTS RESOURCES AND REFERRALS TO TRUSTED SERVICE PROVIDERS TO HELP PROTECT THEIR HOUSING, SAFETY, PUBLIC BENEFITS, FAMILIES AND MORE; LAWHELP INTERACTIVE (LHI), OUR SELF-HELP PLATFORM FOR CREATING LEGAL DOCUMENTS, HELPS MORE THAN A MILLION LOW-INCOME AND ECONOMICALLY VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS CREATE FREE AND ACCURATE COURT FORMS AND SELF-ADVOCACY LETTERS SIMPLY AND EASILY, AN ESSENTIAL STEP IN BEING ABLE TO EXERCISE, VOICE AND DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS; THE LEGAL RISK DETECTOR, OUR WEB-BASED LEGAL HEALTH "CHECK-UP" TOOL USED BY ELDERCARE PROFESSIONALS TO SCREEN THOUSANDS OF AT-RISK OLDER ADULTS FOR LEGAL NEEDS AND EASILY REFER THEM TO LEGAL SERVICES; PROBONO.NET, OUR NATIONAL ONLINE NETWORK FOR PRO BONO AND LEGAL AID ADVOCATES TO ACCESS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING, MENTORS, AND PRACTICE RESOURCES IN CRITICAL AREAS SUCH AS IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS, LEGAL HELP FOR VETERANS, AND ASSISTANCE FOR SURVIVORS OF CLIMATE-DRIVEN DISASTERS.PRO BONO MANAGER: PRO BONO MANAGER, A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE VENTURE, OFFERS LAW FIRMS A CUSTOMIZED PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND REACH OF THEIR PRO BONO PROGRAMS. PRO BONO MANAGER HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY LEADING INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRMS AND IS USED BY THOUSANDS OF LAWYERS AND PARAPROFESSIONALS WITHIN THOSE FIRMS TO PROVIDE FREE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED.JUSTICIA LAB IS PRO BONO NET'S IMMIGRANT JUSTICE TECHNOLOGY LAB, AND A NONPROFIT LEGAL TECH INITIATIVE WHOSE MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM IMMIGRANT JUSTICE THROUGH COLLABORATION, CREATIVITY AND TECHNOLOGY. JUSTICIA LAB SERVICES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE:CITIZENSHIPWORKS, OUR EASY-TO-USE ONLINE TOOL THAT MAKES APPLYING FOR CITIZENSHIP EASY AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. CITIZENSHIPWORKS HAS HELPED MORE THAN 50,000 INDIVIDUALS UNDERSTAND THE NATURALIZATION PROCESS, APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP, AND ACCESS HELP THROUGH A NETWORK OF 200 PARTNERS.IMMIGRATION ADVOCATES NETWORK (IAN), A COMMUNITY OF MORE THAN 11,000 LAWYERS, PARALEGALS, STUDENTS, AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO IMMIGRANT JUSTICE. IAN HARNESSES THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY AND COLLABORATION TO PROVIDE NONPROFIT AND PRO BONO IMMIGRATION LAW PRACTITIONERS WITH FREE ONLINE TRAINING RESOURCES, PRACTICE RESOURCES AND ACCESS TO EXPERTS ON ISSUES SUCH AS REFUGEE/ASYLUM ADVOCACY, WORKING WITH IMMIGRANT CHILDREN, AND WORKING WITH CLIENTS IN DETENTION. RECLAMO!, LAUNCHED IN 2022, AND THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL TOOL DEVELOPED TO DATE TO COMBAT WAGE THEFT OF IMMIGRANT WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES. RECLAMO! ALLOWS WORKERS TO REMOTELY AND INDEPENDENTLY IDENTIFY THEIR RISK OF WAGE THEFT, INITIATE THE WAGE RECOVERY PROCESS, AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKPLACE ORGANIZING. IMMI, A WEBBY AWARD-WINNING FREE ONLINE TOOL THAT HELPS IMMIGRANTS IN THE U.S. EASILY SCREEN FOR OPTIONS, FIND LEGAL ASSISTANCE, AND PROTECT THEIR FUTURE. TO DATE, MORE THAN 200,000 IMMIGRANTS HAVE USED IMMI TO FIND INFORMATION ON TOPICS LIKE FAMILY-BASED PETITIONS, ASYLUM, U VISAS AND SIJS.

    Expenses $4,620,335 · Grants $20,000 · Revenue $1,948,232

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • BETTY BALLI TORRES

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • J NICHOLAS BAUGHAN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • LEEANN BLACK

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • EDWARD J WALTERS

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MARK O'BRIEN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $226,696
    From this org
    $204,662
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,034
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,662
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,034
    Filer's total
    $226,696

  • FRANK AZZOPARDI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JACK LONDEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • JACK NEWTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • KAREN LEVY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MARK FRIEDMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MICHAEL HERTZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MICHELE DESTEFANO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • SCOTT MOZARSKY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • TODD BASKIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • TIFFANY GRAVES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • THOMAS YANG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • PAUL BENNETT

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $145,777
    From this org
    $130,977
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,800
    Hours/week
    35

  • DOUG CARLSON

    DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $200,369
    From this org
    $189,254
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,115
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,254
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,115
    Filer's total
    $200,369

  • DONALD BELLAMY

    SR DEVELOPER

    Total calculated
    $178,366
    From this org
    $146,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,212
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,154
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,212
    Filer's total
    $178,366

  • RODRIGO CAMARENA

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $167,461
    From this org
    $135,507
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,954
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,507
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,954
    Filer's total
    $167,461

  • MEGAN VIZZINI

    CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $155,392
    From this org
    $123,248
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,144
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,248
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,144
    Filer's total
    $155,392

  • ELIZABETH KEITH

    CHIEF PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $152,102
    From this org
    $141,066
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,036
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,066
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,036
    Filer's total
    $152,102

  • PAT MALONE

    LEGAL DIRECTOR, NY PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $147,891
    From this org
    $115,779
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,112
    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. 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 · 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

  • GAY MENS HEALTH CRISIS INC

    $20,000

    TO PROVIDE LEGAL CONSULTATIONS FOR CITIZENSHIPWORKS USERS ENROLLED WITH THE VIRTUAL NYS ONA OPPORTUNITY CENTER.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
3 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422479349301547

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