EIN 11-3392591

The Children's Law Center

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
75
Year formed
1997
Most recent tax filings
2022-03-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Children's Law Center provides legal services for around 6,000 custody/visitation and related family law cases. Its mission is to provide legal services to indigent children in contested custody/visitation and related cases. The CLC is an interdisciplinary practice with trial practice, writing/appellate practice, and reflective advocacy practice. Its practice is embedded with the Reflective Advocacy Practice (RAP) model that supports...
Total revenues
$8,866,746
2022
Total expenses
$8,695,908
2022
Total assets
$2,260,873
2022
Num. employees
75
2022

Program areas at The Children's Law Center

The Children's Law Center (CLC) is an interdisciplinary practice that is comprised of trial practice, writing/appellate practice, and reflective advocacy practice. Embedded into our practice is the Reflective Advocacy Practice (RAP) model. This model supports CLC's work by helping our staff and board understand the data collected on behalf of CLC clients to determine if some issues or gaps are not solely addressed by courtroom advocacy. CLC utilizes this knowledge in court and appellate advocacy, as well as publishes and presents on these topics. The Securing Seamless Education Services Project (SSES), The Broken Adoption Project (BAP), are two RAP practices. The SSES project provides education advocacy on behalf of school-aged children with special education service's needs. The Broken Adoption Project focuses on providing advocacy for children who are no longer with their adoptive families. The CLC team is the most important achievement measurement considered. Our numbers reflect the downturn case assignment since the court was only handling cases, they deemed essential and our primary practice was identified as non-essential. In 2021, 5,000 children from throughout the four boroughs were served. This includes 4,161 cases closed, 3,594 intakes completed, and 4,456 court appearances. While an achievement that spanned more than last fiscal year, it is important to note that, as with many other organizations, during COVID-19 shutdowns and capacity restrictions, CLC pivoted away from in-person interactions. CLC staff quickly began to shift to telecommuting and appearing in virtual court. This seamless transition was made possible by CLC's technology plan, which supported the shift of the entire organization to working remotely when the pandemic hit in March 2020. Using Microsoft 365 Office Suite, attorneys can collaborate with stakeholders remotely. This transition has been especially helpful as a long-term capacity enhancement for providing access to clients and families with limited access to transportation.

Who funds The Children's Law Center

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Deerbrook Charitable TrustGeneral Exempt Purpose$150,000
Eugene M Lang FoundationGeneral$60,000
The William C Bullitt FoundationChildren/community Services$40,000
...and 5 more grants received

Personnel at The Children's Law Center

NameTitleCompensation
Karen SimmonsExecutive Director$179,733
* Charles SimpsonDirector of Human Resources, Employee Services and Finance
Tracey TrolononeDirector of Social Work
Deborah GouldDirector$122,113
Janet NeustaetterWriting Supervisor / Writing Supervisor / Writing Supervisor / Writing Supervisor / Writing Supervisor / Director / Writing Supervisor$131,640
...and 15 more key personnel

Financials for The Children's Law Center

RevenuesFYE 03/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$8,865,189
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$1,315
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$242
Total revenues$8,866,746

Form 990s for The Children's Law Center

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-032022-12-09990View PDF
2021-032022-01-24990View PDF
2020-032021-04-12990View PDF
2019-032020-02-11990View PDF
2018-032019-06-19990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
June 3, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
May 27, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 8, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $3,110 from JP Morgan Chase Foundation
September 29, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
September 28, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCrime and lawPublic policyLegal services
Characteristics
Receives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
44 CT St 11th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
Kings County, NY
Website URL
clcny.org/ 
Phone
(718) 522-3333
IRS details
EIN
11-3392591
Fiscal year end
March
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1997
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
I80: Legal Services
NAICS code, primary
5411: Legal Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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