2015-12-04T10:55:56-06:00 2015-04-30 EISNERAMPER LLP 750 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100172703 990 2014-05-01 136003018 ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK FUND INC % THOMAS HALTER ASSO 2123826640 42 WEST 44TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100366690 Bret I Parker Vice President 2123826620 2015-12-01 true JULIE FLOCH P00736879 2129498700 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z Bret Parker 42 WEST 44TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 7161565 false X www.nycbar.org X 1946 NY (A)OPERATES LEGAL PROJECTS THAT PROVIDE POOR AND UNDERSERVED NEW YORKERS WITH FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE; (B) ENGAGES AND SUPPORTS LAWYERS TO DELIVER PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES 32 32 50 1631 0 3678441 4119456 102367 60875 153943 300246 0 0 3934751 4480577 2000 19700 0 0 3739521 3884574 45000 48000 355638 1017737 931915 4804258 4884189 -869507 -403612 8923856 8708631 296398 386487 8627458 8322144 X (A)TO FACILITATE THE CULTIVATION AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE LAW; (B)TO FACILITATE AND IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE; (C)TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION, PRESERVATION AND EXHIBITION OF RARE BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER OBJECTS OF ART AND HISTORICAL INTEREST RELATING TO THE LAW, THE COURTS AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION. false false 2988726 City Bar Justice Center (CBJC) operates approximately a dozen legal projects to provide free legal assistance to low-income, disadvantaged New Yorkers with essential life matters. CBJC's core efforts include immigration projects, Cancer Advocacy and Elderlaw Projects, Consumer Bankruptcy Project, Foreclosure Project, Legal Clinic for the Homeless, LGBT Advocacy Project, Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project, Planning and Estates Law Project, Veterans Assistance Project, and the Legal Hotline. As needs emerge, CBJC responds; for example, it quickly mounted training and recruitment of volunteer lawyers for coordinated legal clinics after Superstorm Sandy and continues to assist 9/11 victims (those with late-occurring illness). CBJC delivers services by recruiting and training volunteer attorneys and matching them with the vetted cases of poor and underserved New Yorkers. Each Year, CBJC leverages $18 to $20 million in pro bono services. 873895 Cyrus Vance Center for International Justice supports a global movement to engage private and public lawyers to promote access to justice; professional responsibility; a culture of democracy; institutional fairness and transparency; law reforms; equality of opportunity; a legal profession that reflects diverse ideas and perspectives; and conducting studies and programs relating to international human rights. The Cyrus Vance Center received $138,700 worth of revenue in the form of donated services. 183716 Lawyers Assistance Program provides confidential information; assessments; evaluations and treatment planning, short-term counseling, intervention, collateral services to family members, referral peer support, monitoring and educational outreach, to assist lawyers involved in alcohol or substance abuse or experiencing mental illness. 346190 19700 60875 4392527 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false true true true false false false true false false true true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true X 16 0 true 50 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 32 32 false false true false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NY X THOMAS HALTER 2123826640 42 WEST 44TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 X Debra L Raskin President (June 2014- present) 3.0 30.0 X X 0 0 0 Carey R Dunne President (Term ended June 14) 3.0 30.0 X X 0 0 0 Mei Lin Kwan-Gett Chair 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Heidi Levine Vice President 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Hazel-Ann Mayers Vice Pres (June 14- Present) 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Edward S Kornreich Vice President -through Jun 14 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Hon Allan L Gropper Treasurer 1.0 2.0 X X 0 0 0 William Viets Secretary 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Carmita Alonso Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Lisa M Brill Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Hon Vernon S Broderick Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Alan J Brudner Board Member term ended Jun 14 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Kwanza Butler Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Francis S Chlapowski Board Member (through Jun 14) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Carmen Ciparick Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michael Crowl Board Member Term ended Jun 14 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Robert F Cusumano Board Member (Jun 14 -present) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michael B De Leeuw Board Member Term ended Jun 14 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michael Delikat Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mary Beth Forshaw Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Andrew G Fossett Board Member (Jun 14 -present) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Tracy R High Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michele Hirshman Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jay Holtmeier Board