Greater Boston Legal Services Inc

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

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2021–2026

Total received

$83.1M

Foundation funders

67

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2021–2026

Who funds Greater Boston Legal Services Inc?

Greater Boston Legal Services Inc is funded by 67 grantmakers, led by Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp ($69.7M), Boston Bar Foundation ($2.3M), National Philanthropic Trust ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $83.1M in grants to Greater Boston Legal Services Inc between 2021–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp$69,706,24752021–2025
Boston Bar Foundation$2,310,00062021–2025
National Philanthropic Trust$1,811,50022024–2025
Massachusetts Bar Foundation Inc$1,074,78442021–2024
Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc$1,010,00052021–2024
George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial Fund$625,00052021–2025
Equal Justice Works$586,75452021–2025
Boston Foundation Inc$534,00072021–2025
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$499,38542021–2024
Janey Fund Charitable Trust$400,00052021–2025
MWC Foundation Inc$400,00042021–2024
Mystic Valley Aging Services Inc$338,25742022–2025
Equal Justice America Inc$328,38252021–2025
South Shore Elder Services Inc$320,89052021–2025
Harry H Dow Memorial Legal Assistance Fund$303,63542021–2024
Minuteman Senior Services Inc$293,13352021–2025
Frank E Payne and Seba B Payne$200,00022023–2024
New Venture Fund$200,00012023
Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates Group Return$191,69412024
United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc$176,56152021–2025
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$163,27052021–2025
Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services Incorporated$160,86942021–2025
American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education$151,63622022–2023
Health Resources in Action Inc$150,00012022
Gardiner Howland Shaw Foundation$100,00052021–2025
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The Menemsha Family Fund$90,00032023–2025
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$89,00082023–2024
Ploughshares Foundation$85,00042022–2025
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Inc$56,79542022–2025
Jackson & Irene Golden 1989 Charitable Trust$55,00042022–2025
National Network to End Domestic Violence Inc$50,83712022
The Julian a and Lois G$50,00022024–2025
Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F Hall$50,00042022–2025
Arbella Insurance Foundation$50,00032021–2023
Sailors' Snug Harbor of Boston Inc$45,00032022–2024
Cogan Family Foundation$40,00042022–2025
The DLA Piper Foundation$40,00022022–2024
The Skadden Foundation$39,47412021
Davis Family Charitable Foundation$35,00032022–2024
The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation$30,00032022–2024
The William & LIA G Poorvu$30,00032022–2024
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$25,50022023–2024
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma$25,00012023
The Cabot Family Charitable Trust$25,00012021
Asian American Resource Workshop Inc$20,00012025
Cambridge Community Foundation$20,00022022–2023
Georgetown University$20,00012021
The Palmer Foundation$18,00012024
The Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Charitable Trust-I$18,00032022–2024
Lawrence Model Lodging Houses Trust$17,00042022–2026
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$15,70012022
Robert W & Gladys S Meserve Char Trust$14,00042022–2025
The Sidley Austin Foundation$10,00032023–2025
MFS Investment Management Foundation Inc$10,00022022–2024
Mabel a Horne Fund$10,00012022
LPL Financial Foundation Inc$7,00032022–2024
The Larrea Family Foundation$5,00012025
Appleman Foundation Inc$5,00012023
Seyfarth Shaw Charitable Foundation$3,50012025
Helen a Nigro Foundation$1,00012025
Dowdall Family Charitable Trust$1,00012025
Zeitz Foundation$85042022–2025
Robins Kaplan Foundation$85042022–2025
Raffiani Family Foundation Inc$60012022
Morris & Lillian P Gould Family Fdn$10012025
The Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation$10012025
The Klarman Family Foundation$5012022

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$10M$20M$30M23 grants2021 47 grants2022 51 grants2023 43 grants2024 35 grants2025 1 grant2026

From 2021 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2026) to $21.1M (2024). In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

What grants has Greater Boston Legal Services Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Lawrence Model Lodging Houses TrustTO HELP SUPPORT LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE NEEDY$5,000
2025Massachusetts Legal Assistance CorpTO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS$17,806,869
2025National Philanthropic TrustHEALTH$911,500
2025Boston Bar FoundationSUPPORT LEGAL AID$500,000
2025Boston Foundation IncOperating Support/Annual Fund$127,500
2025George H & Jane a Mifflin Memorial FundWEBSITE UPGRADE AND REDESIGN PROJECT$100,000
2025Janey Fund Charitable TrustUNRESTRICTED$100,000
2025South Shore Elder Services IncLEGAL SERVICES$97,786
2025Mystic Valley Aging Services IncELDER LEGAL SUPPORT$68,000
2025Minuteman Senior Services IncPROVIDES LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION ON CIVIL (NONCRIMINAL) MATTERS TO LOW-INCOME AND ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS.$56,356
2025Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services IncorporatedSENIOR CITIZEN LEGAL SERVICES$37,119
2025Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston IncDAF - Social Services$34,960
2025Equal Justice America IncLEGAL GRANT$33,268
2025Equal Justice WorksFELLOWSHIP SUPPORT$32,424
2025The Menemsha Family FundALL CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE FOR THE GENERAL, CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF EACH ORGANIZATION.$30,000
2025United Way Of Massachusetts Bay IncCommunity Impact$25,322
2025Ploughshares FoundationGENERAL$25,000
2025The Julian a and Lois GTO HELP FUND THE OPERATING BUDGETS OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.$25,000
2025Asian American Resource Workshop Inc2004 TAAF REGRANT$20,000
2025Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education IncACCESS TO JUSTICE$16,350
2025Jackson & Irene Golden 1989 Charitable TrustGENERAL & UNRESTRICTED$15,000
2025Bushrod H Campbell & Adah F HallLEGAL ADVOCACY FOR ELDERS PROJECT$12,500
2025Boston Bar FoundationINCREASING ACCESS TO JUSTICE$10,000
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
2025The Larrea Family FoundationTo provide pro-bono legal support for unlawfully detained immigrants$5,000
2025Seyfarth Shaw Charitable FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE$3,500
2025The Sidley Austin FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$3,500
2025Robert W & Gladys S Meserve Char TrustGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$3,000

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 67 grantmakers, led by Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp ($69.7M), Boston Bar Foundation ($2.3M), National Philanthropic Trust ($1.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $83.1M in grants to Greater Boston Legal Services Inc between 2021–2026.

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 $83.1M in grants to Greater Boston Legal Services Inc across 200 grants from 67 funders between 2021–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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