THE PHILLIPS BLACK PROJECT A PUBLIC INTEREST NON PROFIT LAW OFFICE: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: THE PHILLIPS BLACK PROJECT A PUBLIC INTEREST NON PROFIT LAW OFFICE (EIN 45-2437353)
Tax period: 2023-06-01 to 2024-05-31
Filed: 2025-03-05
IRS object ID: 202540729349300909
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-03-05T06:20:53-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-05-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	262176601	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	MERIDIAN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ID	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	83642	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-06-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	452437353	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PHILLIPS BLACK INC A NONPROFIT PUBLIC INTEREST LAW PRACTICE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PHIL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8885320897	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1721 BROADWAY SUITE 201	AddressLine1Txt
City	OAKLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94612	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JENNIFER MERRIGAN	PersonNm
Person Title	PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY/EXEC DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8885320897	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-03-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JEREMY CORK	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01544850	PTIN
Phone	2082874777	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-03-05	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LAW OFFICES OF JOHN R MILLS	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	A NON PROFIT CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JENNIFER MERRIGAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1721 BROADWAY SUITE 201	AddressLine1Txt
City	OAKLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94612	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,509,146	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	http://www.phillipsblack.org/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2011	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PHILLIPS BLACK CONSISTS OF INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONERS COLLECTIVELY DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO PRISONERS IN THE UNITED STATES SENTENCED TO THE SEVEREST PENALTIES UNDER LAW. PHILLIPS BLACK FURTHER CONTRIBUTES TO THE RULE OF LAW BY CONSULTING WITH CAPITAL COUNSEL, CONDUCTING DEATH PENALTY CLINICAL TRAINING, AND DEVELOPING RESEARCH ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	2	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	20	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	2	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$445,663	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,096,573	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,397,380	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,357,992	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$5,353	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$6,104	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$18,966	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$48,477	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,867,362	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,509,146	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,162	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,134,417	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,161,933	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$810,894	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$951,821	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,945,311	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,118,916	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$77,949	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,390,230	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$687,490	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,809,957	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$362,564	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$113,435	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$324,926	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,696,522	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	PHILLIPS BLACK CONSIST OF INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONERS COLLECTIVELY DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO PRIONERS IN THE UNITED STATES SENTENCED TO THE SEVEREST PENALTIES UNDER LAW. PHILLIPS BLACK FURTHER CONTRIBUTES TO THE RULE OF LAW BY CONSULTING WITH CAPITAL COUNSEL, CONDUCTING DEATH PENALTY CLINICAL TRAINING, AND DEVELOPING RESEARCH ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,963,870	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$5,162	GrantAmt
Revenue	$2,357,992	RevenueAmt
Desc	LEGAL REPRESENTATION - PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO PRISONERS IN THE UNITED STATES.	Desc
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,963,870	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	14	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	20	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	2	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2082874777	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	MERIDIAN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ID	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	83642	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JENNIFER MERRIGAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$125,000	$0	$0
JAY FERGUSON
BOARD MEMBER	1	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN BROUN
BOARD MEMBER	1	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$125,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
JESSICA SUTTON
6251 N PORTSMOUTH AVE	BOISE	ID	83714	LEGAL SERVICES	$257,534
JOSEPH PERKOVICH
PO BOX 2171	NEW YORK	NY	10008	LEGAL SERVICES	$190,755
JOHN MILLS
429 MICHIGAN AVE	BERKELEY	CA	94707	LEGAL SERVICES	$163,312

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Federated Campaigns	$0	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$0	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$531,597	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$564,976	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$0	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,096,573	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
LEGAL REPRESENTATION - GOVERNMENT FUNDED	541100	$1,218,713	$1,218,713	$0	$0
LEGAL REPRESENTATION	541100	$1,139,279	$1,139,279	$0	$0

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,357,992	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,104	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$6,104	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$0	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	REIMBURSEMENT	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$43,977	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$43,977	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,500	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,500	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$48,477	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,509,146	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,406,469	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$6,104	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,162	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,162	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$131,574	TotalAmt
Program Services	$123,368	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,206	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$877,186	TotalAmt
Program Services	$823,120	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$54,066	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$75,540	TotalAmt
Program Services	$74,164	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,376	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,633	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72,454	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,179	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,410	TotalAmt
Management And General	$30,410	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$733,550	TotalAmt
Program Services	$730,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,550	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,116	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,505	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,611	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,163	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,018	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,145	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,567	TotalAmt
Program Services	$260	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,307	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,145	TotalAmt
Program Services	$63,156	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,989	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,596	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,596	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$420	TotalAmt
Program Services	$420	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,474	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,718	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,756	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
TELEPHONE & COMMUNICATION	$16,647	$16,647	$0	$0
LEGAL REPRESENTATION EXPENSES	$6,958	$6,103	$855	$0
BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$1,775	$1,775	$0	$0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,118,916	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,963,870	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$155,046	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,682	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,171,188	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3	BOYAmt
EOY	$15	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$535,043	BOYAmt
EOY	$486,056	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,439	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,973	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,511	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$420	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,091	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,323	BOYAmt
EOY	$99,467	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$31,167	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$687,490	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,809,957	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$212,564	BOYAmt
EOY	$39,371	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$42,533	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150,000	BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$31,531	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$362,564	BOYAmt
EOY	$113,435	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$268,074	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,107,297	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,852	BOYAmt
EOY	$589,225	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$324,926	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,696,522	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$687,490	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,809,957	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,390,230	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$1,481	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$20,115	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$89,350	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$457,928	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$429,008	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$445,663	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,096,573	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,518,522	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,236,446	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,038,032	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,518,865	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,397,380	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,357,992	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,548,715	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,325,796	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,495,960	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,947,873	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,843,043	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,454,565	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,067,237	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$82,397	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$250,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$360,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$160,119	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$170,299	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,022,815	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,112,942	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$525,305	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,055,658	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$173,924	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$205,207	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,073,036	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,195,339	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$775,305	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,415,658	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$334,043	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$375,506	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,095,851	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$5,971,386	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$36	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$188	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,180	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,353	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,104	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,861	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$36	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$188	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,180	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,353	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,104	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,861	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$18,967	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$48,477	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$67,444	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,325,832	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,496,148	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,951,053	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,867,363	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,509,146	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,149,542	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.58834	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.40981	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00146	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00111	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part III, Line 12	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME INCLUDES NEW PTO POLICY IMPLEMENTATION, REIMBURSEMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,511	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$420	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,091	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,091	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$31,531	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$31,531	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JENNIFER MERRIGAN PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF PHILLIPS BLACK INC.	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$206,170	TransactionAmt
Transaction	COMPENSATION FOR LEGAL SERVICES.	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Header, Line C	NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION: PHILLIPS BLACK INC A NONPROFIT PUBLIC INTEREST LAW PRACTICE
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	PROVIDED VIA EMAIL.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c	BOARD MEMBERS HAVE AN ONGOING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	THE INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS REVIEWED SALARIES OF SIMILARLY EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS IN CAPITAL DEFENSE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	DOCUMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990S CAN BE ACCESSED VIA IRS.GOV AND GUIDESTAR.ORG.
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 2a - 2e	FULL DESCRIPTION FOR PROGRAM LISTED UNDER 2A IS LEGAL REPRESENTATION - GOVERNMENT FUNDED .
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g	OTHER FEES INCLUDE CONTRACT SERVICE EXPENSES SUCH AS PROFESSIONAL FEES, TEMPORARY HELP, CONTRACT SERVICES, AND PAYROLL SERVICE FEES.