2026-04-17T13:56:18-05:00 2025-12-31 043108635 LEONARD MULHERIN & GREENE PC 625 GROVE STREET BRAINTREE MA 02184 990 2025-01-01 222486215 VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT OF THE BOSTON BAR ASSOCIATION INC VOLU 6174230648 7 WINTHROP SQUARE FLOOR 2 BOSTON MA 02110 GERALDINE GRUVIS-PIZARRO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6174230648 2026-04-17 1 CAITLYN RODRIGUES P03352251 7813564800 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GERALDINE GRUVIS-PIZARRO 7 WINTHROP SQUARE FLOOR 2 BOSTON MA 02110 4005115 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. 15 15 37 431 0 0 4359149 3819679 0 0 109345 130053 29012 33483 4497506 3983215 56339 56339 0 0 3205446 3025400 0 0 61577 731617 686598 3993402 3768337 504104 214878 4654604 4625025 1764505 1520048 2890099 3104977 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 3210097 56339 LEGAL AID PROGRAMS: IN 2025 VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT (VLP) WORKED WITH PRO BONO ATTORNEYS TO SERVE LOW-INCOME CLIENTS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF CIVIL LEGAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING HOUSING, EVICTION, FORECLOSURE, CHILD SUPPORT, BANKRUPTCY, WILLS, GUARDIANSHIP, UNPAID WAGES, AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. IN 2025, VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT SERVED APPROXIMATELY 8,388 CLIENTS. PARTICIPATING ATTORNEYS DONATED APPROXIMATELY 7,664 PRO BONO HOURS WHICH VLP CONSERVATIVELY VALUES AT $2,682,400. 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. 3210097 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 11 0 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X APRIL JONES 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 RICHARD FERGUSON TREASURER 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 DANIELLE CUNNINGHAM DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRIAN DUNPHY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SARAH KELLY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JASON H LISS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE LOMBARDO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAPHNE LOPES DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DEE MULLEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 STEVEN D POHL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JOANNA ALLISON EXEC. DIRECTOR & CLERK (THRU 10/25) 35.00 X 201006 0 7354 GERALDINE GRUVIS-PIZARRO EXEC DIR/CLERK 10/25;DIR ADV PB 9/25 35.00 X 147664 0 27662 APRIL JONES CHIEF FINANCE & OPERATIONS OFFICER 35.00 X 171007 0 18310 ILANA ZELTSER SR. MANAGER OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS 35.00 X 105931 0 16356 625608 0 69682 4 0 1 0 0 158388 3117943 543348 3819679 130053 130053 21900 158388 21900 0 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 33483 33483 33483 3983215 33483 0 130053 56339 56339 263783 136810 107521 19452 2179538 1956594 199808 23136 353006 308524 39481 5001 229073 196740 28428 3905 49720 49720 6923 5946 859 118 231997 199251 28790 3956 19470 16722 2416 332 2353 2021 292 40 27495 23614 3412 469 OTHER PROGRAM & SERVICE 287671 252776 30620 4275 TRAINING & RECRUITMENT 22063 20152 1680 231 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 17308 16058 955 295 LIBRARY 14044 12062 1743 239 7554 6488 938 128 3768337 3210097 496663 61577 1802337 817345 115920 123827 18990 41487 171311 158291 0 13020 2116927 3245167 600430 384179 4654604 4625025 266846 190352 890834 943094 606825 386602 1764505 1520048 X 2555714 2819331 334385 285646 2890099 3104977 4654604 4625025 214878 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 4458797 5143862 5211871 4359149 3819679 22993358 4458797 5143862 5211871 4359149 3819679 22993358 22993358 560 1718 53332 109345 130053 295008 23288366 0.98730 0.99280 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 46646 36126 10520 124665 122165 2500 13020 OPERATING LEASES, RIGHT-OF-USE, NET 367765 DEPOSITS AND RESTRICTED CASH 16414 384179 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 386602 386602 4088348 83233 21900 105133 3983215 0 3983215 3873470 83233 21900 105133 3768337 0 3768337 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 21,900. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 21,900. VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION EVENT 180288 158388 21900 20480 1420 180288 158388 21900 20480 1420 21900 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 PROGRESS REPORTS, BUDGETS, AND ACTIVITY REPORTS FOR THE SUBGRANTEE. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOANNA ALLISON EXEC. DIRECTOR & CLERK (THRU 10/25) 201006 0 0 0 0 0 6058 0 1296 0 208360 0 0 0 APRIL JONES CHIEF FINANCE & OPERATIONS OFFICER 171007 0 0 0 0 0 5204 0 13106 0 189317 0 0 0 GERALDINE GRUVIS-PIZARRO EXEC DIR/CLERK 10/25;DIR ADV PB 9/25 147664 0 0 0 0 0 4595 0 23067 0 175326 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 CHIEF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OR DIRECTOR OF COMPLIANCE AND TECHNOLOGY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 IN 2025, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD EVALUATED A COMPENSATION STUDY OF SIMILARLY SIZED LEGAL AID 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. WHEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS HIRED IN 2025, 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 2016, 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. 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 CHANGES FROM PRIOR YEARS.