2013-10-28T09:48:40-05:00 2013-06-30 251622758 MAHER DUESSEL CPA'S 3003 NORTH FRONT STREET SUITE 101 HARRISBURG PA 17110 990 2012-07-01 251157129 NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION NEIG 4122556700 928 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15222 ROBERT RACUNAS 4122556700 2013-10-28 1 LISA RITTER P00168809 7172321230 2012 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z ROBERT RACUNAS 928 PENN AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15222 4745644 0 X WWW.NLSA.US X 1966 PA TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 39 39 69 361 0 0 4497007 4710303 36976 15187 2726 1095 11853 19059 4548562 4745644 0 0 0 0 4392247 3795805 0 0 174174 1027097 934721 5419344 4730526 -870782 15118 2541626 1834648 232340 162554 2309286 1672094 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 3594031 34246 NLSA HANDLED A TOTAL OF 10,780 CASES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD OF WHICH 1,808 WERE HANDLED BY PRO BONO ATTORNEYS. APPROXIMATELY 11% OF THE TOTAL CSAES INVOLVED CONSUMER ISSUES, 41% INVOLVED FAMILY ISSUES (64% OF THESE WERE PFAS), 25% INVOLVED HOUSING ISSUES, 11% INVOLVED INCOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES (SSI, FOOD STAMPS, TANF), 5% INVOLVED EMPLOYMENT ISSUES (INCLUDING UNEMPLOYMENT), AND THE REMAINING 7% INVOLVED SUCH ISSUES AS HEALTH, DRIVERS LICENSE ISSUES, PROPERTY TAXES, JUVENILE GUARDIANSHIP, AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. OF THE CASES HANDLED, 85% WERE FOR INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 59, 14% FOR INDIVIDUALS AGE 60 AND OVER, AND 1% FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. MOST OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE FEMALE (76%). 59% OF THE CLIENTS WERE WHITE, 38% WERE BLACK, AND 4% WERE OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS SUCH AS ASIAN, HISPANIC, RUSSIAN AND NATIVE AMERICAN. NLSA CLOSED 8,730 CASES. OF THE CLOSED CASES, 57% WERE RESOLVED WITH ADVICE AND LIMITED ASSISTANCE, 24% WITH NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OR LITIGATION, 10% WITH EXTENDED SERVICES, AND 9% CLOSED AS OTHER. 3594031 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 69 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 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ROCHELLE JACKSON 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MAX W LAUN ESQ 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY M LANG ESQ 3.00 X X 0 0 0 COURTNEY BOYD 3.00 X X 0 0 0 EFREM M GRAIL ESQ 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHRYN M KENYON ESQ 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL WARD 3.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE T ANDERSON ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA BASICH 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID A BLANER 3.00 X 0 0 0 PHYLLIS BOSE 3.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE R BYRNE ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH L CARLINS ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY M CREENAN ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD W CROUCH ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 JESSIE EDISON 3.00 X 0 0 0 HARRY J GRUENER ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH L HUGHES ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY L JONES 3.00 X 0 0 0 SHANICKA L KENNEDY ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARION LAFFEY-FERRY ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY MCELROY 3.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA NK MILLER 3.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER MODELL ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN S ROSINSKI ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 MELAINE S ROTHEY ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER J SOLLER ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT J TAYLRO ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAIME S TUITE ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM TURNER 3.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA SHARP 3.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD WILSON 3.00 X 0 0 0 DOROTHY YOUNG 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BASS 3.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE SERAFINO ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGIA WASHINGTON 3.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN SOLOMON ESQ 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT RACUNAS 40.00 X 149194 0 18004 LEO CLEMENTS 40.00 X 95536 0 17716 PHYLLIS STEVENS 40.00 X 108524 0 7660 353254 0 43380 2 0 1 0 0 128878 4581425 4710303 EQUITABLE PAYMENTS 541100 8426 8426 SWPA LEGAL CONSORTIUM 541100 6421 6421 CLE TRAINING 541100 340 340 15187 1095 1095 4500 0 4500 4500 4500 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 14559 14559 14559 4745644 34246 0 1095 387011 387011 2468922 2207772 196772 64378 726128 572936 151496 1696 213744 165150 43670 4924 208490 84864 46671 76955 3078 1466 1612 19599 15477 4093 29 153429 121242 32060 127 59755 48714 8922 2119 123740 94012 25172 4556 35589 35214 375 TELEPHONE 100903 79618 21053 232 EQUIP. RENTAL & MAINT. 89422 89346 0 76 LIBRARY UPKEEP 45567 45567 PRINTING & POSTAGE 38478 20164 4359 13955 56671 47703 5828 3140 4730526 3594031 962321 174174 98485 266636 601475 535171 39243 46824 891361 238492 125589 87510 2099922 1451430 772231 648492 13242 11523 2541626 1834648 178714 151031 11523 40384 13242 0 232340 162554 X 1409303 1378326 899983 293768 2309286 1672094 2541626 1834648 15118 -652310 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 5877638 4923628 5043531 4497007 4710303 25052107 5877638 4923628 5043531 4497007 4710303 25052107 25052107 18422 9160 4801 2726 1095 36204 7354 5874 9485 7353 14559 44625 25132936 174860 0.99680 0.99580 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8881 0 0 8881 0 0 1 X 1209905 562997 646908 890017 888433 1584 648492 6078400 1332756 1332756 4745644 0 4745644 6063282 1332756 1332756 4730526 0 4730526 PART IV, LINE 2B: CLIENT DEPOSITS ARE HELD IN ESCROW BY NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION TO COVER COURT RELATED COSTS. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROBERT RACUNAS 149194 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18004 0 167198 0 0 0 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. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.