2021-10-12T11:24:34-05:00 2021-06-30 251622758 MAHER DUESSEL CPA'S 1800 LINGLESTOWN ROAD SUITE 306 HARRISBURG PA 17110 990 2020-07-01 251157129 NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION NEIG 4122556700 928 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15222 ROBERT RACUNAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4122556700 2021-10-12 1 ROBERT RACUNAS 999009999 LISA RITTER P00168809 7172321230 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ROBERT RACUNAS 928 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15222 7790377 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 37 123 193 0 0 5792135 7728383 26183 29250 4414 3206 2783 29538 5825515 7790377 0 0 0 0 5192677 5591992 0 0 59388 1046058 1792059 6238735 7384051 -413220 406326 3726493 4192632 1736316 1796129 1990177 2396503 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. 0 0 6856821 58788 NLSA HANDLED A TOTAL OF 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), 31% 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, 81.5% WERE FOR INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 59, 17.5% FOR INDIVIDUALS AGE 60 AND OVER, AND 1% FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. MOST OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE FEMALE (74.8%). FIFTY-THREE PERCENT (53%) OF THE CLIENTS WERE WHITE; 41% WERE BLACK; AND 6% OF THE CLIENTS WERE OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS SUCH AS ASIAN, HISPANIC, AND NATIVE AMERICAN. NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS COMPRISED 1% OF OUR CLIENTS. WE CLOSED 6,272 CASES. OF THE CASES CLOSED, 55% WERE RESOLVED WITH ADVICE AND LIMITED ASSISTANCE; 18% WITH NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT AND 27% WITH LITIGATION.CASE MANAGEMENT STATISTICS SHOW THAT WE HELPED 18,476 PERSONS. NLSA OBTAINED A TOTAL OF $248,817.00 IN BACK AWARDS/SETTLEMENTS FOR CLIENTS ALONG WITH $45,880.00 IN TOTAL MONTHLY BENEFITS BRINGING IN $550,560.00 EACH YEAR TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. NLSA ALSO HELPED LOW INCOME CLIENTS SUCCESSFULLY AVOID PAYMENTS FROM THEIR LOW INCOMES TOTALING $300,348.00 TO SUCH CREDITORS AS LANDLORDS CLAIMING MONIES NOT DUE, CREDIT CARD AGENCIES ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT DEBTS THEY COULD NOT LEGALLY COLLECT, OR OVERPAYMENTS WHICH CLIENTS RECEIVED THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. 6856821 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 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 39 0 123 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 38 37 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 J ALEXANDER HERSHEY ESQ PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE R REISS ESQ PRESIDENT-ELECT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE R COLTON ESQ SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM TURNER 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 LAURA NK MILLER 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 LAWRENCE KELLY ESQ 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 NICHOLAS W KENNEDY 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 RON G JONES 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 EUGENIA MOSBY 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 SHELBY RAY 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 DEVIN A WINKLOSKY ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMEY C BELIN ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY E SIZEMORE ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT RACUNAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 147061 0 26619 RAY DEMMEL CONTROLLER 40.00 X 75305 0 25920 PAMELA DALTON-ARLOTTI DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE 40.00 X 101454 0 25652 323820 0 78191 2 0 1 0 0 1564070 6164313 7728383 HILLTOP ALLIANCE 541100 24287 24287 SWPA LEGAL CONSORTIUM 541100 4963 4963 29250 3206 3206 4500 0 4500 4500 4500 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 25038 25038 25038 7790377 58788 0 3206 X 396692 233304 163388 3708629 3582041 102091 24497 1161539 1081668 73115 6756 325132 302949 20309 1874 906242 879805 21907 4530 21452 20672 780 291209 272794 18406 9 146942 136888 9236 818 25049 24178 21 850 51941 48591 2838 512 45782 45494 288 TELEPHONE 104660 96328 7673 659 PRINTING & POSTAGE 64650 46892 324 17434 EQUIP. RENTAL & MAINT. 48096 45056 3040 LIBRARY UPKEEP 39213 39213 46823 46442 381 7384051 6856821 467842 59388 983995 546279 1855190 2675944 413847 561883 45907 37496 2236395 1870280 418057 366115 9497 4915 3726493 4192632 132164 49377 723191 1618528 9497 4915 748155 123309 123309 1736316 1796129 X 1990177 2396503 1990177 2396503 3726493 4192632 406326 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 4148745 4807067 5453424 5792135 7728383 27929754 4148745 4807067 5453424 5792135 7728383 27929754 27929754 1805 3410 3723 4414 3206 16558 3045 8981 325 -1717 25038 35672 27981984 131058 0.99810 0.99860 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 X 1352905 1066842 286063 883490 803438 80052 366115 ACCRUED COMPENSATED ABSENCES 123309 123309 8191346 400969 400969 7790377 0 7790377 7785020 400969 400969 7384051 0 7384051 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 147061 0 0 0 0 0 3680 0 22939 0 173680 0 0 0 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 879,805. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 21,907. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 4,530. TOTAL EXPENSES 906,242.