2019-02-22T07:57:28-06:00 2018-06-30 341310124 Rea & Associates Inc 5775 Perimeter Drive - Suite 200 Dublin OH 43017 990 2017-07-01 464044686 Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation Inc OHIO 6147158560 10 W Broad St No 950 Columbus OH 43215 Angela Lloyd Executive Director 6147158560 2019-02-20 1 Melissa Rager CPA P01380769 6148898725 98.102.154.154 2019-02-20 09:37:24 ES P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 AFABFCC91BF24FCEDA4C7517FF528C39DC45F99A 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Angela Lloyd 10 W Broad St No 950 Columbus OH 43215 12107527 0 X WWW.OLAF.ORG X 2013 OH See Schedule O 31 31 15 45 0 0 1668444 921636 3548001 4109653 487983 816871 27710 47417 5732138 5895577 5878624 5415511 0 0 1125227 1079886 0 0 87161 521706 737541 7525557 7232938 -1793419 -1337361 20538483 19880112 653310 1219944 19885173 18660168 X See Schedule O 0 0 4986401 4775582 2486314 See Schedule O 1416285 579929 1282644 See Schedule O 282788 286924 See Schedule O 241311 60000 99400 241311 60000 99400 6926785 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 OH X X Myrna M Burga 6147158560 10 W Broad St Suite 950 Columbus OH 43215 MARY AMOS AUGSBURGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY ASBURY BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANN BERGEN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 SALLY BLOOMFIELD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA BOGGS MUETHING SECRETARY 1.50 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN BUCHENROTH BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 THOMAS CHEMA BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 STUART CUBBON BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER DAVEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE DAVIS BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER DAY TREASURER 1.50 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW DOLAN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM DOWLING BOARD MEMBER 1.50 X 0 0 0 BEN ESPY BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JANET GREEN MARBLEY BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 SCOTT GREENWOOD BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GRODHAUS BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHERYL GROSSMAN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 HOWARD HARCHA BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 H RITCHEY HOLLENBAUGH BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN HOLSCHUH JR BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM KLATT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID KUTIK IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 2.50 X X 0 0 0 GARY LEPPLA BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH MAS BOARD MEMBER 1.50 X 0 0 0 G SCOTT MCCOMB BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MEARAN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARY MERTZ PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN MICHAELS BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DOROTHY PELANDA BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMES PETRO BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN PINNEY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD POGUE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY SHUMATE VICE PRESIDENT 1.50 X X 0 0 0 SHARON SOBOL JORDAN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEVEN STEINGLASS BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN TRAFFORD BOARD MEMBER 1.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN VANNORMAN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARK WAGONER BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DARYL WARD BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 THOMAS W WEEKS BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID WEINER BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM WEISENBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDGE RICHARD WRIGHT BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY YOUNG BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANGELA LLOYD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 144016 0 24754 SUSAN CHOE DEPUTY DIRECTOR/GENERAL COUNSEL 40.00 X 129379 0 37971 273395 0 62725 2 0 1 0 0 912322 9314 921636 IOLTA/IOTA INT & FEES 900099 4109653 4109653 4109653 639787 639787 6389034 6211950 177084 177084 177084 TIG 900099 30000 30000 REIMBURSEMENT AND REBATES 900099 14317 12529 1788 LRAP 900099 3100 3100 47417 5895577 4155282 0 818659 4835582 4835582 579929 579929 168770 129952 21941 16877 668386 528832 103961 35593 76090 61630 10977 3483 106836 90158 13943 2735 59804 47033 9115 3656 14001 8438 5000 563 9000 9000 74266 74266 357376 343984 12498 894 1640 732 908 60655 41166 16342 3147 8492 6721 1266 505 108493 81397 20301 6795 27461 27461 61393 57552 638 3203 11499 9534 1432 533 3265 2418 670 177 7232938 6926785 218992 87161 85061 374148 426468 434079 376370 452724 41583 49880 143234 127589 18245 15645 19590572 18553408 184 228 20538483 19880112 333481 491946 273302 721499 46527 6499 653310 1219944 X 9194602 10181074 10690571 8479094 19885173 18660168 20538483 19880112 -1337361 112356 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1447861 1961191 1668444 1074462 6151958 1447861 1961191 1668444 1074462 6151958 1115128 5036830 1314 184134 437278 639787 1262513 26284 13343 11475 45632 96734 7511205 10928694 X 9000 9000 6926788 6935788 496789 124197 0 0 398898 511855 496789 1407542 2111313 9000 9000 9000 27000 99725 127964 124197 351886 527829 Part II-A, Lines 2A, 2B, and 2C: The amounts on line 2a and 2d of Schedule C are calculated per IRS Formula and Instructions and do not represent the actual lobbying expenditures of the Foundation. The actual lobbying expenditures for the Foundation are presented on line 2c. 8681 8681 0 61176 51958 9218 73377 66950 6427 15645 DENIS MURPHY FUND 2392172 F INVESTMENT FUND 7016715 F BOA SETTLEMENT FUND 9144521 F 18553408 6086493 112356 152826 265182 5821311 74266 74266 5895577 7311498 152826 152826 7158672 74266 74266 7232938 Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Contributions for Donated Services 152,826. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Contributions for Donated Services 152,826. 0 Advocates for Basic Legal Equality 525 Jefferson Avenue STE 300 Toledo OH 43604 237376131 501(C)3 1383607 Legal aid for special populations/funding to support legal aid Ohio State Legal Services Associations OPLC and SEOLS 555 Buttles Avenue Columbus OH 43215 310718185 501(C)3 1005831 Legal aid for state support/funding to supporl legal aid Legal Aid Society of Cleveland 1223 W Sixth Street Cleveland OH 44113 340866026 501(C)3 544660 Funding to support legal aid Legal Aid Society of Columbus 1108 City Park Columbus OH 43206 314476407 501(C)3 540553 Funding to support legal aid Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati 215 E Ninth Street Cincinnati OH 45202 310536673 501(C)3 508899 Funding to support legal aid Community Legal Aid Services 50 S Main St STE 800 Akron OH 44308 340753560 501(C)3 553052 Funding to support legal aid Pro Seniors 7162 Reading Road STE 1150 Cincinnati OH 45237 310887471 501(C)3 114014 Funding to support legal aid Legal Aid of Western Ohio 525 Jefferson Avenue STE 300 Toledo OH 43604 341485732 501(C)3 131466 Funding to support legal aid Community Refugee and Immigration Services 1925 E Dublin Granville Rd STE 102 Columbus OH 43229 311674893 501(c)3 50000 Fellowship support 9 0 LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 111 579929 Part I, Line 2: The Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation requires grantees to provide activity and financial reporting based upon the requirements set forth in the grant agreement. Part III: In an effort to ensure that the best and brightest attorneys can afford to work at Ohio's legal aids, the Foundation annually provides up to $6,000 in loan repayment assistance through a forgivable loan for each qualifying attorney participant in the Foundation's loan repayment assistance program. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANGELA LLOYD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 144016 0 0 0 0 0 18820 0 5934 0 168770 0 0 0 SUSAN CHOE DEPUTY DIRECTOR/GENERAL COUNSEL 129379 0 0 0 0 0 17126 0 20845 0 167350 0 0 0 Form 990, Part I, line 1, Organization's Mission: The Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc. (The "Foundation") is a nonprofit Ohio foundation committed to improving access to justice and ensuring that legal aid societies and other resources, programs, and services address the unmet civil legal needs of low income and underserved Ohioans. Form 990, Part III, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission: The Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation (the "Foundation") is a nonprofit Ohio foundation committed to improving access to justice and ensuring that legal aid societies and other resources, programs, and services address the unmet civil legal needs of low-income and underserved Ohioans. Form 990, Part III, Line 4A, Program Service Accomplishments: Grant Administration: As the principal funder of legal aid in Ohio, the Foundation ensures that qualified lawyers are available to represent low-income Ohioans in civil matters. In partnership with legal aid, the Foundation helps ensure that veterans secure the benefits they have earned; seniors preserve their independence and financial security; victims of domestic violence obtain safety and security; families dealing with the opioid crisis achieve stability; and children with disabilities obtain the support they need to succeed in school. Legal aid ensures that these vulnerable Ohioans have a voice in achieving justice for themselves and their families. Critical to the mission of the Foundation is the monitoring of the flow and disbursal of the funds derived from interest on lawyer trust accounts (IOLTA), interest on trust accounts (IOTA), and a civil filing surcharge. In FY 2018 (July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018), the Foundation successfully monitored the distribution of over $18.1 million in funds to the legal aids. As a result of this funding, Ohio's legal aids provided legal information, advice, or representation in over 53,000 civil matters. Ohio's legal aids assisted nearly 116,000 Ohioans, including nearly 5,000 veterans and over 16,000 seniors. The Foundation also provides discretionary grants to support special projects, such as: 1) providing funding to support fellowships that focus on emergent legal needs facing low-income Ohioans; 2) supporting impactful community redevelopment legal services through Neighborhood Stabilization grants from the Bank of America Settlement funds; and 3) supporting the Ohio Elder Justice Initiative through a generous grant from the Ohio Attorney General's Office. Outstanding law graduates with a passion for public service provide a voice for Ohioans through fellowships sponsored by the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation. The fellowships focus on urgent issues facing individuals and families throughout Ohio. In FY 2018, the Foundation supported 6 fellows in the state. These fellows delivered critically needed civil legal aid to remove barriers to employment; to help children thrive and remain in school; to serve immigrant children and families; and, to uplift communities. Further in FY 2018, the Foundation awarded over $2.2 million in Neighborhood Stabilization grants to support legal services to address community redevelopment throughout Ohio. These grants present an opportunity to make concrete, measurable impacts in specific neighborhoods or areas of Ohio through strategic partnerships with legal aid and community organizations. Finally, through a generous grant from the Ohio Attorney General's Office the Foundation awarded nearly $185,000 to fund critical legal work to assist older Ohioans. As a result of this funding over 6,000 seniors received timely assistance via a Seniors Legal Hotline. An integral part of the Foundation's grant oversight is the review of the methods of delivering civil legal aid in order to ensure that resources are optimized. The Foundation then makes grant dollars available to implement program improvements to enhance the delivery of civil legal aid regionally and statewide. This includes assisting grantees with a variety of program services, technology upgrades, fundraising and communications. In FY 2018, the Foundation awarded over $200,000 to Ohio's legal aids to address either a need identified in a Foundation implemented peer review or in a grantee's own strategic planning