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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by JAMES D STCLAIR COURT PUBLIC EDUCATION PROJECT BOSTON BAR FND.

Totals

Total revenue
$986,486
Total expenses
$1,152,496
Contributions and grants received
$743,735
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$177,987
Investment income
$73,773
Other revenue
-$9,009
Total assets, end of year
$1,748,619
Total liabilities, end of year
$116,354
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,632,265
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$579,968
Management and general expenses
$359,907
Fundraising expenses
$212,621
Program service expenses (Part III)
$579,968

Program services were 50.3% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $262,326

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $50,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $431,409

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $177,987 · related or exempt $177,987

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $44,931 · excluded $44,931

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $28,842

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $28,842

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $28,842 · excluded $28,842

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $63,900

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $262,326

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $72,909

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$9,009 · excluded -$9,009

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $344,048 · program services $65,996 · management and general $168,203 · fundraising $109,849

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $410,411 · program services $327,096 · management and general $32,768 · fundraising $50,547

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $82,326 · program services $48,753 · management and general $20,245 · fundraising $13,328

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $83,713 · program services $31,168 · management and general $33,495 · fundraising $19,050

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,631 · management and general $47,631

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $9,131 · management and general $9,131

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $35,938 · program services $23,607 · management and general $10,907 · fundraising $1,424

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $25,005 · program services $10,480 · management and general $10,359 · fundraising $4,166

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $18,782 · program services $6,164 · management and general $7,141 · fundraising $5,477

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,709 · program services $6,588 · management and general $582 · fundraising $539

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $14,756 · program services $3,985 · management and general $8,149 · fundraising $2,622

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,669 · program services $2,737 · management and general $3,286 · fundraising $1,646

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIALS AND T

    total $29,001 · program services $24,275 · management and general $3,793 · fundraising $933

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EVENTS

    total $22,388 · program services $22,375 · fundraising $13

  • 24c · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS

    total $13,988 · program services $6,744 · management and general $4,217 · fundraising $3,027

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $248,153 · end of year $174,275

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $178,911 · end of year $119,713

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,661 · end of year $70,998

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,721 · end of year $1,639

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $110,194

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $32,889

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $87,615 · end of year $77,305

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,179,285 · end of year $1,285,715

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $105,054 · end of year $18,974

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $90,747 · end of year $97,206

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,308 · end of year $19,148

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,536,557 · end of year $1,572,731

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $171,788 · end of year $59,534

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

DISCOVERING JUSTICE BRINGS STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES TOGETHER TO EXAMINE THE WORKINGS OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, EXPLORE THE IDEALS OF JUSTICE, AND PREPARE THEM TO ENGAGE IN OUR DEMOCRACY. CIVIC EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO BUILDING THE NATION'S CAPACITY TO PROTECT AND STEWARD OUR DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICE SYSTEM. AMERICA'S YOUTH CAN PLAY A KEY ROLE, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE, BY ENGAGING IN OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS TO CONFRONT RACIAL INJUSTICE AND BUILD MORE EQUITABLE, HEALTHY, AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES. INVESTMENT IN CIVIC EDUCATION WILL HELP SAFEGUARD THE TORCH OF DEMOCRACY BY SETTING UP FUTURE GENERATIONS TO DO JUST THAT. FOR OVER TWO DECADES, DISCOVERING JUSTICE HAS PROVIDED CIVIC EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. OUR MISSION IS ROOTED IN THE FOUNDING VISION OF BOSTON'S JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY U.S. COURTHOUSE, DESIGNED AS A VIBRANT CENTER FOR CIVIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

DISCOVERING JUSTICE BRINGS CIVIC AND JUSTICE EDUCATION TO K-12 STUDENTS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS.

  • CHILDREN DISCOVERING JUSTICE CURRICULUM FOR GRADES K-4 PROVIDES EDUCATORS WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO TEACH YOUNG STUDENTS ABOUT FAIRNESS, COMMUNITY, RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND OTHER BIG IDEAS CONNECTED TO JUSTICE. THROUGH THIS STANDARDS-BASED CURRICULUM, STUDENTS DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF JUSTICE BOTH IN THEIR OWN LIVES AND IN THE WORLD AROUND THEM. THEY LEARN THROUGH INQUIRY, CASE STUDY EXAMPLES, AND DISCOURSE THAT THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE IS ONGOING, COMPLEX, AND INVOLVES MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES. THIS CURRICULUM IS OPEN SOURCED AND AVAILABLE ONLINE TO ALL INTERESTED TEACHERS AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS. MORE THAN 49 SCHOOL DISTRICTS USE THIS CURRICULUM INCLUDING THE BOSTON, CAMBRIDGE, AND SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS.

    Expenses $211,946

  • THE MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM, OFFERED IN THE FALL, IS A TEN-WEEK, AFTER-SCHOOL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAM WHICH INVITES MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BECOME TRIAL LAWYERS. WITH THE SUPPORT OF LEGAL MENTORS, STUDENTS TACKLE AGE-APPROPRIATE LEGAL ISSUES, ENGAGE IN LEGAL ANALYSIS, AND ULTIMATELY TRY CASES IN REAL COURTROOMS BEFORE FEDERAL OR STATE JUDGES AND JURIES MADE UP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, 302 STUDENTS ON 29 MOCK APPEAL TEAMS PARTICIPATED FROM: BOSTON, BROCKTON, BROOKLINE, CAMBRIDGE, FRAMINGHAM, LOWELL, MEDFORD, NEW BEDFORD, SPRINGFIELD, WALTHAM, WEST SPRINGFIELD, AND WORCESTER.

    Expenses $156,611

  • THE MOCK APPEAL PROGRAM, OFFERED IN THE SPRING, TRANSFORMS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS INTO APPELLATE LAWYERS. WORKING AFTER SCHOOL WITH A TEAM OF VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS FOR TEN WEEKS, STUDENTS DELVE INTO THE BILL OF RIGHTS, EXPLORE HOW CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS APPLY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND DELIVER THEIR ORAL ARGUMENTS IN REAL COURTROOMS BEFORE APPELLATE PANELS COMPOSED OF JUDGES AND EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, 379 STUDENTS ON 32 MOCK TRIAL TEAMS PARTICIPATED FROM: BOSTON, BROCKTON, BROOKLINE, CAMBRIDGE, DOUGLAS, FRAMINGHAM, LOWELL, NEW BEDFORD, PITTSFIELD, SPRINGFIELD, WEST SPRINGFIELD, WALTHAM, AND WORCESTER.

    Expenses $97,583

  • Expenses $113,828

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • ANTHONY JORDAN

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LOUIS LOBEL

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ABIM THOMAS

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARIELJANE BASTIEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • THADDEUS BEAL

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAY BLITZMAN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEREMY EISEMANN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SARAH FRAZIER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RICK HENKEN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PETER LEVINE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • FABIANE NORONHA

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WILLIAM ROBERTS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JONATHAN SPACK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • EMILY SY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SARAH WALTERS

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MATTHEW WILSON

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $177,102
    From this org
    $160,891
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,211
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,891
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,250
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,961
    Filer's total
    $177,102

  • ANASTASIA GOGOL

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $177,596
    From this org
    $153,091
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,505
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,091
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,917
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,588
    Filer's total
    $177,596

  • LAURA BRENNER

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $144,401
    From this org
    $127,916
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,485
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
25 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530579349300033

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