2024-06-11T10:59:38-05:00 2023-12-31 561131459 Stancil PC 4909 Windy Hill Drive Raleigh NC 27609 990 2023-01-01 262466688 North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Foundation Inc NORT 9198901092 901 Corporate Center Drive Raleigh NC 27607 Jennifer M Lechner Executive Director 9198901092 2024-06-11 1 Jennifer Lechner 999009999 0 Susan Stillings P01439459 9198721260 2024-06-11 0 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Jennifer M Lechner 901 Corporate Center Drive Raleigh NC 27607 1303147 0 X https://www.nccourts.gov/commissions/north-caroli X 2008 NC Overcome barriers to justice and empower North Carolinians to meet their legal needs through our leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving. 13 13 0 572 0 0 808813 1116534 1059 185433 0 0 45 1180 809917 1303147 0 0 0 0 164774 159168 0 0 57876 723603 1233760 888377 1392928 -78460 -89781 727762 651006 164968 177993 562794 473013 X Overcome barriers to justice and empower North Carolinians to meet their legal needs through our leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving. 1 0 269261 The North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center is the statewide pro bono clearinghouse that assists lawyers in fulfilling their professional responsibility to provide pro bono legal services. The Center focuses on projects to address unmet legal needs, creating clinics and other models of service delivery to provide needed legal services such as the Driver's License Restoration Project, housing stability, disaster relief, expunctions, and FEMA appeal assistance. The Driver's License Restoration Project served 1,789 clients in 2023. 351409 42055 The Wake County Legal Support Center opened in January 2023 to increase access to justice for residents of Wake County by serving as a resource hub for self-represented litigants in civil legal matters. The Center served over 5,600 visitors in its first year. 227202 The NC Equal Access to Justice Commission's goal is to overcome barriers to justice and empower North Carolinians to meet their leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving. Commission activities include policy work, data collection, program evaluation, stakeholder convenings, legislative support, etc. 225570 144558 The NC Equal Justice Alliance is a collaborative planning and coordination council of providers of legal aid and other supportive stakeholders in North Carolina. The Alliance was established to provide central coordination of a sustained comprehensive, integrated, statewide system to provide the most effective legal service to people in poverty in North Carolina. 225570 144558 1073442 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 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 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X Jennifer M Lechner 9198901092 901 Corporate Center Dr Raleigh NC 27607 Robert Edmunds Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Bill Farthing Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jonathan Bogues Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Angie Zimmern Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara Degen Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sally Davis Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ajulo Othow Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ron Gibson Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Afi Johnson-Parris Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Emma Kinyanjui Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Scheree Gilchrist Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kirk Warner Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 George Hanna Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer M Lechner Executive Director 40.00 X 121948 0 37220 121948 0 37220 1 0 1 1 0 849375 267159 1116534 Membership Dues 541900 144558 144558 Legal services confere 541900 40875 40875 185433 Other Income 541900 1180 1180 1180 1303147 186613 0 0 X 159168 120212 33986 4970 30940 30940 36000 36000 1002515 785580 167225 49710 11811 5339 6472 34356 22160 12196 12822 11380 1442 11838 10974 864 39077 36387 2690 20834 18751 2083 4610 3688 922 Staff Development 9941 9277 664 Miscellaneous 7226 6347 879 Parking Fees 5353 5353 Employee Gift 2317 2317 4120 1994 2126 1392928 1073442 261610 57876 206609 372415 429389 231497 130782 83688 50278 47094 41486 0 727762 651006 125565 177993 39403 164968 177993 X 172366 150814 390428 322199 562794 473013 727762 651006 -89781 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 751311 820637 942608 808813 1116534 4439903 145797 166339 189845 157057 255255 914293 897108 986976 1132453 965870 1371789 5354196 348071 5006125 1042 45 1180 2267 5356463 253515 0.93460 0.89640 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 36000 36000 0 Part II-B, Line 1: A contract lobbyist was paid during the year to advocate on behalf of the Equal Justice Alliance. 0 0 130782 83688 47094 47094 X 1558402 255255 255255 1303147 0 1303147 1648183 255255 255255 1392928 0 1392928 Part X, Line 2: The Foundation is exempt from income taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) on its exempt function income and is classified by the IRS as a publicly supported organization. There was no unrelated business income tax for the year ended December 31, 2023. The Foundation evaluates any uncertain tax positions. Accordingly, the Foundation's policy is to record a liability for any tax position taken that is beneficial to the Foundation, including any related interest and penalties, when it is more likely than not the position of management with respect to a transaction or class of transactions will be overturned by a taxing authority upon examination. Management believes there are no such positions as of December 31, 2023. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jennifer M Lechner Executive Director 121948 0 0 0 0 0 30259 0 6961 0 159168 0 0 0 Part I, Line 1a Substantiation is required for all reimbursed expenses but we did not incur any of the expenses. Part I, Line 3 The Foundation has a governance committee that considers compensation for all staff. They sometimes consult compensation surveys or other organizations' salary structure in their deliberations. All such increases are approved by the Foundation board. Part II, Line 1: The Executive Director's salary and benefits are paid by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (an unrelated entity). The Foundation reimburses the NCAOC for all amounts. Form 990, Part III, line 2 The Wake County Legal Support Center opened in January 2023. Its mission is to increase access to justice for residents of Wake County by serving as a resource hub for self-represented litigants in civil legal matters. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3 The Foundation is staffed by employees of the NC Administrative Office of the Courts. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Form 990 is reviewed and approved by the finance committee of the board prior to its filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c If the governing board or committee has reasonable cause to believe a member has failed to disclose actual or possible conflicts of interest, the matter will be discussed with the member and investigated by the governing board or committee as warranted. Should it be determined that the member failed to disclose an actual or possible conflict of interest, the board shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The compensation for the top official is reviewed by the finance committee and recommended to the Foundation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization makes its governing documents available to the general public upon request to the organization's office. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Staffing Services: Program service expenses 551,105. Management and general expenses 155,806. Fundraising expenses 22,786. Total expenses 729,697. Paralegal Services: Program service expenses 95,250. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 95,250. Other Contract Services: Program service expenses 77,709. Management and general expenses 11,419. Fundraising expenses 26,924. Total expenses 116,052. Other Professional Fees, Alliance: Program service expenses 61,516. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 61,516.