2026-03-02T14:05:51-06:00 2025-06-30 133628255 CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA 7TH FL NEW YORK NY 10004 990 2024-07-01 132666432 LAWYERS ALLIANCE FOR NEW YORK LAWY 2122191800 171 MADISON AVENUE 9TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10016 ANGELA FERNANDEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2122191800 2026-02-18 1 1 ALEXANDER LAZZARUOLO P01775353 2126617777 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANGELA FERNANDEZ 171 MADISON AVENUE 9TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10016 3970949 0 X WWW.LAWYERSALLIANCE.ORG X 1969 NY PROVIDE BUSINESS LAW & TRANSACTIONAL LEGAL SERVICES TO NONPROFITS. 24 24 25 2400 0 0 3110169 3270884 286628 239224 169780 345369 -66295 -164734 3500282 3690743 0 0 0 0 2875106 2506776 0 0 507943 919562 1028330 3794668 3535106 -294386 155637 11460612 11613714 3434478 3104417 8026134 8509297 X LAWYERS ALLIANCE FOR NEW YORK (LAWYERS ALLIANCE) IS THE LEADING PROVIDER OF BUSINESS LAW AND TRANSACTIONAL LEGAL SERVICES THAT STRENGTHEN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NEW YORK CITY NEIGHBORHOODS. SEE SCHEDULE O & WWW.LAWYERSALLIANCE.ORG. 0 0 2559100 245577 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR SUMMARY OF PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 2559100 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X X LAREN SPIRER 2122191800 171 MADISON AVENUE 9TH FL NEW YORK NY 10016 MARIE L GIBSON CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE A OKIKE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES W ALLEN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ESTELLA CHEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW C COMPTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER S DELSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GABRIELLE DIBERNARDI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER K FARGO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SPENCER K GILBERT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BIBIANA ANDREA JAIMES DIRECTOR TO 3/2025 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD C KIM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CRYSTAL M LALIME DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON LIFF DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA S MANLEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER MORSCHEISER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BETH D NEWTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN A NUNES DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH RICHBURG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC ROTHMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SAVALLE SIMS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD D SMITH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NATASHA TSIOURIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA L WEINBERG DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL J WELT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMILA WILLIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH M GUGGENHEIMER FORMER EXEC DIR & CEO TO 9/2024 50.00 X 185631 0 25498 HEDWIG O'HARA INTERIM EXEC DIR & CEO FROM 9/2024 40.00 X 110311 0 9646 LAREN E SPIRER PGM & STRATEGY DIRECTOR & CORP SEC 40.00 X 151528 0 15205 LAURA ABEL SR POLICY COUNSEL/INTERIM LEGAL DIR 40.00 X 157501 0 42180 TATIANA SHPINIOVA DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 140255 0 480 DANIEL GREENMAN DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 124350 0 4323 EMILY CROSSAN DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMM 40.00 X 123073 0 6677 LORI MOSES SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY 40.00 X 118224 0 15889 1110873 0 119898 10 0 1 0 YOUR PART-TIME CONTROLLER 1600 MARKET STREET SUITE 3425 PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & ACCOUNTING 156955 1 686086 288611 2296187 3270884 LEGAL FEES 541100 131870 131870 CONTRACTS 541100 86624 86624 EDUCATIONAL TRAININGS 611430 20730 20730 239224 311040 311040 142145 107816 34329 34329 34329 0 686086 172390 -172390 -172390 6353 0 6353 6353 OTHER INCOME 900099 1303 1303 1303 3690743 245577 0 174282 428643 317196 48009 63438 1644222 1216724 184152 243346 49747 36813 5572 7362 220322 163038 24676 32608 163842 121243 18350 24249 202688 79677 101667 21344 96038 71914 10324 13800 1000 950 50 74343 55013 8327 11003 535516 396282 59978 79256 19322 19322 29188 21599 3269 4320 33370 24692 3739 4939 COMMUNITY OUTREACH/MKTG 23270 22106 1164 ASSOC DUES/FILING FEES 7310 6560 750 PUBLICATIONS 6285 5971 314 3535106 2559100 468063 