2016-11-15T16:09:33-07:00 2015-12-31 990 2015-01-01 742976544 JUSTICE LEAGUE JUST 6148488500 3976 North Hampton Drive Powell OH 430658430 Catherine Harper Lee Executive Director 6148488500 2016-10-28 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z X The Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center Catherine Harper Lee 3976 North Hampton Drive Powell OH 430658430 249880 0 X https://ocvjc.org X 2000 OH Justice League, dba Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center, is the only victims' rights legal service organization in Ohio dedicated to protecting, enforcing, and advancing crime victims' rights law for Ohio crime victims in state and federal jurisdictions. Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center provides free legal representation to crime victims to ensure crime victims are treated with fairness, dignity, respect, and their rights are enforced, provides free victims rights training to nurses, advocates, counselors, social workers, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts and community organizations to ensure consistent application of crime victims rights laws, and provides crime victims and advocates technical assistance and a valuable self-help tool to aid crime victims in understanding and exercising their rights, the Victims Rights Toolkit. 7 7 5 25 0 0 191409 227128 0 0 0 0 -12120 11940 179289 239068 200 0 0 0 131364 173002 0 0 0 119430 54917 250994 227919 -71705 11149 7 25141 85315 98204 -85308 -73063 X Justice League, dba Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center, is the only victims' rights legal service organization in Ohio dedicated to protecting, enforcing, and advancing crime victims' rights law for Ohio crime victims in state and federal jurisdictions. Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center provides free legal representation to crime victims to ensure crime victims are treated with fairness, dignity, respect, and their rights are enforced, provides free victims rights training to nurses, advocates, counselors, social workers, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts and community organizations to ensure consistent application of crime victims rights laws, and provides crime victims and advocates technical assistance and a valuable self-help tool to aid crime victims in understanding and exercising their rights, the Victims Rights Toolkit. 0 0 146663 0 0 Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center (OCVJC) successfully represented over 320 crime victims during the 2015 calendar year. Representation included protecting crime victim privacy in child & adult sexual violence cases, domestic violence, and attempted murder cases, protecting crime victims right to object to substantial delay in prosecution, right to be present, right to notification, and restitution. OCVJC filed an Amicus Brief in an appellate court in support of a minor crime victim's parents right to receive restitution as well as a victim's representative's right to be present during closed circuit testimony of the child victim. The successful litigation to protect and enforce victims' rights not only provides much needed assistance to the victims OCVJC serves, but establishes compelling and substantive case law that has a profound effect on the enforcement of crime victims' rights laws. OCVJC worked with local advocates to organize in-person multidisciplinary trainings in their communities to hospital personnel, advocates, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, community groups, and schools. OCVJC incentivized attorney, judge, and social worker participation by offering these programs free of charge and providing continuing legal education credit and continuing education units. OCVJC entered into partnerships and established MOU's with two unique organizations designed to serve two drastically underserved populations; Pheonix Project to increase organizational capacity to provide culturally empowering, accessible, safe, and effective services to Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf Blind individuals who are victims of violence and abuse within the state of Ohio, and Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO) to develop resources that provide homeless and at-risk youth with information about their legal rights and remedies, as well as referrals to shelters, counseling, and other needed services. 70227 0 0 OCVJC has developed a, first-of-its-kind in the nation, Crime Victims' Rights Toolkit. This toolkit is a sophisticated and intuitive online resource designed for both state and federal crime victims and advocates. The toolkit provides an exhaustive list of rights, requirements, responsibilities and important information for crime victims to know. It also provides pre-drafted letters that victims can send to justice system officials to further assist victims in enforcing their rights. Disability Rights Ohio, Ohio School for the Deaf, BRAVO, ODVN, Action Ohio, Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence, CASA Ohio, Ohio Hispanic Coalition, Capital University Law School, law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and others have collaborated on the development of the Toolkit. OCVJC provides technical assistance to crime victims and advocates on the use of the Toolkit and enforcement of rights. 0 0 0 XXX 0 0 0 216890 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X Terry L Moore CPA-inactive 6148488500 3976 North Hampton Drive Powell OH 430658430 Craig Henderson Chairmman-Board of Trustees 1.00 0 X X 0 0 0 Cynthia Seitz Treasurer 6.00 0 X X 0 0 0 Gloria Vasquez Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Sheri Bevan Walsh Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Marion Kruse Trustee 1 X 0 0 0 Michael Rosati Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Karen Kingdom Trustee 1 0 X 0 0 0 Catherine Harper Lee Executive Director 40 0 X X 89320 0 0 89320 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 178479 48649 0 227128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22752 0 10812 11940 0 11940 0 239068 0 0 11940 82823 82823 69370 69370 7710 6310 1400 13099 11540 1559 345 345 10614 8446 2168 1107 1107 8939 6518 2421 0 16037 15303 734 5765 5691 74 375 199 176 Computer & Equipment-Purchased 9306 8261 1045 Office Furniture-Purchased 2429 2429 0 0 0 227919 216890 11029 0 7 1164 23977 0 0 0 7 25141 9258 21571 9947 39000 51000 27110 25633 85315 98204 X -85308 -73063 0 0 0 0 -85308 -73063 7 25141 11149 0 0 0 1096 0 X 0 0 0 X 178476 163432 179939 179289 239069 940205 178476 163432 179939 179289 239069 940205 940205 