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Nonprofit · EIN 85-1703023

MABEL CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORP

Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02114

Financials

$979K$826K2023$1.5M$1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MABEL CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORP by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,511,140$1,048,881$462,259$1,256,358$283,164$973,194
June 30, 2024990$978,562$825,530$153,032$550,954$40,019$510,935
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,511,131
of which government grants
$201,938
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$9
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$336
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$143,888
Other salaries and wages
$560,776
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$820,348
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,155
Accounting fees
$38,864
Occupancy
$88,233
Travel
$2,285
Depreciation
$6,730
Program services (functional)
$762,268
Management and general (functional)
$143,897
Fundraising (functional)
$142,716

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$550,954
Total assets, end of year
$1,256,358
Total liabilities, end of year
$283,164
Net assets, end of year
$973,194
Land, buildings and equipment
$14,620
Net assets without donor restrictions
$543,153
Net assets with donor restrictions
$430,041
Gross receipts
$1,511,140
Employees
10
Volunteers
3
Year formed
2020
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ERIN TRUEXFORMER DIR. OF DEVELOP. & COMM.
Highest-paid employee
40$141,348$7,316
JILL SEEBEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$137,925$245
DANIEL SANTIAGOSENIOR IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY
Highest-paid employee
40$104,187$10,874
GENEVIEVE GREENPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ELISSA STEGLICHVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JACKIE ROBINSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GLENDA FUENTESCLERK
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREA MEZADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATE ASCIONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ERIN TRUEXDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$103,580$17,886
JILL SEEBEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$44,615$0
GENEVIEVE GREENPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ELISSA STEGLICHVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JACKIE ROBINSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GLENDA FUENTESCLERK
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREA MEZADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATE ASCIONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
200 PORTLAND ST FL 5, BOSTON, MA 02114-1722
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JILL SEEBER, 200 PORTLAND STREET 5TH FLOOR, BOSTON, MA 02114
Signed the 990
JILL SEEBER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(617) 417-4325
Return prepared by
SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC

Mission

MABEL CENTER'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE EXPERT PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO ASYLUM-SEEKING FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN SEPERATED, DETAINED IN FAMILY DETENTION CENTERS, AND/OR SUBJECTED TO EXPEDITED REMOVAL THROUGH DEDICATED DOCKET.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • MABEL CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE PROVIDES PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO ASYLUM-SEEKING FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN SEPARATED, DETAINED IN FAMILY DETENTION CENTERS, AND/OR SUBJECTED TO EXPEDITED REMOVAL THROUGH THE DEDICATED DOCKET. WE TAKE ON TOUGH AND COMPLEX DEFENSIVE ASYLUM CASES, REPRESENTING PRIMARILY WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND LGBTQ+ PEOPLE WHOSE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE HAVE ALLOWED THEM TO SURVIVE INCONCEIVABLE VIOLENCE IN PURSUIT OF SAFETY IN THE UNITED STATES. DURING FY 2025, MABEL CENTER SERVED 748 INDIVIDUALS. MABEL CENTER ATTORNEYS' LEGAL STRATEGY AND APPROACH HAS LED TO REMARKABLE SUCCESS IN WINNING ASYLUM FOR THEIR CLIENTS. OUR ATTORNEYS HAVE SECURED ASYLUM FOR 30 CLIENTS THEY HAVE REPRESENTED IN COURT IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FULL LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO CLIENTS SEEKING ASYLUM, MABEL CENTER HANDLES PRO SE ASYLUM APPLICATIONS, EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENTS, SPECIAL IMMIGRANT JUVENILES, TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS APPLICATIONS, GREEN CARDS, AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT CASES. MABEL CENTER ATTORNEYS AND STAFF HAVE VOLUNTEERED AT FAMILY DETENTION CENTERS, WORKED ALONGSIDE ORGANIZATIONS AT THE BORDER, AND ANNUALLY WORK AT THE BORDER. DUE TO THE RELATIONSHIPS BUILT AND THE CULTURAL COMPETENCY DEMONSTRATED, MABEL CENTER HAS BECOME THE REFERRAL ORGANIZATION IN THE GREATER BOSTON REGION FOR DEFENSIVE ASYLUM-RELATED LEGAL SERVICES. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IS INTEGRAL TO OUR SUCCESS AS IT ALLOWS US TO IDENTIFY AND CONNECT WITH POTENTIAL CLIENTS AND STAY UP TO DATE ON CHANGES THAT CAN IMPACT IMMIGRATION. MABEL CENTER'S CLIENT REFERRALS COME FROM: PAST CLIENTS, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE WITH CHARITIES OPERATING IN TEXAS FAMILY DETENTION CENTERS. MABEL CENTER CLIENTS PREDOMINANTLY RESIDE IN CHELSEA, EAST BOSTON, DORCHESTER, LYNN, AND WALTHAM AND HAVE RELOCATED TO THE REGION FROM CENTRAL AMERICA AND HAITI. WE FOCUS OUR WORK ON PROVIDING SERVICES TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN FROM CENTRAL AMERICA AS THEY HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY CONSTANT PROCEDURAL CHANGES TO RECENT ARRIVING MIGRANTS. IN RESPONSE TO NEEDS OF MIGRANTS IN MASSACHUSETTS, AN INCREASED EMPHASIS HAS BEEN PLACED ON HAITIAN MIGRANTS IN EMERGENCY SHELTERS. ALL CLIENTS MUST MEET INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (125% OF HHS POVERTY GUIDELINES) AND MABEL CENTER PROVIDES ALL SERVICES FREE OF COST TO OUR CLIENTS. NEARLY ALL OUR CLIENTS ARE SEEKING ASYLUM DUE TO GENDER-BASED OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THAT THEY WERE SUBJECTED TO IN THEIR HOME COUNTRY.
    Expenses $762,268 · grants $336

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
85-1703023
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
2020
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,256,358
Income (IRS master file)
$1,511,140

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,511,140$1,048,881$1,256,358XML
990June 2024$978,562$825,530$550,954XML
990June 2023$560,424$397,043$369,439IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––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 85-1703023).

Questions about MABEL CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORP

What is the EIN of MABEL CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORP?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MABEL CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORP is 85-1703023.
Is MABEL CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORP tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
Are donations to MABEL CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORP tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MABEL CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORP 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 MABEL CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORP 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 MABEL CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORP 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 MABEL CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORP?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JILL SEEBER.
Who are the officers and directors of MABEL CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORP?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $141,348 (ERIN TRUEX, FORMER DIR. OF DEVELOP. & COMM.).
How much revenue does MABEL CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORP have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,511,140, expenses of $1,048,881 and total assets of $1,256,358 at year end.

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