2022-04-05T14:24:53-05:00 2021-06-30 310800053 CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & CO 4449 EASTON WAY SUITE 400 COLUMBUS OH 43219 990 2020-07-01 830571864 OHIO LEGAL HELP OHIO 6142856875 88 E BROAD STREET SUITE 720 COLUMBUS OH 43215 SUSAN A CHOE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6142856875 2022-03-29 1 SUSAN CHOE 999009999 NATOSHA DILLEY P01225377 6148852208 2022-03-29 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SUSAN CHOE 88 E BROAD STREET SUITE 720 COLUMBUS OH 43215 799877 0 X HTTPS://WWW.OHIOLEGALHELP.ORG/ X 2018 OH OHIO LEGAL HELP LEVERAGES TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION TO IMPROVE JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS FOR ALL OHIOANS. OUR WORK REMOVES BARRIERS TO THE LAW SO THAT ALL OHIOANS CAN UNDERSTAND THEIR LEGAL OPTIONS, MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND CONNECT TO LEGAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. 8 8 5 25 0 0 534526 799867 0 0 61 10 250 0 534837 799877 0 0 0 0 350212 431538 0 0 26722 86703 67493 436915 499031 97922 300846 254088 596040 73732 86669 180356 509371 OHIO LEGAL HELP LEVERAGES TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION TO IMPROVE JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS FOR ALL OHIOANS. OUR WORK REMOVES BARRIERS TO THE LAW SO THAT ALL OHIOANS CAN UNDERSTAND THEIR LEGAL OPTIONS, MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND CONNECT TO LEGAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. 0 0 413340 86 PERCENT OF CIVIL LEGAL PROBLEMS REPORTED BY LOW-INCOME AMERICANS RECEIVE INADEQUATE OR NO LEGAL HELP. PEOPLE WHO NEED LEGAL HELP THE MOST ARE OFTEN THE ONES WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO IT. IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE CALLED THE JUSTICE GAP, AND IT REFERS TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME AND VULNERABLE AMERICANS AND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO MEET THOSE NEEDS. OHIO LEGAL HELP WAS CREATED TO BRIDGE AND CLOSE THIS JUSTICE GAP IN OHIO. AS A STATEWIDE, SECURE MOBILE-FIRST HUB OF LEGAL INFORMATION, FORMS AND RESOURCES, OHIO LEGAL HELP BRIDGES THE JUSTICE GAP FOR UNDERSERVED, VULNERABLE AND LOW-INCOME OHIOANS BY CONNECTING THEM TO CRITICAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THEIR LIVES.(PROGRAM DESCRIPTION CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O) 413340 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X SUSAN A CHOE 6142856875 88 E BROAD STREET SUITE 720 COLUMBUS OH 43215 DAVID KUTIK PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SALLY BLOOMFIELD VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN PINNEY TREASURER/SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN HOLT DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSE BAUTISTA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JUDGE LINDA TEODOSIO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARK NYLANDER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 UKEME AWAKESSIEN JETER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN CHOE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 135162 0 33975 135162 0 33975 1 0 1 0 0 53196 746671 799867 10 10 799877 0 0 10 169137 143363 15626 10148 209055 177197 19315 12543 9754 8268 901 585 19179 16256 1772 1151 24413 20693 2255 1465 15247 15247 2023 1821 202 4362 3336 808 218 21496 19857 1312 327 971 833 78 60 229 195 11 23 21378 21378 1468 1468 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 286 143 143 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 33 33 499031 413340 58969 26722 172253 295867 164181 13140 15286 155823 35117 68695 120706 254088 596040 20536 33128 53196 53541 73732 86669 X 180356 136871 372500 180356 509371 254088 596040 300846 28169 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 96812 534526 799867 1431205 96812 534526 799867 1431205 24369 1406836 61 10 71 250 250 1431526 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 155823 35117 