Pro Bono Net Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Civil justice program: our civil justice program incubates, scales and manages innovative online programs and partnerships that help people navigate the legal system and make that system fairer for everyone. Civil justice program services and accomplishments include: lawhelp.org, our network of statewide legal information portals in 17 states, helps millions of people without lawyers understand their rights, make informed decisions, and connect with free and low-cost help in their local community; lawhelpny, the leading consumer legal information and referral resource for low-income new yorkers, provides nearly half a million new yorkers a year with plain language legal rights resources and referrals to trusted service providers to help protect their housing, safety, public benefits, families and more; lawhelp interactive (lhi), our self-help platform for creating legal documents, helps more than a million low-income and economically vulnerable individuals create free and accurate court forms and self-advocacy letters simply and easily, an essential step in being able to exercise, voice and defend their rights; the legal risk detector, our web-based legal health "check-up" tool used by eldercare professionals to screen thousands of at-risk older adults for legal needs and easily refer them to legal services; probono.net, our national online network for pro bono and legal aid advocates to access volunteer opportunities, training, mentors, and practice resources in critical areas such as immigrants' rights, legal help for veterans, and assistance for survivors of climate-driven disasters.pro bono manager: pro bono manager, a social enterprise venture, offers law firms a customized practice management application to increase the effectiveness and reach of their pro bono programs. Pro bono manager has been adopted by leading international law firms and is used by thousands of lawyers and paraprofessionals within those firms to provide free assistance to those in need.justicia lab is pro bono net's immigrant justice technology lab, and a nonprofit legal tech initiative whose mission is to transform immigrant justice through collaboration, creativity and technology. Justicia lab services and accomplishments include: citizenshipworks, our easy-to-use online tool that makes applying for citizenship easy and accessible to all. Citizenshipworks has helped more than 50,000 individuals understand the naturalization process, apply for citizenship, and access help through a network of 200 partners.immigration advocates network (ian), a community of more than 11,000 lawyers, paralegals, students, and not-for-profit organizations committed to immigrant justice. Ian harnesses the power of technology and collaboration to provide nonprofit and pro bono immigration law practitioners with free online training resources, practice resources and access to experts on issues such as refugee/asylum advocacy, working with immigrant children, and working with clients in detention. Reclamo!, launched in 2022, and the most comprehensive digital tool developed to date to combat wage theft of immigrant workers in the united states. Reclamo! Allows workers to remotely and independently identify their risk of wage theft, initiate the wage recovery process, and identify opportunities for workplace organizing. Immi, a webby award-winning free online tool that helps immigrants in the u.s. Easily screen for options, find legal assistance, and protect their future. To date, more than 200,000 immigrants have used immi to find information on topics like family-based petitions, asylum, u visas and sijs.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 75.3%; rating input score 75
• Program expense ratio: 83.9%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $20.79 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 10.2%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.54; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 22.5%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -0.8% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings