LEGAL SERVICES OF THE HUDSON VALLEY: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: LEGAL SERVICES OF THE HUDSON VALLEY (EIN 13-6265606)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-07-19
IRS object ID: 201222019349300417
Schema version: 2011v1.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-07-19T12:24:00-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VICTOR J CANNISTRA CPA PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	115 KISCO AVE	AddressLine1
City	MOUNT KISCO	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	105491492	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	136265606	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEGAL SERVICES OF THE HUDSON VALLEY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	LEGA	NameControl
Phone	9149491305	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	90 MAPLE AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	WHITE PLAINS	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10601	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ALFRED DONNELLAN	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	9149491305	Phone
Date Signed	2012-06-25	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	VICTOR J CANNISTRA CPA	Name
Phone	9142413605	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-06-25	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	BARBARA FINKELSTEIN	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	90 MAPLE AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	WHITE PLAINS	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10601	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	8098544	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.LSHV.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1967	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NY	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE MISSION OF LSHV IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY COUNSEL IN CIVIL MATTERS FOR POOR AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR AN ATTORNEY WHERE BASIC HUMAN NEEDS ARE AT STAKE.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	25	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	25	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	90	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	98	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	7448033	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	7755726	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	42652	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	43483	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	62821	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	29667	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	7553506	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	7828876	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	276346	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	304504	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	6085388	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	5918610	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	255753	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	1247278	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1435313	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	7609012	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	7658427	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-55506	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	170449	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	8238959	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	8804392	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	1172732	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	1617214	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	7066227	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	7187178	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	THE MISSION OF LSHV IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY COUNSEL IN CIVIL MATTERS FOR POOR AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR AN ATTORNEY WHERE BASIC HUMAN NEEDS ARE AT STAKE.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	6400205	Expense
Grants	304504	Grants
Description	THE ORGANIZATION HANDLES OVER 12,000 LEGAL CASES EACH YEAR, PROVIDING BENEFITS TO OVER 30,000 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS. IN A TYPICAL YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CLIENTS ARE FEMALE, AND APPROXIMATELY 65% ARE AFRICAN-AMERICAN OR HISPANIC. CORE SERVICES INCLUDE: HOUSING, ELDER LAW, PUBLIC BENEFITS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND FAMILY LAW, DISABILITY BENEFITS, AND CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO RECEIVED THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF DONATED PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES AMOUNTING TO APPROXIMATELY 599,865, WHICH SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO CLIENTS OF LSHV.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	6400205	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	8	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	90	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	25	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	25	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	CAROL ANN MALINOWSKI	NamePerson
Telephone Number	9149491305	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	90 MAPLE AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	WHITE PLAINS	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10601	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (29 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	FormerFormer
ALFRED E DONNELLAN ESQ
PRESIDENT	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
DAVID L POSNER ESQ
1ST VICE PRE	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
LUCILLE OPPENHEIM ESQ
2ND VICE PRE	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
RICHARD G MENAKER ESQ
TREASURER	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
JOSHUA E KIMERLING ESQ
SECRETARY	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
ROSALIND FUCHSBERG KAUFMAN ESQ
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
KATHLEEN DONELLI ESQ
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
HON SONDRA M MILLER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
WILLIAM D MARISILLO ESQ
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
KENNETH THOMPSON
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
JODY FAY ESQ
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
DAVID STEVENS
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
DANIEL R ALCOTT ESQ
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
JODI GOLINSKY ESQ
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
SYLVERE M HYACINTHE ESQ
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
GAIL D MAKODE ESQ
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
ERIC L GORDON
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
JONATHAN M KOZAK ESQ
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
SARAH CHIANESE
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
DERRICK GODFREY
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
PHILLIP C LANDRIGAN ESQ
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
CHARLES A GOLDBERGER ESQ
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
WILEY C HARRISON CPA
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
CARLOS F RAMIREZ
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
LAWRENCE F MCGOVERN ESQ
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X		0	0	0
BARBARA FINKELSTEIN
EXEC. DIR.	40.00		X	155666	0	28577
LEWIS G CREEKMORE
DEPUTY DIR.	40.00		X	116369	0	25151
CAROL ANN MALINOWSKI
CFO	40.00		X	60911	0	9874
GEORGE CHRISTATOS
CFO	40.00			44209	0	16995	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	377155	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	80597	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	2	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	true	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Government Grants	7351202	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	404524	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	7755726	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	25949	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$25,949	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	282166	Securities
Other	5036	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	269668	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	12498	Securities
Other	5036	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	17534	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$17,534	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER REVENUE	Description
Total Revenue Column	29667	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	29667	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	29667	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	7828876	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	29667	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$43,483	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	304504	Total
Program Services	304504	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	368580	Total
Program Services	287492	ProgramServices
Management And General	81088	ManagementAndGeneral

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	44209	Total
Program Services	34483	ProgramServices
Management And General	9726	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4188001	Total
Program Services	3504477	ProgramServices
Management And General	549226	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	134298	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	204993	Total
Program Services	171628	ProgramServices
Management And General	27578	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5787	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	760065	Total
Program Services	636355	ProgramServices
Management And General	102255	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	21455	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	352762	Total
Program Services	295346	ProgramServices
Management And General	47458	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	9958	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	218147	Total
Program Services	186009	ProgramServices
Management And General	26245	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5893	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	249677	Total
Program Services	209931	ProgramServices
Management And General	32458	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7288	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	351321	Total
Program Services	295394	ProgramServices
Management And General	45672	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10255	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	140801	Total
Program Services	118387	ProgramServices
Management And General	18304	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4110	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	21214	Total
Management And General	21214	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	159786	Total
Program Services	134349	ProgramServices
Management And General	20773	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4664	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	23463	Total
Program Services	19728	ProgramServices
Management And General	3050	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	685	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
EQUIPMENT EXPENSES	77235	64940	10040	2255
LIBRARY	60003	60003
EDUCATION & TRAINING	56788	47748	7382	1658
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT	47479	15032		32447

