2024-05-02T09:43:14-05:00 2023-08-31 363321958 DESMOND & AHERN LTD 10827 S WESTERN AVENUE CHICAGO IL 606433206 990 2022-09-01 363059660 Public Interest Law Initiative PUBL 3128325127 105 West Madison St 610 Chicago IL 60602 Michael Bergmann Executive Director 3128325127 2024-05-02 1 Michael Bergmann 999009999 1 Mel Padillo P03172019 7737794720 2024-05-02 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Michael Bergmann 105 West Madison St 610 Chicago IL 60602 1532187 0 X www.pili.org X 1980 IL PILI engages, inspires and empowers those advancing equal access to justice. 55 55 13 312 0 0 1349756 1291902 0 0 34537 59772 -59426 0 1324867 1351674 322800 345768 0 0 593691 684231 0 0 77231 190711 215839 1107202 1245838 217665 105836 2294470 2613387 198215 348729 2096255 2264658 PILI engages, inspires and empowers those advancing equal access to justice. 0 0 1036254 345768 PILI operated the Law Student Internship & Graduate Fellowship, Alumni and Pro Bono Programs through which it connected law students, 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1245838 0 1245838 0 1245838 Part V, Line 4: The income from the Endowment is to be used to fund internships for law students in the USA. In the event that the annual income is less than 5% of the value of the principal, then principal may be used to the extent necessary to make up the shortfall in income so that 5% of the fund is available each year. Part X, Line 2: FIN 48 Note from Audited Financial Statements: Public Interest Law Initiative was granted an exemption from federal income tax by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to the provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). The Organization qualifies for the charitable contribution deduction under Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and has been classified as an Organization that is not a private Organization under Section 509(a)(1). The tax- exempt purpose of the Organization and the nature in which it operates is described above. Management believes the Organization operates in compliance with its tax-exempt purpose. Thus, no provision for income tax has been provided for in the financial statements. The Organization has adopted the requirements for accounting for uncertain tax positions and management has determined that the Organization was not required to record a liability related to uncertain tax positions as of August 31, 2022. The Organization's annual information and income tax returns filed with the federal and state governments are subject to examination generally for three years after they are filed. All filings are current. Annual Awards Luncheon 396743 295281 101462 2556 70151 28755 Annual Pro Bono Reception 96295 78081 18214 13885 4329 1 36427 31044 5383 4858 450 75 529465 404406 125059 2556 88894 450 33159 125059 0 1 Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago 115 West Chicago Avenue Chicago IL 60654 363310774 501(C)3 6200 0 Law Student Internships Ascend Justice 555 W Harrison Street Suite 1900 Chicago IL 60607 363647731 501(C)3 6200 0 Law Student Internships Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic 6 South Clark St Suite 200 Chicago IL 60603 362775706 501(C)3 9300 0 Law Student Internships Center for Conflict Resolution 11 East Adams Street Suite 500 Chicago IL 60603 362997680 501(C)3 6200 0 Law Student Internships Center for Disability and Elder Law 205 W Randolph Suite 1610 Chicago IL 60606 363203809 501(C)3 9300 0 Law Student Internships Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice 750 N Lake Shore Drive Fourth Floor Chicago IL 60611 237059214 501(C)3 6200 0 Law Student Internships Chicago Coalition for the Homeless 70 East Lake Street Suite 720 Chicago IL 60601 363292607 501(C)3 12400 0 Law Student Internships Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law 100 North LaSalle Street Suite 600 Chicago IL 60602 510189264 501(C)3 12400 0 Law Student Internships Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Fdn 33 North Dearborn Street Suite 400 Chicago IL 60602 237164989 501(C)3 15500 0 Law Student Internships Citizen Advocacy Center 188 W Industrial Dr Suite 106 Elmhurst IL 60126 363920270 501(C)3 6200 0 Law Student Internships Coordinated Advice and Referral program for Legal Services (CARPLS) 35 East Wacker Dr Suite 3000 Chicago IL 60601 363863573 501(C)3 9300 0 Law Student Internships