2024-07-24T07:54:25-05:00 2023-12-31 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD SUITE 302 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2023-01-01 206187760 NEW ENGLAND INNOCENCE PROJECT NEWE 6179450762 1035 CAMBRIDGE STREET 28A CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 CHERYL SCHAFFER TREASURER 6179450762 2024-07-23 1 CHERYL SCHAFFER 999009999 0 SANDRA M BROWN CPA P01614103 5088717178 2024-07-23 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CHERYL SCHAFFER 1035 CAMBRIDGE STREET 28A CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 2020936 0 X WWW.NEWENGLANDINNOCENCE.ORG X 2004 MA TO CORRECT AND PREVENT WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THOSE FREED AFTER WRONGFUL INCARCERATION. 9 9 16 5 0 0 2378497 1987706 0 0 0 17230 0 -21398 2378497 1983538 23366 180992 0 0 1224441 1531965 0 0 123329 538339 555544 1786146 2268501 592351 -284963 3425910 3109585 640630 659268 2785280 2450317 TO CORRECT AND PREVENT WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THOSE FREED AFTER WRONGFUL INCARCERATION. 0 0 1812850 180992 0 THE NEW ENGLAND INNOCENCE PROJECT PROVIDES PRO BONO LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WRONGFULLY CONVICTED IN CONNECTICUT, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE, RHODE ISLAND AND VERMONT. IN ADDITION TO FREEING THE INNOCENT, NEIP RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE PREVALENCE, CAUSES, AND COSTS OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS, AND ADVOCATES FOR REFORMS THAT WILL REDUCE THEIR INCIDENCE. NEIP ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WRONGFULLY CONVICTED OR SUFFERED LONG-TERM INCARCERATION THROUGH THE "EXONEREE NETWORK". THE ORGANIZATION IS PRIMARILY FUNDED THROUGH GIFTS, GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF CONTRIBUTED SERVICES. 1812850 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 MA NY NH X CHERYL SCHAFFER TREASURER 6179450762 1035 CAMBRIDGE STREET 28A CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 DAVID M SIEGEL CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 CHERYL SCHAFFER TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL MEDWED CLERK 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DR GARY BAILEY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA BARBER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT FOXWORTH TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID HARRIS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LISA KAVANAUGH TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JON LEE FORMER TRUSTREE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MEIER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 RADHA NATARAJAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 113775 0 3420 KARI CINCOTTA SUPERVISING ATTORNEY 40.00 X 106799 0 4445 BENJAMIN EVANS FORENSIC SCIENCE JUSTICE FELLOW 40.00 X 102802 0 4133 STEPHANIE HARTUNG SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY 40.00 X 106799 0 15881 430175 0 27879 4 0 0 0 0 258567 326402 1402737 1956 1987706 17230 17230 16000 258567 37398 -21398 -21398 1983538 0 0 -4168 180992 180992 119268 59634 29817 29817 1126066 964182 124305 37579 33507 28659 3721 1127 162768 137636 15508 9624 90356 73774 11719 4863 28755 28755 65345 65345 199461 195520 3941 57344 19163 22524 15657 89017 73262 10986 4769 5365 1770 3595 VOICES OF THE INNOCENT 66309 46416 19893 STAFF TRAINING & DEVELO 43948 31842 12106 2268501 1812850 332322 123329 2664764 1502130 792230 189989 257243 2434 52507 568723 505475 3425910 3109585 107898 149817 532732 509451 640630 659268 X 2436126 2158965 349154 291352 2785280 2450317 3425910 3109585 X -284963 -50000 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 1135565 1200192 1673126 2378497 1987706 8375086 1135565 1200192 1673126 2378497 1987706 8375086 3290126 5084960 8375086 16000 0.60720 0.55320 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1055 2000 3055 2265446 2268501 263425 65856 0 0 148807 197756 239307 263425 849295 1273943 173 444 9000 3055 12672 37202 49439 59827 65856 212324 318486 173 222 4500 1055 5950 0 SECURITY DEPOSIT 12025 OPERATING RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 493450 505475 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 509451 509451 14624626 12641088 12641088 1983538 0 1983538 14909589 12641088 12641088 2268501 0 2268501 VOICES OF THE INNOCENCE 274567 258567 16000 37398 274567 258567 16000 37398 37398 -21398 1 DIRECT CLIENT ASSISTANCE 49 54532 126460 FMV NONCASH PAYMENTS TO THIRD PARTIES FOR IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, HOUSING, TRAINING/EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY. PART I, LINE 2: FOR FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY THE EXONEREE NETWORK, THERE IS A COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF STAFF OF THE EXONEREE NETWORK AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THREE INNOCENCE ORGANIZATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS (THE COMMITTEE FOR PUBLIC COUNSEL SERVICES INNOCENCE PROGRAM, THE BOSTON COLLEGE INNOCENCE PROGRAM, AND THE NEW ENGLAND INNOCENCE PROJECT). THE COMMITTEE MEETS WEEKLY TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF EXPENSES (AND CAN MEET IN BETWEEN IF NEEDED TO APPROVE EXPENSES). THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES DISTRIBUTION OF CASH ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS OTHER FORMS OF DIRECT ASSISTANCE. THE EXONEREE NETWORK IS AN INITIATIVE HOUSED WITHIN THE NEW ENGLAND INNOCENCE PROJECT THAT WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT THE PRACTICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL REENTRY NEEDS OF PEOPLE RETURNING AFTER LONG-TERM INCARCERATION. WHILE EVERY RELEASE AND REUNION AFTER YEARS OF WRONGFUL INCARCERATION IS JOYOUS, IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY. THERE IS NO EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO ASSIST WITH THIS PROCESS AND THEREFORE, PEOPLE RETURNING FROM LONG-TERM INCARCERATION BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY MUST REBUILD FROM ALMOST NOTHING. THE EXONEREE NETWORK RECOGNIZES THAT PEOPLE FACING THESE CHALLENGES REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE WITH IMMEDIATE NEEDS (CLOTHING, TOILETRIES, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, MONEY FOR ROUTINE EXPENSES); ASSISTANCE NAVIGATING A NEW WORLD (TECHNOLOGY TRAINING, LAPTOPS, PHONES, BANKING); AND LONG-TERM SUPPORT FROM THE TRAUMA OF WRONGFUL INCARCERATION (MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, COMMUNITY MEETINGS, JOB SUPPORT, TRAININGS). THE EXONEREE NETWORK ACCOMPLISHES ITS WORK THROUGH STAFF THAT IS DIRECTLY IMPACTED OR WHO ARE OTHERWISE SENSITIVE TO THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED WRONGFUL INCARCERATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. THE FORM 990 WAS THEN AUTHORIZED AND SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S TREASURER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C NEW OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO EXECUTE CONFLICTS DISCLOSURE WHEN THEY JOIN THE BOARD; ALL BOARD MEMBERS EXECUTE ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ESTABLISHES THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AFTER CONSIDERATION OF COMPARABLE SALARIES FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: LOSS ON UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES -50,000.