ANNUALR E P O RT

2016

I M M I G R A N T L E G A L ADVOCACY PROJECT

ILAP

A B O U T I L A P

The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) helps low-income immigrants improve their legal status and works for more just and humane laws and policies affecting immigrants.

ILAP began in 1993 as a volunteer lawyer project providing assistance to about 20 asylum seekers per year. In 2000, in response to the rising need for immigration legal assistance, ILAP became a staffed legal aid agency. Since that time the organization has grown from a staff of two and a dozen volunteer lawyers, to a staff of twelve and over 200 volunteers.

• Keeping people safe from violence and persecution• Helping families stay together• Helping people achieve economic security

Social Justice, Integrity, Respect, Fariness, Collaboration, Sustainability

M I S S I O N

VA L U E S

P R I O R I T I E S

H I S TO RY

ILAP is not eligible for most federal funding, so our support comes from the community. Thank you to the many individuals, family foundations, private and community foundations and civil legal aid funders who support us! Some of the ways we manage our financial development are through matching gifts, multi-year funding and recurring donations, all of which added significantly to our sustainability in 2016.

We are deeply grateful for the partnership of everyone who supports ILAP and look to our future together with great anticipation.

T H A N K YO U

Leslie Silverstein, Esq., (top) was appointed Board President in 2016. Sue Roche, Esq., has served as ILAP’s Executive Director since 2013.

Warm Regards,

Sue Roche, Esq.Executive Director

Leslie Silverstein, Esq.Board President

A MESSAGE FROM ILAP’S LEADERSL O O K I N G B AC K

Rights Coalition, we advocated for the retention of general assistance and other public benefits for asylum seekers and other immigrants in Maine. As the climate worsens, ILAP staff and volunteers remain committed to our mission of helping low-income immigrants improve their legal status and working for more just and humane laws and policies impacting immigrants.

Because ILAP is ineligible for most federal funding, we rely upon private donors and foundation to support our work. Thank you for your partnership in our mission!

Dear Friends,

During a time of increased hostility towards immigrants, ILAP staff and volunteers provided immigration legal assistance to 2,429 immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Maine during 2016. We had 100% success in full representation cases that reached a final decision. An additional 1,310 individuals attended ILAP’s education and outreach events and learned about the immigration laws and their legal rights.

ILAP is able to serve more clients through collaborations and the use of volunteers. In 2016, 140 ILAP pro bono attorneys donated 2,805 hours of their time, valued at $693,135, representing 149 asylum seekers. Dozens of volunteers also helped us conduct intake, complete immigration applications, and provide administrative and development assistance.

In addition to our legal services and outreach, ILAP staff also participated in systemic advocacy activities. Along with our partners on the Maine Immigrants’

HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2016B Y T H E N U M B E R S

ILAP provided direct legal services to

2,429individuals.

140 pro bono attorneys donated 2,805 hours of their

time, valued at $693,135 representing asylum seekers.

ILAP clients originated from

15 counties in

Maine.

1,310 immigrant community members

and service providers attended

41ILAP outreach

events.

ILAP served clients from

94 different countries.

1,533 individuals were served through

ILAP’s Immigration Clinic.

ILAP staff and pro bono attorneys

provided full legal representation services

that benefited

300 individuals.

In addition to our staff and board, we rely on an extensive network of dedicated volunteers each year.

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In 2016, 140 pro bono attorneys donated their time to represent our clients with complex legal issues.

We also were lucky to have dozens of volunteers and interns who helped with administrative, legal, and development work.

CeleSoirée 2016 was a great success thanks to 40 event volunteers.

Fifteen rotating volunteers interviewed new clients during ILAP’s weekly “Intake.”

W H O W E A R E

STAFF

Jennifer Bailey, Esq., Asylum Attorney/Pro Bono CoordinatorLinnea Brandt, (Jesuit Volunteer), Legal Support AssociateKate Chesney, Esq., Staff AttorneySean Douglas, Paralegal / DOJ Accredited RepresentativePhilip Mantis, Esq., Legal DirectorMeg Moran, Esq., Staff Attorney

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Eben Albert, Esq.Bernstein ShurJennifer Archer, Esq.Kelly, Remmel & ZimmermanIvan Cardona, M.D.Allergy & Asthma Associates of MaineKen Farber, Esq.Central Maine PowerAnne KemperPeter Landis, Esq.Landis, Arn & JaynesPriya NatarajanPortland Public SchoolsAdele NgoyWomen United Around the World Robyn March, Esq.March Law Office

Riikka Morrill, Esq.Verrill DanaLisa ScaliRonald StegallCaroline Teschke, M.D.City of Portland Public HealthMarie UmurangeCreative Work SystemsKathy WillingDiversified Communications

ILAP’S 2016 STAFF AND BOARD

Leslie Silverstein, Esq., PresidentLeslie Silverstein, Attorney at LawGloria Aponte Clarke, Vice PresidentHealthInfoNet

Olivia Orr, Operations CoordinatorLoretta Prescott, Development DirectorSusan Roche, Esq., Executive DirectorChristina Starr, Clinic Supervisor / DOJ Accredited RepresentativeBarbara Taylor, Esq., Senior Staff AttorneyNadine Twagirayezu, Paralegal

Amy Donahoe Bruning, TreasurerShafaat Qazi, P.E., SecretaryFairchild Semiconductor

O U R F U N D I N G

2016 REVENUE ANDEXPENSE REPORTFrom ILAP’s audited financial statement, year ended 12/31/16

REVENUEFoundation Grants $284,804

Donations $425,134

Fees and other Revenue $4,951

In Kind Contributions* $693,136

Events $48,653

Total Revenue $1,455,647

Grants19.57%

Donations29.21%

Fees.34%

In Kind 47.62%

Events3.34%

*In Kind Contributions and Program expenses include the value of donated hours of pro bono attorney time.

EXPENSEProgram* $1,178,970

Supporting Services $81,417

Fundraising $164,874

Total Expenses $1,425,261

Change in Assets $30,386

Program82.72%

SupportingServices5.71%

Fundraising11.59%

Agnes M. Lindsay TrustAndroscoggin Savings BankApple Lane FoundationAuto EuropeBill and Joan Alfond FoundationBroad Reach Fund of the Maine Community FoundationBuilding Stronger Nonprofits Fund Of The Maine Community FoundationByrd-Borland FoundationCampaign For JusticeCotsirilos Family FoundationDoree Taylor Charitable FoundationElmina B. Sewall FoundationForeside Community ChurchFrancis T. and Louise T. Nichols FoundationGeorge L. and Clara S. Shinn FundHarry T. Wilks Family FoundationHoly Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

John T. Gorman FoundationKeyBankKirby Family FoundationLamey WellehanLee Auto MallsLiberty Mutual InsuranceLouis and Anne Abrons Foundation, Inc.Machias Savings BankMaine Justice FoundationMaine Women’s FundMargaret E. Burnham Charitable TrustMax Kagan Family FoundationMcKesson FoundationMuskie Fund for Legal ServicesOld Bug Light FoundationPeople Of Color Endowment Fund Of The Maine Community FoundationProject CitizenshipSouthern Maine Friends MeetingSt. Germain Collins

The Betterment FundThe Clowes Fund, Inc.The Drouthy BearThe Episcopal Church Of Saint Mary The VirginThe Eunice Frye Home FoundationThe Evergreen FoundationThe Fox Family FoundationThe Gipson Family FoundationThe Short Fund Of The Maine Community FoundationThe Speedwell FoundationThe Unitarian Universalist Church of BrunswickThe William J.J. Gordon Family FoundationThe Yemaya Maurer Gift FundUnited Way of Greater PortlandUnumWoodfords Congregational Church

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2 0 1 6 O R G A N I Z AT I O N A L D O N O R SA N D FA M I LY F O U N DAT I O N S

CeleSoirée RaffleAkariAustin Street BreweryRobert BowerCaiola’s RestaurantCircus MaineEnoteca AthenaFuji RestaurantGelato FiascoMaine Historical Society MuseumMaine Humanities CouncilMaine Mead WorksMaine Red ClawsMaine State Music TheaterMicucci’sRichard BlancoAdele NgoyTim O’NeilOxbow Brewing CompanyPortland PiratesPortland PotteryPortland Sea DogsPortland Stage

