Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,381,995
- Total expenses
- $2,266,803
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,401,701
- Grants paid
- $1,832,347
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $74,334
- Other revenue
- -$94,040
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,510,433
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,518,978
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $13,991,455
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,897,723
- Management and general expenses
- $255,264
- Fundraising expenses
- $113,816
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,897,723
Program services were 83.7% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$788,738
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,612,963
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3 · Investment income
total $73,501 · excluded $73,501
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6a · Gross rents
real property $140,000
-
6b · Less rental expenses
real property $7,350
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $132,650
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $132,650 · excluded $132,650
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $2,673
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,840
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $833
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $833 · excluded $833
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$117,362
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$788,738
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$344,052
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$226,690 · excluded -$226,690
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,832,347 · program services $1,832,347
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $29,300 · management and general $29,300
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $2,672 · management and general $2,672
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,015 · program services $1,763 · management and general $252
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14 · Information technology
total $32,043 · management and general $32,043
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23 · Insurance
total $7,120 · program services $1,424 · management and general $3,489 · fundraising $2,207
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24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED LABOR
total $359,272 · program services $61,076 · management and general $186,822 · fundraising $111,374
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER
total $1,736 · program services $1,113 · management and general $623
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24c · Other expenses: PRINTED MATERIALS AND M
total $235 · fundraising $235
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24d · Other expenses: OTHER PERSONNEL EXPENSE
total $63 · management and general $63
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $94,574 · end of year $35,228
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,025,022 · end of year $3,131,419
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $337,741 · end of year $297,763
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $190,825 · end of year $219,376
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $42,673 · end of year $85,010
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$3,223,800
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,902,329
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $328,686 · end of year $321,471
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $9,549,075 · end of year $11,393,156
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $40,651 · end of year $27,010
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $3,343 · end of year $20,978
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $1,390,000 · end of year $1,498,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $157,155 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,889,835 · end of year $5,246,907
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,168,914 · end of year $8,744,548
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE BOSTON BAR FOUNDATION (BBF) IS TO PROMOTE JUSTICE BY FUNDING AND PROMOTING INNOVATION IN LEGAL SERVICES, ENHANCING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR THE UNDERSERVED, AND SUPPORTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST ACTIVITIES OF THE BAR. AS THE INDEPENDENT, CHARITABLE ARM OF THE BOSTON BAR ASSOCIATION, THE BBF'S MISSION IS INSPIRED BY THE VALUES OF PROFESSIONALISM, SERVICE, COMPASSION, AND RESPONSIBILITY, VALUES THAT ALL ATTORNEYS OWE TO THEMSELVES, TO THEIR PEERS, AND TO THEIR COMMUNITY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE MISSION OF BOSTON BAR FOUNDATION IS TO PROMOTE JUSTICE BY FUNDING AND PROMOTING INNOVATION IN LEGAL SERVICES, ENHANCING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR THE UNDERSERVED, AND SUPPORTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST ACTIVITIES OF THE BAR.
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THE BBF MAKES GRANTS, PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA.
Expenses $1,556,625 · Grants $1,503,000
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THE BBF ALSO MAKES GRANTS THAT SUPPORT PRO BONO AND PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS THAT ENGAGE LAWYERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
Expenses $235,461 · Grants $227,349
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SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH THE VOLUNTARY LAWYERS PROJECT AND BOSTON FOUNDATION FOR ASIAN COMMUNITY FUND
Expenses $52,143 · Grants $50,347
-
THE BFF FUNDS PROJECTS OR STUDIES THAT FOCUS ON UNMET NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY, INCREASING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, MENTORING YOUNG PEOPLE AND PHILANTHROPY.
Expenses $53,494 · Grants $51,651
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Megan GatesMEGAN GATES
PRESIDENT ELECT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephen P HallSTEPHEN P HALL
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
John AffusoJOHN AFFUSO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Krietta Bowens JonesKRIETTA BOWENS JONES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Esme CaramelloESME CARAMELLO
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark R FitzgeraldMARK R FITZGERALD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Scott A FaustSCOTT A FAUST
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David L FerreraDAVID L FERRERA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Martha J Nahill FrahmMARTHA J NAHILL FRAHM
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Hannah L KilsonHANNAH L KILSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kathleen C HenryKATHLEEN C HENRY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shiva KavimiSHIVA KAVIMI
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joseph L Bierwirth JrJOSEPH L BIERWIRTH JR
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Martin F MurphyMARTIN F MURPHY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nigel LongNIGEL LONG
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Edward H SeksayEDWARD H SEKSAY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christopher G ClarkCHRISTOPHER G CLARK
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Melissa McMorrowMELISSA MCMORROW
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Angela GomesANGELA GOMES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rene InomataRENE INOMATA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chinh H PhamCHINH H PHAM
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Manleen SinghMANLEEN SINGH
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Matthew V P McTygueMATTHEW V P MCTYGUE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marc A RubensteinMARC A RUBENSTEIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nancy R WilskerNANCY R WILSKER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Richard M Page JrRICHARD M PAGE JR
ASST. SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $373,747
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $353,284
- Other
- $20,463
- Hours/week
- 1 + 35 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $353,284 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $9,900 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $10,563 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $373,747 related
-
James ParkerJAMES PARKER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Raquel WebsterRAQUEL WEBSTER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
None.
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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- SCH, J, LINE 3
- THE RELATED ORGANIZATION SETS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION THROUGH THE USE OF VARIOUS CHANNELS WHICH INCLUDE A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, REVIEW OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS' FORMS 990,AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS/STUDIES. THE COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THEIR BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
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
-
$450,000
SUPPORT LEGAL AID
-
$264,000
SUPPORT PRO BONO AND PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS THAT ENGAGE LAWYERS IN OUR COMMUNITY
-
$175,000
SUPPORT LEGAL AID
-
$90,000
SUPPORT LEGAL AID
-
$85,000
SUPPORT LEGAL AID
-
$70,000
SUPPORT LEGAL AID
-
$70,000
SUPPORT LEGAL AID
-
$55,000
SUPPORT LEGAL AID
-
SUPPORT LEGAL AID
-
INCREASING ACCESS TO JUSTICE
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
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.
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501(C)(6) · LEGAL SERVICES TO IMPROVE ACCESS & QUALITY, PROMOTE EXCELLENCE · MA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 10 July 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202501919349301475
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