2024-11-15T13:40:45-06:00 2023-12-31 BDO USA 4999 Pearl E Circle Ste 300 Boulder CO 80301 990 2023-01-01 473260929 Law SchoolYes We Can % THE ORGANIZATION LAWS 3033333363 950 South Cherry Street Suite 508 Denver CO 80246 Jason Marquez President 3033333363 2024-11-15 true true Kimberly A Tortora P01856820 3034400399 2024-11-08 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Jason Marquez 950 South Cherry St Ste 508 Denver CO 80246 272453 false X www.lawschoolyeswecan.org X 2015 CO SEE SCHEDULE O 16 16 1 368 0 239782 235137 0 0 0 0 0 0 239782 235137 300 0 0 0 164086 166565 0 0 0 43689 31659 208075 198224 31707 36913 187583 224496 240 240 187343 224256 X TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN COLORADO AND TO DEVELOP TOMORROW'S DIVERSE LEADERS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. LAW SCHOOL YES WE CAN WORKED WITH OVER 300 CURRENT MENTORS, SUPPORTED OVER 100 LSYWC FELLOWS & CONNECTED WITH OVER 50 LSYWC ALUMNI FELLOWS. false false 129490 0 0 BACKGROUND-LSYWC WAS FOUNDED TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION. IT IS THE FIRST LAW SCHOOL DIVERSITY PIPELINE PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN COLORADO, A PROGRAM THAT TARGETS HARD WORKING COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS: 68% OF OUR FELLOWS ARE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS AND 35% ARE FIRST-GENERATION HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. EACH YEAR, LSYWC SELECTS UP TO 25 RISING COLLEGE STUDENTS AS FELLOWS. LSYWC MATCHES EACH FELLOW WITH THREE MENTORS: ONE SENIOR LEVEL JUDGE OR ATTORNEY, ONE MID-LEVEL ATTORNEY, AND ONE LAW STUDENT. THESE MENTORS MAKE A COMMITMENT TO GUIDE THEIR FELLOWS THROUGHOUT COLLEGE WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING THEM RECEIVE ADMISSION TO THE LAW SCHOOL OR GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE. LSYWC PROVIDES FELLOWS WITH VALUABLE SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOPS AND FACILITATES EXPOSURE OPPORTUNITIES TO PREPARE FELLOWS FOR SUCCESS AS FUTURE COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR FELLOWS TO TAKE THE MEYERS BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR (MBTI) & EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TESTS TO ASSIST IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. ALL FELLOWS ALSO ATTEND A MINI LAW SCHOOL PRESENTED BY CU LAW. WE ARRANGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FELLOWS TO TAKE BASELINE LSAT TESTS, LSAT PREPARATION COURSES, AND OTHER PRE-LAW WORKSHOPS, SOME OF WHICH ARE PRESENTED BY LSYWC BOARD MEMBERS, AND OTHERS, BY PROFESSORS FROM CU LAW AND DU LAW. OUR IMPACT IS CENTERED AROUND: (1) ACCESS TO EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR FELLOWS, (2) MENTORS WHO SHARE THEIR HURDLES AND SUCCESSES IN A SYSTEM NOT NECESSARILY DESIGNED FOR DIVERSITY, (3) THE CREATION OF A COMMUNITY FOCUSED ON A SHARED MISSION, (4) OUTREACH THROUGH RECRUITMENT, PROGRAMMING, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND (5) SUPPORT FROM LSYWC SPONSORS AND THEIR NETWORKS. THIS MEANS THAT ACQUIRING A SINGLE NEW SPONSOR OR FELLOW (AND MENTOR TEAM) CAN HAVE A CASCADING EFFECT IN CREATING AWARENESS AND CHANGE WITHIN THE COLORADO COMMUNITY. DURING 2023, LSYWC AMASSED APPROXIMATELY 34,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS, DELIVERED OVER 20 LSYWC WORKSHOPS, SUPPORTED OVER 300 MENTORS, MENTORED OVER 100 FELLOWS & CONNECTED WITH OVER 30 JUDICIAL MENTORS ACROSS THE NATION, INCUDING FIVE OF THE SEVEN COLORADO SUPREME COURT JUSTICES. LSYWC HELPED FACILITATE 17 INTERNSHIPS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF LAW SCHOOL WITH 4 ALUMNI FELLOWS GRADUATING FROM LAW SCHOOL. THERE IS AN 83% RETENTION RATE WITHIN THE PROGRAM AND A 97% COLLEGE GRADUATION RATE. WE HELD OUR LARGEST FUNDRAISING EVENT TO DATE AND HIRED A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FULL-TIME PROGRAM MANAGER, AND TWO LSYWC FELLOW INTERNS. THE CONTINUING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DENVER LAW FIRM COALITION FOR RACIAL EQUITY PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT TO OUR PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. MISSION: THE MISSION OF LSYWC IS TO DIVERSIFY THE COLORADO LEGAL PROFESSION BY FURTHERING THE LEGAL EDUCATION OF HARD WORKING, LOW INCOME, AND DIVERSE COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE LSYWC CURRICULUM PROMOTES THE PRE-LAW EDUCATION AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS FELLOWS. EACH LSYWC FELLOW HAS A MENTOR TEAM THAT HELPS GUIDE FELLOWS THROUGH COLLEGE AND THE PRE-LAW ADMISSIONS PROCESS. POPULATION SERVED: LSYWC SERVES A DIVERSE, LOW-INCOME GROUP OF STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. MOST OF OUR STUDENTS ARE FROM SINGLE PARENT, LOW INCOME, IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. THE LSYWC OVERALL FELLOW RACE/ETHNICITY IS 63.5% HISPANIC/LATINX, 19.2% BLACK, 9.6% WHITE, 4.8% ASIAN, AND 2.9% NATIVE AMERICAN/AMERICAN INDIAN. THE LSYWC OVERALL GENDER IS 21.2% MALE AND 78.8% FEMALE. 