EDUCATION LAW CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
EDUCATION LAW CENTER INC (EIN 22-2014555)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-08-14
IRS object ID
201742269349300629
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-08-14T09:35:48-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN611436956PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NOVAK FRANCELLA LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE PRESIDENTIAL BLVD SUITE 330AddressLine1Txt
CityBALA CYNWYDCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN222014555EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Education Law Center IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEDUCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9736241815PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line160 Park Place No 300AddressLine1Txt
CityNewarkCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07102ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJitendra K VakaniPersonNm
Person TitleSecretary/TreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone9736241815PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLouis Verzella CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00360279PTIN
Phone6106689400PhoneNum
Preparation2017-08-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDavid G SciarraPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line160 Park Place No 300AddressLine1Txt
CityNewarkCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,077,424GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww. edlawcenter.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1973FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionADVOCACY TO SECURE LEGAL RIGHTS OF CHILDREN TO QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee16TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,816,482PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,920,619CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$13,930PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$12,910CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$101,275PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$95,895CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,931,687PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,029,424CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,277,547PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$605,018CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,842,266PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,987,823CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$89,421PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$41,601CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$152,649TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$185,494TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,093,712NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,175,214NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionADVOCACY TO SECURE LEGAL RIGHTS OF CHILDREN TO QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,547,358ExpenseAmt
DescADVOCACY TO SECURE LEGAL RIGHTS OF CHILDREN TO QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
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
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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 Document12IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee16EmployeeCnt
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
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members12GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn0AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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 FldNJStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OfficersBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9736241815PhoneNum

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Address Line160 Park Place ste 300AddressLine1Txt
CityNewarkCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

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Vincent Giordano
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Helen Lindsay
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Glenn C Schroeder
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Jeffrey Venezia
Trustee - chair1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael E Smith
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Junius Williams Esq
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Clifford G Stewart Esq
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark M Huang
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rebecca K Spar Esq
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG BATTLE
TRustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY LITTLE ESQ
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD J RICHARDSON
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Justice Gary Stein
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David G Sciarra
Executive Director40.00$197,732$0$46,590Yes (X)
Jitendra K Vakani
Secretary/Treasurer15.00$59,384$0$2,562Yes (X)
MARY HUNTER
DIRECTOR EDUCATION JUSTICE40.00$107,480$0$2,452Yes (X)
ELIZABETH ATHOS
SR. ATTORNEY40.00$129,911$0$38,992Yes (X)
THERESA LUHM ESQ
MANAGING DIRECTOR40.00$108,382$0$5,231Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$12,910TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,035,000SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,035,000SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$108,895FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$13,000FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$95,895TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$95,895ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$108,805ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$144,351ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,084ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,681FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$718,622ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,272ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$84,544FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,485TotalAmt
Program Services$43,485ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,364TotalAmt
Program Services$115,023ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,005ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,336FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,402TotalAmt
Program Services$65,054ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,008ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,340FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,000TotalAmt
Management And General$11,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$259,071TotalAmt
Program Services$238,858ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,213ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,076TotalAmt
Program Services$46,737ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$5,643FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,775TotalAmt
Program Services$7,410ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,306ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,059FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$183,930TotalAmt
Program Services$129,303ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,387ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,240FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$20,566TotalAmt
Program Services$16,453ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,085ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,028FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$181TotalAmt
Program Services$145ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,367TotalAmt
Program Services$13,830ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,537ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,067TotalAmt
Program Services$2,423ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$460ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$184FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,789TotalAmt
Program Services$2,518ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,271ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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Education and training$2,696$2,696$0$0
Design and Graphics$500$450$50

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,987,823TotalAmt
Program Services$1,547,358ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$278,401ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$162,064FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,790BOYAmt
EOY$26,814EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$557,438BOYAmt
EOY$618,638EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$12,500BOYAmt
EOY$47,500EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,600BOYAmt
EOY$19,816EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$125,546LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$119,071LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,608BOYAmt
EOY$6,475EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$570,031BOYAmt
EOY$621,642EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,394BOYAmt
EOY$19,823EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,246,361BOYAmt
EOY$1,360,708EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,399BOYAmt
EOY$118,744EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,250BOYAmt
EOY$66,750EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,649BOYAmt
EOY$185,494EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$391,439BOYAmt
EOY$558,034EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$521,071BOYAmt
EOY$435,978EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$181,202BOYAmt
EOY$181,202EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,093,712BOYAmt
EOY$1,175,214EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,246,361BOYAmt
EOY$1,360,708EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$41,601ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$39,901NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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 Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$1,190,607CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,607,430CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,773,524CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,816,482CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,900,119CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,288,162TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,607,430CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,773,524CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,816,482CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,900,119CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,288,162TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$8,288,162PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,647CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,524CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,223CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,930CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,910CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,234TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$189,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$185,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$187,075CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$561,075TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$8,907,471TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$311,550GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93050PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92710PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$30,045FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$30,045FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,957,778FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,987,823FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$249,391FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$62,348FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$236,853CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$241,072CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$242,113CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$249,391CurrentYearAmt
Total$969,429TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,454,144LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$28,362CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$30,563CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$28,582CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$30,045CurrentYearAmt
Total$117,552TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$59,213CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$60,268CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$60,528CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$62,348CurrentYearAmt
Total$242,357TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$363,536GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$567,115BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$50,065InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$617,180EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$556,067BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$11,048InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$567,115EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$497,677BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$58,390InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$556,067EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$445,022BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$52,655InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$497,677EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$385,193BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$7,700ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$52,129InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$445,022EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$125,546OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$119,071DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,475BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,475TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,082,325TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$39,901NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$13,000OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$52,901RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,029,424RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,029,424TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,000,823TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$13,000OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$13,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,987,823ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,987,823TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:The Organization is exempt from Federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Management is required to evaluate tax positions taken by the Organization and recognize a tax liability if the Organization has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the U.S. Federal, state, or local taxing authorities. The Organization is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. Typically, tax years will remain open for three years; however, this may differ depending upon the circumstances of the Organization.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising expense 13,000.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:fundraising expenses 13,000.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Kids in concertEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$108,895GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$108,895GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$3,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$10,000OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$108,895GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$108,895GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$3,000EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$10,000OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$13,000DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$95,895NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Discretionary Spending AcctYes (X)DiscretionarySpendingAcctInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
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 (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
David G Sciarra
Executive Director$197,732$0$0$0$0$0$7,914$0$38,676$0$244,322$0$0$0
ELIZABETH ATHOS
SR. ATTORNEY$129,911$0$0$0$0$0$5,242$0$33,750$0$168,903$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationANNUAL COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11A copy of the Form 990 is provided to the governing board for review before filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe conflict of interest policy is updated annually and circulated to employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The board approves compensation for all employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Education Law Center, Inc.'s governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gConsultants: Program service expenses 238,858. Management and general expenses 12,571. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 251,429. PAYROLL PROCESSING: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 7,642. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 7,642.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SELECTION OF THE AUDITOR AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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