2025-07-28T16:18:27-05:00 2024-12-31 133628255 CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA 7TH FL NEW YORK NY 10004 990 2024-01-01 237311208 NATIONAL CENTER FOR LAW AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE INC NATI 2126336967 50 BROADWAY 1500 NEW YORK NY 10004 DENNIS D PARKER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2126336967 2025-07-21 1 0 ALEXANDER LAZZARUOLO P01775353 2126617777 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DENNIS D PARKER 50 BROADWAY 1500 NEW YORK NY 10004 2777545 0 X WWW.NCLEJ.ORG X 1965 NY TO ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS & COMMUNITIES. 20 20 0 20 0 0 3594980 2004443 393434 729643 -207 26 -129458 -142207 3858749 2591905 0 0 0 0 2337082 2378714 85500 25000 382330 708622 891755 3131204 3295469 727545 -703564 4072018 3842611 3117748 3591905 954270 250706 X THE CENTER USES ITS SPECIAL EXPERTISE TO PROMOTE THE CREATION, MAINTENANCE, STRENGTHENING, AND FAIR ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLICLY SUPPORTED PROGRAMS AND OTHER EFFORTS THAT IMPROVE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE. 0 0 1171216 537974 ENFORCING CIVIL RIGHTS - TRAVERSING ACROSS A NUMBER OF SUBSTANTIVE AREAS OF THE CENTER'S WORK, NCLEJ ADVOCATES TO SECURE CIVIL RIGHTS FOR A RANGE OF PROTECTED CATEGORIES INCLUDING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PERSONS OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS AND WOMEN. THAT INCLUDES CENTER WORK IN A BROAD VARIETY OF CONTEXTS INCLUDING EACH OF THOSE OUTLINED ABOVE. THE WORK RECOGNIZES THAT ALTHOUGH ADVOCACY FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE OVERLAPS HEAVILY WITH ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF MARGINALIZED INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS AND MAY BRING SUBSTANTIAL BENEFITS TO MEMBERS OF THOSE GROUPS, IT DOES NOT ALWAYS DIRECTLY CONFRONT THE RELATED BUT INDEPENDENT QUESTION OF INEQUALITY RESULTING FROM DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MEMBERS OF MARGINALIZED GROUPS. 719944 129292 ADVOCACY REGARDING PUBLIC ENTITLEMENTS: USING AMBITIOUS LITIGATION AND CREATIVE LEGAL STRATEGIES, NCLEJ PROTECTS ACCESS TO ALL PUBLIC ENTITLEMENTS PROGRAMS. THE CENTER PROTECTS THE RIGHTS OF LOW-INCOME PERSONS TO APPLY FOR CRITICAL ASSISTANCE, PROTECTS FAMILIES FROM UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF BENEFITS, AND FIGHTS TO ENSURE FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS IN THE OPERATION OF FOOD STAMPS, CASH ASSISTANCE, CHILDCARE, AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS. WORKING WITH ADVOCATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NCLEJ ALSO WORKS TO ENFORCE LEGAL PROTECTIONS AND PROMOTE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. OUR ADVOCACY HAS PROMOTED MEDICAID, STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS AND SIMILAR BENEFITS FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. 466774 67920 SUPPORT FOR LOW-WAGE WORKERS: NCLEJ ADVOCATES FOR DECENT WAGES AND SAFE AND FAIR WORKPLACES ON BEHALF OF LOW-WAGE WORKERS, THE MOST VULNERABLE WORKERS IN OUR COUNTRY. LITIGATION AND PROJECTS INCLUDE COMBATTING GENDER PAY DISPARITY, PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION, AND WAGE THEFT, AND CHALLENGING EXEMPTIONS TO WAGE AND HOUR PROTECTIONS FOR, E.G., HOME HEALTH CARE, AGRICULTURAL AND RESTAURANT WORKERS. THE CENTER WORKS IN SUPPORT OF GRASSROOTS WORKER CENTERS AND OTHER ORGANIZERS AND HAS BEEN IN THE VANGUARD OF THE WORKER-DRIVEN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (WSR) MOVEMENT. 8283 COMBATTING UNFAIR DEBT COLLECTION: NCLEJ PROTECTS LOW-INCOME DEBTORS AND LEADS THE FIGHT AGAINST ABUSIVE DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES THAT UNDERMINE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES' ECONOMIC STABILITY. ALTHOUGH THOSE PRACTICES MAY BE IMPOSED BY PRIVATE OR PUBLIC ACTORS, INCREASINGLY, THAT WORK FOCUSES ON ABUSIVE DEBT COLLECTION POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY GOVERNMENTAL ACTORS. WE CHALLENGE ATTEMPTS TO COLLECT FINES AND FEES FROM PERSONS TOO POOR TO PAY AND AGAINST WHOM THE GOVERNMENT MAY, FOR EXAMPLE, TAKE AWAY A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR INTERCEPT A STATE TAX REFUND. 