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WE ASK FOR PAYROLL REGISTERS, INVOICES, DOCUMENTATION, ETC TO SUPPORT THE INVOICE AMOUNT. FEDERAL AWARD SUB-GRANTEES ALSO PROVIDE A RISK ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE THAT LANC PREPARED ALONG WITH THEIR MOST RECENT AUDIT REPORT. X X X false false false false false false false false false GEORGE HAUSEN JR PRESIDENT 141711 6950 6407 155068 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA IS A STATEWIDE, NONPROFIT LAW FIRM THAT PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES IN CIVIL MATTERS TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN ORDER TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND TO REMOVE LEGAL BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A LEGAL AID OF NORTH CAROLINA IS A STATEWIDE, NONPROFIT LAW FIRM THAT PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES IN CIVIL MATTERS TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN ORDER TO ENSURE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND TO REMOVE LEGAL BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. LANC FOCUSES ITS ADVOCACY ON CASES THAT AFFECT ITS CLIENTS' BASIC HUMAN NEEDS - SAFETY FROM VIOLENCE, SHELTER AND INCOME - AND CASES INVOLVING SYSTEMIC AND STRUCTURAL INJUSTICES AND INEQUALITIES THAT BROADLY AFFECT LOW-INOCME NORTH CAROLINIANS. LANC'S CORE CASES INVOLVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HOUSING, PUBLIC BENEFITS, CONSUMER RIGHTS, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE. CLIENTS ARE AMONG THE POOREST OF THE POOR. GENERALLY PEOPLE WITH INCOMES BELOW 125% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. THREE-QUARTERS OF OUR CLIENTS ARE WOMEN, MANY OF WHOM HAVE MINOR CHILDREN. LANC SERVES ROUGHLY 25,000 CLIENTS A YEAR IN ALL 100 COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLLINA. LANC HAS MORE THAN 20 FIELD OFFICES AND OPERATES 12 STATEWIDE OR REGIONAL PROJECTS THAT FOCUS ON DISCRETE AREAS OF LAW OR SERVE SPECIAL CLIENT POPULATIONS. LANC IS A FULL-SERVICE LAW FIRM THAT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF SERVICES TO CLIENTS, FROM ADVICE AND BRIEF SERVICE TO FULL REPRESENTATION IN COURT. LANC ALSO CONDUCTS SELF-HELP LEGAL WORKSHOPS THAT EDUCATE AND EMPOWER CLIENTS TO HANDLE CERTAIN BASIC LEGAL ISSUES THEMSELVES. LANC ALSO PRODUCES AND DISTRIBUTES SELF-HELP AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES LIKE HANDBOOKS, BROCHURES AND VIDEOS. LANC IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS FUNDED BY A WIDE VARIETY OF SOURCES, INCLUDING FEDERAL GRANTS, STATE COURT FEES, CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS, STATE AND LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS, LAW FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS. NEARLY HALF OF LANC'S FUNDING COMES FROM THE FEDERAL LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION, WHICH IS FUNDED BY A CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION FOR GRANTS TO CIVIL LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURN IS REVIEWED BY A SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO ITS FILING. THE RETURN IS MADE AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C MANAGEMENT REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST SITUATIONS WHEN ENTERING INTO AND PAYING CONTRACTS. THESE REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED ON A REGULAR BASIS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE INDEPENDENT AD HOC COMPENSATION AND EVALUATION COMMITTEE (APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE), CHAIRED BY THE OUTGOING BOARD CHAIR, CONDUCTED A COMPARABILITY STUDY, INCLUDING AN INDUSTRY SURVEY FROM MIE TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. THE RESULT WAS RATIFIED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSATION WAS BASED ON COMPARABILITY DATA AND WAS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THEN THE FULL BOARD, BUT DID NOT EMPLOY AN INDEPENDENT ANALYST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE.