2025-05-09T14:23:58+00:00 2024-06-30 440160260 Forvis Mazars LLP 135 West 50th Street New York NY 10020 990 2023-07-01 133931074 THE BRONX DEFENDERS BRON 7188387878 360 EAST 161ST STREET BRONX NY 10451 JUVAL SCOTT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7188387878 2025-05-09 true Aaron Shapiro P01333816 2128127000 2025-05-09 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JUVAL SCOTT 360 EAST 161ST STREET BRONX NY 10451 65667954 false X WWW.BRONXDEFENDERS.ORG X 1996 NY THE BRONX DEFENDERS PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES TO MORE THAN 20,000 LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN THE BRONX, EVERY YEAR, FREE OF CHARGE. 12 12 495 12 0 0 57950428 64563008 142894 194972 0 707876 781107 58801198 65539087 0 0 46726434 52789851 0 650600 12826576 13537587 59553010 66327438 -751812 -788351 44374515 37778532 37717487 31909855 6657028 5868677 SEE SCHEDULE O false false 57893281 194972 HOLISTIC DEFENSE: EVERY PERSON WHO COMES TO THE BRONX DEFENDERS FOR ASSISTANCE IS CONNECTED TO A TEAM OF ADVOCATES, INCLUDING CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, FAMILY DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, CIVIL ATTORNEYS, IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS, SOCIAL WORKERS, CIVIL LEGAL ADVOCATES, PARENT ADVOCATES, IMMIGRATION ADVOCATES, AND BENEFITS SPECIALISTS. EACH TEAM FOSTERS INTERDISCIPLINARY SKILLS, ENSURES COMPASSIONATE AND COMPREHENSIVE REPRESENTATION, AND SUPPORTS A CULTURE OF INNOVATIVE, ZEALOUS, AND HOLISTIC ADVOCACY. WE ALSO LEVERAGE OUR TEAM'S EXPERIENCE IN AN EARLY ADVOCACY PROGRAM THAT ACTS AS AN OFFRAMP FOR THOSE AT RISK OF FUTURE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT. SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY: OUR PROXIMITY TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND THE EXPERIENCES OF THE PEOPLE WE REPRESENT PLACES US ON THE FRONT LINE IN THE FIGHT FOR FAIRNESS, JUSTICE, AND EQUITY. AS A RESULT, WE PARTNER WITH THE PEOPLE WE SERVE TO IDENTIFY SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS AND LEVERAGE OUR EXPERTISE TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS. THROUGH IMPACT LITIGATION, POLICY REFORM ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, WE PUSH FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVEL. TRAINING AND EDUCATION: WE HELP PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND OTHER ADVOCATES INCORPORATE THE PRINCIPLES OF HOLISTIC DEFENSE INTO THEIR PRACTICES, AT THE INDIVIDUAL OR THE ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL. WE ALSO PROVIDE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH MENTORSHIP. SPECIFIC ONGOING AND ANNUAL INITIATIVES INCLUDE THE CENTER FOR HOLISTIC DEFENSE, THE DEFENDERS' ACADEMY (TRIAL SKILLS TRAINING), THE ROBERT P. PATERSON, JR. MENTORING PROGRAM, AND CLINICS AT COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL AND CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW. OUR OFFICE PROVIDED TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY TO HUNDREDS OF LAWYERS FROM DEFENDER OFFICES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. 57893281 true true false true false false false false false true false false true true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 147 0 true 495 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CT NJ NY VA X X X Lijo Chirayil Varghese Chief Financial Officer 7188387847 360 EAST 161ST STREET BRONX NY 10451 EARL WARD BOARD CHAIR 0.3 X X 0 0 0 KYLE HARRIS BOARD SECRETARY 0.3 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE SMITH FUTRELL VICE-CHAIR 0.3 X X 0 0 0 P BENJAMIN DUKE TREASURER 0.3 X X 0 0 0 ABBE SMITH BOARD MEMBER 0.3 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE GOODEN BOARD MEMBER 0.3 X 0 0 0 GRACE O'DONNELL BOARD MEMBER 0.3 X 0 0 0 JAY COHEN BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 3/2025) 0.3 X 0 0 0 LEKE OSINUBI BOARD MEMBER 0.3 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL BLOCH BOARD MEMBER 0.3 X 0 0 0 MICHELE ROBERTS BOARD MEMBER 0.3 X 0 0 0 OMAR KHAN BOARD MEMBER 0.3 X 0 0 0 JESUS INFANTE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.0 X 246793 0 42726 JUSTINE OLDERMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 1/2024) 40.0 X 286504 0 54071 Lijo Chirayil Varghese Chief Financial Officer (START 9/2023) 40.0 X 61330 0 2062 ROBYN MAR DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.0 X 222264 0 7938 SAMETH CAINES DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.0 X 200465 0 18708 AMY L CRAWFORD MANAGING DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP 40.0 X 184967 0 7442 ANN MATHEWS MANAGING DIRECTOR CDP 40.0 X 190801 0 6864 EMMA KETTERINGHAM MANAGING DIRECTOR FDP 40.0 X 207762 0 7928 SHANNON CUMBERBATCH MD P&C AND EIT (THRU 10/2023) 40.0 X 221366 0 17967 ANNE PINEDA DIRECTOR OF PRO BONO 40.0 X 157506 0 6401 ANNETTE LEE DEPUTY DIRECTOR CDP 40.0 X 173512 0 17687 JAMES KENNIFF LEGAL DIRECTOR FDP 40.0 X 155381 0 6575 LOURDES SANTIAGO DIRECTOR OF P&C 40.0 X 158755 0 40978 RUNA RAJAGOPAL MANAGING DIRECTOR CAP 40.0 X 169899 0 16317 2637305 0 253664 121 false true false Canoe Collective 10643 Skyline Dr Corning NY 14830 Professional Fees 338180 Pro Cleaning Solutions Network 31 W 34th Floor 8 New York NY 10001 Janitorial 319469 Johanna Steinberg Law Pllc 1 Grand Army Plaza Suite 4B Brooklyn NY 11238 Law Services 287250 BDO-FMA Llc PNC Bank Firstside Center Lockbox 500 First Avenue Pittsburgh PA 15219 Professional Fees 218215 Thomson Reuters-West Payment Center PO Box 6292 Carol Stream IL 60197 Technology 198072 22 51250 62050696 2461062 64563008 ATTORNEY'S FEES 900099 194972 194972 0 0 0 0 194972 0 0 0 0 494477 51250 128867 365610 365610 OTHER 900099 415497 415497 0 0 0 0 415497 65539087 194972 0 781107 2083702 1875332 187533 20837 39680126 35723018 3560186 396922 946148 851534 85153 9461 7184830 6469431 643516 71883 2895045 2605541 260554 28950 228646 149064 77940 1642 648467 422762 221048 4657 115088 115088 3409796 2680553 712269 16974 470122 423110 42311 4701 1566964 1448464 100387 18113 721691 443419 245367 32905 3622588 3260329 326033 36226 628707 425965 198009 4733 614638 614638 1036630 881135 155495 259582 233624 23362 2596 BAD DEBT 198337 198337 MISCELLANEOUS 16331 16331 0 0 0 0 66327438 57893281 7783557 650600 6696684 2699731 568315 228000 14178600 13671837 0 0 0 0 317833 214200 17372664 12853913 4218866 4518751 0 0 18394217 16446013 44374515 37778532 4229211 5343919 3919201 114132 0 0 2500000 9700140 5402430 19868935 18549374 37717487 31909855 X 5526480 5265168 1130548 603509 6657028 5868677 44374515 37778532 -788351 0 X false true X true false X 44344752 47344615 51688820 57950428 64563008 265891623 0 0 44344752 47344615 51688820 57950428 64563008 265891623 0 265891623 0 0 6106 10962 51083 709876 781107 1559134 267450757 589506 0.9942 0.9961 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income DESCRIPTION - OTHER INCOME, COLUMN A - 6106.0, COLUMN B - 10962.0, COLUMN C - 51083.0, COLUMN D - 709876.0, COLUMN E - 781107.0, COLUMN F - 1559134.0; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 115088 115088 66212350 66327438 1000000 0 250000 0 0 false 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 4000000 6000000 32579 43884 127514 115088 319065 250000 250000 250000 250000 1000000 1500000 0 0 2011293 249002 1762291 714987 253721 461266 14646384 12351190 2295194 4518751 Right-of-use assets - operating leases 15859513 Security deposits 413692 Other receivables 172808 16446013 Operating lease obligations 17918748 Finance lease obligations 457102 Due to government agencies 173524 18549374 65539087 0 0 65539087 0 0 65539087 66327438 0 0 66327438 0 0 66327438 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 ASC 740 FOOTNOTE MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THEIR INCOME TAX POSITIONS UNDER THE GUIDANCE INCLUDED IN ASC 740. BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Gala 545727 51250 494477 128867 0 0 545727 51250 494477 128867 128867 365610 X X X X X false false false false false false false true false JUSTINE OLDERMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 1/2024) 283494 0 2050 0 960 0 18000 0 36071 0 340575 0 0 0 JESUS INFANTE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 241733 0 4100 0 960 0 7546 0 35180 0 289519 0 0 0 ROBYN MAR DEPUTY DIRECTOR 217204 0 4100 0 960 0 6649 0 1289 0 230202 0 0 0 SAMETH CAINES DEPUTY DIRECTOR 195405 0 4100 0 960 0 6066 0 12642 0 219173 0 0 0 SHANNON CUMBERBATCH MD P&C AND EIT (THRU 10/2023) 220406 0 0 0 960 0 5486 0 12481 0 239333 0 0 0 EMMA KETTERINGHAM MANAGING DIRECTOR FDP 202702 0 4100 0 960 0 6164 0 1764 0 215690 0 0 0 ANN MATHEWS MANAGING DIRECTOR CDP 185741 0 4100 0 960 0 5657 0 1207 0 197665 0 0 0 AMY L CRAWFORD MANAGING DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP 179907 0 4100 0 960 0 5481 0 1961 0 192409 0 0 0 ANNETTE LEE DEPUTY DIRECTOR CDP 168452 0 4100 0 960 0 5185 0 12502 0 191199 0 0 0 RUNA RAJAGOPAL MANAGING DIRECTOR CAP 164839 0 4100 0 960 0 5208 0 11109 0 186216 0 0 0 LOURDES SANTIAGO DIRECTOR OF P&C 153695 0 4100 0 960 0 4941 0 36037 0 199733 0 0 0 ANNE PINEDA DIRECTOR OF PRO BONO 152446 0 4100 0 960 0 4662 0 1739 0 163907 0 0 0 JAMES KENNIFF LEGAL DIRECTOR FDP 150321 0 4100 0 960 0 4591 0 1984 0 161956 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments ALL EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A $4,100 BONUS. THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE BRONX DEFENDERS IS A PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE COMMITTED TO RADICALLY TRANSFORMING HOW PEOPLE IN THE BRONX ARE REPRESENTED IN OUR LEGAL SYSTEM AND, IN DOING SO, TRANSFORMING THE SYSTEM ITSELF. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A GROUNDBREAKING, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MODEL OF HOLISTIC DEFENSE THAT ACHIEVES BETTER OUTCOMES FOR THE PEOPLE WE REPRESENT. EACH YEAR, WE DEFEND OVER 20,000 LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN CRIMINAL, CIVIL, FAMILY, AND IMMIGRATION CASES, AND REACH THOUSANDS MORE THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY INTAKE AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. TODAY, WE CONTINUE REIMAGINING THE ROLE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE, USING COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, AND IMPACT LITIGATION TO PARTNER WITH THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE TO BRING ABOUT SYSTEMIC CHANGE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 18 PUBLIC INSPECTION FORM 1023 AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE ALSO READILY AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S OWN WEBSITE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY BOTH UPPER MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE FINAL AUDITED FINANCIALS, LETTER, AND ANY ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSES TO THE AUDIT. IF A BOARD MEMBER HAS ANY QUESTIONS, THEY DISCUSS IT WITH UPPER MANAGEMENT AND ANY REQUIRED CHANGES TO THE 990 ARE OMMUNICATED TO THE PREPARER WHO UPDATES THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. ANY FURTHER OMISSIONS OR CORRECTIONS ARE SUBSEQUENTLY MADE IN AN AMENDED 990 FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ON WHICH THEY LIST ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR KEY EMPLOYEES MUST DISCLOSE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT WHICH TRIGGERS THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSEES THE POLICY. PURSUANT TO THE POLICY, THE OFFICER, DIRECTOR, OR KEY EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO RECUSE THEMSELF FROM PARTAKING IN ANY DELIBERATIONS OR VOTING ON THE MATTER IN CONFLICT. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official The Compensation Committee will continue to assess the Executive Director's performance and track compensation. An annual assessment and review of competitive rates of compensation for Executive Directors of similarly situated not for profit and legal organizations are conducted. Based on the independently aggregated information, the compensation committee makes a formal recommendation to the Board and the decision is fully documented. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT POLICY CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.