Rising TideRogue WalletSatori Salon & SpaShipyard Brewing CompanyStapleton, MicheleRon StegallStreet & Co.SugarloafThe Great Lost BearThe Telling RoomUrban Farm FermentoryWildwood Medicine

CeleSoirée SponsorsACLU of MaineAllergy and Asthma Associates Of Maine, P.A.Avesta Housing Development Corp.John BeliveauBernstein, Shur, Sawyer & NelsonCoffee By DesignCIEE

Curtis Thaxter LLCDiversified CommunicationsFairchild SemiconductorGorham Savings BankHealey & AssociatesInjured Workers’ Legal CenterKelly, Remmel & ZimmermanL.L.BeanLandis, Arn & JaynesLaw Offices of Joe BornsteinRogue WalletMaine People’s AllianceNorway Savings BankOakhurst DairyPierce Atwood LLPChellie PingreeVerrill Dana LLP

In Kind DonorsCoffee By DesignCongregation Bet Ha’amThe Local BuzzOak Hill Beverage

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$300 - $499

Anonymous DonorsEben AlbertMeredith and Hayden AndersonJohn Anton and Renee SchwalbergKevin BachmanMarlene BaileyBland BanwellCat BatesMichael and Nancy BeebePeter and Connie BinghamBob and Jill BlackwoodPenny CarsonJudith and Andrew CoburnDavid E. CurrierKerem Durdag and Mary StarrKen and Heidi FarberJane and Whit GallagherPhil Steele and Francesca Galluccio-SteeleAlice GrantKristina and Bo HeweyJon Hinck and Juliet BrowneJohn KaminskiMichael Kunstenaar and Shelli SilversteinAmy Kustra Barksdale and Scott BarksdalePeter and Karen LandisJohn LowryAshley Meyer StorrowElizabeth MoserPhilip NotisClara PorterLoretta and Jeremy PrescottSally ReganDeb Rothenberg and Rick PetersonSam and Linda SaltonstallGillian Schair and Seth RigolettiRichard Schultz

Bill and Mary StockmeyerMary SullivanBetsi Jane Taylor and Howard HatchMax TeschkeKatherine Theodore and Robert BenderLowell TurnbullCurtis and Judith WebberBill and Patty Zimmerman

$500 - $999

Anonymous DonorsRev. Raymond AndersonWayne BachnerLee and James BroderMaurice and Carol ChesneyGail and Peter CinelliRichard ConnellyBill CreightonJoel Davis and Sarah ShedAnthony DerosbyEugene GeigerWilliam Goodykoontz and Deborah HartLisa GormanTenley Harrison and MacKenzie DavisJanet Henry and Vernon MooreHarvey Klugman and Lynne ShulmanDavid LakariJoan LeeSusan LogiudiceAudrey Maynard and Kaighn SmithKeith MendelsonKathy Miller and Charlie FlemingDaniel and Marcia MinterJacqueline Potter and William BlackEllen RidleySue RocheMarjorie RosenbaumMichael Ryan and Mary Louise McGregorBlanca Santiago and Jon BradleyImelda SchaeferMark St. GermainMichael Harley SteadAndy and Annie Stickney

$1,000 - $2,499

Anonymous DonorsBarbara AppelElfadel ArbabJen and Miles ArcherPeggy and Art AstaritaJohn BeliveauCharles BernsteinCatherine Besteman and Jorge AceroLaura Blutstein and Charles DuncanAmy and Seth BruningRobert and Marcia ChaffeeRobert Fuller and Moira HastingsSusan GarfieldJudy GlickmanGordon and Anne GrimesDaniel HahnBarry and Jane HaimesAnne and Steve KemperAdam and Diana LeeCatherine Lee and Bob MoyerRainer Maas-IrslingerArnie MacDonald and Elizabeth MooreJane Makela and John VogtLeslie and Peter MerrillLynda MullenShafaat QaziJohn and Joan Roche

