FAMILY LEGAL CARE INC

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

P60

Classification

1000

Street

55 BROADWAY STE 2002

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

• FAMILY LAW INFORMATION HELPLINES: OUR BILINGUAL TELEPHONE, EMAIL AND LIVE-CHAT HELPLINES CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIMARY POINT OF ENTRY FOR PARENTS AND OTHERS WHO NEED OUR SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE, AND A CENTRAL ARTERY THROUGH WHICH CLIENTS CAN ACCESS OUR MORE IN-DEPTH SERVICES. HELPLINE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND WE USE A TRANSLATION SERVICE TO ASSIST CALLERS WHO SPEAK ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES. WE SERVED 15,672 PEOPLE ON OUR HELPLINES IN FY25.

  Expenses $703,874

• LEGAL CONSULTATIONS: UNREPRESENTED LITIGANTS MEET WITH A STAFF ATTORNEY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR TO RECEIVE VITAL SUPPORT IN PREPARING A CASE. CONSULTATIONS TAKE PLACE OVER THE PHONE OR VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS. CLIENTS RECEIVE IN-DEPTH ADVICE AND COUNSEL, AND MANY RETURN FOR FOLLOW-UP ADVICE AND SUPPORT. IN FY25 WE COMPLETED 2,747 CONSULTATIONS, INCLUDING 1,470 INITIAL CONSULTATIONS AND 1,277 FOLLOW UP CONSULTATIONS.

  Expenses $665,130

• PRO BONO PROGRAM: FAMILY LEGAL CARE'S PRO BONO PROGRAM ALLOWS CLIENTS TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE FROM VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS ON THEIR MOBILE DEVICES OR COMPUTERS FROM WHEREVER THEY ARE. THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM ALLEVIATES BARRIERS TO SERVICE FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT LEGAL REPRESENTATION, ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR LONG-DISTANCE TRIPS TO THE COURTHOUSE, INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY FOR DISABLED OR HOMEBOUND CLIENTS AND MITIGATING EXPENSIVE BURDENS LIKE TAKING TIME AWAY FROM WORK AND SECURING CHILDCARE SERVICES. WE FACILITATED 659 CONSULTATIONS WITH PRO BONO ATTORNEYS IN FY25, THE HIGHEST NUMBER EVER COMPLETED IN A ONE-YEAR PERIOD.

  Expenses $522,673

• LEGAL INFORMATION AND TECH HUBS: WE PROVIDE LEGAL INFORMATION TO WALK-IN VISITORS TO NYC'S BUSIEST COURTHOUSES AT OUR LEGAL INFORMATION HUBS. IN ADDITION TO LEGAL INFORMATION, LITIGANTS AFFECTED BY THE DIGITAL DIVIDE CAN VISIT OUR BROOKLYN, QUEENS, AND BRONX TECH HUBS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACCESSING THE HYBRID COURT SYSTEM. LITIGANTS WHO MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, A STABLE INTERNET CONNECTION, OR A PRIVATE SPACE CAN CONDUCT THEIR VIRTUAL HEARINGS AND UPLOAD DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THEIR CASE. WE SERVED 7,552 INDIVIDUALS AT NYC'S BOROUGH FAMILY COURTS IN FY25.

  Expenses $357,001

• DIGITAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: FAMILY LEGAL CARE IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF DEVELOPING TOOLS THAT LEVERAGE THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE. OUR FAMILY LAW NAVIGATOR TOOL DELIVERS FAMILY LAW INFORMATION CUSTOMIZED TO EACH PERSON'S LEGAL CASE AND SITUATION QUICKLY, ANONYMOUSLY, AND FOR FREE. IN JUST 2-3 MINUTES, FAMILY LAW NAVIGATOR PROVIDES LEGAL INFORMATION THAT CAN BE A HELPFUL STARTING POINT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BEGINNING TO ADDRESS THEIR FAMILY LAW ISSUE. OUR GUIDED COURT FORMS MAKE IT EASY FOR LITIGANTS TO UNDERSTAND, COMPLETE, AND UPLOAD ESSENTIAL COURT DOCUMENTS FROM ANY WEB-CONNECTED DEVICE WITHOUT A COMPUTER OR EXTRA PDF-EDITING SOFTWARE. OUR FAMILY LAW EXPLAINED DIGITAL SHORTS, A VIDEO SERIES THAT USES EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND LANGUAGE TO DISTILL COMPLEX FAMILY LAW TOPICS INTO SHORT, DIGESTIBLE PIECES FOR PEOPLE WHO LEARN BEST BY VIDEO, LIKE PEOPLE WITH LOW LITERACY LEVELS, OR AUDITORY LEARNERS. DIGITAL JUSTICE TOOLS WERE USED OVER 7,500 TIMES THIS YEAR: 2,429 PEOPLE USED THE FAMILY LAW NAVIGATOR; 2,464 GUIDED COURT FORMS WERE COMPLETED; AND OUR FAMILY LAW EXPLAINED VIDEOS HAVE RECEIVED 2,671 VIEWS SINCE THEIR RELEASE IN NOVEMBER 2024, THE EQUIVALENT OF 54 HOURS OF WATCH TIME.

