2024-07-03T11:59:43-05:00 2023-12-31 020417217 LEONE MCDONNELL & ROBERTS PA 273 LOCUST STREET SUITE 207 DOVER NH 03820 990 2023-01-01 020484379 603 LEGAL AID 603L 6032243333 93 NORTH STATE STREET SUITE 200 CONCORD NH 03301 ARIEL CLEMMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6032243333 2024-06-26 1 ARIEL CLEMMER 999009999 1 SHAUNA BROWN CPA P01390350 6037492700 2024-06-17 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ARIEL CLEMMER 93 N STATE STREET SUITE 200 CONCORD NH 03301 1835221 0 X WWW.603LEGALAID.ORG X 1995 NH TO MAKE ACCESS TO JUSTICE A REALITY BY PROVIDING CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE IN NEED. 14 14 33 0 0 0 1905957 1826060 0 0 645 1945 122203 7216 2028805 1835221 0 0 0 0 1676048 1270046 0 0 0 400155 355285 2076203 1625331 -47398 209890 1028923 1425791 342554 529532 686369 896259 X TO MAKE ACCESS TO JUSTICE A REALITY BY PROVIDING CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE IN NEED. 0 0 1435803 603 LEGAL AID (603LA) IS THE FRONTLINE ENTRY POINT FOR STATEWIDE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WE STRIVE EVERY DAY TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY LEGAL SERVICES POSSIBLE TO LOW-INCOME GRANITE STATERS. OUR GOAL IS TO CLOSE, IF NOT ELIMINATE, THE PERVASIVE ACCESS TO JUSTICE GAP THAT EXISTS IN EVERY COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. WE HAVE SEVERAL SOURCES OF FUNDING, INCLUDING: FEDERAL, FOUNDATION, AND INDIVIDUAL GIVING. AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, 603LA IS SUPPORTED WITH FUNDING FROM THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION (LSC) AND THE IRS. OUR LSC FUNDING ENABLES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, OUR INTAKE TEAM TO PERFORM THE HERCULEAN TASK OF ASSESSING ALL INCOMING CIVIL LEGAL AID CASES FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND DETERMINE HOW TO BEST MEET THE APPLICANT'S LEGAL NEEDS. ELIGIBLE CLIENTS ARE EITHER REFERRED (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) TO OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATION, NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGAL ASSISTANCE (NHLA) FOR DIRECT REPRESENTATION, TO ONE OF OUR IN-HOUSE ATTORNEYS OR PARALEGALS FOR ADVICE AND COUNSEL, OR TO OUR PRO BONO TEAM FOR PLACEMENT WITH A VOLUNTEER ATTORNEY. APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR LEGAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY AND RELEVANT REFERRALS TO OTHER SOURCES OF SUPPORT AND SERVICE. FUNDING FROM THE IRS LOW-INCOME TAXPAYER CLINIC GRANT SUPPORTS OUR LOW-INCOME TAXPAYER PROJECT (LITP), ALLOWING LOW-INCOME GRANITE STATERS TO RECEIVE PRO BONO SERVICES FROM ATTORNEYS AND QUALIFIED TAX PROFESSIONALS IN CONTROVERSIES WITH THE IRS. 603LA ALSO RECEIVES ARPA/VOCA AND VAWA GRANTS, DISTRIBUTED BY THE NH DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, FOR OUR WORK SUPPORTING THE NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INCLUDING THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMERGENCY (DOVE) PROJECT, WHICH CONNECTS LOW-INCOME VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITH PRO BONO ATTORNEYS AT THEIR FINAL PROTECTIVE ORDER HEARINGS. IN ADDITION, 603LA IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE NH BAR FOUNDATION'S IOLTA FUNDING AND JUSTICE GRANTS, AS WELL AS FUNDING FROM THE NH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION. FINALLY, INDIVIDUAL GIVING IS HANDLED JOINTLY FOR BOTH 603LA AND NHLA BY THE CAMPAIGN FOR LEGAL SERVICES. IN 2023, WE SERVED 1275 CASES BENEFITING OVER 2700 PEOPLE, AND AN ADDITIONAL 3300 PEOPLE RECEIVED A REFERRAL TO ANOTHER SOURCE OF SERVICES. THIS WORK, TOGETHER WITH SIGNIFICANT OUTREACH TO AND EDUCATION OF LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE, REFLECTS THE INVALUABLE IMPACT OF 603 LEGAL AID'S MISSION OF LEVELING THE LEGAL PLAYING FIELD AND ENSURING THAT EVERY GRANITE STATER HAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE. 1435803 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NH X ARIEL CLEMMER 6032243333 93 N STATE STREET SUITE 200 CONCORD NH 03301 KILE ADUMENE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA COTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NORA FIORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELINDA GEHRIS CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BRITTANY HUNT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH LAHEY SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA NANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAITLIN O'NEILL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RORY PARNELL VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 EMILY RICE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN SHAUGHNESSY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA WENTWORTH TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN COLLIMORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE DOW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARIEL CLEMMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 15767 0 0 15767 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1663073 162987 1826060 1945 1945 OTHER INCOME 900099 7216 7216 7216 1835221 7216 0 1945 1021374 912654 108720 159514 155259 4255 89158 81823 7335 15159 11679 3480 110929 83833 27096 5341 5022 319 5646 5001 645 1651 1651 6436 4885 1551 CONTRACT SERVICES 170370 137804 32566 COMMUNICATIONS 26155 24738 1417 MISCELLANEOUS 5469 4665 804 LIBRARY MAINTENANCE 4946 4388 558 3183 2401 782 1625331 1435803 189528 0 382001 675362 408942 570764 12057 30543 23901 45122 75025 70348 6328 4677 195694 99323 1028923 1425791 80567 110535 75000 328332 186987 90665 342554 529532 X 341371 874674 344998 21585 686369 896259 1028923 1425791 209890 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 988557 1225187 1897426 1905957 1826060 7843187 988557 1225187 1897426 1905957 1826060 7843187 7843187 661 453 182 645 1945 3886 7847073 0.99950 0.99970 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8254 3577 4677 66771 66771 0 4677 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 90490 SECURITY DEPOSITS 8833 99323 LEASE LIABILITY 90665 90665 2026774 191553 191553 1835221 0 1835221 1816884 191553 191553 1625331 0 1625331 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 WAS REVIEWED IN DRAFT FORM BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR ITS REVIEW BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR BEFORE THE BOARD'S ANNUAL MEETING, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SENDS EACH BOARD MEMBER COPIES OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM AND THE NEW HAMPSHIRE STATUTE GOVERNING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR NON-PROFIT COPORATIONS. AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, THE POLICY IS DISCUSSED AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ASK QUESTIONS TO RESOLVE ANY CONCERNS THEY MAY HAVE. ANY NEW BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE APPOINTED DURING THE YEAR ARE GIVEN COPIES OF THE POLICY AND IT IS DISCUSSED DURING THEIR ORIENTATION. AS A RESULT, THERE IS A HIGH LEVEL OF AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY AMONG BOARD MEMBERS TO ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT. KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY DISCLOSE INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS EFFECTIVE AS OF THE START OF THE FISCAL YEAR. KEY EMPLOYEES ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ISSUES GENERALLY. BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY DISCLOSE INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS EFFECTIVE AT THE START OF EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL: THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION OF REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS REVIEW IS DONE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE BOARD PERIODICALLY COMPARES THE SALARY TO THAT OF OTHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND NEW ENGLAND TO MAKE SURE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS: THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS OF THE BOARD ARE UNPAID. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION OF THE STAFF OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND 990 ARE AVAILABLE TO THE NH DIRECTOR OF CHARITABLE TRUSTS' OFFICE. IF THE PUBLIC HAS ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL 603 LEGAL AID.