$2,500 +

Anonymous DonorsNancy AndersonRichard and Theresa BermanSteven BielJon Edwards and Nancy FoxEleanor Goldberg and Malcolm BursonRyan and Katy HarkleroadMelissa Hewey and Alan ChebuskeSusan KoenRebecca LambertRobyn and Charlie MarchRoger and Margot MillikenAnne RussellIneke SchairJohn and Jean SmithKen Spirer and Joan LeitzerBeth Stickney

Maxine SclarMelinda and Christopher ShainAmy Smith and Bill SavedoffRon StegallLinda and Peter DarvinLouise Stone and Jos RuksSheldon TeplerMary Terry and Derek RichnerCaroline TeschkeBarbara TrentacostaHillary WebbJill Welch

up to $299

Anonymous DonorsKatherine Addicott and Jennifer RogersDavid Agan and Aileen FortuneJoy and Chip AhrensSydney AlbergKimberly AlexanderLinda and Mike AlfieroAvni AminBetsy AndersonJanie and Larry AndersonKarin AndersonLauren AndersonZach AndersonElizabeth AndrewsDon Bouchard and Jane AndrewsMaureen AnthoineGloria and George Aponte ClarkeJoe Appel and Sara NeedlemanRachelle and Colin ApseElaine ArmstrongTom and Debra ArterJonathan AsenEdmund Ashley and Maret FreemanLauren AshwellNancy AudetJoel AustinCaitlin BadowskiJeff and Joan BarkinRichard BarnesMartha BarryErin BartolettiBrionna BartonIrma Levesque and Angela BauerMarcia BaxterAriana BayerBethany BeausangKevin BelingElizabeth BelliveauRenee BenderMargaret Bensinger

Mariah BergeronNancy BergesRobert BergmanJean BermanAndrea BerrySarah BissonDorothy and Ethan BlanchetteJeff Borland and Molly McMahonNate and Susan BowditchRobert BowerElizabeth BoyntonEmery Bradley GoffEben Michael BradleyNorman and Emily BreitnerKatie BrookeAnnie BrownKenneth BrownMarcia BrownRichard and Anne BrownRonald Brown and Jill WelchEmily and Duncan BruceDeborah BuccinaMichael BurianAdam BurkNick BurnettLaurel and Doug BurrinCatherine Anne BuxtonJoan CaldwellAnne CallenderThomas CampbellMelissa CantrellPeter and Linda CarletonCharles and Barbara CarnegieRoger CarpentterPhil Cawley and Gretchen SpannRotha ChanMichael Rivard ChelminskiChung Cheng and Li Li ChenWendy CherubiniVictoria ChiconGerri ChizeckAngela ChowWilliam ClarkeAnn Coble and Douglas OliverPhyllis CoelhoLorin CofflerDiane and Kim CoitDorian ColeCourtney CollinsKaren CollinsEmily ConnellyMary Lou ConnollyBob Conrad and Jan McCoy

Joyce and William CookMegan CookJonathan NolanJennifer CoreyMaddy CorsonJames CostelloStephanie CotsirilosJon CourtneyStacey CrampJoanna CrispeLorna CummingsAlicia CurtisSam and Judith D’AmicoDavid and Sue DamourEric Lee DanforthJoanne D’ArcangeloSusannah DasMargo DavisRonald and Loretta DavisCaitlyn DavisonAmie DawsonSharon De GrootMargaret De RiveraRosemarie DeAngelisJeffrey DeckKevin DeckerNoah and Chelsea DelormeGabriel DeMaine and Wendy ChapkisAlison DenhamPatricia DeussingLauren and Mark DietlinJoan DinsmoreMartica DouglasSean DouglasJennifer DowellChristian DowneySarah DownsGraham DresdenJacob DresdenJacob DresdenErin DukeshireMartina and Roger DuncanElizabeth DurrellSamuel EdmondsStephanie and Peter EglintonRuth ElkinEmily EschnerLawrence and Elizabeth EsteyWarren Evans and Trish RodrigueWill and Rose EverittRebecca FalzanoRita Farry

