Nonprofit · EIN 45-2980014
PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,306,724 | $1,219,502 | $87,222 | $275,981 | $299,528 | -$23,547 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $979,819 | $1,374,622 | -$394,803 | $186,612 | $297,381 | -$110,769 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,225,724
- of which government grants
- $120,695
- Program service revenue
- $81,000
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $115,705
- Other salaries and wages
- $753,805
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,009,333
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $26,551
- Occupancy
- $48,491
- Travel
- $2,473
- Program services (functional)
- $1,037,613
- Management and general (functional)
- $125,432
- Fundraising (functional)
- $56,457
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $186,612
- Total assets, end of year
- $275,981
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $299,528
- Net assets, end of year
- -$23,547
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$23,547
- Gross receipts
- $1,306,724
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 250
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Pacheco | Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $91,090 |
| Ana Pujols McKee MD | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Reverend Dr Michelle Anne Simmons | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hillary Weinstein | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Glenn D Barnes Esq | Board Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jeffrey N Brown | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Nicole Hunt | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Reverend Dr Leslie Callahan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Hancock Esq | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Kathleen Lee | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Rosenthal Esq | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renee Chenault Fattah | Former Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $72,954 |
| Lisa Campbell Esq | Interim Executive Director Key employee | 40 | $12,939 |
| Ana Pujols McKee MD | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Josie Reed | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Akeem Sims | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Reverend Dr Michelle Anne Simmons | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Yvetttee Sizer | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Solomonov | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hillary Weinstein | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Honorable Karen Yvette Simmons | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Glenn D Barnes Esq | Board Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jeffrey N Brown | Board Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Nicole Hunt | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Reverend Dr Leslie Callahan | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Evan Figueroa Vargas | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Hancock Esq | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Kathleen Lee | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Gibbs | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Rosenthal Esq | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 230 S BROAD ST STE 1102, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102-4105
- In care of
- % TAYLOR PACHECO
- Mailing address (990-N for 2015)
- 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia PA 19102
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Taylor Pacheco, 230 South Broad Street Suite 1102, Philadelphia, PA 19102
- Principal officer (990-N for 2015)
- Ryan Allen Hancock, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia PA 19102
- Signed the 990
- Jeffrey Eberly, CFO
- Phone
- (267) 519-5323
- Website
- plsephilly.org
Mission
PLSE seeks a more equitable social environment for those with criminal records through individual representation strategic litigation community education research and advocacy. PLSE does this by seeking expungements in criminal court and pardons from the Governor educating elected business and community leaders; empowering and organizing under-resourced communities; and leading legislative administrative and systemic reform.
Program accomplishments
- Criminal Records Expungement Project - Employers landlords financial and academic institutions professional associations licensing boards and others frequently use past criminal record histories to deny opportunities to qualified applicants. This happens even when the event occurred decades earlier or did not result in a conviction. This prevents many qualified individuals from achieving financial and social stability and negatively affects their families and communities. This is especially true for low-income individuals. In Pennsylvania only judges can expunge delete or seal remove from the public record criminal record information and many individuals cannot afford an attorney to assist with a process to which they are legally entitled. The Criminal Record Expungement Project addresses this inequality by providing pro bono legal assistance to low-income Philadelphians with criminal records. In FY2025 PLSE assisted 1,851 low-income individuals from all 47 residential zip codes in Philadelphia. We primarily use a community-based clinic model to engage new clients. We provided brief service information or referral and for those not income eligible for 416 people. And of the 1,851 individuals who came to us 1,435 became new clients. We filed a total of 6,973 expungement petitions. Approximately 96% of all such petitions are granted by the court.Expenses $304,970 · revenue $343,862
- Pardon Project - With few exceptions expunging a conviction first requires a pardon from the Governor. PLSE began the Pardon Project in 2018 when the process cost money and resulted in failure for over 90% of all applicants . Today thanks to reforms driven by PLSE the application is free online and written mostly in Plain English. PLSE accepted 310 new clients for pardon services in FY25. Its Pardon Project Steering Committee all with lived experience in the criminal justice system continues to thrive and serve as a source of community support for pardon applicants both PLSE clients and others. All participants completing an intake for the Criminal Record Expungement Project are also screened for pardon eligibility.Expenses $464,348 · revenue $485,009
- Community Education - PLSE conducted 15 training sessions for individuals interested in volunteering as Pardon Coaches. PLSE manages the website www.PardonMePA.org offering information to individuals and community groups statewide. The organization also expanded its Video Library to assist individuals seeking record-clearing volunteers and communities looking to establish Pardon Projects.Expenses $268,295 · revenue $296,701
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-2980014
- 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
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $275,981
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,306,724
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,306,724 | $1,219,502 | $275,981 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $979,819 | $1,374,622 | $186,612 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $777,261 | $1,436,537 | $559,518 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2015 Officer: Ryan Allen Hancock | June 30, 2016 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 45-2980014).
Questions about PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY
- What is the EIN of PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY is 45-2980014.
- Is PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY 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 PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Taylor Pacheco.
- Who are the officers and directors of PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $91,090 (Taylor Pacheco, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,306,724, expenses of $1,219,502 and total assets of $275,981 at year end.
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