2025-07-15T10:43:28-05:00 2024-08-31 221655803 DORFMAN ABRAMS MUSIC LLC 250 PEHLE AVE SUITE 702 SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663 990 2023-09-01 133214627 LEGAL OUTREACH INC LEGA 7187520222 36-14 35TH STREET LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11106 TAMIKA EDWARDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7187520222 2025-07-14 1 0 PATRICIA DIAZ CPA P01362006 2014039750 2025-07-09 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TAMIKA EDWARDS 36-14 35TH STREET LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11106 2759693 0 X LEGALOUTREACH.ORG X 1984 NY LEGAL OUTREACH IS A COLLEGE PREPARATORY ORGANIZATION THAT USES INSTRUCTION IN LAW AS A CATALYST FOR INSPIRING AND MOTIVATING YOUTH FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES IN NEW YORK CITY TO STRIVE FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION CHANGES THE EDUCATIONAL TRAJECTORY OF URBAN YOUTH BY IMPLEMENTING A SERIES OF LEGAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER VISION, DEVELOP SKILLS, INSTILL VALUES AND ENHANCE CONFIDENCE AMONG PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS 9 7 79 325 0 0 3520975 2370924 47351 43870 174755 260453 -135830 54116 3607251 2729363 56853 160900 0 0 2006460 2241116 0 0 426762 851323 790564 2914636 3192580 692615 -463217 8648550 7852491 2725654 2392812 5922896 5459679 X LEGAL OUTREACH IS A COLLEGE PREPARATORY ORGANIZATION THAT USES INSTRUCTION IN LAW AS A CATALYST FOR INSPIRING AND MOTIVATING YOUTH FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES IN NEW YORK CITY TO STRIVE FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION CHANGES THE EDUCATIONAL TRAJECTORY OF URBAN YOUTH BY IMPLEMENTING A SERIES OF LEGAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER VISION, DEVELOP SKILLS, INSTILL VALUES AND ENHANCE CONFIDENCE AMONG PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. 0 0 2420195 160900 43870 IN 2023-24, LEGAL OUTREACH SERVED A TOTAL OF 397 STUDENTS, INCLUDING 159 STUDENTS IN THE SUMMER LAW INSTITUTE, 35 ALUMNI, AND 203 STUDENTS IN THE COLLEGE BOUND PROGRAM. WITHIN THE COLLEGE BOUND PROGRAM, WE CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT OUR SCHOOL-YEAR ACADEMIC ADVISORY PROGRAM, WRITING PROGRAM, CON LAW DEBATE PROGRAM, MENTORING PROGRAM, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM, PROFESSIONAL EXPOSURE PROGRAM, PARENTAL SUPPORT PROGRAM, COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM, TRANSITION-TO-COLLEGE, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM. WE FINISHED THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR WITH 199 STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM (68 FRESHMEN, 56 SOPHOMORES, 40 JUNIORS, AND 35 SENIORS). OUR RETENTION RATE FOR THE YEAR WAS THUS 98%. WE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED ALL ELEMENTS OF THE MULTI-FACETED PROGRAM INCLUDING THE: 1) ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER; 2) STUDY AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM; 3) MENTORING PROGRAM; 4) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW DEBATE PROGRAM; 5) PARENT SUPPORT PROGRAM; 6) SATURDAY WRITING PROGRAM; 7) COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM, 8) TRANSITION TO COLLEGE PROGRAM, 9) COLLEGE SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR OUR COLLEGE FRESHMEN. SUMMER COLLEGE BOUND PROGRAMS, ALL OF WHICH WERE DONE VIRTUALLY, INCLUDED 10) SUMMER INTERNSHIPS FOR RISING 10TH GRADE STUDENTS; 11) SAT PREP PROGRAM FOR RISING 11TH GRADERS; AND 12) COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM AND COLLEGE PHILOSOPHY CLASS FOR RISING 12TH GRADERS.WE ALSO HELPED 100% OF GRADUATING LEGAL OUTREACH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GAIN ADMISSION TO A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE. WE STARTED THE 2023-24 ACADEMIC YEAR WITH 35 SENIORS. THIRTY-FIVE (100 %) COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND EACH WAS ADMITTED TO AN AVERAGE OF 7.7 COLLEGES BASED