2020-07-10T13:54:51-05:00 2019-06-30 222428965 CITRIN COOPERMAN & CO LLP 529 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100174683 990 2018-07-01 132722664 LATINOJUSTICE PRLDEF LATI 2127397514 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NO 1901 NEW YORK NY 10115 JUAN CARTAGENA PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL 2127397514 2020-07-02 1 JOSEPH J BARRECA P00310073 2126971000 2020-07-02 72.229.68.184 2020-07-02 18:44:25 ED P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 70F4850E85693045956D66841B824E6CBB7C8C4D 2018 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z JUAN CARTAGENA 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NO 1901 NEW YORK NY 10115 2637169 0 X WWW.LATINOJUSTICE.ORG X 1972 NY LATINOJUSTICE PRLDEF PROTECTS THE CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL LATINOS IN THE U.S. 23 23 33 84 0 0 3443998 2197737 101965 211078 9566330 31233 14827 0 13127120 2440048 0 0 0 0 2469956 3018108 0 0 249140 902936 994063 3372892 4012171 9754228 -1572123 11320564 10381708 214008 721564 11106556 9660144 X LATINOJUSTICE PRLDEF CHAMPIONS AN EQUITABLE SOCIETY, USING THE POWER OF THE LAW TOGETHER WITH ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION USES IMPACT LITIGATION TO DEFEND THE CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF LATINOS LIVING AND WORKING IN THE UNITED STATES; INSTITUTE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE LATINO STUDENTS WITH THE ACCESS AND RESOURCES TO PURSUE A LAW DEGREE AND ESTABLISH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES THAT ENSURE THAT LATINOS PARTICIPATE IN DAILY CIVIC LIFE AND BECOME ACTIVE MEMBERS AND LEADERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. 0 0 2255334 0 193753 LITIGATION:LATINOJUSTICE'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT ENGAGES IN HIGH IMPACT LAW REFORM LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY GOVERNMENT ON THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, AND/OR PRIVATE COMPANIES OR ENTITIES, THAT ARE ADVERSELY IMPACTING THE GREATER PAN-LATINX COMMUNITY AT LARGE. IN THE AREA OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN NEW YORK STATE, WE SUPPORTED A PACKAGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM LEGISLATION INCLUDING THE ENDING OF CASH BAIL, IMPLEMENTATION OF SPEEDY DISCOVERY, PROSECUTORIAL OVERSIGHT, AND PASSAGE OF DRIVERS LICENSES FOR UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS AND IN FLORIDA, THROUGH THE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT 4, WE SUCCESSFULLY FOUGHT FOR THE RIGHT OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE. WE ALSO HELD OUR 5TH ANNUAL CONVENING OF LATINOS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS IN THE 2019 FY. IN ECONOMIC JUSTICE LATINOJUSTICE, OVER THE LAST YEAR, SUCCESSFULLY PROSECUTED AND RESOLVED SEVERAL COLLECTIVE LEGAL ACTIONS ON BEHALF OF HUNDREDS OF LATINX AND IMMIGRANT WORKERS, AND RECOVERED OVER $1.3 MILLION IN TOTAL BACK WAGES AND DAMAGES, AS WELL AS ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS. WAGE THEFT, SUBSTANDARD EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS, SEX DISCRIMINATION, AND WORKPLACE INJUSTICE ARE AN ENDEMIC PROBLEM. IN IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS WE CONTINUED TO LITIGATE RACIAL PROFILING CLAIMS IN MARYLAND, SETTLED A CLAIM FOR DAY LABORERS IN NEW YORK, CONTINUED TO CHALLENGE ICE DETAINERS IN LONG ISLAND, AND CONTINUED TO PROTECT LATINO IMMIGRANTS FROM HARASSMENT BY POLICE IN SUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YORK. WE ALSO ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY IN NEW YORK TO EXTEND DRIVERS LICENSES TO RESIDENTS REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS. IN VOTING RIGHTS LATINOJUSTICE MONITORED A LITIGATION SETTLEMENT WITH THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF ELECTIONS ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT; LITIGATED A VOTING RIGHTS ACT SECTION 4(E) CASE IN FLORIDA AND ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY ADVOCACY AROUND THE CENSUS INCLUDING OPPOSING THE INCLUSION OF A CITIZENSHIP QUESTION IN THE DECENNIAL CENSUS. FOR OUR WORK REGARDING PUERTO RICO LATINOJUSTICE ASSISTED OUR PARTNERS ON THE ISLAND, AYUDA LEGAL PUERTO RICO, TO BECOME A SELF-SUSTAINING NONPROFIT AND JOINED A LEGAL TEAM TO FILE A NATIONWIDE CLASS ACTION SUIT IN MASSACHUSETTS AGAINST FEMA FOR THE ARBITRARY EVICTION OF HURRICANE MARIA EVACUEES FROM HOTELS IN THE U.S. 671350 0 0 ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS:COMMUNICATION: IN ORDER TO FURTHER THE GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION, COMMUNICATIONS FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING THE BASIC LJ ICONOGRAPHY THE ORGANIZATION HAD STARTED TO BUILD DURING THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR'S RE-BRANDING PHASE.AT THE BEGINNING OF FY2019, WE STARTED USING MELTWATER, A SERVICE WHICH ALLOWS US TO BETTER MEASURE OUR MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA. WE ALSO STARTED USING PHONE2ACTION, WHICH ALLOWS US TO CREATE TEXTING CAMPAIGNS, PETITIONS, CREATE ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGNS TO HELP THE PUBLIC CONTRIBUTE TO OPEN COMMENTS ON LEGISLATION, AND OTHER FORMS OF ENGAGEMENT. ADVOCACY: LATINOJUSTICE ENGAGES IN SIGNIFICANT ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND MOBILIZATION AROUND THE ISSUES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, POLICING AND DRUG POLICY REFORM. REENVISION JUSTICIA, THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM DEPARTMENT AT LATINOJUSTICE PRLDEF, WORKS WITH LATINX COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY TO END THE CRIMINALIZATION OF BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF STRUCTURAL LEGISLATIVE REFORMS ON THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. IN ADDITION TO LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY EFFORTS, WE ALSO SERVE AS A RESOURCE HUB CONNECTING ADVOCATES AND IMPACTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE US AND PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITIES ON THE IMPACT OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND IMMIGRATION SYSTEMS ON LATINXS. IN 2019, WE SUCCESSFULLY EXPANDED OUR REACH THROUGH THE OPENING OF A SOUTHWEST REGIONAL OFFICE BASED IN AUSTIN, TEXAS AND LED BY ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADING VOICES ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ISSUES. THE REENVISION JUSTICIA NETWORK IS COMPRISED OF OVER ONE HUNDRED ADVOCATES, ACTIVISTS, SCHOLARS AND IMPACTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WORKING WITH LATINX COMMUNITIES TO END THE CRIMINALIZATION OF OUR LATINOS. WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS ON THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE CONTINUED TO SERVE AS THE ONLY NATIONAL LATINX ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES. 266132 0 17325 LEGAL EDUCATION - CAP LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE LATINO JUSTICE'S CAP LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE OFFERS AN ARRAY OF COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDE CRITICAL SERVICES FOR PRELAW STUDENTS. OUR LONG-ESTABLISHED INITIATIVES INCLUDE: LATINOJUSTICE PRLDEF'S ANNUAL LAW DAY, THE BIGGEST LAW FAIR IN THE NORTHEAST FOCUSED ON RECRUITING STUDENTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, HOSTED EVERY FALL THE LAWBOUND PROGRAM OFFERING AN INTENSIVE ONE-WEEK PREPARATION AND MENTORING PROGRAM (IN TWO SEPARATE SESSIONS, WINTER AND SUMMER) TO LAW STUDENT SCHOLARS. LAWBOUND ALUMNI HAVE GRADUATED FROM MANY LAW SCHOOLS INCLUDING BENJAMIN CARDOZO LAW SCHOOL, CORNELL LAW SCHOOL, CUNY LAW SCHOOL, CHICAGO-KENT LAW SCHOOL, FORDHAM LAW, HARVARD LAW SCHOOL, NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL, RUTGERS LAW SCHOOL, ST. JOHN'S LAW SCHOOL, AND STANFORD LAW SCHOOL. NEXT GENERATION LIDERES (NGL) MENTORS PRELAW STUDENTS (HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND RECENT COLLEGE GRADS). THE NGL TEAM MEETS WITH STUDENTS AT LEAST ONCE PER MONTH AND HOSTS SPECIAL EVENTS THAT EXPOSE THEM TO VARIOUS AREAS OF LAW AND GUIDE THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.OUR CORPORATE/LAW FIRM ALLIANCE SUMMER PROGRAM, CLASP, INCLUDES METLIFE, SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP, GOLDMAN SACHS, AND PAUL HASTINGS LLP. THESE FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES AND TOP CORPORATE LAW FIRMS COLLABORATE TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAW STUDENTS OF DIVERSITY, TO GAIN A TWO-SUMMER CORPORATE LAW INTERNSHIP DESIGNED TO PAVE THE WAY TO A CORPORATE LEGAL CAREER. ALL OF OUR PIPELINE PROGRAMS ARE ACTIVELY SUPPORTED BY THE LATINOJUSTICE LIDERES BOARD. THE LIDERES BOARD IS COMPRISED OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN VARIOUS FIELDS INCLUDING LAW, FINANCE, AND TECH. 3192816 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 62 0 1 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA CT FL NJ NY X X LISSETTE AMADOR 2127397514 475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE NO 1901 NEW YORK NY 10115 MARIA MELENDEZ CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSE RAMON GONZALEZ CO-CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ERNEST CEBERIO TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBRA TORRES SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JAVIER ALVAREZ BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 RICARDO A ANZALDUA BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 FERNANDO A BOHORQUEZ BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA A CORREA-CINTRON BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE B DAVILA BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 MAURICIO ESPANA BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA MARMOLEJO BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN MENDEZ BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 JAIME MERCADO BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER P MUNOZ BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 RICARDO E OQUENDO BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 ERIDANIA PEREZ BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 PILAR RAMOS BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 LIDA RODRIGUEZ-TASEFF BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 MARISOL ROBECINDO BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD J TABAK BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 ANGEL TAVERAS BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 ANILU VAZQUEZ-UBARRI BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 CID WILSON BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 JUAN CARTAGENA PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL 35.00 X 193640 0 33104 JOSE PEREZ DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL 35.00 X 157575 0 36583 SILVIA ORNA DIRECTOR OF HR & OPERATION 35.00 X 105948 0 16212 ROSANNA ROSADO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 35.00 X 118190 0 2730 DIANA MEDINA DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 35.00 X 108964 0 24196 JACKSON CHIN SENIOR COUNSEL 35.00 X 109332 0 16212 793649 0 129037 6 0 1 0 CBRE 140 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10005 REAL ESTATE BROKER 114044 GENSLER 1700 BROADWAY SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10019 ARCHITECT 105300 2 444631 185500 1567606 4033 2197737 LEGAL FEES RECOVERED 900099 193753 193753 EDUCATION FEES 900099 17325 17325 211078 34132 34132 15672 18571 -2899 -2899 -2899 178550 444631 178550 0 2440048 211078 0 31233 360493 288394 54074 18025 1991638 1584300 275541 131797 45732 36410 6409 2913 446136 355201 62518 28417 174109 138622 24398 11089 29950 29950 158246 144700 2556 10990 30790 24324 4619 1847 308974 244089 46346 18539 244731 196831 34214 13686 53596 42341 8039 3216 EQUIPMENT COST 69342 54780 10401 4161 PUBLICATIONS 29611 23392 4442 1777 MARKETING & CULTIVATION 27088 21400 4063 1625 EXPERT FEES & COURT COS 24100 24100 17635 13932 2645 1058 4012171 3192816 570215 249140 1764476 1532458 8850000 500000 661115 640885 40800 39304 2829315 53596 0 2775719 4173 4354642 0 538700 11320564 10381708 206008 700848 8000 8000 0 12716 214008 721564 X 10096118 9269820 1010438 390324 11106556 9660144 11320564 10381708 -1572123 125711 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1999543 2057782 1736954 3443998 2197737 11436014 1999543 2057782 1736954 3443998 2197737 11436014 2380705 9055309 82227 93141 79555 44644 34132 333699 112246 112246 11881959 2401088 0.76210 0.67100 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 112,246. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2441981 43607 2398374 60831 2215 58616 326503 7774 318729 2775719 SECURITY DEPOSIT 38700 RESERVE FOR INVESTMENT 500000 538700 LEASE AMORTIZATION LIABILITY 12716 12716 X 2850061 125711 284302 410013 2440048 0 2440048 4296473 284302 284302 4012171 0 4012171 PART X, LINE 2: INCOME TAX STATUS THE ORGANIZATION IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND FROM STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES AND MEASURES ITS UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION ASSESSES THE LIKELIHOOD, BASED ON THEIR TECHNICAL MERIT, THAT TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BASED ON THE FACTS, CIRCUMSTANCES, AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE END OF EACH PERIOD. THE MEASUREMENT OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IS ADJUSTED WHEN NEW INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE OR WHEN AN EVENT OCCURS THAT REQUIRES A CHANGE. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ANNUAL GALA 580936 444631 136305 74890 1500 38423 TRAIL BLAZERS 41000 41000 30311 10554 7300 14230 1 1245 1245 1195 147 623181 444631 178550 106396 10554 8800 52800 178550 0 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JUAN CARTAGENA PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL 193640 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33104 0 226744 0 0 0 JOSE PEREZ DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL 157575 0 0 0 0 0 2730 0 33853 0 194158 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE TEAM FIRST REVIEWED THE FORM 990 PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTANT. THE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND AUDIT COMMITTEE THEN REVIEWED THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 WAS THEN SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW, PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE FORMS ANNUALLY AND IF APPLICABLE DISCLOSES ANY CONFLICTS WITHIN ITS ANNUAL COMPLIANCE PERIOD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSESSES THE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSELS PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS FURNISHED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.