Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,958,016
- Total expenses
- $4,861,374
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,789,799
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $15,083
- Investment income
- $138,553
- Other revenue
- $14,581
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,670,214
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $637,601
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $6,032,613
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,261,129
- Management and general expenses
- $393,687
- Fundraising expenses
- $206,558
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,261,129
Program services were 87.7% 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.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$36,250
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1c · Fundraising events
$36,608
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,246,685
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,470,256
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$3,564
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2a · Program service revenue: ATTORNEY FEES
total $15,083 · related or exempt $15,083
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3 · Investment income
total $124,196 · excluded $124,196
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,293,938
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,279,581
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $14,357
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $14,357 · excluded $14,357
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$43,203
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$36,608
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$28,622
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $14,581 · excluded $14,581
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $345,584 · program services $84,898 · management and general $211,723 · fundraising $48,963
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,605,622 · program services $2,499,536 · management and general $29,393 · fundraising $76,693
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $77,653 · program services $61,509 · management and general $8,212 · fundraising $7,932
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $682,608 · program services $656,900 · management and general $127 · fundraising $25,581
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $222,790 · program services $196,763 · management and general $16,490 · fundraising $9,537
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $50,700 · management and general $50,700
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $1,841 · management and general $1,841
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $21,926 · management and general $21,926
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11g · Fees: other
total $482,615 · program services $447,045 · management and general $27,280 · fundraising $8,290
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13 · Office expenses
total $32,132 · program services $29,463 · management and general $698 · fundraising $1,971
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16 · Occupancy
total $125,186 · program services $106,707 · management and general $9,671 · fundraising $8,808
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17 · Travel
total $22,470 · program services $21,428 · management and general $298 · fundraising $744
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23 · Insurance
total $22,695 · program services $19,844 · management and general $1,520 · fundraising $1,331
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24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT LEASE
total $46,032 · program services $39,750 · management and general $3,350 · fundraising $2,932
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24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
total $42,797 · program services $21,275 · management and general $8,498 · fundraising $13,024
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24c · Other expenses: TRAINING
total $19,537 · program services $19,411 · management and general $126
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24d · Other expenses: LICENSES, FEES AND MEMB
total $19,067 · program services $18,537 · management and general $530
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24e · All other expenses
total $40,119 · program services $38,063 · management and general $1,304 · fundraising $752
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $50
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,012,884 · end of year $1,580,465
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $618,224 · end of year $1,091,958
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $50,412 · end of year $14,388
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$191,094
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$191,094
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $3,593,082 · end of year $3,806,147
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $195,546 · end of year $177,256
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $545,685 · end of year $497,362
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $51,345 · end of year $45,998
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $137,546 · end of year $94,241
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,156,836 · end of year $4,972,011
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $578,786 · end of year $1,060,602
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
METROWEST LEGAL SERVICES (MWLS) PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES IN CIVIL CASES TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF LOW-INCOME, ELDERLY, DISABLED AND OTHER DISENFRANCHISED PEOPLE IN THE 45 COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING CLIENTS OBTAIN LEGAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
METROWEST LEGAL SERVICES (MWLS) PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR CATCHMENT AREA.
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MWLS HANDLED 3,949 CASES DURING FY25, AN INCREASE OF 18% OVER FY24. OF THOSE HANDLED, THE TYPES OF CASES HANDLED WERE CONSISTENT WITH THE RESULTS OF THE 2023 NEEDS ASSESSMENT. CASES HANDLED INCLUDED HOUSING AND IMMIGRATION - 31% EACH, FAMILY - 16%, DOCUMENT DRAFTING FOR SENIORS - 10%, GOVERNMENT BENEFITS AND HEALTH CARE ACCESS - 6%, CONSUMER - 4%, AND EDUCATION - 2%. MWLS ADVOCACY RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR CLIENTS DURING THE YEAR INCLUDING $6,795,587 IN DIRECT DOLLAR BENEFITS TO CLIENTS AND $4,108,684 IN DIRECT DOLLAR SAVINGS TO CLIENTS. MWLS CONTINUED TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN PRIVATE ATTORNEYS PARTICIPATING IN THE PRIVATE BAR INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM. MWLS CONTINUED ITS LAWYER FOR THE DAY IN MARLBOROUGH AND STARTED A NEW LAWYER FOR THE DAY IN THE NORFOLK PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT IN CANTON IN THE SPRING OF 2025. THE SENIOR CITIZEN LEGAL PROJECT HELD 108 ELDER LEGAL CLINICS AT 10 LOCAL SENIOR CENTERS THAT PROVIDED LEGAL ADVICE TO 474 SENIORS. THE IMMIGRATION UNIT HELD BI-MONTHLY CLINICS AT VOICES AGAINST VIOLENCE WHERE IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS WERE SCREENED FOR POSSIBLE IMMIGRATION RELIEF AVAILABLE TO THEM. MWLS CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE OUTREACH ACROSS SUBSTANTIVE UNITS AND AS AN ORGANIZATION. OUTREACH TOOK MULTIPLE FORMS INCLUDING PARTICIPATING IN MANY LOCAL AND REGIONAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES SUCH AS HEALTH FAIRS, SENIOR FAIRS, TABLING EVENTS THAT ARE HELD BY CITIES/TOWNS, SCHOOL EVENTS, AND EVENTS HELD BY OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION.MWLS ALSO PROVIDED 21 TRAINING EVENTS, BENEFITING 855 ATTENDEES.MWLS STAFF ALSO PARTICIPATED IN COALITIONS, COMMITTEES, AND ROUNDTABLES WHICH PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS AWARE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED AND HOW TO ACCESS THEM.
Expenses $4,261,129 · Revenue $15,083
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Stephen Richmond EsqSTEPHEN RICHMOND ESQ
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carolyn Flammey CPACAROLYN FLAMMEY CPA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Damien Powell EsqDAMIEN POWELL ESQ
CLERK
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Deepika Bhayana EsqDEEPIKA BHAYANA ESQ
VICE-PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katherine Garrahan EsqKATHERINE GARRAHAN ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Paula Nedder EsqPAULA NEDDER ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Colleen Cunnally EsqCOLLEEN CUNNALLY ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marcus Hughes EsqMARCUS HUGHES ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gheed MurtadiGHEED MURTADI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jennifer RahallJENNIFER RAHALL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Josiane TrizotiJOSIANE TRIZOTI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Adam Slutsky EsqADAM SLUTSKY ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Darcy HamiltonDARCY HAMILTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeanine GraychukJEANINE GRAYCHUK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elizabeth Soule EsqELIZABETH SOULE ESQ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $177,468
- From this org
- $159,965
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,503
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $159,965
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,459
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,044
- Filer's total
- $177,468
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Mary KielyMARY KIELY
CFO
- Total calculated
- $143,556
- From this org
- $117,030
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,526
- Hours/week
- 35
-
Stephen MatthewsSTEPHEN MATTHEWS
ADVOCACY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $154,472
- From this org
- $136,749
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,723
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $136,749
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,114
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,609
- Filer's total
- $154,472
-
Jennifer OllingtonJENNIFER OLLINGTON
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $150,421
- From this org
- $116,832
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,589
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $116,832
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,723
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,866
- Filer's total
- $150,421
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Cheryl PalmieriCHERYL PALMIERI
DIRECTOR OF PROBONO
- Total calculated
- $133,104
- From this org
- $117,380
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,724
- Hours/week
- 35
-
Veranira OcheaVERANIRA OCHEA
SUPERVISING ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $149,981
- From this org
- $114,992
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $34,989
- Hours/week
- 35
-
Daniel DaleyDANIEL DALEY
SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $138,426
- From this org
- $103,546
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $34,880
- 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. 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
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 11 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503169349300315
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