EIN 04-6130261

Massachusetts Bar Foundation (MBF)

Name: Massachusetts Bar Foundation (MBF) financials for 2022
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

IRS 501(c) type

501(c)(3)

Num. employees

City

Boston

State

Massachusetts

Year formed

1964

Most recent tax filings

2022-12-01

NTEE code, primary

I03: Crime and Legal-Related Professional Societies and Associations

Description

Massachusetts Bar Foundation was organized to collect and distribute funds to programs throughout Massachusetts that enhance the delivery of civil legal services to low-income individuals, advance law-related and judicial education, and improve the administration of justice. Programs include Smith Fund grants ($12,000) and MLGBA Gray Scholarship ($3,500), as well as Gants Fund grants.

Total revenues

$4,148,301

2022

Total expenses

$3,188,298

2022

Total assets

$9,089,779

2022

Num. employees

2022

Program areas at MBF

Iolta grants

Gants fund grants

Fellows grants

Smith fund grants ($12,000) and mlgba gray scholarship ($3,500).

Grants made by MBF

Grantee	Grant description	Grant year	Amount
Community Legal Aid (CLA)	Various	2022-12	$261,690
South Coastal Counties Legal Services (SCCLS)	Various	2022-12	$174,500
Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS)	Various	2022-12	$170,000
...and 60 more grants made totalling $2,579,000

Who funds Massachusetts Bar Foundation (MBF)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
Clark R Smith Family Foundation	2022-12	Smith Legal Intern of the Legal Intern Fellowship Program	$50,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	2022-06	For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes	$40,800
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	2022-06	For Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes	$40,800
...and 3 more grants received

Personnel at MBF

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
Susannah Thomas	Executive Director	$0	2022-12-31
Angela C McConney	President	$0	2023-08-25
G Perry Wu	Vice President	$0	2022-12-31
Melissa Langa	Treasurer	$0	2022-12-31
Richard J Grahn	Past President	$0	2022-12-31
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for MBF

Revenues	FYE 12/2022	FYE 12/2021	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$4,037,110	$2,614,627	54.4%
Program services	$0	$0	-
Investment income and dividends	$79,198	$78,166	1.3%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	-
Royalty revenue	$0	$0	-
Net rental income	$0	$0	-
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$31,993	$64,809	-50.6%
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0	-
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0	-
Miscellaneous revenues	$0	$0	-
Total revenues	$4,148,301	$2,757,602	50.4%

Form 990s for MBF

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2022-12	2023-08-25	990	View PDF
2021-12	2022-06-24	990	View PDF
2020-12	2021-11-12	990	View PDF
2019-12	2021-04-02	990	View PDF
2018-12	2019-09-13	990	View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s

Organizations like MBF

Organization	Type	Location	Revenue
The NITA Foundation	501(c)(3)	Louisville, CO	$1,611,835
Alabama Law Foundation	501(c)(3)	Montgomery, AL	$1,832,567
The Florida Bar Foundation	501(c)(3)	Maitland, FL	$12,813,870
The Chicago Bar Foundation	501(c)(3)	Chicago, IL	$9,898,837
Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF)	501(c)(3)	New Orleans, LA	$9,940,394
Houston Bar Foundation	501(c)(3)	Houston, TX	$1,998,914
Endowment for Equal Justice	501(c)(3)	Seattle, WA	$1,097,519
Illinois Sheriffs Association (ISA)	501(c)(3)	Springfield, IL	$2,525,130
Los Angeles Police Foundation (LAPF)	501(c)(3)	Los Angeles, CA	$7,889,134
Louisiana Sheriffs Honorary Membership (LSA)	501(c)(3)	Baton Rouge, LA	$1,105,617

Data update history

October 26, 2023

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022

October 26, 2023

Updated personnel

Identified 3 new personnel

October 23, 2023

Used new vendors

Identified 1 new vendor, including

August 19, 2023

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021

June 30, 2023

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020

Nonprofit Types

Grantmaking organizationsCrime and legal aid organizationsCharities

Issues

EducationHuman servicesCrime and law

Characteristics

Provides grantsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees

General information

Address: 20 W St; Boston, MA 02111
Metro area: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Website URL: massbarfoundation.org/
Phone: (617) 338-0500

IRS details

EIN: 04-6130261
Fiscal year end: December
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 1964
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78): Yes

Categorization

NTEE code, primary: I03: Crime and Legal-Related Professional Societies and Associations
NAICS code, primary: 813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status: Independent

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Massachusetts Bar Foundation (MBF)

Program areas at MBF

Grants made by MBF

Who funds Massachusetts Bar Foundation (MBF)

Personnel at MBF

Financials for MBF

Form 990s for MBF

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