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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MASSACHUSETTS LEGAL ASSISTANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$81,070,643
Total expenses
$76,200,406
Contributions and grants received
$79,753,287
Grants paid
$70,456,031
Program service revenue
$149,409
Investment income
$1,167,947
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$26,360,877
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,925,737
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,435,140
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$73,779,184
Management and general expenses
$2,421,222
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$73,779,184

Program services were 96.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $55,358,637

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $24,394,650

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT FEES

    total $149,409 · related or exempt $149,409

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,167,947 · excluded $1,167,947

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $70,456,031 · program services $70,456,031

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $519,579 · program services $23,574 · management and general $496,005

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,808,627 · program services $1,098,504 · management and general $710,123

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $285,938 · program services $122,747 · management and general $163,191

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $87,724 · program services $14,951 · management and general $72,773

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $170,933 · program services $85,474 · management and general $85,459

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,275 · management and general $2,275

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $89,658 · management and general $89,658

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $115,000 · management and general $115,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,455,999 · program services $1,327,079 · management and general $128,920

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $655,714 · program services $511,633 · management and general $144,081

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $540,588 · program services $132,523 · management and general $408,065

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,512 · program services $6,668 · management and general $844

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,828 · management and general $4,828

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $316,806 · end of year $798,075

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $10,385,203 · end of year $18,335,890

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,897,864 · end of year $3,468,504

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,916,414

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $120,772 · end of year $56,179

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

    $718,694

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

    $718,694

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,828 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,052,413 · end of year $3,702,229

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $385,300 · end of year $552,017

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $1,956,542 · end of year $5,426,087

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,787,555 · end of year $3,947,633

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,579,938 · end of year $16,057,489

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $984,965 · end of year $377,651

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGAL ASSISTANCE CORPORATION PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT TO IMPROVE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH THE LEGAL SERVICES COMMUNITY, THE LEGISLATURE, THE PUBLIC, THE BAR, AND THE JUDICIARY.

  • GENERAL SUPPORT TO LEGAL SERVICE PROGRAMS - MLAC AWARDS FUNDS AS GENERAL SUPPORT TO ELIGIBLE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS WHICH PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME CLIENTS IN CIVIL LEGAL MATTERS.

    Expenses $54,336,205 · Grants $54,336,205

  • MLAC WAS AWARDED, AS A COORDINATED STATEWIDE ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES (CSAL), A GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE FOR VICTIM ASSISTANCE (MOVA). THIS IS A CONTRACT THAT IS FUNDED THROUGH VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT (VOCA) FUNDING. THE PURPOSES OF THIS GRANT IS TO IMPLEMENT THE MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL LEGAL AID TO VICTIMS OF CRIME INITIATIVE (CLAVC) TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAMS (THE PROGRAMS) IN THE STATE TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF CRIME WITH CIVIL LEGAL AID ISSUES RELATED TO THEIR VICTIMIZATION, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR THOSE CRIME VICTIMS REFERRED BY MOVA. MLAC WILL SERVE AS RECIPIENT FOR CLAVC GRANT. IT WILL EXERCISE APPROPRIATE OVERSIGHT, IMPLEMENT FISCAL CONTROL, CARRY OUT REPORTING, AND MAKE SUB GRANTS TO THE PROGRAMS TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATIONS ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACT TERMS.

    Expenses $3,328,971 · Grants $3,210,811

  • THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT (MLAP) IS A MULTI-YEAR GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE LEGISLATURE TO FUND THREE SPECIAL PROJECTS: THE MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIPS PROJECT (MLP), THE HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL PROJECT (EDU), AND THE FAMILY PRESERVATION PROJECT (FPP).THE MLP PROVIDES PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES ACCESS TO LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN A HEALTHCARE SETTING. IT ADDRESSES HEALTH-HARMING LEGAL NEEDS, PROMOTES HEALTH EQUITY, AND IMPROVES OVERALL HEALTH OUTCOMES BY ALLYING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND ATTORNEYS. THE EDU WORKS TO DISMANTLE BARRIERS TO FAIR, EQUITABLE, AND HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS FROM FAMILIES WITH LOW INCOMES. THE FPP IS PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES TO FAMILIES AT THE EARLY STAGES OF INVOLVEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH THE GOAL OF KEEPING FAMILIES INTACT.

    Expenses $6,124,079 · Grants $6,124,079

  • PROGRAM SERVICE INITIATIVES - PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE COLLABORATION AMONG LEGAL AID PROGRAMS AND ENSURE THAT LIMITED RESOURCES ARE USED AS EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE.

    Expenses $9,989,929 · Grants $6,784,936 · Revenue $149,409

  • MLAC PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE IOLTA COMMITTEE, WHICH OVERSEES THE DISBURSEMENT OF IOLTA FUNDS.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Mala Rafik Esq

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Richard Vitali Esq

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Edward McIntyre Esq

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hon Geoffrey A Wilson Ret

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • April English Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey N Catalano Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alma Woodberry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Casey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Jeanne Stone Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carol Starkey Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lynne Parker

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $313,249
    From this org
    $263,197
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,052
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $263,197
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $40,796
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,256
    Filer's total
    $313,249

  • Azim Mazagonwalla

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $222,524
    From this org
    $176,616
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,908
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,616
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,375
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,533
    Filer's total
    $222,524

  • Tenzin Bayul

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $97,570
    From this org
    $84,241
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,329
    Hours/week
    1

  • Johnson Tobey

    TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $188,211
    From this org
    $151,847
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,364
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,847
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,536
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,828
    Filer's total
    $188,211

  • Patricia Swansey

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $174,728
    From this org
    $143,266
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,462
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,266
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,206
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,256
    Filer's total
    $174,728

  • Michael Raabe

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $164,637
    From this org
    $134,258
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,379
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,258
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,810
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,569
    Filer's total
    $164,637

  • Carolyn Goodwin

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $157,629
    From this org
    $133,568
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,061
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,568
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,703
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,358
    Filer's total
    $157,629

  • Tonysha Taylor

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $153,439
    From this org
    $121,951
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,488
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $121,951
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,902
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,586
    Filer's total
    $153,439

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 survey or study
  • 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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
3 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202432849349302153

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