Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$436,691

Total expenses

$272,992

Contributions and grants received

$430,850

Grants paid

$31,209

Program service revenue

$5,841

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$604,555

Total liabilities, end of year

$18,662

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$585,893

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$229,956

Management and general expenses

$30,676

Fundraising expenses

$12,360

Program service expenses (Part III)

$229,956

Program services were 84.2% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $58,505 · Revenue $5,841

• VIDA VERDE CO-OP:THE CO-OP PROVIDES EDUCATION ON MAKING AND USING GREEN HOUSECLEANING PRODUCTS, ENCOURAGES HEALTHY WORK PRACTICES, AND PROMOTES A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONG ITS MEMBERS. WE CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A PODCAST OF STORIES OF DOMESTIC WORKERS. ONE CO-OP MEMBER HAS JOINED THE MOTHERS GROUP FORMED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS COALITION OF DOMESTIC WORKERS, PRESENTING TRAININGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO DOMESTIC WORKERS WORK.SINCE 2006, BWG HAS SPONSORED THE CO-OP, PROVIDING THE MEMBERS HELP WITH CLIENT COMMUNICATIONS AND REFERRALS, IN ADDITION TO PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, AND EDUCATION ABOUT USE OF SAFE CLEANING PRODUCTS. AT THE END OF 2022, BWG AND CO-OP MEMBERS HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSION ABOUT TRANSITIONING TO A BECOMING A TRAINING CENTER, TO SERVE A LARGER NUMBER OF IMMIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS.

  Expenses $32,307

• COVID RELIEF AND PREVENTION:1) DISTRIBUTION OF AID:COVID SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTION, SUCH AS SURGICAL AND N94/95 MASKS, HAND SANITIZER, HOME TESTS, SOAP, AND DISINFECTING SPRAYS.DIAPER DISTRIBUTION.FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: PROVIDED SMALL CHECKS TO 51 HOUSEHOLDS (AVERAGE $189), TO HELP WITH EXPENSES DURING A PERIOD OF INFLATION, WHILE RECOVERING FROM LOST INCOME. DISTRIBUTED FARMERS MARKET COUPONS TO 197 HOUSEHOLDS (AVERAGE $17).DISTRIBUTED GIFT CARDS TOTALING $15,975 TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED VACCINATION CLINICS.RECEIPT OF AID WAS BASED ON FAMILY SIZE AND ON FAMILY AND/OR INDIVIDUAL NEED. PEOPLE WERE REFERRED TO THE BWG BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS STAFF, HOSPITAL SOCIAL WORKERS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, COMMUNITY AND BOARD MEMBERS. WE DID NOT TURN ANYONE DOWN.2) VACCINATION CLINICS: HELD 32 CLINICS AND VACCINATED 1,214 PEOPLE. CLINICS ALSO PROVIDED INFORMATION, MASKS, CHILDREN'S BOOKS, GIFT CERTIFICATES, AND SNACKS.

  Expenses $72,467 · Grants $31,209

• ANNUAL BRAZILIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVAL:THE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES AND PROMOTES AWARENESS OF BRAZILIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE. IT PROVIDES A VENUE FOR DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND OTHER RESOURCES. IT INCLUDES A DAY-LONG FESTIVAL AND FILM SCREENING WITH 5000-7000 PEOPLE ATTENDING ANNUALLY. THE 27THFESTIVAL WAS HELD IN PERSON. IT INCLUDED THE RAISING OF THE FLAG IN BOSTON AND EVERETT AND ONE MUSICAL CONCERT AND CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES AT FRAMINGHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY, IN ADDITION TO THE OUTDOOR FESTIVAL AT HERTER PARK IN BOSTON. THE FESTIVAL IS ORGANIZED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS ALLIANCE OF PORTUGUESE SPEAKERS AND THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF BRAZIL IN BOSTON.IMMIGRANT RIGHTS/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT:PROVIDE SERVICES AND REFERRALS FOR IMMIGRANTS. ORGANIZE, PUBLICIZE, AND PARTICIPATE IN MONTHLY FREE VIRTUAL SESSIONS PROVIDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION ON IMMIGRATION AND FAMILY AFFAIRS. HELPED STUDENTS TO RENEW DACA - DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS PROGRAM. ALSO HELPED STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR BRAZILIAN PASSPORTS AND POWER OF ATTORNEY. ORGANIZED GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM, INCLUDING MASSACHUSETTS DRIVER'S LICENSES, THE DREAM ACT, IN-STATE TUITION FOR IMMIGRANT RESIDENTS OF MASSACHUSETTS, THE SAFE COMMUNITIES ACT, LANGUAGE JUSTICE LEGISLATION, AND THE KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER - STOP DEPORTATIONS CAMPAIGN. PROMOTE PARTICIPATION IN ELECTIONS THROUGH: CITIZENSHIP CLASSES; VOTER REGISTRATION; AND ONGOING OUTREACH PROGRAM OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS, ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS AND PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE PORTUGUESE-LANGUAGE MEDIA.SUPPORT OF CHAGAS CLINIC PATIENTS: A DIRECTED DONATION PROVIDED FUNDS TO PURCHASE GIFT CARDS TO AID THE FAMILIES OF PATIENTS AT A LOCAL CHAGAS DISEASE CLINIC.OTHER PROGRAMMING:1) FACEBOOK LIVE EVENTSSTARTED IN 2020 TO INFORM AND EDUCATE COMMUNITY ABOUT COVID-19. IN 2022 WE PRESENTED 156 LIVES VIEWED BY 35,253. THESE LIVES DISCUSSED TOPICS SUCH AS HEALTH, WOMEN'S HEALTH, IMMIGRATION-RELATED LEGAL ISSUES, IMMIGRANT RIGHTS, MENTAL HEALTH, HOUSING SECURITY, FOOD INSECURITY, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, WORKERS' RIGHTS, AMONG OTHERS. PRESENTERS WERE DOCTORS, LAWYERS, TEACHERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, COMMUNITY MEMBER, AND BWG STAFF AND MEMBERS.2) MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTPROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT TO STAFF MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.3) RADIO SHOWPRODUCED A WEEKLY PORTUGUESE-LANGUAGE RADIO SHOW ADDRESSING A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS OF CONCERN TO IMMIGRANT WORKERS THAT REACHES ABOUT 1,000 LISTENERS MONTHLY. 4) COMMUNICATIONS MAINTAINED A BILINGUAL WEBSITE AND DISTRIBUTE REGULAR "E-NEWSLETTERS" TO A LIST OF ABOUT 900 PEOPLE. MAINTAINED A WHATSAPP GROUP TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMMUNITY. THE GROUP HAS 3,872 MEMBERS. MAINTAINED A SMALL LENDING LIBRARY. PROVIDED FREE MONTHLY SCREENING OF BRAZILIAN FILMS BY ZOOM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DIGAA, A CULTURAL WEBSITE.5) OTHER SERVICES STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ARE AVAILABLE DAILY, ON A WALK-IN BASIS AND BY PHONE, TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AND HELP IN A WIDE VARIETY OF AREAS INCLUDING: IMMIGRATION; HOUSING; HEALTH CARE; EMPLOYMENT; WORKERS' RIGHTS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE; EDUCATION (EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH UNIVERSITY), AND CLASSES IN CITIZENSHIP PREPARATION AND ESL.

  Expenses $66,677

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

• ADRIANA LAFAILLE

  TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• FANIA RESENDES

  CLERK

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• ANA PANORI

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• MARIA LOURDES SILVA

  DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• REGINA BERTHOLDO

  PRESIDENT

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  5

• HELOISA GALVAO

  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

  Total calculated

  $56,160

  From this org

  $56,160

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $0

  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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

3 August 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202332159349301518

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