and review process. These program grants are made possible through a generous grant from the Ohio Supreme Court. Form 990, Part III, Line 4B, Program Service Accomplishments: Legal Services Support: In addition to critical financial support for civil legal aid in Ohio, the Foundation strengthens and expands legal assistance by promoting the recruitment of attorneys with superior skills and qualifications. To this end, the Foundation provides educational loan repayment assistance to attorneys that are employed by Ohio's legal aids. Through this program, the Foundation provides up to $6,000 in annual loan repayment assistance to qualified participants. In FY 2018, the Foundation provided $579,929 in loan repayment assistance through forgivable loans to 111 participants. The loan repayment assistance program has been a vital tool in the recruitment and retention of the best and brightest attorneys, who otherwise due to their student loan debt could not afford to work for legal aid. In addition, to further the Foundation's mission of improving access to justice, the Foundation has been working with community partners statewide to build a consumer-centric website, Ohio Legal Help, through which all Ohioans can have access to information on the justice system and access to meaningful and effective assistance for their civil legal needs. The Foundation has led an extensive planning and research process to ensure that the website will both be useable by Ohioans seeking legal information and will be able to support Ohio's uniquely complex legal ecosystem. The Foundation has engaged expert website consultants who are using this research to design and build a website that will meet the needs of users, especially low-income Ohioans, as well as the needs of Ohio's legal stakeholders. The Foundation serves as the statewide "voice" for civil legal aid in Ohio. The Foundation educates not only the legal community, but state and national legislators, and the general public about the importance of civil legal aid. In addition, the Foundation partners with Ohio's courts, bar associations, business communities, social service agencies, government, and others to increase the awareness of and build support for civil legal aid in Ohio. Form 990, Part III, Line 4C, Program Service Accomplishments: Public Funds Compliance: The Foundation works with financial institutions, lawyers, and title agents to enhance revenues received from the interest on lawyer trust accounts (IOLTA), interest on trust accounts (IOTA), and a civil filing fee surcharge which are used to fund legal aid to low-income and underserved Ohioans. Specifically, the Foundation works to ensure that lawyers and title insurance agents properly establish the statutorily required accounts and that financial institutions properly report and remit the interest on such accounts statutorily designed to fund civil legal aid in Ohio. Form 990, Part III, Line 4D, Program Service Accomplishments: Explanation: Pro Bono: Through a generous grant from the Supreme Court of Ohio, the Foundation works at the statewide level to increase pro bono participation in the delivery of civil legal aid. The Foundation is a catalyst for the development of new, statewide and local pro bono initiatives. In addition, the Foundation works to increase the pro bono capacity of existing programs to more efficiently and effectively engage volunteers. In FY 2018, the Foundation, in collaboration with the Supreme Court of Ohio, administered the annual, voluntary reporting of Ohio lawyers' pro bono involvement. In addition, the Foundation, through the funding from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio awarded $60,000 in pro bono grants. These grants encourage and support innovative pro bono projects that assist Ohioans navigate the justice system. In April of 2018, the Foundation awarded Judge Luann Cooperrider and Judge Dean Wilson, the Presidential Award for Pro Bono Service, recognizing their outstanding leadership and commitment to pro bono work. In 2008, working in partnership with legal aid, Judge Cooperrider and Judge Wilson founded the Perry County Free Legal Clinic. Over the past ten years, the Perry County Free Legal Clinic has served more than 800 clients, including dozens of veterans. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Foundation's Audit Committee, through delegation by the Board, reviews and approves a final draft of the 990. The full Board received copies of the 990 prior to the 990 being signed and filed with the IRS. The Foundation's most recently filed 990 will be posted on its website. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Foundation's conflict of interest policy & procedures extends to all Directors and to the Foundation's Executive Director and Deputy Director and General Counsel. Each Director and Officer and each member of a committee with governing body-delegated powers must annually complete and sign "The OLAF Annual Business Relationship and Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form." Determinations of whether an actual conflict exists are made by the Board through a majority vote which excludes the vote of a potentially conflicted director(s). No Director or Officer may preside over, vote on or participate in any deliberation of any matter in which such Director or Officer has a conflict or potential conflict of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The Executive Committee of the Board met in FY 2018 and reviewed the Executive Director's compensation. As a basis for comparison, the committee reviewed executive director compensation for comparable nonprofit organizations in Ohio and nationally through the use of composite salary surveys. The Board met in executive session at a duly called meeting on June 14, 2018 and per the recommendation of the Executive Committee approved a salary increase for the Executive Director. The Board's salary discussion and vote was memorialized in contemporaneous minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Foundation makes its governing documents available to the general public. Its annual business relationship and conflict of interest disclosure policy and procedure, annual report and latest form 990 are posted to its website: www.OLAF.org. The Foundation makes other documents available upon request.