Conducts Seminars, Workshops, meetings, training events, team building activities, provides program materials to the professional business community including the Massachusetts Law Libraries and cooperates with organizations such as theUS SBANE, IRS, MASS DOR, and professional societies to provide awareness of tax,legal,and other issues of importanceto the Business, Tax and Legal communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 50% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
64 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 64.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$259K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$58K
+407% vs prior year
Spent
$46K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$754K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$58K
FY2023▲ +407%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$242K
FY2022−$19K
FY2023$58K
FY2024$63K
Expenses
$46K
FY2023▲ +67%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$23K
FY2022$28K
FY2023$46K
FY2024$76K
Net assets
$754K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$789K
FY2022$742K
FY2023$754K
FY2024$741K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending October 2023) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1985.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $39K Management & general 15% · $7K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Sec/Clerk & Director
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Educates business and legal professionals through seminars, workshops, and training on important tax and legal matters.

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1 program · $39K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Conducts seminars, workshops, meetings, training events,team building activities & provides the program materials to the Professional Tax, Legal, Accounting and Business community including the Massachusetts Law Libraries.

$39Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$58K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Money outPt IX
$46K
Ln 25
Programscol B$39K
Managementcol C$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$754K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$248K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$259K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Total revenueLn 12$58K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$219K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$248K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$163K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$595K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$259K
Net assetsLn 32$754K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$244K$248K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$163K$163K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$588K$595K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$259K$259K
Net assetsLn 32$742K$754K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$4K$3K$600
Accounting feesLn 11c$830$705$125
Advertising and promotionLn 12$300$255$45
Office expensesLn 13$355$302$53
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K$207
OccupancyLn 16$24K$20K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$476
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$264
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$9K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$46K$39K$7K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $63K$76K−$13K$741K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $58K$46K$12K$754K 990 PDF
FY2022 −$19K$28K−$47K$742K 990 PDF
FY2021 $242K$23K$219K$789K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $58,213 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$7,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $31,869$51,213
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$50,802$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year −$18,933$58,213
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $27,735$46,398
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,735$46,398
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$46,668$11,815
Part VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $58,213 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,000
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $51,213$51,213
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51,213 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$58,213
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $46,398 across 9 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $3,400 · Management $600$4,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $705 · Management $125$830
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $255 · Management $45$300
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $302 · Management $53$355
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,175 · Management $207$1,382
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,030 · Management $3,535$23,565
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,698 · Management $476$3,174
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,493 · Management $264$1,757
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,380 · Management $1,655$11,035
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $39,438 · Management $6,960 · Fundraising $0$46,398
Part X · Balance sheet $1,013,172 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,383$28,613
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $219,220$219,220
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $587,675$595,260
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $163,126$163,126
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,953$6,953
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,001,357$1,013,172
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $259,161$259,161
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $742,196$754,011
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,001,357$1,013,172
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $754,011 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$58,213
XI-2 Total expenses$46,398
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,815
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$742,196
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$754,011

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