LEGAL SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
LEGAL SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI INC (EIN 59-1227481)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-10-23
IRS object ID
201732969349301103
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-10-23T10:21:40-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BCA Watson Rice LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 693725AddressLine1Txt
CityMiamiCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP332690375ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN591227481EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LEGAL SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLEGABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3054382521PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14343 West Flagler StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityMIAMICityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33134ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMarcia Cypen EsqPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive Dir.PersonTitleTxt
Signature2017-10-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRonald ThompkinsPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01474655PTIN
Phone3059471638PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,923,232GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates IncludedfalseAllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.legalservicesmiami.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1966FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide free civil legal services to low income residents of Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body42VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent42VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee91TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers360TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$5,166,348PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$8,536,577CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$9,356PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$16,798CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$237,021PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$342,202CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,394,013PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,895,577CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,041,362PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,038,784CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$1,343PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$106,707CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,471,246PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,437,339CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,513,951PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$8,476,123CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,119,938PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$419,454CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$9,087,051TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$11,604,943TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,512,643TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$7,611,081TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,574,408NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,993,862NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,149,500ExpenseAmt
DescGeneral Law - provides legal assistance to persons who are without adequate means to employ counsel. Provided services benefiting 20,625 individuals in 2016.Desc

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Expense$1,806,601ExpenseAmt
DescSenior Citizens - provide legal assistance to elderly persons who are without adequate means to employ counsel. Provided services benefiting 1,342 individuals in 2016.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$7,956,101TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingYes (true)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (true)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (true)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt BondsfalseInvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow AccountfalseEscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of IssuerfalseOnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (true)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (true)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (true)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document38IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee91EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Form8899 FiledindfalseForm8899Filedind
Form1098 C FiledfalseForm1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business HoldingsfalseDAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041falseOrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One StatefalseLicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRachel SkoraPersonNm
Phone3054382521PhoneNum

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Address Line14343 West Flagler Street Suite 100AddressLine1Txt
CityMiamiCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33134ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (51 entries)

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Bruce Solow
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carolyn Pates
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Julie Azuaje Esq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Damaris Del Valle
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Natacha Delisme
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Emily Alejo
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nexcy de la Rosa-Monroe
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jody Shulman
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephanie LCarman Esq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
D Porpoise Evans Esq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carla Barrow Esq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrea Fleming
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nicole Ellis Esq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin P Jacobs Esq
Director1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nory M Acosta-Lopez
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Louis M Jepeway Jr Esq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ronald Surin
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Beana
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Yanick Landess
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George Shelby
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joshua Spector
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Teresa Enriquez
Director0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carlos Canino
Director0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shatwona Spry
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vilma Ciocco
Director0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George G Mahfood Esq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lionel Lightbourne
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tiffani G Lee Esq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elvin Ruiz
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Effie D Silva Esq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Milagros Perez
Director0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Darrell Payne Esq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cherine Smith Valbrun Esq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Claudia Tabares
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vicente Tome Esq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ida Wright
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Donald Yates Esq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barnaby L Min Esq
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Manuel L Dobrinsky Esq
Treasurer1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jeffrey B Crockett
Chairman1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Juanita Alvarez
2nd VP1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Anita Margot Moss Esq
Secretary1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Jordi Guso Esq
1st Vice Pres1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Nicole Diez
CFO40.000.00$58,814$0$3,846Yes (X)
Marcia Cypen Esq
Executive Dir.40.005.00$200,604$0$20,299Yes (X)
Rachel Skora
Comptroller40.000.00$40,991$0$2,337Yes (X)
Margaret Z Moores Esq
Deputy Director40.000.00$137,796$0$19,152Yes (X)
Carolina Lombardi Esq
Advocacy Director40.000.00$125,386$0$11,699Yes (X)
Jose Fons
Advocacy Director40.000.00$100,080$0$20,515Yes (X)
Jeffrey Hearne
Dir. of Litigation40.000.00$105,344$0$20,808Yes (X)
Vivian Chavez Esq
Dir of Operations40.000.00$106,390$0$20,057Yes (X)
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Total Other Compensation$118,713TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1NoneBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$2,172,535RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$5,501,275GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$862,767AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,536,577TotalContributionsAmt
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Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$15,389RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$15,389RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Exclusion$15,389ExclusionAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$93,344FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$27,655FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column$65,689TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$65,689ExclusionAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Attorneys' fees & other541100$169,419$169,419
Gain on sale of property531390$1,705$1,705
Management fees-Related531310$90,000$90,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$261,124OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$8,895,577TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$277,922RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$81,078ExclusionAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$220,903TotalAmt
Program Services$209,858ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,045ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$3,621,124ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$193,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$60,350FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$942,645TotalAmt
Program Services$881,632ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,132ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,881FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,623TotalAmt
Program Services$116,623ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,000TotalAmt
Program Services$29,450ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$377,039TotalAmt
Program Services$360,214ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,825ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,735TotalAmt
Program Services$37,748ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,987ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,324TotalAmt
Program Services$45,908ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,416ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$648,231TotalAmt
Program Services$615,819ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,412ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Program Services$14,338ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$755ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,541,408ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$81,127ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,714TotalAmt
Program Services$6,251ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$463ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,837TotalAmt
Program Services$74,895ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,942ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Other direct cost$239,935$227,938$11,997
Telephone$46,987$44,638$2,349
Equipment repairs and maint$35,478$33,704$1,774
Donated Goods and Services$32,739$31,102$1,637

