2025-04-11T12:54:57-04:00 2024-05-31 WithumSmithBrown PC ONE TOWER CENTER BLVD 14TH FL EAST BRUNSWICK NJ 08816 990 2023-06-01 132860703 New York Lawyers for the Public Interest Inc % J MCGREGOR SMYTH NEWY 2122444664 151 West 30th Street Suite 11TH FL New York NY 100014007 J MCGREGOR SMYTH Executive Director 2122444664 2024-11-15 true true Jeremy Meisel CPA P03332231 7328281614 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z J MCGREGOR SMYTH 151 West 30th Street11TH FL New York NY 100014007 5429551 false X WWW.NYLPI.ORG X 1976 NY TO ADVANCE EQUALITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS, THROUGH THE POWER OF COMMUNITY LAWYERING AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PRIVATE BAR. 53 53 39 1134 0 4897358 4685655 155922 450591 6798 121447 -107120 -48526 4952958 5209167 0 0 0 0 4391463 4921258 59948 17232 577835 1448426 1745558 5899837 6684048 -946879 -1474881 13073797 12634896 5291166 5978276 7782631 6656620 X NYLPI'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE EQUALITY AND CIVIL RIGHTS, WITH A FOCUS ON HEALTH JUSTICE, DISABILITY RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, THROUGH THE POWER OF COMMUNITY LAWYERING AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE PRIVATE BAR. false false 2304563 187629 NYLPI's Disability Justice Program works to achieve equality of opportunity, self-determination, and independence for people with disabilities. Through individual representation, impact litigation, community organizing, and legislative advocacy, NYLPI's work combats discrimination, advances community integration, and ensures opportunity and access to education, housing, public accommodations, and government services. 948967 262962 Through its Environmental Justice Program, NYLPI confronts environmental racism, works to eliminate the unfair burden of environmental hazards borne by low-income communities and Indigenous, Black, Brown, Asian, and other communities of color in an effort to create a more equitable and sustainable New York. Our Environmental Justice team builds campaigns, pursues strategic litigation, designs and develops community-led organizing initiatives, and shapes policy. 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In close partnership with frontline communities, the program uses a wide range of advocacy tools - including community organizing, coalition-building, individual representation, impact litigation, and legislative advocacy - to advance four broad goals: combat the human rights crisis in immigration detention; promote immigrant access to healthcare; eliminate racial and ethnic discrimination and systemic and institutional barriers that limit New Yorkers access to healthcare; and address the social determinants of health so that all New Yorkers can live healthy lives. 679605 0 0 Pro Bono Program 679605 0 0 5417001 true true false true false false false false true true true false false true true true true false false false false false false true true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 20 0 true 39 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 53 53 false 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Accordingly, no provision for Federal or state income taxes has been recorded in the statements of activities. It is the Organization's accounting policy to evaluate uncertain tax positions in accordance with the accounting pronouncement on uncertainty in income taxes. Management has determined that there are no uncertain tax positions at the Organization. NYLPI did not record any income tax related penalties or interest for the periods presented in these financial statements. FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENTS CONSIST OF THE DISADVANTAGED LAW STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND THE FELIX FISHMAN AWARD ENDOWMENT FUNDS IN WHICH THE PRINCIPAL IS INVESTED IN PERPETUITY AND THE INCOME IS EXPENDABLE TO SUPPORT THE DESIGNATED PURPOSE: OPERATIONS FROM THE DISADVANTAGED LAW STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND THE FELIX FISHMAN AWARD. FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART IV, LINE 2B AS PART OF ITS COMMUNITY-BASED ADVOCACY, NYLPI COLLECTS AND DISBURSES FUNDS FOR A FEW COALITIONS THAT IT PARTICIPATES IN WITH OTHER NONPROFIT ORGNIZATIONS. THE TOTAL AMOUNTS COLLECTED AND DISBURSED ARE SMALL IN NATURE AND NOT MATERIAL. NYLPI ALSO HOLDS FUNDS IN TRUST IN AN IOLA ACCOUNT. Form 990, Schedule D, Parts XI and XII, Line 2d Rental expenses of $133,411 netted against rental income on Core Form 990, Part VIII, Line 6b. Form 990, schedule D, Part XI and XII, line 4b Fundraising expenses - $65,497. X X X X X X X true Rebekka Grossman 54 Orange Street Apt 3D Brooklyn NY 11201 FOUNDATION revenue false 34500 34500 Golf-Fall 2023 67676 44276 23400 21550 18902 9530 11131 Trivia Night 14345 0 14345 25860 0 82021 44276 37745 21550 18902 9530 36991 