Member 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Dennis C Hopkins Board Member (Jun14 - 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LAP 35.0 0.0 X 119051 0 11936 Lynn Armentrout Director - Foreclosure 35.0 0.0 X 108165 0 10685 Leah Margulies Director - Law Help 35.0 0.0 X 105508 0 23367 805914 481392 153379 6 false true false 0 910275 1291840 1917341 5142 4119456 VARIOUS PROGRAM FEES 900099 60875 60875 60875 153904 153904 0 0 0 0 0 2711505 2565163 146342 146342 146342 115825 910275 115825 0 0 0 0 4480577 60875 300246 0 19700 19700 0 0 185399 73471 47969 63959 0 2925727 2801889 20678 103160 83452 78372 1571 3509 411870 386800 7751 17319 278126 261197 5234 11695 0 0 18255 18255 0 48000 48000 15718 15718 137051 124584 938 11529 7654 4666 2988 67048 52987 2304 11757 0 0 336765 312532 7573 16660 58779 58547 72 160 0 146750 143926 876 1948 0 0 5660 5660 25000 25000 AUDIO/VISUAL TECHNICAL SERVICE 44000 44000 MEMBERSHIP & PUBLICATIONS 26580 22903 1149 2528 MOVING & STORING FURNITURE 3368 3368 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 39287 25953 276 13058 4884189 4392527 136024 355638 255547 146057 1854810 1358857 814879 702430 246852 262170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000 31104 91322 51737 20729 39585 5726039 6168428 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8923856 8708631 83474 296357 0 0 26740 72500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 186184 17630 296398 386487 X 5415232 5253586 2510125 2366457 702101 702101 8627458 8322144 8923856 8708631 -403612 98298 X false true X true false X 3648415 3979607 4564293 4628615 4231905 21052835 0 0 3648415 3979607 4564293 4628615 4231905 21052835 115948 20936887 105426 155906 128082 106461 153904 649779 0 0 21702614 764538 0.96472 0.96978 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X false 4006354 291102 4000 152328 13535 4127593 3610871 516382 2000 107454 11445 4006354 3276423 439353 3000 89633 12272 3610871 3549911 -137188 4000 119838 12462 3276423 3025873 658922 2000 118802 14082 3549911 0.69000 0.17000 0.14000 false false 91322 51737 39585 39585 0 DUE TO AFFILIATE 17630 17630 X 4851857 98298 288700 386998 4464859 15718 15718 4480577 5157171 288700 288700 4868471 15718 15718 4884189 SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINES (1a) and (4) NOTE TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (NOTE A(8)) LIBRARY BOOKS AND WORKS OF ART: LIBRARY BOOKS AND WORKS OF ART THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED TO THE CITY BAR FUND HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT THE NOMINAL VALUE OF ONE DOLLAR. LIBRARY BOOKS AND WORKS OF ART THAT HAVE BEEN PURCHASED HAVE BEEN EXPENSED AS INCURRED. SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS TO FULFILL THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 Income Tax Uncertainties: The City Bar Fund is subject to the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 740, Income Taxes, as it relates to accounting and reporting for uncertainty in income taxes Because of the City Bar Fund's general tax-exempt status, management believes that ASC Topic 740 has not had, and is not anticipated to have, a material impact on the City Bar Fund's financial statements. Sub-Saharan Africa Program Services Visits to South Africa 2134 South America Program Services Visit to Chile/Columbi 4914 Central America and the Caribbean Program Services Visit to DR, Guat.,Pan 13138 North America Program Services Visit to Mexico 738 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) Program Services Visit to UK, Amsterdam 9515 30439 30439 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3(F): CASH METHOD SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, (1) COLUMN (E): TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA BY US REPRESENTATIVE - INTERVIEWS FOR SOUTH AFRICAN LEGAL FELLOWS PROGRAM. SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3 (2) COLUMN (E): -TRIP TO CHILE BY US REPRESENTATIVE - MEETINGS WITH FUNDACION PRO BONO CHILE ON COORDINATING PRO BONO ACTIVITIES. SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, (3) COLUMN (E): TRIP TO COLUMBIA BY US REPRESENTATIVE - DEVELOPMENT OF PRO BONO PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS. SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3, (4) COLUMN (E): Trip to Dominican Republic by US Representative - Conference on pro bono practice and development of pro bono partnerships and projects. Trip to Guatemala by US Representative was to participate in rule of law delegation. Trip to Panama by US Representative was to attend pro bono meeting and develop pro bono partnerships. X X X X X X X true EVENT MANAGEMENT GROUP MGT OF Gala Dinner true 1026100 48000 978100 1026100 48000 978100 NY Dinner Gala 1026100 910275 115825 115825 0 1026100 910275 115825 115825 115825 SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (III) PAYMENTS FOR THE DINNER GALA WERE SENT TO THE ORGANIZATION AND TO THE PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISER. SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V) FINANCIAL AGREEMENT: THE FEE FOR SERVICES UNDER THIS CONTRACT IS $48,000 FOR THE APRIL 1, 2015 DINNER GALA EVENT. ADDITIONAL BILLING WILL BE INVOICED AFTER FULL ACCOUNTING OF THE EVENT. ADDITIONAL EXPENSES WILL NOT EXCEED $100 WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE SUB-CONTRACTORS (GRAPHIC DESIGNERS, PRINTERS, PUBLICISTS, WRITERS, ETC.); EQUIPMENT RENTALS; TRAVEL; MAILINGS INCLUDING POSTAGE, MAILING HOUSE (FOR MAILINGS OVER 100 PIECES); MULTIPLE FAXES OF 5 PAGES OR MORE; EXTENSIVE LONG DISTANCE CALLS; OVERNIGHT SHIPPING; LOCAL MESSENGERS. ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF $2,848 WAS PAID TO THE PFR UPON COMPLETION OF THE EVENT. true CLICKS Fellowship 1 3000 T. Marshall Fellowship 2 4000 Vance Princeton Latin America Fellowship 2 12700 SCH I - PART 1 LINE 1 The CLEO Legally Inspired College Kohorts of Students (CLICKS) fellowship seeks to empower young men in legal careers through sports, entertainment, and health. This multi-state program provides support for success in high school, matriculating to college, and building future careers for 25 underserved NYC high school students, particularly men of color. The Click Fellow is responsible for outreach to schools and partners, participant selection and orientation, development and execution of monthly programming, and reporting to the Advisory Council on a monthly basis. The CLICKS fellow works 20 hours a week and is paid a stipend of $1,000 monthly. CLICKS is the product of a federally funded project and reimbursed by CLEO. Part I Line 2 - Thurgood Marshall Fellowships are awarded annually to law students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Nominations are sought from the Dean's Office of local law schools. A special committee reviews the Dean's nominees, conducts interviews and selects the fellows, who are paid the stipend to work with the City Bar Justice Center and our Civil Rights Committee. SCH I - PART 1 LINE 3 The Vance Center and Fundacion Pro Bono Colombia co-sponsored Princeton-in-Latin America fellowship to spend one year working at Fundacion Pro Bono Colombia on its various programs. Two fellows are selected to work on these programs and are paid the stipend to work with the Vance Center and Fundacion Pro Bono Colombia. X X X X false false false false false false false false false Bret I Parker Vice President 0 309248 0 0 0 0 0 6273 0 23196 0 338717 0 0 Thomas J Halter Assistant Treasurer 0 172144 0 0 0 0 0 414 0 20355 0 192913 0 0 Lynn M Kelly Executive Director - CBJC 189507 0 0 0 0 0 5690 0 0 0 195197 0 0 0 Alexander Papachristou Executive Dir. - Vance Center 161898 0 0 0 0 0 5059 0 25253 0 192210 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART 1, LINE 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION CONTINUED: LOCALLY AND IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, PROMOTING A CULTURE OF DEMOCRACY; AND (C) FOSTERS DIVERSITY AND STABILITY WITHIN THE LEGAL PROFESSION. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D One component of other program services is the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion was created in 2004 to work with NYC legal employees to foster more diverse work environments. To date, we have 138 signatories to our Statement of Diversity Principles adopted in 2003 - 118 law firms and 20 corporate legal departments. The office regularly tracks the progress of signatories on key diversity representation metrics and hosts sessions designed to provide concrete tools to build an effective diversity effort, and provides programming and guidance to students from disadvantaged backgrounds seeking to pursue a legal career. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A Reported under the affiliate's payroll register (ABCNY) are 50 employees for the City Bar Fund, for which the City Bar Fund reimburses the association. Effective April 2015, CBF has its own separate ADP payroll account and is no longer reported under ABCNY. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 4 Audit committee by law was changed and voted on May 21, 2014 to move the audit committee from an independent committee of the board. Additionally, several amendments to the constitution and by-laws were made subsequent to year-end in 2015. Complete text of these documents is available at our organization's website at www.nycbar.org. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK COMPRISES THE MEMBERSHIP OF ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK FUND, INC. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS ELECT THE DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B The Form 990 and related schedules were circulated to the members of the Audit Committee, which then reviewed the form and schedules prior to submission to the Board Members. The Form 990 and related schedules were then submitted to the Board Members and questions and comments from the Board Members were addressed prior to submission of the Form 990 and related schedules to the IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C POLICY IS CIRCULATED ANNUALLY TO NECESSARY PEOPLE WHO ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT THE FORMS ACKNOWLEDGING THEY HAVE READ THE POLICY AND IDENTIFYING CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15(A)AND (B) THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVED AS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI - LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CFO OF THE ASSOCIATION TO THE PUBLIC BY REQUEST, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART VII, LINE 5 Hazel-Ann Mayers served as a board member until 6/12/14 but took a vice president role starting from 6/12/14. THE ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY O 42 WEST 44TH STREET NEW YORK NY 10036 130453095 MEMBERSHIP NY 501(C)6 N/A NA false false false false false false false false false false true false true true false true false false false THE ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NY K 336765 ACTUAL THE ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NY M 63523 ACTUAL THE ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NY P 368164 ACTUAL