940205 1 1 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Disputed IRS Penalties and Interest Regarding Payroll Tax Filings for 2008-2012 25633 25633 X Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 The $25,633 is a disputed amount made up of Penalties and Interest (i.e. not a tax liability). Agency management negotiated a settlement of this amount with representatives of the United States Internal Revenue Service in the amount of $2,590. This amount has been remitted to the IRS and accepted as settlement as of the date of filing this return. Models of Justice 7500 0 7500 0 0 0 0 0 4947 Golf Benefit 15252 0 15252 0 0 0 0 0 5864 0 22752 0 22752 0 0 0 0 0 10811 10811 11941 Catherine Harper Lee Executive Director Working Capital X 39000 39000 0 1 1 Anonymous Trustee Trustee Working Capital X 12000 12000 0 1 1 51000 Schedule L, Part II The loans outlined in Schedule L, Part II are from the Executive Director of the Agency (Catherine Harper Lee $39,000.00) and from a Trustee of the Agency who would like to remain anonymous($12,000.00). The purpose of the loans was to provide working capital for the Agency. These loans are documented by a Promissory Note and a repayment schedule. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 Justice League, dba Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center, is the only victims' rights legal service organization in Ohio dedicated to protecting, enforcing, and advancing crime victims' rights law for Ohio crime victims in state and federal jurisdictions. Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center provides free legal representation to crime victims to ensure crime victims are treated with fairness, dignity, respect, and their rights are enforced, provides free victims rights training to nurses, advocates, counselors, social workers, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts and community organizations to ensure consistent application of crime victims rights laws, and provides crime victims and advocates technical assistance and a valuable self-help tool to aid crime victims in understanding and exercising their rights, the Victims Rights Toolkit. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Program Service Accomplishment #1-Expenses: $146,663 including Grants of $0. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a - $146,663 expenses Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center (OCVJC) successfully represented over 320 crime victims during the 2015 calendar year. Representation included protecting crime victim privacy in child & adult sexual violence cases, domestic violence, and attempted murder cases, protecting crime victims right to object to substantial delay in prosecution, right to be present, right to notification, and restitution. OCVJC filed an Amicus Brief in an appellate court in support of a minor crime victim's parents right to receive restitution as well as a victim's representative's right to be present during closed circuit testimony of the child victim. The successful litigation to protect and enforce victims' rights not only provides much needed assistance to the victims OCVJC serves, but establishes compelling and substantive case law that has a profound effect on the enforcement of crime victims' rights laws. OCVJC worked with local advocates to organize in-person multidisciplinary trainings in their communities to hospital personnel, advocates, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, community groups, and schools. OCVJC incentivized attorney, judge, and social worker participation by offering these programs free of charge and providing continuing legal education credit and continuing education units. OCVJC entered into partnerships and established MOU's with two unique organizations designed to serve two drastically underserved populations; Pheonix Project to increase organizational capacity to provide culturally empowering, accessible, safe, and effective services to Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf Blind individuals who are victims of violence and abuse within the state of Ohio, and Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO) to develop resources that provide homeless and at-risk youth with information about their legal rights and remedies, as well as referrals to shelters, counseling, and other needed services. Form 990, Part III, Line 4b Program Service Accomplishment #2- Expenses: $70,227 including Grants of $0. OCVJC has developed a, first-of-its-kind in the nation, Crime Victims' Rights Toolkit. This toolkit is a sophisticated and intuitive online resource designed for both state and federal crime victims and advocates. The toolkit provides an exhaustive list of rights, requirements, responsibilities and important information for crime victims to know. It also provides predrafted letters that victims can send to justice system officials to further assist victims in enforcing their rights. Disability Rights Ohio, Ohio School for the Deaf, BRAVO, ODVN, Action Ohio, Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence, CASA Ohio, Ohio Hispanic Coalition, Capital University Law School, law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and others have collaborated on the development of the Toolkit. OCVJC provides technical assistance to crime victims and advocates on the use of the Toolkit and enforcement of rights. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Two members of The Justice League's Board of Trustees are employed by the same employer-Rosati Windows. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Board of Trustees is presented a copy of IRS Form 990 along with all accompanying schedules prior to filing. The Board reviews Form 990 and all schedules along with the Agency's Controller. Once the 990 and all accompanying schedules are approved by the Board, Form 990 and all supporting schedules are filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c As soon as a Board member becomes aware of a potential conflict of interest, the member is required to report the potential conflict to the Board at-large. The Board at-large then determines the appropriate action to be taken. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Justice League uses salary information from other similar organizations as well as salary surveys for comparable positions within the State of Ohio in order to support the salary ranges that it uses for both its Executive Director as well as other key employee positions. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 These documents were made available to interested persons "upon request".