Nonprofit · EIN 04-2103907
GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02114
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $34,763,230 | $27,133,405 | $7,629,825 | $62,119,771 | $3,748,425 | $58,371,346 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $33,238,511 | $25,543,260 | $7,695,251 | $54,904,980 | $3,440,760 | $51,464,220 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $27,529,771 | $23,320,202 | $4,209,569 | $43,130,163 | $3,187,038 | $39,943,125 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $29,742,444
- of which government grants
- $19,640,981
- Program service revenue
- $303,957
- Investment income
- $4,716,829
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $3,508,263
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $475,194
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $454,952
- Other salaries and wages
- $15,496,028
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $22,541,673
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $68,300
- Occupancy
- $543,877
- Travel
- $107,495
- Depreciation
- $227,065
- Program services (functional)
- $23,381,282
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,614,026
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,138,097
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $54,904,980
- Total assets, end of year
- $62,119,771
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,748,425
- Net assets, end of year
- $58,371,346
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,540,340
- Publicly traded securities
- $34,939,013
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $43,830,171
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $14,541,175
- Gross receipts
- $47,448,429
- Employees
- 244
- Volunteers
- 236
- Year formed
- 1900
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACQUELYNNE BOWMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $251,196 | $14,688 |
| JOANNE SANDERS | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/CLERK Officer | 35 | $208,044 | $0 |
| ZOE CRONIN | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $148,333 | $49,425 |
| ANA CRUZ | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $146,084 | $48,751 |
| PAULINE QUIRION | LEAD ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 35 | $157,093 | $14,688 |
| NANCY LORENZ | CONSULTANT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $156,896 | $14,688 |
| SUSAN HEGEL | SENIOR ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 35 | $142,560 | $14,688 |
| ANNE TRINQUE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHELSEA LOUGHRAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE SMALL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FORD | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY STOLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN JAY ROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALMA WOODBERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY ROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
77 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW DEVOOGD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| ANDREW TROOP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| ANGELA GOMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| ARTHUR TELEGEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| B ANDREW ZELERMYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| BARBARA SULLIVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| BEVERLY STEED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| CAROLINE DONOVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| CATHERINE HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER MIRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| CORINNE KELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| DAINA ESTIME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| DAVID KLUFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| DAVID PHELAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| DAVID ROZENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| DONALD VAUGHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| DOROTHEA GUILD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| EDWIN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH FRIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| EMILY SY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| EYETTE ROSE GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| HALLEY GILBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| IRIS DIAZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| ISAAC BANTU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JANE MALLEI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JAY KUGLER DEYOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JEFFREY RUDIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MENDONCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JOANNE DANIELS-FINEGOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JOHN CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JOHN POWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JOHN SICILIANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JULIA MCLETCHIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JUMAADA SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| JURRETT MOOLTREY-WEATHERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| KATE WALLACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| KAY HIDEKO HODGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| KENNETH LUKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| KIANGA AXELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| KURT HEMR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| LARRY WEISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE HEFFERNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| LOUIS GOODMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| MAGALIS TRONCOSO LAMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| MANDY PETRILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| MARLON HERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| MILAGROS BARRETO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| MONA PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| MONICA HALAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| MYRNAIRIS CEPEDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| NATACHA THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| PATRICK DINARDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| PAULINA LAURENCY-MATHIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| RAMON HERRERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| RITA DIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| ROBERT CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| ROBERT LASHWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| ROBERT NAGLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| RONDA JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| RORY PHEIFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| RUTH BODDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| SALEA PERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| SARAH CONNOLLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| SCOTT FAUST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| SHAUN BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| SHERRI TUCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| STACIE KOSINSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| STEPHEN BRAKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| THANOS MATTHAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| THOMAS NEUMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| TIFFANY BENTLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY BLANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| VERN LARKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CONNOLLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DILLON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| YESSENIA ALFARO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| ZACHARY COSEGLIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 100 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACQUELYNNE BOWMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $239,266 | $15,491 |
| JOANNE SANDERS | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE / CLERK Officer | 35 | $198,687 | $1,485 |
| BARBARA ZIMBEL | SR. ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 35 | $144,194 | $39,084 |
| MELANIE MALHERBE | MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 35 | $163,642 | $15,273 |
| NANCY LORENZ | SR. ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 35 | $161,656 | $15,091 |
| PAULINE QUIRION | SR. ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 35 | $159,313 | $15,091 |
| ANA CRUZ | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $130,305 | $43,379 |
| ANNE TRINQUE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHELSEA LOUGHRAN | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FORD | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE SMALL | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY STOLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN ROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALMA WOODBERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY ROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW DEVOOGD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW TROOP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW ZELERMYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA GOMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR TELEGEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA SULLIVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY STEED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM CONNOLLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE DONOVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS MIRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| CORINNE KELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAINA ESTIME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KLUFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID PHELAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ROZENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD VAUGHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DOROTHEA GUILD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWIN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH FRIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY SY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| HALLEY GILBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| IRIS DIAZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ISAAC BANTU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE MALLEI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY KUGLER DEYOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY POWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY RUDIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MENDONCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE DANIELS -FINEGOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SICILLANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA MCLETCHIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JUMAADA SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JURRETT MOOLTREY-WEATHERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE WALLACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY HODGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN LUKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KIANGA AXELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT HEMR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY WEISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE HEFFERNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA OWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS GOODMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MAGALIS TRONCOSO LAMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MANDY PETRILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLON HERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MILAGROS BARRETO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MONA PATEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA HALAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MYRNAIRIS MIC CEPEDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| NATACHA THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK DINARDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULINA LAURENCY-MATHIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMON HERRERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RITA DIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LASHWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT NAGLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RONDA JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RORY PHEIFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSE GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH BRODDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SALEA PERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH CONNOLLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT FAUST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAUN BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRI TUCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| STACIE KOSINSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN BRAKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS MATTHAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS NEUMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY BENTLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM BLANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| VERN LARKING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DILLON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| YESSENIA ALFARO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ZACHARY COSEGLIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ALTMAN | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/2024) Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA MAZZONE | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/2024) Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD WEISS | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/2024) Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA TEARNEY | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/2024) Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAMS MIRZA | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/2024) Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BOWMAN | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/2024) Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS SLOAN | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/2024) Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 90 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACQUELYNNE BOWMAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $214,182 | $31,646 |
| MELANIE MALHERBE | MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 35 | $173,001 | $31,049 |
| NANCY LORENZ | SR. ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 35 | $167,448 | $30,980 |
| BARBARA ZIMBEL | SR. ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 35 | $150,469 | $39,430 |
| ANA CRUZ | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $146,401 | $40,737 |
| PAULINE QUIRION | SR. ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 35 | $168,611 | $15,605 |
| JOANNE SANDERS | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE / CLERK Officer | 35 | $164,143 | $2,011 |
| WILLIAM CONNOLLY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE TRINQUE | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE HARRIS | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHELSEA LOUGHRAN | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY STOLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN ROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALMA WOODBERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY ROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW DEVOOGD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW TROOP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW ZELERMYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGELA GOMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA SULLIVAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY STEED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS MIRICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS SLOAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAINA ESTIME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID KLUFT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID PHELAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID ROZENSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD VAUGHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| DOROTHEA GUILD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD NAUGHTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD WEISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWIN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH FRIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY SY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| EYETTE GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| GEOFF HOWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| HALLEY GILBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| IRIS DIAZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ISAAC BANTU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE MALLEI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY KUGLER DEYOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY POWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY RUDIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER MENDONCA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE DANIELS -FINEGOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BOWMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SICILLANO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA MCLETCHIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JUMAADA SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JURRETT MOOLTREY-WEATHERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE WALLACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY HODGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN LUKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT HEMR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY WEISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE HEFFERNAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA OWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS GOODMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MAGALIS TRONCOSO LAMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK FORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARLON HERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA MAZZONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA TEARNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ALTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| MYRNAIRIS MIC CEPEDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK DINARDO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULINA LAURENCY-MATHIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMON HERRERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RITA DIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT CARROLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LASHWAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT NAGLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RONDA JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH BRODDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SALEA PERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL MOSKOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH CONNOLLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT FAUST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHAMS MIRZA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRI TUCKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| STACIE KOSINSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN BRAKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE SMALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY BENTLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM BLANK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| VERN LARKING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM DILLON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| YESSENIA ALFARO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ZACHARY COSEGLIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 197 FRIEND ST, BOSTON, MA 02114-1802
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JACQUELYNNE BOWMAN, 197 FRIEND STREET, BOSTON, MA 02114
- Signed the 990
- JACQUELYNNE BOWMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (617) 371-1234
- Website
- WWW.GBLS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- AAFCPAS INC
Mission
GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES (GBLS) IS THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF FREE CIVIL (NON-CRIMINAL) LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THE ALMOST 341,000 LOW-INCOME PERSONS LIVING IN METROPOLITAN BOSTON TO HELP THEM SECURE SOME OF THE MOST BASIC NECESSITIES OF LIFE. OUR CLIENTS INCLUDE HOMELESS FAMILIES SEEKING ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SHELTER OR PERMANENT HOUSING, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ESCAPING ABUSE, FAMILIES FACING DESTITUTION, POOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING ILLEGAL OR INAPPROPRIATE EVICTION, LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS EXPLOITED BY MORTGAGE SCAMS, ELDERS INAPPROPRIATELY DENIED MEDICAL AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS, DISABLED INDIVIDUALS DENIED CRITICAL BENEFITS, LOW-WAGE WORKERS ILLEGALLY DENIED EARNED WAGES, AND VICTIMS OF TORTURE AND PERSECUTION SEEKING ASYLUM.
