2024-05-01T14:14:07-05:00 2023-12-31 043108635 LEONARD MULHERIN & GREENE PC 625 GROVE STREET BRAINTREE MA 02184 990 2023-01-01 222486215 VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT OF THE BOSTON BAR ASSOCIATION INC VOLU 6174230648 7 WINTHROP SQUARE FLOOR 2 BOSTON MA 02110 JOANNA ALLISON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6174230648 2024-04-25 1 JOANNA ALLISON 999009999 0 STEPHEN M SNOW P00641289 7813564800 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JOANNA ALLISON 7 WINTHROP SQUARE FLOOR 2 BOSTON MA 02110 5297261 0 X WWW.VLPNET.ORG X 1983 MA VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT INCREASES ACCESS TO JUSTICE BY DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA. 22 22 51 325 0 0 5143862 5211871 0 0 1718 53332 19794 22552 5165374 5287755 50718 56339 0 0 3567918 3566554 0 0 47497 1203897 1453587 4822533 5076480 342841 211275 3581540 4050427 1406820 1664432 2174720 2385995 THE MISSION OF THE VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT OF THE BOSTON BAR ASSOCIATION IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE BY DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY PRO BONO CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN THE GREATER BOSTON AREA. 0 0 4646036 56339 LEGAL AID PROGRAMS: IN 2023 VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT (VLP) WORKED WITH PRO BONO ATTORNEYS TO SERVE LOW INCOME PEOPLE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF CIVIL LEGAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING HOUSING, EVICTION, FORECLOSURE, CHILD SUPPORT, BANKRUPTCY, WILLS, GUARDIANSHIP, UNPAID WAGES, AND UNEMPLOYEMENT BENEFITS. IN 2023, VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT SERVED APPROXIMATELY 7,885 CLIENTS (THIS INCLUDES 2,757 LEGAL CASES AND 5,128 SERVED WITH INFORMATION AND REFERRAL). PARTICIPATING ATTORNEYS DONATED APPROXIMATELY 6,747 PRO BONO HOURS WHICH VLP CONSERVATIVELY VALUES AT $2,361,450. ATTORNEYS VOLUNTEERED AT COURTHOUSE PROJECTS TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION IN CONSUMER, HOUSING, GUARDIANSHIP, AND FAMILY MATTERS. SENIOR PARTNERS FOR JUSTICE CONTINUED ITS WORK IN HANDLING COMPLEX CASES AND MENTORING LESS EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS. 4646036 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X JOANNA ALLISON 6174230648 7 WINTHROP SQUARE FLOOR 2 BOSTON MA 02110 WILLIAM ROBERTS CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER CLARK VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CARLA REEVES TREASURER (THRU 11/23) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HANTZLEY AUDATE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA BELL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH HILL BORNHEIMER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANDREW H COHN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 LEE MYERS DUNCAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRIAN DUNPHY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 RICHARD FERGUSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DEEQO JIBRIL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH M KAIGLER SR DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SARAH KELLY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAPHNE LOPES DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOSEPHINE MCNEIL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARY MOORE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DEE MULLEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL J PAPPONE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SARAH BEIGBEDER PETTY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEVEN D POHL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 XENA ROBINSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE SMALL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ALBERT WALLIS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOANNA ALLISON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CLERK 35.00 X 180402 0 7038 CINDY PALMQUIST MANAGING DIRECTOR 35.00 X 130478 0 27142 APRIL JONES DIR. OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS 35.00 X 118954 0 14517 NATASHA LEWIS SUPERVISING ATTORNEY 35.00 X 101424 0 16445 BARBARA SIEGEL DIR. OF COMPLIANCE & TECH. 35.00 X 113256 0 3880 644514 0 69022 5 0 1 0 DONNA E COHEN 20 WILLETT POND DRIVE WESTWOOD MA 02090 LEGAL SERVICES 185625 1 90006 4679006 442859 5211871 53332 53332 9506 90006 9506 0 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 22552 22552 22552 5287755 22552 0 53332 56339 56339 187440 84628 91395 11417 2813505 2644345 146675 22485 334943 304523 26568 3852 230666 207854 19963 2849 203 203 50021 50021 7900 7122 681 97 234997 211758 20338 2901 4677 4214 404 59 1400 1262 121 17 29951 26989 2592 370 OTHER PROGRAM & SERVICE 1072398 1049836 