Greater Boston Legal Services Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Boston, MA EIN 04-2103907

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2020–2025

Total received

$84.4M

Foundation funders

64

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2020–2025

Who funds Greater Boston Legal Services Inc?

Greater Boston Legal Services Inc is funded by 64 grantmakers, led by Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp ($69.7M), Boston Bar Foundation ($4.5M), Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $84.4M in grants to Greater Boston Legal Services Inc between 2020–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp$69,706,24752021–2025
Boston Bar Foundation$4,500,000102020–2024
Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc$1,510,00062020–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$909,00022021–2024
George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial Fund$825,00072021–2025
Massachusetts Bar Foundation Inc$727,28422023–2024
Equal Justice Works$528,81942020–2023
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$499,38542021–2024
Mwc Foundation Inc$475,00052020–2024
Boston Foundation Inc$473,00072020–2024
Harry H Dow Memorial Legal Assistance$376,03552020–2024
Janey Fund Charitable Trust$375,00052020–2024
Health Resources in Action Inc$300,00022020–2022
Equal Justice America Inc$295,11442021–2024
Minuteman Senior Services Inc$281,80652020–2024
South Shore Elder Services Inc$223,10442021–2024
Frank E Payne and Seba B Payne$200,00022023–2024
New Venture Fund$200,00012023
Mass General Brigham Incorporated &$191,69412024
Mystic Valley Elder Services Inc$182,25722023–2024
United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc$157,86632020–2022
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$128,31042021–2024
Somerville-cambridge Elder Services$126,00032020–2023
Gardiner Howland Shaw Foundation$100,00052021–2025
Jackson & Irene Golden 1989 Charitable Trust$100,00082021–2024
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Ploughshares Foundation$80,00042021–2024
The Menemsha Family Fund$60,00022023–2024
The Dla Piper Foundation$60,00032021–2024
Sailors' Snug Harbor of Boston Inc$60,00042021–2024
National Network to End Domestic$50,83712022
Cogan Family Foundation$50,00052021–2025
Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall$50,00042021–2024
Arbella Insurance Foundation$50,00032021–2023
Cambridge Community Foundation$50,00022020–2022
Davis Family Charitable Foundation$40,00042021–2024
The William & Lia G Poorvu$40,00042021–2024
The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation$40,00042021–2024
Herman and Frieda L Miller Foundation$40,00012020
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$33,00032021–2024
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$25,50022023–2024
Jewish Community Federation of San$25,00012023
The Cabot Family Charitable Trust$25,00012021
The Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Charitable$24,00042021–2024
Georgetown University$20,00012021
The Palmer Foundation$18,00012024
Robert W & Gladys S Meserve Char Trust$17,50052021–2025
Lawrence Model Lodging Houses Trust$17,00042021–2025
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$15,70012022
Anna B Stearns Charitable Foundation Inc$15,00012021
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation$15,00012021
The Plymouth Rock Assurance Foundation$10,40022021
MFS Investment Management Foundation Inc$10,00022022–2024
Mabel a Horne Fund$10,00012022
American College of Bankruptcy$10,00012021
The Joseph & Agatha Sicari Charitable$10,00012021
The Sidley Austin Foundation$9,00032021–2024
LPL Financial Foundation Inc$8,00042022–2024
Appleman Foundation Inc$5,00012023
Rothstein Foundation Inc$2,00012021
Raffiani Family Foundation Inc$1,20022021–2022
Press Family Foundation$1,00012021
Zeitz Foundation$85042021–2024
Robins Kaplan Foundation$70042021–2024
The Klarman Family Foundation$5012022

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$5M$11M$16M$21M14 grants202049 grants202144 grants202243 grants202343 grants20247 grants2025

What grants has Greater Boston Legal Services Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Massachusetts Legal Assistance CorpTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS$17,806,869
2025George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial FundWEBSITE UPGRADE AND REDESIGN PROJECT$100,000
2025George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial FundWEBSITE UPGRADE AND REDESIGN PROJECT$100,000
2025Cogan Family FoundationGeneral Purpose$10,000
2025Gardiner Howland Shaw FoundationSUPPORT FOR THE CORI CRIMINAL RECORDS REFORM PROJECT.$10,000
2025Lawrence Model Lodging Houses TrustTO HELP SUPPORT LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE NEEDY$5,000
2025Robert W & Gladys S Meserve Char TrustGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$3,000
2024Massachusetts Legal Assistance CorpTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS$17,454,543
2024National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT$900,000
2024Massachusetts Bar Foundation IncVarious$452,000
2024Boston Bar FoundationSUPPORT LEGAL AID$450,000
2024Boston Bar FoundationSUPPORT LEGAL AID$450,000
2024Liberty Mutual Foundation IncEVICTION DEFENSE AND HOUSING ADVOCACY PROJECT$250,000
2024Mass General Brigham Incorporated &COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAM$191,694
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$129,475
2024Frank E Payne and Seba B PayneGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$100,000
2024George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial FundWEBSITE UPGRADE AND REDESIGN PROJECT$100,000
2024Mwc Foundation IncCHILDREN AND FAMILIES STABILIZATION PROJECT AND OTHER PROJECTS$100,000
2024George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial FundWEBSITE UPGRADE AND REDESIGN PROJECT$100,000
2024Mystic Valley Elder Services IncELDER LAW SUPPORT$91,865
2024Boston Foundation IncOperating Support/Annual Fund$87,000
2024Harry H Dow Memorial Legal AssistanceASIAN OUTREACH UNIT - DIRECT CLIENT SERVICES$75,335
2024Janey Fund Charitable TrustUNRESTRICTED$75,000
2024Minuteman Senior Services IncPROVIDES LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION ON CIVIL (NONCRIMINAL) MATTERS TO LOW-INCOME AND ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS.$73,996
2024South Shore Elder Services IncLEGAL SERVICES$65,761
2024Equal Justice America IncLEGAL GRANT$41,169
2024Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston IncDAF - Social Services$34,210
2024The Menemsha Family FundALL CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE FOR THE GENERAL, CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF EACH ORGANIZATION.$30,000
2024Davis Family Charitable FoundationCHARITABLE GIFT$25,000
2024The Dla Piper FoundationGENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE$20,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Greater Boston Legal Services Inc?

Greater Boston Legal Services Inc is funded by 64 grantmakers, led by Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp ($69.7M), Boston Bar Foundation ($4.5M), Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $84.4M in grants to Greater Boston Legal Services Inc between 2020–2025.

Who is Greater Boston Legal Services Inc's largest funder?

Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp is the largest recorded funder of Greater Boston Legal Services Inc, with $69.7M across 5 grants (2021–2025).

How much grant funding has Greater Boston Legal Services Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $84.4M in grants to Greater Boston Legal Services Inc across 200 grants from 64 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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