2024-07-29T13:56:32-05:00 2023-12-31 111986323 MARCUM LLP 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2023-01-01 521545522 THE WASHINGTON LEGAL CLINIC FOR THE HOMELESS INC WASH 2023285500 1200 U STREET NW FL 3 WASHINGTON DC 20009 AMBER W HARDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2023285500 2024-07-26 1 0 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2022274000 2024-07-26 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z AMBER W HARDING 1200 U STREET NW FL 3 WASHINGTON DC 20009 2380267 0 X WWW.LEGALCLINIC.ORG X 1987 DC LEGAL SERVICES & ADVOCACY FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING W/HOMELESSNESS & POVERTY IN WASHINGTON, D.C. 27 27 18 89 0 0 1803535 2330452 0 0 7228 49003 125000 812 1935763 2380267 0 0 0 0 1571878 1820950 0 0 66439 224494 208810 1796372 2029760 139391 350507 2747714 3131165 67351 83251 2680363 3047914 THE LEGAL CLINIC'S MISSION IS TO USE THE LAW TO MAKE JUSTICE A REALITY FOR OUR NEIGHBORS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY BY PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES AND ENGAGING IN ADVOCACY. 0 0 823433 COMMUNITY ENGAGMENT AND PROGRAMATIC LEADERSHIP -THE LEGAL CLINIC IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT UNHOUSED COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS, HAVE THE TRAINING AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC DISCOURSE THAT IMPACTS THEIR LIVES, AND THE ABILITY AND SPACE TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN ADVOCACY GOALS. THIS YEAR WE HIRED AN OUTREACH SPECIALIST TO ASSIST THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN OUR EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE UNHOUSED COMMUNITY IS AWARE OF THEIR RIGHTS AND THE POWER OF THEIR VOICE. 637436 LEGAL SERVICES - FOR LEGAL SERVICES IN 2023, THE LEGAL CLINIC HELD SEVERAL WEEKLY INTAKE SESSIONS WITH VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS. VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS OPENED 138 LEGAL MATTERS AND STAFF ATTORNEYS OPENED 214 LEGAL MATTERS. OVERALL, 104 CASES WERE RELATED TO SHELTER ISSUES (A NUMBER OF WHICH FOCUSED ON SECURING ACCESS TO SHELTER FOR FAMILIES WHO HAD BEEN UNLAWFULLY DENIED ADMISSION TO THIS LIFE-SAVING RESOURCE) AND 141 CASES INVOLVED HOUSING ISSUES (OFTEN RELATED TO SHORT- AND LONG-TERM HOUSING SUBSIDIES). THE REMAINDER WAS A MIX OF ISSUES CONCERNING CASH BENEFITS AND CIVIL ISSUES THAT INCLUDED CONSUMER MATTERS, DISCRIMINATION, DISABILITY RIGHTS, POLICE CONDUCT, IDENTIFICATION, AND MORE. 308208 POLICY & ADVOCACY -FOR POLICY AND ADVOCACY IN 2023, THE LEGAL CLINIC WORKED TO IMPROVE AND INCREASE FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS THAT CLIENTS RELY ON FOR SHELTER AND HOUSING. THROUGH LITIGATION; LEGISLATIVE, POLICY, BUDGET AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADVOCACY; AGENCY REFORM; AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION, THE LEGAL CLINIC ATTEMPTED TO IMPROVE PROGRAMS AND EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLIENTS AND OTHER LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON ISSUES SUCH AS THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE IN ENCAMPMENTS, ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SHELTER, SUBSIDIZED AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MIMINIZING BARRIERS TO HOUSING ACCESS, AND INCREASING THE INVESTMENT IN PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EVICTION PREVENTION FUNDING. 1769077 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 1 0 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MD VA X DEBORAH CHANDLER 2023285511 1200 U STREET NW FL 3 WASHINGTON DC 20009 AMBER HARDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 182360 0 32256 BRITTANY RUFFIN ESQ DIRECTOR POLICY & ADVOCACY 40.00 X 138996 0 10811 BECKY O'BRIEN DIRECTOR OF LEGAL SERVICES 40.00 X 139505 0 3089 ANN MARIE STAUDENMAIER SENIOR COUNSEL 30.00 X 116974 0 2565 JAMES E ROCAP III ESQ BOARD PRESIDENT 2.60 X X 0 0 0 ERICKA AIKEN ESQ BOARD VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 VALERIE E ROSS ESQ BOARD TREASUER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JON-MICHAEL DOUGHERTY BOARD SECRETARY - AS OF 1/2023 0.60 X X 0 0 0 NANCY TYLER BERNSTINE ESQ BOARD SECRETARY - UNTIL 1/2023 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ALAN BANKS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHERYL K BARNES DIRECTOR - UNTIL 5/2023 0.50 X 0 0 0 TYRONE CHISHOLM JR DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE COLEMAN ESQ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LAURIE B DAVIS ESQ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER EVERETT DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 NKECHI FEASTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WESLEY R HEPPLER ESQ DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN M HOFFMAN ESQ DIRECTOR 0.70 X 0 0 0 JOHN R JACOB ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM M LEAHY DIRECTOR 0.70 X 0 0 0 