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Greater Boston Legal Services

EIN 04-2103907Human and Civil Rights Massachusetts Large

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

. . . And justice for all

Greater Boston Legal Services' (GBLS) mission is to help poor families and individuals secure some of the most basic necessities of life that have illegally or inappropriately been denied. Clients include: families seeking benefits to avoid destitution; women and children seeking protection against abuse; homeless families seeking emergency shelter and permanent affordable housing; low-income tenants facing inappropriate eviction; elders and people with disabilities seeking inappropriately denied income support and medical benefits; and victims of torture seeking asylum in the U.S. In addition to representing individuals and families, GBLS engages in systemic advocacy to bring about positive change for the poor. GBLS also represents community groups and provides community legal education. Advocates provide advice and represent people in court, before agencies, and before city councils and the state legislature. In 2010, GBLS provided legal assistance to more than 15,000 clients.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.48Overall score
out of 100

92.26Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$15,814,240

Total expenses · USD$15,250,242

Program expenses

$13,313,461.27 recorded amount

87.3%

Fundraising expenses

$671,010.65 recorded amount

4.4%

Administrative expenses

$1,235,269.60 recorded amount

8.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Jacquelynne Bowman
Recorded compensation: $166,782.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.09%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Greater Boston Legal Services
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human and Civil Rights
`description` Mission & description	Greater Boston Legal Services' (GBLS) mission is to help poor families and individuals secure some of the most basic necessities of life that have illegally or inappropriately been denied. Clients include: families seeking benefits to avoid destitution; women and children seeking protection against abuse; homeless families seeking emergency shelter and permanent affordable housing; low-income tenants facing inappropriate eviction; elders and people with disabilities seeking inappropriately denied income support and medical benefits; and victims of torture seeking asylum in the U.S. In addition to representing individuals and families, GBLS engages in systemic advocacy to bring about positive change for the poor. GBLS also represents community groups and provides community legal education. Advocates provide advice and represent people in court, before agencies, and before city councils and the state legislature. In 2010, GBLS provided legal assistance to more than 15,000 clients.
`ein` EIN	04-2103907
`tot_exp` Total expenses	15250242.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.081
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.044000000000000004
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.873
`fscore` Financial score	92.26
`leader` Recorded leader	Jacquelynne Bowman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	166782.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0109
`motto` Tagline	. . . And justice for all
`name` Charity name	Greater Boston Legal Services
`tot_rev` Total revenue	15814240.0
`score` Overall score	90.48
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Advocacy and Education
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	13313461.266
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	671010.648
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1235269.602

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2103907
Source category: Human and Civil Rights
Source subcategory: Advocacy and Education
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.