2024-11-15T08:43:15-06:00 2023-12-31 582487348 Aprio Advisory Group LLC 111 Rockville Pike Suite 600 Rockville MD 20850 990 2023-01-01 520799246 Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law LAWY 2026628600 1500 K Street NW 900 Washington DC 20005 Damon T Hewitt President/Executive Director 2026628600 2024-11-09 1 0 Stacy Cullen P00974308 3012316200 2024-11-09 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z LCCRUL Damon T Hewitt 1500 K Street NW 900 Washington DC 20005 32017032 0 X n/a X 1963 DC At a historic meeting at the White House in 1963, President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy challenged 244 of America's most prominent attorneys to spearhead the cause for equal justice during a tumultuous Civil Rights era. The Lawyers' Committee was founded at this meeting and has been at the forefront of efforts to advance civil rights ever since. Today, the Lawyers' Committee is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization whose mission is to use legal advocacy to achieve racial justice, fighting inside and outside the courts to ensure that Black people and other people of color have the voice, opportunity, and power to make the promises of our democracy real. The Lawyers' Committee continues to marshal the resources of the private bar to advance its mission. 18 18 116 2000 0 0 13230790 12145675 6651013 1350172 142195 1990148 1435809 1230894 21459807 16716889 507000 84337 0 0 9683733 10837544 55000 146763 2709794 5887503 12859815 16133236 23928459 5326571 -7211570 80600664 82428396 13267369 17962216 67333295 64466180 X The Lawyers' Committee uses legal advocacy to achieve racial justice, fighting inside and outside the courts to ensure that Black people and other people of color have the voice, opportunity, and power to make the promises of our democracy real. 0 0 3807111 134658 Voting Rights Project:The Voting Rights Project works through coordinated and integrated programs of litigation, voter protection, advocacy, and education to protect the right to vote for communities of color who are most likely to be disenfranchised. The Project's signature voter protection effort is the nonpartisan Election Protection coalition, a national membership coalition boasting well over 300 organizational members. The Lawyers' Committee serves as co-convener of the coalition and coordinates infrastructure, training and development of volunteer attorneys for the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline that provides expert assistance to voters nationwide. 2593149 84337 1028206 Public Education & General Legal:The General Legal department coordinates the legal work of the Lawyers' Committee, including attorneys, court cases, and pro bono activities. The Lawyers' Committee also leverages public education and national visibility to inform public discourse and to educate and inform the public and policy makers about our critical work and relevant civil rights issues. 799154 174766 Fair Housing & Community Development Project:The Fair Housing & Community Development Project fights housing discrimination by working to enforce the federal Fair Housing Act and promote greater opportunity for low-income people of color. Through impact litigation, policy advocacy, consulting services, and support for housing justice organizations, the FHCD Project works to ensure equitable access to crucial resources and meaningful housing choices for Black communities. 908482 Educational Opportunities Project:The Educational Opportunities Project works to ensure that all students receive equal educational opportunities in public schools and institutions of higher education. The Project uses litigation and policy tools to promote high education access, racially inclusive learning environments, and K-12 educational equity. It also combats exploitation of students by for-profit colleges. 551253 11000 Economic Justice Project:The Economic Justice Project engages in impact litigation and legal advocacy to ensure that communities of color can access opportunities and meaningfully engage in the economy to lead dignified lives free from discrimination. 830687 Capacity Building 831568 Criminal Justice Project:The Criminal Justice Project challenges structural racism within the criminal justice system and aims to ensure that Black people and other people of color enjoy safety from violence by the state and by white supremacists. Areas of focus include promoting police accountability and combatting the criminalization of poverty and holding white supremacists accountable through a sub-unit known as the James Byrd, Jr. Center to Stop Hate. 318329 Stop Hate Project (now known as James Byrd, Jr. Center to Stop Hate):Please refer to the Criminal Justice Project paragraph above for further information. 336209 Public Policy:The Public Policy Project advocates for the effective advancement of civil rights law at the state and federal level working with other organizations, executive branch officials, and legislators. The project's work focuses on racial justice issues addressed by the organization's other units, including voting rights, educational opportunities, criminal justice, digital justice, and economic justice. 241648 George N. Lindsay & Jerry Shestack Fellowships:The Lawyers' Committee annually sponsors the two-year George N. Lindsay Civil Rights Fellowship, which provides an opportunity for recent law school graduates to immerse themselves in civil rights legal practice by working with many of the nation's leading civil rights experts at the national office of the Lawyers' Committee in Washington, D.C. The fellows engage in substantive legal activities, including co-counseled litigation with prominent law firms, legislative and public policy advocacy, and public education on important civil rights matters.The Jerry Shestack Fellowship fosters the development of early career lawyers who have demonstrated the potential to carry on Shestack's lifelong commitment to civil rights while supporting the Lawyers' Committee's high impact. Fellows are selected periodically in consultation with the Shestack Justice Advisory Committee and engage in civil rights litigation of national significance, working alongside leads of the civil rights bar at the Lawyers' Committee and in private practice for two years. 9273 3242 NC Regional Office 776148 Digital Justice Initiative:The Digital Justice Initiative works at the intersection of racial justice, technology, and privacy. Unregulated artificial intelligence, predatory commercial data practices, discriminatory algorithms, surveillance and invasions of privacy, disinformation, and online hate disproportionately target and harm communities of color, especially Black Americans. 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The Lawyers' Committee will continue to present these funds as a liability until it can determine the proper disposition of these awards. Part V, Line 4: The Lawyers' Committee's endowments consist of funds established for a variety of purposes. As required by generally accepted accounting principles, net assets associated with these endowments are classified and reported based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed restrictions. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Lawyers' Committee received a $2,000,000 contribution from the Ford Foundation. The grant is to be used to create an operating reserve fund ("the Reserve"). The Lawyers' Committee is permitted to borrow funds from the Reserve as long as such borrowings comply with the approved policy governing the use of the funds. The Lawyers' Committee is also encouraged to have a repayment plan in place for any borrowings made from the Reserve. Investment earnings related to the Reserve are available for current year operations. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Lawyers' Committee received a $2,000,000 promise to give from a law firm for the purpose of establishing an endowed fund for the purpose of funding Fellowships and Internships for HBCU students and graduates. The funds were received in January 2023. The Lawyers' Committee agreed that annual draws against the fund will amount to no more than 5% of the total fund so that the fund may grow in perpetuity. No more than 10% of the annual draw may be used for programmatic costs directly associated with the management of the fund. Part X, Line 2: The Lawyers' Committee evaluates uncertainty in income tax positions based on a more-likely-than-not recognition standard. If that threshold is met, the tax position is then measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there are no accruals for uncertain tax positions. If applicable, the Lawyers' Committee records interest and penalties as a component of income tax expense. Tax years from December 31, 2020 through the current year remain open for examination by federal and state tax authorities. 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Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b A detailed review was conducted by the board audit committee, executive director and president, and chief financial officer. A final copy of the Form 990 was reviewed and approved by the executive committee prior to the filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The purpose of this conflict of interest policy is to establish appropriate procedures for identifying and disclosing actual or potential conflicts of interest, so that appropriate action can be taken to ensure that decisions are not influenced by the possibility of personal or professional gain, that there is no appearance of any impropriety, and that the Lawyers' Committee suffers no other adverse consequence. The co-chairs of the board and/or the executive director, as appropriate, or their designees, will be responsible for monitoring transactions or relationships that have been approved following a disclosure under this policy to ensure that there is no material change in circumstance or other development that might necessitate further deliberations or action. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The co-chairs of the board of directors review and determine the compensation of the executive director by reviewing 990 executive compensation for related organizations and non-profit CEO compensation segmented by geographical area, size of organization and budget as reported in ASAE's annual report on executive salaries. The co-chairs also conduct a performance evaluation. The co-chairs report their decision on the executive director's compensation directly to the CFO. The executive director, with the assistance of the CFO, determines the compensation of all other staff, including key employees. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Governing documents and financial statements are made available to funders upon request. Form 990, Part VII: Joe West is listed as Board Co-Chair, but his term as Co-Chair ended on 08/31/23. Mr. West remained on the Executive Committee as one of the Immediate Past Co-Chairs and continues in that role today. Michael Swartz is listed as Audit Committee chair but become Co-Chair of the Board on 09/01/23. Mr. Swartz relinquished the role of Audit Committee Chair once LCCRUL completed the FY 2022 audit. Naho Kobayashi's term as Audit Committee Chair technically began on 09/01/23. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Temporary Help & Stipends: Program service expenses 242,207. Management and general expenses 48,325. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 290,532. Contractual Services: Program service expenses 572,048. Management and general expenses 761,376. Fundraising expenses 283,287. Total expenses 1,616,711. Consulting Services: Program service expenses 148,446. Management and general expenses 309,826. Fundraising expenses 115,278. Total expenses 573,550. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The audit oversight process has remained unchanged from the previous year.