2021-11-01T14:46:25-05:00 2020-12-31 030280081 JMM & ASSOCIATES PC 336 WATER TOWER CIR STE 801 COLCHESTER VT 05446 990 2020-01-01 030349316 LEGAL SERVICES VERMONT INC LEGA 8028637153 274 NORTH WINOOSKI AVENUE BURLINGTON VT 05401 SAMUEL ABEL-PALMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8028637153 2021-10-11 true SAMUEL ABEL-PALMER 999009999 RANDALL L SARGENT CPA P00136499 8026555665 2021-11-01 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SAMUEL ABEL-PALMER 274 NORTH WINOOSKI AVENUE BURLINGTON VT 05401 1539388 false X WWW.LEGALSERVICESVT.ORG X 1996 VT TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO AS MANY LOW INCOME VERMONTERS AS POSSIBLE. LSV WILL SEEK TO INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF LOW INCOME VERMONTERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF EDUCATION STRATEGIES. 9 9 17 208 0 836901 1250452 352720 255234 1 1 33701 1189622 1539388 0 0 843982 1045194 0 0 269791 292594 1113773 1337788 75849 201600 221890 458182 70004 104696 151886 353486 X TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO AS MANY LOW INCOME VERMONTERS AS POSSIBLE. LSV WILL SEEK TO INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF LOW INCOME VERMONTERS THROUGH A VARIETY OF EDUCATION STRATEGIES. false true 445033 149396 CASE SERVICES: TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, LEGAL ADVICE, PRO SE ASSISTANCE, AND REPRESENTATION IN NON-CRIMINAL MATTERS TO LOW INCOME VERMONTERS. 160119 PRO BONO INITIATIVE: TO INITIATE PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PRO BONO ATTORNEYS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST LOW INCOME VERMONTERS. 105583 NETWORK FOR CRIME VICTIMS: THE NETWORK FOR CRIME VICTIMS (THE PARTNERSHIP) IS A MULTI-AGENCY PROGRAM RUN UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE VERMONT CENTER FOR CRIME VICTIM SERVICES. THE CENTER IS VERMONT'S RECIPIENT OF FEDERAL VOCA (VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT) FUNDING, WHICH IT DISTRIBUTES AS GRANTS TO VARIOUS STATE AGENCIES. THE PARTNERSHIP CONSISTS OF AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO CRIME VICTIMS UNDER THE GRANT. ONE OF THE VOCA GRANTS GOES TO VERMONT LEGAL AID, WHICH THEN SUB-GRANTS SOME OF THOSE FUNDS TO LEGAL SERVICES VERMONT. THE PROGRAM AT LSV FUNDS MOST OF A FULL-TIME STAFF ATTORNEY POSITION. LSV'S ROLE IN THE PARTNERSHIP IS TO BE A CENTRAL POINT FOR CRIME VICTIMS TO REQUEST SERVICES, EITHER THROUGH LSV'S TELEPHONE HELPLINE, ON-LINE REQUESTS, OR REFERRALS FROM OTHER AGENCIES. LSV MAKES INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE CRIME VICTIM, AND THEN EITHER PROVIDES IMMMEDIATE ADVICE OR LEGAL ASSISTANCE OR, IN MOST CASES, REFERS THE CLENT TO ANOTHER PARTNER AGENCY FOR MORE EXTENSIVE SERVICE. LSV ALSO PARTICIPATES IN PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS, TRAINING, AND OUTREACH. 475867 105838 PRIVATE ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT: TO RECRUIT ATTORNEYS TO PROVIDE PRO BONO SERVICES TO LOW INCOME VERMONTERS. NETWORK FOR CRIME VICTIMS: TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF ALL TYPES OF CRIME. TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE GRANTS: TO IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION TO LOW INCOME VERMONTERS BY MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO WEB SERVICES. MIGRANT SERVICES: TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE AND REFERRAL TO MIGRANT WORKERS FACING LEGAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR STATUS AS MIGRANT WORKERS. 475867 105838 1186602 true true false false false false false false true false true 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 true false false false true 3 0 17 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true false true true true true false false X SAMUEL ABEL-PALMER 8028637153 274 NORTH WINOOSKI AVENUE BURLINGTON VT 05401 SAMUEL ABEL-PALMER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 84750 0 27884 ROBERT APPEL - INTERIM PRESIDENT VICE-PRES, S 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HANS HUESSY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALICIA ARAJE-VAN DYK TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN JACOBSEN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER B KUNIN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOAN LAVOIE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA OSKI TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMELIA SILVER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVIA SMITH-HAMMOND TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 84750 27884 false false false 862908 387544 1250452 SCREENING & INTAKE 541100 255234 255234 255234 1 1 COVID-19 CREDITS 541100 33523 33523 MISCELLANEOUS 541100 178 178 33701 1539388 288935 1 112633 26322 86311 665502 665502 16443 16443 192344 192344 58272 55749 2523 55473 55473 105104 104984 120 9556 7629 1927 86059 83108 2951 1060 1043 17 9311 9269 42 9724 9212 512 5632 5425 207 DUES AND FEES 5710 4761 949 INTERPRETER SERVICES 2766 2683 83 LIBRARY 2111 2040 71 PRIVATE ATTORNEY EXPENSES 88 88 1337788 1186602 151186 0 5269 167721 2978 2979 38230 5745 131126 223677 13562 28693 82295 52928 30725 29367 221890 458182 70004 91740 12956 70004 104696 X 151886 353486 151886 353486 221890 458182 201600 X false true X true true true X 579645 761923 830978 836901 1250452 4259899 579645 761923 830978 836901 1250452 4259899 4259899 2 2 1 1 1 7 2508 962 3470 4263376 1387330 0.99920 0.99280 X PART II, LINE 10 MISCELLANEOUS 3,470 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 8139 8139 74156 44789 29367 29367 X 1539388 1539388 1539388 1337788 1337788 1337788 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN CLOSED THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, UNTIL VERY RECENTLY. IN-COURT WORK WAS SUSPENDED DURING THE PANDEMIC AS THE COURTS HAVE BEEN CLOSED, BUT LEGAL SERVICES HAVE CONTINUED WITH COURT HEARINGS CONDUCTED REMOTELY AND CLIENT MEETINGS HAPPENING OUTSIDE OR IN MUTUALLY-AGREEABLE PLACES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C NETWORK FOR CRIME VICTIMS: THE NETWORK FOR CRIME VICTIMS (THE PARTNERSHIP) IS A MULTI-AGENCY PROGRAM RUN UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE VERMONT CENTER FOR CRIME VICTIM SERVICES. THE CENTER IS VERMONT'S RECIPIENT OF FEDERAL VOCA (VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT) FUNDING, WHICH IT DISTRIBUTES AS GRANTS TO VARIOUS STATE AGENCIES. THE PARTNERSHIP CONSISTS OF AGENCIES THAT PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO CRIME VICTIMS UNDER THE GRANT. ONE OF THE VOCA GRANTS GOES TO VERMONT LEGAL AID, WHICH THEN SUB-GRANTS SOME OF THOSE FUNDS TO LEGAL SERVICES VERMONT. THE PROGRAM AT LSV FUNDS MOST OF A FULL-TIME STAFF ATTORNEY POSITION. LSV'S ROLE IN THE PARTNERSHIP IS TO BE A CENTRAL POINT FOR CRIME VICTIMS TO REQUEST SERVICES, EITHER THROUGH LSV'S TELEPHONE HELPLINE, ON-LINE REQUESTS, OR REFERRALS FROM OTHER AGENCIES. LSV MAKES INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE CRIME VICTIM, AND THEN EITHER PROVIDES IMMMEDIATE ADVICE OR LEGAL ASSISTANCE OR, IN MOST CASES, REFERS THE CLENT TO ANOTHER PARTNER AGENCY FOR MORE EXTENSIVE SERVICE. LSV ALSO PARTICIPATES IN PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS, TRAINING, AND OUTREACH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D PRIVATE ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT: TO RECRUIT ATTORNEYS TO PROVIDE PRO BONO SERVICES TO LOW INCOME VERMONTERS. NETWORK FOR CRIME VICTIMS: TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF ALL TYPES OF CRIME. TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE GRANTS: TO IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION TO LOW INCOME VERMONTERS BY MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO WEB SERVICES. MIGRANT SERVICES: TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, ASSISTANCE AND REFERRAL TO MIGRANT WORKERS FACING LEGAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR STATUS AS MIGRANT WORKERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD BEFORE FILING. IT IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL TRUSTEES SHALL DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT THE EARLIEST PRACTICAL TIME. NO TRUSTEE SHALL VOTE ON ANY MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION AT A BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING, IN WHICH SUCH TRUSTEE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE MINUTES OF SUCH MEETING SHALL REFLECT THAT A DISCLOSURE WAS MADE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY IS DISCUSSED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY, BASED ON AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. 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