NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION (EIN 25-1157129)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2018-11-09
IRS object ID
201813139349301351
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-11-09T09:21:30-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN251622758PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAHER DUESSEL CPA'SBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13003 NORTH FRONT STREET SUITE 101AddressLine1Txt
CityHARRISBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP17110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN251157129EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNEIGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4122556700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1928 PENN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityPITTSBURGHCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP15222ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT RACUNASPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4122556700PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLISA RITTERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00168809PTIN
Phone7172321230PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address173.167.70.137IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-09IPDt
IP Tm09:21:18IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id14408212A635E8F42A904D17529EDD5146E6480FAtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id4869E5F49B9973F149F13A18DEB0F85868CD0247AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerROBERT RACUNASPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1928 PENN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityPITTSBURGHCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP15222ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,832,124GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NLSA.USWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1966FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO MEET THE CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS OF THE POOR AND VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND EDUCATIONActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body39VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent39VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee59TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers283TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,148,745PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,807,067CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$5,344PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$8,166CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,805PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,410CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$7,545PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$13,481CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,163,439PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,832,124CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,322,033PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,659,304CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$104,873CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$814,667PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$754,490CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,136,700PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,413,794CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$26,739PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$418,330CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,979,785TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,467,821TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$52,027TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$121,733TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,927,758NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,346,088NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION STATEMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION IS TO MEET THE CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS OF THE POOR AND VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND EDUCATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangeYes (1)SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,036,292ExpenseAmt
Revenue$21,647RevenueAmt
DescNLSA HANDLED A TOTAL OF 7,485 CASES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD OF WHICH 1367 WERE HANDLED BY PRO BONO ATTORNEYS. APPROXIMATELY 8% OF THE TOTAL CASES INVOLVED CONSUMER ISSUES, 50% INVOLVED FAMILY ISSUES (94% OF THESE WERE PFA'S), 26% INVOLVED HOUSING ISSUES, 6% INVOLVED INCOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES (SSI, FOOD STAMPS, TANF, UNEMPLOYMENT), 5% INVOLVED EMPLOYMENT, AND THE REMAINING 5% INVOLVED SUCH ISSUES AS HEALTH, DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUES, PROPERTY TAXES, AND ADVANCED DIRECTIVES. OF THE CASES HANDLED, 80% WERE FOR INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 59, 19% FOR INDIVIDUALS AGE 60 AND OVER, AND 1% FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. MOST OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE FEMALE (78%). FIFTY-THREE PERCENT (53%) OF THE CLIENTS WERE WHITE; 44% WERE BLACK; AND 4% OF THE CLIENTS WERE OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS SUCH AS ASIAN, HISPANIC, AND NATIVE AMERICAN. WE CLOSED 5,853 CASES. OF THE CASES CLOSED, 55% WERE RESOLVED WITH ADVICE AND LIMITED ASSISTANCE; 44% WITH NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OR LITIGATION, AND 15% WITH EXTENDED SERVICES.NLSA OBTAINED A TOTAL OF $1,624,573.00 IN BACK AWARDS/SETTLEMENTS FOR CLIENTS ALONG WITH $123,941.00 IN TOTAL MONTHLY BENEFITS BRINGING IN $3,111,865.00 EACH YEAR TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. NLSA ALSO HELPED LOW INCOME CLIENTS SUCCESSFULLY AVOID PAYMENTS FROM THEIR LOW INCOMES TOTALING $318,926.00 TO SUCH CREDITORS AS LANDLORDS CLAIMING MONIES NOT DUE, CREDIT CARD AGENCIES ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT DEBTS THEY COULD NOT LEGALLY COLLECT, OR OVERPAYMENTS WHICH CLIENTS RECEIVED THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. NLSA CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERAL COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS BASED ON "MODELS THAT WORK" -SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS OPERATED BY OTHER LEGAL AID PROGRAMS AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS THAT THEMSELVES CAN SERVE AS "MODELS THAT WORK" FOR OTHER PROGRAMS STATEWIDE AND BEYOND. EACH OF THESE MODELS RELATE TO OUR PROGRAM PRIORITIES WHICH, IN THE BROADEST TERMS, ARE: "SECURING AND PRESERVING SAFE, DECENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE; "PROTECTING THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE OF LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND THE STABILITY OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES; "PROVIDING ECONOMIC STABILITY FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS; AND "DEVELOPING, FINANCING AND LAUNCHING NEW COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES THAT HAVE A LEGAL AID COMPONENT AND ADDRESS CRITICAL, HIGH-PRIORITY NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA".Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$4,036,292TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document24IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee59EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members39GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member39IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4122556700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1928 PENN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityPITTSBURGHCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP15222ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (42 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
KATHRYN M KENYON ESQ
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA NK MILLER ESQ
PRESIDENT-ELECT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
J ALEXANDER HERSHEY ESQ
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER MODELL ESQ
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM TURNER
ASSISTANT SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN S ROSINSKI ESQ
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAX W LAUN ESQ
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SYLVIA BASICH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENT BEY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID A BLANER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS E BRETH ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY A BROWN ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE R BYRNE ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE R COLTON ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD W CROUCH ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEATRIZ DIAZ-COTHEN ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSIE EDISON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID H EHRENWERTH ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRACY EVERETT
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN A GARFINKEL ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROCHELLE JACKSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY L JONES
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON G JONES ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT KLUG
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDY MCELROY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMEKA MORGAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EUGENIA MOSBY
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE LW NORTON ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH A PARKER ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE R REISS ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY A SILVERMAN ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN SOLOMON ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSHUA S STEIN ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALICE STEWART ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY J THOMPSON ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL WARD
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD WILSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEVIN A WINKLOSKY ESQ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOROTHY YOUNG
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT RACUNAS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$150,611$0$26,160
RAY DEMMEL
CONTROLLER40.00Yes (X)$67,398$0$21,018
PHYLLIS STEVENS