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,069TotalAmt
Program Services$63,451ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,142ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,476FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,476,123TotalAmt
Program Services$7,956,101ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$413,315ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$106,707FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$233,821BOYAmt
EOY$146,784EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,743,929BOYAmt
EOY$2,564,005EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$328,292BOYAmt
EOY$685,348EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,376BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$98,777BOYAmt
EOY$72,890EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,852,921LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$127,165LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,241,839BOYAmt
EOY$7,725,756EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$384,017BOYAmt
EOY$410,160EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,087,051BOYAmt
EOY$11,604,943EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,020,530BOYAmt
EOY$1,155,567EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$947,757BOYAmt
EOY$700,573EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$204,923BOYAmt
EOY$146,784EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,339,433BOYAmt
EOY$5,608,157EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,512,643BOYAmt
EOY$7,611,081EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,916,666BOYAmt
EOY$3,208,169EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$657,742BOYAmt
EOY$785,693EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,574,408BOYAmt
EOY$3,993,862EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,087,051BOYAmt
EOY$11,604,943EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$419,454ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)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$6,250,853CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,616,478CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,054,068CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,549,992CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,501,275CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,972,666TotalAmt

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$6,250,853CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,616,478CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,054,068CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,549,992CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,501,275CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,972,666TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$26,972,666PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,388CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,328CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,191CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,044CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,798CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$109,749TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$27,082,415TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99590PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99610PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$18,129,041BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$100,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$463,430InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$740,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$11,046AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$17,941,425EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$18,129,041ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$18,129,041EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (true)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,280,333OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,280,333BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,740,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,740,000BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$101,833OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$101,833DepreciationAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,730,755OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,332DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,705,423BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,725,756TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred Compensation Plan$384,964
Notes payable to affiliates$5,223,191
Rounding$2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,608,157TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV, Line 2b: Explanation of escrow account liabilityLSGMI separates client trust funds from all sources by placing them in separate bank accounts that are titled "Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts." These funds are recorded as assets and liabilities and are presented separately on the statement of financial position.
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteLegal Services and the Foundation are exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) and is not a "provate foundation" under section 509(a) of the IRC, as amended by the IRC; they are also exempt from Florida tangible and intangible personal property taxes; accordingly no provision for these taxes have been made in the financial statements. Management has evaluated Legal Services and its subsidiaries tax positons and has concluded that Legal Services and its subsidiaries has taken no uncertain income tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements. Generally, Legal Services and its subsidiaries are not subject to income tax examinations by the U.S. Federal, State, or local tax authorities for years before 2010, which is the standard statute of limitations lookback period.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Heart of GivingEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$93,344GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$93,344GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$2,000RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$17,727FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$6,240EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,688OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$93,344GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$93,344GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$2,000RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$17,727FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$6,240EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,688OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$27,655DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$65,689NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Marcia Cypen Esq
Executive Dir.$200,604$6,674$13,625$220,903
Margaret Z Moores Esq
Deputy Director$137,796$4,720$14,432$156,948

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessLSGMI's Form 990 is reviewed as follows:first by the Comptroller and the Executive Director; second by the Audit & Finance Committee; and finally, by the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsLSGMI has an extensive conflict of interest policy. As part of the application process to become a Board Member, upon commencement of each Board Member's term of office, and each year thereafter, each applicant to the Board and Board Member is required to complete a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form. A Board Member with a conflict of interest is precluded from participation in any discussion or voting on the subject. LSGMI employees who are considered officers are required to disclose conflicts of interest within 30 days of becoming an officer and annually thereafter.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementA Board appointed compensation committee uses multiple resources for assessing a reasonable salary, including referring to Form 990 of other non-profit organizations and surveying salaries of Executive Directors of similar sized legal service providers. A final salary amount and contract is then negotiated with the Executive Director, and submitted to the Board of Directors for approval. Prior to expiration of the established contract period, the review and negotiation process is revisted and a new contract is negotiated.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesA Board appointed compensation committee uses multiple resources for assessing a reasonable salary, including referring to Form 990 of other non-profit organizations and surveying salaries of Executive Directors of similar sized legal service providers. A final salary amount and contract is then negotiated with the Executive Director, and submitted to the Board of Directors for approval. Prior to expiration of the established contract period, the review and negotiation process is revisted and a new contract is negotiated.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableLSGMI makes all of this information available at its local offices, and a third party website makes some of this information available.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line14343 LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14343 West Flagler Street 100AddressLine1Txt
CityMiamiCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33134ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN811928742EIN
Primary ActivitiesProvide commercial space to LSGMIPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Legal Services of Greater Miami FoundatiBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14343 West Flagler Street 100AddressLine1Txt
CityMiamiCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33134ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN472937610EIN
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section509(a)(2)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusExemptPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationYes (true)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Legal Services of Greater Miami FoundatiBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeqTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$740,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFair ValueMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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