2025-10-22T12:48:13-05:00 2024-12-31 341884125 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 4722 N 24TH ST STE 300 PHOENIX AZ 85016 990EZ 2024-01-01 233076938 PHILADELPHIA DIVERSITY LAW GROUP INC PHIL 2156658500 1735 MARKET STREET 51ST FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 ALBERT S DANDRIDGE III TREASURER 2156658500 2025-10-21 1 1 KRISTEN M BASS P01247587 6022646835 2025-10-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X WWW.PDLG.NET X X 80000 X 80000 80000 2500 10239 75717 88456 -8456 179801 -8000 163345 179801 163345 179801 163345 0 0 179801 163345 X THE PHILADELPHIA DIVERSITY LAW GROUP (PDLG) IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING PARTICIPATION OF LAWYERS OF VARIED BACKGROUNDS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES IN THE ORACTICE OF LAW IN THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION AND BEYOND TO MAKE OUR LEGAL PROFESSION STRONGER, MORE COLLABORATIVE AND MORE RESPONSIVE. TO FULFILL THIS MISSION, PDLG CREATES INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE RECRUITMENT, ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF LAWYERS BY LAW FIRMS AND CORPORATE LAW DEPARTMENTS AND TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND CONNECTIONS.OVER THE YEARS, PDLG HAS IMPLEMENTED MANY PROGRAMS AND CONDUCTED MANY EVENTS TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION. THESE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS HAVE FOCUSED ON FOUR AREAS: LAWYER RECRUITMENT, STUDENT PIPELINE, LEGAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LAWYER RETENTION. PROGRAM FOR FIRST YEAR LAW STUDENTS WHO HAVE COME FROM DISADVATANGED BACKGROUNDS OR FROM BACKGROUNDS THAT ARE UNDER REPRESENTED IN THE PHILADELPHIA LAW COMMUNITY. THROUGH CLERKSHIPS AND CONFERENCES THE PROGRAM STRIVES TO ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO EXPERIENCE THE LAW ENVIRONMENT IN PHILADELPHIA AND PERHAPS HELP THEM "KICK-START" THEIR LEGAL CAREERS.KEY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS INCLUDE:THE PDLG ADVOCATE/PROTEGE PROGRAM ENCOURAGES RETENTION OF LAWYERS OF VARIED BACKGROUNDS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES BY HELPING THEM NAVIGATE A PATH TO LAW FIRM PARTNERSHIP. PDLG WILL ASSIST ITS MEMBER LAW FIRMS IN CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS OF PARTNER (ADVOCATES) SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR PARTICIPATING SENIOR-LEVEL ASSOCIATES (PROTEGES). AFTER THE PROGRAM, PROTEGES SHOULD HAVE A CLEARER INSIGHT INTO THE PATH TO PARTNERSHIP, AN ADVOCATE TO HELP GUIDE THEM, AND VALUABLE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/RELATIONSHIP SKILLS THAT WILL STRENGTHEN AND LENGTHEN THEIR CAREERS AT THEIR FIRMS.THE PDLG FELLOWS PROGRAM OFFERS FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS OF VARIED BACKGROUNDS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES A ROUTE TO SUMMER EMPLOYMENT AT OUTSTANDING LAW FIRMS AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS. IT ALSO PROVIDES THE PDLG FELLOWS WITH A SERIES OF SEMINARS AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THEIR SKILLS AND INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PHILADELPHIA LEGAL COMMUNITY.EACH YEAR, PDLG PRESENTS ITS LAW SCHOOL BOOT CAMP TO HELP DEMYSTIFY LAW SCHOOL FOR ENTERING LAW STUDENTS. OPEN TO ALL INCOMING 1LS, BOOT CAMP IS ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE FRIENDS OR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE LAWYERS OR LAW STUDENTS. BOOT CAMP PROVIDES A TASTE OF THE FIRST-YEAR LAW COURSES (TAUGHT BY PROFESSORS WHO TEACH THOSE COURSES), GUIDELINES ON DOING LAW SCHOOL WELL AND A PANEL DISCUSSION OF THE MANY CAREERS THAT ARE OPEN TO THOSE WITH LAW DEGREES. 0 74418 74418 X W JOHN LEE CO-PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 JEROME MADDOX CO-PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 ALBERT S DANDRIDGE III SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 MELISSA MERKEL VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 LOIS KIMBOL VICE PRESIDENT FOR PROGRAMS 1.00 0 0 0 AMY LOPERFIDO MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 ANN RAPPLEYE MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 BARBRA RITTINGE RIGO MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 BRIDGET BRIGGS MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 CAMERON ETEZADY MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 CHARLENE GEDEUS MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 CHRIS NANA-SINKAM MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PA ALBERT S DANDRIDGE III 1735 MARKET STREET 51ST FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 2158648242 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 62532 75300 65000 80500 80000 363332 62532 75300 65000 80500 80000 363332 363332 363332 1.00000 1.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: ADVOCATE/PROTEGE PROGRAM. AMOUNT: 2,894. DESCRIPTION: SEMINARS AND RECEPTIONS. AMOUNT: 19,564. DESCRIPTION: SYMPOSIUM. AMOUNT: 42,496. DESCRIPTION: WEBSITE. AMOUNT: 10,763. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 75,717. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS DESCRIPTION: PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS. AMOUNT: -8,000. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.