LEGAL SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
LEGAL SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI INC (EIN 59-1227481)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-08-13
IRS object ID
202012269349301726
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-08-13T15:40:06-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN261936394PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BCA Watson Rice LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line112000 Biscayne Blvd suite 503AddressLine1Txt
CityMiamiCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33181ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN591227481EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Legal Services of Greater Miami IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlLEGABusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line14343 West Flagler StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityMiamiCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33134ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonMonica Vigues-PitanPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirecPersonTitleTxt
Phone3054382521PhoneNum
Signature2020-08-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDave Roberts CPA CGMAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00293850PTIN
Phone3059471638PhoneNum
Preparation2020-08-13PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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IP2020-08-13IPDt
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Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-23 17:36:50ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMonica M Vigues-PitanPrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts$8,413,325GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.LegalServicesMiami.OrgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1966FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide free civil legal services to low income residents of Miami - Dade and Monroe counties so as to eradicate barriers to economic and social stability created by poverty and injustice.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Investment Income$21,904CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$48,197PYOtherRevenueAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$8,207,411TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$7,744,114TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Expense$2,356,430ExpenseAmt
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Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (true)CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (true)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (51 entries)

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Manuel L Dobrinsky
President1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Julie Azuaje
1st Vice President1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Linda J Lott
2nd Vice President1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
David P Evans
Treasurer1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karen J Lapekas
Secretary1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carlos J Canino
Ex Oficio1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephanie L Carman
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kristen Corpion
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Baena
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Teresa Enriquez
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Emily Alejo
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rachel Wagner Furst
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin P Jacobs
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Janet Johnson
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Yanick J Landess
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Juanita Alvarez
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Simonne Lawrence
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Arya Attari Li
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jordi Guso
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Aleida Martinez-Molina
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jesika Diaz Munar
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carolyn Pates
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Darrell Payne
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Milagros Perez
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen Rosenthal
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George Shelby
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cherine Smith Valbrun
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joshua Spector
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ronald Surin
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Debra Tyler
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ida Wright
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Donald Yates
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marissa Altman-Glatzer
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Loreal A Arscott
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Candice Balmori
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jason E Bloch
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sonya Brown-Wilson
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jose Cuneo
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nexcy De La Rosa-Monroe
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Taylor Mugavin
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hung I Nguyen
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Naomi Wiggins
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hermine Wilson
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barnaby L Min
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Monica M Vigues-Pitan
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Margaret Z Moores
Director of Advocacy40.000.00$143,508$0$14,815Yes (X)
Jeffrey Hearne
Director of Litigation40.000.00$107,784$0$18,065Yes (X)
Carolina Lombardi
Advocacy Director40.000.00$131,581$0$9,734Yes (X)
Jose Fons
Advocacy Director40.000.00$107,280$0$18,136Yes (X)
Vivian Chavez
Deputy Director of Operations40.000.00$122,130$0$18,360Yes (X)
Ilenia Sanchez-Bryson
Director40.000.00$99,971$0$15,703Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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Related Organizations$461,018RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$6,587,419GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$512,129AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,720,411TotalContributionsAmt

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DescRental IncomeDesc
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Exclusion-$53,618ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$801,060ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,301ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,650FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$3,241,281ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$156,776ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$106,400FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$92,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,500FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$637,027ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,960ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,871FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$323,415ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,740FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,647TotalAmt
Program Services$31,647ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,196TotalAmt
Program Services$31,196ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,003TotalAmt
Program Services$56,119ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,884ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$499,584TotalAmt
Program Services$474,605ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,979ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$359,654TotalAmt
Program Services$341,671ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,983ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$32,328TotalAmt
Program Services$30,712ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,616ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$127,762TotalAmt
Program Services$121,374ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,388ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$272,239TotalAmt
Program Services$258,627ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,612ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$92,255TotalAmt
Program Services$90,342ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,913ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Contract Services$368,748$350,311$18,437
Provision for Uncollectible$16,170$16,170
Postage Expense$15,633$14,460$782$391

