METROWEST LEGAL SERVICES INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: METROWEST LEGAL SERVICES INC (EIN 04-3177488)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2024-11-14
IRS object ID: 202403199349306620
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-14T11:17:43-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	042571780	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AAFCPAS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	50 WASHINGTON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	WESTBOROUGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01581	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	043177488	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	METROWEST LEGAL SERVICES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	METR	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5086201830	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	63 FOUNTAIN STREET 304	AddressLine1Txt
City	FRAMINGHAM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01702	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ELIZABETH SOULE	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5086201830	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CAITLIN LIMOGES CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01633588	PTIN
Phone	5083669100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-11-13	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ELIZABETH SOULE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	63 FOUNTAIN STREET 304	AddressLine1Txt
City	FRAMINGHAM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01702	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$6,417,719	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.MWLEGAL.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1976	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	METROWEST LEGAL SERVICES (MWLS) PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN OUR CATCHMENT AREA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	48	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	135	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,206,509	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,868,576	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$16,318	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$70,504	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$274,163	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$11,450	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,281,881	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,142,739	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,992,811	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,318,072	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$87,492	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$775,103	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$948,216	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,767,914	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,266,288	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$513,967	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$876,451	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,595,431	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,470,198	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$740,868	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$734,576	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,854,563	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,735,622	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	METROWEST LEGAL SERVICES (MWLS) PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES IN CIVIL CASES TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF LOW-INCOME, ELDERLY, DISABLED AND OTHER DISENFRANCHISED PEOPLE IN THE 45 COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING CLIENTS OBTAIN LEGAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,784,460	ExpenseAmt
Desc	DURING FISCAL YEAR 2024, MWLS PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO 3,517 CLIENTS. 116 LEGAL CLINICS WERE HELD WHERE CONSULTATION AND LEGAL ADVICE WERE PROVIDED TO 519 ATTENDEES. 35 OUTREACH OR TRAINING PRESENTATIONS WERE PROVIDED, ATTENDED BY 1,393 ATTENDEES. 107 VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS PROVIDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO CLIENTS, DONATING SERVICES VALUED AT $403,275. LEGAL REPRESENTATION ALSO RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR OUR CLIENTS INCLUDING $146,926 IN DIRECT LUMP SUM PAYMENT TO CLIENTS; $190,129 IN MONTHLY DIRECT BENEFITS TO CLIENTS; $1,271,278 IN LUMP SUM SAVINGS FOR CLIENTS; AND $94,500 IN MONTHLY PAYMENT SAVINGS TO CLIENTS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,784,460	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (1)	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	9	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	48	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ELIZABETH SOULE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5086201830	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	63 FOUNTAIN STREET SUITE 304	AddressLine1Txt
City	FRAMINGHAM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01702	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
STEPHEN RICHMOND ESQ
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROLYN FLAMMEY CPA
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAMIEN POWELL ESQ
CLERK	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEEPIKA BHAYANA ESQ
VICE-PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHERINE GARRAHAN ESQ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAULA NEDDER ESQ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
COLLEEN CUNNALLY ESQ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARCUS HUGHES ESQ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHANIE MOLINA ESQ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GHEED MURTADI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER RAHALL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSIANE TRIZOTI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ADAM SLUTSKY ESQ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH SOULE ESQ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	35.00		Yes (X)	$137,041	$0	$16,363
MARY KIELY
CFO	35.00		Yes (X)	$107,159	$0	$29,404
STEPHEN MATTHEWS
ADVOCACY DIRECTOR	35.00			$127,721	$0	$17,536	Yes (X)
DAN DALEY
SENIOR ATTORNEY	35.00			$103,856	$0	$31,798	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$475,777	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$95,101	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$45,200	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Government Grants	$1,367,154	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$3,456,222	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,868,576	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$16,080	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$16,080	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,533,063	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,274,980	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$258,083	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$258,083	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$258,083	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,142,739	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$274,163	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$298,886	TotalAmt
Program Services	$158,644	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$122,702	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,540	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,286,096	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,165,990	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$85,742	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34,364	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$63,026	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,962	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$52	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$466,027	TotalAmt
Program Services	$454,338	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,215	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,474	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$204,037	TotalAmt
Program Services	$185,617	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,402	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,018	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,750	TotalAmt
Management And General	$70,750	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,386	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,386	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,012	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,012	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$467,935	TotalAmt
Program Services	$408,689	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$57,821	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,425	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,271	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,582	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$677	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,012	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$129,907	TotalAmt
Program Services	$109,510	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,627	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,770	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,926	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,899	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,517	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,200	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,235	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,082	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
EQUIPMENT LEASE	$70,154	$62,909	$3,995	$3,250
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	$35,772	$28,417	$81	$7,274
TRAINING	$17,824	$15,994	$714	$1,116
LICENSES, FEES AND MEMB	$16,730	$16,486	$244

