Public Charity

GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC

Based in BOSTON, MA, GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $34.8M in revenue, $27.1M in expenses, $62.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 202 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $98.8M.

EIN: 042103907 BOSTON, MA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$34.8M
Total Expenses$27.1M
Total Assets$62.1M
Grant Records202
Funding Total$98.8M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

GREATER BOSTON LEGAL SERVICES (GBLS) IS THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF FREE CIVIL (NON-CRIMINAL) LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THE ALMOST 341,000 LOW-INCOME PERSONS LIVING IN METROPOLITAN BOSTON TO HELP THEM SECURE SOME OF THE MOST BASIC NECESSITIES OF LIFE. OUR CLIENTS INCLUDE HOMELESS FAMILIES SEEKING ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SHELTER OR PERMANENT HOUSING, WOMEN AND CHILDREN ESCAPING ABUSE, FAMILIES FACING DESTITUTION, POOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING ILLEGAL OR INAPPROPRIATE EVICTION, LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS EXPLOITED BY MORTGAGE SCAMS, ELDERS INAPPROPRIATELY DENIED MEDICAL AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS, DISABLED INDIVIDUALS DENIED CRITICAL BENEFITS, LOW-WAGE WORKERS ILLEGALLY DENIED EARNED WAGES, AND VICTIMS OF TORTURE AND PERSECUTION SEEKING ASYLUM.

Where $100 goes at Greater Boston Legal Services Inc

How Greater Boston Legal Services Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $87 for programs

$87
Greater Boston Legal Services (gbls) is the primary provider of free civil (non-criminal) legal assistance for the almost 339,000 low-income persons living in metropolitan Boston to help them…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 339,000 persons; 14,960 cases; 11,971 people
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alan Jay Rom
DIRECTOR Alma Woodberry
DIRECTOR Amy Roy
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Ana Cruz
DIRECTOR Andrew Devoogd
DIRECTOR Andrew Troop

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$88,165,995 102 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$4,542,360 19 grants
Education
$1,392,287 12 grants
Human & Social Services
$1,087,196 28 grants
Health & Medicine
$981,500 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $34.8M $27.1M $62.1M
2024 $33.2M $25.5M $54.9M
2023 $27.5M $23.3M $43.1M
2021 $25.9M $20.6M $42.3M
2020 $18.1M $16.8M $34.8M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $18.1M to $34.8M (+93%), with total assets most recently reported at $62.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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