NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION (EIN 25-1157129)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2016-10-27
IRS object ID
201613019349300026
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-10-27T10:57:00-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN251622758PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAHER DUESSEL CPA'SBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13003 NORTH FRONT STREET SUITE 101AddressLine1Txt
CityHARRISBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP17110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN251157129EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNEIGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4122556700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1928 PENN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityPITTSBURGHCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP15222ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT RACUNASPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4122556700PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLISA RITTERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00168809PTIN
Phone7172321230PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerROBERT RACUNASPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1928 PENN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityPITTSBURGHCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP15222ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,131,885GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NLSA.USWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1966FormationYr
Legal Domicile StatePALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO MEET THE CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS OF THE POOR AND VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EFFECTIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND EDUCATIONActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body38VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent38VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee56TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers393TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,587,598PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,043,786CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$6,008PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$4,518CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,274PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,588CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$272,127PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$86,841CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,322,753PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,963,051CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,330,906PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,201,476CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$125,510CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$802,762PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$823,119CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,133,668PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,024,595CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$189,085PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$61,544CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,493,200TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,089,251TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$530,637TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$188,232TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,962,563NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,901,019NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE 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.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,593,133ExpenseAmt
Revenue$18,235RevenueAmt
DescNLSA HANDLED A TOTAL OF 8,372 CASES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD OF WHICH 1489 WERE HANDLED BY PRO BONO ATTORNEYS. APPROXIMATELY 8.8% OF THE TOTAL CASES INVOLVED CONSUMER ISSUES, 41.5% INVOLVED FAMILY ISSUES (83.4% OF THESE WERE PFA'S), 28% INVOLVED HOUSING ISSUES, 10% INVOLVED INCOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES (SSI, FOOD STAMPS, TANF, UNEMPLOYMENT), 5% INVOLVED EMPLOYMENT (INCLUDING UNEMPLOYMENT), AND THE REMAINING 6.7% INVOLVED SUCH ISSUES AS HEALTH, DRIVERS LICENSE ISSUES, PROPERTY TAXES, AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. OF THE CASES HANDLED, 80.7% WERE FOR INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 59, 18.3% FOR INDIVIDUALS AGE 60 AND OVER, AND 1% FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. MOST OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE FEMALE (76.7%). 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, RUSSIAN, AND NATIVE AMERICAN. WE CLOSED 6,650 CASES. OF THE CASES CLOSED, 48% WERE RESOLVED WITH ADVICE AND LIMITED ASSISTANCE; 40% WITH NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OR LITIGATION, AND 12% WITH EXTENDED SERVICES.NLSA OBTAINED A TOTAL OF $1,430,387.00 IN BACK AWARDS/SETTLEMENTS FOR CLIENTS ALONG WITH $181,626.00 IN TOTAL MONTHLY BENEFITS, THUS BRINGING IN $2,179,512.00 TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY FOR THE YEAR. NLSA ALSO HELPED LOW INCOME CLIENTS SUCCESSFULLY AVOID PAYMENTS FROM THEIR LOW INCOMES TOTALING $197,609.00 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".Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,593,133TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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 Document43IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee56EmployeeCnt
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 ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members38GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member38IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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 FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4122556700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1928 PENN AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityPITTSBURGHCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP15222ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (41 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MAX W LAUN ESQ
PRESIDENT3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAIME S TUITE ESQ
VICE PRESIDENT3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHRYN M KENYON ESQ
PRESIDENT-ELECT3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM TURNER ESQ
SECRETARY3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA NK MILLER
ASSISTANT SECRETARY3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL S MILLS MCCARTHY ESQ
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER J SOLLER ESQ
TREASURER3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA SHARP
ASSISTANT TREASURER3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SYLVIA BASICH
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN A BASS ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENT BEY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID A BLANER
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARYANN BOZICH-DI LUIGI ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY A BROWN ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE R BYRNE ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD W CROUCH ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID H EHRENWERTH ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSIE EDISON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J ALEXANDER HERSHEY ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROCHELLE JACKSON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY L JONES
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDY MCELROY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER MODELL ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN S ROSINSKI ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELANIE S ROTHEY ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN SOLOMON ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TONY J THOMPSON ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE LEECH VOLLEN ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL WARD
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD WILSON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOROTHY YOUNG
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEATRIZ DIAZ-COTHEN ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN A GARFINKEL ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON G JONES ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMEKA MORGAN
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EUGENIA MOSBY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE LW NORTON ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALICE STEWART ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT RACUNAS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$150,110$0$19,587
RAY DEMMEL
CONTROLLER40.00Yes (X)$67,000$0$15,131
PHYLLIS STEVENS
ASSISTANT EXEC. DIRECTOR40.00$106,649$0$9,637Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$323,759TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$44,355TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$102,603FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$113,050GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,828,133AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,043,786TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SWPA LEGAL CONSORTIUM541100$3,841$3,841
CLE TRAINING541100$677$677
