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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MASSACHUSETTS BAR ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,503,921
Total expenses
$4,421,930
Contributions and grants received
$2,092,308
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$769,258
Investment income
$1,106,302
Other revenue
$536,053
Total assets, end of year
$25,737,880
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,923,989
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$23,813,891
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $2,092,308

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PUBLIC SERVICES

    total $713,294 · related or exempt $713,294

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEETINGS

    total $55,964 · related or exempt $55,964

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $872,277 · excluded $872,277

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,085,419

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

    securities $851,394

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $234,025

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $234,025 · excluded $234,025

  • 11a · Other revenue: MEMBERS INS./OTHER

    total $524,175 · unrelated business $524,175

  • 11b · Other revenue: MEMBER BENEFITS

    total $49,874 · excluded $49,874

  • 11c · Other revenue: ADVERTISING/PUBLICATIONS

    total $18,514 · excluded $18,514

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total -$56,510 · excluded -$56,510

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $536,053

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $705,073

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,337,718

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $191,368

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $393,801

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $192,210

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,600

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $311,319

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $75,385

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $161,131

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $146,352

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $352,433

  • 17 · Travel

    total $17,140

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $287,862

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $26,139

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $48,148

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $118,504

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $26,747

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $10,095 · end of year $95

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,523,232 · end of year $751,089

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $74,113 · end of year $41,019

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $17,648,207 · end of year $18,026,498

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $174,318 · end of year $156,788

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

    $897,467

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

    $841,835

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $73,790 · end of year $55,632

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,129,444 · end of year $6,008,016

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $755,253 · end of year $698,743

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $528,990 · end of year $476,782

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,568,836 · end of year $1,447,207

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $23,290,626 · end of year $23,813,891

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO SERVE THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, LEGAL EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE, DIVERSITY AND UNITY IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND RESPECT FOR THE LAW.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO SERVE THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, LEGAL EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND RESPECT FOR THE LAW.

  • CULTIVATING THE SCIENCE OF JURISPRUDENCE, PROMOTING REFORM IN THE LAW, FACILITATING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, FURTHERING THE UNIFORMITY OF LEGISLATION THROUGHOUT THE UNION UPHOLDING THE HONOR OF THE PROFESSION OF LAW.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Damian J Turco

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Victoria M Santoro Mair

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Michael H Hayden

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Samuel A Segal

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Shayla Mombeleur

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • Paul J Klehm

    EXEC MGT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Denis Squillante

    EXEC MGT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Georgia K Critsley

    EXEC MGT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Hon Bonnie H MacLeod Ret

    EXEC MGT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jane Eden

    EXEC MGT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • John J Vasapolli

    EXEC MGT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Marc A Moccia

    EXEC MGT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Marissa N Soto-Ortiz

    EXEC MGT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Marsha V Kazarosian

    EXEC MGT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Martin F Kane II

    EXEC MGT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Peter Elikann

    EXEC MGT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Shampagne L Robinson

    EXEC MGT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Ruth A Mattson

    EXEC MGT BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Martin W Healy

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER & CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $576,495
    From this org
    $500,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $76,495
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $500,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $50,246
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,249
    Filer's total
    $576,495
  • Mark Doherty

    DIRECTOR, FISCAL OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $28,809
    From this org
    $28,809
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related
  • Terence Welsh

    PRESIDENT, MBA INSURANCE AGENCY

    Total calculated
    $619,348
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $550,273
    Other
    $69,075
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $550,273 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $48,515 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $20,560 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $619,348 related
  • Patricia O Walsh

    EXEC. VICE PRESIDENT, MBA INSURANCE AGENCY

    Total calculated
    $312,250
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $267,735
    Other
    $44,515
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $267,735 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $27,638 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,877 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $312,250 related
  • Lisa Ferrara

    DIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP & PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $153,703
    From this org
    $130,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,703
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,154
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,549
    Filer's total
    $153,703
  • Don Botts

    DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $153,083
    From this org
    $125,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,083
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,040
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,043
    Filer's total
    $153,083
  • Jason Scally

    DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA

    Total calculated
    $162,448
    From this org
    $126,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,748
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,700
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,434
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,314
    Filer's total
    $162,448

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • MBA INSURANCE AGENCY INC

    C · BROKER OF PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE · MA · 100% owned · share of income $56,510 · share of assets $3,073,849 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by MASSACHUSETTS BAR ASSOCIATION INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
16 June 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501679349300325

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