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	29399	Total
Program Services	14399	ProgramServices
Fundraising	15000	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7658427	Total
Program Services	6400205	ProgramServices
Management And General	1002469	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	255753	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	234110	BOY
EOY	249105	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	779727	BOY
EOY	1575019	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2915018	BOY
EOY	2940275	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	72575	BOY
EOY	25949	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	4360611	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	1349816	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3158739	BOY
EOY	3010795	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1059420	BOY
EOY	983879	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	19370	BOY
EOY	19370	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8238959	BOY
EOY	8804392	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	234278	BOY
EOY	451047	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	301288	BOY
EOY	556304	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	321444	BOY
EOY	306474	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	315722	BOY
EOY	303389	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1172732	BOY
EOY	1617214	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6538251	BOY
EOY	6790017	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	527976	BOY
EOY	397161	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7066227	BOY
EOY	7187178	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8238959	BOY
EOY	8804392	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	170449	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-49498	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required	true	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	true	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	6725759	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	8446560	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	7981419	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	7448033	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	7755726	CurrentTaxYear
Total	38357497	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	6725759	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	8446560	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	7981419	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	7448033	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	7755726	CurrentTaxYear
Total	38357497	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	38357497	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	76043	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	53551	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	30141	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	23982	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	25949	CurrentTaxYear
Total	209666	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	38567163	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	29667	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.99460	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.99410	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed4955 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4955Tax
Correction Made	false	CorrectionMade
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiled
Form4720 Filed	false	Form4720Filed
Volunteers	false	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	true	DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators	$4,853	DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	false	OtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	4853	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3
Form4720 Filed4912 Tax	false	Form4720Filed4912Tax
Substantially All Dues Nondeduct	false	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying	false	OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	450000	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	450000	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2656508	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	301030	Depreciation
Book Value	2355478	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	86873	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	73899	Depreciation
Book Value	12974	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1167230	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	974887	Depreciation
Book Value	192343	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	3010795	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ACCRUED VACATION PAYABLE	Description
Amount	$303,389	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	303389	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	7828876	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	7658427	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	170449	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	-49498	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	-49498	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	120951	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	8379243	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	-49498	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	599865	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	550367	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	7828876	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	7828876	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	8258292	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	599865	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	599865	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	7658427	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	7658427	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	LIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	Explanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	false	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
CANCER SUPPORT TEAM
875 MAMARONECK AVE	MAMARONECK	NY	10543	132938964	3	14610	CANCER SERVICES CASE
MY SISTERS PLACE INC
1 WALTER PLACE	WHITE PLAINS	NY	10601	132960628	3	129537	CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES
RECAP
PO BOX 866 - 40 SMITH STREET	MIDDLETOWN	NY	10940	141493667	3	77084	HOUSING SERVICES
WESTCHESTER HISPANIC COALITION
44 WALKER AVE	WHITE PLAINS	NY	10605	132805219	3	14437	CIVIL LGL & SOC SERV
EMPIRE JUSTICE CENTER
119 WASHINGTON AVE	ALBANY	NY	12210	161487925	3	68836	CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	5	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg
BARBARA FINKELSTEIN
155666	28577	184243
GEORGE CHRISTATOS
44209	16995	61204

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED FORM 990, IT IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND RECOMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTERESTS POLICY ("POLICY") BY PROVIDING THE POLICY TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SENIOR EMPLOYEES, AND BY REQUIRING THAT EACH BOARD MEMBER AND SENIOR EMPLOYEE ANNUALLY ATTEST IN WRITING THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF AND ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS PROVISIONS. ALL PAYMENTS MADE BY THE ORGANIZATION ARE APPROVED BY SENIOR EMPLOYEES WHO ARE AWARE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE POLICY.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	A SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (KEY EMPLOYEE) AND REVIEWS COMPARABILITY DATA RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION PAID THE INDIVIDUAL. AFTER REACHING ITS CONCLUSIONS AND MAKING ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD, WHICH MEETS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE BOARD APPROVES THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	A SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION, AND REVIEWS COMPARABILITY DATA RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS. AFTER REACHING ITS CONCLUSIONS AND MAKING ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD, WHICH MEETS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE BOARD APPROVES THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTERESTS POLICY, AND ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CHAR500 AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON CHARITIESNYS.COM. THE ORGANIZATION'S 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION ON GUIDESTAR.ORG.

LEGAL SERVICES OF THE HUDSON VALLEY: Form 990, tax year 2011

Return header ReturnHeader

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Filer Filer

Name Name

US Address USAddress

Officer Officer

Preparer Preparer

Form 990 IRS990

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Address US AddressUS

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (29 entries)

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Occupancy Occupancy

Travel Travel

Interest Interest

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Insurance Insurance

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Total Assets TotalAssets

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Total170 Total170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

Buildings Buildings

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Equipment Equipment

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (2 entries)

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

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