Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$445,537

Total expenses

$299,732

Contributions and grants received

$437,857

Grants paid

$18,240

Program service revenue

$7,680

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$751,698

Total liabilities, end of year

$20,000

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$731,698

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$259,882

Management and general expenses

$27,996

Fundraising expenses

$11,854

Program service expenses (Part III)

$259,882

Program services were 86.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $59,152 · Revenue $7,680

• IMMIGRANT RIGHTS/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT :THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES AND REFERRALS FOR IMMIGRANTS. BWG ORGANIZES WEEKLY LIVE EVENTS ON ITS SOCIAL MEDIA TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION ON IMMIGRATION AND ON FAMILY AFFAIRS, HEALTH, HOUSING, JOB PLACEMENT, AMONG OTHER TOPICS. IN 2023, BWG HELPED 53 STUDENTS TO RENEW DACA ELIGIBILITY (DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS). BWG ALSO HELPED 79 BRAZILIANS TO RENEW THEIR BRAZILIAN PASSPORTS AND APPLY FOR POWER OF ATTORNEY. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING MANY WALK-IN SERVICES, SUCH AS TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENTS, BWG CONTINUES TO WORK TO FIND AND SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS IN DETENTION AND CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM, INCLUDING DRIVER'S LICENSES, THE DREAM ACT, IN-STATE TUITION FOR IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS OF MASSACHUSETTS, THE SAFE COMMUNITIES ACT, LANGUAGE JUSTICE LEGISLATION, AND THE KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER - STOP DEPORTATIONS CAMPAIGN. BWG PROMOTES PARTICIPATION IN ELECTIONS THROUGH CITIZENSHIP CLASSES, VOTER REGISTRATION, AND ONGOING OUTREACH PROGRAM OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS, ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE PORTUGUESE-LANGUAGE MEDIA.

  Expenses $43,598

• HEALTH EQUITY AND COVID-19 RELIEF AND PREVENTION:BWG CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE VACCINATION CLINICS, THAT ARE CONDUCTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EQUITY NOW & BEYOND COALITION, THE CITY OF BOSTON AND MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 491 PEOPLE WERE VACCINATED IN 2023. IN ADDITION TO GIFT CERTIFICATES, DIAPERS AND BABY FOOD, CLINICS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND OTHER RESOURCES, CHILDREN'S BOOKS, AND SNACKS.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HEALTH CARE FOR ALL (HCFA), BWG RUNS OUTREACH AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, TO ALERT COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MASSACHUSETTS' NEW "REDETERMINATION" REQUIREMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE HELP APPLYING FOR MASSHEALTH, AND ENROLLING IN HEALTH PLANS SUCH AS THE AFFORDABLE HEALTH PLAN, AND MAINTAINING HEALTH INSURANCE. TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, BWG HAS HIRED COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS, AND HAS HIRED AND TRAINED CERTIFIED APPLICATION COUNSELORS.COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS AND THE APPLICATION COUNSELORS REACHED ALMOST 14,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN 2023, SUPPORTED 500 TO SUCCESSFULLY ENROLL OR RE-ENROLL IN HEALTH INSURANCE (MASS HEALTH, MASS HEALTH LIMITED, THE CONNECTOR, ETC.), AND ADVISED MANY MORE.

  Expenses $95,266 · Grants $18,240

• ANNUAL BRAZILIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVAL:THE FESTIVAL IS A WEEK-LONG PROGRAM THAT RUNS THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER, CULMINATING WITH AN OUTDOOR FESTIVAL AT HERTER PARK, SOLDIER'S FIELD RD, BOSTON. THE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES AND PROMOTES AWARENESS OF BRAZILIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE BY BRINGING TOGETHER AS MANY AS 7,000 ATTENDEES FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, AT LEAST 75% OF WHICH ARE BRAZILIAN IMMIGRANT FAMILIES FROM ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. THE FESTIVAL SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NON-PROFITS TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION ABOUT SUPPORT THEY OFFER TO THE COMMUNITY. IT ALSO PROVIDES IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING AND CELEBRATION OF BRAZILIAN IDENTITY AND CULTURE, AND PROVIDES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY, ENABLING BRAZILIAN-OWNED BUSINESSES TO SELL THEIR WARES AND ACCESS NEW CLIENTS. THE FESTIVAL IS ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS ALLIANCE OF PORTUGUESE SPEAKERS AND THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF BRAZIL IN BOSTON. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE.OTHER PROGRAMMING:1) VIDA VERDE COOPERATIVE THE CO-OP PROVIDES EDUCATION ON MAKING AND USING GREEN HOUSECLEANING PRODUCTS, ENCOURAGES HEALTHY WORK PRACTICES, AND PROMOTES A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONG ITS MEMBERS. BWG PRODUCES A PODCAST OF STORIES OF DOMESTIC WORKERS. ONE CO-OP MEMBER CONTINUES WORKING WITH THE MOTHERS GROUP FORMED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS COALITION OF DOMESTIC WORKERS, PRESENTING TRAININGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO DOMESTIC WORKERS. SINCE 2006, BWG HAS SPONSORED THE CO-OP, PROVIDING THE MEMBERS HELP WITH CLIENT COMMUNICATIONS AND REFERRALS, IN ADDITION TO PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, AND EDUCATION ABOUT USE OF SAFE CLEANING PRODUCTS. THE WOMEN'S COOPERATIVE IS IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING INTO A TRAINING CENTER. THE COOP STILL LINKS COOP MEMBERS TO CLIENTS BUT THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON PLANNING TRAINING FOR HOUSECLEANERS WITH THE GOAL OF EDUCATING DOMESTIC WORKERS ON THE RISKS OF CLEANING WITH CHEMICALS, AND ON COOPERATIVES AS A SUSTAINABLE WAY OF WORKING.2) FACEBOOK LIVE EVENTSSTARTED IN 2020 TO INFORM AND EDUCATE COMMUNITY ABOUT COVID-19, THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND. IN 2023 BWG PRESENTED 1 LIVE EVENT VIEWED BY 16,608. THESE LIVES DISCUSSED TOPICS SUCH AS HEALTH, WOMEN'S HEALTH, IMMIGRATION-RELATED LEGAL ISSUES, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, MENTAL HEALTH, HOUSING SECURITY, FOOD INSECURITY, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, WORKERS' RIGHTS, AMONG OTHERS. PRESENTERS WERE DOCTORS, LAWYERS, TEACHERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, COMMUNITY MEMBER, AND BWG STAFF AND MEMBERS.3) MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTPROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO STAFF MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. 4) RADIO SHOWBWG CONTINUES TO PRODUCED A WEEKLY PORTUGUESE-LANGUAGE RADIO SHOW ADDRESSING A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS OF CONCERN TO IMMIGRANT WORKERS. 5) COMMUNICATIONS BWG CONTINUES TO: MAINTAIN A BILINGUAL WEBSITE AND DISTRIBUTE REGULAR "E-NEWSLETTERS" TO A LIST OF ABOUT 900 PEOPLE. MAINTAIN A WHATSAPP GROUP TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMMUNITY. THE GROUP HAS 4,642 MEMBERS. PROVIDE FREE SCREENINGS OF BRAZILIAN FILMS BY ZOOM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DIGAA, A CULTURAL WEBSITE. MAINTAIN A SMALL LENDING LIBRARY. 6) ADDITIONAL SERVICES STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ARE AVAILABLE DAILY, ON A WALK-IN BASIS AND BY PHONE, TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND HELP IN A WIDE VARIETY OF AREAS INCLUDING: IMMIGRATION; HOUSING; HEALTH CARE; EMPLOYMENT; WORKERS' RIGHTS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE; EDUCATION (EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH UNIVERSITY), TRANSLATION, AND CLASSES IN CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION AND ESL.

  Expenses $61,866

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

13 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202413189349306106

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