New York County Lawyers Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
135273040
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2122676646
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,172,140
Expenses
$2,899,819
Assets
$24,481,890
Liabilities
$1,696,042

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

62 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ADRIENNE B KOCH (PRESIDENT)
  • RICHARD P SWANSON (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • RONALD MINKOFF (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SOPHIA GIANACOPLOS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • SOPHIA GIANACOPLOS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $231,109 total reported compensation
  • TONI VALENTI (DIR. OF MARKETING AND MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT): $141,445 total reported compensation
  • ANTHE MARIA BOVA (GENERAL COUNSEL & DIRECTOR): $139,349 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

See schedule o

What it reported doing in 2024

A core part of nycla's mission is its commitment to ensuring access to justice for new yorkers in the form of free civil legal services. Our volunteers meet the needs of indigent new yorkers in a variety of areas of law, both through limited scope and full scope representation. Fee dispute -part 137 fee dispute resolution program (fdrp) the New York county lawyers association's fee dispute resolution program exists pursuant to the requirements of 22 n.y.c.r.r. Part 137 (part 137), which provides for the informal and expeditious resolution of fee disputes between attorneys and clients through arbitration or mediation. The goal is to provide a private and economical means of resolving disputes in an atmosphere of mutual understanding. (see schedule o)under the auspices of the office of court administration, part 137 programs exist throughout the state. Nycla's part 137 program generally handles matters related to New York and/or bronx counties.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 99% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 70%; rating input score 70
  • Program expense ratio: 61.6%; rating input score 62
  • Fundraising efficiency: $73.7 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.6%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.44; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 22%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.5% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.2% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 70% of revenue deployed · 61.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 54 of 54 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $231K · 62 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $268K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.