NEW YORK COUNTY LAWYERS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

NEW YORK COUNTY LAWYERS ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION

EIN 13-6185988 · Libraries (B70)

What they do

SEE SCHEDULE O.THE NEW YORK COUNTY LAWYERS ASSOCIATION (THE "FOUNDATION") FOUNDATION, INC. WAS ORGANIZED to BE OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY for "CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY and EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES and "EXCLUSIVELY for THE BENEFIT of THE NEW YORK COUNTY LAWYERS ASSOCIATION...." AMONG THEACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN ITS CERTIFICATE of INCORPORATION AS FURTHERING THESE PURPOSES ARE THOSE THAT WOULD "FACILITATE and IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION of JUSTICE and "FACILITATE THE CULTIVATION and DIFFUSION of KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING of THE LAW and THE PROMOTION of THE STUDY of THE LAW...THROUGH THE PUBLICATION of ADDRESSES, ESSAYS, TREATISES, REPORTS and OTHER LITERARY WORKS..."

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Of every $100 spent, about $63.30 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 leaders20 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

81.29%of revenue went to mission work63.3% of expenses · Program services

$128.35spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

47.07%of revenue went to management and office costs36.7% of expenses

$3.52in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$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$65,016

Mission workProgram services$52,85081.29% of revenue63.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$30,60147.07% of revenue36.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$83,451128.35% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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: 63.3% mission · 36.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 128.35% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 8.0% mission · 92.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 46.18% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 66.3% mission · 33.1% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 119.76% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 8.9% mission · 88.6% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 33.49% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 90.9% mission · 9.0% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 295.31% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 82.5% mission · 17.0% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 127.27% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 87.7% mission · 11.8% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 170.33% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$65,016

Expenses$83,451

Annual shortfall $18,435 Expenses were higher than revenue 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)$52,850 · 63.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$30,601 · 36.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$65,016

Expenses$83,451

Assets$293,410

Income$65,016

Contributions$64,989

Mission work (program services)$52,850

Grants given$778,000

Average grant$129,667

Management and general$30,601

Accounting fees$9,400

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (20)

MEGAN DAVISCHAIR

VINCENT CHANGDIRECTOR

SUSAN HARPERDIRECTOR

STEPHEN LESSARDDIRECTOR

SCOTT KLUGMANDIRECTOR THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2024

SCOTT BERMANTREASURER

RONALD MINKOFFVICE PRESIDENT

RICHARD SWANSONPRESIDENT

RICHARD FRIEDMANDIRECTOR

MICHAEL SIRISDIRECTOR

ADRIENNE KOCHDIRECTOR

MARK BERMANDIRECTOR

MARGARET LINGDIRECTOR

JAI CHANDRASEKHARSECRETARY

HON MICHAEL SONBERGDIRECTOR

GORDON ENGDIRECTOR

DAVID WARDDIRECTOR

CAROL SIGMONDDIRECTOR

CAREN DECTERDIRECTOR

ANDREW CALI-VASQUEZDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1965
Location: 111 BROADWAY 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10006-2016
County: New York
In care of: SCOTT MITCHELL BERMAN
Primary officer: SCOTT MITCHELL BERMAN, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailcustomerservice@nycla.org Phone(212) 267-6646

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CONDON OMEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP
NTEE classification: Libraries (B70)
IRS tax category: Libraries
Grant-giving organization: Yes