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← PHILADELPHIA LEGAL ASSISTANCE CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by PHILADELPHIA LEGAL ASSISTANCE CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,421,669
Total expenses
$9,024,736
Contributions and grants received
$9,419,044
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,625
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$5,055,747
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,716,352
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,339,395
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,027,145
Management and general expenses
$686,718
Fundraising expenses
$310,873
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,027,145

Program services were 88.9% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $7,759,686

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,659,358

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,625 · excluded $2,625

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $323,040 · program services $42,246 · management and general $238,549 · fundraising $42,245

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,420,741 · program services $5,138,980 · management and general $208,283 · fundraising $73,478

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $231,454 · program services $209,360 · management and general $17,418 · fundraising $4,676

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,044,732 · program services $943,503 · management and general $80,156 · fundraising $21,073

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $410,303 · program services $370,215 · management and general $31,819 · fundraising $8,269

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $128,577 · program services $79,135 · management and general $49,442

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $137,613 · program services $124,279 · management and general $10,541 · fundraising $2,793

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $441,879 · program services $399,061 · management and general $33,848 · fundraising $8,970

  • 17 · Travel

    total $26,479 · program services $23,913 · management and general $2,028 · fundraising $538

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $29,254 · program services $26,419 · management and general $2,241 · fundraising $594

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $34,910 · program services $34,143 · fundraising $767

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUB-CONTRACTORS

    total $406,376 · program services $404,368 · management and general $2,008

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENTS EXPENSE

    total $144,953 · fundraising $144,953

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $83,156 · program services $75,098 · management and general $6,370 · fundraising $1,688

  • 24d · Other expenses: LIBRARY

    total $65,189 · program services $62,293 · management and general $2,896

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $96,080 · program services $94,132 · management and general $1,119 · fundraising $829

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,984,069 · end of year $1,243,936

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,214,180 · end of year $1,953,001

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $264,300 · end of year $195,035

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $3,500 · end of year $2,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,125 · end of year $21,392

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

    $457,131

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

    $358,696

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $91,440 · end of year $98,435

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $344,587 · end of year $1,541,948

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $524,934 · end of year $501,200

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,854,038 · end of year $1,464,087

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $321,270 · end of year $335,930

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $279,497 · end of year $1,415,135

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $635,780 · end of year $1,050,097

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $306,682 · end of year $289,298

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

ENFORCING AND PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES BY PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE, CREATIVE AND HIGH QUALITY LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ENFORCING AND PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.

  • PHILADELPHIA LEGAL ASSISTANCE CENTER (PLA) PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW INCOME PHILADELPHIANS PRIMARILY IN THE SUBSTANTIVE AREAS OF FAMILY LAW, PUBLIC BENEFITS, CONSUMER/HOUSING AND HOME OWNERSHIP. PLA ALSO PROVIDES ADVICE AND COUNSEL TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE RANGE OF CIVIL MATTERS WHERE IT DOES NOT PROVIDE DIRECT REPRESENTATION. IN ADDITION, PLA RECEIVES LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION FUNDING TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION TO FARMWORKERS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA IN EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING MATTERS.

    Expenses $8,027,145

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jason Leckerman

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Lavelle

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marisa Tilghman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sara Richman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick Devine

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Irv Ackelsburg

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Larry Bendesky

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Nadeem Bezar

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Dorothy Boykin-Vessels

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Keir Bradford-Grey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Valentine Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Marjorie Crowder

    BOARD MEMBER UNTIL FEB 2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Thomas Duffy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • James Faunes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Adrianne Gunter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Bridget Henry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Carleton Johnson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Donna Johnson-Bullock

    BOARD MEMBER UNTIL AUG 2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Steven Lee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Janice Lee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Judy Leone

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Brittney Lewis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Lauren McKenna

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Jackie Moncrief

    BOARD MEMBER UNTIL FEB 2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Annette Rizzo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Dina Schlossberg

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Stacey Sigler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Shelly Solomon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Kimberly Takacs

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Tiffany Watkins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Anita Santos-Singh

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $168,983
    From this org
    $146,343
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,640
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,343
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,624
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,016
    Filer's total
    $168,983
  • Susan Tripp

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $154,057
    From this org
    $140,217
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,840
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,217
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,772
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,068
    Filer's total
    $154,057
  • Irwin Trauss

    SUPERVISING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $175,921
    From this org
    $150,153
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,768
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,153
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,256
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,512
    Filer's total
    $175,921
  • Maureen Olives

    MANAGING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $135,758
    From this org
    $120,042
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,716
    Hours/week
    35
  • Cynthia Haskin

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $140,142
    From this org
    $116,762
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,380
    Hours/week
    35
  • Susan Echenhofer

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $134,190
    From this org
    $115,941
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,249
    Hours/week
    35
  • Jonathan Pyle

    CONTRACT PERFORMANCE

    Total calculated
    $133,277
    From this org
    $113,111
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,166
    Hours/week
    35

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
16 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343209349300919

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