HENRI MAKEMBE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN MONAHAN ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAM MONDRY-COHEN DIRECTOR - UNTIL 1/2023 0.50 X 0 0 0 STERLING MORRISS ESQ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS PASTAN ESQ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANITA F PURI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN REILLY ESQ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID E ROGERS ESQ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TIANNA L RUSSELL ESQ DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 ALLISON HOLT RYAN ESQ DIRECTOR - UNTIL 1/2023 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEFF SCHWABER ESQ DIRECTOR 0.80 X 0 0 0 CATHY SOLOMON DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 MARSHA TUCKER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID WITTENSTEIN ESQ DIRECTOR 0.70 X 0 0 0 DANIEL I WOLF DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 577835 0 48721 4 0 1 0 0 17071 2313381 2330452 49003 49003 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 812 812 812 2380267 0 0 49815 214616 186716 15023 12877 1303911 1171676 115290 16945 24255 21863 2119 273 158984 143352 13920 1712 119184 106897 10119 2168 15901 15901 43788 35433 8355 2834 525 1521 788 38378 17256 10072 11050 49773 43849 1954 3970 143 107 35 1 5073 2815 2258 4223 3069 1154 31 31 4755 4547 124 84 18236 14875 3085 276 DUES/FEES/SUBSCRIP. 17245 8290 1133 7822 EQUIP/FURNITURE/MAINT. 6721 6348 255 118 MISCELLANEOUS 1709 1459 250 2029760 1769077 194244 66439 64170 80147 1963134 1155474 587044 1042118 20728 24614 106901 99203 12453 7698 0 749652 100185 71462 2747714 3131165 67351 83251 67351 83251 X 1549041 1772800 1131322 1275114 2680363 3047914 2747714 3131165 X 350507 45767 -28723 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2241191 1638661 2943385 1803535 2330452 10957224 2241191 1638661 2943385 1803535 2330452 10957224 2489746 8467478 4608 1100 446 4927 49003 60084 4164 812 4976 11022284 0.76820 0.82220 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1598 4199 5797 2023963 2029760 251488 62872 0 0 242260 235621 239819 251488 969188 1453782 12902 21478 12151 5797 52328 60565 58905 59955 62872 242297 363446 2229 5521 3414 1598 12762 74461 66763 7698 32440 32440 0 7698 X 4912796 45767 2486762 2532529 2380267 0 2380267 4545245 2515485 2515485 2029760 0 2029760 PART X, LINE 2: FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES WAS MADE, AS THE LEGAL CLINIC HAD NO NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AND DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAX REQUIRING RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 AMBER HARDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 180360 0 2000 0 0 0 4050 0 28206 0 214616 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 ALL BONUS PAYMENTS INCLUDED ABOVE ARE NON-FIXED YEAR-END BONUSES AND ARE PROVIDED TO THE EMPLOYEES IN RECOGNITION OF OVERALL PERFORMANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND COMPARED TO THE RECENTLY COMPLETED AUDIT BY THE FINANCE MANAGER, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND THE BOARD PRESIDENT. ANY QUESTIONS/CONCERNS ARE ADRESSED. THE FINAL VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW VIA EMAIL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF EACH YEAR, EACH BOARD MEMBER IS ASKED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT. ANY NEW BOARD MEMBER IS ASKED TO REVIEW THE POLICY AND SIGN THE STATEMENT WHEN THEY JOIN. IN ADDITION, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY SPECIFIES THAT THE BOARD MEMBERS "UNDERSTAND THAT IF AT ANY TIME ... ANY OF THE FOREGOING REPRESENTATIONS IN THIS STATEMENT ARE NO LONGER ACCURATE, I WILL WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EVENT CREATING THE INACCURACY, FILE WITH THE CORPORATION A NEW, ACCURATE AND UPDATED STATEMENT." THESE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH SHALL DECIDE WHETHER THE BOARD MEMBER WITH SUCH ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DIVEST SUCH INTEREST, RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY RELEVANT DELIBERATIONS, RESIGN FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR TAKE SUCH OTHER ACTION AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DEEMS APPROPRIATE. THE LEGAL CLINIC HAS NOT IMPOSED ANY SANCTIONS OR PENALTIES FOR THE FAILURE TO FILE CONFLICT STATEMENTS, AND HAS NEVER HAD A SITUATION WHICH REQUIRED ENFORCEMENT OF THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS' DATA AND NONPROFIT SURVEYS. ANNUAL PAY INCREASES ARE USUALLY MADE CONSISTENT WITH STAFF INCREASES SUBJECT TO BOARD REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE LEGAL CLINIC'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FEDERAL FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FAS 116 UNRECOGNIZED DONATED EXPENSE (THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DONATED OFFICE -28,723. AND DONATED SERVICES RECEIVED AND EXPENDED)