2024-05-14T06:59:23-05:00 2023-12-31 341463411 BARNES WENDLING CPAS INC 5050 WATERFORD DRIVE SHEFFIELD VILLAGE OH 44035 990 2023-01-01 340753560 COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICES COMM 8665842350 50 S MAIN STREET 800 AKRON OH 44308 STEVEN J MCGARRITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8665842350 2024-05-13 1 STEVEN MCGARRITY 999009999 0 LAURIE A GATTEN CPA P01399120 4409343850 2024-04-11 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z STEVEN J MCGARRITY 50 S MAIN STREET 800 AKRON OH 44308 11922490 0 X WWW.COMMUNITYLEGALAID.ORG X 1952 OH TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF THOSE IN POVERTY BY GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTROL, IMPROVE, AND ENRICH THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITY. 17 17 79 163 0 0 8495198 10917044 0 0 84903 129526 0 11220 8580101 11057790 0 0 0 0 6153178 6563000 0 0 625652 1635238 1746203 7788416 8309203 791685 2748587 9876169 12550382 2857814 2541313 7018355 10009069 X THROUGH LEGAL ADVOCACY, WE TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF THOSE IN POVERTY TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES, FAIRNESS, AND STABILITY, FOR A STRONGER COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. 0 0 1932598 FAMILYWHEN FAMILIES STRUGGLE WITH THEIR INTERNAL DYNAMICS, IT CAN AFFECT STABILITY IN THE REST OF THEIR LIVES - FROM WHERE THEY LIVE, TO WHOM THEIR CHILDREN LIVE WITH, TO HOW MUCH THEY'RE ABLE TO FOCUS ON THEIR JOBS AND MAINTAIN AN INCOME. LEGAL AID ADVOCATES WORK WITH COUPLES WHO HAVE DECIDED THAT WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM IS A CLEAN BREAK AND A FRESH START, AND WITH VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE WHO NEED TO PERMANENTLY SEPARATE FROM THEIR ABUSER. BY HELPING RESOLVE THESE INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS WITH LEGAL SOLUTIONS, LEGAL AID RELEASES THE STRESS THEY FEEL IN THEIR HOME LIFE AND ALLOWS THEM TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES AND FOCUS ON BEING HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE, AND MEANINGFUL MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITY. 1841312 HOUSINGFEW THINGS ROCK THE FOUNDATION OF SOMEONE'S LIFE LIKE NOT HAVING A SAFE, SECURE, AND STABLE HOME. NOT HAVING A HOME AFFECTS EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR LIFE - FROM THEIR EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, TO CONSISTENCY IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION, TO WHETHER THEY HAVE THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDED TO MAKE IT TO THEIR JOBS. MANY OF LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES STRUGGLE WITH THESE ISSUES, AND WHEN LEGAL AID HELPS RESOLVE THEM, THE RESULT IS TRANSFORMATIVE. ADULTS STABILIZE, CHILDREN LEARN, AND FAMILIES GROW AND PROSPER. BEYOND THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY, THE NEIGHBORHOOD SEES LESS TRANSIENCY, BLIGHT IS REDUCED, AND HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES CAN BEGIN TO REJUVENATE. 821096 CONSUMERDEBT CAN OVERWHELM SOMEONE'S LIFE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT PERSON IS IMPOVERISHED. LEGAL AID IS COMMITTED TO GIVING CLIENTS A FRESH START THROUGH BANKRUPTCY, TAX DEBT RELIEF, AND MORE. ADVOCATES HELP CLIENTS THROUGH THE PROCESS TO RELIEVE DEBT, REDUCE CREDITOR HARASSMENT, SAVE IMPORTANT ASSETS LIKE THEIR HOMES, AND REVERSE SHUT-OFFS OF NECESSARY THINGS LIKE UTILITIES. THIS ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO BE FINANCIALLY WELL, REDUCING STRESS, AND HELPING THEM GET BACK TO BEING CONTRIBUTING CONSUMERS IN THE COMMUNITY. 2168492 2168492 6763498 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 1 79 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 OH X LISA CARLEY CFO 3305354191 50 SOUTH MAIN STREET SUITE 800 AKRON OH 44308 DAVID BUTZ PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DURIYA DHINOJWALA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN DICKINSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIONNE LACEY IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER TEODOSIO VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 J SEAN KEENAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH FERRISE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHANTAL JACKSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ATHENA GOUGH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN PALMER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY WILKINS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHELSEA M CROY SMITH TRUSTEE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEAUDRA EDGERSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 AKIM LATTERMORE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARCUS WAINWRIGHT SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER WETHERBEE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN MCGARRITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 136283 0 35502 LISA CARLEY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 128389 0 17225 264672 0 52727 2 0 1 0 0 10756025 161019 10917044 116866 116866 829763 817103 12660 12660 12660 58817 47597 11220 11220 11057790 0 0 140746 264673 264673 4778112 4166487 363227 248398 138933 111529 17310 10094 1009834 810645 125818 73371 371448 298180 46280 26988 11939 11939 326671 276908 1217 48546 588670 459819 82611 46240 165098 150028 1558 13512 20539 15002 3887 1650 CONTRACT SERVICES 483912 335137 92 148683 DUES AND FEES 94004 85782 1423 6799 LITIGATION COSTS 37076 37076 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 18294 16905 18 1371 8309203 6763498 920053 625652 4509055 5114889 2422162 4681898 404536 474511 8983 35173 181046 305253 661918 565168 117289 96750 2233098 1841908 9876169 12550382 687569 747734 7637 5946 2162608 1787633 2857814 2541313 X 6687681 9768030 330674 241039 7018355 10009069 9876169 12550382 X 2748587 236123 6004 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 7284197 6888006 8366111 8495198 10917044 41950556 7284197 6888006 8366111 8495198 10917044 41950556 41950556 53231 64869 57048 72156 116866 364170 5580 21739 27319 42342045 0.99080 0.99120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4928 4928 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: PROVIDE COMMENTARY TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, OFFICIALS, AND LEGISLATIVE BODIES ON EXISTING OR PROPOSED RULES, REGULATIONS, OR LEGISLATION. 0 7637 50538 52229 5946 1 X 52658 6004 58662 62220 -9562 52658 55946 6274 62220 50000 5946 55946 50000 50000 0.50000 0.50000 1 0 142224 70427 71797 519694 494741 24953 96750 CLIENT ESCROW FUNDS 5946 DEPOSITS 25576 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 58662 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 1751724 1841908 LEASE LIABILITIES 1787633 1787633 X 12156083 236123 868105 6004 1110232 11045851 11939 11939 11057790 9165369 868105 868105 8297264 11939 11939 8309203 PART IV, LINE 2B: THESE REPRESENT CLIENT FUNDS HELD IN TRUST FOR FILING FEES, RENT PAYMENTS HELD DURING EVICTION PROCEEDINGS, AND MISCELLANEOUS COSTS PERTAINING TO CLIENT CASES. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES AT EACH STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION DATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, IF ANY, TO DETERMINE THE NEED TO RECORD LIABILITIES FOR TAXES, PENALTIES, AND INTEREST. THE ORGANIZATIONS POLICY IS TO RECORD INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS AS INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO ACCRUED TAXES, INTEREST, OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 6,004. PART V, LINE 4 THE JUDGE PATRICIA A. COSGROVE LEGAL AID FUND IS A PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT THAT IS TO BE USED FOR THE ONGOING CHARITABLE MISSION OF COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SERVICES. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEVEN MCGARRITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 136283 0 0 0 0 0 4389 0 31113 0 171785 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ARTICLE III (MEMBERSHIP) OF THE CODE OF REGULATIONS STATES THE MEMBERS OF THIS CORPORATION SHALL CONSIST OF THE TRUSTEES, SERVING AS SUCH FROM TIME TO TIME, AND SUCH PERSONS SHALL BE THE ONLY MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION. THERE ARE NO STOCKHOLDERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING. ONCE APPROVED FOR FILING, A COPY IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK MONITORS CHECK REQUESTS/INVOICES AND BRINGS THEM TO THE CFO'S ATTENTION THAT APPEAR TO BE RELATED TO EITHER A BOARD MEMBER OR A FAMILY MEMBER OF AN EMPLOYEE. THE CFO ALSO REVIEWS THE CHECK REGISTER ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO CHECK FOR RELATED ACTIVITY. THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY CONSTANT AND LONG RUNNING AND THE ORGANIZATION IS SMALL SO IT'S RELATIVELY EASY TO MONITOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF MEMBERS OF BOTH THE EXECUTIVE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD, DOES DATA REVIEW THEN RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST, FOR INSPECTION AT MAIN OFFICE LOCATED IN AKRON, OHIO DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 6,004. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.