2022-10-13T15:18:59-05:00 2021-12-31 SARFINO AND RHOADES LLP 11921 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 501 NORTH BETHESDA MD 208522794 990 2021-01-01 530196600 LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA % KATHERINE HAYS LEGA 2026281161 1331 H STREET NW SUITE 350 WASHINGTON DC 20005 JENNIFER MEZEY INTERIM CO-EXEC. DIR 2026281161 2022-10-13 true JENNIFER MEZEY 999009999 BRIAN W DOW CPA P00367740 3017705500 3 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JENNIFER MEZEY 1331 H STREET NW SUITE 350 WASHINGTON DC 20005 12398760 false X WWW.LEGALAIDDC.ORG WWW.MAKINGJUSTICEREAL.ORG X 1934 DC TO PROVIDE CIVIL LEGAL AID TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER. 55 55 106 300 0 9180729 10304559 49302 141839 84736 58092 15340 -18937 9330107 10485553 0 0 0 0 7107012 8339903 0 0 809118 1283533 1530375 8390545 9870278 939562 615275 11179387 11128950 2611465 1487976 8567922 9640974 X LEGAL AID'S MISSION IS TO 'MAKE JUSTICE REAL' - IN INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEMIC WAYS - FOR PERSONS LIVING IN POVERTY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN PARTICULAR, LEGAL AID PROVIDES CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IN THE DISTRICT WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER. LEGAL AID STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FROM CLIENT EDUCATION TO FULL REPRESENTATION BEFORE A COURT OR AN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL. TYPES OF CASES INCLUDE PREVENTING EVICTIONS AND HOMELESSNESS, PRESERVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PRESERVING HOME OWNERSHIP, ENSURING A SAFE AND DECENT PLACE TO LIVE, CURBING ABUSIVE DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES, SECURING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, NUTRITION, AND PUBLIC BENEFITS, PROTECTING FAMILIES AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PROMOTING FAMILY STABILITY THROUGH CHILD SUPPORT AND CUSTODY ARRANGEMENTS, AND PROVIDING A RANGE OF CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO THE IMMIGRANT CLIENT COMMUNITY. SINCE MARCH 13, 2020, LEGAL AID SHIFTED ITS OPERATIONS TO BE LARGELY false false 7907148 THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WORKS TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND COMMUNITIES LIVING IN POVERTY HAVE EQUAL AND MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO JUSTICE. LEGAL AID PROVIDES ADVICE, BRIEF ASSISTANCE, REPRESENTATION, AND REFERRALS TO THOUSANDS OF CLIENTS EACH YEAR. IN ADDITION TO DIRECT CLIENT SERVICES, LEGAL AID STAFF ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE ON MATTERS THAT GROW DIRECTLY OUT OF OUR INDIVIDUAL CASES. WHILE THE DEMAND FAR OUTSTRIPS OUR CAPACITY, WE ATTEMPT TO TAKE THOSE CASES IN WHICH AN ATTORNEY CAN MAKE THE MOST DIFFERENCE. OUR CORE PRIORITIES INCLUDE: KEEPING PEOPLE HOUSED: HUNDREDS OF TENANTS EACH YEAR AVOID EVICTION OR HAVE SERIOUS HOUSING CONDITIONS CORRECTED AS A RESULT OF LEGAL AID'S WORK. OUR HOUSING LAWYERS DEFEND AGAINST IMPROPER EVICTIONS IN COURT, ASSIST PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS TO PRESERVE SUBSIDIES, FIGHT ILLEGAL RENT INCREASES, AND WORK TO ENSURE THAT TENANTS ARE NOT IMPROPERLY DISPLACED BY DEVELOPMENT. SECURING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS: LEGAL AID ASSISTS CLIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN WRONGFULLY DENIED ENROLLMENT, IMPROPERLY TERMINATED, OR UNJUSTLY DENIED SERVICES. THROUGH DIRECT REPRESENTATION IN ADMINISTRATIVE LITIGATION, TRAINING OF CLIENTS TO ADVOCATE ON THEIR OWN BEHALF, AND ADVOCACY WITH AGENCY OFFICIALS TO ACHIEVE REFORM, LEGAL AID WORKS TO ENSURE THAT NECESSARY BENEFITS AND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL WHO QUALIFY. SECURING SAFETY FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND FINDING FAMILY STABILITY: POVERTY HAS A PROFOUND EFFECT ON FAMILIES. NOT SUPRISINGLY, MOST CASES HANDLED BY LEGAL AID TOUCH ON THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN SOME WAY, EITHER BECAUSE THEY DIRECTLY INVOLVE ISSUES OF FAMILY VIOLENCE, CUSTODY AND CHILD SUPPORT, OR BECAUSE THEY ADDRESS CONDITIONS IN A CHILD'S HOME OR INCOME FOR A CHILD'S FAMILY. LEGAL AID GIVES PRIORITY TO THOSE ISSUES MOST SEVERELY BURDENING POOR FAMILIES. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD CUSTODY, VISITATION RIGHTS AND CHILD SUPPORT MAKE UP THE CORE OF OUR FAMILY LAW PRACTICE. CONSUMER LAW: LEGAL AID PROVIDES MUCH-NEEDED REPRESENTATION TO HOMEOWNERS FACING FORECLOSURE AND TO PERSONS FACING ABUSIVE DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES. IMMIGRANT LEGAL SERVICES: LEGAL AID PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES INCLUDING IMMIGRANT LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS OF DC'S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. APPELLATE: LEGAL AID HAS A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED APPELLATE PROGRAM, THE BARBARA MCDOWELL APPELLATE ADVOCACY PROGRAM, WHICH LITIGATES POVERTY LAW CASES BEFORE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA'S HIGHEST COURT. 7907148 true true false true false false false false false true true false false false true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 106 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 55 55 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X X KATHERINE HAYS 2023866673 1331 H STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20005 ERIC ANGEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.0 0.0 X 207450 0 6960 ROBERT PERGAMENT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.0 0.0 X 145396 0 19213 KATHERINE HAYS CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 40.0 0.0 X 145987 0 12521 JENNIFER MEZEY DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR 40.0 0.0 X 140605 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X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true true false true true false true 78437 false false 78437 false PART II - B, LINE 1A, 1B, 1D, 1G Legal Aid endeavors to make justice real in individual and systemic ways. One small portion of our advocacy involves direct and grassroots lobbying on issues of importance to our client community with respect to both legislative and regulatory activity. In 2021, our lobbying efforts included advocating for continued access to justice funding, immigration, fair and equitable eviction procedures, amendments to wage garnishment laws that provide greater income protections for low-income workers, more robust and effective enforcement of housing code violations, and the preservation and proper administration of major public benefits programs in the District. 946572 62841 108875 30238 1088050 797973 98367 79065 28833 946572 545935 190609 88306 26877 797973 577545 33500 -39380 25730 545935 514824 21850 64387 23516 577545 0.00000 0.96950 0.03050 443857 222809 221048 476885 307237 169648 11289 11289 390696 0 DEFERRED LEASE OBLIGATION 1100954 1100954 31035124 457777 20078930 18937 20555644 10479480 6073 6073 10485553 29962072 20078930 18937 20097867 9864205 6073 6073 9870278 SCHEDULE D, PART V, Q4 BARBARA MCDOWELL ENDOWMENT FUND Under the terms of the Barbara McDowell Endowment Fund for Appellate Litigation, funds available annually for expenditure by the Legal Aid Society shall be used to fund attorneys at Legal Aid working in the Barbara McDowell Appellate Advocacy Program or, if there is no such program, to support other appellate work undertaken by Legal Aid. SCHEDULE D, PART V, Q4 Under the terms of the Klepper Endowment Fund, funds available annually for expenditure by the Legal Aid Society shall be used to fund an annual cash prize to an attorney who has demonstrated outstanding volunteer commitment to Legal Aid and for other permissible purposes including, but not limited to, publicizing the award, supporting the cost of a volunteer recognition event and underwriting the cost of training for legal attorneys. SCHEDULE D, PART V, Q4 MAKING JUSTICE REAL ENDOWMENT: UNDER THE TERMS OF THE MAKING JUSTICE REAL ENDOWMENT, FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURE BY LEGAL AID SOCIETY SHALL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO MAKE JUSTICE REAL - IN INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEMIC WAYS - FOR PERSONS IN POVERTY IN DC. SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B EXPENSES FOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS NETTED AGAINST REVENUES. SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D EXPENSES FOR FUNDRAISING EVENTS NETTED AGAINST REVENUES. SOJ DINNER 1378107 1378107 18937 0 1378107 1378107 18937 18937 -18937 X X false false false false false false false false false KATHERINE HAYS CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 143487 2500 4500 8021 158508 ERIC ANGEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 207450 6600 360 214410 ROBERT PERGAMENT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 130396 15000 4088 15125 164609 JENNIFER MEZEY DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR 120605 20000 3769 8021 152395 JENNIFER K JOSEPH DAUGHTER OF BOARD MEMBER 66673 WAGES false X 14 108339 FMV false false false FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11A THE INTERIM CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER, AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER REVIEW THE FORM 990, WHICH IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM, BEFORE DISSEMINATING TO BOARD MEMBERS AND FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWED COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION FROM THE 990'S OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. USING THIS INFORMATION, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED A SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD, WHICH VOTED TO ADOPT THE SALARY. THE BOARD ALSO APPROVES COMPENSATION AND THE SALARY SCALE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSURE FORM MUST BE COMPLETED ANNUALLY BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF MEMBERS, AND OFFICERS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.