Program accomplishments
- GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES (GBLS) IS THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF FREE CIVIL (NON-CRIMINAL) LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE ALMOST 339,000 LOW-INCOME PERSONS LIVING IN METROPOLITAN BOSTON TO HELP THEM SECURE SOME OF THE MOST BASIC NECESSITIES OF LIFE. OUR CLIENTS ARE HOMELESS FAMILIES SEEKING ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SHELTER OR PERMANENT HOUSING, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ESCAPING ABUSE, FAMILIES FACING DESTITUTION, POOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING ILLEGAL OR INAPPROPRIATE EVICTION, LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS EXPLOITED BY MORTGAGE SCAMS, ELDERS INAPPROPRIATELY DENIED MEDICAL AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS, DISABLED INDIVIDUALS DENIED CRITICAL BENEFITS, LOW-WAGE WORKERS ILLEGALLY DENIED EARNED WAGES AND VICTIMS OF TORTURE AND PERSECUTION SEEKING ASYLUM. IN 2025, GBLS HANDLED 14,960 CASES, PROVIDING CRITICAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO 11,971 PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY. ASSISTANCE RANGED FROM BRIEF SERVICE AND ADVICE TO FULL REPRESENTATION, BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE CASE. THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL POOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO WERE NOT GBLS' CLIENTS ALSO BENEFITED FROM GBLS' WORK THROUGH COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND IMPACT ADVOCACY EFFORTS SUCH AS CLASS ACTION SUITS, LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADVOCACY, ALL OF WHICH BRING ABOUT SYSTEMIC CHANGE.GBLS CONDUCTS SPECIAL OUTREACH PROJECTS TO SPECIFIC POPULATIONS WHICH FACE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING LEGAL ASSISTANCE. SUCH EFFORTS INCLUDE GBLS' ASIAN OUTREACH PROJECT CONDUCTING REGULAR INTAKE HOURS IN BOSTON'S CHINATOWN; ELDER UNIT STAFF MAKING HOME VISITS, ENGAGING IN OUTREACH AT NURSING HOMES AND PROVIDING COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT SCORES OF ELDERLY SITES; EMPLOYMENT UNIT STAFF CONDUCTING REGULAR OUTREACH EFFORTS TO LOW-WAGE WORKERS; AND FAMILY LAW STAFF CONDUCTING REGULAR OUTREACH EFFORTS IN CHELSEA FOR ABUSED WOMEN, AS WELL AS CONTINUING A UNIQUE ON-SITE PROGRAM AT BOTH MIDDLESEX AND SUFFOLK PROBATE COURT TO ASSIST ABUSED WOMEN WHO COME TO THE COURT PRO SE SEEKING A RESTRAINING ORDER.GBLS' CONSUMER UNIT CONTINUED ITS DEBT RELIEF CLINICS IN CHELSEA AND ROXBURY, HELPING LOW INCOME CONSUMERS DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST UNSCRUPULOUS OR FRAUDULENT DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES.GBLS' HEALTH AND DISABILITY UNIT, CONTINUED ITS CHILDREN'S DISABILITY PROJECT TO ASSIST DISABLED CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS GAIN CRITICAL BENEFITS. THE UNIT CONTINUED ITS MAJOR SYSTEMIC INITIATIVE, HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PROJECT TO OVERCOME BARRIERS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO ACCESSIBLE, HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE AT MAJOR BOSTON AREA MEDICAL FACILITIES. UNIT ATTORNEYS ALSO ASSISTED THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUAL ELDER CLIENTS TO SECURE OR RETAIN SOME OF THE MOST BASIC NECESSITIES OF LIFE. GBLS' WELFARE UNIT ADVOCATES ASSIST CLIENTS TO OBTAIN OR RETAIN CRITICAL BENEFITS TO KEEP THEIR FAMILIES FROM DESTITUTION. UNIT ATTORNEYS ARE MONITORING IMPLEMENTATION OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN A MAJOR CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR ITS FAILURE TO APPROPRIATELY ASSIST ITS DISABLED CLIENTS IN A NUMBER OF MAJOR AREAS WHICH RESULTED IN THE DENIAL OF LIFE SUSTAINING BENEFITS. GBLS' EMPLOYMENT UNIT ATTORNEYS CONTINUED REPRESENTING LOW-WAGE WORKERS ILLEGALLY OR INAPPROPRIATELY DENIED WAGES AND BENEFITS. AT THE REQUEST OF THE TAX COURT JUDGE, UNIT ATTORNEYS CONTINUED TO BE PRESENT ON THE FIRST DAY OF EACH TAX COURT SESSION IN BOSTON TO ASSIST PRO SE LITIGANTS IN THEIR NEGOTIATIONS WITH IRS ATTORNEYS OVER THE LOW-INCOME TAXPAYER CREDIT. MOST LITIGANTS, MANY OF WHOM DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH AS A FIRST LANGUAGE, ARE UNREPRESENTED. THE UNIT ALSO CONTINUED ITS CORI/ REENTRY PROJECT TO ASSIST FORMER OFFENDERS IN OVERCOMING BARRIERS THAT PREVENT THEM FROM SUCCESSFULLY REENTERING SOCIETY AND MAINTAINING SELF- SUFFICIENCY. ATTORNEYS IN THE FAMILY LAW UNIT FOCUSED ON ASSISTING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO SECURE INDEPENDENT LIVES FREE FROM ABUSE. AS PART OF THIS WORK, THE UNIT CONTINUED ITS FIRST IN THE NATION RELOCATION PROJECT THAT PROVIDES ADVICE ON LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE RELOCATION OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND ADVICE ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL THROUGH A PROGRAM RUN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ATTORNEYS IN THE HOUSING UNIT CONTINUED TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME TENANTS IN EFFORTS TO OBTAIN OR RETAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES TO OBTAIN OR RETAIN EMERGENCY SHELTER OR PRIORITY FOR PERMANENT HOUSING. THE UNIT ALSO REPRESENTED LOW-INCOME TENANT GROUPS TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM PRESERVATION OF AT-RISK AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. TO DATE, THE UNIT HAS HELPED PRESERVE THOUSANDS OF AFFORDABLE UNITS WHICH FACED BEING LOST TO MARKET RATE RENTS. STAFF ALSO CONTINUED ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO EXPAND HOUSING SUBSIDIES AND FUNDING MECHANISM TO BUILD MORE UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. GBLS' IMMIGRATION UNIT CONTINUED A PROJECT TO PROVIDE VICTIMS OF TORTURE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE U.S. WITH LEGAL ASSISTANCE AS WELL AS PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING AND MEDICAL CARE. THE UNIT ALSO CONTINUED ITS WOMEN REFUGEES PROJECT WHICH CONTINUES TO ASSIST IMMIGRANT WOMEN GAIN RESIDENT STATUS BASED ON GENDER CLAIMS, ITS BATTERED IMMIGRANT WOMEN'S PROJECT THAT ASSISTS BATTERED IMMIGRANT WOMEN IN ESTABLISHING LEGAL U.S. STATUS INDEPENDENT OF THEIR ABUSERS, AND ITS UNACCOMPANIED MINORS PROJECT WHICH PROVIDES REPRESENTATION TO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO HAVE ENTERED THE UNITED STATES WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS. THE ASIAN OUTREACH PROJECT CONTINUED ITS WORK AS A MODEL COMMUNITY LAWYERING PROGRAM, THAT IN ADDITION TO ASSISTING INDIVIDUAL LOW-INCOME ASIAN INDIVIDUALS WHO ENCOUNTER BARRIERS TO SECURING LEGAL ASSISTANCE, HELPS EMPOWER A DISENFRANCHISED COMMUNITY. THE ASIAN BATTERED WOMEN'S PROJECT CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CRITICAL LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO ASIAN VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.Expenses $23,381,282 · grants $475,194 · revenue $303,957
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-2103907
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1933
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $62,119,771
- Income (IRS master file)
- $47,448,429
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $34,763,230 | $27,133,405 | $62,119,771 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $33,238,511 | $25,543,260 | $54,904,980 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $27,529,771 | $23,320,202 | $43,130,163 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-2103907).
Questions about GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC
- What is the EIN of GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC is 04-2103907.
- Is GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1933.
- Are donations to GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JACQUELYNNE BOWMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 92 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $251,196 (JACQUELYNNE BOWMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $34,763,230, expenses of $27,133,405 and total assets of $62,119,771 at year end.
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