2024-05-15T11:04:37-05:00 2023-06-30 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2022-07-01 853655248 LAW FIRM ANTIRACISM ALLIANCE INC LAWF 2026265565 155 N WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60606 KATHLEEN WACH TREASURER 2026265565 2024-05-15 1 KATHLEEN WACH 999009999 0 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KATHLEEN WACH 155 N WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60606 289403 0 X WWW.LAWFIRMANTIRACISMALLIANCE.ORG X 2020 DE SEE PART III, LINE 1. 29 29 1 63 0 0 266321 289398 0 0 3 5 0 0 266324 289403 0 0 0 0 0 13392 0 0 0 68257 215089 68257 228481 198067 60922 254146 1043110 3700 5030 250446 1038080 X TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY RACISM, TO BETTER USE THE LAW AS A VEHICLE FOR CHANGE THAT BENEFITS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND TO PROMOTE RACIAL EQUITY IN THE LAW. 0 0 174913 FROM ITS FIRST DAYS IN THE SUMMER OF 2020, THE LFAA RECOGNIZED THE NECESSITY OF ESTABLISHING STRONG CONNECTIONS WITH LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDERS IN EACH REGION OF THE NATION. THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN WORKING IN POVERTY LAW AND CIVIL RIGHTS, WITH VARYING DEGREES OF EXPLICIT FOCUS ON THE RACIAL JUSTICE ASPECT OF THEIR WORK. OVER 6 MONTHS, WE CONVENED NUMEROUS REGIONAL MEETINGS WITH LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDERS TO INTRODUCE THE LFAA, EXPLAIN OUR MISSION, AND SEEK INPUT FROM THE NGOS ABOUT THEIR OWN ANTIRACIAL EFFORTS AND THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE WORK TO BE DONE. AS AN ONGOING PROGRAM, LFAA OFFERS PERIODIC SUMMITS TO BRING TOGETHER OUR ALLIANCE FIRMS FOR STRATEGIC DISCUSSIONS MODERATED BY EXPERTS ABOUT ANTIRACISM PRINCIPLES AND CRITICAL ISSUES RELATED TO SYSTEMIC RACISM AND RACIAL EQUITY. SUMMITS PROVIDE ALLIANCE FIRMS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN FROM LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY-BASED NONPROFITS, POLICYMAKERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.LFAA'S INAUGURAL SUMMIT WAS HOSTED ON JULY 29 AND 30, 2020. RACIAL JUSTICE EXPERTS PROVIDED A FOUNDATION AROUND ANTIRACISM PRINCIPLES. THEY HELPED DEEPEN PARTICIPANTS' UNDERSTANDING OF INTERSECTING COMPONENTS OF SYSTEMS THAT CREATE AND PERPETUATE DISADVANTAGES FOR BLACK COMMUNITIES AND OTHER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHILE ADVANTAGING WHITE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. OVER 500 LAW FIRM PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED.FOLLOWING THE INAUGURAL SUMMIT, LFAA CONVENED OVER 600 LAW FIRM PARTICIPANTS IN OCTOBER 2020 FOR OUR SECOND SUMMIT. AT THIS TWO-DAY SUMMIT, MORE THAN 70 EXPERTS LED SESSIONS ON VARIOUS SUBSTANTIVE ISSUE AREAS THAT LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR OUR LIBRARY, WHICH CATALOGUES RESEARCH ON THE LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES THAT HELP SUSTAIN SYSTEMIC RACISM.LFAA CONTINUED ITS MISSION IN 2021 AND 2022, HOSTING SUMMITS IN DECEMBER OF BOTH YEARS. THE 2021 SUMMIT FEATURED NIKOLE HANNAH JONES OF THE 1619 PROJECT, AND JEFFREY ROBINSON OF THE WHO WE ARE PROJECT WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE 2022 SUMMIT. OUR 19 SUBJECT-MATTER WORKING GROUPS, WHOSE FOCUS COVERS AREAS SUCH AS POLICING, EDUCATION, AND HOUSING, HAVE MET REGULARLY AND GENERATED DOZENS OF DISCRETE LEGAL PROJECTS POSTED ON OUR LFAA BULLETIN BOARD AND TAKEN ON PRO BONO BY OUR 300+ ALLIANCE FIRMS. ADDITIONALLY, THE WORKING GROUPS HELD EVENTS FOCUSED ON SYSTEMIC ISSUES WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBJECT MATTERS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE PUBLIC BENEFITS WORKING GROUP PRODUCED AN EVENT FOCUSED ON RACISM WITHIN THE PUBLIC BENEFITS SYSTEM, AND THE REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE WORKING GROUP HELD AN EVENT DISCUSSING THE REALITIES OF A POST-ROE WORLD. THESE SMALLER CONVENINGS, MUCH LIKE THE SUMMIT, DREW A LARGE AUDIENCE.THE LFAA HAS CONTINUED TO GROW ITS LIBRARY, WHICH SERVES AS THE ORGANIZATION'S RESEARCH AND REPORT REPOSITORY. IT IS A SEARCHABLE DATABASE THAT HOUSES LEGAL RESEARCH AND FACT-BASED DATA AND ANALYSIS RESULTING FROM WORKING GROUPS ANDS PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES. MOST OF THE WORK PRODUCT HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY LEGAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS. THE LIBRARY IS CONTINOUSLY UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIALS. WHILE THE ABOVE SHOWCASES THE ADVANCES MADE BY THE LFAA, THERE ARE MORE INITIATIVES BEING UNDERTAKEN TO CONTINUE THE ORGANZATION'S GROWTH AND REACH. 174913 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X KATHLEEN WACH 2026265565 155 N WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO IL 60606 X BRENNA DEVANEY CO-PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 KIISHA MORROW CO-PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KORI CAREW CO-VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TED HOWARD CO-VICE PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 BEN WEINBERG SECRETARY 10.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN WACH TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 TAMARA CALDAS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LASH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN SCHULMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARLENE KATZMAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROZ NASDOR BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BILL CHAPMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL KIERNAN BOARD MEMBER 1.50 X 0 0 0 DIANE LUCAS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LISA HARRIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT HOVER BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL LEE BOARD MEMBER 1.50 X 0 0 0 SCOT FISHMAN BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 ARTEMIS ANNINOS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 SIBUSISO MBUTHO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 TAMARA CALDAS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER WILSON BOARD MEMBER 1.50 X 0 0 0 ROSALYN NASDOR BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA FITZGERALD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER COLYER BOARD MEMBER 3.00 X 0 0 0 EVE-LYNN RAPP BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNIE MOHAN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHERYL NAJA BOARD MEMBER 2.50 X 0 0 0 JEFF BERMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.50 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 289398 289398 5 5 289403 0 0 5 X 12115 9692 2423 334 267 67 943 943 15666 15666 32750 32750 1354 1354 3561 2293 1268 146564 117251 29313 13904 11123 2781 HONORARIA EXPENSE 500 500 CREDIT CARD FEES 323 323 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 250 250 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 118 94 24 99 99 228481 174913 53568 0 249196 439921 18000 4950 5041 732819 152671 0 580148 254146 1043110 3700 5030 3700 5030 X 250446 1038080 250446 1038080 254146 1043110 60922 726712 0 X X 0 0 0 X 64075 266321 289398 619794 64075 266321 289398 619794 20312 599482 2 3 5 10 619804 X FORM 990, SCHEDULE A, PART II THE 2020 COLUMN REPRESENTS THE INITIAL YEAR, WHICH IS A SHORT YEAR COVERING THE PERIOD 10/01/20 - 06/30/2021. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 732819 152671 580148 580148 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE CO-PRESIDENTS AND BOARD MEMBERS. A COPY OF THE 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON HAS RECEIVED, READ, UNDERSTANDS AND WILL COMPLY WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINTS A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE, BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED MEMBERS, DETERMINES WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ABOVE DETERMINATION THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MAKES ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE DAY-TO-DAY AFFAIRS ARE RUN BY A NON-COMPENSATED BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G SPEAKER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 29,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 29,500. OPERATIONAL & CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,250. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,250. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 8 THE PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSMENT REPRESENTS A DONATION OF A WEBSITE PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZAITON.