2024-06-11T15:21:06-05:00 2023-09-30 812950760 SAX LLP 1040 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 16TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2022-10-01 133910567 FAMILY LEGAL CARE INC FAMI 6466139633 55 BROADWAY 2002 NEW YORK NY 10006 CATHY CRAMER CEO 6466139633 2024-06-11 1 CATHY CRAMER 999009999 0 MIKE SCHALL P02024184 2122682804 2024-05-21 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CATHY CRAMER 55 BROADWAY 2002 NEW YORK NY 10006 3260441 0 X WWW.FAMILYLEGALCARE.ORG X 1996 NY TO INCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN NYS FAMILY COURT. WE COMBINE LEGAL GUIDANCE, EASY TO ACCESS TECHNOLOGY, & SUPPORT TO HELP UNREPRESENTED PARENTS & CAREGIVERS SELF-ADVOCATE ON CRITICAL FAMILY LAW ISSUES WHILE WORKING ON REFORM THAT IMPROVES THE SYSTEM FOR EVERYONE. 18 18 48 21 0 0 4196335 3159375 0 0 622 5246 0 5911 4196957 3170532 0 0 0 0 2410879 2730024 0 0 375401 1067685 1029128 3478564 3759152 718393 -588620 2911599 2667225 240064 584310 2671535 2082915 X FAMILY LEGAL CARE IS AN AWARD WINNING NON-PROFIT DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING UNREPRESENTED LITIGANTS SO THAT THEY MAY SUCCESSFULLY SELF-ADVOCATE IN THE NEW YORK FAMILY COURTS. 0 0 745765 REMOTE LEGAL CONSULTATIONS: MEETING WITH A FAMILY LEGAL CARE STAFF ATTORNEY VIRTUALLY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, UNREPRESENTED LITIGANTS RECEIVE VITAL SUPPORT IN PREPARING A CASE. CONSULTATIONS TAKE PLACE OVER THE PHONE OR VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS. CLIENTS RECEIVE IN-DEPTH ADVICE AND COUNSEL, AND MANY CLIENTS RETURN FOR FOLLOW-UP ADVICE AND SUPPORT. OFFERING CONSULTATIONS REMOTELY HAS ALLOWED US TO GREATLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS WE CAN SERVE, MAKING LEGAL ADVICE MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR FAMILIES WHO URGENTLY NEED IT. IN FY23 WE COMPLETED 3,145 CONSULTATIONS, REPRESENTING A 20% INCREASE OVER WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN FY22. 565399 FAMILY LAW INFORMATION HELPLINES: THE BILINGUAL TELEPHONE, EMAIL, AND LIVE-CHAT HELPLINES CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIMARY POINT OF ENTRY FOR PARENTS AND OTHERS WHO NEED LEGAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE, AND A CENTRAL ARTERY THROUGH WHICH CLIENTS CAN ACCESS OUR MORE IN-DEPTH SERVICES. HELPLINE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND WE USE A TRANSLATION SERVICE TO ASSIST CALLERS WHO SPEAK ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES. WE SERVED 17,726 PEOPLE ON OUR HELPLINES IN FY23 479133 PRO BONO PROGRAM: FAMILY LEGAL CARE'S UNIQUE PRO BONO PROGRAM ALLOWS CLIENTS TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE FROM PRO BONO ATTORNEYS ON THEIR MOBILE DEVICES OR COMPUTERS FROM WHEREVER THEY ARE. THE PRO BONO PROGRAM ALLEVIATES BARRIERS TO SERVICE FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR LONG-DISTANCE TRIPS TO THE COURTHOUSE, INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY FOR DISABLED OR HOMEBOUND CLIENTS AND MITIGATING EXPENSIVE BURDENS LIKE TAKING TIME AWAY FROM WORK AND SECURING CHILDCARE SERVICES. FY23 WAS OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR YET. WE FACILITATED 512 CONSULTATION APPOINTMENTS WITH PRO BONO ATTORNEYS, THE HIGHEST NUMBER SINCE OUR PROGRAM BEGAN AND A 15% INCREASE COMPARED TO FY22'S RECORD-BREAKING YEAR. 231123 LEGAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH: FAMILY LEGAL CARE WORKS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE FIVE BOROUGHS TO PRESENT VIRTUAL LEGAL CLINICS ON FAMILY LAW ISSUES THAT ARE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THEIR SERVICES. WE OFFER WORKSHOPS AND VIRTUAL LEGAL CLINICS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH, PRIORITIZING OUTREACH TO KEY CONSTITUENT GROUPS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS, INCLUDING: 1) VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE-MEMBERS; 2) SPANISH-SPEAKING AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES; 3) PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED AND INCARCERATED PARENTS; AND 4) SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. OVER THE PAST YEAR WE REACHED 391 PARTICIPANTS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS OUTREACH TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS RESULTED IN OVER 3,200 PARTICIPANTS REFERRED TO US TO RECEIVE THE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT THEY NEED. 221426 LEGAL RESOURCE GUIDES (LRGS): FAMILY LEGAL CARE'S ORIGINAL, MULTILINGUAL LRGSMORE THAN 60 UNIQUE GUIDES TRANSLATED FROM ENGLISH INTO ONE OR MORE OF NINE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGESCOVER A RANGE OF FAMILY LAW ISSUES. THEY ARE AVAILABLE AT VARIOUS COURTHOUSES, THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND ON OUR WEBSITE, WHERE THEY ARE EASY TO FIND AND FILTER BY TOPIC, LANGUAGE, AND REGION. IN FY23, OUR LRGS WERE VIEWED OVER 217,000 TIMES, NEARLY TWICE AS MANY AS FY22. WE DISTRIBUTED AN ADDITIONAL 35,495 LRGS FROM COURTHOUSES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. 430835 TECH HUBS: FAMILY LEGAL CARE'S TECH HUB PROGRAM, INITIALLY CREATED AS A RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC, GREW SIGNIFICANTLY IN FY23. WE CONTINUED OPERATIONS FOR OUR BROOKLYN TECH HUB, AND OPENED TWO ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS IN QUEENS AND THE BRONX. AT OUR TECH HUBS, WE ASSIST PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS WHO MAY BE IMPACTED BY THE DIGITAL DIVIDE TO ATTEND THEIR VIRTUAL COURT HEARINGS AND TO PRINT AND UPLOAD DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THEIR CASE. MANY TECH HUB VISITORS LEARN ABOUT AND UTILIZE OUR DIGITAL JUSTICE TOOLS LIKE THE FAMILY LAW NAVIGATOR DURING THEIR TECH HUB APPOINTMENT. OUR TECH HUBS HELPED OVER 1,200 VISITORS IN FY23. 180735 DIGITAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: FAMILY LEGAL CARE IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF DEVELOPING TOOLS THAT LEVERAGE THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE. OUR FAMILY LAW NAVIGATOR TOOL DELIVERS FAMILY LAW INFORMATION CUSTOMIZED TO EACH PERSON'S LEGAL CASE AND SITUATION QUICKLY, ANONYMOUSLY, AND FOR FREE. IN JUST 2-3 MINUTES, FAMILY LAW NAVIGATOR PROVIDES LEGAL INFORMATION THAT CAN BE A HELPFUL STARTING POINT FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BEGINNING TO ADDRESS THEIR FAMILY LAW ISSUE. IN FY23, 2,368 PEOPLE USED FAMILY LAW NAVIGATOR, AN INCREASE OF OVER 40% COMPARED TO FY22. 116341 IN FY23 WE ALSO CREATED 8 GUIDED COURT FORMS, WHICH MAKE IT EASY FOR USERS TO UNDERSTAND AND COMPLETE ESSENTIAL COURT DOCUMENTS FROM A MOBILE DEVICE, WITHOUT EXTRA SOFTWARE. 1,259 PEOPLE COMPLETED A GUIDED COURT FORM IN FY23. 1180460 2970757 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X X LIZA ROSA 6466139633 55 BROADWAY SUITE 2002 NEW YORK NY 10006 GABRIELLA NAWI CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ABIGAIL SHEEHAN DAVIS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT SCHIFFER VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY E HART SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JANE KOLTSOVA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA BRUNO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLIE BECKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 COREY M CHAMBLISS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY H DESSY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VALERIE BORDEN FARKAS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA KLEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHERI CYD SANDLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NONNY ONYEKWELI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RIA HARRACKSINGH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM C SILVERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN WARREN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA ZEIDERMAN ESQ CFL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DALE GOLDSTEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA J SIMMONS