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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$862,394
Total expenses
$942,381
Contributions and grants received
$842,743
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$7,555
Investment income
$14,931
Other revenue
-$2,835
Total assets, end of year
$655,496
Total liabilities, end of year
$296,427
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$359,069
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$692,299
Management and general expenses
$106,615
Fundraising expenses
$143,467
Program service expenses (Part III)
$692,299

Program services were 73.5% 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

    $218,758

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $623,985

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEE REVENUE

    total $7,555 · related or exempt $7,555

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14,931 · excluded $14,931

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $14,235

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

    $218,758

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $17,070

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$2,835 · excluded -$2,835

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $176,500 · program services $139,435 · management and general $14,120 · fundraising $22,945

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $398,479 · program services $314,799 · management and general $31,878 · fundraising $51,802

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $46,051 · program services $27,631 · management and general $9,210 · fundraising $9,210

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $74,025 · program services $58,480 · management and general $5,922 · fundraising $9,623

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $43,743 · program services $34,557 · management and general $3,499 · fundraising $5,687

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $35,187 · management and general $35,187

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $32,750 · fundraising $32,750

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $40,000 · program services $40,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,501 · program services $7,506 · management and general $760 · fundraising $1,235

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $23,576 · program services $18,625 · management and general $1,886 · fundraising $3,065

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $20,355 · program services $16,081 · management and general $1,628 · fundraising $2,646

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,554 · program services $7,554

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,147 · program services $7,226 · management and general $732 · fundraising $1,189

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $9,482 · program services $8,334 · management and general $437 · fundraising $711

  • 24b · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEE

    total $7,177 · program services $5,670 · management and general $574 · fundraising $933

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND UTILITIES

    total $5,052 · program services $3,991 · management and general $404 · fundraising $657

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $3,802 · program services $2,410 · management and general $378 · fundraising $1,014

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $151,962 · end of year $186,486

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $515,104 · end of year $410,035

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $18,402 · end of year $4,816

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $15,980 · end of year $14,882

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $57,919 · end of year $39,277

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $98,331 · end of year $113,212

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $221,980 · end of year $183,215

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $389,056 · end of year $309,069

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $50,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE IMPROVES THE LIVES OF PEOPLE FACING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP BY ENGAGING THE LEGAL COMMUNITY IN PRO BONO SERVICE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME CLIENTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE FACING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP BY ENGAGING THE LEGAL COMMUNITY IN PRO BONO SERVICE TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME CLIENTS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN NEED SERVING THE SAME POPULATIONS.

  • IN FY25, LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE LEVERAGED A STAFF OF 5 TO 6 TO MANAGE 1005 VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES AND TRAINING WORTH OVER $15.6 MILLION TO 312 LOW-INCOME AND HOMELESS PEOPLE AND 216 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, STAFF ENGAGED 14 ACCESS TO JUSTICE FELLOWS WHO PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES AND EXPERTISE FOR AN AVERAGE OF 10 HOURS PER WEEK FOR 9 MONTHS, AN ESTIMATED 5,500 HOURS OF PRO BONO, AT 12 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FELLOWS PROGRAM, WHICH MATCHES "A2J FELLOWS" (SENIOR AND RETIRED ATTORNEYS) WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING NONPROFITS, COURTS, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ENTITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS, FOCUSED ON INCREASING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR PERSONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH. A TOTAL OF 612 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED THE ORGANIZATION IN HOSTING LEGAL WORKSHOPS AND PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR NONPROFITS. THE NONPROFIT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM MATCHED 146 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH ATTORNEYS PROVIDING PRO BONO FULL REPRESENTATION ASSISTANCE AND NONPROFITS WITH ATTORNEYS PROVIDING ON-SITE REPRESENTATION ON MATTERS WITH FINITE SCOPE THROUGH CLINIC-STYLE CONSULTATION PROGRAMS; PROVIDED IN-HOUSE BRIEF COUNSEL TO 70 NONPROFITS; AND RAN 19 LEGAL WORKSHOPS FOR NONPROFITS WITH 769 ATTENDEES. FIRM PARTNERS REPORTED 7,708 HOURS OF LEGAL SERVICES BY 612 VOLUNTEERS (547 ATTORNEYS/65 NON-ATTORNEYS) WITH AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $7.9 MILLION. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE CLINICS TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS FACING CIVIL LEGAL ISSUES AND SEEKING CRIMINAL RECORD SEALING AND EXPUNGEMENT. 312 LEGAL CLINIC PROGRAM CLIENTS WERE SERVED BY 393 VOLUNTEERS AT 40 CLINICS. FIRM PARTNERS HAVE REPORTED 8,550 HOURS OF LEGAL SERVICE VALUED AT $7.7 MILLION.

    Expenses $692,299 · Revenue $7,555

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tonysha Taylor

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mia Friedman

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Melanie L Todman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cheryl S Bratt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Collymore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emily F Hodge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kurt A James

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen J Kepler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christopher H Lindstrom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul S Momnie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Rosalyn Garbose Nasdor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Yavor Nechev

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Stephen M Nolan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alex Rosso

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cindy A Rowe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Teresa M Santalucia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Alison Sclater

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul R Tremblay

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Fabiana Videla

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan C Gedrick

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLERK

    Total calculated
    $138,322
    From this org
    $135,853
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,469
    Hours/week
    35

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
2024
Filed
13 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202620139349303182

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