2022-05-14T07:21:20-05:00 2021-06-30 133489260 MATTHEWS & CO LLP 270 MADISON AVENUE 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10016 990 2020-07-01 133442022 URBAN JUSTICE CENTER URBA 6466025600 40 RECTOR STREET 9TH FL NEW YORK NY 10006 DOUGLAS LASDON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6466025601 2022-05-11 1 DOUGLAS LASDON 999009999 MARTIN WEINBERG P01200980 2122935100 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z DOUGLAS LASDON 40 RECTOR STREET 9TH FL NEW YORK NY 10006 35346826 0 X WWW.URBANJUSTICE.ORG X 1987 NY THE URBAN JUSTICE CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED TO ENGAGE IN LEGAL ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE HOMELESS, INDIGENT, DISENFRANCHISED, AND THOSE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED OF CIVIL AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS IN THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. 21 21 130 71 0 0 28177650 34205237 423005 494479 94353 85979 144710 513246 28839718 35298941 5869972 691515 0 0 9576541 9974292 0 0 378231 17892811 21302942 33339324 31968749 -4499606 3330192 29390094 30347502 11413678 8044586 17976416 22302916 X THE ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO ENGAGE IN LEGAL ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE HOMELESS, INDIGENT, DISENFRANCHISED, AND THOSE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHO HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED OF CIVIL AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS IN THE NEW YORK CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. 0 0 12563844 12563844 THE SAFETY NET PROJECT (SNP) PROVIDED DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 1557 CLIENTS THIS YEAR. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDED BENEFITS ASSISTANCE, EVICTION DEFENSE LITIGATION, AFFIRMATIVE LITIGATION IN HOUSING MATTERS, HOMELESSNESS ADVOCACY, SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, AND ADVOCATING TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC BENEFITS, TENANT RIGHTS, AND THE RIGHTS OF HOMELESS NEW YORKERS. ALONG WITH CONDUCTING MANY KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WORKSHOPS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, TRAININGS, AND MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, IN 2021 SNP'S HOMELESS ADVOCATES REPRESENTED OVER 100 DISABLED SHELTER RESIDENTS FACING INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER FROM SAFE HOTEL ROOMS TO DANGEROUS CONGREGATE SHELTERS. GIVEN THE EVICTION CRISIS TRIGGERED BY THE PANDEMIC, SNP ASSISTED MANY TENANTS TO APPLY FOR RENT RELIEF AND SUBSIDIES, INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ERAP). SNP ALSO CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR SAFE SHELTER FOR THE CITY'S HOMELESS POPULATION; CONTINUED ADVOCACY FOR INCREASED HOUSING SUBSIDY LEVELS TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS; CONTINUED LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL NYC COALITION AND HOUSING JUSTICE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE; AND PROVIDED EXTENSIVE LEGAL SUPPORT FOR COVID-19 RELATED TENANT ORGANIZING EFFORTS. 6093365 6093365 THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT (DVP) WAS LAUNCHED IN 2003 AS A RESPONSE TO THE DISCONNECT AMONGST LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS FOR SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN NEW YORK CITY. FROM ONE FULL-TIME STAFF PERSON IN ONE BOROUGH, DVP HAS EXPANDED TO 20 FULL TIME STAFF MEMBERS AND A TEAM OF OVER 15 LEGAL INTERNS, COLLEGE LEVEL INTERNS, AND VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS OF NYC. OUR MISSION IS TO HELP SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV) AND THEIR CHILDREN LIVE FREE OF VIOLENCE AND ABUSE. WE CONSIDER IPV IN ANY RELATIONSHIP, REGARDLESS OF GENDER, SEXUAL IDENTITY, AND IMMIGRATION STATUS TO BE A HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION. OUR WORK FOCUSES ON PROVIDING LEGAL AND EXPERT ADVOCACY SERVICES TO PROMOTE JUSTICE AND VIGOROUSLY DEFEND AND PROTECT SURVIVOR HUMAN RIGHTS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, OUR TEAM PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN FAMILY, INTEGRATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND IMMIGRATION COURTS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ADVOCACY WITH