DIRECTOR (LEFT 9/23) 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP H COHEN DIRECTOR (FORMER) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROY HAYNES JR DIRECTOR (FORMER) 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHY CRAMER CEO 40.00 X 190159 0 9012 RACHEL D ANDRON CPO 40.00 X 128874 0 6880 KRISTIN PULKKINEN DD 40.00 X 130635 0 15432 449668 0 31324 3 0 1 0 AMY WOLFSON 750 KAPPOCK ST BRONX NY 10463 PUBLIC RELATIONS 167500 DCH CONSULTING SERVICES INC 248 W88TH ST 11B NEW YORK NY 10024 CONSULTING 120000 2 668709 1804995 685671 3159375 5246 5246 89909 668709 89909 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 5911 5911 5911 3170532 0 0 11157 X 206612 144628 30992 30992 2009290 1739198 86163 183929 54897 48062 2002 4833 266035 226330 13960 25745 193190 164357 10137 18696 22000 22000 79800 79800 419803 272421 138737 8645 52005 48193 1340 2472 44576 37923 2339 4314 212248 184656 10612 16980 6906 5876 362 668 8456 7194 444 818 11384 9685 597 1102 31598 26882 1658 3058 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 66853 66853 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 59556 50668 3125 5763 OTHER EXPENSES 8437 8437 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 5506 4684 289 533 3759152 2970757 412994 375401 891989 250340 892463 692183 981800 1256418 101634 112008 242899 242899 11384 0 32329 356276 2911599 2667225 118965 133740 113827 78352 7272 372218 240064 584310 X 2035658 1671732 635877 411183 2671535 2082915 2911599 2667225 -588620 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2435579 2736475 3205487 4196335 3159375 15733251 2435579 2736475 3205487 4196335 3159375 15733251 1127058 14606193 102 120 258 622 5246 6348 14000 15010 19255 5911 54176 15793775 0.92480 0.91430 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 79800 79800 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: LOBBY CONSULTANT 19910 19910 0 188063 188063 0 34926 34926 0 0 SECURITY DEPOSITS 37738 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 318538 356276 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 372218 372218 X 3282539 112007 112007 3170532 0 3170532 3871159 112007 112007 3759152 0 3759152 PART X, LINE 2: FAMILY LEGAL CARE (FLC) DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY MATERIAL, UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. TAX FILINGS FOR PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND LATER ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITIES. X X X X X X 1 BLB CONSULTING LLC 668 RUGBY RD BROOKLYN NY 11230 CONSULTANT 0 0 40000 0 40000 NY ANNUAL GALA 758618 668709 89909 89909 758618 668709 89909 89909 89909 0 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CATHY CRAMER CEO 190159 0 0 0 0 0 9012 0 0 0 199171 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT REVIEWED A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED EDITS TO THE TAX PREPARER. AFTER THIS PROCESS WAS PERFORMED, THE FORM 990 WAS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD APPROVED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST FILL OUT AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING THEY HAD NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF THEIR INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A EACH YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE SALARIES BASED ON A RECOGNIZED STUDY AND REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DETERMINE IF THE EXISTING SALARY FALLS WITHIN THESE RANGES. AFTER A DELIBERATION OF THIS MATTER, A NEW PROPOSED SALARY AND BENEFIT PACKAGE IS VOTED ON. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REFLECT THE NATURE OF THIS PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER CONSULTANT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 272,421. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 138,737. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 8,645. TOTAL EXPENSES 419,803. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGE IN THE PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.