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← CAPITAL DISTRICT WOMENS BAR ASSOCIATION LEGAL PROJECT INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CAPITAL DISTRICT WOMENS BAR ASSOCIATION LEGAL PROJECT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,010,744
Total expenses
$3,012,434
Contributions and grants received
$2,950,663
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$38,992
Other revenue
$21,089
Total assets, end of year
$1,504,354
Total liabilities, end of year
$842,181
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$662,173
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,586,479
Management and general expenses
$397,438
Fundraising expenses
$28,517
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,586,479

Program services were 85.9% 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)

    $2,530,484

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $420,179

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $38,992 · excluded $38,992

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $38,561

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $18,355

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $20,206 · excluded $20,206

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUES

    total $883 · excluded $883

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $883

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $104,846 · program services $68,233 · management and general $17,613 · fundraising $19,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,739,166 · program services $1,635,688 · management and general $103,478

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $170,216 · program services $163,412 · management and general $6,804

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $143,565 · program services $129,106 · management and general $11,135 · fundraising $3,324

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $131,710 · program services $50,020 · management and general $81,690

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $6,800 · management and general $6,800

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $370,847 · program services $351,668 · management and general $19,179

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,018 · program services $557 · management and general $2,461

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $33,564 · program services $11,214 · management and general $18,706 · fundraising $3,644

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $48,043 · program services $24,176 · management and general $23,867

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $99,779 · program services $77,132 · management and general $22,647

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,283 · program services $14,583 · management and general $700

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,369 · program services $416 · management and general $4,953

  • 20 · Interest

    total $7,864 · management and general $7,864

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $20,015 · management and general $20,015

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,932 · program services $2,167 · management and general $15,765

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT EXPENSES AND

    total $22,170 · program services $12,142 · management and general $10,028

  • 24b · Other expenses: LITIGATION EXPENSE

    total $17,962 · program services $17,962

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $17,076 · program services $3,740 · management and general $13,128 · fundraising $208

  • 24d · Other expenses: LEGAL RESOURCE MATERIAL

    total $10,630 · program services $10,630

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $26,579 · program services $13,633 · management and general $10,605 · fundraising $2,341

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $166,299 · end of year $42,732

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $73,518 · end of year $227,971

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $884,947 · end of year $1,060,725

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $328,035 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,019 · end of year $15,717

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

    $80,052

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

    $56,805

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $39,153 · end of year $23,247

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $203,194 · end of year $133,962

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $363,881 · end of year $338,583

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $331,856 · end of year $228,072

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $144,343 · end of year $137,578

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $205,222 · end of year $137,948

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $663,863 · end of year $662,173

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE LEGAL PROJECT PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE PROTECTIONS OF THE LAW TO ADVANCE THE SAFETY, STABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE DO THIS BY ADVISING, ADVOCATING FOR AND REPRESENTING PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRADITIONALLY HAD DIFFICULTY OBTAINING CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE.

  • LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND ADVICE - THE LEGAL PROJECT BELIEVES THAT ALL PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES. THIS BELIEF REPRESENTS A DEEP COMMITMENT TO FAIRNESS AND EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW. THE MISSION OF THE LEGAL PROJECT IS TO MAKE THE LAW MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE IN NEED, TO INCREASE THE LEGAL COMMUNITY'S INVOLVEMENT IN PRO BONO WORK, AND TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE ON LEGAL ISSUES. THE LEGAL PROJECT FEELS A SPECIAL COMMITMENT TO WOMEN AND OTHERS WHO MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY OBTAINING LEGAL ASSISTANCE. DURING 2023, THE LEGAL PROJECT SERVED OVER 21,000 INDIVIDUALS IN THE CAPITAL REGION OF NEW YORK STATE.

    Expenses $2,586,479

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Rachel Conley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kristen Draus Fabbri

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anne Hurley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Justin Pfeiffer Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tina Sciocchetti Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lynette Tarrats

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brendan Venter Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Seth Agata

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • James Kellerhouse

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Justine Gordan Steciuk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Meredith Savitt Esq

    SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kurt E Bratten Esq

    FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jane McLaughlin

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Monice Barbero Esq

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tom Capezza

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michele Pollock-Rich

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $104,846
    From this org
    $96,919
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,927
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
28 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433049349300118

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