2024-11-07T07:50:30-06:00 2023-12-31 270542316 Allied CPAs PC 501 John James Audubon Suite 390 Amherst NY 14228 990 2023-01-01 161497552 Western New York Law Center Inc WEST 7168550203 37 Franklin Street 3rd Floor Buffalo NY 14202 KAREN WELCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7168550203 2024-11-07 1 0 Jason J Mayausky CPA P00520630 7166940336 2024-11-07 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z KAREN WELCH 37 Franklin Street 3rd Floor Buffalo NY 14202 4288363 0 X WWW.WNYLC.NET X 1996 NY The Western New York Law Center, Inc. (WNYLC) is a nonprofit legal services provider. Founded in 1996, WNYLC's mission is to promote human and civil rights guided by an overarching commitment to racial and economic justice. To further that mission, WNYLC provides legal services to low- and moderate-income individuals through a variety of programs aimed to ensure that community members have access to fair and equitable housing, credit, education, and community economic development, focusing on services that cannot or will not be provided by other legal services providers due to funder restrictions or capacity limitations. As an outgrowth of the individual legal services that it provides, WNYLC additionally provides "non-traditional" legal assistance in the form of policy advocacy, community legal education and consciousness-raising, and impact litigation, to address broader systemic issues that prevent access to fair and equitable housing, credit, education, and community economic 9 9 49 0 0 0 3202536 4072280 0 87171 162 11162 0 117750 3202698 4288363 0 0 0 0 2078537 2562884 0 0 0 915824 1405185 2994361 3968069 208337 320294 1978716 2282846 1744909 1728745 233807 554101 X The Western New York Law Center, Inc. (WNYLC) is a nonprofit legal services provider. Founded in 1996, WNYLC's mission is to promote human and civil rights guided by an overarching commitment to racial and economic justice. To further that mission, WNYLC provides legal services to low- and moderate-income individuals through a variety of programs aimed to ensure that community members have access to fair and equitable housing, credit, education, and community economic development, focusing on services that cannot or will not be provided by other legal services providers due to funder restrictions or capacity limitations. As an outgrowth of the individual legal services that it provides, WNYLC additionally provides "non-traditional" legal assistance in the form of policy advocacy, community legal education and consciousness-raising, and impact litigation, to address broader systemic issues that prevent access to fair and equitable housing, credit, education, and community economic 0 0 3401067 216083 The Western New York Law Center, Inc. (WNYLC) is a nonprofit legal services provider. Founded in 1996, WNYLC's mission is to promote human and civil rights guided by an overarching commitment to racial and economic justice. To further that mission, WNYLC provides legal services to low- and moderate-income individuals through a variety of programs aimed to ensure that community members have access to fair and equitable housing, credit, education, and community economic development, focusing on services that cannot or will not be provided by other legal services providers due to funder restrictions or capacity limitations. 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Form 990, Part I, Line 1 development, such as discrimination and redlining. In addition to providing direct legal services, WNYLC also provides support and technical assistance to other legal services providers throughout the State to facilitate their provision of services to low and moderate-income individuals and communities. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b A DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD SECRETARY WHO DISTRIBUTES THE RETURN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c ALL BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM AND ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS SITUATIONS ARISE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS SALARY ANNUALLY. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g GRANT SUBCONTRACTORS: Program service expenses 616,700. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 616,700. OTHER OUTSIDE SERVICES: Program service expenses 60,996. Management and general expenses 20,332. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 81,328. FORM 990 PART XII - LINE 2C THE PROCEDURE HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.