AND ON BEHALF OF SURVIVORS; CASE MANAGEMENT; EMPOWERMENT, FINANCIAL, HOUSING, NUTRITION, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE/EDUCATIONAL GROUPS; AND ON-GOING INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACROSS THE CITY. DVP PROVIDES IPV SERVICES CITYWIDE WITH OFFICES IN BROOKLYN, MANHATTAN, QUEENS, STATEN ISLAND, AND THE BRONX LOCATED IN THE VARIOUS FAMILY JUSTICE CENTERS AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY-BASED OFFICE IN BROOKLYN. OUR COMMUNITY-BASED MODEL ALLOWS SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE TO ACCESS SERVICES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHILE ALSO BUILDING DISCREET COMMUNITY COOPERATION AND LINKAGES BETWEEN DVP AND NEIGHBORHOOD-BASED CBOS. DVP'S EXPERTISE LIES IN THE PROVISION OF TRAUMA-INFORMED AND SURVIVOR CENTERED IPV SERVICES. OUR OVERARCHING PURPOSE IS TO ASSIST IPV SURVIVORS TO WORK WITH US TO ACHIEVE SELF-DETERMINED GOALS AND ACHIEVE A SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT AND INDIVIDUALITY. OUR MODALITY TO SERVICE PROVISION ALONG WITH OUR DEEP SENSE OF CLIENT SELF-DETERMINATION HAS RESULTED IN DIVERSITY ACROSS ALL THOSE WHO SELF-IDENTIFY AS IPV SURVIVORS. OUR CLIENTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE WHO ARE D(D)EAF AND HARD OF HEARING, BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED; THOSE WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES; SURVIVORS WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ, GENDER FLUID; NON BINARY; AND CIS MALE; AND BOTH DOCUMENTED AND UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. 3259365 100 3259365 THE STREET VENDOR PROJECT (SVP) IS A MEMBERSHIP-BASED PROJECT WITH NEARLY 2,000 NYC VENDOR MEMBERS WHO ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A VENDORS' MOVEMENT FOR PERMANENT CHANGE. SVP REACHES OUT TO VENDORS IN THE STREETS AND STORAGE GARAGES AND TEACH THEM ABOUT THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. THEY PROVIDE DIRECT LEGAL ASSISTANCE, HELPING WITH FINES AND COURT REPRESENTATION. THEY PUBLISH REPORTS AND FILE LAWSUITS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT VENDORS AND THE ENORMOUS CONTRIBUTION THEY MAKE TO OUR CITY. FINALLY, THEY HELP VENDORS GROW THEIR BUSINESSES BY LINKING THEM WITH SMALL BUSINESS TRAINING AND LOANS. 7088457 691415 7088457 VARIOUS OTHER PROGRAMS. 7088457 691415 7088457 29005031 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 65 0 130 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X X URBAN JUSTICE CENTER 6466025600 40 RECTOR STREET 9TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10006 ARNOLD B PEINADO III SECRETARY 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHARLENE JONES DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID SINGLETON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS H LASDON EXEC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 258098 0 10324 ED TURAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 FRED MWANGAGUHUNGA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 HELEN HERSHKOFF DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOEL FRANK TREASURER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JYOTIN HAMID CHAIRMAN 0.50 X 0 0 0 KENYATTA CHEESE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARC FALCONE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BARASCH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL COYNE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MITCHELL LOWENTHAL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAT BUDZIAK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHNNY PEREZ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 RICH EDLIN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOAN CHAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN LOFFREDO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BROOKE RICHIE-BABBAGE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA THOMPSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAL MIERNOWSKI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MADELINE GARCIA BIGELOW EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 150995 0 6040 ANN BIDDLE EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 128905 0 1308 DOREEN ODOM EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 131950 0 4618 RJ THOMPSON EMPLOYEE 40.00 X 145000 0 3625 814948 0 25915 5 0 