2020-05-05T12:01:20-07:00 2019-12-31 Targeted Services PC 709 Clay Street Suite 102 Fort Wayne IN 46802 990 2019-01-01 010718469 Volunteer Lawyer Program of Northeast Indiana Inc VOLU 2604070917 111 West Wayne Street Fort Wayne IN 46802 Yvette Gaff Kleven Vice President 2020-05-05 true Patricia Oppor P00234243 2602033121 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Damian Gosheff 111 West Wayne Street Fort Wayne IN 46802 339383 false X www.vlpnei.org X 2002 IN To cultivate a culture of pro bono service within the community dedicated to meeting the legal need of low-income families and individuals. 25 25 6 222 0 365689 311284 18960 25585 1575 -1187 0 386224 335682 4375 9101 0 209115 212276 0 21786 79197 94375 292687 315752 93537 19930 359941 381705 13632 15053 346309 366652 To cultivate a culture of pro bono service within the community dedicated to meeting the legal need of low-income families and individuals. false false 215962 9101 14660 Pro bono legal services: The Volunteer Lawyer Program of Northeast Indiana, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit legal aid organization whose mission is to cultivate a culture of pro bono service within the community dedicated to meeting the legal need of low-income families and individuals.In 2019, volunteer attorneys donated 4,018 hours of legal assistance to 2,197 low income residents. These legal services saved our low income residents $760,000 in legal charges that attorneys customarily bill for services in their private practices.Please see Schedule O for additional information. 47127 10925 Adult Guardianship Services: The VLP established 63 new guardianships for incapacitated people during 2019. Family guardianship days in Allen Superior Court is an efficient and streamlined system that allows for up to ten hearings to take place on a single court day. 263089 true true false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 25 25 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false IN X Ruth de Wit 2604070917 111 West Wayne Street Fort Wayne IN 46802 Ruth de Wit Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 65272 0 0 Damian Gosheff President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Yvette Gaff Kleven Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Laura Wyrick Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Hawk Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Anne Simerman Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Avery Judge Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nathan Williams Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian T'Kindt Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kenton Kiracofe Judge Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Kramer Judge Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Campbell Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Patrick Jessup Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Travis Friend Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kurt Bachman Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Steven Godfrey Magistrate Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Kruse Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 William Lee Judge Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bradley Stiles Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Adrienne Baltes Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Morrissey Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathryn Garrett Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Deckard Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Martin Seifert Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Setlak Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Greta Southard Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 65272 0 false false false None 0 311284 311284 Bankruptcy Administration 541100 265 265 Guardianship fees 541100 10925 10925 Modest Means fees 541100 220 220 Spec Driving PrivilegeFee 541100 13365 13365 Talk to a Lawyer fees 541100 810 810 25585 2514 2514 0 0 0 3701 -3701 -3701 -3701 0 0 0 0 335682 25585 -1187 9101 9101 0 0 0 65272 35900 13054 16318 0 109016 109016 2029 2029 23025 23025 12934 11822 494 618 0 538 538 11890 11890 0 0 0 400 400 60 60 9453 7438 1578 437 4683 3980 328 375 0 45270 38479 3169 3622 6041 6041 0 3263 3263 0 0 9920 9140 364 416 2857 2857 0 315752 263089 30877 21786 119288 104968 100000 100000 123839 148260 3940 0 0 0 0 1578 2311 22855 4340 6809 18515 0 0 0 8427 3711 0 359941 381705 13117 14078 180 300 335 675 13632 15053 X 145870 155552 200439 211100 346309 366652 359941 381705 19930 413 X false false false X 285278 268741 266493 365689 331284 1517485 0 0 285278 268741 266493 365689 331284 1517485 144824 1372661 65 73 61 1575 -1187 587 0 0 1518072 0.90420 0.88070 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true true X 22855 4340 18515 18515 Part IV, Line 1b: Why is organization an agent, trustee, custodian or other intermediary for contrib Volunteer Lawyer Program collects and holds bankruptcy and expungement filing fees for its clients and forwards them, upon request, to the attorney in charge of the case. Part IV, Line 2b: Explanation of escrow account liability Bankruptcy and expungement court fees collected for remittance when the case is filed. true The Volunteer Center 3401 Lake Avenue Fort Wayne IN 46805 364559850 501(c)(3) 9101 0 2nd Chance Project 1 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The Volunteer Center provides financial expenditure data along with other statistical data to Volunteer Lawyer Program to the reviewed and reported to the grantor, Indiana Bar Foundation. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process A copy of Form 990 is provided to the Board of Directors at its meeting preceding the filing of the return. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Board of Directors as a whole is responsible for all deliberations and decisions regarding the Executive Director's compensation. It makes its determination based upon: (1)Comparability data, including compensation disclosed on Form 990 for other nonprofit organizations;(2)Evaluation of the Executive Director's performance; and(3)Budget constraints. Based upon these criteria, the Personnel Committee brings a recommendation to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors meets in closed executive session to consider the recommendation. The Board's deliberations and their outcome are documented contemporaneously through written minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees N/A; there are no other officers or key employees who are compensated. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Upon request, the Executive Director makes the articles of incorporation and by-laws available to the public. The Organzation does not make its conflict of interest policy or financial statements available to the public. Part III, Program Service Accomplishments (cont.) The Volunteer Lawyer Program continues to collaborate and partner with the local court system and community social service partners to serve the legal needs of as many low-income residents as possible. In 2019, the VLP provided bankruptcy clinics, a community-wide legal advice clinic, a guardianship forum, volunteer guardian trainings, volunteer attorney trainings in family law, domestic violence, specialized driving privileges clinics and pro bono service opportunities. The VLP intake paralegals fielded over 12,000 inquiry calls during 2019.