2014-10-27T10:52:16-05:00 2014-06-30 251622758 MAHER DUESSEL CPA'S 3003 NORTH FRONT STREET SUITE 101 HARRISBURG PA 17110 990 2013-07-01 251157129 NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION NEIG 4122556700 928 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15222 ROBERT RACUNAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4122556700 2014-10-27 1 LISA RITTER P00168809 7172321230 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z ROBERT RACUNAS 928 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15222 4391502 0 X WWW.NLSA.US X 1966 PA TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 39 39 65 511 0 0 4710303 4301002 15187 18807 1095 1168 19059 56906 4745644 4377883 0 0 0 0 3795805 3449565 0 0 155892 934721 826934 4730526 4276499 15118 101384 1834648 2106305 162554 332827 1672094 1773478 X THE 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. 0 0 3610948 70337 NLSA HANDLED A TOTAL OF 9,439 CASES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD OF WHICH 1,919 WERE HANDLED BY PRO BONO ATTORNEYS. APPROXIMATELY 9.8% OF THE TOTAL CASES INVOLVED CONSUMER ISSUES, 38.8% INVOLVED FAMILY ISSUES (78.3% OF THESE WERE PFA'S), 27.3% INVOLVED HOUSING ISSUES, 10.8% INVOLVED INCOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES (SSI, FOOD STAMPS, TANF, UNEMPLOYMENT), 5.9% INVOLVED EMPLOYMENT ISSUES (INCLUDING UNEMPLOYMENT), AND THE REMAINING 7.4% INVOLVED SUCH ISSUES AS HEALTH, DRIVERS LICENSE ISSUES, PROPERTY TAXES, AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. OF THE CASES HANDLED, 82.9% WERE FOR INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 59, 16.4% FOR INDIVIDUALS AGE 60 AND OVER, AND .7% FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. MOST OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE FEMALE (76.6%). FIFTY-FOUR PERCENT OF THE CLIENTS WERE WHITE, 43% WERE BLACK, AND 3% WERE OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS SUCH AS ASIAN, HISPANIC, RUSSIAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN. NLSA CLOSED 7,557 CASES. OF THE CLOSED CASES, 52.3% WERE RESOLVED WITH ADVICE AND LIMITED ASSISTANCE, 37.6% WITH NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OR LITIGATION, AND 10.1% WITH EXTENDED SERVICES.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". 3610948 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 39 0 65 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 PA X NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION 4122556700 928 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15222 CAROL S MILLS MCCARTHY ESQ PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ROCHELLE JACKSON VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MAX W LAUN ESQ PRESIDENT-ELECT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY M LANG ESQ SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 COURTNEY BOYD ASSISTANT SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 EFREM M GRAIL ESQ IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHRYN M KENYON ESQ TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL WARD ASSISTANT TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE T ANDERSON ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA BASICH BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID A BLANER BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 PHYLLIS BOSE BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE R BYRNE ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH L CARLINS ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY M CREENAN ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD W CROUCH ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JESSIE EDISON BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY J GRUENER ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH L HUGHES ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY L JONES BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 SHANICKA L KENNEDY ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARION LAFFEY-FERRY ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY MCELROY BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA NK MILLER BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER MODELL ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN S ROSINSKI ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MELAINE S ROTHEY ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER J SOLLER ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT J TAYLOR ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAIME S TUITE ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM TURNER BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA SHARP BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD WILSON BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 DOROTHY YOUNG BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BASS BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE SERAFINO ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGIA WASHINGTON BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN SOLOMON ESQ BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT RACUNAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 149194 0 14525 RAY DEMMEL CONTROLLER 40.00 X 53777 0 16681 PHYLLIS STEVENS ASSISTANT EXEC. DIRECTOR 40.00 X 104554 0 5391 LEO CLEMENTS FORMER CONTROLLER 40.00 X 102880 0 14525 410405 0 51122 3 1 1 0 0 13000 152742 4135260 4301002 EQUITABLE PAYMENTS 541100 13058 13058 SWPA LEGAL CONSORTIUM 541100 5284 5284 CLE TRAINING 541100 465 465 18807 1168 1168 4500 0 4500 4500 4500 18995 13000 13619 5376 5376 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 47030 47030 47030 4377883 70337 0 6544 350901 39112 310165 1624 2267448 2189614 25781 52053 604834 552990 39668 12176 226382 195748 26542 4092 200474 105907 27943 66624 1684 1684 14875 12852 1743 280 132476 114407 15513 2556 53576 48533 4997 46 77658 65404 9366 2888 31363 30703 660 TELEPHONE 97321 83896 11376 2049 EQUIP. RENTAL & MAINT. 91696 87778 3918 0 PRINTING & POSTAGE 43316 30766 1944 10606 LIBRARY UPKEEP 41968 41968 0 0 40527 40289 238 4276499 3610948 509659 155892 266636 76181 535171 976180 46824 3915 238492 361871 87510 94507 2074302 1503468 648492 570834 11523 22817 1834648 2106305 151031 310010 11523 22817 162554 332827 X 1378326 1481944 293768 291534 1672094 1773478 1834648 2106305 101384 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 4923628 5043531 4497007 4710303 4301002 23475471 4923628 5043531 4497007 4710303 4301002 23475471 23475471 9160 4801 2726 1095 1168 18950 5874 9485 7353 14559 43400 80671 23575092 196363 0.99580 0.99680 X PART III, SECTION B, LINE 10 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11269 0 0 11269 0 0 1 X 1209905 639071 570834 864397 864397 0 570834 6198332 1806830 13619 1820449 4377883 0 4377883 6096948 1806830 13619 1820449 4276499 0 4276499 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 13,619. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 13,619. PITTSBURGH SPORTS ROUND-UP EVENT 31995 13000 18995 13619 31995 13000 18995 13619 13619 5376 X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROBERT RACUNAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 149194 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14525 0 163719 0 0 0 LEO CLEMENTS FORMER CONTROLLER 102880 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14525 0 117405 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A LEO CLEMENTS, FORMER CONTROLLER, RECEIVED A TOTAL OF $42,708 IN SEVERANCE PAYMENTS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2013. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ATTORNEY 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 8B EACH 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 11 THE 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 12C A 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 15 THE 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 19 NLSA MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.