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← THE BRONX DEFENDERS

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by THE BRONX DEFENDERS.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 27 March 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Both are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$58,801,198
Total expenses
$59,553,010
Contributions and grants received
$57,950,428
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$142,894
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$707,876
Total assets, end of year
$44,374,515
Total liabilities, end of year
$37,717,487
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,657,028
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$52,393,274
Management and general expenses
$6,572,052
Fundraising expenses
$587,684
Program service expenses (Part III)
$52,393,274

Program services were 88.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $74,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $54,272,373

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,604,055

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ATTORNEY'S FEES

    total $142,894 · related or exempt $142,894

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

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

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $583,417

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

    $74,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $168,799

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $414,618 · excluded $414,618

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $293,258 · excluded $293,258

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $293,258

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 $1,895,713 · program services $1,717,126 · management and general $161,844 · fundraising $16,743

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $35,271,451 · program services $32,010,300 · management and general $2,949,040 · fundraising $312,111

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $937,887 · program services $849,533 · management and general $80,071 · fundraising $8,283

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $5,726,337 · program services $5,186,884 · management and general $488,879 · fundraising $50,574

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,895,046 · program services $2,622,317 · management and general $247,161 · fundraising $25,568

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $171,195 · program services $119,081 · management and general $50,830 · fundraising $1,284

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $662,500 · program services $460,827 · management and general $196,705 · fundraising $4,968

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $127,514 · management and general $127,514

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,544,602 · program services $2,846,468 · management and general $679,695 · fundraising $18,439

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $387,599 · program services $351,085 · management and general $33,091 · fundraising $3,423

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,398,093 · program services $1,265,733 · management and general $53,624 · fundraising $78,736

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,383,461 · program services $931,325 · management and general $413,884 · fundraising $38,252

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,694,491 · program services $2,440,655 · management and general $230,039 · fundraising $23,797

  • 17 · Travel

    total $472,865 · program services $351,409 · management and general $118,030 · fundraising $3,426

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $528,175 · management and general $528,175

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,208,495 · program services $1,027,220 · management and general $181,275

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $235,496 · program services $213,311 · management and general $20,105 · fundraising $2,080

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $12,090 · management and general $12,090

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,971,136 · end of year $6,696,684

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $991,117 · end of year $568,315

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $15,170,579 · end of year $14,178,600

  • 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 $338,996 · end of year $317,833

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

    $16,022,565

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

    $11,803,699

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,048,687 · end of year $4,218,866

  • 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 $398,417 · end of year $18,394,217

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,188,074 · end of year $4,229,211

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $6,409,571 · end of year $3,919,201

  • 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 $7,959,159 · end of year $9,700,140

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $953,288 · end of year $19,868,935

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,135,926 · end of year $5,526,480

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,272,914 · end of year $1,130,548

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE BRONX DEFENDERS IS A PUBLIC DEFENDER THAT IS RADICALLY TRANSFORMING HOW PEOPLE IN THE BRONX ARE REPRESENTED IN OUR LEGAL SYSTEM AND, IN DOING SO, IS TRANSFORMING THE SYSTEM ITSELF. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A GROUNDBREAKING, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MODEL OF HOLISTIC DEFENSE THAT ACHIEVES BETTER OUTCOMES FOR THE PEOPLE WE REPRESENT. EACH YEAR, WE DEFEND OVER 20,000 LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN CRIMINAL, CIVIL, FAMILY, AND IMMIGRATION CASES, AND REACH THOUSANDS MORE THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY INTAKE AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. TODAY WE ARE REIMAGINING THE ROLE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE EVEN FURTHER, USING COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, AND IMPACT LITIGATION TO PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE TO BRING ABOUT SYSTEMIC CHANGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE BRONX DEFENDERS PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES TO MORE THAN 20,000 LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN THE BRONX, EVERY YEAR, FREE OF CHARGE.

  • HOLISTIC DEFENSE: EVERY PERSON WHO COMES TO THE BRONX DEFENDERS FOR ASSISTANCE IS CONNECTED TO A TEAM OF ADVOCATES, INCLUDING CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, FAMILY DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, CIVIL ATTORNEYS, IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS, SOCIAL WORKERS, CIVIL LEGAL ADVOCATES, PARENT ADVOCATES, IMMIGRATION ADVOCATES, AND BENEFITS SPECIALISTS. EACH OF THESE TEAMS FOSTERS INTERDISCIPLINARY SKILLS, ENSURES COMPASSIONATE AND COMPREHENSIVE REPRESENTATION, AND SUPPORTS A CULTURE OF INNOVATIVE, ZEALOUS, AND HOLISTIC ADVOCACY. WE ALSO LEVERAGE THE EXPERIENCE OF THESE TEAMS IN AN EARLY ADVOCACY PROGRAM THAT ACTS AS AN OFFRAMP FOR THOSE AT RISK OF FUTURE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT.

