2025-07-22T10:02:57-00:00 2024-09-30 821650312 Alta CPA Group 59 Franklin St 2nd Floor Annapolis MD 21401 990 2023-10-01 202325866 OPEN CITY ADVOCATES OPEN 2026789001 810 7TH STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 PENELOPE SPAIN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2026789001 2025-07-22 true Jeffrey Griffith P01081433 4103495101 2025-07-22 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PENELOPE SPAIN 810 7TH STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 1069399 false X WWW.OPENCITYADVOCATES.ORG X 2005 DC OPEN CITY ADVOCATES PROVIDES YOUTH-CENTERED LEGAL DEFENSE AND HOLISTIC ADVOCACY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AFTER SENTENCING CONT. 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WE HELP OUR CLIENTS TRANSITION HOME FROM INCARCERATION AND SUPPORT THEIR QUESTS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT, AND BECOME POSITIVE FORCES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE PROTECT THEIR DUE PROCESS RIGHTS AND STRIVE TO KEEP THEM OUT OF INHERENTLY HARMFUL LOCKED FACILITIES. 283523 SYSTEMIC REFORM BASED ON THE KNOWLEDGE WE GAIN FROM OUR DIRECT CLIENT SERVICES, OPEN CITY ADVOCATES SPEARHEADS SYSTEMIC REFORM EFFORTS TO END THE REVOLVING DOOR OF THE JUVENILE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS, SAFEGUARD AND EXPAND DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS, AND ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALIZED, TRAUMA RESPONSIVE, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES FOR COURT INVOLVED YOUTH. OUR PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO ENSURE THAT NO CHILD MUST CONFRONT THIS COMPLEX BUREAUCRATIC SYSTEM IN WHICH THEIR LIBERTY IS CONSTANTLY AT RISK WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF LEGAL COUNSEL. 23895 THE GAULT CENTER, IN COLLABORATION WITH OCA AND NJDC, WORKS TO ENHANCE POST-DISPOSITION LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR YOUTH IN DELINQUENCY MATTERS NATIONWIDE. THIS INVOLVES RESEARCHING AND DOCUMENTING PROMISING PRACTICES, VISITING JURISDICTIONS TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS, AND PUBLISHING MATERIALS TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF SUCH REPRESENTATION. 836567 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 10 0 true 5 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false DC X X WHITNEY LOUCHHEIM 2026789001 810 7TH STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 PENELOPE SPAIN CEO 040.00 X X 151562 0 6008 WHITNEY LOUCHHEIM COO 040.00 X X 141444 0 5765 STEPHEN HARBURG CHAIR 001.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANN SHANER TREASURER 002.00 X X 0 0 0 RAMON BUNCH DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 POOJA MEHTA DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS CAMILLO DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 KYLA WOODS SECRETARY 001.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIA NAGORSKI DIRECTOR 001.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA TROTH VICE CHAIR 001.00 X X 0 0 0 293006 11773 2 false true false 443076 573153 1016229 PROGRAM INCOME 900099 42027 42027 42027 7855 7855 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 3288 3288 3288 1069399 45315 7855 0 0 0 0 314815 215223 61348 38244 0 294708 200810 57808 36090 7654 5679 1239 736 55088 40866 8919 5303 51471 38184 8333 4954 0 353 274 52 27 28670 22261 4250 2159 0 0 1213 942 180 91 0 23369 20338 2565 466 0 0 30536 24390 3638 2508 54320 50688 3170 462 0 1253 1073 180 0 0 9730 7770 1154 806 27036 21600 3200 2236 MENTORING YOUTH ADVOCACY 163705 163642 63 EVENTS AND APPEALS 1010 500 510 RECRUITMENT 2327 2327 COLLABORATION AGREEMENT 20000 20000 0 1087258 836567 156099 94592 53058 43386 715092 749712 100696 66103 94519 87469 16780 7050 50472 26389 936098 892640 63242 61249 51306 21303 114548 82552 X 734700 617588 86850 192500 821550 810088 936098 892640 -17859 6397 X false true X true false X 529153 539125 532485 1221449 1066111 3888323 529153 539125 532485 1221449 1066111 3888323 672150 3216173 4740 1552 91 8665 15048 1863 437 1672 3288 7260 3910631 0.82240 0.85020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 3414 3414 91105 84055 7050 7050 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes RIGHT OF USE LEASE LIABILITY 21303 21303 X 1123230 6397 47434 53831 1069399 1069399 1134692 47434 47434 1087258 1087258 X 2 FOOTNOTE FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION UNDER FIN 48 PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501c3 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION WHICH IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS REQUIRED. THE ORGANIZATIONS INFORMATIONAL RETURN FILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER FILING. X X false false false false false false false false false PENELOPE SPAIN CEO 151562 4856 1152 157570 Form 990, Part I, Line 1 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATIONS MISSION CONTINUED IN THE DC JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND WORKS FOR SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENTS TO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, BOTH LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY, TO BETTER THE LIVES OF MARGINALIZED CHILDREN AND YOUTH. Form 990, Part IV, Section VI, Line 11 THE FORM 990 IS SUPERVISED BY OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, REVIEWED BY OUR CEO, AND THEN APPROVED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part IV, Section VI, Line 12C ALL EMPLOYEES SHOULD STRIVE TO AVOID CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS WELL AS THE APPEARANCE OF ANY SUCH CONFLICT. EMPLOYEES SHOULD AVOID ANY ACTION THAT COULD BE INTERPRETED AS USING THEIR POSITIONS AT OPEN CITY ADVOCATES UNFAIRLY. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A OCA EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING A COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR THE KEY EXECUTIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMMITTEE MEETS AS NEEDED TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY CHANGES TO THE BOARD AS APPROPRIATE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS OPEN CITY ADVOCATES EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IN THE SUMMER OF EACH YEAR TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM FALLS WITHIN A REASONABLE RANGE OF COMPETITIVE PRACTICES FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AMONG SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. FOLLOWING THIS REVIEW, THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES BASE SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CEO AND THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER COO, ANNUAL INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITY ADJUSTMENTS, AND OBJECTIVES AND GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS TO THE BOARD SALARY AND BENEFITS APPROVAL FOR THE CEO AND COO. BOARD SALARY APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY AND IN WRITING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 AFTER RECEIVING IRS RECOGNITION OF ITS 501C3 STATUS, OPEN CITY ADVOCATES KEEPS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS AND ANY BRANCH OFFICE COPIES OF THE FORM 1023 EXEMPTION APPLICATION AS FILED AND ANY FORM 990 INFORMATION TAX RETURN FILED WITHIN THE PAST THREE YEARS. NAMES AND IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF CONTRIBUTORS SHALL BE REDACTED FROM PUBLICLY AVAILABLE COPIES. IN ADDITION, AS REQUIRED BY THE TAX CODE AND REGULATIONS, OPEN CITY ADVOCATES I PROVIDES PUBLIC COPIES ELECTRONICALLY, AS BY POSTING ON THE INTERNET, OR II PROVIDES COPIES OF THE MATERIALS TO ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC MAKING A REQUEST IN PERSON DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS OR IN WRITING.