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← CONNECTICUT LEGAL RIGHTS PROJECT INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CONNECTICUT LEGAL RIGHTS PROJECT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,601,157
Total expenses
$1,558,031
Contributions and grants received
$1,582,908
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$11,166
Other revenue
$7,083
Total assets, end of year
$1,736,905
Total liabilities, end of year
$203,511
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,533,394
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,237,508
Management and general expenses
$287,868
Fundraising expenses
$32,655
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,237,508

Program services were 79.4% 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)

    $1,389,506

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $193,402

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,850

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,166 · excluded $11,166

  • 11a · Other revenue: TRAINING

    total $5,225 · related or exempt $5,225

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $1,858 · related or exempt $1,858

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,083

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $261,801 · program services $209,648 · management and general $45,912 · fundraising $6,241

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $830,408 · program services $664,986 · management and general $145,628 · fundraising $19,794

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $191,486 · program services $153,619 · management and general $33,239 · fundraising $4,628

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $82,428 · program services $66,128 · management and general $14,308 · fundraising $1,992

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,222 · program services $4,222

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,500 · management and general $21,500

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $32,038 · program services $32,038

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $51,379 · program services $44,648 · management and general $6,731

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,045 · program services $4,610 · management and general $435

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $28,966 · program services $28,966

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,750 · program services $3,750

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,798 · program services $5,798

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,251 · program services $4,206 · management and general $1,045

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,070 · management and general $19,070

  • 24a · Other expenses: LIBRARY COSTS

    total $8,142 · program services $8,142

  • 24b · Other expenses: ATTORNEY TAX

    total $4,433 · program services $4,433

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES

    total $2,314 · program services $2,314

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $175,775 · end of year $209,134

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $892,771 · end of year $925,323

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $24,610 · end of year $26,444

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

    $100,137

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

    $72,024

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,163 · end of year $28,113

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $517,752 · end of year $547,891

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $110,899 · end of year $101,224

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $102,287

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,459,172 · end of year $1,533,394

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE OF CT LEGAL RIGHTS PROJECT, INC. IS TO PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND ADVOCACY FOR LOW INCOME ADULTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW INCOME PERSONS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES. CT LEGAL RIGHTS PROJECT, INC. (CLRP) ADVOCATES FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS IN INSTITIUTIONS, AND IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE, OR ARE PERCEIVED TO HAVE, PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES. CLRP PROMOTES INITIATIVES THAT INTEGRATE CLIENTS INTO THE COMMUNITY AND RESPECT THEIR FREEDOM, DIGNITY, AND SELF-FULFILLMENT.

  • GENERAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM - PROVIDED FREE LEGAL COUNSEL AND REPRESENTATION TO INDIGENT CLIENTS OF THE STATE OF CT DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES IN INPATIENT FACILITIES AND IN THE COMMUNITY ON MATTERS RELATED TO THEIR TREATMENT, CIVIL RIGHTS, SELFDETERMINATION AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. IN 2023-2024 CLRP OPENED 487 NEW CASES FOR CLIENTS AND CONTINUED WORK ON ANOTHER 150 OPENED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. CLRP ALSO PRESENTED INFORMATION AT 29 COMMUNITY EDUCATION EVENTS REACHING 604 PEOPLE. CLRP ASSERTS CLIENTS' RIGHTS UNDER THE PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS AND OTHER STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS. CLRP ENSURES THAT THE CLIENT'S VOICE IS HEARD IN THE LEGAL AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS THAT IMPACT THEIR RECOVERY AND ABILITY TO MAKE CHOICES ABOUT THEIR LIVES.

    Expenses $1,148,066

  • HOUSING ADVOCACY PROGRAM PROVIDED FREE LEGAL COUNSEL AND REPRESENTATION TO 58 INDIGENT CLIENTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES. WHETHER THROUGH REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION OR DEFENSE IN EVICTION CASES, CLRP WAS ABLE TO ASSIST ALL THESE CLIENTS IN KEEPING THEIR HOUSING OR HAVING ACCESS TO HOUSING, THUS PROVIDING A STABLE BASIS FOR CLIENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY.

    Expenses $89,442

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • URIEL LLOYD

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANIELA GIORDANO

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RACHEL SOBOSLAI

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JESSICA STANDISH

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NATHAN KRANER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SARAH GALLAGHER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CYNTHIA BARLOW

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELIOT GERSTEN ESQ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JODEE MCDONALD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATHLEEN FLAHERTY

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $161,745
    From this org
    $125,198
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,547
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,198
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,721
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,826
    Filer's total
    $161,745

  • ROSEMARY MARINO

    BUSINESS MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $128,421
    From this org
    $118,329
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,092
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • KARYL LEE HALL

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $136,071
    From this org
    $120,201
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,870
    Hours/week
    37.5

  • KIRK W LOWRY

    LEGAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $173,855
    From this org
    $144,737
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,118
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,737
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,824
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,294
    Filer's total
    $173,855

  • SALLY R ZANGER

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $142,740
    From this org
    $128,092
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,648
    Hours/week
    37.5

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 · 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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
6 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413139349302911

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