2025-02-13T09:09:40-06:00 2024-06-30 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2023-07-01 473852711 DC Affordable Law Firm DCAF 2028445430 1717 K Street NW Washington DC 20006 Gabrielle Majewski Executive Director 2028445430 2025-02-10 1 1 Yong Zhang CPA P01249785 7038930300 2025-02-10 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Gabrielle Majewski 1717 K Street NW Washington DC 20006 2484105 0 X https://www.dcaffordablelaw.org/ X 2015 DC See Part III, Line 1. 16 16 37 41 0 0 2798578 2469735 17776 3859 24768 9528 4168 983 2845290 2484105 0 0 0 0 1648429 2072382 58532 26084 170892 358603 392014 2065564 2490480 779726 -6375 1714238 2083683 282324 658144 1431914 1425539 X See Schedule O 0 0 1975196 3859 See Schedule O 1975196 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 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 1 12 0 1 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MD VA X Gabrielle Majewski 2028445430 1717 K Street NW Washington DC 20006 Nancy Noonan Board Chair 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Benjamin Boyd Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Marcus Christian Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Rachel Camp Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christina Carvalho Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Dewey Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Edelman Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Marc Fleischaker Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Matthew Fraidin Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Twinette Johnson Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 George Jones Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sheldon Krantz Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Clint Odom Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 William Treanor Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jason Wallace Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Wise Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gabrielle Majewski Executive Director 40.00 X 133925 0 4018 Wendy Phipps Chief Operating Officer 40.00 X 112560 0 3377 Rebecca Goldfrank Legal Director 40.00 X 121150 0 3634 367635 0 11029 3 0 0 0 0 822761 1646974 2469735 Client Fees 900099 3859 3859 3859 9528 9528 Other revenue 900099 983 983 983 2484105 3859 0 10511 146643 123979 14935 7729 1705455 1441490 172116 91849 36161 30877 4935 349 32877 20345 12008 524 151246 116482 26788 7976 12636 12012 182 442 70044 70044 26084 26084 68604 48511 5409 14684 5146 5146 11806 1946 9613 247 93566 78840 9324 5402 19651 13564 4906 1181 8815 255 839 7721 1103 1103 4013 3343 453 217 23119 19258 2612 1249 Licenses, Dues and Subs 60152 50204 6730 3218 Professional Developmen 11151 8944 2172 35 Fundraising expenses 1485 1485 Miscellaneous Expenses 723 223 500 2490480 1975196 344392 170892 719834 1457537 977560 591529 767 651 16077 21927 0 12039 1714238 2083683 26982 40878 383 383 254959 616883 282324 658144 X 1231914 1425539 200000 0 1431914 1425539 1714238 2083683 -6375 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 641019 1158115 1588874 2798578 2469735 8656321 641019 1158115 1588874 2798578 2469735 8656321 76519 8579802 143 35 39 24768 9528 34513 3064 4168 983 8215 8699049 422953 0.98630 0.96270 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: Other Income - 2021 Amount: $ 3,064. 2022 Amount: $ 4,168. 2023 Amount: $ 983. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 Refundable Advances 604400 Lease Liability - Finance Lease 12483 616883 X 3773112 1289007 1289007 2484105 0 2484105 3779487 1289007 1289007 2490480 0 2490480 Part X, Line 2: DCALF is recognized as a tax-exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3) and is exempt from income taxes except for taxes on unrelated business activities. No provision for income taxes has been made as there were no unrelated business activities during the years ended June 30, 2023 and 2022. IRC Contributions to DCALF are deductible as provided in IRC Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). Management has evaluated DCALF's tax positions and concluded that there are no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements. X X X X X 1 Foti Creative 3603 Bent Branch Falls Church VA 22041 See Part IV 0 0 26084 0 26084 DC MD VA Form 990, Schedule G, Part I, line 2b Activity - Provides strategic fundraising advice, drafts foundation proposals Form 990, Part III, Line 1 DC Affordable Law Firm delivers accessible justice to modest-income DC residents who do not qualify for traditional sources of free civil legal services and cannot afford standard representation. Our innovative programming expands access to justice by empowering community members with unmet legal needs while also launching the careers of public interest lawyers committed to accessible justice. Through our dignified no-cost and low-cost representation options, DCALF bridges the gap in legal services, changes DC's legal landscape, and makes accessible justice a reality. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a DC Affordable Law Firm ("DCALF") believes everyone deserves access to justice and that income should never be a barrier to an individual or family's receipt of high-quality legal representation. DCALF is a cutting-edge nonprofit legal services organization centered on using innovative approaches to deliver free and accessible, low bono legal services to modest- and lower-income Washington, DC residents, the majority of whom earn modest incomes and do not qualify for traditional forms of free legal assistance yet are unable to afford private counsel. DCALF, the central non-profit legal services organization in the District of Columbia catering to modest-means residents, was founded in 2015 to shatter the barriers to legal representation by providing hardworking Washingtonians with affordable, and - now in more than 99% of cases free legal services in family law, immigration, heirs' property, probate, and estate planning matters. As an access to a justice organization, DCALF continues to respond to the economic realities of our client base and fill unmet needs within DC's community through the delivery of innovative programs, including partnering with other nonprofit organizations to deliver rapid-response family law assistance to the District's unrepresented, lower-income family law litigants through the Family Law Assistance Network, delivering a wide range of immigration legal services to immigrant children, individuals, and families, co-leading the District of Columbia's first comprehensive Heirs' Property Legal Assistance (Probate) and estate planning program, and leading community outreach and education initiatives to empower residents with legal information and access to counsel. By now offering free support to qualifying individuals, DCALF clients and their families can keep resources to meet other life demands and are on stronger economic footing to be able to live, work, and thrive in the District of Columbia. In addition to closing the civil justice gap by meeting the legal needs of underserved segments of the population, DCALF also launches the careers of the next generation of public interest attorneys through its one-of-a-kind, annual in-house fellowship program. DCALF fellows are recent graduates from Georgetown University Law Center or the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, the only public law school in the District of Columbia and one of only six American Bar Association approved law schools at a Historically Black College or University. DCALF Fellows serve in our 15-month fellowship, earning a salary from DCALF and a free Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Georgetown University Law Center valued at $78,422 per fellow in FY2024 (a benefit conferred upon all successful fellowship graduates, regardless of their school of origin), and thereafter enter other public interest legal services organizations or professional opportunities upon the conclusion of their fellowship. Since the Organization's 2015 founding, DCALF has grown from a small, seven-person charitable initiative of Georgetown University Law Center, ArentFox Schiff, and DLA Piper LLP, to a robust nonprofit law firm serving more than 2,200 clients in over 2,900 immigration, family law, probate, and estate planning matters. DCALF's model is a lifeline that ensures that individuals and families have high-quality, consistent representation regardless of their ability to pay, and there is a growing population of public interest attorneys to address the many legal needs of DC residents. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Marc Fleischaker, Nancy Noonan, and Cristina Carvalho have a business relationship. Rachel Camp, Peter Edelman, and William Treanor have a business relationship. Benjamin Boyd, Elizabeth Dewey, and Sheldon Krantz have a business relationship. Matthew Fraidin and Twinette Johnson have a business relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 The organization has three members: Arent Fox LLP, DLA Piper LLP, and Georgetown University. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a The members have the right to appoint directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Form 990 is prepared by the outside accountants and reviewed by the Executive Director. A copy is sent to the Board of Directors prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Directors, officers and other persons in a position to exercise substantial influence over the company's affairs are required to report actual or possible conflicts of interest to the Chairman or the Board. The disinterested board members are required to review and determine whether a conflict exists. If a conflict exists, these directors are required to determine whether a more advantageous transaction or arrangement exists from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. If there is not a more advantageous transaction or arrangement, these directors must determine whether the transaction or arragement is in the best interest of the company and whether it is fair and reasonable. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The compensation of the Executive Director is initially determined by the Board of Directors using, among other information, comparability data. The compensation of other employees is initially determined by the Executive Director and reviewed and approved by the Board. In 2024, the leadership team (Executive Director, Legal Director, and COO) compared DCALF salaries against other legal service organizations in DC. The organization then changed the salary scales for staff attorneys, supervising attorneys, and managing attorneys. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization's governing documents, Conflict of Interest Policy and financial statements are available upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c No changes from prior year.