METROWEST LEGAL SERVICES INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: METROWEST LEGAL SERVICES INC (EIN 04-3177488)
Tax period: 2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed: 2021-11-12
IRS object ID: 202103169349303810
Schema version: 2020v4.1
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 G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-12T10:01:39-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-06-30	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	2020-07-01	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 NO 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	2021-11-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	ELIZABETH	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	SOULE	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SORIE KABA CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01317106	PTIN
Phone	5083669100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-11-10	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	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 NO 304	AddressLine1Txt
City	FRAMINGHAM	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01702	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,553,440	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 ADVOCACY TO INDIVIDUALS IN OUR SERVICE AREA.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	30	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	168	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,426,531	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,445,516	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$23,091	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$10,873	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$35,457	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$27,375	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$13,895	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$47,061	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,498,974	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,530,825	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	$1,734,427	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,153,670	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$141,445	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$557,241	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$619,355	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,291,668	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,773,025	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$207,306	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$757,800	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,106,879	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,699,605	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$715,670	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$462,761	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,391,209	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,236,844	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	METROWEST LEGAL SERVICES (MWLS) PROVIDES FREE LEGAL ADVOCACY IN CIVIL CASES TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF THE POOR, ELDERLY, DISABLED, HOMELESS AND OTHER DISENFRANCHISED PEOPLE IN OUR SERVICE AREA SO THEY MAY OBTAIN LEGAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. MWLS ASSISTS CLIENT ELIGIBLE PERSONS IN SECURING ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS AND IN CHALLENGING INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,379,695	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$10,873	RevenueAmt
Desc	DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2021, MWLS PROVIDED ADVICE, BRIEF SERVICE AND FULL REPRESENTATION TO 2,798 CLIENTS. 56 LEGAL CLINICS WERE HELD BENEFITTING 195 ATTENDEES. 34 OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS/TRAININGS WERE HELD BENEFITTING 1,060 ATTENDEES. 108 VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS PROVIDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN 299 CASES, DONATING 1,509 PRO-BONO HOURS VALUED AT $414,975. MWLS PARTNERED WITH OTHER REGIONAL LEGAL AID PRORAMS TO FORM THE STATEWIDE COVID EVICTION LEGAL HELP PROJECT. THIS PROJECT IS PART OF THE GOVERNOR'S EVICTION DIVERSION INITIATIVE, ASSISTING TENANTS FACING EVICTION DUE TO COVID. MWLS CONTINUES TWO LAWYER FOR A DAY PROGRAMS VIRTUALLY; ONE IN THE MARLBORO SESSION OF THE MIDDLESEX PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT AND THE OTHER IN THE SMALL CLAIMS SESSION OF THE FRAMINGHAM DISTRICT COURT.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,379,695	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	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	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	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	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	3	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	30	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	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
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
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 (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
ELIZABETH SOULE ESQ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	35.00	Yes (X)	$119,058	$0	$12,752
STEPHEN MATTHEWS
ADVOCACY DIRECTOR	35.00		$100,888	$0	$12,410	Yes (X)
MARY KIELY
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	35.00	Yes (X)	$89,712	$0	$26,138
KATHERINE GARRAHAN ESQ
PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
STEPHEN RICHMOND ESQ
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
CAROLYN FLAMMEY CPA
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
ADAM SLUTSKY ESQ
CLERK	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
JACK MERRILL ESQ
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
NICOLE ZANI
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
PAULA NEDDER ESQ
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
DEEPIKA BHAYANA ESQ
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
COLLEEN CUNNALLY ESQ
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
MARCUS HUGHES ESQ
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
STEPHANIE MOLINA ESQ
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
DAMIEN POWELL ESQ
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
PAULA SILVER
DIRECTOR	1.00		$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$309,658	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$51,300	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$44,250	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising	$68,631	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$1,565,321	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,767,314	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$6,670	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,445,516	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ATTORNEY FEES	Desc
Business	541100	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$10,873	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,873	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$10,873	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$27,375	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$27,375	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$69,676	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$68,631	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$22,615	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$47,061	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$47,061	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,530,825	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,873	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$74,436	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$254,697	TotalAmt
Program Services	$87,585	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$133,327	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,785	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,455,699	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,355,233	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,255	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$67,211	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,105	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,592	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$117	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$396	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$269,074	TotalAmt
Program Services	$252,918	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,115	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,041	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$130,095	TotalAmt
Program Services	$111,609	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,977	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,509	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,870	TotalAmt
Management And General	$26,870	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,406	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,406	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$267,187	TotalAmt
Program Services	$245,953	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,554	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,680	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,312	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,299	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,054	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,959	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$109,130	TotalAmt
Program Services	$94,670	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,113	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,347	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,131	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,076	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$55	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,972	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,972	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,570	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,121	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$773	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$676	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE	$70,076	$63,869	$798	$5,409
PROGRAM LITIGATION FEES	$31,339	$31,339
LICENSES, FEES AND MEMB	$14,853	$14,658	$195
TRAINING	$11,676	$10,978	$509	$189

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,833	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,795	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$850	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,188	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,773,025	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,379,695	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$251,885	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$141,445	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$58,144	BOYAmt
EOY	$50	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,678,930	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,699,439	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$296,254	BOYAmt
EOY	$575,862	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,323	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,406	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	$6,972	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$828,325	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,177,319	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$231,931	BOYAmt
EOY	$239,529	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,106,879	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,699,605	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$184,905	BOYAmt
EOY	$230,940	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$222,223	BOYAmt
EOY	$231,821	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$308,542	BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$715,670	BOYAmt
EOY	$462,761	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	$1,818,955	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,580,399	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$572,254	BOYAmt
EOY	$656,445	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,391,209	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,236,844	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,106,879	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,699,605	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$757,800	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$87,835	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	$1,948,124	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,474,689	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,096,323	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,426,531	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,438,846	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,384,513	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,948,124	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,474,689	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,096,323	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,426,531	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,438,846	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$12,384,513	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$12,384,513	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,023	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$11,886	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$28,904	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$35,457	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$27,375	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$113,645	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$12,498,158	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$530,447	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99090	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99490	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	$1,406	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,406	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$2,771,619	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$2,773,025	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$288,651	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$72,163	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	$250,667	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$253,494	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$264,872	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$288,651	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,057,684	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$1,586,526	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$2,820	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$4,648	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$2,820	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,406	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$11,694	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$62,667	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$63,374	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$66,218	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$72,163	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$264,422	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$396,633	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

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 Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT	$7,708
CLIENT ESCROW FUNDS	$231,821

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$239,529	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,056,250	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$87,835	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$414,975	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$22,615	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$525,425	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,530,825	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,530,825	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,210,615	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$414,975	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$22,615	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$437,590	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,773,025	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,773,025	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 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, 2021. MWLS'S INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES SHOWN NET ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B. 22,615.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES SHOWN NET ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 22,615.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GOLF TOURNAMENT	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$120,145	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$56,449	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$63,696	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$16,239	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	JAZZ - 2020	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$16,250	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$11,450	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$4,800	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$5,345	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$1,912	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$732	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$1,180	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$1,031	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$138,307	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$68,631	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$69,676	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$22,615	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$22,615	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$47,061	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE 990 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 XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.