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,518TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,588TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,588ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$4,500RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$4,500RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,500TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,500RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$68,276FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$102,603ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$168,834FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$100,558TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$100,558ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$9,217TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,217RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$9,217OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,963,051TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$18,235RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$98,970ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$354,570TotalAmt
Program Services$242,024ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$110,337ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,209FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,096,344TotalAmt
Program Services$2,027,306ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,494ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,544FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$531,927TotalAmt
Program Services$504,856ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,765ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,306FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$218,635TotalAmt
Program Services$203,429ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$497FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$276,362TotalAmt
Program Services$153,253ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,700ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$99,409FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$659TotalAmt
Program Services$659ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,259TotalAmt
Program Services$31,914ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,308ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,079TotalAmt
Program Services$103,341ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,472ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$266FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,291TotalAmt
Program Services$44,130ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,128ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,121TotalAmt
Program Services$48,173ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,091ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,857FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,549TotalAmt
Management And General$33,549ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
TELEPHONE$83,493$77,863$5,630
EQUIP. RENTAL & MAINT.$71,589$66,762$4,827
PRINTING & POSTAGE$30,831$16,537$942$13,352
LIBRARY UPKEEP$26,893$26,893

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,993TotalAmt
Program Services$45,993ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,024,595TotalAmt
Program Services$3,593,133ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$305,952ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$125,510FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$170,575BOYAmt
EOY$150,994EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,221,177BOYAmt
EOY$968,955EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,512BOYAmt
EOY$3,162EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$335,250BOYAmt
EOY$259,672EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,553BOYAmt
EOY$82,149EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,217,302LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,615,474LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$657,949BOYAmt
EOY$601,828EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,184BOYAmt
EOY$22,491EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,493,200BOYAmt
EOY$2,089,251EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$504,453BOYAmt
EOY$165,741EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,184BOYAmt
EOY$22,491EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$530,637BOYAmt
EOY$188,232EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,677,309BOYAmt
EOY$1,638,169EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$285,254BOYAmt
EOY$262,850EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,962,563BOYAmt
EOY$1,901,019EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,493,200BOYAmt
EOY$2,089,251EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$61,544ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)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$4,497,007CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,710,303CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,301,002CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,587,598CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,043,786CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,139,696TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,497,007CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,710,303CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,301,002CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,587,598CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,043,786CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,139,696TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$22,139,696PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,726CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,095CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,168CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,274CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,588CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,851TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,353CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,559CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$43,400CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,538CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,217CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$89,067TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$22,236,614TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$546,725GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99560PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99570PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$3,680DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$3,680TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,352,905OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$751,077DepreciationAmt
Book Value$601,828BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$864,397OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$864,397DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$601,828TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,326,452TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,194,567DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$168,834OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,363,401RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,963,051RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,963,051TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,387,996TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,194,567DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$168,834OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,363,401ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,024,595ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,024,595TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:CLIENT DEPOSITS ARE HELD IN ESCROW BY NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION TO COVER COURT RELATED COSTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 168,834.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 168,834.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SPORTS ROUNDUPEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$170,879GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$102,603CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$68,276GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$104,750RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$64,084OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$170,879GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$102,603CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$68,276GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$104,750RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$64,084OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$168,834DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$100,558NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT RACUNASPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$150,110BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$19,587NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$169,697TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 11NLSA WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY THE REASON NEGATIVE BALANCES ARE SHOWN IN THE FUNDRAISING NET INCOME SUMMARY FOUND IN SECTION G PART II AS WELL AS THE OTHER REVENUE LISTED IN PART I LINE 11. WE WISH TO CLARIFY THE REASON FOR THESE NEGATIVE BALANCES WAS DUE TO HOW FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS REQUIRE CONTRIBUTION INCOME TO BE TREATED IN VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE REPORT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AATTORNEY 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 8BEACH 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 11THE 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 12CA 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 15THE 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 19NLSA MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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