2025-05-12T09:35:05-04:00 2024-06-30 272630858 GONZALEZ AND ASSOCIATES PC 14 PAGE TERRACE STOUGHTON MA 02072 990 2023-07-01 042774242 EAST BOSTON COMMUNITY COUNCIL INC EAST 6175672750 282 MERIDIAN STREET 2ND FLOOR EAST BOSTON MA 02128 FRANK RAMIREZ CEO 6175672750 2025-05-07 true true LILLIAN GONZALEZ CPA MST CSEP CSRP P00675366 7813441040 2025-05-12 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z FRANK RAMIREZ 282 MERIDIAN STREET 2ND FLOOR EAST BOSTON MA 02128 777288 false X EBECC.ORG X 1982 MA NEIGHBORHOOD BASED ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES THE ADVANCEMENT OF IMMIGRANTS OF ALL AGES THROUGH EDUCATION, SERVICES, ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. 10 10 12 0 466403 530134 293709 242095 3372 5059 0 763484 777288 0 0 509702 231241 0 66505 215126 477928 724828 709169 38656 68119 1599269 1718542 141196 197081 1458073 1521461 X NEIGHBORHOOD BASED ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES THE ADVANCEMENT OF IMMIGRANTS OF ALL AGES THROUGH EDUCATION, SERVICES, ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. false false 486935 THE YOUTH PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 200 STUDENTS ATTENDING THE EAST BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL. THOSE PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE SCHOOL ESL INSTRUCTION, STUDY SKILLS ESL, HOMEWORK HELP TIME, OPEN ACCESS COMPUTER LAB SESSIONS, HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WORKSHOPS, MOVIE NIGHT, OTHER FIELD TRIPS, AND THE ASPIRING PROGRAMS. ALL PROGRAMS ARE GEARED TOWARDS KEEPING STUDENTS ENROLLED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADUATING ON TIME. 292 242095 THE COMMUNITY LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CLEAP) PROVIDES GENERAL SERVICES SUCH AS CONSULTING, ADVANCED PAROLE, TRANSLATION, PREPARATION OF LETTER TO USCIS AND NOTARY SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION SETS A FISCAL YEAR GOAL OF PROVIDING ACCESS FOR SERVICES TO 3,000 INDIVIDUALS. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 2,792 BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THOSE SERVICES INCLUDED ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS WITH OBTAINING TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS) AND IMMIGRATION STATUS (OTHER THAN TPS), AND ALLOWING THE RENEWAL OF THEIR WORK PERMITS. IN ADDITON, THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTS IN THE COMPLETION OF I-130 FAMILY PETITIONS WHICH ENABLED THE REUNIFICATION OF FAMILIES BY BRINGING MEMBERS STILL IN THEIR HOMELANDS TO THE U.S. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ASSISTS IN COMPLETING THE N-400 AND N-600 APPLICATIONS TO INITIATE THE NATURALIZATION PROCESS. THE ADULT EDUCATION AND LATINA ESL PROGRAM PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES. BASED ON ORGANIZATION CENSUS, 693 ADULTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN BOTH THE LATINA ESL AND ADULT ESL PROGRAMS. WITHIN THE LATINA ESL PROGRAM AN ADVANCED LEVEL III WAS CREATED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO SERVE AND SUPPORT PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMEN WITH NOT ONLY THE ENGLISH CLASSES BUT ALSO BY PROVIDING FREE CHILDCARE TO THESE WOMEN WHILE THEY PARTICIPATE IN ESL INSTRUCTION. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP THE LATINA MOTHERS NAVIGATE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE US EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AS THEY INTEGRATE INTO AMERICAN SOCIETY. 33851 PARENT ORGANIZING PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO MENTOR PARENTS AND EXPAND THEIR LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL. THE PROGRAM ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION BY PARENTS IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING, AND OTHER PUBLIC EDUCATION OFFERINGS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN. NUESTRA VOZ CUENTA (OUR VOICE COUNTS) ENCOURAGES THE RESIDENTS OF EAST BOSTON TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTING PROCESS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND DEVELOP NEW ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS. IN 2017 NVC REGISTERED 1,100 VOTERS IN THE PREPARATION FOR THE GUBERNATORIAL AND MIDTERM ELECTIONS AND ENGAGED THIS GROUP TO RECRUIT MORE VOLUNTEERS TO REGISTER MORE VOTERS IN THE EAST BOSTON COMMUNITY. 