Environmental Law & Policy Center 35 East Wacker Drive Suite 1600 Chicago IL 60601 363866530 501(C)3 6200 0 Law Student Internships Equip for Equality 20 North Michigan Avenue Suite 300 Chicago IL 60602 363361312 501(C)3 21700 0 Law Student Internships Greater Chicago Legal Clinic 17 N State Street Suite 1710 Chicago IL 60602 363200465 501(C)3 18600 0 Law Student Internships Heartland Alliance for Human Rights & Human Needs 224 S Michigan Ave Suite 600 Chicago IL 60604 361877640 501(C)3 18600 0 Law Student Internships Illinois Legal Aid Online 120 S LaSalle Street Suite 900 Chicago IL 60603 202917133 501(C)3 6200 0 Law Student Internships Impact for Equity Inc 25 E Washington Street Suite 1515 Chicago IL 60602 362675852 501(C)3 6200 0 Law Student Internships Lambda Legal Defense & Ed Fund 65 E Wacker Place Suite 2000 Chicago IL 60601 237395681 501(C)3 6200 0 Law Student Internships Land of Lincoln Legal Aid Inc 8787 State Street East St Louis IL 62203 370958448 501(C)3 24800 0 Law Student Internships Lawyers' Committee for Better Housing 33 N LaSalle Suite 900 Chicago IL 60602 363134577 501(C)3 9300 0 Law Student Internships Legal Aid Chicago 120 South LaSalle Street Suite 900 Chicago IL 60603 362754650 501(C)3 31000 0 Law Student Internships Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services 101 N Wacker Dr 17th Floor Chicago IL 60606 362167940 501(C)3 9300 0 Law Student Internships Legal Council for Health Justice 17 North State Street Suite 900 Chicago IL 60602 363563802 501(C)3 18600 0 Law Student Internships Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund 11 East Adams Suite 700 Chicago IL 60603 741563270 501(C)3 9300 0 Law Student Internships Prairie State Legal Services 303 North Main Street Suite 600 Rockford IL 61101 371030764 501(C)3 23368 0 Law Student Internships Roger Baldwin Foundation of ACLU Inc 150 North Michigan Avenue Suite 600 Chicago IL 60601 362682569 501(C)3 15500 0 Law Student Internships The Immigration Project 211 Landmark Drive Suite B3A Normal IL 61761 431700482 501(C)3 6200 0 Law Student Internships The Shriver Center on Poverty Law 67 E Madison St Suite 2000 Chicago IL 60603 363151279 501(C)3 9300 0 Law Student Internships Translegal at Chicago House and Social Services Agency 2229 S Michigan Ave Ste 304 Chicago IL 60616 363376432 501(C)3 6200 0 Law Student Internships Part I, Line 2: The organization requires each of its grantees to submit an annual report to PILI with verification that it is a public charity and that it maintains an attorney on staff to act as an internship supervisor. A committee selects grantees on a yearly basis and uses widely published selection criteria that include: 1) The quality and depth of supervision provided by the agency to the intern an the supervising attorney's experience and availability; 2) The diversity, quality and type of legal work that will be assigned to the intern; 3) The scope and importance of the work performed by the agency in the field of public interest law; 4) The degree to which the focus of the agency's work is local, as opposed to national; 5) The overall benefits and detriments to PILI's program of adding a particular agency, including the impact on PILI's fundraising and administrative burdens. The organization requires each grantee to submit the resume(s) of the law student intern(s) hired with the organization's funds and the organization meets with the hired interns weekly throughout the internship period. At the end of the grant period, the organization requests a verification that the intern worked the requisite hours. The organization also conducts a post-internship evaluation of both the grantee and the intern(s). Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Form 990 is distributed to the Audit Committee for review, and is then submitted to the full Board of Directors for final review and approval prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c All Board members must annually verify that they are in compliance with the conflict of interest policy via their signature. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The Board, having experience with similar organizations, has reviewed and approved the Executive Director's compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Available upon request. Form 990, Part XII, line 2c: The process has not changed from the prior year.