8283 2366217 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 20 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 NY X X DENNIS D PARKER NCLEJ 2126336967 50 BROADWAY 1500 NEW YORK NY 10004 SANDRA D HAUSER CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CASSANDRA BARHAM VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS F CURTIS VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY SHINDER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA WALD SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH N ARCHER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE E COHEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL M DODYK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY FREEDMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY E GERISCH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN L KASS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD P KRUGMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID S LESSER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RAY LOPEZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE RABB DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 OSCAR SHINE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELIQUE SHINGLER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL SLIFKIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 REV PHIL TOM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 VINCENT WARREN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS D PARKER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.00 X 239535 0 33036 CLAUDIA WILNER DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION & ADVOCACY 35.00 X 170107 0 12677 SAIMA AKHTAR SENIOR ATTORNEY 35.00 X 118294 0 7840 CARMELA HUANG SENIOR ATTORNEY 35.00 X 118293 0 37624 LEAH LOTTO SR. 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OF TRAINING & SUPER 35.00 X 121612 0 7510 ANJANA MALHOTRA SENIOR ATTORNEY 35.00 X 129218 0 17521 897059 0 116208 7 0 1 0 0 527785 1476658 15091 2004443 ATTORNEY FEES 541100 729643 729643 729643 26 26 15091 15091 0 22799 527785 170549 -147750 -147750 OTHER INCOME 900099 5543 5543 5543 2591905 735186 0 -147724 272570 211215 27720 33635 1691722 1310914 172048 208760 65641 50865 6676 8100 189339 146719 19256 23364 159442 123552 16215 19675 18400 18400 25000 25000 137000 50487 78349 8164 66314 51467 6927 7920 355128 275188 36117 43823 5968 4625 607 736 23253 21996 568 689 FUNDING CONTRACT MODIFI 161814 161814 LITIGATION 76805 76805 LIBRARY 22772 22772 STRATEGIC PLANNING 15668 12142 1593 1933 8633 7470 632 531 3295469 2366217 546922 382330 74793 182494 188632 126602 803147 435147 202934 536414 60693 59929 33765 33765 5968 0 2735851 2502025 4072018 3842611 194325 169891 50000 650000 2923423 2722014 3117748 3591905 X -576964 -689083 1531234 939789 954270 250706 4072018 3842611 -703564 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1827146 2013916 1928959 3594980 2004443 11369444 1827146 2013916 1928959 3594980 2004443 11369444 1363585 10005859 5830 596 2618 109 26 9179 3293 1408 671 5543 10915 11389538 1976854 0.87850 0.90400 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 1 146 1 46 0 1 4381 0 1 65 4638 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: MEETING WITH NYSDOL EMPLOYEES LAURA CAMPION AND LIZ ROBBINS ADVOCATING FOR S549A, NY STATE BILL. 2161500 670569 1287014 1545055 1008402 2147910 2 994814 2161500 1286452 341709 383 620142 1008402 1401461 436912 50 551971 1286452 2014783 233494 699 847515 1401461 0.39174 0.60826 0 0 33765 33765 0 0 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET - OPERATING LEASE 2502025 2502025 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 2722014 2722014 