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,584TotalAmt
Program Services$81,305ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,279ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,944,734TotalAmt
Program Services$7,672,257ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$88,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$361,203FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,902,809BOYAmt
EOY$3,055,342EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$241,598BOYAmt
EOY$93,725EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$240,470BOYAmt
EOY$282,808EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$336,482BOYAmt
EOY$309,172EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$129,749BOYAmt
EOY$277,134EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,628,563LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$742,136LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,106,103BOYAmt
EOY$8,886,427EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$740,248BOYAmt
EOY$748,599EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,049BOYAmt
EOY$10,977EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,712,508BOYAmt
EOY$13,664,184EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,003,710BOYAmt
EOY$1,055,706EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$321,213BOYAmt
EOY$273,878EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$241,598BOYAmt
EOY$93,725EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,715,406BOYAmt
EOY$4,422,887EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,925,484BOYAmt
EOY$1,897,918EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,207,411BOYAmt
EOY$7,744,114EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,056,079BOYAmt
EOY$5,540,143EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$449,018BOYAmt
EOY$379,927EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,505,097BOYAmt
EOY$5,920,070EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,712,508BOYAmt
EOY$13,664,184EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$414,973ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,549,992CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,501,275CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,700,653CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,281,460CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,118,437CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,151,817TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,549,992CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,501,275CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,700,653CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,281,460CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,118,437CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$30,151,817TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$30,151,817PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,044CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,798CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,629CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,762CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,904CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$97,137TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$30,248,954TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99680PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99640PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (true)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$16,986,018BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,060,077InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$461,018GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$19,585,077EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$19,194,324BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,442,451InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$765,855GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$16,986,018EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$18,663,392BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,069,243InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$1,538,311GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$19,194,324EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$18,129,041BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$100,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,174,351InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$740,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$18,663,392EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$18,129,041ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$18,129,041EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.00500PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.99500TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (true)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,280,333OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,280,333BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,740,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$658,165DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,081,835BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,428,533OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,428,533BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$179,697OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$83,971DepreciationAmt
Book Value$95,726BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,886,427TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDepositsDesc
Book Value$10,977BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$10,977TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Intercompany Payable$1,407,667
Deferred Compensation Plan$490,248
Rounding$3
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,897,918TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Footnote for uncertain tax position under FIN 48 (Part X)PART X - FIN 48 FOOTNOTE-----------------------Legal services and the foundation are exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) and is not a private foundation under section 509(a) of the IRC, as amended by the IRC; they are also exempt from Florida tangible and intangible personal property taxes; accordingly no provision for these taxes have been made in the financial statements. Management has evaluated legal services and its subsidiaries tax positions and has concluded that legal services and its subsidiaries has taken no uncertain income tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements. Generally, legal services and its subsidiaries are not subject to income tax examinations by the US federal, state, or local tax authorities for years before 2016.
General Explanation AttachmentPART IV, LINE 2B - EXPLANATION OF ESCROW ACCOUNT LIABILITY---------------------------------------------------------LSGMI separates client trust funds from all sources by placing them in separate bank accounts that are titled interest on lawyers trust accounts these funds are recorded as assets and liabilities and are presented separately on the statement of financial position.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Heart of GivEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$159,845GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$159,845CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$23,304FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$30,314OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$159,845GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$159,845CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$23,304FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$30,314OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$53,618DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$53,618NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Monica M Vigues-Pitan
Executive Director$153,757$4,443$14,695$172,895$165,355
Margaret Z Moores
Director of Advocacy$143,508$4,550$10,265$158,323$158,652

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8bThe board conducts periodic reviews of the financial statements and organization documents.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11LSGMIS form 990 is reviewed as follows 1) first by the accounting management team and the executive director; 2) second by the audit & finance committee; and 3) finally, by the Board of directors.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cLSGMI has an extensive conflict of interest policy. As part of the application process to become a board member, upon commencement of each board members term of office, and each year thereafter, each applicant to the board and board member is required to complete a conflict of interest disclosure form. A board member with a conflict of interest is precluded from participation in any discussion or voting on the subject. LSGMI employees who are considered officers are required to disclose conflicts of interest within 30 days of becoming an officer and annually thereafter.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aA board appointed compensation committee uses multiple resources for assessing a reasonable salary, including referring to form 990 of other non-profit organizations and surveying salaries of executive directors of similar sized legal service providers. A final salary amount and contract is then negotiated with the executive director and submitted to the board of directors for approval. Prior to expiration of the established contract period, the review and negotiation process is revisited and a new contract is negotiated.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bThe executive director uses multiple resources for assessing a reasonable salary, Including referring to form 990 of other non-profit organizations and surveying salaries of executives of similar sized legal service providers.
Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18LSGMI makes the 990 available at its local office, and third-party websites.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19LSGMI makes the 990 available at its local office, and third-party websites.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line14343 LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14343 West Flagler Street suite 100AddressLine1Txt
CityMiamiCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33134ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN811928742EIN
Primary ActivitiesProvide commercial space to LSGMIPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Legal Services of Miami FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14343 West Flagler Street suite 100AddressLine1Txt
CityMiamiCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33134ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN472937610EIN
Primary ActivitiesProvide Charitable Support to LSGM IncPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section509A2ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status11PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Legal Services of Greater Miami IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Legal Services of Greater Miami FD
c$461,018Fair Value
Legal Services of Greater Miami FD
b$70,000Fair Value

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