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BDS EMPLOYS A LARGE STAFF OF HIGHLY DEDICATED AND TALENTED ATTORNEYS, SOCIAL WORKERS, INVESTIGATORS AND SUPPORT STAFF TO PROVIDE MULTIDISCIPLINARY CLIENT REPRESENTATION IN OUR CORE AREAS OF CRIMINAL, FAMILY AND IMMIGRATION DEFENSE TO PEOPLE FACING THE DIRE CONSEQUENCES OF IMPRISONMENT, LOSS OF THEIR CHILDREN OR DEPORTATION. 53829665 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 166 0 534 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 8 7 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X LISA SCHREIBERSDORF 7182540700 177 LIVINGSTON STREET BROOKLYN NY 11201 LISA SCHREIBERSDORF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.0 0.0 X X 295200 0 42320 LAURA SAFT MANAGING DIRECTOR 40.0 0.0 X 238300 0 47044 LAUREN SHAPIRO DIRECTOR OF FAMILY DEFENSE PRA 40.0 0.0 X 204300 0 24287 MICHAEL BAUM SUPERVISING ATTORNEY 40.0 0.0 X 158100 0 52960 LINDA HOFF DIRECTOR OF TRAINING 40.0 0.0 X 176500 0 8825 CHAUNCEY R WALKER DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR 40.0 0.0 X 161324 0 8275 KEVIN SNOVER CHAIRMAN OF BOARD 0.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 CINDI ELIBOTT TREASURER 0.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 GREGORY CERCHIONE SECRETARY 0.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 SUPROTIK BASU BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 ANDREA BONINA BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY RONA BOARD MEMBER 0.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 1233724 0 183711 73 false true false JUST-TECH 14 PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA 9TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10122 IT SERVICES 243303 1 23810 59348473 1953912 61326195 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17137 23810 53464 -36327 -36327 0 0 0 0 0 0 OTHER 900099 197250 197250 197250 61487118 160923 0 134082 134082 0 0 369885 369885 0 35872935 32667107 3205828 1759861 1600392 159469 7974990 7213946 761044 2821916 2545956 275960 0 0 0 144251 144251 6500 6500 0 2174258 1076564 1012814 84880 0 3060345 2795778 261472 3095 169814 89166 73974 6674 0 5053965 4562307 491658 328281 260303 67389 589 0 67970 53895 13953 122 73252 73252 0 227500 204750 20475 2275 182500 75768 106732 MISCELLANEOUS 438016 405400 31698 918 60860321 53829665 6925603 105053 671271 1079472 0 0 9829253 11879005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 921787 1105118 3208305 2114037 1321768 1094268 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12744079 15157863 3462318 4797550 0 0 415889 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2500000 3000000 0 0 2380303 2747947 8758510 10545497 X 3413580 4079802 571989 532564 3985569 4612366 12744079 15157863 626797 X false true X true false X 33026721 34411815 42076128 49151376 61302385 219968425 0 0 33026721 34411815 42076128 49151376 61302385 219968425 0 219968425 0 0 42181 63899 197250 303330 220271755 0.99862 0.99940 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false true false false false false true 144251 false false 144251 false false SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 BDS LOBBIED ON INDIGENT DEFENSE ISSUES, INCLUDED INCREASED FUNDING FOR INDIGENT DEFENSE IN NEW YORK AND CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR CITY-FUNDED IMMIGRATION SERVICES. BDS ALSO SUPPORTS POLICY CHANGES RELATED TO OUR MISSION, SUCH AS PROCEDURES IN THE CRIMINAL OR FAMILY LEGAL SYSTEMS, A NATIONAL RIGHT TO COUNSEL IN IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR CLIENTS. BDS'S LOBBYING ACTIVITIES INVOLVED DIRECT CONTACT WITH LEGISLATORS, THEIR STAFFS, GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS AND LEGISLATIVE BODIES ON THESE ISSUES. 2266339 1273024 993315 941966 841013 100953 1094268 0 DEFFERED RENT 2747947 2747947 61487118 61487118 61487118 60860321 60860321 60860321 ZEALOUS 40947 23810 17137 3000 42026 8438 0 40947 23810 17137 3000 42026 8438 53464 -36327 true ESSENTIAL NEEDS FOR IMMIGRANT CLIENTS 297 58254 FILING FEES FOR IMMIGRANT APPLICATIONS 82 39886 ESSENTIAL NEEDS FOR INCARCERATED CLIENTS 121 9757 ASSISTANCE TO FAMILY DEFENSE CLIENTS 150 26185 BOOK TABLETS SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 BDS HAS SOUGHT AND RECEIVED FUNDING TO PROVIDE CLIENTS WITH ASSISTANCE FOR ESSENTIAL NEEDS. INCOME ELIGIBILITY IS DETERMINED AT INTAKE FOR ALL BDS CLIENTS. THE CLIENTS' LEGAL SERVICES TEAM REQUESTS ASSISTANCE ON BEHALF OF THE CLIENT FOR CASH ASSISTANCE FOR ESSENTIAL NEEDS (FOOD, GROCERIES, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, RENT, TRANSPORTATION), OR FOR FILING FEES FOR IMMIGRATION APPLICATIONS. ALL REQUESTS ARE LOGGED AND REVIEWED BY A DESIGNATED SUPERVISOR WHO DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE. BDS ALSO PROVIDES ELIGIBLE CLIENTS WITH PRE-PAID PLANS AND SMART DEVICES SO THAT THEY CAN MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH THEIR FAMILIES, PARTICIPATE SAFELY IN REMOTE COURT APPEARANCES, AND PARTICIPATE IN MANDATED SERVICES. X X X X false false false false false false false false false LISA SCHREIBERSDORF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 295200 0 0 0 0 0 14000 0 28320 0 337520 0 LAURA SAFT MANAGING DIRECTOR 238300 0 0 0 0 0 12050 0 34994 0 285344 0 LAUREN SHAPIRO DIRECTOR OF FAMILY DEFENSE PRA 204300 0 0 0 0 0 10275 0 14012 0 228587 0 LINDA HOFF DIRECTOR OF TRAINING 176500 0 0 0 0 0 8825 0 0 0 185325 0 CHAUNCEY R WALKER DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR 161324 0 0 0 0 0 8275 0 0 0 169599 0 MICHAEL BAUM SUPERVISING ATTORNEY 158100 0 0 0 0 0 8025 0 44935 0 211060 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 ON MARCH 23, 2020, NYS REQUIRED ALL NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES TO CEASE IN-PERSON OPERATIONS. THE COURTS MOVED TO VIRTUAL PLATFORMS AND BROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICES BEGAN PROVIDING SERVICES REMOTELY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 LISA SCHREIBERSDORF AND JEFFREY RONA SHARE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS ELECTRONICALLY AND THEY ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT BEFORE THE FORM IS FINALIZED AND FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE INCLUDED UNDER THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH YEAR, BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO STATE ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON A SHORT QUESTIONNAIRE. THE BOARD MEMBERS THEN REVIEW EACH STATEMENT AND IDENTIFY IF AND WHEN A RECUSAL MAY BE CALLED FOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD GENERALLY APPROVES COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHOSE COMPENSATION IS SET AS COMPARABLE TO SIMILAR POSITIONS WITHIN THE NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY. THE BOARD LAST APPROVED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IN JANUARY 2020. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 WHEN REQUESTED, BROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICES WILL ALLOW REVIEW OF FINANCIALS AS WELL AS CERTAIN POLICY DOCUMENTS.