2022-11-11T09:07:46-05:00 2022-06-30 990 2021-07-01 452980014 PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY % Renee Chenault Fattah PHIL 2675195323 230 South Broad Street Suite 1102 Philadelphia PA 19102 Karen Simmons Chair of Board of Directors 2022-11-11 false 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X Renee Chenault Fattah 230 South Broad Street Suite 1102 Philadelphia PA 19102 1511168 false X http: www.plsephilly.org X 2011 PA PLSE provides education to the public about the creation dissemination and destruction of criminal history records and the inter-generational harm those records cause; and partners with community organizations to help low-income individuals obtain expungements and pardons. 21 21 16 250 0 0 644267 1335617 124180 175420 376 131 0 0 768823 1511168 0 0 0 0 536825 824000 0 0 63654 146775 188652 683600 1012652 85223 498516 546963 1077801 102169 134491 444794 943310 PLSE seeks a more equitable social environment for those with criminal records through individual representation strategic litigation community education research and advocacy. PLSE does this by seeking expungements in criminal court and pardons from the Governor educating elected business and community leaders; empowering and organizing under-resourced communities; and leading legislative administrative and systemic reform. false false 193800 0 283477 Criminal Records Expungement Project - Employers landlords trade schools financial and academic institutions professional associations licensing boards and others frequently use often illegally past criminal record histories to deny opportunities to qualified applicants. This happens even when the event occurred decades earlier involved only a summary offense or even did not result in a conviction. In Pennsylvania only judges can "expunge" delete or seal remove from the public record criminal record information. Despite the many impediments to accessing individuals and communities as we slowly came out of the pandemic in FY2022 PLSE assisted 1,860 low-income individuals from 141 different zip codes including all 47 residential zip codes in Philadelphia. We provided brief services information or referral and for those not income eligible for 485 people. And of the 1,860 people who came to us 1,375 became new clients. We filed a total of 2,789 expungement petitions. Approximately 96% of all such petitions are granted by the Court. 302227 0 488750 Pardon Project - With few exceptions expunging a conviction requires a pardon from the Governor. PLSE began the Pardon Project in 2018 when the process took 5 years and resulted in failure for over 90% of all who purchased the application. PLSE worked closely with the Board of Pardons to reform its policies and procedures and today the process is free and the application has been dramatically streamlined and will be available on-line for applicants in the new year. In March PLSE was awarded the Reentry organization of the year award by the Philadelphia Reentry coalition. In FY2022 PLSE accepted 1,155 new clients for pardon services and 95 have been assigned to coaches. Training the staff and volunteers of other non-profits CDCs communities of faith and service organizations PLSE also provides neighborhood-based assistance. PLSE is continuing to build on the model throughout the Commonwealth where projects are either in place or planned in 23 of 67 counties - Allegheny Beaver Bucks Centre Chester Cumberland Dauphin Delaware Erie Lackawanna Lancaster Lawrence Lebanon Lehigh Lucerne McKean Montgomery Philadelphia Somerset Washington Wayne Westmorland and York. 295788 0 518104 Community Education - Thanks in large part to PLSE's work there is a growing appreciation that ending inter-generational poverty requires erasing criminal history records. In FY2022 utilizing various technologies PLSE made 867 presentations to professional associations opinion leaders government officials and community groups across the Commonwealth and provided 14 Pardon Coach trainings in addition to holding community-based criminal records clinics. PLSE continued to expand its self-help Video Library which became officially linked to the Board of Pardons' website. PLSE also published reports on topics ranging from Communities Coming Together in Restorative Justice Expediting Pardons in Pennsylvania: An Analysis of 1,143 Pardon Decisions Made by The Board of Pardons and Their Potential for Process Improvements and Cost Savings Making DEI Real by Cutting Down Chains From The Past. 0 0 0 791815 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 16 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 false false false X 21 21 false false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false PA X X Jeffrey Eberly Chief Financial Officer 2154354286 230 South Broad Street Suite 1102 Philadelphia PA 19102 X Honorable Karen Yvette Simmons Board Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Glenn D Barnes Esq Board Vice Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jeffrey N Brown Board Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Nicole Hunt Board Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Marieke Tuthill Beck Coon Esq Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Reverend Dr Leslie Callahan Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Campbell Esq Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Stuart W Davidson Esq Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carolina Cabrera DiGiorgio Esq Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Evan Figueroa Vargas Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ryan Hancock Esq Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sharon R Lopez Esq Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ana Pujols McKee MD Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Josie Reed Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Akeem Sims Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Reverend Dr Michelle Anne Simmons Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Yvetttee Sizer Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Solomonov Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Reverend Mark Kelly Tyler Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Hillary Weinstein Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Woods Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Renee Chenault Fattah Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 103050 0 0 Carl Oxholm III Director Pardon Program Former Executive Director 40.00 0.00 X 67419 0 0 170469 0 0 1 false false false 0 0 0 0 0 1335617 0 1335617 Legal services 541100 175420 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 175420 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1511168 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 170469 91591 35635 43243 0 0 0 0 555751 469203 72934 13614 0 0 0 0 46345 37809 7595 941 51435 39356 7695 4384 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15032 0 15032 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4991 0 4991 0 12027 12027 0 0 32174 29436 2049 689 24861 23585 1276 0 0 0 0 0 31544 28860 2009 675 2013 2013 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5044 4615 321 108 Dues/Registrations/Subscriptions 3576 3576 0 0 Consulting - Professional Development 16500 16500 0 0 Consulting - Technology 8950 8950 0 0 Fellowship Support 11500 11500 0 0 20440 12794 7646 0 1012652 791815 157183 63654 0 0 0 0 144319 251952 298770 435901 91130 376420 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10744 13528 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 0 546963 1077801 54169 103241 0 0 48000 31250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102169 134491 X 282312 269883 162482 673427 444794 943310 546963 1077801 498516 0 0 0 0 0 X false true X true false X 123995 349884 553102 644267 1335617 3006865 51267 67070 47080 124180 175420 465017 175262 416954 600182 768447 1511037 3471882 55950 38918 118009 57394 197450 467721 31950 46870 24726 85197 100289 289032 87900 85788 142735 142591 297739 756753 2715129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 175262 416954 600182 768447 1511037 3471882 0.78 0.76 0 X Part III - Line 12 | Year:, Amount:, Description:| 2017, , | 2018, | 2019, | 2020, | 2021, | RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 X 1511168 0 0 0 0 0 1511168 0 0 0 1511168 1012652 0 0 0 0 0 1012652 0 0 0 1012652 Part X, line 2 Uncertain Tax Position Footnote Management of the Organization considers the likelihood of changes by taxing authorities in its filed income tax return and recognizes a liability for or discloses potential significant changes that management believes are more likely than not to occur upon examination by tax authorities including changes to the Organization status as a not-for-profit entity. Management believes the Organization met the requirements to maintain its tax-exempt status and has not identified any material uncertain tax positions subject to the unrelated business income tax that require recognition or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements. Part VI, Line 4 The organization amended its Bylaws to address the responsibilities of Board Members around contributions to the organization attendance to meetings and acknowledgement responsiveness to Board members and leadership. Part VI, Line 11b Form 990 is prepared by Chief Financial Officer CFO. CFO reviews with Executive Director. Once Executive Director has reviewed and commented Form 990 is provided and reviewed with Finance Committee and then is provided and reviewed with all members of the Board of Directors. Once Finance Committee and the Board of Directors have reviewed and commented the CFO has the Chair of the Board sign the final copy. Part VI, Line 12c The organization's Conflict of Interest Policy and Disclosure Statement is distributed in advance of the first meeting of the fiscal year of the Board of Directors and completed disclosure forms are collected at or before the meeting. New members are given the policy at orientation and their disclosures collected shortly thereafter. Part VI, Line 19 The organization's governing documents financial statements and Form 990 are available upon request and provided on website Part XII, Line 2c An independent CPA firm performs an audit of the organization. The independent CPA audit is presented to the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors. Once reviewed and approved by the Finance Committee the audit is presented to the Board of Directors for acceptance. This is the organizations second year of having audited financial statements.