Chosen Family Law Center INC

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 82-3386815Revenue $200K in FY2024

On file with the IRSchosenfamilylawcenter.org30 Wall St FL 8, 10005-2205 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Feb 2018Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Support and education for diverse families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$119K
to officers and key staff · 42% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 68% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 42% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$200K
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$284K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$154K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$200K
FY2024▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$52K
FY2021$93K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$128K
FY2024$200K
Net assets
$154K
FY2024▼ -35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$40K
FY2021$111K
FY2022$200K
FY2023$237K
FY2024$154K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2018.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $256K Management & general 10% · $28K Fundraising 4% · $11K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $119K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$55,498Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$32,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$32,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Diana Adams’s $55K as Executive Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers diverse families through support and education.

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2 programs · $497K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The primary activities to achieve the objectives and purposes of this corporation shall be: (a) to produce continuing legal education classes and training documents for lawyers, and trainings and resources for mental health professionals, to understand these communities and best serve them;(b) to create and maintain a directory of vetted…

$256Kprogram expense
02

Chosen family law center enacts its mission through three programmatic avenues: a) direct legal services for low-income new yorkers; b) legislative drafting and advocacy; and c) professional and public education programs for lawyers, therapists, social workers, and the general public.

$240Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$200K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$187K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Money outPt IX
$284K
Ln 25
Programscol B$256K
Managementcol C$28K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$154K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K
Total assetsLn 16$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$187K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Total revenueLn 12$200K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$154K
Total assetsLn 16$154K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$154K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $200K$284K−$83K$154K 990 PDF
FY2023 $128K$237K 990 PDF
FY2022 $106K$200K 990 PDF
FY2021 $93K$111K 990 PDF
FY2020 $52K$40K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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