507943 8592 898936 2806995 2288579 668750 476361 36375 45220 11003 17298 37553 40603 566962 451397 144753 115565 5521379 5983960 2225212 1747192 11460612 11613714 203119 351078 3231359 2753339 3434478 3104417 X 5161033 6012296 2865101 2497001 8026134 8509297 11460612 11613714 155637 327526 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2961447 3382524 2560518 3110169 3270884 15285542 2961447 3382524 2560518 3110169 3270884 15285542 773531 14512011 176692 149442 174728 169780 311040 981682 11963 449107 151989 66885 1303 681247 16948471 1387790 0.85620 0.85890 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 3535106 3535106 326755 81689 0 0 329485 342222 339733 326755 1338195 2007293 2889 993 1089 4971 82371 85556 84933 81689 334549 501824 4365101 903400 1271500 3997001 4641865 793250 1070014 4365101 5416969 478848 1253952 4641865 5511340 883452 977823 5416969 5485120 956511 930291 5511340 0.37530 0.29800 0.32670 0 0 288433 172868 115565 185441 185441 0 93088 93088 0 115565 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET OPERATING LEASE 1747192 1747192 SPECIAL PROJECTS LIABILITY 6147 TERM ENDOWMENT AGREEMENT 1000000 OPERATING LEASE PAYABLE 1747192 2753339 4499369 327526 481100 808626 3690743 0 3690743 4016206 481100 481100 3535106 0 3535106 PART V, LINE 4: THE PURPOSE OF THE TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED FUNDS (REFERRED TO AS TERM ENDOWMENT ON PART V.2.C) IS TO PROVIDE A SOURCE OF INCOME FOR A FUTURE PERIOD OF TIME. THE PURPOSE OF PERMANENT ENDOWMENT IS TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOURCE OF INCOME TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE PURPOSE OF BOARD DESIGNATED OR QUASI-ENDOWMENT IS TO ENABLE LAWYERS ALLIANCE TO UNDERTAKE PROJECTS NOT OTHERWISE SUPPORTED BY THE CORPORATION'S REGULAR FUNDRAISING AND OTHER REVENUE GENERATING ACTIVITIES; SUPPORT ESTABLISHED PROGRAM PRIORITIES; SUPPORT CAPITAL EXPENDITURES; AND SUPPORT SUCH OTHER PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES AND OPERATIONS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, LAWYERS ALLIANCE RELEASED $1,271,500 OF TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED FUNDS CONSISTENT WITH DONOR INTENT THAT SUCH FUNDS BE USED OVER TIME. THIS INCLUDED CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FOUNDATIONS ($870,000), LAW FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS ($18,400), AND SPECIAL EVENTS ($15,000). ANNUAL GALA 686086 686086 129318 43072 686086 686086 129318 43072 172390 -172390 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ELIZABETH M GUGGENHEIMER FORMER EXEC DIR & CEO TO 9/2024 185631 0 0 0 0 0 9450 0 16048 0 211129 0 0 0 LAURA ABEL SR POLICY COUNSEL/INTERIM LEGAL DIR 150238 0 7263 0 0 0 8032 0 34148 0 199681 0 0 0 LAREN E SPIRER PGM & STRATEGY DIRECTOR & CORP SEC 146373 0 5155 0 0 0 2452 0 12753 0 166733 0 0 0 PART II THE FOLLOWING LISTED CURRENT OR FORMER EMPLOYEES WERE COMPENSATED AS KEY EMPLOYEES AND NOT AS OFFICERS: ELIZABETH M. GUGGENHEIMER, LAURA ABEL, AND LAREN E. SPIRER. PART III - LINE 1 LAWYERS ALLIANCE IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION FOUNDED IN 1969 AND INCORPORATED IN 1984. LAWYERS ALLIANCE IS THE LEADING PROVIDER OF BUSINESS AND TRANSACTIONAL LEGAL SERVICES FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES THAT ARE IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NEW YORK CITY NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR NETWORK OF PRO BONO LAWYERS FROM LAW FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS AND STAFF OF EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS COLLABORATE TO DELIVER EXPERT CORPORATE, TAX, REAL ESTATE, EMPLOYMENT, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND OTHER LEGAL SERVICES TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. BY CONNECTING LAWYERS, NONPROFITS, AND COMMUNITIES, LAWYERS ALLIANCE HELPS ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE HOUSING, STIMULATE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, IMPROVE URBAN HEALTH AND EDUCATION, PROMOTE COMMUNITY ARTS, AND OPERATE AND ADVOCATE FOR VITAL PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS OF ALL AGES. IN ADDITION, LAWYERS ALLIANCE PROVIDES A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR NONPROFIT BOARD MEMBERS AND MANAGERS, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS AND WEBINARS, PRINTED PUBLICATIONS AND ONLINE LEGAL ALERTS. PART III - LINE 4A: PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, LAWYERS ALLIANCE FOR NEW YORK PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ON A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS. THERE WAS ROBUST DEMAND FOR SERVICES. LAWYERS ALLIANCE LEVERAGED THE EXPERTISE OF ITS SKILLED STAFF AND PRO BONO NETWORKS TO HELP NONPROFITS SURVIVE AND THRIVE. FOR EXAMPLE, LAWYERS ALLIANCE: A) PROVIDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION SERVICES TO 715 ORGANIZATIONS ON A TOTAL OF 1,396 LEGAL MATTERS, INCLUDING 581 NEW MATTERS. B) TARGETED CLIENT OUTREACH TO ASSIST NONPROFITS IN FIVE PROGRAM PRIORITY AREAS: ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY; HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES; QUALITY EDUCATION, WITH EMPHASIS ON COLLEGE ACCESS AND CAREER PATHWAYS; COMMUNITY ARTS, AND URBAN HEALTH. C) OFFERED TIMELY GUIDANCE ON LEGAL RISK MANAGEMENT, NONPROFIT ADVOCACY, POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY, AND TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ISSUES TO MEET LEGAL NEEDS THAT RELATE TO GROUPS ACROSS THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. D) CONTINUED TO OFFER SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE CHANGING LEGAL NEEDS OF ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC VITALITY AND ADVANCE RACIAL JUSTICE IN NYC'S LOW-INCOME AND DISADVANTAGED NEIGHBORHOODS. E) PROVIDED 1,104 CUSTOMIZED CONSULTATIONS ON LEGAL ISSUES TO 787 ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR COUNSEL: 984 THROUGH OUR RESOURCE CALL HELPLINE AND 120 THROUGH PRO BONO CLINICS AND SPECIAL VOLUNTEER CONSULTATIONS. F) ASSISTED A TOTAL OF 1,237 ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOREGOING SERVICES; WE ESTIMATE THAT THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF THESE SERVICES POSITIVELY IMPACTS 500,000+ LOW-INCOME AND UNDERSERVED PEOPLE ANNUALLY. G) ENGAGED 2,200+ ATTORNEYS FROM LAW FIRMS AND CORPORATIONS IN PRO BONO LEGAL PROJECTS, SO LAWYERS ALLIANCE COULD BETTER LEVERAGE THE LEGAL COMMUNITY'S SKILLS AND TIME; AND USED A NEW CASE MONITORING SYSTEM TO COMMUNICATE WITH CLIENTS AND VOLUNTEERS ABOUT ACTIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION MATTERS. H) EDUCATED THOUSANDS OF NONPROFIT MANAGERS AND ATTORNEYS THROUGH WEBINARS, PRESENTATIONS, CLINICS, LEGAL ALERTS, AND PUBLICATIONS ABOUT RELEVANT LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS. I) REGULARLY UPDATED AND SHARED PRACTICAL INFORMATION THROUGH WWW.LAWYERSALLIANCE.ORG, WITH A SEARCHABLE RESOURCES SECTION. J) PARTICIPATED IN COALITIONS AND SERVED AS A LEADING VOICE ON LEGAL AND PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES OF SIGNIFICANCE TO NEW YORK NONPROFIT GROUPS, ACHIEVING CONCRETE RESULTS FOR THE NONPROFIT SECTOR INCLUDING A BILL THAT IMPROVES GOVERNANCE SECTIONS OF STATE NONPROFIT LAW. K) COORDINATED EXPONENTUM, A NATIONAL NETWORK OF BUSINESS LAW PRO BONO PROVIDERS, INCLUDING EXPONENTUM'S SIXTH ANNUAL NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE. L) AS A RESULT, NONPROFITS HAVE STRONGER PROGRAMS, FINANCES, AND OPERATIONS, ENABLING THEM TO OFFER BETTER SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES. M) DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, MORE THAN 87% OF CLIENTS WERE CONTINUING OR RETURNING CLIENTS, AND MORE THAN 69% OF VOLUNTEERS WERE CONTINUING OR REPEAT VOLUNTEERS, REFLECTING ONGOING INTEREST IN LAWYERS ALLIANCE WORK AS WELL AS INTEREST FROM NEW PARTICIPANTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS SHARED WITH EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS DISSEMINATED TO THE BOARD VIA EMAIL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C LAWYERS ALLIANCE COLLECTS INFORMATION ANNUALLY FROM EACH PERSON SUBJECT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ABOUT ANY INTERESTS OR RELATIONSHIPS THAT MAY GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ITS DIRECTORS AND OTHERS SUBJECT TO THE POLICY TO DISCLOSE ANY NEW RELATIONSHIPS OR INTERESTS THAT ARISE IN BETWEEN THOSE ANNUAL DISCLOSURES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANY INCREASES IN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY ARE SET BY THE EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEES AND BY THE FULL BOARD DURING THE ANNUAL BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS. SALARIES OF OTHER HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD AS PART OF THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS ALL SALARIES. THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS PROVIDED WITH COMPENSATION INFORMATION FROM COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 LAWYERS ALLIANCE MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.