NEW YORK LAWYERS FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NEW YORK LAWYERS FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST INC

EIN 13-2860703 · Public Interest Law (I83)

What they do

NYLPIS 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.

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Of every $100 spent, about $77.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders66 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

77.23%of revenue went to mission work77.4% of expenses · Program services

7.47%of revenue went to fundraising7.5% of expenses

$99.81spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

15.10%of revenue went to management and office costs15.1% of expenses

$1.46in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

96.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$7,857,614

Mission workProgram services$6,068,82377.23% of revenue77.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,186,36715.10% of revenue15.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$587,1187.47% of revenue7.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$15,3060.19% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$7,842,30899.81% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 77.4% mission · 15.1% management · 7.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.81% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 81.0% mission · 10.3% management · 8.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 128.31% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 79.3% mission · 10.7% management · 10.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 119.12% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 80.7% mission · 10.4% management · 8.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.75% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 80.5% mission · 12.7% management · 6.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.27% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 80.1% mission · 12.5% management · 7.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.61% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 80.1% mission · 11.8% management · 8.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.41% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 79.0% mission · 12.3% management · 8.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.77% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$7,857,614

Expenses$7,842,308

Annual surplus $15,306 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$6,068,823 · 77.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,186,367 · 15.1% of expenses

Fundraising$587,118 · 7.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$7,857,614

Expenses$7,842,308

Assets$11,440,095

Income$8,551,704

Contributions$7,608,201

Mission work (program services)$6,068,823

Fundraising$587,118

Management and general$1,186,367

Executive compensation (total)$254,544

Stocks and bonds$2,960,306

Accounting fees$129,576

Investing fees$26,410

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

J MCGREGOR SMYTH ESQEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $326,706Base $275,030 · Other $51,676

RUTH LOWENKRON ESQDIRECTOR, DISABILITY JUSTICE · 40 hrs/week $236,497Base $191,435 · Other $45,062

GENEVA MORRISDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $233,421Base $180,189 · Other $53,232

MARINDA VAN DALENDIRECTOR OF LITIGATION · 40 hrs/week $214,771Base $170,952 · Other $43,819

DARYL A SAMUELDIRECTOR OF HR & ADMIN · 40 hrs/week $203,730Base $163,994 · Other $39,736

JUSTIN WOODDIRECTOR OF POLICY · 40 hrs/week $167,125Base $155,465 · Other $11,660

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (66)

J MCGREGOR SMYTH ESQEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

RUTH LOWENKRON ESQDIRECTOR, DISABILITY JUSTICE

GENEVA MORRISDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

MARINDA VAN DALENDIRECTOR OF LITIGATION

DARYL A SAMUELDIRECTOR OF HR & ADMIN

JUSTIN WOODDIRECTOR OF POLICY

LISA BEBCHICKDIRECTOR

MICHAEL MARTINEZDIRECTOR (TERM 10/21/2024)

MATTHEW INGBERDIRECTOR

MARYANA ZUBOKDIRECTOR

LUCAS TORRESDIRECTOR (TERM 6/20/2024)

LORRAINE MCGOWENCHAIR

MICHAEL SALZMANBOARD MEMBER

LAWRENCE GRESSERDIRECTOR

LAUREN ROSENBERGDIRECTOR

LAUREN POTTERDIRECTOR

LAUREN AGUIARSECRETARY

KEVIN MCDONOUGHDIRECTOR

KAREN STEELDIRECTOR

MICHAEL OSNATODIRECTOR

SUSAN KOHLMANNDIRECTOR

MUHAMMAD FARIDIDIRECTOR EX-OFFICIO

OLGA FUENTES-SKINNERDIRECTOR

RACHEL SKAISTISDIRECTOR

RAHUL MUKHIDIRECTOR

REID ASHINOFFDIRECTOR

RICHARD SCHWEDDIRECTOR

RICHARD STRASSBERGDIRECTOR

ROBERT ANELLODIRECTOR

ROBERT LEWINDIRECTOR

ROBERT SHMALODIRECTOR

SHARI VERSCHELLDIRECTOR

SHELLEY DROPKINDIRECTOR

SUHANA HANDIRECTOR

ALAN NEUWIRTHDIRECTOR (TERM 6/20/2024)

DAVID PITOFSKYBOARD MEMBER

ANDREW GENSERDIRECTOR

ANDREW GORDONDIRECTOR

B CHASE WINKDIRECTOR

BLAKE FILLIONDIRECTOR (TERM 12/18/2024)

BRET PARKERDIRECTOR EX-OFFICIO

CARMINE BOCCUZZIDIRECTOR

CATHERINE WILLIAMSDIRECTOR

CHARLES SCIBETTADIRECTOR

CHRISTOPHER TAHBAZBOARD MEMBER

CRAIG WALDMANDIRECTOR (TERM 6/20/2024)

DANA SESHENSDIRECTOR

DAPHNE MORDUCHOWITZDIRECTOR

DAVID ABRAMSDIRECTOR

DAVID ANDERSDIRECTOR

DAVID LENDERBOARD MEMBER

KAREN DINEDIRECTOR

DOUGLAS SCHWARZDIRECTOR

ELLEN HOLLOMANDIRECTOR

ERIC HUANGTREASURER

ERIN LAWBOARD MEMBER

HEATHER MCDEVITTDIRECTOR (TERM 6/20/2024)

HOLLY KULKADIRECTOR (TERM 4/17/2025)

JACQUELINE CHUNGDIRECTOR

JAMES BENJAMINDIRECTOR

JAMIE LEVITTDIRECTOR

JEFFREY BROWNDIRECTOR

JOANNA WRIGHTDIRECTOR

JOSHUA ROTHDIRECTOR

JULIE FINKDIRECTOR

KAREN CHESLEYDIRECTOR (TERM 6/11/2024)

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1978
Location: 151 W 30TH ST FL 11, NEW YORK, NY 10001-4017
County: New York
In care of: % J MCGREGOR SMYTH
Primary officer: J MCGREGOR SMYTH, Executive Director

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(212) 244-4664

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: June 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC
NTEE classification: Public Interest Law (I83)
IRS tax category: Public Interest Law