2025-11-17T20:50:07+00:00 2024-12-31 135381590 BDO USA 8001 FORSYTH BLVD STE 900 ST LOUIS MO 63105 990 2024-01-01 473260929 Law SchoolYes We Can LAWS 3033333363 950 South Cherry Street Suite 508 Denver CO 80246 Jason Marquez Treasurer 3034400399 2025-11-18 true KIMBERLY TORTORA P01856820 3148891100 2025-11-16 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Jason Marquez 950 South Cherry Street Suite 508 Denver CO 80246 255241 false X www.lawschoolyeswecan.org X 2015 CO TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN COLORADO AND TO DEVELOP TOMORROW'S DIVERSE LEADERS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. 16 16 1 416 0 235137 220214 0 0 0 0 0 0 235137 220214 0 0 0 0 166565 155134 0 0 0 31659 24642 198224 179776 36913 40438 224496 264934 240 240 224256 264694 TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION IN COLORADO AND TO DEVELOP TOMORROW'S DIVERSE LEADERS IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS. LAW SCHOOL YES WE CAN WORKED WITH OVER 300 CURRENT MENTORS, SUPPORTED OVER 100 LSYWC FELLOWS & CONNECTED WITH OVER 50 LSYWC ALUMNI FELLOWS. false false 85396 0 0 BACKGROUND-LSYWC WAS FOUNDED TO IMPROVE DIVERSITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION. IT IS THE FIRST LAW SCHOOL DIVERSITY PIPELINE PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN COLORADO, A PROGRAM THAT TARGETS HARD WORKING COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS: 68% OF OUR FELLOWS ARE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS AND 35% ARE FIRST-GENERATION HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. EACH YEAR, LSYWC SELECTS UP TO 25 RISING COLLEGE STUDENTS AS FELLOWS. LSYWC MATCHES EACH FELLOW WITH THREE MENTORS: ONE SENIOR LEVEL JUDGE OR ATTORNEY, ONE MID-LEVEL ATTORNEY, AND ONE LAW STUDENT. THESE MENTORS MAKE A COMMITMENT TO GUIDE THEIR FELLOWS THROUGHOUT COLLEGE WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING THEM RECEIVE ADMISSION TO THE LAW SCHOOL OR GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE. LSYWC PROVIDES FELLOWS WITH VALUABLE SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOPS AND FACILITATES EXPOSURE OPPORTUNITIES TO PREPARE FELLOWS FOR SUCCESS AS FUTURE COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR FELLOWS TO TAKE THE MEYERS BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR (MBTI) & EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TESTS TO ASSIST IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. ALL FELLOWS ALSO ATTEND A MINI LAW SCHOOL PRESENTED BY CU LAW. WE ARRANGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FELLOWS TO TAKE BASELINE LSAT TESTS, LSAT PREPARATION COURSES, AND OTHER PRE-LAW WORKSHOPS, SOME OF WHICH ARE PRESENTED BY LSYWC BOARD MEMBERS, AND OTHERS, BY PROFESSORS FROM CU LAW AND DU LAW. OUR IMPACT IS CENTERED AROUND: (1) ACCESS TO EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR FELLOWS, (2) MENTORS WHO SHARE THEIR HURDLES AND SUCCESSES IN A SYSTEM NOT NECESSARILY DESIGNED FOR DIVERSITY, (3) THE CREATION OF A COMMUNITY FOCUSED ON A SHARED MISSION, (4) OUTREACH THROUGH RECRUITMENT, PROGRAMMING, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND (5) SUPPORT FROM LSYWC SPONSORS AND THEIR NETWORKS. THIS MEANS THAT ACQUIRING A SINGLE NEW SPONSOR OR FELLOW (AND MENTOR TEAM) CAN HAVE A CASCADING EFFECT IN CREATING AWARENESS AND CHANGE WITHIN THE COLORADO COMMUNITY. DURING 2024, LSYWC AMASSED APPROXIMATELY 40,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS, DELIVERED OVER 20 LSYWC WORKSHOPS, SUPPORTED OVER 300 MENTORS, MENTORED OVER 100 FELLOWS & CONNECTED WITH OVER 30 JUDICIAL MENTORS ACROSS THE NATION, INCUDING FIVE OF THE SEVEN COLORADO SUPREME COURT JUSTICES. LSYWC HELPED FACILITATE 17 INTERNSHIPS