South Coastal Counties Legal Services
South Coastal Counties Legal Services reported $16.4 million in revenue and $13.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.74 went to program services, $10.08 to management and general costs and $0.18 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 91.6% of the total. Government grants made up 22.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $244,943 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 15 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 135% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14MFor 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
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.7% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.1% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 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 | 91.6% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 22.2% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.0% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $244,943 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.78% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 15 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 19.5 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseSouth Coastal Counties Legal Services (sccls) is a non-profit poverty law firm. With its subsidiary, the justice center of southeast massachusetts, sccls is the primary provider of free, non-criminal civil Legal Services for low-income and indigent individuals, families, elders, and people with disabilities residing in southeastern massachusetts, cape cod and the islands. Sccls works to reduce the unjust effects of poverty by ensuring clients and their families benefit from the fair application of laws. Priority service areas include: homelessness prevention and foreclosure avoidance; access…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 | $224,804 | $0 | $20,139 | $244,943 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $153,256 | $0 | $16,899 | $170,155 |
| PROGRAM MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $131,665 | $0 | $33,585 | $165,250 |
| MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $130,686 | $0 | $34,168 | $164,854 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $129,571 | $0 | $31,576 | $161,147 |
| INTAKE SUPERVISING ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $127,160 | $0 | $16,601 | $143,761 |
| PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $127,850 | $0 | $6,213 | $134,063 |
15 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from South Coastal Counties Legal Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $415K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b15 · 15 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 5123
- Volunteers Part I, line 615
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to South Coastal Counties Legal Services totaling $65,069 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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Every number above is copied from South Coastal Counties Legal Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for South Coastal Counties Legal Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 South Coastal Counties Legal Services spent in 2025, $89.74 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of South Coastal Counties Legal Services's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, South Coastal Counties Legal Services reported that 89.7% of its $13.8 million in expenses went to program services, 10.1% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does South Coastal Counties Legal Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation South Coastal Counties Legal Services reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $244,943, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does South Coastal Counties Legal Services get its money?
Of $16.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 91.6% came from contributions and grants (including 22.2% from government grants) and 4.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is South Coastal Counties Legal Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 04-3330208 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202641269349301939 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202501229349300515 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202411299349301916 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202321779349301152 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202221299349302592 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123099349304452 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202021329349301212 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 04-3330208: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.