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Retail Clerks Union Local 1500 Legal Services Trust Fund

  • Westbury, NY
  • Tax-exempt since March 1995
  • EIN: 11-2531776

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Voluntary employees' beneficiary associations, which provide payment of life, sickness, accident or other benefits to members.

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$356k (2023)

Expenses
$374k (2023)

Total Assets
$381k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$23k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$356,473
Expenses
$373,721
Net Income
-$17,248
Net Assets
$357,995
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $342,663
96.1%
Investment Income $13,810
3.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $85,153
22.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $381,008
Total Liabilities $23,013
Net Assets $357,995
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Spinella (Employer Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Aly Waddy (Union Trustee) $0 $308,495 $36,573
Pat Durning (Employer Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Michele Wright (Union Trustee) $0 $104,974 $27,717
Joseph Waddy (Evp/Recorder) $0 $237,045 $32,955
Paul Santarpia (Vice President) $0 $167,828 $27,376
Julius Scorzelli (Vice President) $0 $135,074 $26,410
Lynn Shiels (Vice President) $0 $202,273 $11,901
Robert Newell (President) $0 $372,474 $41,614
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990
Filed on Oct. 14, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$346,892
Expenses
$362,336
Net Income
-$15,444
Net Assets
$375,243
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $342,720
98.8%
Investment Income $4,172
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $69,335
19.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $391,467
Total Liabilities $16,224
Net Assets $375,243
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Newell (Union Trustee) $0 $346,349 $38,336
Lynn Shiels (Union Trustee) $0 $114,344 $24,861
Robert Spinella (Employer Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Jandovitz (Employer Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Pat Durning (Employer Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Aly Waddy (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $282,081 $34,005
Joseph Waddy (Evp/Recorder) $0 $215,881 $30,700
Paul Santarpia (Vice President) $0 $157,668 $26,701
Julius Scorzelli (Vice President) $0 $126,647 $25,802
Gregory Pasquale (Vice President) $0 $116,940 $27,235
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990
Filed on Oct. 10, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$352,439
Expenses
$332,287
Net Income
$20,152
Net Assets
$390,687
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $347,488
98.6%
Investment Income $1,507
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,444
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $65,365
19.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $390,687
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $390,687
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Newell (Union Trustee) $0 $298,867 $35,060
Lynn Shiels (Union Trustee) $0 $110,480 $23,289
Robert Spinella (Employer Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Jandovitz (Employer Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Aly Waddy (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $240,281 $29,016
Joseph Waddy (Evp/Recorder) $0 $191,281 $25,602
Paul Santarpia (Trustee) $0 $151,084 $24,958
Julius Scorzelli (Vice President) $0 $130,219 $23,818
Gregory Pasquale (Vice President) $0 $108,848 $24,416
Anthony Speelman (Former Vice President) $0 $197,526 $3,696
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990
Filed on Oct. 12, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$371,604
Expenses
$340,802
Net Income
$30,802
Net Assets
$370,535
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $368,758
99.2%
Investment Income $2,846
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $67,876
19.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $374,812
Total Liabilities $4,277
Net Assets $370,535
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Newell (Union Trustee) $0 $284,457 $26,649
Lynn Shiels (Union Trustee) $0 $110,078 $23,619
Robert Spinella (Employer Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Jandovitz (Employer Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Anthony Speelman (Senior Advisor To Presiden) $0 $318,011 $26,574
Rhonda Nelson (Recorder) $0 $236,976 $12,023
Aly Waddy (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $212,634 $25,524
Theresa Quinones (Vice President) $0 $168,876 $15,104
Joseph Waddy (Evp/Recorder) $0 $180,518 $24,499
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990
Filed on Oct. 14, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$386,772
Expenses
$405,896
Net Income
-$19,124
Net Assets
$339,733
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $382,228
98.8%
Investment Income $4,544
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $70,753
17.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $355,308
Total Liabilities $15,575
Net Assets $339,733
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Newell (Union Trustee) $0 $235,553 $24,469
Lynn Shiels (Union Trustee) $0 $101,436 $21,799
Robert Spinella (Employer Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Jandovitz (Employer Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Charles Farfaglia (Employer Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Anthony Speelman (Senior Advisor To President) $0 $253,113 $24,369
Rhonda Nelson (Recorder) $0 $185,949 $23,179
Aly Waddy (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $152,823 $23,244
Theresa Quinones (Vice President) $0 $146,446 $22,564
Alfredo Listur (It Manager) $0 $144,449 $22,769
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990
Filed on Oct. 8, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$354,647
Expenses
$343,757
Net Income
$10,890
Net Assets
$358,857
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $351,378
99.1%
Investment Income $3,269
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $61,358
17.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $361,982
Total Liabilities $3,125
Net Assets $358,857
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Newell (Union Trustee) $0 $224,725 $27,333
Lynn Shiels (Union Trustee) $0 $99,028 $23,130
Charles Farfaglia (Employer Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Spinella (Employer Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Anthony Speelman (President) $0 $248,045 $27,178
Rhonda Nelson (Recorder) $0 $182,860 $25,443
Theresa Quinones (Vice President) $0 $145,756 $24,743
Alfredo Listur (It Manager) $0 $144,121 $22,354
Aly Waddy (Vice President) $0 $131,824 $24,582
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990
Filed on Oct. 1, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$359,620
Expenses
$383,123
Net Income
-$23,503
Net Assets
$347,967
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $358,046
99.6%
Investment Income $1,574
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $103,549
27.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $353,167
Total Liabilities $5,200
Net Assets $347,967
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Newell (Union Trustee) $0 $199,759 $27,246
Lynn Shiels (Union Trustee) $0 $96,908 $22,858
Charles Farfaglia (Employer Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Robert Spinella (Employer Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Anthony Speelman (President) $0 $243,978 $26,909
Rhonda Nelson (Recorder) $0 $178,950 $26,510
Alfredo Listur (It Manager) $0 $141,471 $23,154
Theresa Quinones (Vice President) $0 $140,556 $25,401
Paul Santarpia (Vice President) $0 $127,094 $24,500
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990
Filed on Oct. 12, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$364,369
Expenses
$414,228
Net Income
-$49,859
Net Assets
$315,068
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $362,652
99.5%
Investment Income $1,717
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $371,470
Total Liabilities $56,402
Net Assets $315,068
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Charles Farfaglia (Employer Tru) $0 $0 $0
Robert W Newell Jr (Plan Manager) $0 $0 $0
Lynn M Shiels (Employee Tru) $0 $0 $0
Robert Spinella (Employer Tru) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$380,810
Expenses
$408,078
Net Income
-$27,268
Net Assets
$364,927
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $379,028
99.5%
Investment Income $1,782
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $421,334
Total Liabilities $56,407
Net Assets $364,927
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert W Newell Jr (Plan Manager) $0 $0 $0
Lynn M Shiels (Employee Tru) $0 $0 $0
Robert Spinella (Employer Tru) $0 $0 $0
Charles Farfaglia (Employer Tru) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 9, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$412,436
Expenses
$427,917
Net Income
-$15,481
Net Assets
$392,195
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $415,408
> 100%
Investment Income $1,783
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$4,755
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $448,595
Total Liabilities $56,400
Net Assets $392,195
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert W Newell Jr (Plan Manager) $0 $0 $0
Lynn M Shiels (Employee Tru) $0 $0 $0
David B Gillis (Employer Tru) $0 $0 $0
Michael Grosso (Employer Tru) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 21, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$412,074
Expenses
$478,433
Net Income
-$66,359
Net Assets
$407,676
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $409,950
99.5%
Investment Income $2,124
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $464,076
Total Liabilities $56,400
Net Assets $407,676
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dominick Fortugno (Employer Tru) $0 $0 $0
David B Gillis (Employer Tru) $0 $0 $0
Michael S Onufrak (Plan Manager) $0 $0 $0
Robert W Newell Jr (Plan Manager) $0 $0 $0
Lynn M Shiels (Employee Tru) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 4, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$409,597
Expenses
$496,722
Net Income
-$87,125
Net Assets
$474,035
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $407,396
99.5%
Investment Income $2,201
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $530,437
Total Liabilities $56,402
Net Assets $474,035

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$440,383
Expenses
$470,943
Net Income
-$30,560
Net Assets
$561,160
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $439,353
99.8%
Investment Income $1,030
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $625,509
Total Liabilities $64,349
Net Assets $561,160

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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