FAMILY LEGAL CARE INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
FAMILY LEGAL CARE INC (EIN 13-3910567)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-02-03
IRS object ID
201700349349300930
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Tax Period End2016-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Address Line1307 5th Ave 15th FloorAddressLine1Txt
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PersonSharon MyriePersonNm
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Formation1996FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
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Expense$176,439ExpenseAmt
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Glenn R Pollner Esq
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William C Silverman Esq
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Karen A Greenstein Esq
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Linda A Fuller
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Sara M DiLeo Esq
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Frances J DiSarro
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan R Kramer
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leslie Abbey Esq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Roy Haynes Jr
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Thomas W Ostrander
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rebecca J Simmons
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen McGrath
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Liberty Aldrich Esq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Philip H Cohen
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Jameelah J Hayes
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Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Total$8,160,039TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,130,059CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,180,085CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,596,051CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,624,628CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,629,216CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,160,039TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$447,526SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,712,513PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$505CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$370CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$255CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$221CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$103CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,454TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$595,285CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$450,461CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$680CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$1,046,426TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$9,207,919TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.83760PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80890PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,910OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,642DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,268BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$134,833OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$121,556DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,277BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$34,926OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$34,926DepreciationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$17,545TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,694,760TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$65,441DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$65,441RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,629,319RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,629,319TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,745,051TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$65,441DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$65,441ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,679,610ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,679,610TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLIFT does not believe its financial statements include any material, uncertain tax positions. Tax filings for period ending September 30, 2012 and later are subject to examination by applicable taxing authorities.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$359,664GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$320,764CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$38,900GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$38,900OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$359,664GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$320,764CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$38,900GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$38,900OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$38,900DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSharon MyriePersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$150,544BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$32,019NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$182,563TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Legal Education and Publications:LIFT produces written Legal Resource Guides on a variety of family law topics. They are multilingual, step-by-step guides to nearly 40 family law topics, including court process and procedure, litigants rights, and court navigation. In 2016 we distributed over 200,000 copies of our Guides. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Judge for a Day: Run in partnership with the Courts, Judge for a Day (JFAD) provides public officials and private sector executives with a unique opportunity to shadow judges and participate in an interactive luncheon with Family Court judges and LIFT staff. In addition to raising awareness of Family Court conditions, JFAD illuminates LIFTs role in the Family Courts, and helps bring resources to Family Court and LIFT. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Public Policy: LIFT continually focuses on catalyzing significant and lasting change in the Family Court system. We serve on a statewide committee to explore how resources can be expanded to include non-lawyer advocates in the court system. In addition, LIFT serves on the New York City Family Court Advisory Council, the New York City Bar Associations Family Court and Family Law Committee, and the City Bars Council on Children to express the interests and concerns of unrepresented litigants.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessManagement reviewed a draft of the form 990 with the audit/finance committee and provided edits to the tax preparer. After this process was performed, the form 990 was sent to the full board of directors prior to being filed with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsThe organization has a "board approved" conflicts of interest policy. Each board member must fill out an annual declaration stating they had no conflicts or identifying the nature of their interested party transactions.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableDocuments are made available upon request.

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