2022-10-12T14:15:59-05:00 2022-06-30 251622758 MAHER DUESSEL CPA'S 1800 LINGLESTOWN ROAD SUITE 306 HARRISBURG PA 17110 990 2021-07-01 251157129 NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION NEIG 4122556700 928 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15222 KRIS BERGSTROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4122556700 2022-10-12 1 KRIS BERGSTROM 999009999 LISA RITTER P00168809 7172321230 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z KRIS BERGSTROM 928 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15222 7650428 0 X WWW.NLSA.US X 1966 PA TO MEET THE CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS OF THE POOR AND VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND EDUCATION 38 38 123 181 0 0 7728383 7625198 29250 5320 3206 3675 29538 16235 7790377 7650428 0 0 0 0 5591992 6072031 0 0 40258 1792059 1447196 7384051 7519227 406326 131201 4192632 4035194 1796129 1507490 2396503 2527704 X THE MISSION STATEMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION IS TO MEET THE CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS OF THE POOR AND VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND EDUCATION. 1 1 7198577 5320 NLSA HANDLED 9,102 CASES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. THERE WERE 778 HANDLED BY PRO BONO ATTORNEYS. APPROXIMATELY 6% OF THE TOTAL CASES INVOLVED CONSUMER ISSUES, 45% INVOLVED FAMILY ISSUES (78% OF THESE WERE PFA'S), 39% INVOLVED HOUSING ISSUES, 10% INVOLVED INCOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES (SSI, FOOD STAMPS, TANF, UNEMPLOYMENT), 6% INVOLVED EMPLOYMENT, AND THE REMAINING 2% INVOLVED SUCH ISSUES AS HEALTH, DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUES, PROPERTY TAXES, AND ADVANCED DIRECTIVES. OF THE CASES HANDLED, 82% WERE FOR INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 59, 17% FOR INDIVIDUALS AGE 60 AND OVER, AND 1% FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. MOST OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE FEMALE (75%). FIFTY-THREE PERCENT (50%) OF THE CLIENTS WERE WHITE; 42% WERE BLACK; AND 8% OF THE CLIENTS WERE OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS SUCH AS ASIAN, HISPANIC, AND NATIVE AMERICAN. NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS COMPRISED 1% OF OUR CLIENTS. WE CLOSED 7,620 CASES. OF THE CASES CLOSED, 45% WERE RESOLVED WITH ADVICE; 13% WITH LIMITED ASSISTANCE; 17% WITH NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT, AND 25% WITH LITIGATION. NLSA HELD 38 DEBT ADVICE CLINICS FOR 233 CLIENTS. WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE NUMEROUS REDUCED FEE REFERRALS IN ALL 4 COUNTIES FOR LEGAL ISSUES SUCH AS DIVORCE, SUPPORT, CUSTODY, AND BANKRUPTCY. OUR RECORDS INDICATE THAT OVER THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, WE HELPED 20,276 PERSONS. 7198577 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 29 0 123 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 PA X NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION 4122556700 928 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15222 ROBERT RACUNAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU JAN 2022) 40.00 X 146600 0 28516 RAY DEMMEL CONTROLLER 40.00 X 83648 0 27376 PAMELA DALTON-ARLOTTI DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE 40.00 X 109769 0 27269 KRISTINE BERGSTROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEGINNING JAN 2022) 40.00 X 58830 0 25852 STEPHANIE R REISS ESQ PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE R COLTON ESQ PRESIDENT-ELECT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS W KENNEDY ESQ SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SHELBY RAY ASSISTANT SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSHUA S STEIN ESQ TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ROCHELLE JACKSON ASSISTANT TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 J ALEXANDER HERSHEY ESQ IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SYLVIA BASICH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KENT BEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID A BLANER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC ABES ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DES'TYNE ADAMS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 UYI ENYENIHI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAITLIN DICHIERA ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BEATRIZ DIAZ-COTHEN ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM KOZICH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMEY C BELIN ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER LOVATO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA L ALTOBELLI ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY L JONES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIENNE LANGER ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT KLUG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS MAY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH MAVERO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE ROBINSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA PURDOM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH A PARKER ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD TAYLOR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY A SILVERMAN ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DANA M ADIPIETRO ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE A DUTCHCOT ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALICE STEWART ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY POLLOCK ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY MCELROY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN ZANGRILLI ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM TURNER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET S COLEMAN ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY E SIZEMORE ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 398847 0 109013 2 0 1 0 0 720928 6904270 7625198 FELLOWSHIP/LAW SCHOOL 541100 5000 5000 SEMINAR TRAINING 541100 320 320 5320 3675 3675 4500 0 4500 4500 4500 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 11735 11735 11735 7650428 21555 0 3675 X 410499 343437 67062 3952836 3854935 82991 14910 1360932 1305497 50610 4825 347764 340274 6349 1141 588853 559733 21907 7213 31322 31222 100 191338 189562 769 1007 157571 151778 5376 417 38672 38527 145 51031 48807 1945 279 37215 37079 136 TELEPHONE 110959 106773 3782 404 PRINTING & POSTAGE 82058 71492 740 9826 EQUIP. RENTAL & MAINT. 47846 46209 1637 LIBRARY UPKEEP 40296 40296 70035 70035 7519227 7198577 280392 40258 546279 431457 2675944 2599040 561883 642042 37496 36893 1712705 1397621 366115 315084 4915 10678 4192632 4035194 49377 89635 1618528 1407177 4915 10678 123309 0 1796129 1507490 X 2396503 2527704 2396503 2527704 4192632 4035194 131201 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 4807067 5453424 5792135 7728383 7472326 31253335 4807067 5453424 5792135 7728383 7472326 31253335 31253335 3410 3723 4414 3206 3675 18428 8981 325 -1717 25038 26302 58929 31330692 131034 0.99750 0.99810 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 X 1352905 418505 934400 359800 979116 -619316 315084 8019258 368830 368830 7650428 0 7650428 7888057 368830 368830 7519227 0 7519227 PART IV, LINE 2B: CLIENT DEPOSITS ARE HELD IN ESCROW BY NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION TO COVER COURT RELATED COSTS. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROBERT RACUNAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU JAN 2022) 146600 0 0 0 0 0 5131 0 23385 0 175116 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 ALTHOUGH ALL OF OUR SERVICES ARE SIGNIFICANT, DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, WE SUCCESSFULLY REPRESENTED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CLIENTS AT MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUSTICE HEARINGS WHERE , BUT FOR OUR EFFORTS, THEY MAY HAVE BEEN EVICTED.WE PROVIDED IMPORTANT LEGAL ADVICE AND EDUCATION TO INDIVIDUALS REGARDING HOW TO ACCESS NEW AND IMPORTANT BENEFITS CREATED TO COMBAT THE PANDEMIC AND ITS AFFECT UPON INCOME AND HOUSING. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 THE PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO AFFECT OUR SERVICES. WE OPERATE REMOTELY BUT ARE USING A HYBRID MODEL WHEREBY SOME STAFF COME INTO THE OFFICE ALL THE TIME, OTHERS COME IN A COUPLE OF DAYS A WEEK, AND OTHERS ARE ONLY WORKING REMOTELY. OUR PHYSICAL LOCATIONS STILL USED APPOINTMENT ONLY ACCESS UNLESS THE PERSON IS EXPERIENCING AN EMERGENCY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ATTORNEY BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOMINATED TO THEIR POSITIONS BY LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS, THE TWO LOCAL SCHOOLS AND THE WOMEN'S CENTER AND SHELTER OF GREATER PITTSBURGH WHILE CLIENT BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOMINATED BY DESIGNATED CLIENT ADVOCACY GROUPS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B EACH COMMITTEE REPORTS THE DISCUSSIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING AT THE SUBSEQUENT FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CONTROLLER, AND THE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND COMPLIANCE. THE FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A CONFLICT QUESTIONNAIRE IS SENT TO BOARD MEMBERS EACH YEAR AND THESE ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT BY THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR COMPLIANCE AND PERFORMANCE FOR CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DOES AN EVALUATION AND SALARY COMPARABILITY REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EVERY TWO YEARS. THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND EVALUATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL. THE LAST SALARY ADJUSTMENT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS APPROVED IN DECEMBER 2010. MANAGERS ARE PAID A SALARY INCREMENT FOR THE POSITION AND RECEIVE THE EQUIVALENT RAISES UNDER THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. THE SALARIES OF MANAGERS/ADMINISTRATORS ARE BASE ON RESPONSIBILITIES AND SENIORITY DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE NLSA BOARD PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT ELECT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NLSA MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 559,733. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 21,907. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 7,213. TOTAL EXPENSES 588,853. FORM 990 PART XII, LINE 2C PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.