FORMER ASSISTANT EXEC. DIRECTOR40.00$108,286$0$15,342Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$326,295TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$62,520TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$351,131GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,455,936AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,807,067TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS541100$6,233$6,233
FELLOWSHIP/LAW SCHOOL541100$1,000$1,000
SWPA LEGAL CONSORTIUM541100$873$873
CLE TRAINING541100$60$60
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$8,166TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,410TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,410ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$4,500RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$4,500RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,500TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,500RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$8,981TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,981RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$8,981OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,832,124TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$21,647RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$3,410ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$373,765TotalAmt
Program Services$257,459ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$115,687ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$619FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,446,282TotalAmt
Program Services$2,399,638ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,806ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,838FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$225,060TotalAmt
Program Services$212,813ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,989ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$258FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$614,197TotalAmt
Program Services$593,120ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$700FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$240,020TotalAmt
Program Services$128,209ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,626ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$90,185FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,836TotalAmt
Program Services$8,742ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$94FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,764TotalAmt
Program Services$29,108ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,640ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,141TotalAmt
Program Services$115,502ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,507ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$132FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,492TotalAmt
Program Services$42,923ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,566ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,023TotalAmt
Program Services$45,719ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,204FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,370TotalAmt
Management And General$37,322ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EQUIP. RENTAL & MAINT.$58,538$57,915$623
TELEPHONE$52,304$49,451$2,786$67
LIBRARY UPKEEP$32,519$32,519
PRINTING & POSTAGE$26,596$17,651$600$8,345

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,887TotalAmt
Program Services$45,523ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$364FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,413,794TotalAmt
Program Services$4,036,292ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$272,629ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$104,873FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,528BOYAmt
EOY$139,824EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$994,349BOYAmt
EOY$1,523,388EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,058BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$274,236BOYAmt
EOY$200,308EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,191BOYAmt
EOY$90,791EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,217,299LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,718,577LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$548,745BOYAmt
EOY$498,722EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,678BOYAmt
EOY$14,788EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,979,785BOYAmt
EOY$2,467,821EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,349BOYAmt
EOY$106,945EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,678BOYAmt
EOY$14,788EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,027BOYAmt
EOY$121,733EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,581,192BOYAmt
EOY$1,791,854EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$346,566BOYAmt
EOY$554,234EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,927,758BOYAmt
EOY$2,346,088EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,979,785BOYAmt
EOY$2,467,821EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$418,330ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)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$4,301,002CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,587,598CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,043,786CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,148,745CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,807,067CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,888,198TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,301,002CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,587,598CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,043,786CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,148,745CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,807,067CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,888,198TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$21,888,198PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,168CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,274CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,588CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,805CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,410CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,245TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$43,400CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,538CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,217CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,045CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,981CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$79,181TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$21,976,624TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$517,072GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99600PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99580PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,352,905OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$854,183DepreciationAmt
Book Value$498,722BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$864,394OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$864,394DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$498,722TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,647,369TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$815,245DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$815,245RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,832,124RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,832,124TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,229,039TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$815,245DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$815,245ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,413,794ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,413,794TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART IV, LINE 2B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCLIENT DEPOSITS ARE HELD IN ESCROW BY NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION TO COVER COURT RELATED COSTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT RACUNASPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$150,611BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$5,600DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$20,560NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$176,771TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3PROGRAM SERVICES CAN NOW BE ACCESSED THROUGH OUR NEW ONLINE INTAKE MODULE. GIVEN THE INCREASED VOLUME FROM THE USE OF THIS METHOD, WE CHANGED OUR INTAKE HOURS TO M-F 9:00 A.M.-NOON EACH DAY. MESSAGES CAN BE LEFT UNTIL 1:00 ON OUR HELPLINE. INDIVIDUALS CAN WALK IN TO AN OFFICE BETWEEN 9:00 AND 3:00 IN EACH OFFICE. RURAL COUNTIES CLOSE BETWEEN NOON AND 1:00 FOR LUNCH.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AATTORNEY BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOMINATED TO THEIR POSITIONS BY LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS, THE TWO LOCAL SCHOOLS AND THE WOMEN'S CENTER AND SHELTER OF GREATER PITTSBURGH WHILE CLIENT BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOMINATED BY DESIGNATED CLIENT ADVOCACY GROUPS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BEACH COMMITTEE REPORTS THE DISCUSSIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE MEETING AT THE SUBSEQUENT FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CONTROLLER, AND THE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND COMPLIANCE. THE FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CA CONFLICT QUESTIONNAIRE IS SENT TO BOARD MEMBERS EACH YEAR AND THESE ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT BY THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR COMPLIANCE AND PERFORMANCE FOR CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DOES AN EVALUATION AND SALARY COMPARABILITY REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EVERY TWO YEARS. THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND EVALUATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL. THE LAST SALARY ADJUSTMENT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS APPROVED IN DECEMBER 2014. MANAGERS ARE PAID A SALARY INCREMENT FOR THE POSITION AND RECEIVE THE EQUIVALENT RAISES OF STAFF ATTORNEYS UNDER THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CONTROLLER, AND DIRECTOR OF PERFORMANCE AND COMPLIANCE RECEIVE COMPENSATION BASED ON RESPONSIBILITIES AND SENIORITY DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE NLSA BOARD PRESIDENT AND PRESIDENT-ELECT. THE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR IS PAID UNDER A SHARED COMPENSATION CONTRACT WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA LEGAL AID NETWORK WHICH IS SET BY THE PENNSYLVANIA LEGAL AID NETWORK.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19NLSA MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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