UPON THEIR OVERALL PROFILE.REGARDING OUR FEEDER PROGRAM, THE SUMMER LAW INSTITUTE FOR RISING 9TH GRADE STUDENTS, WE ENROLLED 173 STUDENTS INTO THE INSTITUTES AT BROOKLYN (TWO INSTITUTES), CARDOZO (ALL FEMALE IDENTIFYING), CUNY, FORDHAM, NYU (ALL MALE IDENTIFYING), AND ST. JOHN'S LAW SCHOOLS (ALL FEMALE IDENTIFYING). THE RISING NINTH GRADERS AT EACH INSTITUTE ATTENDED THE PROGRAM FROM 9:00 AM - 3:00/4:00 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR FIVE WEEKS. THEY WERE EXPOSED TO LEGAL OUTREACH'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE CURRICULUM, LAWYERS REPRESENTING VARIOUS CAREER PATHS WITHIN THE LEGAL PROFESSION, LEGAL INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS LAW FIRMS AND COURTHOUSES, AND THE PRACTICE OF LAW THROUGH THE CULMINATING EVENT OF THE SUMMER, A MOCK-TRIAL COMPETITION. EACH INSTITUTE WAS STAFFED BY TWO LAW STUDENTS AND A COLLEGE INTERN. OF THE 173 STUDENTS WHO BEGAN THE INSTITUTE, 159 (92%) SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE RIGOROUS FIVE-WEEK PROGRAM. THE ATTENDANCE RATE WAS 99%. OF THE 159 STUDENTS WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM, 140 (88%) APPLIED FOR ADMISSION TO THE COLLEGE BOUND PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GRADES 9-12.2023-24 WITHIN THE COLLEGE BOUND PROGRAM, SINCE 2020 WE HAVE FACILITATED A LEADERSHIP COMPONENT CALLED THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM. IN 2023-24, 129 OF LEGAL OUTREACH COLLEGE BOUND PROGRAM STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM, WITH 26 STUDENTS SERVING ON THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS AND SENIORS), AND AN ADDITIONAL 17 STUDENTS TAKING PART IN THE FRESHMAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, A NEW INITIATIVE TO TRAIN AND PREPARE FRESHMAN FOR PARTICIPATION ON THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL AS THEY MATRICULATE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE ENGAGED PHILLIBER RESEARCH ASSOCIATES TO CONDUCT AN EXTENSIVE EVALUATION OF THE COLLEGE BOUND PROGRAM. AMONG THE MOST RELEVANT STATISTICS FOR MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM WERE STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE PROGRAMS' USEFULNESS. STUDENTS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING AVERAGE RATINGS WITH REGARD TO THE VALUE OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE COLLEGE BOUND PROGRAM: (1) KEEPING ON TRACK TO COLLEGE (91%) (2) PREPARING TO COMPETE AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL (92%), (3) IMPROVING ACADEMIC SKILLS (88%), (4) DOING WELL IN SCHOOL (81%). EACH OF THESE RATINGS IS WELL ABOVE OUR PROJECTION OF 70%. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, 96% OF THE STUDENTS SERVED CAME FROM MINORITY GROUPS AND 88% RECEIVED FREE OR REDUCED-PRICE LUNCH AT SCHOOL 2420195 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 79 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X X TAMIKA EDWARDS 7187520222 36-14 35TH STREET LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11106 MARIA SANTANA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA MUNRO-KENNERLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICKY SHEATS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE FRINK-HAMLETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HENRY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SINTELLE TAYLOR CHAIRPERSON 1.50 X X 0 0 0 GAILON MCGOWEN TREASURER 1.50 X X 0 0 0 BETHSHEBA R COOPER SECRETARY 50.00 X X 137974 0 35312 JAMES B O'NEAL SENIOR SPECIALIST NON-VOTING MEMB 42.00 X X 304366 0 11760 TAMIKA EDWARDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X 139258 0 42425 PEBBLES A BYNDLOSS DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS 50.00 X 104413 0 17997 686011 0 107494 4 0 1 0 0 592216 20000 1758708 32925 2370924 TUITION FEES 900099 43870 43870 43870 255870 255870 48064 0 48064 48064 48064 4583 0 4583 4583 4583 36382 592216 30330 6052 6052 2729363 43870 0 314569 160900 160900 665791 423569 141209 