2021-05-14T08:31:31-05:00 2020-12-31 111986323 MARCUM LLP 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2020-01-01 521545522 THE WASHINGTON LEGAL CLINIC FOR THE HOMELESS INC WASH 2023285500 1200 U STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 PATRICIA MULLAHY FUGERE ESQ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2023285500 2021-05-14 1 PATRICIA MULLAHY FUGERE ESQ 999009999 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2022274000 2021-05-14 3 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z PATRICIA MULLAHY FUGERE 1200 U STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 1639761 0 X WWW.LEGALCLINIC.ORG X 1987 DC LEGAL SERVICES & ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE STRUGGLING W/HOMELESSNESS & POVERTY IN WASHINGTON, DC. 22 22 16 164 0 0 2241191 1638661 0 0 4608 1100 4164 0 2249963 1639761 0 0 0 0 1629706 1590928 0 0 101474 289781 254268 1919487 1845196 330476 -205435 1598676 1635397 66927 325634 1531749 1309763 X THE WASHINGTON LEGAL CLINIC FOR THE HOMELESS (THE LEGAL CLINIC) PROVIDES LEGAL SERVICES AND ENGAGES IN ADVOCACY TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS AND ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, HELPING THEM TO OVERCOME THE OBSTACLES THAT KEEP THEM IN HOMELESSNESS OR REGAIN STABILITY IN THEIR LIVES. 0 0 598972 LEGAL ASSISTANCE - THE LEGAL CLINIC THROUGH STAFF ATTORNEYS AS WELL AS VOLUNTEER LAWYERS AND PARALEGALS PROVIDED LOW-BARRIER, HIGH QUALITY, PRO BONO LEGAL HELP FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING INSECURITY. IN 2020, BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, WE HAD TO SUSPEND OUR IN-PERSON INTAKE SESSIONS. INSTEAD, SINCE MARCH 12, WE HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING INTAKE VIA PHONE. THROUGHOUT 2020, WE CONDUCTED 168 INTAKE SESSIONS WHERE OUR VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS SPOKE WITH MORE THAN 240 CLIENTS. OUR STAFF ATTORNEYS ASSISTED AN ADDITIONAL 160 CLIENTS. OVERALL, 147 CASES WERE RELATED TO SHELTER ISSUES (A NUMBER OF WHICH FOCUSED ON SECURING ACCESS TO SHELTER FOR FAMILIES WHO HAD BEEN UNLAWFULLY DENIED ADMISSION TO THIS LIFE-SAVING RESOURCE) AND 125 CASES INVOLVED HOUSING ISSUES (OFTEN RELATED TO SHORT- AND LONG-TERM HOUSING SUBSIDIES). THE REMAINDER WAS A MIX OF ISSUES CONCERNING CASH BENEFITS AND CIVIL ISSUES THAT INCLUDED CONSUMER MATTERS, DISCRIMINATION, DISABILITY RIGHTS, POLICE CONDUCT, IDENTIFICATION AND MORE.IN ADDITION, THE LEGAL CLINIC LEVERAGED $2.1 MILLION IN PRO-BONO LEGAL SERVICES FROM DC LAW FIRMS AND LAWYERS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CLIENTS THOUGH OUR LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT. 280718 HOMELESS SERVICES ADVOCACY - THE LEGAL CLINIC WORKED TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SHELTER FOR FAMILIES AND FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF THE HOMELESS SERVICES SYSTEM. STRATEGIES INCLUDED: BUDGET AND POLICY ADVOCACY; CLIENT TRAINING, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT; AND ADMINISTRATIVE/AGENCY ADVOCACY. IN ADDITION, THE LEGAL CLINIC LEVERAGED OVER $150,000 IN PRO-BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO ASSIST FAMILIES WHO WERE WRONGLY DENIED ACCESS TO SHELTER AND TO SUPPORT OTHER EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE SHELTER SYSTEM. 234254 SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY -THROUGH LITIGATION; POLICY, BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADVOCACY; AGENCY REFORM AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION, THE LEGAL CLINIC ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE PROGRAMS AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CLIENTS AND OTHER LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON ISSUES SUCH AS SUBSIDIZED AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, LAND USE, AND THE INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS. IN 2020, MUCH OF THE LEGAL CLINIC'S SYSTEMIC WORK