2024-05-15T11:53:13-04:00 2023-12-31 272001590 J MILLER & ASSOCIATES LLC PO BOX 27308 PHILADELPHIA PA 19118 990 2023-01-01 263176893 THE PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT PENN 2152044255 1515 MARKET STREET SUITE 300 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 MEREDITH RAPKIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2152044255 2024-05-15 MEREDITH RAPKIN XXX-XX-XXXX true JOYCE MILLER P00047160 2156001701 2024-05-15 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z MEREDITH RAPKIN 1515 MARKET STREET SUITE 300 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 1338430 false X HTTPS://PAINNOCENCE.ORG X 2008 PA THE PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT WORKS TO EXONERATE THOSE CONVICTED OF CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT, TO PREVENT INNOCENT PEOPLE FROM BEING CONVICTED AND TO HELP THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED IN THEIR TRANSITION TO FREEDOM. 25 25 17 279 0 1079974 865763 32000 32100 12883 0 1237 386713 1126094 1284576 0 0 1031988 1202510 0 210738 348463 267893 1380451 1470403 -254357 -185827 1580538 1538250 38515 56136 1542023 1482114 X THE PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT WORKS TO EXONERATE THOSE CONVICTED OF CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT, TO PREVENT INNOCENT PEOPLE FROM BEING CONVICTED AND TO HELP THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED IN THEIR TRANSITION TO FREEDOM. false false 986527 32100 PAIP EXECUTES THE MISSION IN SEVERAL WAYS: (1) CONDUCTING THOROUGH LEGAL AND FACTUAL REVIEW OF CLAIMS OF INNOCENCE RAISED BY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, AND WHERE SUCH REVIEW REVEALS CREDIBLE CLAIMS OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE, PARTNERS WITH PRO BONO OUTSIDE COUNSEL TO PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION SEEKING EXONERATION; (2) ENGAGING IN ADVOCACY, AND, WHEN APPROPRIATE, WORKING WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC CAUSES OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS, INCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE, AND PREVENT WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS; (3) PROVIDING CLINICAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS IN THE FIELDS OF LAW, JOURNALISM, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND FORENSIC SCIENCE TO EDUCATE A NEW GENERATION OF ADVOCATES FOR THE INNOCENT; AND 4) PROVIDING SUPPORT TO EXONEREES WHO, OFTEN AFTER MANY YEARS IN PRISON, RETURN TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. PAIP RECEIVES PARTICIPATION BY LAW STUDENTS AND FACULTY FROM ACCREDITED LAW SCHOOLS IN GREATER PHILADELPHIA AND THROUGHOUT PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN VARIOUS OTHER DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING JOURNALISM, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND FORENSIC SCIENCE WHOSE ACADEMIC FOCUS IS DIRECTLY RELEVANT TO ADVANCING PAIP'S MISSION. 986527 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 17 true false false false false false false false false X 25 25 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true true false PA X THE ORGANIZATION 2152044255 1515 MARKET STREET 300 PHILADELPHIA PA 19102 MEREDITH RAPKIN EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 149082 0 19486 NILAM SANGHVI ATTORNEY 40.00 X 109562 0 27293 DORIS DELTOSTO BROGAN PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID BERARDINELLI VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALYCIA HORN VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ZANE MEMEGER VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSHUA SNYDER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY CREAMER III TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM NUGENT MEMBER-AT-LA 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY J BRESCH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOYCE CULLINAN DAILEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEDRO DE LA TORRE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON HAZLEWOOD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN HECKSCHER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHESTER HOLLMAN III BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY LEONE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GIRIDHAR MALLYA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL MAMULA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA MORSE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES D NEWELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GRANT S PALMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANDA SIBLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEIGH SKIPPER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT HUNTER TAYLOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 W RODERICK GAGNE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THERESA ROLLINS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL W SILVER PRESIDENTS E 1.00 X 0 0 0 258644 46779 2 false true false 80425 785338 22712 865763 WORKSHOP FEES 541100 32100 32100 32100 390621 53854 336767 OTHER INCOME 900099 49946 49946 49946 1284576 82046 168567 125501 18495 24571 873896 670947 71428 131521 27970 14007 11274 2689 51820 25950 20889 4981 80257 62236 5791 12230 55687 55687 57792 36252 21115 425 16432 2192 12486 1754 2845 2845 34558 34558 10071 3120 6951 EXONEREE EXPENSES 46386 44692 266 1428 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 24733 615 24118 BANK FEES 8941 2417 6524 POSTAGE 4747 1077 3173 497 5701 553 5148 1470403 986527 273138 210738 350367 299350 296409 105808 87225 142932 15897 12792 830640 977368 1580538 1538250 38515 56136 38515 56136 X 1377340 1337985 164683 144129 1542023 1482114 1580538 1538250 -185827 125918 X X false true X true false X 806525 1273723 1291585 1079974 865763 5317570 806525 1273723 1291585 1079974 865763 5317570 65549 5252021 12891 8742 16791 2239 40663 5358233 505904 0.98020 0.98100 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3011 3011 3011 602 151 2409 false 602 602 903 3011 3011 151 151 227 SCHEDULE C, PART II-A 2023 WAS THE FIRST YEAR THE ORGANIZATION HAD FUNDED ANY LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. X 4071406 92548 2694282 2786830 1284576 1284576 4164685 2694282 2694282 1470403 1470403 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES IS INCLUDED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ADDITION, FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE INCOME TAX STANDARD FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR DISCLOSURE. 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PAIP RECEIVES PARTICIPATION BY LAW STUDENTS AND FACULTY FROM ACCREDITED LAW SCHOOLS IN GREATER PHILADELPHIA AND THROUGHOUT PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN VARIOUS OTHER DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING JOURNALISM, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND FORENSIC SCIENCE WHOSE ACADEMIC FOCUS IS DIRECTLY RELEVANT TO ADVANCING PAIP'S MISSION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CLOSELY MONITORS THE COI POLICY ON AN ON-GOING BASIS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO REVIEW AND SET THE SALARIES OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) AND CERTAIN OTHERS, USING ALL NECESSARY DATA TO ESTABLISH FAIR AND APPROPRIATE SALARIES FOR AN AGENCY THE SIZE AND COMPLEXITY OF THE PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE SAME AS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL AND POLICY STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2C THE REVIEW PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. 2023 WAS THE FIRST YEAR THE ORGANIZATION HAD FUNDED ANY LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.