  Expenses $329,451

• LEGAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH: FAMILY LEGAL CARE WORKS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO OFFER IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS AND LEGAL CLINICS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH. WE PRIORITIZE OUTREACH TO KEY CONSTITUENT GROUPS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS, INCLUDING: 1) VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE-MEMBERS; 2) SPANISH-SPEAKING AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES; 3) PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED AND INCARCERATED PARENTS; AND 4) SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IN FY25, 579 PRO SE LITIGANTS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS PARTICIPATED IN AN OUTREACH EVENT, RESULTING IN NEARLY 4,000 PARTICIPANTS REFERRED TO FAMILY LEGAL CARE. OUR WEBINARS RECEIVED 2,244 VIEWS IN FY25, THE EQUIVALENT OF 335 HOURS OF WATCH TIME.

  Expenses $282,887

• ADVOCACY: IN JANUARY 2025, FAMILY LEGAL CARE'S THEN-CEO CATHY CRAMER AND LEGAL DIRECTOR NATHALIE GONZLEZ SPOKE AT A PLENARY SESSION FOR 150 NEWLY ELECTED AND APPOINTED JUDGES AT THE STATE JUDICIAL INSTITUTE, WHERE ALL NEW STATE JUDGES GO FOR TRAINING AND TO REMAIN CURRENT ON THE DEVELOPMENTS ON THE LAW. THEIR PRESENTATION ON PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR WORKING WITH UNREPRESENTED LITIGANTS COVERED AN OVERVIEW OF FAMILY LEGAL CARE'S SERVICES, THE PAIN POINTS PRO SE LITIGANTS FACE, OFFERED SOLUTIONS FOR JUDGES TO USE, AND SHARED CLIENTS' STORIES. IN APRIL, WE FACILITATED A TWO-HOUR WORKSHOP FOR OVER 100 COURT PERSONNEL FROM NEW YORK ON THE IMPACT OF CHILD SUPPORT ON FAMILIES.

  Expenses $122,368

• LEGAL RESOURCE GUIDES (LRGS): OUR LIBRARY OF ORIGINAL, MULTILINGUAL LRGS MORE THAN 60 UNIQUE GUIDES AVAILABLE IN 9 LANGUAGES COVER A RANGE OF FAMILY LAW ISSUES. THEY ARE AVAILABLE AT VARIOUS COURTHOUSES, THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND ON OUR WEBSITE, WHERE THEY CAN BE EASILY FILTERED BY TOPIC, LANGUAGE, AND REGION. IN FY25, OUR LRGS HAVE BEEN VIEWED OVER 120,000 TIMES.

  Expenses $132,481

• LEGAL RESEARCH - STREAMLINES THE LEGAL SOURCES AVAILABLE TO STAFF AND PROVIDED TO LITIGANTS. THROUGH THIS WORK, FLC STAYS CURRENT WITH ANY AND ALL CHANGES IN THE LAW AND RESEARCH NUANCES TOPICS THAT IMPACT FLC'S WORK.

  Expenses $52,803

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $3,851,112

  Expenses

  $4,061,574

  Contributions

  $3,840,216

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $3,464,572

  Expenses

  $3,643,758

  Contributions

  $3,453,321

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $3,170,532

  Expenses

  $3,759,152

  Contributions

  $3,159,375

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $4,196,957

  Expenses

  $3,478,564

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,911,599

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $3,224,747

  Expenses

  $3,107,791

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,412,953

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,751,605

  Expenses

  $2,690,339

  Assets (EOY)

  $2,239,297

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,449,681

  Expenses

  $2,138,364

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,889,533

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,415,126

  Expenses

  $2,105,765

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,577,590

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,415,126

  Expenses

  $2,105,765

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,577,590

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $2,042,946

  Expenses

  $1,812,443

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,229,808

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,629,319

  Expenses

  $1,679,610

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,011,665

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,624,849

  Expenses

  $1,772,067

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,053,251

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,596,986

  Expenses

  $1,756,633

  Assets (EOY)

  $1,185,123

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST

  $200,000

  2024 · FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $85,510

  2022 · HUMAN SERVICES

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $79,300

  2024 · ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $76,000

  2023 · EDUCATION

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $55,230

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST

  $45,000

  2023 · FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

• DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING

  $38,250

  2024 · HUMAN SERVICES

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $34,905

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  $34,000

  2024 · COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $32,635

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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