NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION (EIN 25-1157129)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2015-11-02
IRS object ID
201543069349300434
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-11-02T10:13:45-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2015-11-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLISA RITTERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00168809PTIN
Phone7172321230PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

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$4,982,876GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body39VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent39VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee52TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers328TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,301,002PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,587,598CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$18,807PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$6,008CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,168PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,274CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$56,906PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$272,127CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,377,883PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,322,753CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$3,449,565PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,330,906CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$150,433CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$826,934PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$802,762CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,276,499PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,133,668CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$101,384PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$189,085CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,106,305TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,493,200TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$332,827TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$530,637TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,773,478NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,962,563NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$3,657,215ExpenseAmt
Revenue$25,046RevenueAmt
DescNLSA HANDLED A TOTAL OF 8,875 CASES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD OF WHICH 1560 WERE HANDLED BY PRO BONO ATTORNEYS. APPROXIMATELY 8.9% OF THE TOTAL CASES INVOLVED CONSUMER ISSUES, 39.8% INVOLVED FAMILY ISSUES (82.7% OF THESE WERE PFA'S), 28% INVOLVED HOUSING ISSUES, 10% INVOLVED INCOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES (SSI, FOOD STAMPS, TANF, UNEMPLOYMENT), 6% INVOLVED EMPLOYMENT (INCLUDING UNEMPLOYMENT), AND THE REMAINING 7.3% INVOLVED SUCH ISSUES AS HEALTH, DRIVERS LICENSE ISSUES, PROPERTY TAXES, AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. OF THE CASES HANDLED, 81.7% WERE FOR INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 59, 17.5% FOR INDIVIDUALS AGE 60 AND OVER, AND .8% FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. MOST OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE FEMALE (76.8%). FIFTY-TWO PERCENT (52%) OF THE CLIENTS WERE WHITE; 45% WERE BLACK; AND 3% OF THE CLIENTS WERE OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS SUCH AS ASIAN, HISPANIC, RUSSIAN, AND NATIVE AMERICAN. WE CLOSED 6,936 CASES. OF THE CASES CLOSED, 50.5% WERE RESOLVED WITH ADVICE AND LIMITED ASSISTANCE; 38.2% WITH NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OR LITIGATION, AND 11.3% WITH EXTENDED SERVICES.NLSA OBTAINED A TOTAL OF $847,896.00 IN BACK AWARDS/SETTLEMENTS FOR CLIENTS ALONG WITH $102,510.00 IN TOTAL MONTHLY BENEFITS. NLSA ALSO HELPED LOW INCOME CLIENTS SUCCESSFULLY AVOID PAYMENTS FROM THEIR LOW INCOMES TOTALING $354,491.00 TO SUCH CREDITORS AS LANDLORDS CLAIMING MONIES NOT DUE, CREDIT CARD AGENCIES ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT DEBTS THEY COULD NOT LEGALLY COLLECT, OR OVERPAYMENTS WHICH THEY 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$3,657,215TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Document30IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee52EmployeeCnt
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 Members39GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member39IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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
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
STEPHANIE T ANDERSON ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (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
COURTNEY BOYD
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
HARRY J GRUENER ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J ALEXANDER HERSHEY ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH L HUGHES
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
LAURIE SERAFINO ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN SOLOMON ESQ
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT J TAYLOR 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
GEORGIA WASHINGTON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD WILSON
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOROTHY YOUNG
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT RACUNAS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$150,199$0$19,777
RAY DEMMEL
CONTROLLER40.00Yes (X)$65,000$0$14,833
PHYLLIS STEVENS
ASSISTANT EXEC. DIRECTOR40.00$104,409$0$9,470Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$319,608TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$44,080TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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$429,590FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$259,015GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,898,993AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,587,598TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SWPA LEGAL CONSORTIUM541100$5,398$5,398
CLE TRAINING541100$610$610
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,008TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,274TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,274ExclusionAmt

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$368,958FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$429,590ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$660,123FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$291,165TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$291,165ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$14,538TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$14,538RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$14,538OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,322,753TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$25,046RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$289,891ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$357,416TotalAmt
Program Services$234,747ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$112,510ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,159FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,173,010TotalAmt
Program Services$2,058,972ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,251ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,787FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$578,630TotalAmt
Program Services$538,544ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,066ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,020FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$221,850TotalAmt
Program Services$202,610ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,511ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,729FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$199,693TotalAmt
Program Services$113,170ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,131ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65,392FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,605TotalAmt
Program Services$1,335ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$270FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,768TotalAmt
Program Services$21,836ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,672ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$260FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,984TotalAmt
Program Services$131,270ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,664FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,593TotalAmt
Program Services$38,885ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,512ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$196FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,886TotalAmt
Program Services$43,092ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,817ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,977FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,648TotalAmt
Management And General$32,976ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$672FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
EQUIP. RENTAL & MAINT.$96,224$89,381$6,843$0
TELEPHONE$90,255$82,162$6,290$1,803
LIBRARY UPKEEP$40,728$40,728$0$0
PRINTING & POSTAGE$30,513$22,618$1,391$6,504

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,865TotalAmt
Program Services$37,865ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,133,668TotalAmt
Program Services$3,657,215ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$326,020ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$150,433FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,181BOYAmt
EOY$170,575EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$976,180BOYAmt
EOY$1,221,177EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,915BOYAmt
EOY$2,512EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$361,871BOYAmt
EOY$335,250EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$94,507BOYAmt
EOY$79,553EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,217,302LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,559,353LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$570,834BOYAmt
EOY$657,949EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,817BOYAmt
EOY$26,184EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,106,305BOYAmt
EOY$2,493,200EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$310,010BOYAmt
EOY$504,453EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,817BOYAmt
EOY$26,184EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$332,827BOYAmt
EOY$530,637EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,481,944BOYAmt
EOY$1,677,309EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$291,534BOYAmt
EOY$285,254EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,773,478BOYAmt
EOY$1,962,563EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,106,305BOYAmt
EOY$2,493,200EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$189,085ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$5,043,531CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,497,007CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,710,303CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,301,002CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,587,598CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,139,441TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,043,531CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,497,007CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,710,303CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,301,002CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,587,598CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,139,441TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$23,139,441PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,801CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,726CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,095CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,168CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,274CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,064TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,485CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,353CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,559CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$43,400CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,538CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$89,335TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$23,239,840TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$549,376GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99570PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99580PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$7,403DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$7,403TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
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$694,956DepreciationAmt
Book Value$657,949BookValueAmt

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$657,949TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,802,371TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,819,495DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$660,123OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,479,618RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,322,753RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,322,753TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,613,286TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,819,495DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$660,123OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,479,618ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,133,668ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,133,668TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 660,123.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 660,123.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GRIDIRON GOLDEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$798,548GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$429,590CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$368,958GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$65,890RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$123,391FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$10,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$460,842OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$798,548GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$429,590CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$368,958GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$65,890RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$123,391FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$10,000EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$460,842OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$660,123DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$291,165NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II LINE 9 - OTHER DIRECT EXPENSESFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAUDIO VISUAL $29,810 SALARIES AND WAGES $23,771 CONSULTING SERVICES $49,064 OTHER FEES FOR SERVICE $49,302 ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION $19,546 TRAVEL AND MEALS $28,314 PRINTING AND POSTAGE $12,255 ORIGINAL BOOK AND ARTWORK $56,105 CHARITY DONATIONS $172,247 OTHER EXPENSES $20,428ExplanationTxt

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$150,199BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$19,777NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$169,976TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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 2012. 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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