2018-11-09T09:21:30-06:00 2018-06-30 251622758 MAHER DUESSEL CPA'S 3003 NORTH FRONT STREET SUITE 101 HARRISBURG PA 17110 990 2017-07-01 251157129 NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION NEIG 4122556700 928 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15222 ROBERT RACUNAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4122556700 2018-11-09 1 LISA RITTER P00168809 7172321230 173.167.70.137 2018-11-09 09:21:18 ES P 14408212A635E8F42A904D17529EDD5146E6480F 4869E5F49B9973F149F13A18DEB0F85868CD0247 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z ROBERT RACUNAS 928 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15222 4832124 0 X WWW.NLSA.US X 1966 PA TO MEET THE CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS OF THE POOR AND VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND EDUCATION 39 39 59 283 0 0 4148745 4807067 5344 8166 1805 3410 7545 13481 4163439 4832124 0 0 0 0 3322033 3659304 0 0 104873 814667 754490 4136700 4413794 26739 418330 1979785 2467821 52027 121733 1927758 2346088 X THE 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. 0 1 4036292 21647 NLSA 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". 4036292 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA X NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION 4122556700 928 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15222 KATHRYN M KENYON ESQ PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA NK MILLER ESQ PRESIDENT-ELECT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 J ALEXANDER HERSHEY ESQ VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER MODELL ESQ SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM TURNER ASSISTANT SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN S ROSINSKI ESQ TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MAX W LAUN ESQ IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SYLVIA BASICH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KENT BEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID A BLANER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS E BRETH ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY A BROWN ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE R BYRNE ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE R COLTON ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD W CROUCH ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BEATRIZ DIAZ-COTHEN ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSIE EDISON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID H EHRENWERTH ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TRACY EVERETT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN A GARFINKEL ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROCHELLE JACKSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY L JONES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RON G JONES ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT KLUG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY MCELROY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TAMEKA MORGAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 EUGENIA MOSBY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE LW NORTON ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH A PARKER ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE R REISS ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY A SILVERMAN ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN SOLOMON ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA S STEIN ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALICE STEWART ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TONY J THOMPSON ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL WARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD WILSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEVIN A WINKLOSKY ESQ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DOROTHY YOUNG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT RACUNAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 150611 0 26160 RAY DEMMEL CONTROLLER 40.00 X 67398 0 21018 PHYLLIS STEVENS FORMER ASSISTANT EXEC. DIRECTOR 40.00 X 108286 0 15342 326295 0 62520 2 0 1 0 0 351131 4455936 4807067 EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS 541100 6233 6233 FELLOWSHIP/LAW SCHOOL 541100 1000 1000 SWPA LEGAL CONSORTIUM 541100 873 873 CLE TRAINING 541100 60 60 8166 3410 3410 4500 0 4500 4500 4500 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 8981 8981 8981 4832124 21647 0 3410 373765 257459 115687 619 2446282 2399638 43806 2838 225060 212813 11989 258 614197 593120 20377 700 240020 128209 21626 90185 8836 8742 94 30764 29108 1640 16 122141 115502 6507 132 49492 42923 6566 3 50023 45719 3100 1204 37370 37322 48 EQUIP. RENTAL & MAINT. 58538 57915 623 TELEPHONE 52304 49451 2786 67 LIBRARY UPKEEP 32519 32519 PRINTING & POSTAGE 26596 17651 600 8345 45887 45523 364 4413794 4036292 272629 104873 74528 139824 994349 1523388 2058 274236 200308 80191 90791 2217299 1718577 548745 498722 5678 14788 1979785 2467821 46349 106945 5678 14788 52027 121733 X 1581192 1791854 346566 554234 1927758 2346088 1979785 2467821 418330 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 4301002 4587598 4043786 4148745 4807067 21888198 4301002 4587598 4043786 4148745 4807067 21888198 21888198 1168 1274 1588 1805 3410 9245 43400 14538 9217 3045 8981 79181 21976624 517072 0.99600 0.99580 X 0 1 X 1352905 854183 498722 864394 864394 0 498722 5647369 815245 815245 4832124 0 4832124 5229039 815245 815245 4413794 0 4413794 PART IV, LINE 2B: CLIENT DEPOSITS ARE HELD IN ESCROW BY NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION TO COVER COURT RELATED COSTS. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROBERT RACUNAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 150611 0 0 0 0 0 5600 0 20560 0 176771 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 PROGRAM 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 7A ATTORNEY 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 8B EACH 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 11B THE 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 12C A 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 15 THE 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 19 NLSA MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.