129490 true true false false false false false false false false false false 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 false false false false false true 0 0 1 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 16 16 false false false false false true true true true false false true true true true false false true true false CO X THE ORGANIZATION 3033333363 950 SOUTH CHERRY STREET SUITE 508 Denver CO 80246 DR KIMBERLE JACKSON-BUTLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.0 0.0 X 104000 0 0 JASON MARQUEZ PRESIDENT 4.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 ELIZ PADILLA SECRETARY 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 JOHN BAKER BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 AMY WILDER BEATIE BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MIKO BROWN BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MICAH DAWSON BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ERICA GARTENBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER JASKOLKA BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 DERMOT LYNCH BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 NEAL MCCONOMY BOARD MEMBER(THRU 02/23) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 PHILIP NICKERSON BOARD MEMBER (THRU 02/23) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 RYANN PEYTON BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 JUDGE ROBERTO RAMIREZ BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 JACKIE ROEDER BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 MADELEINE ROSENGRANTS BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 HEIDI RUCKRIEGLE BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 RYAN TSENG BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER WEDDLE BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 104000 0 0 1 false false false 0 124960 110177 5322 235137 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 900099 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37316 124960 37316 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 235137 0 0 0 0 104000 104000 0 58310 58310 0 0 4255 4255 0 0 2000 2000 0 0 0 0 0 2480 2480 3808 3808 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 47 1642 1642 TEST PREPARATION 8245 8245 0 OTHER EVENT EXPENSES 12576 12576 MEALS 831 831 LICENSE 30 30 198224 129490 68734 0 177161 199721 0 0 0 0 9800 24200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 622 575 0 0 187583 224496 240 240 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 240 240 X 187343 224256 0 0 187343 224256 187583 224496 36913 X false false false X 147904 51673 201838 239782 235137 876334 0 0 147904 51673 201838 239782 235137 876334 58076 818258 0 0 0 876334 141529 0.93373 0.94530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED BUILDING FUTURE 162276 124960 37316 7682 5000 20000 4634 0 162276 124960 37316 7682 5000 20000 4634 37316 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN COLORADO AND TO DEVELOP TOMORROW'S DIVERSE LEADERS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. LAW SCHOOL YES WE CAN WORKED WITH OVER 300 CURRENT MENTORS, SUPPORTED OVER 100 LSYWC FELLOWS & CONNECTED WITH OVER 50 LSYWC ALUMNI FELLOWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A: BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOMINATED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8: COMMITTEES PROVIDE REPORTS AT BOARD MEETINGS THAT BECOME A PART OF THE BOARD'S MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A: THE TAX RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12: IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE GOVERNANCE & NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR ITS CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND D) UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX EXEMPTED PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A & 15B: FOR CONTRACTORS OR EMPLOYEES, WE RESEARCH COMPENSATION FOR THE LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE, LOCATION, AND POSITION. COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS APPROVED BY BOARD. COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES APPROVED BY PRESIDENT OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.