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← SOUTH COASTAL COUNTIES LEGAL SERVICES INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SOUTH COASTAL COUNTIES LEGAL SERVICES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$14,995,607
Total expenses
$11,835,007
Contributions and grants received
$13,649,871
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$720,905
Investment income
$624,831
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$22,893,592
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,003,274
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$19,890,318
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$10,664,991
Management and general expenses
$1,147,558
Fundraising expenses
$22,458
Program service expenses (Part III)
$10,664,991

Program services were 90.1% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $63,365

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,288,360

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,298,146

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $701,005 · related or exempt $701,005

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ATTORNEY FEES AWARDS

    total $19,900 · related or exempt $19,900

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $624,831 · excluded $624,831

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $367,969 · management and general $359,767 · fundraising $8,202

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,718,294 · program services $7,269,539 · management and general $441,008 · fundraising $7,747

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $181,017 · program services $167,600 · management and general $12,990 · fundraising $427

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,346,460 · program services $1,228,980 · management and general $114,936 · fundraising $2,544

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $691,990 · program services $627,271 · management and general $63,333 · fundraising $1,386

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $81,750 · program services $59,250 · management and general $22,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $193,354 · program services $182,868 · management and general $10,228 · fundraising $258

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $191,138 · program services $175,313 · management and general $15,509 · fundraising $316

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $20,771 · program services $19,051 · management and general $1,686 · fundraising $34

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $469,501 · program services $404,637 · management and general $63,938 · fundraising $926

  • 17 · Travel

    total $67,744 · program services $62,531 · management and general $5,108 · fundraising $105

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $98,974 · program services $91,358 · management and general $7,463 · fundraising $153

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $135,396 · program services $134,196 · management and general $1,200

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $59,240 · program services $54,462 · management and general $4,692 · fundraising $86

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT, RENTAL, & MA

    total $115,413 · program services $105,857 · management and general $9,366 · fundraising $190

  • 24b · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS

    total $50,951 · program services $46,732 · management and general $4,135 · fundraising $84

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND FEES

    total $24,868 · program services $15,479 · management and general $9,389

  • 24d · Other expenses: CLIENT LITIGATION EXPEN

    total $18,259 · program services $18,259

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,918 · program services $1,608 · management and general $310

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $453,191 · end of year $1,044

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $14,021,675 · end of year $17,981,669

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $648,054 · end of year $310,022

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $104,149 · end of year $1,429,773

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $232,609 · end of year $270,337

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

    $2,983,690

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

    $1,819,636

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $893,837 · end of year $1,164,054

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,322,801 · end of year $1,736,693

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $675,395 · end of year $911,577

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $322,452 · end of year $398,006

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $20,297 · end of year $25,725

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,260,091 · end of year $1,667,966

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,301,381 · end of year $19,668,889

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $96,700 · end of year $221,429

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SEE PART I LINE 1.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ACHIEVE EQUAL JUSTICE FOR THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED LEGAL ADVOCACY.

  • SOUTH COASTAL COUNTIES LEGAL SERVICES (SCCLS) IS A NON-PROFIT POVERTY LAW FIRM. WITH ITS SUBSIDIARY, THE JUSTICE CENTER OF SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS, SCCLS IS THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF FREE, NON-CRIMINAL CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME AND INDIGENT INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, ELDERS, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES RESIDING IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS. SCCLS WORKS TO REDUCE THE UNJUST EFFECTS OF POVERTY BY ENSURING CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BENEFIT FROM THE FAIR APPLICATION OF LAWS. PRIORITY SERVICE AREAS INCLUDE: HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND FORECLOSURE AVOIDANCE; ACCESS TO SOCIAL SAFETY-NET PROGRAMS; FAMILY LAW, WHERE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS PRESENT; LEGAL PROBLEMS OF ELDERS; IMMIGRATION ISSUES; EMPLOYMENT AND CONSUMER LAW MATTERS; AND EDUCATION ADVOCACY.

    Expenses $10,664,991 · Revenue $720,905

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bettina Holton Esq

    CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Cynthia Hanley Esq

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Magalie Lamour-Mede

    CLERK

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Joel Brickman Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wendy Sheehan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Holly Harney Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Ready Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Angelika McWilliams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter Tekippe Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tara Iula

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Euclides Semedo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shahria H Boston Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Suarez Esq

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christopher Oldi

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $205,044
    From this org
    $193,847
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,197
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,847
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,197
    Filer's total
    $205,044

  • Thomas Kelley

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $162,925
    From this org
    $145,411
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,514
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,411
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,517
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,997
    Filer's total
    $162,925

  • Brian O'Connor Esq

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $176,450
    From this org
    $144,204
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,246
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,204
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,438
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,808
    Filer's total
    $176,450

  • Raymond Yox Esq

    MANAGING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $162,571
    From this org
    $129,205
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,366
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,205
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,763
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,603
    Filer's total
    $162,571

  • Emily Leung

    DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION ADVOCACY

    Total calculated
    $144,700
    From this org
    $114,016
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,684
    Hours/week
    34

  • Anne Silver

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $150,483
    From this org
    $124,844
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,639
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,844
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,639
    Filer's total
    $150,483

  • Gavin Bates

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $145,127
    From this org
    $113,411
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,716
    Hours/week
    31

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • JUSTICE CENTER OF SOUTHEAST MA LLC

    LEGAL SERVICES · MA · income $5,769,743 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by SOUTH COASTAL LEGAL SERVICES INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
1 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202501229349300515

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