Boston Bar Association
To advance the highest standards of excellence for the legal profession, to facilitate access to justice, and to serve the community at large. In support of this mission, the association will strive to 1) foster an inclusive community of lawyers by improving the quality of life of lawyers as people, as members of a profession with longstanding values and traditions, and as citizen-lawyers, 2) serve individual members and provide them with the tools, relationships, opportunities and resources to develop successful careers and practices, 3) serve law firms, in-house law departments, non-profits and public agencies in and closely connected to the legal profession, 4) increase access to justice for all, provide for the fair and efficient administration of justice, and enhance the quality of the law, 5) ensure that the governance structure, capacity and operations of the association are dynamic and suited to the task of accomplishing the association's goals and objectives.
Boston Bar Association at a glance
- Total assets
- $8,787,920
- +1.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $5,404,492
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $85,722
- +34.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,469,381
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Boston Bar Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2021) to $131K (2022). In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $131K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Bar Foundation Boston, MA | Support Diversity and Inclusion Projects | $118,370 |
| Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Lexington, MA | Parents Mental Health Guide | $13,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,787,920 | $5,404,492 | $5,469,381 | — | — | $85,722 |
| 2024 | $8,654,674 | $4,976,843 | $5,192,171 | — | — | $63,980 |
| 2023 | $8,433,676 | $4,935,255 | $5,086,009 | — | — | $50,330 |
| 2022 | $6,132,875 | $4,451,231 | $4,616,724 | $131,370 | 2 | $6,391 |
| 2021 | $6,801,109 | $4,897,304 | $4,106,924 | $30,000 | Total only | $4,274 |
| 2020 | $5,538,304 | $4,669,608 | $4,264,596 | — | — | $14,771 |
| 2019 | $5,455,482 | $4,902,456 | $4,840,054 | — | — | $32,786 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Boston Bar Association
Based on IRS filings
Boston Bar Association is a public charity, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $86K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Boston Bar Association is led by Richard M. Page Jr., Assistant Secretary & Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 5 of 39 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard M. Page Jr.
Assistant Secretary & Executive Director
Executive Director → Assistant Secretary & Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$317K (2019) → $398K (2025)
Matthew Vp McTygue
President
Vice President → President Elect, 2024
President Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Avitzur
Director of Government Relatio
Director of Gov. Relations → Director of Government Relatio, 2024
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$125K (2019) → $159K (2025)
Sara Mackey
Director of Professional Development
Director of Professional Development → Director of Professional D, 2021
Director of Professional D → Director of Professional Development, 2022
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$129K (2020) → $160K (2025)
Heather Leary
Chief Operating Officer
Assistant Executive Director → Chief Operating Officer, 2022
On filings since 2019
35 hrs/week
$189K (2019) → $227K (2025)
Christian Lavancher
Database & Is Manager
On filings since 2024
35 hrs/week
$134K (2024) → $143K (2025)
Hannah Laws Kilson
Board Member
President Elect → President, 2024
President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shiva Karimi
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher E. Hart
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Suma V. Nair
President Elect
Treasuer → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President Elect, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Onwuachi-Willig
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara A. Robb
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David J. Nagle Esq.
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David M. Friedman
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Prussia
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark C. Fleming
Vice President
Secretary → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Tan Lee
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew J. Lawlor Esq.
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Miranda Hooker
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yalonda Taliss Howze
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew J. Merken
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carla Barrett
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Bellon
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Colin G. Van Dyke
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David M. Solet
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Matos
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Giselle J. Joffre
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Payal Salsburg
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Kubica
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Petrillo
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anita P. Sharma
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carla A. Reeves
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dandre T. Fernandez
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane M. McDermott
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward G. Zacharias
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily F. Hodge
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megan Gates
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Tobani
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Young Paik
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (68)
- Former: Chinh H. Pham (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Stephen P. Hall (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Andrew P. Strehle (2021–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Nigel W. Long (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Garret D. Lee (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ingrid S. Martin (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Katherine J. Fick (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Luke Cadigan (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mark H. Burak (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Yvonne W. Chan (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Joanna G. Allison Esq. (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Deborah J. Manus (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: John Hayes (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Kate R. Cook (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Marc A. Rubenstein (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Melissa Sampson McMorrow (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Philip Y. Brown (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Robin A. Walker (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Alex Burns (2022–2023) — Director of Finance & Administration
- Former: Liliana Ibara (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: William J. Rocha (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Lavancher (2023) — Database & Is Manager
- Former: Mike Avitzur (2023) — Director of Government Relations
- Former: Martin F. Murphy (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Angela Gomes (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Elaine Herrmann Blais (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Francesco A. De Vito (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jessica M. Dubin (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: John Affuso (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Nancy R. Wilsker (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Natashia Tidwell (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Russell Beck (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Liliana Palacios-Baldwin (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Nolan Sheehan Patten (2022) — Vice President
- Former: Cara Forcellati (2019–2021) — Director of Finance & Administrator
- Former: Christine M. Netski (2019–2021) — Board Member & President Emeritus
- Former: Diane E. Lopez (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Elizabeth A. Soule (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Erin K. Higgins (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Juliet A. Davison (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Krietta Bowens Jones (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Maria R. Durant (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Paul G. Lannon (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Peter N. Lefkowitz (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Edward V. Colbert III (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Lili Palacios-Baldwin (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Diana K. Lloyd (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: E. Abim Thomas (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Ian Roffman (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jonathan M. Albano (2019–2020) — Board Member & President Em
- Former: Martha J. Nahill Frahm (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Mary B. Strother (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Paige Scott Reed (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Patrick S. Tracey (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Prasant D. Desai (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Rachel E. Hershfang (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Anthony A. Froio (2019) — Council Treasurer
- Former: Anthony A. Scibelli (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Douglas R. Gooding (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Kevin Nolan (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Lisa M. Tittemore (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Mark D. Smith (2019) — Board Member & President Emeritas
- Former: Megan Ehrenpreis (2019) — Director of Development
- Former: Patricia Washienko (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Peggy L. Ho (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Peter Coulombe (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Raquel Webster (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas O. Bean (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $398K, to Richard M Page Jr (Asst. Sec. & Exec. DIR.). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Boston Bar Association
How large is Boston Bar Association?
Boston Bar Association reported $8.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.4M.
Where does Boston Bar Association operate?
Boston Bar Association has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Boston Bar Association's EIN?
Boston Bar Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2164774. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 29, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 14, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 16, 2026)
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