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,032	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,223	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,694	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,115	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,266,288	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,784,460	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$394,336	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$87,492	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50	BOYAmt
EOY	$50	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,045,324	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,012,884	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$511,960	BOYAmt
EOY	$618,224	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,346	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,412	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$191,094	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$191,094	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,595,272	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,593,082	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$430,479	BOYAmt
EOY	$195,546	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,595,431	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,470,198	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$316,254	BOYAmt
EOY	$545,685	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$186,032	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,345	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$238,582	BOYAmt
EOY	$137,546	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$740,868	BOYAmt
EOY	$734,576	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,320,087	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,156,836	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$534,476	BOYAmt
EOY	$578,786	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,854,563	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,735,622	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,595,431	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,470,198	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$876,451	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$4,608	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,426,531	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,438,846	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,391,132	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,206,509	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,868,576	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,331,594	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,426,531	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,438,846	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,391,132	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,206,509	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,868,576	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$18,331,594	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$18,331,594	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$35,457	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$27,375	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$40,597	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$70,504	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$16,080	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$190,013	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$18,521,607	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$275,263	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98970	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98710	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$4,792	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$4,792	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$4,261,496	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$4,266,288	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$363,314	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$90,829	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$288,651	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$314,901	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$338,396	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$363,314	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,305,262	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$1,957,893	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,406	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$3,527	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,137	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$4,792	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$10,862	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$72,163	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$78,725	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$84,599	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$90,829	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$326,316	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$489,474	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-A, LINE 1B:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DURING FY24, MWLS LOBBIED STATE LEGISLATORS IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDING FOR CIVIL LEGAL AID VIA THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGAL ASSISTANCE CORPORATION LINE ITEM WHICH PROVIDES FUNDING FOR CIVIL LEGAL AID. THIS TOOK THE FORM OF PARTICIPATING IN LEGISLATIVE BRIEFINGS AND INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS WITH LEGISLATORS. MWLS STAFF ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE ACCESS TO COUNSEL COALITION AND LOBBIED STATE LEGISLATORS IN SUPPORT OF PENDING LEGISLATION THAT WOULD EXPAND ACCESS TO COUNSEL IN EVICTION CASES FOR LOW-INCOME TENANTS AND OWNER OCCUPANT LANDLORDS. MWLS ALSO SIGNED ONTO SEVERAL LETTERS SUBMITTED BY COALITIONS OF LEGAL AID PROGRAMS AND OTHERS AROUND ISSUES OF INCREASED BENEFITS TO LIFT CHILDREN OUT OF POVERTY, EXPANDED LANGUAGE ACCESS, AND CHANGES IN REGULATIONS AFFECTING SPECIAL EDUCATION ISSUES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$160,941	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$160,941	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$30,153	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$30,153	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES	Desc
Amt	$137,546	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$137,546	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,549,138	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$4,608	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$413,803	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$418,411	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,130,727	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$12,012	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$12,012	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$5,142,739	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,668,079	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$413,803	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$413,803	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,254,276	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$12,012	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$12,012	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,266,288	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART IV, LINE 2B:

MWLS MAINTAINS AND ADMINISTERS CLIENT FUNDS RELATIVE TO CASES THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN LITIGATION. THE AMOUNTS ARE PAID OUT AS DIRECTED BY THE CLIENTS.

PART X, LINE 2:

MWLS ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. MWLS HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT JUNE 30, 2024. MWLS'S INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ELIZABETH SOULE ESQ	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$137,041	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$5,542	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$10,821	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$153,404	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE 990 IS CIRCULATED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO ITS FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENT OF CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINE THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BY USING A COMPARABILITY STUDY TO ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR IN SIZE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	MWLS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 408,689. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 57,821. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,425. TOTAL EXPENSES 467,935.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.