IN VARIOUS STAGES OF LAW SCHOOL WITH 5 ALUMNI FELLOWS GRADUATING FROM LAW SCHOOL. THERE IS AN 83% RETENTION RATE WITHIN THE PROGRAM AND A 97% COLLEGE GRADUATION RATE. THE CONTINUING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DENVER LAW FIRM COALITION FOR RACIAL EQUITY PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT TO OUR PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. MISSION: THE MISSION OF LSYWC IS TO DIVERSIFY THE COLORADO LEGAL PROFESSION BY FURTHERING THE LEGAL EDUCATION OF HARD WORKING, LOW INCOME, AND DIVERSE COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE LSYWC CURRICULUM PROMOTES THE PRE-LAW EDUCATION AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS FELLOWS. EACH LSYWC FELLOW HAS A MENTOR TEAM THAT HELPS GUIDE FELLOWS THROUGH COLLEGE AND THE PRE-LAW ADMISSIONS PROCESS. POPULATION SERVED: LSYWC SERVES A DIVERSE, LOW-INCOME GROUP OF STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. MOST OF OUR STUDENTS ARE FROM SINGLE PARENT, LOW INCOME, IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. THE LSYWC OVERALL FELLOW RACE/ETHNICITY IS 63% HISPANIC/LATINX, 19% BLACK, 10% WHITE, 5% ASIAN, AND 3% NATIVE AMERICAN/AMERICAN INDIAN. THE LSYWC OVERALL GENDER IS 20% MALE AND 80% FEMALE. 85396 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 17 0 true 1 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 16 16 false false false false false true true true true false false false true true true true false false true true false false CO X THE ORGANIZATION 3033333363 950 SOUTH CHERRY STREET SUITE 508 DENVER CO 80246 ELIZ ESPINOZA SECRETARY 2.0 X X 0 0 0 JASON MARQUEZ TREASURER 4.0 X X 0 0 0 MIKO BROWN PRESIDENT 1.0 X X 0 0 0 RYAN TSENG VICE PRESIDENT 1.0 X X 0 0 0 AMY WILDER BEATIE BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 DERMOT LYNCH BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 ERICA GARTENBERG BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 HEIDI RUCKRIEGLE BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 JACKIE ROEDER BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER JASKOLKA BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER WEDDLE BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 JOHN BAKER BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 JUDGE ROBERTO RAMIREZ BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 MADELEINE ROSENGRANTS BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 MICAH DAWSON BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 RYANN PEYTON BOARD MEMBER 1.0 X 0 0 0 DR KIMBERLE JACKSON-BUTLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.0 X 94333 0 0 94333 0 0 0 false false false 0 141926 78288 4271 220214 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35027 141926 35027 0 0 0 0 0 220214 0 0 0 94333 94333 56546 56546 4255 4255 1000 1000 791 791 0 0 5033 5033 5016 5016 47 47 1653 1653 OTHER EVENT EXPENSES 9298 9298 TEST PREPARATION 1500 1500 MEALS 284 284 LICENSE 20 20 0 0 0 0 179776 85396 94380 0 199721 254604 24200 9800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 575 530 0 0 224496 264934 240 240 0 0 0 0 240 240 X 224256 264694 224256 264694 224496 264934 40438 0 X false false false X 51673 201838 239782 235137 220214 948644 0 0 51673 201838 239782 235137 220214 948644 55707 892937 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 948644 166447 0.94128 0.93373 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED BUILDING FUTURES 176953 141926 35027 4271 12794 11296 3650 3016 0 0 0 176953 141926 35027 4271 12794 11296 3650 3016 35027 0 Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOMINATED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. 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