2017-11-02T09:21:05-05:00 2017-06-30 251622758 MAHER DUESSEL CPA'S 3003 NORTH FRONT STREET SUITE 101 HARRISBURG PA 17110 990 2016-07-01 251157129 NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION NEIG 4122556700 928 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15222 ROBERT RACUNAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4122556700 2017-11-02 1 LISA RITTER P00168809 7172321230 173.167.70.137 2017-11-02 09:20:56 ED P 2D795C689712B55CB9FD42BF5AB9951AADF90BBD 2D795C689712B55CB9FD42BF5AB9951AADF90BBD 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z ROBERT RACUNAS 928 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15222 4163439 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 57 306 0 0 4043786 4148745 4518 5344 1588 1805 -86841 7545 3963051 4163439 0 0 0 0 3201476 3322033 0 0 105124 823119 814667 4024595 4136700 -61544 26739 2089251 1979785 188232 52027 1901019 1927758 X THE MISSION OF NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION IS MEETING THE CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS OF THE POOR AND VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND EDUCATION. 1 1 3723859 12889 NLSA HANDLED A TOTAL OF 7,437 CASES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD OF WHICH 1,434 WERE HANDLED BY PRO BONO ATTORNEYS. APPROXIMATELY 8.8% OF THE TOTAL CASES INVOLVED CONSUMER ISSUES, 46% INVOLVED FAMILY ISSUES (90% OF THESE WERE PFA'S), 27% INVOLVED HOUSING ISSUES, 7% INVOLVED INCOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES (SSI, FOOD STAMPS, TANF, UNEMPLOYMENT), 4% INVOLVED EMPLOYMENT (INCLUDING UNEMPLOYMENT), AND THE REMAINING 8% INVOLVED SUCH ISSUES AS HEALTH, DRIVERS LICENSE ISSUES, PROPERTY TAXES, AND ADVANCED DIRECTIVES (67% OF THE MISCELLANEOUS CATEGORY). 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 (77%). FIFTY-TWO PERCENT (52%) 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 5,898 CASES. OF THE CASES CLOSED, 46% WERE RESOLVED WITH ADVICE AND LIMITED ASSISTANCE; 41% WITH NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OR LITIGATION, AND 13% WITH EXTENDED SERVICES.NLSA OBTAINED A TOTAL OF $1,350,657.00 IN BACK AWARDS/SETTLEMENTS FOR CLIENTS ALONG WITH $129,427.00 IN TOTAL MONTHLY BENEFITS, THUS BRINGING IN $2,903,781.00 TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY FOR THE YEAR. NLSA ALSO HELPED LOW INCOME CLIENTS SUCCESSFULLY AVOID PAYMENTS FROM THEIR LOW INCOMES TOTALING $143,020.00 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." 3723859 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 37 0 57 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 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA NK MILLER PRESIDENT-ELECT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 J ALEXANDER HERSHEY ESQ VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER MODELL ESQ SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM TURNER ESQ ASSISTANT SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN S ROSINSKI ESQ TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA SHARP ASSISTANT TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MAX W LAUN ESQ IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 SYLVIA BASICH DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN A BASS ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KENT BEY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID A BLANER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARYANN BOZICH-DI LUIGI ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY A BROWN ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE R BYRNE ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE R COLTON ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD W CROUCH ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BEATRIZ DIAZ-COTHEN ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JESSIE EDISON ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID H EHRENWERTH ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN A GARFINKEL ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROCHELLE JACKSON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY L JONES DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RON G JONES ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY MCELROY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TAMEKA MORGAN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 EUGENIA MOSBY ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE LW NORTON ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE R REISS ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN SOLOMON ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ALICE STEWART ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TONY J THOMPSON ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAIME S TUITE ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE LEECH VOLLEN ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL WARD DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD WILSON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DEVIN A WINKLOSKY ESQ DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DOROTHY YOUNG DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT RACUNAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 150106 0 22452 RAY DEMMEL CONTROLLER 40.00 X 65390 0 16726 PHYLLIS STEVENS ASSISTANT EXEC. DIRECTOR 40.00 X 106240 0 12496 321736 0 51674 2 0 1 0 0 121015 4027730 4148745 SWPA LEGAL CONSORTIUM 541100 5009 5009 CLE TRAINING 541100 335 335 5344 1805 1805 4500 0 4500 4500 4500 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 3045 3045 3045 4163439 12889 0 1805 359977 320320 38350 1307 2184345 2047570 135053 1722 549003 513039 35486 478 228708 213042 15447 219 236996 123142 21412 92442 977 977 112485 104868 7604 13 102441 95418 6918 105 43405 38818 4583 4 53079 47781 3949 1349 33012 32973 39 EQUIP. RENTAL & MAINT. 65638 64752 886 TELEPHONE 59624 55528 4026 70 PRINTING & POSTAGE 37133 28997 1030 7106 LIBRARY UPKEEP 27131 27131 42746 42476 270 4136700 3723859 307717 105124 150994 74528 968955 994349 3162 2058 259672 274236 82149 80191 2217299 1668554 601828 548745 22491 5678 2089251 1979785 165741 46349 22491 5678 188232 52027 X 1638169 1581192 262850 346566 1901019 1927758 2089251 1979785 26739 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 4710303 4301002 4587598 4043786 4148745 21791434 4710303 4301002 4587598 4043786 4148745 21791434 21791434 1095 1168 1274 1588 1805 6930 14559 43400 14538 9217 3045 84759 21883123 519593 0.99580 0.99560 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 X 1352905 804160 548745 864394 864394 0 548745 5137998 974559 974559 4163439 0 4163439 5111259 974559 974559 4136700 0 4136700 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 150106 0 0 0 0 0 3005 0 19447 0 172558 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION (NLSA) OBTAINED A VICTIM OF CRIME ACT GRANT WHICH ALLOWED US TO EXPAND SERVICES TO OUR PROTECTION FROM ABUSE CLIENTS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ACCESS TO AN ATTORNEY PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THEIR PROTECTION FROM ABUSE, A SOCIAL WORKER TO ASSIST THEM IN BECOMING SELF-SUFFICIENT, AND ACCESS TO AN ADVOCATE WHO CONDUCTS LETHALITY ASSESSMENTS. NLSA IS ALSO NOW ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THOSE SEEKING SEXUAL VIOLENCE PETITIONS AND WHO ARE OVER OUR REGULAR PROGRAM GUIDELINES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGE INVOLVES THE CHANGE TO A NEW CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LEGAL SERVER, WHICH ALLOWS NLSA TO WORK TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION OF ON-LINE INTAKE. 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.