120706 120706 916254 116377 116377 799877 0 799877 615408 116377 116377 499031 0 499031 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUSAN CHOE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 135162 0 0 0 0 0 6750 0 27225 0 169137 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AT OHIO LEGAL HELP'S JUNE MEETING, THE FULL BOARD DISCUSSES THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS THEN SET BASED UPON HER ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE SALARIES FROM COMPARABLE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN OHIO AND NATIONALLY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: OHIO LEGAL HELP STARTED WITH THE IDEA OF EQUITABLE JUSTICE FOR ALL. IN 2015, THE OHIO SUPREME COURT'S TASK FORCE ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE RECOMMENDED THAT THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMUNITY "DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A STATEWIDE WEBSITE DEVOTED TO PROVIDING FREE AND ACCURATE LEGAL INFORMATION TO OHIO RESIDENTS." IN RESPONSE TO THIS CHARGE, A GROUP OF COMMUNITY AND LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS MET IN 2017 TO PLAN THE CREATION OF A STATEWIDE, USER-CENTERED LEGAL PORTAL THAT WOULD BECOME OHIOLEGALHELP.ORG. AFTER TWO YEARS OF RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY-LED DESIGN, OHIO LEGAL HELP LAUNCHED TO THE PUBLIC IN 2019. IN THE SECOND YEAR OF OPERATIONS, THE WEBSITE ASSISTED MORE THAN 623,000 VISITORS TO THE SITE WITH LEGAL ISSUES RANGING FROM DIVORCE TO EVICTION. BY PROVIDING ACTIONABLE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION, OHIO LEGAL HELP TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF LOW-INCOME, UNDERSERVED AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND FULFILLS THE MISSION OF ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL. WHEN OHIO LEGAL HELP LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 2019, NO ONE COULD HAVE PREDICTED THE UNPRECEDENTED NEED FOR LEGAL HELP THAT WOULD FOLLOW AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HIT IN MARCH 2020. RECOGNIZING THIS NEED, OHIO LEGAL HELP CREATED A COVID-19 HUB THAT IS REGULARLY UPDATED WITH THE LATEST PROTECTIONS AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO OHIOANS. AS OHIO BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD IN 2021 DESPITE ONGOING CHALLENGES, OHIO LEGAL HELP BUILT OUT NEW TOOLS AND CONTENT THAT ALLOWED OHIOANS TO TAKE ACTION TO RESOLVE THEIR LEGAL PROBLEMS. SINCE THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC, OHIO LEGAL HELP HAS HELPED OVER 1 MILLION FAMILIES WITH THEIR LEGAL ISSUES. THROUGH FUNDING FROM THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY LEGAL AID, OHIO LEGAL HELP CREATED AND LAUNCHED MY OLH, A SECURE USER HUB WHERE USERS CAN FIND, SAVE AND COMPLETE COURT FORMS. MY OLH WAS CREATED TO MAKE FILLING OUT FORMS ON A PHONE EASIER FOR HARDWORKING INDIVIDUALS, LIKE A MOM WHO IS JUGGLING PROVIDING FOR HER FAMILY AND THE ADDITIONAL STRESSORS BROUGHT ON BY THE PANDEMIC. MY OLH LAUNCHED WITH FORMS LIKE DIVORCE WITHOUT CHILDREN AND THE CDC EVICTION MORATORIUM DECLARATION, BUT SOON ADDED MORE INCLUDING THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CIVIL PROTECTION ORDER. THE TOOL ENABLES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS TO SAFELY AND EASILY ACCESS AND COMPLETE THE LEGAL FORMS THEY NEED TO OBTAIN A CIVIL PROTECTION ORDER. SINCE LAUNCH IN OCTOBER 2021, NEARLY 7,000 USERS HAVE BEEN HELPED BY THE DV CPO CONTENT AND FORMS. AS 2021 CAME TO A CLOSE, OHIO LEGAL HELP CREATED TWO NEW LEGAL MODULES TO HELP OHIOANS SEAL CRIMINAL RECORDS AND FIND RELIABLE, TRUSTWORTHY INFORMATION ON IMMIGRATION. GIVING OHIOANS THE TOOLS NEEDED TO SEAL THEIR CRIMINAL RECORDS WILL BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT. TRUSTWORTHY AND ACCURATE IMMIGRATION INFORMATION AND RESOURCES WILL HELP NEW AMERICANS AVOID SCAMS AND BECOME CITIZENS. NEW CONTENT AND TOOLS SUCH AS THESE EMPOWER OHIO FAMILIES TO HAVE ECONOMIC AND EMPLOYMENT STABILITY. IN 2021 IN TOTAL, OHIO LEGAL HELP ASSISTED MORE THAN 623,000 USERS WHO WORKED TO REBUILD AND RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC. OHIO LEGAL HELP'S 2021 USER METRICS ARE AS FOLLOWS: - TOTAL USERS ASSISTED: 623,000 - TOTAL VISITS TO OHIOLEGALHELP.ORG: 793,000 - USERS WITH EVICTION ISSUES: 111,000 O INCLUDING 20,000 USERS WITH THE CDC EVICTION MORATORIUM FORM FROM SEPTEMBER 2020 TO THE END OF THE MORATORIUM IN AUGUST 2021 AND; O OVER 15,000 REFERRALS TO EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE. - USERS WITH UNEMPLOYMENT ISSUES: 62,000 - USERS WITH FOOD + SNAP NEEDS: 21,000 - USERS WITH DIVORCE, DISSOLUTION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NEEDS: 68,000 - REFERRALS TO OHIO'S 600+ COURTS, LEGAL AIDS, AND LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES: O TOTAL REFERRALS: 164,000 O COURTS: 89,000 O SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES: 44,000 O LEGAL AID (INCLUDING PRO SENIORS): 16,000 O PUBLIC DEFENDER/COURT APPOINTED: 8,000 O PRIVATE BAR ASSOCIATION (LRS): 7,000 THESE METRICS SHOW THE VITAL ROLE OF TRUSTED, 24/7 ONLINE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AS OHIOANS WORK TO REBUILD AND RECOVER FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AS A PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND STRATEGIC PLAN, THE OHIO LEGAL HELP TEAM IS ALWAYS WORKING TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND THE SERVICES OF THE WEBSITE. IN ALL PROJECTS, OHIO LEGAL HELP USES A DATA-DRIVEN AND EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH THAT EMPHASIZES ACCESSIBLE, MOBILE-FIRST DESIGN. IN APRIL 2022, OHIO LEGAL HELP, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT, WILL LAUNCH A VIRTUAL SELF-HELP CENTER. THE SELF-HELP CENTER WILL ENABLE SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT, FILL OUT AND SAVE COURT FORMS, FILE FORMS ELECTRONICALLY, GET SUPPORT VIA A CHAT FUNCTION AND CONNECT WITH A LAWYER. LANGUAGE SHOULD NEVER BE A BARRIER TO EQUITABLE ACCESS TO JUSTICE. TO HELP MEET THIS NEED, OHIO LEGAL HELP WILL EXPAND TO A WIDER COMMUNITY THROUGH SPANISH TRANSLATION OF THE WEBSITE IN 2022. INNOVATION SHOULD NOT BE JUST FOR INNOVATION'S SAKE. RECOGNIZING THIS, OHIO LEGAL HELP ACTIVELY SEEKS FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE WHO NEED AND USE OUR SITE. OVER 12,000 USERS SHARED THEIR NEEDS WITH US THROUGH USER SURVEYS IN 2021. IN 2022 AND BEYOND, OHIO LEGAL HELP WILL CONTINUE TO BRIDGE THE JUSTICE GAP FOR UNDERSERVED, VULNERABLE AND LOW-INCOME OHIOANS BY CONNECTING THEM TO CRITICAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THEIR LIVES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OHIO LEGAL HELP'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND PROCEDURE EXTENDS TO ALL DIRECTORS AND TO OHIO LEGAL HELP'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER MUST ANNUALLY COMPLETE AND SIGN THE "ANNUAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM". DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS ARE MADE BY THE BOARD THROUGH A MAJORITY VOTE WHICH EXCLUDES THE VOTE OF A POTENTIALLY CONFLICTED DIRECTOR(S). NO DIRECTOR OR OFFICER MAY PRESIDE OVER, VOTE ON, OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY DELIBERATION OF ANY MATTER IN WHICH SUCH DIRECTOR OR OFFICER HAS A CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AT OHIO LEGAL HELP'S JUNE MEETING, THE FULL BOARD DISCUSSES THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS THEN SET BASED UPON HER ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND REVIEW OF EXECUTIVE SALARIES FROM COMPARABLE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN OHIO AND NATIONALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OHIO LEGAL HELP'S IRS FORM 990 FILING AND AUDIT ARE AVAILABLE VIA ITS WEBSITE. FURTHER, ANY FILES REQUESTED BY THE PUBLIC WILL GENERALLY BE MADE AVAILABLE IN DIGITAL FORMAT VIA ELECTRONIC DELIVERY. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.