19745 2817 TRAINING & RECRUITMENT 16223 14688 1344 191 LIBRARY 14813 13349 1282 182 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 13225 11916 1145 164 7779 7010 673 96 5076480 4646036 382947 47497 888157 587240 950345 696117 610299 21892 29574 316547 316547 1400 0 2009777 1023629 813537 3581540 4050427 345227 315281 40989 531036 1020604 818115 1406820 1664432 X 1937046 2155137 237674 230858 2174720 2385995 3581540 4050427 211275 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2894877 3706492 4458797 5143862 5211871 21415899 2894877 3706492 4458797 5143862 5211871 21415899 21415899 4810 1312 560 1718 53332 61732 21477631 0.99710 0.99910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 194382 194382 0 122165 122165 0 0 OPERATING LEASES, RIGHT-OF-USE, NET 797123 DEPOSITS AND RESTRICTED CASH 16414 813537 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 818115 818115 5393893 96632 9506 106138 5287755 0 5287755 5182618 96632 9506 106138 5076480 0 5076480 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 9,506. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 9,506. VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENT 99512 90006 9506 9506 99512 90006 9506 9506 9506 0 1 METROWEST LEGAL SERVICES 63 FOUNTAIN STREET FRAMINGHAM MA 01702 043177488 501(C)(3) 56339 0 HOURLY RATES LEGAL SERVICES PRO BONO SERVICES 1 PART I, LINE 2: VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT (VLP) REVIEWS PROGESS REPORTS, BUDGETS, AND ACTIVITY REPORTS FOR THE SUBGRANTEE. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOANNA ALLISON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CLERK 180402 0 0 0 0 0 5535 0 1503 0 187440 0 0 0 CINDY PALMQUIST MANAGING DIRECTOR 130478 0 0 0 0 0 3956 0 23186 0 157620 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS DISCUSSED AT A FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING. MEMBERS OF THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE RECEIVE THE FORM 990 IN DRAFT FORM FROM VLP STAFF IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AND ARE INVITED TO RESPOND WITH CONCERNS, CHANGES, OR CORRECTIONS. AFTER THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HAS REVIEWED THE FORM 990, AND ANY CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE, THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE FORM 990 TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN RECEIVE THE FORM 990 IN DRAFT FORM IN ADVANCE OF A COMMITTEE OR BOARD MEETING AND ARE INVITED TO RESPOND WITH CONCERNS, CHANGES, OR CORRECTIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE DRAFT, AND A FINAL VERSION IS SUBMITTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. DIRECTORS ARE SENT COMPLIANCE QUESTIONNAIRES IN WHICH THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. WHEN THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE RETURNED, THEY ARE REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FIANANCE AND OPERATIONS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OR DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE AND TECHNOLOGY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 WHEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS HIRED IN 2016, THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED HER SALARY. THE FULL BOARD IS ULTIMATELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. WHEN THE PRIOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS HIRED IN 2009, COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED AND THE CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS OFFERED THE SAME AMOUNT. TO DETERMINE OTHER EXECUTIVE STAFF COMPENSATION, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POLLED OTHER LEGAL AID OFFICES IN MASSACHUSETTS FOR COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION. DURING 2017, THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED A FORMAL SALARY SURVEY, AND COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FOR EACH POSITION, TO ENSURE REASONABLE COMPENSATION. IN 2020, THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD EVALUATED SIMILARLY SIZED LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS' FORM 990S AND INCREASED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE COMPARABLES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER EXECUTIVE STAFF MEMBERS GENERALLY RECEIVE THE SAME SALARY INCREASE AS ALL OTHER ELIGIBLE STAFF MEMBERS, WHICH IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS IN NOVEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO OUR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC POLICY. IN ADDITION, THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE 990 IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR'S WEBSITE. FORM 990; PART XII; LINE 2C PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.