2025-11-03T09:43:58-06:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 420 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE SUITE 900 ORLANDO FL 32801 990 2024-01-01 591208322 LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION INC LEGA 4078418310 100 EAST ROBINSON STREET ORLANDO FL 32801 BETHANIE A BARBER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4078418310 2025-10-30 1 1 AMY CHAPMAN P00843460 4078021200 2025-10-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BETHANIE A BARBER 100 EAST ROBINSON STREET ORLANDO FL 32801 5426015 0 X WWW.LEGALAIDOCBA.ORG X 1967 FL TO PROVIDE QUALITY CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS, THE WORKING POOR, AND CHILDREN AND DISADVANTAGED GROUPS WITH SPECIAL LEGAL NEEDS IN ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA AND TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES TO SIMILARLY SITUATED RESIDENTS OF NEIGHBORING COUNTIES THROUGH AN EFFECTIVE AND FISCALLY SOUND PROGRAM THROUGH THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF STAFF AND PRO BONO ATTORNEYS. 15 15 73 2626 0 0 7006533 5290948 0 0 81863 122744 17759 -15858 7106155 5397834 0 0 0 0 3609297 5450004 0 0 172015 642707 704353 4252004 6154357 2854151 -756523 9738592 9347359 651052 1016342 9087540 8331017 X SEE SCHEDULE O - SEE REFERENCE FORM 990, PART 1, LINE 1 0 0 5220065 0 0 STAFF ATTORNEYS AND LEGAL ASSISTANTS ALONG WITH VOLUNTARY ASSISTANCE FROM MEMBERS OF THE ORANGE CO. BAR ASSOCIATION AND LAY VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES AND/OR LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN NON-CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PERSONS AND GROUPS IN ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. RELATED THERETO, THE ORGANIZATION FIELDED PHONE CALLS FROM 6,935 APPLICANTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN 2024. THE ORGANIZATION HAD AN AVERAGE OF 1,988 CASES OPEN EACH MONTH IN 2024. THE ORGANIZATION HELD 21 VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON TRAININGS IN 2024 TO EDUCATE THE GREATER ORLANDO LEGAL COMMUNITY, WHICH IS IN EXCESS OF 6,125 MEMBERS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HELD 146 COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, CONNECTING WITH NEARLY 4,690 ORANGE COUNTY RESIDENTS REGARDING OUR AVAILABLE SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.TEAM OUTREACH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2023 AND EXPANDED IN 2024. THE TEAM COORDINATED AND ATTENDED SEVERAL DOZEN COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MOSTLY OFF-SITE THROUGHOUT ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA. 5220065 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 73 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL X X HILLARY LYALS 4078418310 100 EAST ROBINSON STREET ORLANDO FL 32801 AYANA K BARROW PRESIDENT-ELECT 0.23 X X 0 0 0 RAFAEL O RODRIGUEZ PRESIDENT 0.25 X X 0 0 0 ELISA K SCHNEIDER SECRETARY 0.88 X X 0 0 0 JON M GIBBS TREASURER 0.19 X X 0 0 0 JAY W SMALL THRU 53124 2022-2023 IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 0.48 X 0 0 0 CAMILA A PACHON SILVA 2023-2024 IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 0.38 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH L MOSKOWITZ BOARD TRUSTEE 0.62 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN DOWNS LAY TRUSTEE 0.23 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY E HOSLEY BOARD TRUSTEE (THRU 5/31/24) 0.23 X 0 0 0 ANA P RODRIGUEZ-NEWBERN BOARD TRUSTEE 0.96 X 0 0 0 TERRY M SANKS BOARD TRUSTEE 0.23 X 0 0 0 KARL WATSON LAY TRUSTEE 0.13 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL D BARBER BOARD TRUSTEE (THRU 5/31/24) 0.73 X 0 0 0 LAUREN R BRUSCA BOARD TRUSTEE (THRU 5/31/24) 0.09 X 0 0 0 PAMELA L FOELS BOARD TRUSTEE 0.15 X 0 0 0 ARTI A HIRANI BOARD TRUSTEE (THRU 5/31/24) 0.55 X 0 0 0 C ANDREW ROY BOARD TRUSTEE 0.13 X 0 0 0 SCOTT D LEITNER BOARD TRUSTEE (STARTING 06/01/24) 0.40 X 0 0 0 BRANDON M SAPP BOARD TRUSTEE (STARTING 06/01/24) 0.13 X 0 0 0 KESHARA DAVIS COWANS BOARD TRUSTEE (STARTING 06/01/24) 0.10 X 0 0 0 BETHANIE BARBER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 75.00 X 216703 0 89457 LARRI THATCHER DEPUTY DIRECTOR 38.66 X 161054 0 90903 TENESIA HALL FAMILY LAW LITIGATION DIRE 60.00 X 129060 0 63281 JOANN TUCKER-HALL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR 60.00 X 139317 0 78064 HILLARY LYALS BUSINESS OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR 25.00 X 105245 0 64189 HAYNES DONNA A DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 46.00 X 102218 0 49004 853597 0 434898 6 0 1 0 0 226237 3648765 1415946 5290948 122744 122744 0 226237 28181 -28181 -28181 OTHER INCOME 900099 12323 12323 12323 5397834 0 0 106886 319457 255566 63891 3725239 3173891 441970 109378 533197 460693 55651 16853 578179 498709 61617 17853 293932 249352 36418 8162 28153 28153 300 300 200696 189319 8310 3067 122534 112719 9257 558 49587 43020 5554 1013 90240 80340 8653 1247 29205 21095 8107 3 54867 47836 5804 1227 39626 37949 1453 224 TEMPORARY SERVICES 26083 15124 10959 CONTINUING EDUCATION 19745 15755 3987 3 EMPLOYEE PROF. DUES 17337 14925 2192 220 PRO BONO ATTORNEY TRAIN 13993 8406 5422 165 11987 10490 414 1083 6154357 5220065 762277 172015 6566281 5181586 2089096 2666261 657784 674791 17233 57419 1508255 985142 408140 523113 244188 58 1 9738592 9347359 650994 1016341 58 1 651052 1016342 X 6540263 7573288 2547277 757729 9087540 8331017 9738592 9347359 -756523 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4464998 5244991 5535833 7006533 5300948 27553303 4464998 5244991 5535833 7006533 5300948 27553303 27553303 6914 2015 3989 89170 122744 224832 27053 21928 21517 20850 2323 93671 27871806 0.98860 0.99000 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 27,053. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 21,928. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 21,517. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 20,850. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 2,323. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 300 300 0 PART II-B, LINE 1 LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: THE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES INVOLVE AN AGREEMENT WITH AN OUTSIDE ENTITY TO PROVIDE "RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTATION SERVICES" FOR THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, INC. ("LEGAL AID SOCIETY"), WHICH INVOLVES ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY TO SECURE/IMPROVE FUNDING WITH VARIOUS FLORIDA AGENCIES TO INCLUDE THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE - SUCH ADVOCACY COST WAS LOBBYIST REGISTRATION, $300. 0 1 X 180111 180111 1047576 823779 223797 280568 161363 119205 523113 X 5397834 0 5397834 0 5397834 6154357 0 6154357 0 6154357 PART IV, LINE 2B: FORM 990, PART X, LINE 21 REFLECTS A LIABILITY BALANCE WHICH THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS FOR PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM CLIENTS FOR ESTIMATED EXPENSES RELATED TO SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED FOR THE CLIENT. THE BALANCE IS OFFSET AGAINST A CONTRA ASSET ACCOUNT (I.E. CASH IN BANK). PART X, LINE 2: LEGAL AID SOCIETY IS ORGANIZED AS A FLORIDA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER IRC SECTION 501(A) AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 501(C)(3), QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER IRC SECTIONS 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) AND (VIII), AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER IRC SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND (3), RESPECTIVELY. LEGAL AID SOCIETY IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, LEGAL AID SOCIETY IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES. LEGAL AID SOCIETY HAS DETERMINED THAT IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAS NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS. BRKFST OF CHAMP 226237 226237 28181 226237 226237 28181 28181 -28181 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BETHANIE BARBER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 191703 0 25000 0 0 0 43976 0 45481 0 306160 0 0 0 LARRI THATCHER DEPUTY DIRECTOR 152354 0 0 0 8700 0 31299 0 59604 0 251957 0 0 0 JOANN TUCKER-HALL PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR 130192 0 0 0 9125 0 26375 0 51689 0 217381 0 0 0 TENESIA HALL FAMILY LAW LITIGATION DIRE 120785 0 0 0 8275 0 26149 0 37132 0 192341 0 0 0 HILLARY LYALS BUSINESS OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR 96120 0 0 0 9125 0 20669 0 43520 0 169434 0 0 0 HAYNES DONNA A DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 94368 0 0 0 7850 0 20104 0 28900 0 151222 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 ANNUALLY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES GATHERS SALARY/BENEFITS INFORMATION THROUGH AVAILABLE COMPENSATION SURVEYS, ETC., WITH THE INTENT OF DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION POLICIES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES (OFFICERS ARE NOT PAID EXCEPT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/DEPUTY DIRECTOR/BUSINESS OFFICE ADMIN.-CFO) OF THE ORGANIZATION BASED UPON THE RESPONSIBILITIES REQUIRED, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S SIZE AND LOCATION. THE INFORMATION IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS ESTABLISHED PRIMARILY TO REFLECT THE MARKET VALUE OF THE JOB POSITION(S). THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE FULL AUTHORITY TO TAKE ACTION IN ANY EMERGENCY ARISING BETWEEN REGULAR MEETINGS, AT REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETINGS WHERE NO QUORUM IS PRESENT, AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL FORMULATE PLANS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD. THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTE ARE THE FOLLOWING: PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT-ELECT, TREASURER, SECRETARY, IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT, AND TWO BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT OFFICERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A FIVE (5) MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL BE ELECTED AT LARGE FROM THE REGULAR MEMBERS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION AT THE SAME TIME AS THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION ELECTIONS ARE HELD. FIVE (5) MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION TO TAKE OFFICE ON JUNE 1, THE COMMENCEMENT OF OFFICE FOR ALL OTHER NEWLY ELECTED AND APPOINTED LEGAL AID SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ONE LEGAL AID SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED TO SERVE A TWO (2) YEAR TERM BY THE GOVERNING BOARD TO THE YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION. THERE SHALL BE UP TO FOUR (4) LAY TRUSTEES APPOINTED TO THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, TWO APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, WITH UP TO TWO APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BUSINESS OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR ALONG WITH A VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (TREASURER) FOR ANY CHANGES PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. A COPY OF FORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO BE DISCLOSED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND/OR THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON AN ONGOING BASIS FOR ANY REQUIRED ACTION. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS IMPLEMENTED A PROCEDURE THAT WILL REQUIRE AN ANNUAL SIGNED DECLARATION AT THE TIME OF RECEIPT OF A COPY OF THE POLICY. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES WILL AFFIRM THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR ADVISE THERE ARE POSSIBILITIES, WHICH MUST BE DISCUSSED AND/OR DISCLOSED. THE MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION OVERSEES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUALLY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES GATHERS SALARY/BENEFITS INFORMATION THROUGH AVAILABLE COMPENSATION SURVEYS, ETC., WITH THE INTENT OF DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION POLICIES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES (OFFICERS ARE NOT PAID EXCEPT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/DEPUTY DIRECTOR/BUSINESS OFFICE ADMIN.-CFO) OF THE ORGANIZATION BASED UPON THE RESPONSIBILITIES REQUIRED, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S SIZE AND LOCATION. THE INFORMATION IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS ESTABLISHED PRIMARILY TO REFLECT THE MARKET VALUE OF THE JOB POSITION(S). THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES PERTINENT SECTIONS OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE; THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND A COMPLETE COPY OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.