Public Charity

COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM LEGAL SERVICES INC

Based in BOSTON, MA, COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM LEGAL SERVICES INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.7M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, $4.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 4 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $85K.

EIN: 521823050 BOSTON, MA Nonprofit Management NTEE: S50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.7M
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$4.5M
Grants Given4
Grant Total$85K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CAPLAW STRENGTHENS THE LEGAL AND MANAGEMENT CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES AND OTHER ANTI-POVERTY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING AND RESOURCES WHICH ENHANCES THEIR ABILITY TO ACT IN ACCOUNTABLE AND EFFECTIVE WAYS.

Where $100 goes at Community Action Program Legal Services Inc

How Community Action Program Legal Services Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$22 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$77
Caplaw provides extensive legal training and technical assistance to increase organizational capacity and stability, promote exemplary legal practices and policies, and enhance the legal knowledge of the community…
All program spending
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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.

Sample Grants Given

WASHINGTON, DC · 2024
DONATION
$25,000
WASHINGTON, DC · 2023
DONATION
$20,000
WASHINGTON, DC · 2022
DONATION
$15,000
WASHINGTON, DC · 2019
THE GRANT WAS PROVIDED TO SUPPORT GENERAL SESSIONS OFFERED AS PART OF NCAF'S VIRTUAL CONFERENCE. THE SESSIONS INCLUDED KEYNOTE BY BAKARI SELLERS, NCAF LEGISLATIVE UPDATE BY DAVID BRADLEY, ENVIRONMENTAL (IN) JUSTICE AND THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE IN COMMUNITIES, AND MODERNIZATION OF CONGRESS PANEL. TO CONFIRM THAT THE SESSIONS OCCURRED, WE REVIEW AGENDAS FROM THE EVENT AND REQUEST DOCUMENTATION OF EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE GENERAL SESSIONS.
$25,000

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Aaron Bowen
PRESIDENT Arlene Dobison Ccap
DIRECTOR Bertha Proctor Ccap
DIRECTOR Betsey Andrews Parker
DIRECTOR David Brightbill
DIRECTOR Dawn Hommer Ccap

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$60,000 3 grants
Environment & Conservation
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.7M $1.3M $4.5M
2024 $1.5M $1.3M $4.1M
2023 $1.4M $1.2M $3.6M
2022 $1.4M $1.2M $3.3M
2021 $1.6M $1.1M $3.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.6M to $1.7M (+7%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.5M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in DC.

DC

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