1 0 0 74998 26175531 7954708 34205237 ATTORNEY FEES 541100 436180 436180 OTHER INCOME 541100 47989 47989 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 541100 10310 10310 494479 84440 84440 1539 0 1539 1539 1539 561131 47885 513246 513246 35298941 496018 0 597686 X 691515 691515 814948 814948 6598669 5521012 910934 166723 2048540 1772882 230840 44818 512135 443221 57710 11204 16635241 16164011 315744 155486 199930 72445 127485 553690 320452 233238 289317 277750 11567 11037 11037 342089 342089 59887 59887 CLIENT ASSISTANCE 2638443 2573443 65000 PROFESSIONAL FEES 198615 138620 59995 DUES & PUBLICATIONS 162469 152112 10357 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN 97560 0 97560 114664 62620 52044 31968749 29005031 2585487 378231 5861771 5235371 10061349 10095622 803019 1152054 120600 121129 11923624 3282650 8983063 8640974 3473425 5102352 86867 0 29390094 30347502 9270783 6854485 174330 155030 1347108 410406 621457 624665 11413678 8044586 X 15608279 17575360 2368137 4727556 17976416 22302916 29390094 30347502 3330192 996308 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 30161874 35657074 36198273 28349952 34766368 165133541 30161874 35657074 36198273 28349952 34766368 165133541 36335 165097206 577040 129939 135221 121544 85979 1049723 166183264 0.99350 0.99040 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1031 19594 20625 31590518 31611143 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 4000000 6000000 18250 10000 6000 20625 54875 250000 250000 250000 250000 1000000 1500000 912 500 300 1031 2743 0 174330 13293 32593 155030 1 X 11207114 2613677 8593437 417083 382109 34974 299427 286864 12563 8640974 DEFERRED RENT PAYABLE 624665 624665 X 36343134 996308 996308 35346826 -47885 -47885 35298941 32016634 47885 47885 31968749 0 31968749 PART IV, LINE 2B: THIS IS AN IOLTA ACCOUNT FROM A SETTLEMENT THAT A PROJECT IS DISTRIBUTING TO CLIENTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS TO HOLD AND ISSUE THE FUNDS AS THEIR ATTORNEYS REPRESENT THE CLIENTS WITH A PRO BONO LAW FIRM. PART X, LINE 2: NOTES TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DESCRIBES THAT THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS REQUIRING RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT JUNE 30, 2021 AND 2020. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO INCOME TAX RELATED PENALTIES OR INTEREST FOR THE PERIODS REPORTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES COMMUNITY JUSTICE AWARDS LUNCH 561131 561131 47885 561131 561131 47885 47885 513246 0 BLACK SEX WORKERS PROJECT - PEACE DEVELOPMENT FUND PO BOX 1280 AMHERS MA 01004 042738794 501(C)(3) 51732 ADVOCATE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS OF BLACK SEX WORKERS OLD PRO PROJECT - SOCIAL GOOD FUND PO BOX 5473 RICHMOND CA 94805 461323531 501(C)(3) 26000 DEVELOP LOCAL COMMUNITES LAST MILE 167 GATES AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 11238 851948642 50000 SUPPORT TRANSPORATIONSUPPORT TRANSPORTATIONPROTECT COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC VETERAN ADVOCACY PROJECT INC 1 LIBERTY PLAZA 23TH FL NEW YORK NY 10006 823103233 501(C)(3) 495291 LOW-INCOME VETERANS WITH POST TRAUMTIC STRESS THE BRAVE HOUSE PO BOX 170284 BROOKLYN NY 11217 833670811 501(C)(3) 68092 SUPPORTS YOUNG IMMIGRANT WOMEN IN NYC 4 1 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DOUGLAS H LASDON EXEC DIRECTOR 258098 0 0 0 0 0 10324 0 0 0 268422 0 0 0 MADELINE GARCIA BIGELOW EMPLOYEE 150995 0 0 0 0 0 6040 0 0 0 157035 0 0 0 RJ THOMPSON EMPLOYEE 145000 0 0 0 0 0 3625 0 0 0 148625 0 0 0 DOREEN ODOM EMPLOYEE 131950 0 0 0 0 0 4618 0 0 0 136568 0 0 0 ANN BIDDLE EMPLOYEE 128905 0 0 0 0 0 1308 0 0 0 130213 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS ON IT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ELECT THE BOARD'S OFFICERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B TAX RETURNS ARE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C REGULAR MEETINGS AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 265,204. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 315,744. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 155,486. TOTAL EXPENSES 736,434. SUBCONTRACTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 15,898,807. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 15,898,807. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR