Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp
Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp reported $82.3 million in revenue and $78.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.51 went to program services, $3.49 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.4% of the total. Government grants made up 68.4%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $293,333 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 109% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $78MFor context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $82MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.5% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.5% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 98.4% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 68.4% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $293,333 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.37% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.1 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseGeneral support to legal service programs - mlac awards funds as general support to eligible non-profit organizations in massachusetts which provide Legal Assistance to low income clients in civil legal matters
Mlac was awarded, as a coordinated statewide administration of civil legal services (csal), a grant from the massachusetts office for victim assistance (mova). This is a contract that is funded through victims of crime act (voca) funding. The purposes of this grant is to implement the massachusetts civil legal aid to victims of crime initiative (clavc) to expand the capacity of legal services programs (the programs) in the state to provide Legal Assistance to victims of crime with civil legal aid issues related to their victimization, including in particular those crime victims referred by…
Mlac received funding to establish the access to counsel pilot project, aimed at expanding access to full legal representation for low-income tenants and owner-occupants facing eviction in massachusetts
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $245,013 | $0 | $48,320 | $293,333 |
| CFO (UNTIL 10/2024) Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $177,867 | $0 | $48,022 | $225,889 |
| TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $158,188 | $0 | $39,365 | $197,553 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $150,698 | $0 | $33,701 | $184,399 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $139,902 | $0 | $32,339 | $172,241 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $140,861 | $0 | $23,094 | $163,955 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $118,595 | $0 | $33,263 | $151,858 |
| BOARD SECRETARY Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $87,712 | $0 | $14,516 | $102,228 |
10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $391K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 524
- Volunteers Part I, line 611
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp totaling $1.4M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp spent in FY2025, $96.51 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp reported that 96.5% of its $78.3 million in expenses went to program services, 3.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $293,333, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp get its money?
Of $82.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 98.4% came from contributions and grants (including 68.4% from government grants) and 0.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-2790762 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202513019349300546 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202432849349302153 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202303409349300735 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202223129349301617 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202143139349302414 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202032889349301458 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-2790762: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.