86973 -49228 X X X X false false false false false false false false false DARYL A SAMUEL DIRECTOR OF HR & ADMIN 156256 0 0 0 0 0 11719 0 25929 0 193904 0 0 0 MARINDA VAN DALEN Director of Litigation 152695 0 0 0 0 0 11828 0 36266 0 200789 0 0 0 GENEVA MORRIS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 165694 0 0 0 0 0 12538 0 38287 0 216519 0 0 0 RUTH LOWENKRON ESQ DIRECTOR, Disability Justice 179973 0 0 0 0 0 13573 0 27605 0 221151 0 0 0 J MCGREGOR SMYTH ESQ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 261252 0 0 0 0 0 19851 0 27605 0 308708 0 0 0 Justin Wood Director of Policy 144350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10826 0 155176 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A & 15B THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR NEW YORK LAWYERS FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST, INC REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PROPOSES COMPENSATION AMOUNTS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WHERE THE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS ARE VOTED ON AND DOCUMENTED IN THE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS OF NEW YORK LAWYERS FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST, INC ARE PHYSICALLY LOCATED AT THEIR OFFICE AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND CAN BE SENT BY MAIL OR ELECTRONICALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B Members of the Audit Committee are provided with a copy of the 990 and given an opportunity to comment. Management also distributes the 990 to the full Board prior to filing. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D - OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES THE NYLPI PRO BONO CLEARINGHOUSE CONNECTS INNOVATIVE AND IMPACTFUL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH FREE LEGAL SERVICES BY DRAWING ON VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FROM NEW YORK'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS LAW FIRMS AND CORPORATE LAW DEPARTMENTS. LEGAL PROJECTS PLACED THROUGH THE CLEARINGHOUSE PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL SOLUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES, SERVE UNDERREPRESENTED NEW YORKERS, AND COMBAT SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIES. IT HELPS NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS THRIVE BY PROVIDING RESOURCES THAT HELP ORGANIZATIONS OVERCOME LEGAL OBSTACLES, BUILD CAPACITY, AND DEVELOP STRONGER AND MORE EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS FOR NONPROFIT LEADERS, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AND A SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS, THE CLEARINGHOUSE IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF HELPING NONPROFITS MAXIMIZE THEIR PERFORMANCE AND THEIR IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C NYLPI has its board members sign conflict of interest disclosure statements annually. The forms are reviewed by management for conflicts and if any are noted they are brought before the board for discussion and DISPOSITION. THERE WERE NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOUND DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A NYLPI EMPLOYEES ARE REPORTED FOR TAX PAYROLL FILINGS BY A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION ENGAGED BY NYLPI AND THE PEO FILES ALL PAYROLL TAX RETURNS AND W-2'S FOR NYLPI'S EMPLOYEES UNDER THE PEO'S AND FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS STATE THAT NYLPI SHALL TREAT THE EMPLOYEES OF THE PEO AS THEIR OWN EMPLOYEES AS COMMON LAW EMPLOYEES UNDER STATE LAW. THE COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES THAT ARE OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND CONSTITUTE THE TOP FIVE HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES OVER $100,000 ARE REPORTED ON PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, AS APPLICABLE, OF NYLPI'S AND COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE EMPLOYEES ARE REFLECTED ON PART XI LINES 5 - 10 ON NYLPI'S FORM 990. Form 990, Part VIII, Line 8c The Law and Society event, NYLPI's annual fundraising event normally held during the fiscal year, was delayed and held shortly after year end. The event generated net income of $1,050,000 that the organization will use to fund the loss reported for the year ended May 31, 2024. The delay in the event also affected NYLPI's balance sheet by significantly increasing deferred revenue for payments collected in advance of the event and prepaid expenses for certain costs incurred for the event. In addition, accounting rules required $66,000 in expenses for the event to remain in expense because the costs were incurred during the year and cannot be treated as prepaid expenses, which contributed to the loss shown on the special events line reported on Part VII, Line 8c, the statement of revenue.