Nonprofit · EIN 04-2636739
FRANKLIN N FLASCHNER JUDICIAL INSTITUTE INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02108
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $340,610 | $489,482 | -$148,872 | $4,132,097 | $49,033 | $4,083,064 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $305,965 | $565,250 | -$259,285 | $3,908,148 | $27,941 | $3,880,207 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $331,072 | $513,307 | -$182,235 | $3,020,123 | $23,308 | $2,996,815 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $302,656
- of which government grants
- $190,000
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $54,865
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$16,911
- Other revenue
- -$16,911
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $120,035
- Other salaries and wages
- $138,793
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $318,714
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $20,763
- Depreciation
- $907
- Program services (functional)
- $439,302
- Management and general (functional)
- $50,180
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,908,148
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,132,097
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $49,033
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,083,064
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,035
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,033,918
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $157,652
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,925,412
- Gross receipts
- $392,238
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 90
- Year formed
- 1993
- 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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA NAWROCKI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $119,296 | $10,365 |
| HON PETER W AGNES JR | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| HON KIMBERLY S BUDD | HONORARY PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON SCOTT L KAFKER | PRESIDENT & DEAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON JULIE J BERNARD | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD D DIONNE ESQ | TREASURER & CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON DAVID J BREEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON HELEN A BROWN BRYANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON SERGIO E CARVAJAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON JACKIE A COWIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON DAVID A DEAKIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON ROBERT B FOSTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON DAVID E FRANK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON FRANCES M GIORDANO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON KATHRYN E HAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HON MYONG J JOUN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HON ANGEL KELLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HON RICHARD A SIMONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HON GLORIA Y TAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HON SAMIR ZAGANJORI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA NAWROCKI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $101,938 | $18,701 |
| HON PETER W AGNES JR | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| HON KIMBERLY S BUDD | HONORARY PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON SCOTT L KAFKER | PRESIDENT & DEAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON JULIE J BERNARD | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD D DIONNE ESQ | TREASURER & CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON DAVID J BREEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON HELEN A BROWN BRYANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON SERGIO E CARVAJAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON JACKIE A COWIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON DAVID A DEAKIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON ROBERT B FOSTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON DAVID E FRANK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON FRANCES M GIORDANO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON KATHRYN E HAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON MYONG J JOUN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON ANGEL KELLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON RICHARD A SIMONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON GLORIA Y TAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON SAMIR ZAGANJORI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA NAWROCKI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $96,233 | $15,588 |
| HON PETER W AGNES JR | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $57,444 | $4,943 |
| HON KIMBERLY S BUDD | HONORARY PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON SCOTT L KAFKER | PRESIDENT & DEAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON JULIE J BERNARD | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD D DIONNE ESQ | TREASURER & CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON DAVID J BREEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON HELEN A BROWN BRYANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON SERGIO E CARVAJAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON JACKIE A COWIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON DAVID A DEAKIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON ROBERT B FOSTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON DAVID E FRANK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON FRANCES M GIORDANO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON KATHRYN E HAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON MYONG J JOUN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON ANGEL KELLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON RICHARD A SIMONS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON GLORIA Y TAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HON SAMIR ZAGANJORI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1 PEMBERTON SQ JOHN ADAMS COUR, BOSTON, MA 02108-1706
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JULIE BERNARD, ONE PEMBERTON SQUARE 4300, BOSTON, MA 021081727
- Signed the 990
- JULIE BERNARD, CEO
- Phone
- (617) 226-1565
- Website
- WWW.FLASCHNER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WHITTLESEY PC
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE OFLASCHNER'S MISSION IS TO MEET THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF BOTH NEW AND EXPERIENCED JUDGES WITH PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES EXPRESSED BY JUDGES. FLASCHNER VIEWS JUDICIAL EDUCATION IN THE BROADEST SENSE AS ENCOMPASSING NOT ONLY SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL LAW, BUT ALSO EACH JUDGE'S NEED TO GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMAN CONDITION, THE EXPANDING HORIZONS OF KNOWLEDGE IN DISCIPLINES OTHER THAN THE LAW, THE VARIED CONTEXTS IN WHICH THE LAW IS APPLIED, AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES THAT JUDGES MUST RESPECT. FLASCHNER PROMOTES EXCELLENCE IN JUDGING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDED JUDGES A BALANCED ACADEMIC AGENDA WITH COURSE OFFERINGS IN KEY PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDING SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL LAW, RECOGNIZING BIAS AND ACHIEVING FAIRNESS, JUDICIAL ETHICS, SKILLS TRAINING AND BENCH/BAR RELATIONS.Expenses $439,302 · revenue -$16,911
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-2636739
- 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
- 1978
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,132,097
- Income (IRS master file)
- $392,238
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $340,610 | $489,482 | $4,132,097 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $305,965 | $565,250 | $3,908,148 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $331,072 | $513,307 | $3,020,123 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | -$809,354 | $797,802 | $3,057,748 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | -$50,111 | $273,181 | $3,912,700 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | 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 04-2636739).
Questions about FRANKLIN N FLASCHNER JUDICIAL INSTITUTE INC
- What is the EIN of FRANKLIN N FLASCHNER JUDICIAL INSTITUTE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRANKLIN N FLASCHNER JUDICIAL INSTITUTE INC is 04-2636739.
- Is FRANKLIN N FLASCHNER JUDICIAL INSTITUTE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.
- Are donations to FRANKLIN N FLASCHNER JUDICIAL INSTITUTE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRANKLIN N FLASCHNER JUDICIAL INSTITUTE 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 FRANKLIN N FLASCHNER JUDICIAL INSTITUTE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRANKLIN N FLASCHNER JUDICIAL INSTITUTE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FRANKLIN N FLASCHNER JUDICIAL INSTITUTE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names JULIE BERNARD.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRANKLIN N FLASCHNER JUDICIAL INSTITUTE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $119,296 (MELISSA NAWROCKI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does FRANKLIN N FLASCHNER JUDICIAL INSTITUTE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $340,610, expenses of $489,482 and total assets of $4,132,097 at year end.
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