MASSACHUSETTS APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

MASSACHUSETTS APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE

EIN 04-3235179 · Public Interest Law (I83)

What they do

MA Appleseed Center for Law and Justice Engaged In Education, Research, and Advocacy Programming to Advance Its Mission Including: Strengthened and Developed A Robust Network of Attorneys and Volunteers to Improve Legal Resources for Youth Experiencing Homelessness Through Workshops and Presentations Impacting Over 170 Youth and Their Allies-- Completed A Research Effort to Document and Develop Actionable Solutions to Barriers Faced By Community Members With Limited English Proficiency to Accessing State Systems Meant to Serve Them-we Led The Creation and Development of Multiple Probono Projects to Help Support Development of Solutions to Help Ensure Massachusetts Legal Systems Better Support Underserved Communities Including A Comparative Analysis of School Discipline Policies, Language Access Policies, and Dressing and Grooming School Policies.

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Of every $100 spent, about $54.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders22 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

54.20%of revenue went to mission work54.4% of expenses · Program services

6.58%of revenue went to fundraising6.6% of expenses

$99.61spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

38.83%of revenue went to management and office costs39.0% of expenses

$0.75in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

68.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$404,330

Mission workProgram services$219,14654.20% of revenue54.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$157,02038.83% of revenue39.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$26,6026.58% of revenue6.6% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$1,5620.39% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$402,76899.61% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 54.4% mission · 39.0% management · 6.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.61% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 63.5% mission · 18.4% management · 18.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 186.64% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 66.1% mission · 11.2% management · 22.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.16% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 69.1% mission · 9.8% management · 21.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 133.15% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 60.4% mission · 7.0% management · 32.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.15% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 61.0% mission · 9.5% management · 29.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 129.23% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 45.9% mission · 11.2% management · 42.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.31% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 46.6% mission · 15.1% management · 38.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.36% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$404,330

Expenses$402,768

Annual surplus $1,562 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$219,146 · 54.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$157,020 · 39.0% of expenses

Fundraising$26,602 · 6.6% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$404,330

Expenses$402,768

Assets$302,769

Income$430,832

Contributions$275,904

Mission work (program services)$219,146

Fundraising$26,602

Management and general$157,020

Accounting fees$7,899

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (22)

LYNDSEY STULTSDIRECTOR

WESLEY T GEEVICE CHAIR

SAMUEL R GATESDIRECTOR

RYAN LARUETREASURER

PETER P TOBANIDIRECTOR

MICHELLE R PASCUCCIDIRECTOR

MICAH W MILLERDIRECTOR

MELINA MUNOZ TURCOSECRETARY

MELANIE L TODMANDIRECTOR

MCKENZI BAKERDIRECTOR

MARTHA MAZZONEDIRECTOR

ALISON V DOUGLASSDIRECTOR

LAURA E MARTINDIRECTOR

KERRY L TIMBERSDIRECTOR

JOHN A SHUTKINCHAIR

DEVIN COHENDIRECTOR

DAVID A MICHELDIRECTOR

CHRISTOPHER HOYLEDIRECTOR

CAROLYN E CROWLEYDIRECTOR

CAROLIN HETZNERDIRECTOR

AMY M KARPDIRECTOR

AMY FABIANODIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1995
Location: 77 FRANKLIN STREET 9TH FLOOR, BOSTON, MA 02110-1510
County: Suffolk
In care of: Ryan Larue
Primary officer: Ryan Larue, Treasurer

How to reach them

EmailMolly.Stern@libertymutual.com Phone(315) 430-5256

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: ACCOUNTING FOR CREATIVITY
NTEE classification: Public Interest Law (I83)
IRS tax category: Public Interest Law