FOCUSED ON MINIMIZING THE HARM OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ON OUR CLIENT COMMUNITY, MANY MEMBERS OF WHICH ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THE VIRUS. TOWARDS THAT END, THE LEGAL CLINIC LEVERAGED OVER $415,000 IN DONATED LEGAL SERVICES WHICH HELPED THE ORGANIZATION TO ENGAGE MORE FULLY AND EFFECTIVELY IN ADVOCACY WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS. 217193 AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVE LINKUP 37126 CRIMINALIZATION 24740 LINKUP 12900 LOBBYING 291959 1405903 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MD VA X LESLIE PLANT 2023285511 1200 U STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 PATRICIA MULLAHY FUGERE ESQ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 44.90 X 156584 0 33300 LESLIE PLANT ADMINISTRATOR 43.70 X 113647 0 17040 BECKY O'BRIEN STAFF ATTORNEY 39.30 X 106836 0 708 ALAN BANKS DIRECTOR 0.10 X 150 0 0 NKECHI FEASTER DIRECTOR 0.60 X 75 0 0 JOHN R JACOB ESQ PRESIDENT 1.90 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN M HOFFMAN ESQ VICE PRESIDENT 0.30 X X 0 0 0 NANCY TYLER BERNSTINE ESQ SECRETARY 0.70 X X 0 0 0 JAMES E ROCAP III ESQ TREASURER 0.60 X X 0 0 0 ERICKA AIKEN ESQ DIRECTOR 0.60 X 0 0 0 CHERYL K BARNES DIRECTOR 0.04 X 0 0 0 LAURIE B DAVIS ESQ DIRECTOR 0.40 X 0 0 0 WESLEY R HEPPLER ESQ DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 ALLISON M HOLT ESQ DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 STERLING MORRISS HOWARD ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MONAHAN ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAM MONDRY-COHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANITA F PURI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID E ROGERS ESQ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 VALERIE E ROSS ESQ DIRECTOR 0.40 X 0 0 0 TIANNA L RUSSELL ESQ DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 JEFF SCHWABER ESQ DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 EFFIE SMITH DIRECTOR - UNTIL 09/2020 0.03 X 0 0 0 MARSHA TUCKER DIRECTOR 0.90 X 0 0 0 DAVID WITTENSTEIN ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL I WOLF DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 377292 0 51048 3 0 1 0 0 4835 1633826 95728 1638661 1100 1100 1639761 0 0 1100 188525 105673 33894 48958 1125406 947971 151745 25690 169030 134014 31129 3887 107967 89406 14059 4502 18152 18152 4935 2752 1443 740 120001 52594 60445 6962 68014 52455 7092 8467 1 1 2009 974 973 62 8731 7475 899 357 4256 3525 554 177 17442 2895 14401 146 DUES, FEES & SUBSCRIP. 9313 4904 2914 1495 MISCELLANEOUS 1414 1265 118 31 1845196 1405903 337819 101474 19311 49461 420653 741312 1015793 703203 8657 8625 136886 118908 2923 17978 131339 114818 1598676 1635397 66927 61634 0 264000 66927 325634 X 413544 514274 1118205 795489 1531749 1309763 1598676 1635397 X -205435 -30 -16521 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2812267 1606119 1164862 2241191 1638661 9463100 2812267 1606119 1164862 2241191 1638661 9463100 1991947 7471153 606 1787 5506 4608 1100 13607 4164 4164 9480871 11871 0.78800 0.77410 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2229 10673 12902 1832294 1845196 242260 60565 0 0 236086 240428 241333 242260 960107 1440161 32205 18387 13466 12902 76960 59022 60107 60333 60565 240027 360041 12676 5179 4539 2229 24623 104446 86468 17978 32440 32440 0 17978 DONATED OFFICE SPACE RECEIVABLE 114818 114818 X 8026186 -30 6386455 6386425 1639761 0 1639761 8248172 6402976 6402976 1845196 0 1845196 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES WAS MADE, AS THE LEGAL CLINIC HAD NO NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AND DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAX REQUIRING RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PATRICIA MULLAHY FUGERE ESQ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 153000 0 2000 0 1584 0 0 0 33300 0 189884 0 0 0 X 5 36035 FMV X SUPP/SUBSCRP. & OUT-OF-POCKET LEGAL EXPENSE 6 59693 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE LEGAL CLINIC REPORTS THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN PART I, COLUMN (B). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ONCE THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 IS FORWARDED TO US BY MARCUM LLP, THE ADMINISTRATOR REVIEWS IT, COMPARING IT FOR ACCURACY TO THE RECENTLY COMPLETED AUDIT, AND HIGHLIGHTS ANY QUESTIONS SHE HAS FOR MARCUM LLP. ONCE SHE HAS DISCUSSED HER QUESTIONS WITH MARCUM LLP AND UNDERSTANDS THEIR ANSWERS, SHE THEN FORWARDS THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE PRESIDENT FOR THEIR REVIEW. IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO WHICH THE ADMINISTRATOR CANNOT RESPOND, THE LEGAL CLINIC CONTACTS MARCUM LLP FOR FURTHER EXPLANATION. THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS ALSO PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW VIA EMAIL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AT THE LEGAL CLINIC'S ANNUAL MEETING, EACH BOARD MEMBER IS ASKED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT. WE FOLLOW-UP WITH ANY BOARD MEMBER WHO IS NOT AT THE MEETING TO ASK THEM TO SIGN THE STATEMENT. ANY NEW BOARD MEMBER WHO JOINS THE BOARD AFTER THE ANNUAL MEETING IS ASKED TO REVIEW THE POLICY AND SIGN THE STATEMENT WHEN THEY JOIN. IN ADDITION, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY SPECIFIES THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS "UNDERSTAND THAT IF AT ANY TIME DURING WHICH I SERVE AS A DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE OF THE CORPORATION, ANY OF THE FOREGOING REPRESENTATIONS IN THIS STATEMENT ARE NO LONGER ACCURATE, I WILL WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EVENT CREATING THE INACCURACY, FILE WITH THE CORPORATION A NEW, ACCURATE AND UPDATED STATEMENT." THESE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH SHALL DECIDE WHETHER THE BOARD MEMBER WITH SUCH ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DIVEST SUCH INTEREST, RECUSE HER- OR HIMSELF FROM ANY RELEVANT DELIBERATIONS, RESIGN FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR TAKE SUCH OTHER ACTION AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DEEMS APPROPRIATE. THE LEGAL CLINIC HAS NOT IMPOSED ANY SANCTIONS OR PENALTIES FOR THE FAILURE TO FILE CONFLICT STATEMENTS, AND HAS NEVER HAD A SITUATION WHICH REQUIRED ENFORCEMENT OF THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS CONSIDERED ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION. PAY INCREASES ARE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEN THEY APPROVE THE ANNUAL BUDGET. IN GENERAL, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORKS WITH THE PRESIDENT TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INCREASING SALARY LEVELS. IN DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS INFORMATION ABOUT SALARIES AT OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS IN THE GOVERNMENT. THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THEN PRESENT THE SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THEN RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE FULL BUDGET, INCLUDING SALARY ADJUSTMENTS, AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING. 2% COST OF LIVING INCREASES WERE GIVEN TO ALL STAFF IN 2020. SMALL BONUSES ARE GENERALLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS, GIVEN TOWARDS THE END OF DECEMBER. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GETS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' APPROVAL WHEN THE BOARD APPROVES THE BUDGET AND THEN INFORMS THE ADMINISTRATOR TO PROVIDE A BONUS PAYROLL. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN 2017. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE LEGAL CLINIC'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FAS 116 UNRECOGNIZED DONATED EXPENSE (THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DONATED OFFICE -16,521. AND DONATED SERVICES RECEIVED AND EXPENDED)