101013 1298789 1059398 62545 176846 17684 7192 4533 5959 109489 90223 4886 14380 149363 112848 15222 21293 19650 19650 293 293 15203 11487 1549 2167 576415 416308 66743 93364 16124 12182 1643 2299 18092 13669 1844 2579 PROGRAM SUPPORT 76057 76057 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 28757 21726 2931 4100 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 20600 20600 COMMUNICATIONS AND EQUI 17845 13482 1819 2544 1528 1154 156 218 3192580 2420195 345623 426762 25017 76442 5832856 5340657 124357 488870 288314 5618 9646 3164381 3051493 127290 112888 2245098 1823988 8648550 7852491 514323 585310 2211331 1807502 2725654 2392812 X 5548896 5279223 374000 180456 5922896 5459679 8648550 7852491 -463217 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2121054 3038613 3155653 3520975 2370924 14207219 2121054 3038613 3155653 3520975 2370924 14207219 14207219 67104 4588 71658 224099 303934 671383 14878602 245135 0.95490 0.96540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3066222 2954057 112165 98159 97436 723 112888 SECURITY DEPOSIT 83972 ROU ASSETS 1740016 1823988 OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS 1807502 1807502 X 3135550 406187 406187 2729363 0 2729363 3598767 406187 406187 3192580 0 3192580 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AS DEFINED BY SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THOUGH IT IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, UNLESS THAT INCOME IS OTHERWISE EXCLUDED BY THE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PROCESSES PRESENTLY IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE MAINTENANCE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS; TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT UNRELATED INCOME; TO DETERMINE ITS FILING AND TAX OBLIGATIONS IN JURISDICTIONS FOR WHICH IT HAS NEXUS; AND TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ANNUAL BENEFIT 628598 592216 36382 18550 11780 628598 592216 36382 18550 11780 30330 6052 0 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 106 64501 STIPENDS 228 96399 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BETHSHEBA R COOPER SECRETARY 137974 0 0 0 0 0 20409 0 14903 0 173286 0 0 0 JAMES B O'NEAL SENIOR SPECIALIST NON-VOTING MEMB 304366 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11760 0 316126 0 0 0 TAMIKA EDWARDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 139258 0 0 0 0 0 24000 0 18425 0 181683 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES STARTS WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD BASED UPON A REVIEW OF DATA CONCERNING SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEES FROM SIMILARLY SIZED ORGANIZATIONS WITH A SIMILAR BUDGET. THE BOARD THEN VOTES BASED UPON THE RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED. X SUPPLIES 1 32925 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE SENIOR SPECIALIST AND SECRETARY OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B BOTH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE FULL BOARD REVIEW THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MEMBERS OF THE BOARD MUST ANNUALLY SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CERTIFICATION FORM AND MUST DISCLOSE ANYTHING OR ANY RELATIONSHIP THAT MIGHT POTENTIALLY REPRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. WHERE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY EXIST, IT MUST BE DISCLOSED BEFORE DISCUSSION OF ANY RELEVANT ISSUES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES STARTS WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHICH MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD BASED UPON A REVIEW OF DATA CONCERNING SALARIES AND BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEES FROM SIMILARLY SIZED ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR BUDGETS. THE BOARD THEN VOTES BASED UPON THE RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG PART XII LINE 2C YES, THE BOARD ACTS AS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE