Nonprofit · EIN 13-2597816
FUND FOR MODERN COURTS INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10010
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $458,247 | $379,959 | $78,288 | $619,849 | $687 | $619,162 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $391,893 | $342,008 | $49,885 | $542,074 | $1,200 | $540,874 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $453,891
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $4,352
- Other revenue
- $4
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $158,196
- Other salaries and wages
- $63,727
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $258,896
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $23,922
- Occupancy
- $5,678
- Travel
- $1,369
- Depreciation
- $7,082
- Program services (functional)
- $295,389
- Management and general (functional)
- $60,099
- Fundraising (functional)
- $24,471
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $542,074
- Total assets, end of year
- $619,849
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $687
- Net assets, end of year
- $619,162
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,699
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $610,912
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $8,250
- Gross receipts
- $517,761
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 54
- Year formed
- 1955
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENISE KRONSTADT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $150,000 | $8,196 |
| WILLIAM C SILVERMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBE R GLUCK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY SCHUETTE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD H SILBERBERG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID A BARRETT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON ROLANDO ACOSTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL R ALONSO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID B ANDERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY BARASCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA BEATTIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA LADD BIERMAN LEFT 824 | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY A BOHRER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A CARDOZO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON CARMEN BEAUCHAMP CIPARICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
45 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL CONNOLLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL L COSTELLO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHY CRAMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEREMY M CREELAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYRUS E DUGGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT FUMERTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEAN HOWARD A GLICKSTEIN LEFT 824 | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN HABER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT HAIG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES HALLOWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN N HALPERN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK HATCH-MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE J HELLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN V HOLLOMON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REZUMAL ISLAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT M KAUFMAN LEFT 424 | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOON KIM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CELESTE LM KOELEVELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICTOR A KOVNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL M KUMMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELE C LAMBERTI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARREN LAVERNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RORY A LERARIS LEFT 424 | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT A LEVINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN BADIAN LINDENAUER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WALTER P LOUGHLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL C MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID J MOLTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL R MURDOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT C NEWMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HON JUANITA BING NEWTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD C PEPPERMAN II | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL M PERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL D PORCELAIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT REENTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZACHARY H SALTZMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STACY SCHECTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SCHEINKMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN SHEPARD LEFT 824 | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN SCHWARTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIZA VELAZQUEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIA VULLO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS YATTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN P YOUNGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUTH ZUCKERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 49 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENISE KRONSTADT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $145,417 | $11,250 |
| WILLIAM C SILVERMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBE R GLUCK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY SCHUETTE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD H SILBERBERG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID A BARRETT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL R ALONSO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID B ANDERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY BARASCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NINA BEATTIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA LADD BIERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY A BOHRER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A CARDOZO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON CARMEN BEAUCHAMP CIPARICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL L COSTELLO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY M CREELAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CYRUS E DUGGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEAN HOWARD A GLICKSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN HABER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES HALLOWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN N HALPERN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE J HELLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REZUMAL ISLAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT M KAUFMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOON KIM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CELESTE LM KOELEVELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR A KOVNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL M KUMMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREN LAVERNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RORY A LERARIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT A LEVINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN BADIAN LINDENAUER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WALTER P LOUGHLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL C MILLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID J MOLTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL R MURDOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT C NEWMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HON JUANITA BING NEWTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD C PEPPERMAN II | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL M PERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL D PORCELAIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZACHARY H SALTZMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACY SCHECTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SCHEINKMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN SHEPARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN SCHWARTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZA VELAZQUEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS YATTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN P YOUNGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 387 SECOND AVENUE 608, NEW YORK, NY 10010-4617
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DENISE KRONSTADT, 387 SECOND AVENUE 608, NEW YORK, NY 10010
- Signed the 990
- DENISE KRONSTADT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (845) 664-0200
- Website
- WWW.MODERNCOURTS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE OTHE FUND FOR MODERN COURTS IS A NONPARTISAN, NONPROFIT, STATEWIDE COURT REFORM ORGANIZATION WHICH HELPS ENSURE A FAIR, EFFICIENT AND ACCESSIBLE COURT SYSTEM FOR ALL NEW YORKERS BY OPERATING PROGRAMS TO INCREASE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE WORK OF THE COURTS AND ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN JUDICIAL REFORM EFFORTS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT THE COURTS AND SPONSORSHIP OF PUBLIC FORUMS AND EVENTS THAT FOCUS ON THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
Program accomplishments
- FAMILY COURT: SEE SCHEDULE ODURING 2024, MODERN COURTS' DIRECTORS AND STAFF, REVIEWED THE OPERATIONS OF THE WESTCHESTER FAMILY COURT TO DOCUMENT AND ANALYZE STEPS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEANINGFUL REFORM. IN CONDUCTING ITS REVIEW, MODERN COURTS INTERVIEWED INSTITUTIONAL PROVIDERS AND LEGAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE FAMILY COURT AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE ASSIGNED COUNSEL ("18-B") PANEL, AND PRIORITIZED HEARING DIRECTLY FROM THE LITIGANTS THEMSELVES WHO HAD BEEN IMPACTED.Expenses $95,389
- CAMERAS: SEE SCHEDULE OMODERN COURTS CONTINUED ITS CAMERAS IN THE COURTS PROJECT IN 2024 WHICH IS DESIGNED TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF PERMITTING BOTH MEDIA COVERAGE AND LIVE STREAMING OF COURT PROCEEDINGS WHICH IS CURRENTLY PROHIBITED BY NYS LAW. THE PROJECT ENTAILS CONDUCTING A 50-STATE SURVEY OF THE USE OF CAMERAS IN THE COURTS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS AND A REVIEW OF THE PRIOR NYS 10-YEAR EXPERIMENT ALLOWING CAMERAS IN THE COURTS AND CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS WITH THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH CAMERAS IN THE COURTS. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO CREATE AN EDUCATIONAL "WHITE PAPER" THAT WOULD ANALYZE THE MERITS OF ALLOWING CAMERAS IN THE NYS COURTS AND MAKE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT HOW NYS SHOULD MOVE FORWARD FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING THE COURT PROCESSES MORE TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE.Expenses $100,000
- IMMIGRATION: SEE SCHEDULE O MODERN COURTS IMPROVED AND UPDATED A SERIES OF ON-LINE TRAINING MODULES TO DEMONSTRATE THE INTERSECTION OF FAMILY LAW AND IMMIGRATION AND THE OFTEN-ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES FOR IMMIGRANTS IN FAMILY COURT IN NYS. THIS WAS DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SPECILIZING IN IMMIGRATION AND PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICE TO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. A SERIES OF TRAININGS ARE ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF LAWYERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND JUDGES.MODERN COURTS FURTHERED ITS WORK BY (I) EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS ADDRESSING THE NEED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES; (II) IMPROVING DATA COLLECTION IN TOWN AND VILLAGE COURTS AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO JUSTICE THROUGH VIRTUAL ARRAIGNMENTS; AND (III) RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY BY PRESENTING PROGRAMS AND SPEECHES ON IMPORTANT CURRENT ISSUES IN IMPROVING THE LEGAL SYSTEM AT EVENTS ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL COMMUNITY.Expenses $100,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-2597816
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1956
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $619,849
- Income (IRS master file)
- $517,761
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $458,247 | $379,959 | $619,849 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $391,893 | $342,008 | $542,074 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $407,831 | $388,136 | $536,379 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-2597816).
Questions about FUND FOR MODERN COURTS INC
- What is the EIN of FUND FOR MODERN COURTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FUND FOR MODERN COURTS INC is 13-2597816.
- Is FUND FOR MODERN COURTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1956.
- Are donations to FUND FOR MODERN COURTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FUND FOR MODERN COURTS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FUND FOR MODERN COURTS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FUND FOR MODERN COURTS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FUND FOR MODERN COURTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DENISE KRONSTADT.
- Who are the officers and directors of FUND FOR MODERN COURTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 60 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $150,000 (DENISE KRONSTADT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does FUND FOR MODERN COURTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $458,247, expenses of $379,959 and total assets of $619,849 at year end.
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