- Revenue 2024
- $4,654,183
- Expenses 2024
- $4,117,348
Program services were 78.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- F32Z
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 47 THORNDIKE ST
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
DE NOVO CENTER FOR JUSTICE AND HEALING PROVIDES CLIENT-DRIVEN INTEGRATED LEGAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO OVERCOME THE IMPACTS OF POVERTY, INEQUITY, AND TRAUMA.
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DE NOVO CENTER FOR JUSTICE AND HEALING PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH INCOMES AT OR BELOW 125% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. THE LEGAL PROGRAM DELIVERS SERVICES RANGING FROM BRIEF ADVICE TO FULL REPRESENTATION IN COMPLEX CIVIL LITIGATION. PRIORITY CASE AREAS INCLUDE FAMILY LAW AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, DISABILITY BENEFITS, AND IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE RIGHTS, INCLUDING POLITICAL ASYLUM, SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILE (SIJ) CASES, AND RELIEF FOR BATTERED IMMIGRANTS.DURING FY25, THE PROGRAM SERVED 1,529 CLIENTS. SERVICES WERE DELIVERED BY 13 FULL TIME ATTORNEYS, 2 PART TIME ATTORNEYS, 5 PARALEGALS, AND 64 VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING PRO BONO ATTORNEYS, LAW STUDENTS, PARALEGALS, INTERPRETERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE VOLUNTEERS. PROGRAM STAFF ALSO CONDUCTED COMMUNITY LEGAL TRAININGS AND COLLABORATED EXTENSIVELY WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. LEGAL STAFF COORDINATED CLOSELY WITH THE IN HOUSE COUNSELING PROGRAM THROUGH REFERRALS AND CASE CONSULTATIONS TO BETTER SUPPORT CLIENT NEEDS.TOTAL DONATED VOLUNTEER HOURS: 5,824.
Expenses $2,655,200 · Revenue $1,919,257
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THE COUNSELING PROGRAM PROVIDES AFFORDABLE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHO FACE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE. MANY CLIENTS EXPERIENCE POVERTY, SOCIAL ISOLATION, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, OR THE EFFECTS OF VIOLENCE, TORTURE, SEXUAL ABUSE, OR INCEST. THE PROGRAM OFFERS SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AND INTERMITTENT COUNSELING FOR INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, AND GROUPS. IT ALSO PROVIDES FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS FOR IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA SEEKING LEGAL STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE VICTIMS OF CRIME AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE.IN FY25, THE PROGRAM SERVED 434 CLIENTS THROUGH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FOUR FULL TIME SOCIAL WORKERS, A CASE MANAGER, AND 10 VOLUNTEER MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.TOTAL DONATED VOLUNTEER HOURS: 1,153.
Expenses $578,951 · Revenue $19,445
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Christine NelsonCHRISTINE NELSON
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Mark BernfeldMARK BERNFELD
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Mark SmithMARK SMITH
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Marie LeeMARIE LEE
CLERK
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Emma N AndrewsEMMA N ANDREWS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Walter BardenwerperWALTER BARDENWERPER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Julia ByersJULIA BYERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David HendersonDAVID HENDERSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gary Howell-WaltonGARY HOWELL-WALTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Hugo KamyaHUGO KAMYA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Liza LuntLIZA LUNT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John A McBrineJOHN A MCBRINE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Craig Merrick MortleyCRAIG MERRICK MORTLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tony MirendaTONY MIRENDA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mary MurphyMARY MURPHY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mojdeh RohaniMOJDEH ROHANI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $169,270
- From this org
- $153,316
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,954
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,316
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,833
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,121
- Filer's total
- $169,270
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John FroioJOHN FROIO
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $169,131
- From this org
- $149,514
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,617
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $149,514
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,633
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,984
- Filer's total
- $169,131
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Amanda BeckerAMANDA BECKER
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $143,363
- From this org
- $128,255
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,108
- Hours/week
- 35
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Ellen WilburELLEN WILBUR
LEGAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $134,919
- From this org
- $122,165
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,754
- Hours/week
- 35
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Valerie FiskVALERIE FISK
SUPERVISING ATTY - IMMIGRATION
- Total calculated
- $122,034
- From this org
- $107,836
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,198
- Hours/week
- 35
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Lauren ShebairoLAUREN SHEBAIRO
CLINICAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $123,276
- From this org
- $101,529
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,747
- 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $4,654,183
- Expenses
- $4,117,348
- Contributions
- $2,603,507
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $4,566,231
- Expenses
- $3,889,505
- Contributions
- $2,355,636
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $3,140,250
- Expenses
- $3,379,178
- Contributions
- $1,441,056
- Grants paid
- $5,850
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,704,156
- Expenses
- $2,991,291
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,721,047
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,402,370
- Expenses
- $2,924,575
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,133,124
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,273,224
- Expenses
- $2,345,052
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,839,717
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,815,249
- Expenses
- $1,912,797
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,382,830
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,815,249
- Expenses
- $1,912,797
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,382,830
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,519,539
- Expenses
- $1,354,146
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,352,622
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,245,877
- Expenses
- $1,119,792
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,162,195
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,177,447
- Expenses
- $1,112,325
- Assets (EOY)
- $862,835
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,005,830
- Expenses
- $1,011,364
- Assets (EOY)
- $808,699
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $1,035,371
- Assets (EOY)
- $810,611
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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MASSACHUSETTS LEGAL ASSISTANCE
$909,722
2024 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
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MASSACHUSETTS LEGAL ASSISTANCE
$768,812
2023 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
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MASSACHUSETTS LEGAL ASSISTANCE
$564,475
2022 TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
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GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC
$257,912
2022 LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO CLIENTS
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC
$181,317
2023 LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO CLIENTS
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GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC
$179,194
2024 LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO CLIENTS
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MASSACHUSETTS BAR FOUNDATION INC
$150,170
2023 Various
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.