    Expenses $52,393,274 · Revenue $142,894

  • SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY: OUR PROXIMITY TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE EXPERIENCES OF THE PEOPLE WE REPRESENT PLACES US ON THE FRONT LINE IN THE FIGHT FOR FAIRNESS, JUSTICE, AND EQUITY. AS A RESULT, WE PARTNER WITH THE PEOPLE WE SERVE TO IDENTIFY SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS AND LEVERAGE OUR EXPERTISE TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS. THROUGH IMPACT LITIGATION, POLICY REFORM ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, WE PUSH FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVEL AND ARE PARTICULARLY ACTIVE IN FIGHTING FOR LEGISLATIVE CHANGE.

  • TRAINING AND EDUCATION: WE HELP PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND OTHER ADVOCATE INCORPORATE THE PRINCIPLES OF HOLISTIC DEFENSE INTO THEIR PRACTICES, AT THE INDIVIDUAL OR THE ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL. WE ALSO PROVIDE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH MENTORSHIP. SPECIFIC ONGOING AND ANNUAL INITIATIVES INCLUDE THE CENTER FOR HOLISTIC DEFENSE, THE DEFENDER' ACADEMY (TRIAL SKILLS TRAINING), THE ROBERT P. PATERSON, JR. MENTORING PROGRAM, AND CLINICS AT COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL AND CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW. provided training, mentorship, and other related services both in person and virtually to over 1000 individuals from over 100 other defender offices, organizations, and community groups.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Justine Olderman

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $341,080
    From this org
    $293,821
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,259
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $293,250
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $321
    Deferred
    $16,490
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,769
    Filer's total
    $341,080

  • Jesus Infante

    Interim COO

    Total calculated
    $259,304
    From this org
    $220,512
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,792
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,133
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $129
    Deferred
    $6,663
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,129
    Filer's total
    $259,304

  • Shannon Cumberbatch

    MD of People, EIT

    Total calculated
    $226,350
    From this org
    $209,512
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,838
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,245
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $17
    Deferred
    $6,374
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,464
    Filer's total
    $226,350

  • Emma Ketteringham

    MD Family Practice

    Total calculated
    $211,409
    From this org
    $203,351
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,058
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $202,871
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $230
    Deferred
    $6,071
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,987
    Filer's total
    $211,409

  • robyn Mar

    Deputy Dir. Holistic Defense

    Total calculated
    $205,188
    From this org
    $198,116
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,072
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,799
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $67
    Deferred
    $5,954
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,118
    Filer's total
    $205,188

  • sameth caines

    Deputy Dir. External Affairs

    Total calculated
    $200,290
    From this org
    $173,964
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,326
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,663
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $51
    Deferred
    $5,184
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,142
    Filer's total
    $200,290

  • Ann Mathews

    MD Criminal Practice

    Total calculated
    $197,911
    From this org
    $191,005
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,906
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,585
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $170
    Deferred
    $5,699
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,207
    Filer's total
    $197,911

  • jennifer borchetta

    MD Impact Litigation Practice

    Total calculated
    $195,423
    From this org
    $162,047
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,376
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,660
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $137
    Deferred
    $5,110
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,266
    Filer's total
    $195,423

  • amy l crawford

    Managing Dir. Strategic P'ship

    Total calculated
    $188,697
    From this org
    $181,251
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,446
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,766
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $235
    Deferred
    $5,491
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,955
    Filer's total
    $188,697

  • annette lee

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR CDP

    Total calculated
    $188,440
    From this org
    $172,783
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,657
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,377
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $156
    Deferred
    $5,191
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,466
    Filer's total
    $188,440

  • lourdes santiago

    Director of P&C

    Total calculated
    $184,352
    From this org
    $149,531
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,821
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,165
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $116
    Deferred
    $4,656
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,165
    Filer's total
    $184,352

  • runa rajagopal

    MD Civil Action Practice

    Total calculated
    $180,515
    From this org
    $165,847
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,668
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,513
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $84
    Deferred
    $5,093
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,575
    Filer's total
    $180,515

  • Julliahann Washington

    Dir. of Finance (thru 12/22)

    Total calculated
    $171,671
    From this org
    $165,895
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,776
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,526
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $119
    Deferred
    $4,945
    Nontaxable benefits
    $831
    Filer's total
    $171,671

  • candice carnage

    coo (thru 8/22)

    Total calculated
    $163,243
    From this org
    $146,629
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,614
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,342
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $287
    Deferred
    $16,614
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $163,243

  • james kenniff

    LEGAL DIRECTOR FDP

    Total calculated
    $160,248
    From this org
    $153,832
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,416
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,416
    Bonus
    $250
    Other
    $166
    Deferred
    $4,584
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,832
    Filer's total
    $160,248

  • EARL WARD

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • LEV DASSIN

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • P BENJAMIN DUKE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Abbe Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • ESTELA DIAZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • JAY COHEN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • LEKE OSINUBI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • MARK RACANELLI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • MICHELE ROBERTS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • NICOLE SMITH FUTRELL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • OMAR KHAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • RONALD MINKOFF

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 7
ALL EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A $250 HOLIDAY BONUS. THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD.

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
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202431369349308513

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