Eastside Legal Assistance Program

“The Board sets the compensation for the Executive Director based upon a review by the Board of comparable salaries for the area and on the financial situation of ELAP”

“The Executive Director shall present Form 990 to the Board of Directors for review and approval, prior to submission of the form to the Internal Revenue Service. Each member of the Board of Directors, shall receive a copy of Form 990 prior to the review and approval of the form.”

“Board members are to disclose in writing to the entire board if they, or any member of their immediate families, or any organization with which they are affiliated, presently transacts business with Eastside Legal Assistance Program ELAP or might reasonable be expected to do so in the future.”

“Form 990 and Form 1023 are available to the public upon request. Copies will be provided immediately in the case of in-person request. Written requests, including email or fax, or those by phone will be honored by directing the requests to our website. The current Form 990 as well as for the previous 5 years, not including Form 1023, conflict of interest policy, and annual report can be found on the organizations website in Adobe format. We reserve the right to charge a reasonable copy fee.”

“Program Service Expenses 55,876, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Referrals - Many clients who contact ELAP either need other services or do not qualify for ELAPs services. ELAP provides referrals to other legal services providers with specialized expertise or who do not have income limits where clients exceed 200 percent of the Federal poverty level. ELAP also provides referrals to 2-1-1 and social service agencies when the callers issue is not legal in nature. Referrals are provided by ELAPs staff and volunteers during regular telephone hours 10-1 M-F supplemented by a 24 hour voice mail system.”