2 0 1 6 A N N UA L F U N D D O N O R S ( C O N T ’ D )$300 - $499 (cont’d)

Tonnie SchultzLeslie SilversteinDina SkrabalakVicki and Randy StewartAndi SummersMarie UmurangeBill VanderWolkDavid and Breda White

up to $299 (cont’d)

Paul Faulstich and Margot DownsPaul FeissAnny FentonMartin FerrickRichard FischerMollie and Jim FlahavenJessica Ann FlahertyKaren Foster and Phil CaperAdrianne FoutsSadie Fowler and Peter KrautFred and Polly FrawleyGerry and Barbara FreemanMickey FriedmanLynn and Rick GammonMandy and Terry GarmeyGordon Gayer and Elaine FalenderKaren GeraghtyKaren GersenMargaret and Thomas GilbertPhyllis and Bernie GivertzDavid GlaserFaye and John GmeinerCarlos Gomez and Melissa McStayBernard J. GordonDavid GordonDonald GotelliLinda Goyet and John GreenRuth Grady-Carver and Vaughn CarverJessica GrahamAndy and Dorothy GrannellJennifer GrassoNoelle GrattanJudy and Roger GreenDiana GreenwoldCarey GroleauMatthew GrondinMichael GrondinAndrew HaglerLynn and Thomas HallettCheryl HamiltonEric and Elizabeth HandleyFenna HanesJennifer Hanes-SchrommMelinda and Ralph HarderMelanie HarndenMeg HarpoolJed and Amy HarrisMargaret HarrisonKaren Hart and Cush Anthony

Liz HarveyMary Beth HassettWalter HatchJulia HealdElizabeth HelitzerHelen HemmingerPage HerrlingerChristine HeyDavid Hilton and Lori WeinblattGeorge Hixon and Diane OberbeckKelly HokkanenAmanda HollanderShoshana HooseChris and Barbara HoppinSusan HoweJean HutchinsLaura HydeJeanne IrwinAndrea ItkinLinda JenkinsStephen and Carolyn JenksEric McCabe Johnson and Elizabeth McCabe ParkMykel JohnsonYvonne and Brian JumperEmma KafkaSara Kahn TrosterEileen KalikowNed KaneGeorgia KanouseCaitlin KatsiaficasMora and Michael KatzNick KaufmannLindsay KayBobbie KeilsonSolange Kellermann and Daniel EberNatalie KelliherJohn KellyJack and Nancy Sue KennedyTom and Joanne KerinsClaudia KingAngelina KlouthisHillary KnightElizabeth KoltaiAndrew and Jennifer KosakHoward Kunin and Annie DunneChris Moore and Bree LaCasseMalinda LammLarry LandauBennett and Barbara LandisNadine Lanham

2 0 1 6 A N N UA L F U N D D O N O R S ( C O N T ’ D )Carol LarsonSarah LathropShemaya LaurelElizabeth LeightonAnn Marie LemireKarin LeuthyCatherine Lindgren and Fred FloresPaul LinetRyan LinnRoberta Lipsman and Eric WrightJill and Pete LitrocapesTom and Jennifer LittlefieldJeff and Beth LongcopeAnna Lopez-TousVictoria LoringKaren LougeeNatalie LounsburyMary Griffith LynchPaul Machlin and Susan SterlingCasey and Heath MacVaneEmily Magal and James GreenwellCarla Marcus and Larry MohrMatthew MarettLisa Markushewski and Alex AgnewMary MasonScheherazade MasonHelio Danilo MateusKim Matthews and William CooganNatasha MayersTom and Jennifer McAdooDan and Joan McDonaldTyler McPhersonWilliam and Marjorie MeddNaomi MerminTabin Tangila MesuElizabeth MillerS. Peter MillsJessica Bengen MilNeilLauren MindelGarry Mitchell and Debra SparkLyla MitchellLinda MomborquetteBruce Moore and Jan ChapmanJanice MooreSilver Moore-LeamonRiikka Morrill and Kevin VoyvodichMarta MorseN. Joel MoserAngela and Betty Moustrouphis

up to $299 (cont’d)

Ellen MugarMike and Melea NalliClaudette NdayininahazeSive NeilanSarah NewickSharon NewmanAdele NgoyNate and Nancy NickersonDon NicollGeorgia Nigro and Robert FarnsworthPeter NimkoffTimothy and Karen NortonAri NotisTed and Ann NoyesKenneth and Anne O’BrienPatrick O’MearaJenny OsbornePeggy and Harold OsherMargie and Jim OxmanDon PatelMichael Paterniti and Sara CorbettDianne PatonKatie PayneSteven PeacockHelen Pelletier and John SpritzBrenda PelusoDelene PerleyJan Phillips and Dennis GrafflinMartha PhillipsKristy PhinneyMarjorie PhyfeDerek Pierce and Anja HansonWallace PinfoldSarah PlimptonLeslie Pohl and Bob FiskeElizabeth PopeSister Patricia PoraTim and Joan PortaCheryl PoulinDiane PowersBarrie PribylShaukatullah and Samina QaziChuck and Sandy RadisHoward Reben and Susan HirschTimothy RichardsonKatie RileyBonny RoddenMalcolm and Susan RogersJean RohrerJill Rosenthal and George Shaler

Joanne RosenthalKate RotroffConnie Adler and Mike RowlandMary RoyElizabeth RugalaRuth RussellEileen RyanKatherine RydellJeff and Susan SafferYassin SakerGreg and Caroline SampleBeverly SampsonKris SaundersAnnemieke SchairJustin SchairAnne SchinkFran SchneitNoah SeferianPaul SeidmanBeth Sellers and Marc KefferRorick and Timmi SellersMary Chris SemrowAriadne ShafferSadri ShirBonnie ShulmanLaura SimockoBarbara SimonSuzanne SimonMarilyn SimondsSamuel SkoldBill and Ursula SlavickTaylor SmithCarolyn SnellGerda and Stephen SokolLucy SommoArthur SondheimJudith SouthworthMary SpitzerMichele StapletonJohn and Lindsay SterlingEileen SternCheryl StevensAlice StickneyTim Stickney and Sarah TorkelsonElizabeth StreeterSusan StrideLee SullivanMark SullivanSally Sutton and Charles HaeuserKaren and Robert SuvaSusannah SwihartJennifer TabbJill Tabbutt-Henry

Susan Talbot and Spike HerrickGene and Kay TaylorElizabeth TempletonKen TempletonEdward TerryJeff Thaler and Karen MasseyKai ThalerDavid ThompsonJosie Tierney-FifeDan and Meredith TiptonBob and Maurine TobinErin TolanAbby Torresen McCloskeyMeryl Troop and Paul LichterAnne TselikisBettina TuckerNathaniel TuckerDerek TurnbullLinda Tyler and Peter WalchAndrea VassalloChrista VoLois and Richard WagnerRebecca WalshCandace and Ted WalworthJoyce WalworthPatricia WashburnNancy Brain and John WatsonKaren WattersonSusan WebsterJane WeinsteinVictor WeisserRachel WertheimerNatalie West and Robert SellinDave WexlerSusanne WillardMary WilliamsonKathy WillingLori WilsonCarolyn WollenRobert Wood and Emme-King PetersonEleanor WrightStewart WurtzEmily Wynne HillDonna YellenJeff YoungErik and Christy ZavasnikAnne ZillKathleen ZiobrowskiLauren Znachko

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309 Cumberland Ave. Suite 201PO Box 17917

Portland, ME 04112(207) 780-1593

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ILAP

ILAP has a Donate button on our website (www.ilapmaine.org) that you can use anytime of the day or night. Whether your donation is five or fifty thousand dollars, we are always available for a conversation or to answer questions. One of our new initiatives is Planned

Giving options. ILAP has always accepted gifts of stock or other investment vehicles, but we now have a Gift Acceptance Policy that allows us to accept different types of Planned Gifts,

such as bequests and others.

Contact Loretta Prescott, Development Director, for more information if you are interested in supporting ILAP with a legacy gift: 699-4407.

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