2025-03-27T16:38:09+00:00 2023-06-30 440160260 Forvis Mazars LLP 135 West 50th Street New York NY 10020 990 2022-07-01 133931074 THE BRONX DEFENDERS BRON 7188387878 360 EAST 161ST STREET BRONX NY 10451 SAMETH W CAINES DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 7188387878 2025-03-27 true Aaron Shapiro P01333816 2128127000 2022 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X SAMETH W CAINES 360 EAST 161ST STREET BRONX NY 10451 58969997 false X WWW.BRONXDEFENDERS.ORG X 1997 NY 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. 12 12 487 12 0 0 51688820 57950428 66130 142894 0 0 51083 707876 51806033 58801198 0 0 0 0 40801693 46726434 39000 0 587684 9419367 12826576 50260060 59553010 1545973 -751812 24918932 44374515 17510092 37717487 7408840 6657028 SEE SCHEDULE O false false 52393274 142894 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. 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. 52393274 true true false true false false false false false true false false true true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 221 0 true 487 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CT NJ NY VA X X X JESUS INFANTE 7188387878 360 EAST 161ST STREET BRONX NY 10451 EARL WARD BOARD CHAIR 0.3 X X 0 0 0 LEV DASSIN BOARD SECRETARY 0.3 X X 0 0 0 P BENJAMIN DUKE TREASURER 0.3 X X 0 0 0 ABBE SMITH BOARD MEMBER 0.3 X 0 0 0 ESTELA DIAZ BOARD MEMBER 0.3 X 0 0 0 JAY COHEN BOARD MEMBER 0.3 X 0 0 0 LEKE OSINUBI BOARD MEMBER 0.3 X 0 0 0 MARK RACANELLI BOARD MEMBER 0.3 X 0 0 0 MICHELE ROBERTS BOARD MEMBER 0.3 X 0 0 0 NICOLE SMITH FUTRELL BOARD MEMBER 0.3 X 0 0 0 OMAR KHAN BOARD MEMBER 0.3 X 0 0 0 RONALD MINKOFF BOARD MEMBER 0.3 X 0 0 0 CANDICE CARNAGE COO (THRU 8/22) 50.0 X 146629 0 16614 JESUS INFANTE INTERIM COO 50.0 X 220512 0 38792 JULLIAHANN WASHINGTON DIR. 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BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. GALA 657417 74000 583417 23536 145263 0 0 657417 74000 583417 23536 145263 168799 414618 X X X X X false false false false false false false true false JUSTINE OLDERMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 293250 0 250 0 321 0 16490 0 30769 0 341080 0 0 0 JESUS INFANTE INTERIM COO 220133 0 250 0 129 0 6663 0 32129 0 259304 0 0 0 ROBYN MAR DEPUTY DIR. HOLISTIC DEFENSE 197799 0 250 0 67 0 5954 0 1118 0 205188 0 0 0 SAMETH CAINES DEPUTY DIR. EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 173663 0 250 0 51 0 5184 0 21142 0 200290 0 0 0 JULLIAHANN WASHINGTON DIR. OF FINANCE (THRU 12/22) 165526 0 250 0 119 0 4945 0 831 0 171671 0 0 0 CANDICE CARNAGE COO (THRU 8/22) 146342 0 0 0 287 0 16614 0 0 0 163243 0 0 0 SHANNON CUMBERBATCH MD OF PEOPLE, EIT 209245 0 250 0 17 0 6374 0 10464 0 226350 0 0 0 EMMA KETTERINGHAM MD FAMILY PRACTICE 202871 0 250 0 230 0 6071 0 1987 0 211409 0 0 0 ANN MATHEWS MD CRIMINAL PRACTICE 190585 0 250 0 170 0 5699 0 1207 0 197911 0 0 0 AMY L CRAWFORD MANAGING DIR. STRATEGIC P'SHIP 180766 0 250 0 235 0 5491 0 1955 0 188697 0 0 0 JENNIFER BORCHETTA MD IMPACT LITIGATION PRACTICE 161660 0 250 0 137 0 5110 0 28266 0 195423 0 0 0 ANNETTE LEE DEPUTY DIRECTOR CDP 172377 0 250 0 156 0 5191 0 10466 0 188440 0 0 0 LOURDES SANTIAGO DIRECTOR OF P&C 149165 0 250 0 116 0 4656 0 30165 0 184352 0 0 0 RUNA RAJAGOPAL MD CIVIL ACTION PRACTICE 165513 0 250 0 84 0 5093 0 9575 0 180515 0 0 0 JAMES KENNIFF LEGAL DIRECTOR FDP 153416 0 250 0 166 0 4584 0 1832 0 160248 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments ALL EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A $250 HOLIDAY BONUS. THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 ORGANIZATION'S 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. Form 990, Part VI, Line 18 PUBLIC INSPECTION FORM 1023 AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE ALSO READILY AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S OWN WEBSITE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY BOTH UPPER MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE FINAL AUDITED FINANCIALS, LETTER, AND ANY ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSES TO THE AUDIT. IF A BOARD MEMBER HAS ANY QUESTIONS, THEY DISCUSS IT WITH UPPER MANAGEMENT AND ANY REQUIRED CHANGES TO THE 990 ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE PREPARER WHO UPDATES THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. ANY FURTHER OMISSIONS OR CORRECTIONS ARE SUBSEQUENTLY MADE IN AN AMENDED 990 FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ON WHICH THEY LIST ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR KEY EMPLOYEES MUST DISCLOSE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT WHICH TRIGGERS THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSEES THE POLICY. PURSUANT TO THE POLICY, THE OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR KEY EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO RECUSE THEMSELF FROM PARTAKING IN ANY DELIBERATIONS OR VOTING ON THE MATTER IN CONFLICT. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official THE BOARD REQUESTS AND IS FURNISHED WITH A REVIEW OF THE COMPETITIVE RATES OF COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF SIMILARLY SITUATED NOT FOR PROFIT, LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS WHICH IS BASED ON INDEPENDENTLY AGGREGATED INFORMATION FROM SOURCES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GUIDESTAR. ITS DECISIONS ABOUT ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION ARE BASED ON THAT REVIEW CONDUCTED IN JUNE 2020. THAT IS LEAD BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT FORMALLY MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD AND MEETINGS AND DECISIONS ARE FULLY DOCUMENTED. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT POLICY CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 1, BOX B AMENDED RETURN THE RETURN IS BEING AMENDED DUE TO CHANGES TO PART VI AND SCHEDULE O FOR CLARITY ON DISCLOSURES.