33851 521078 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 true 12 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false MA X X THE ORGANIZATION 6175672750 282 MERIDIAN STREET 2ND FLOOR EAST BOSTON MA 02128 X MARGARITA ARENAS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LUISA BRAVO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM HORNE ESQ PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS KELLEHER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANUSCHKA MIRANDA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCISCO NAVARRO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL NICASTRO TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JORGE CAPETILLO PONCE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DORIS RUBIO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN STAROPOLI SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 false false false 60950 469184 530134 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 242095 242095 242095 5059 4717 342 777288 246812 342 X 171184 111270 35948 23966 24081 15653 5057 3371 9301 6046 1953 1302 26675 17339 5602 3734 3833 3833 254247 230939 10113 13195 2905 2542 363 22416 14570 4707 3139 113428 73728 23820 15880 3849 2502 808 539 235 153 49 33 SUPPLIES 23339 13649 9690 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 20837 15072 5765 TELEPHONE 9614 6249 2019 1346 STAFF RECRUITMENT 8756 7661 1095 14469 3705 10764 709169 521078 121586 66505 305886 393821 80807 17229 191607 1090000 1090000 1726 5533 3793 157729 141170 16559 16559 104291 1599269 1718542 98562 174901 42634 22180 141196 197081 X 1458073 1521461 1458073 1521461 1599269 1718542 X 68119 -4731 X true false true false X 321279 352267 586165 461500 530134 2251345 321279 352267 586165 461500 530134 2251345 617700 1633645 3392 3392 681 3372 342 11179 2262524 1154332 0.72200 0.57390 X 17065 18505 -1440 140664 122665 17999 16559 777288 777288 777288 713900 4731 4731 709169 709169 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 4,731 FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO ASSIST WITH TUTORING, MENTORING, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, IMMIGRATION SERVICES AND VOTERS' REGISTRATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE COMMUNITY LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CLEAP) PROVIDES GENERAL SERVICES SUCH AS CONSULTING, ADVANCED PAROLE, TRANSLATION, PREPARATION OF LETTER TO USCIS AND NOTARY SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION SETS A FISCAL YEAR GOAL OF PROVIDING ACCESS FOR SERVICES TO 3,000 INDIVIDUALS. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 2,792 BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THOSE SERVICES INCLUDED ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS WITH OBTAINING TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS) AND IMMIGRATION STATUS (OTHER THAN TPS), AND ALLOWING THE RENEWAL OF THEIR WORK PERMITS. IN ADDITON, THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTS IN THE COMPLETION OF I-130 FAMILY PETITIONS WHICH ENABLED THE REUNIFICATION OF FAMILIES BY BRINGING MEMBERS STILL IN THEIR HOMELANDS TO THE U.S. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ASSISTS IN COMPLETING THE N-400 AND N-600 APPLICATIONS TO INITIATE THE NATURALIZATION PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D PARENT ORGANIZING PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO MENTOR PARENTS AND EXPAND THEIR LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL. THE PROGRAM ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION BY PARENTS IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING, AND OTHER PUBLIC EDUCATION OFFERINGS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN. NUESTRA VOZ CUENTA (OUR VOICE COUNTS) ENCOURAGES THE RESIDENTS OF EAST BOSTON TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE VOTING PROCESS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND DEVELOP NEW ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS. IN 2017 NVC REGISTERED 1,100 VOTERS IN THE PREPARATION FOR THE GUBERNATORIAL AND MIDTERM ELECTIONS AND ENGAGED THIS GROUP TO RECRUIT MORE VOLUNTEERS TO REGISTER MORE VOTERS IN THE EAST BOSTON COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINANCE STAFF, AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE 990. A COPY OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM IS COMPLETED BY ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO DESCRIBE ANY RELATIONSHIPS, TRANSACTIONS, OR OTHER CIRSUMSTANCES THAT COULD CREATE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A AN INFORMAL SURVEY IS MADE OF OTHER AGENCIES, GOVERNMENTAL REPORTS ON MASSCHUSETTS WAGES, AND CAREER WEBSITES TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE WAGE LEVELS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE CEO AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OR ON PUBLIC WEBSITES. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS 230,939 10,113 13,195 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE -4,731