2788845 196940 196940 2591905 0 2591905 3492409 196940 196940 3295469 0 3295469 PART V, LINE 4: TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NEW ASSETS CONSISTS OF GRANTS THAT ARE RESTRICTED BY A DONOR FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE OR RELATE TO FUTURE PERIODS. ONCE THAT SPECIFIC PURPOSE HAS BEEN MET OR TIME RESTRICTION EXPIRES, THE FUNDS ARE RELEASED FROM THEIR RESTRICTION. THE DODYK FELLOWSHIP FUND CONSISTS OF DONATIONS MADE TO SUPPORT HIRING A FELLOW, AND THOSE FUNDS ARE RELEASED FROM THEIR RESTRICTION AS EXPENSES ARE INCURRED IN SUPPORTING THE FELLOW. THE FREEDMAN FUND FOR DUE PROCESS CONSISTS OF DONATIONS MADE TO SUPPORT WORK AS RECOMMENDED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD, AND THOSE FUNDS ARE RELEASED FROM THEIR RESTRICTIONS TO COVER EXPENSES INCURRED FOR WORK. FUNDS FOR THE STABILIZATION FUND COME FROM A PORTION OF THE ATTORNEY FEES GENERATED BY THE CENTER, AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. IN 2012, THE BOARD DETERMINED THAT THE STABILIZATION FUND SHOULD BE CREDITED WITH THE LESSER OF EITHER (1) 50% OF LEGAL FEES ACTUALLY RECEIVED AND APPROPRIATELY ACCRUED OR (2) THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE REMAINING AFTER APPLICATION OF SUCH FEES TO ANY OPERATING DEFICIT THAT WOULD OTHERWISE RESULT. THE NET ASSETS OF THE FUND CAN BE USED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD. X X X 1 CAUSEWIRED COMPANY LLC PO BOX 356 BRONXVILLE NY 10708 GRANTWRITING/FUNDRAISING SUPPORT 0 0 25000 0 25000 GALA 550584 527785 22799 71340 99209 550584 527785 22799 71340 99209 170549 -147750 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DENNIS D PARKER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 239535 0 0 0 0 0 9674 0 23362 0 272571 0 0 0 CLAUDIA WILNER DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION & ADVOCACY 170107 0 0 0 0 0 6880 0 5797 0 182784 0 0 0 CARMELA HUANG SENIOR ATTORNEY 118293 0 0 0 0 0 4777 0 32847 0 155917 0 0 0 HENRY FREEDMAN BOARD MEMBER GENERAL OPERATIONS X 50000 0 0 1 1 EDWARD KRUGMAN BOARD MEMBER GENERAL OPERATIONS X 50000 0 0 1 1 SANDRA HAUSER BOARD MEMBER GENERAL OPERATIONS X 25000 0 0 1 1 PAUL DODYK BOARD MEMBER GENERAL OPERATIONS X 50000 50000 0 1 1 50000 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE CENTER HAS AN EMPLOYMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATION ("PEO") WHICH EMPLOYEES ARE INCLUDED IN A FORM W-3, TRANSMITTAL OF WAGE AND TAX STATEMENTS, ISSUED DIRECTLY BY THE PEO AND THEREFORE THE CENTER DOES NOT ISSUE A FORM W-3 OR FORM W-2. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DOES NOT MAINTAIN FORMAL MINUTES DURING MEETINGS. IF A FORMAL VOTE OR ACTION TAKEN, APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION WOULD BE MAINTAINED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE RETURN WILL BE FILED ONLY AFTER IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD'S AUDIT COMMITTEE, DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS WITH INDICATION THAT IT WILL BE AN AGENDA ITEM AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, AND THAT BOARD MEETING HAS BEEN HELD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR MAINTAINS A FILE OF COMPLETED CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS, REGULARLY REVIEWS THE FILE, AND SOLICITS COMPLETED FORMS FROM DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE CENTER'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE OF THE NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL. THE CENTER'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. PART VII, SECTION A. - LINE 1A PARTICIPATION OF THE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS INCLUDES MEETING ATTENDANCE, SERVICE ON COMMITTEES, AND EVENT ORGANIZATION, AND THAT THE AVERAGE TIME PER MEMBERS WAS FROM ONE TO TWO HOURS PER WEEK (WITH TWO BEING DESIGNATED IN PART VII), WITH THE LARGEST SHARE BEING SPENT BY THE CENTER'S OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS.