The 990 read · EIN 04-2790762 · MA · Fiscal year FY ending Jun 2025

Massachusetts Legal Assistance

In its own words

“The Massachusetts Legal Assistance corporation provides leadership and support to improve civil legal services to low-income people in massachusetts through collaboration with the legal services community, the legislature, the public, the bar, and the judiciary.”

Data only Figures straight from the filing, screened by our rules. Not yet reviewed in depth by a CPA.

Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated November 7, 2026

Top pay: $245K Lynne Parker, 0.3% of spending
Revenue: $82.3M 98.4% from donations and grants
Spent: $78.3M 96.5% on programs, as reported
Net assets: $20.4M end of FY ending Jun 2025
Savings: 3.1 months of spending, net assets ÷ spending
People: 24 employees, 11 volunteers

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Parts I, VII, IX, X

01 · Red flags

No red flags in its latest filing.

We screen every filing against twelve rules. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.

No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.

02 · Where $1 goes · FY ending Jun 2025

Of each dollar it spent, 96.5¢ went to programs, as reported.

The split the charity filed.

96.5¢

Programs, $75.6M

0.0¢

Fundraising, $0K

3.5¢

Admin, $2.7M

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part IX, line 25

Cost to raise $1

0¢

as reported

For each dollar donated, Massachusetts Legal Assistance spent 0¢ on fundraising.

Fundraising ÷ $81.0M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IX

03 · What it does

What it told the IRS it spent on.

The charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.

Program 1 · 3.6% of program spending · $2.7M in grants $2.7M

Mlac was awarded, as a coordinated statewide administration of civil legal services (csal), a grant from the massachusetts office for victim assistance (mova). This is a contract that is funded through victims of crime act (voca) funding. The purposes of this grant is to implement the massachusetts civil legal aid to victims of crime initiative (clavc) to expand the capacity of legal services programs (the programs) in the state to provide legal assistance to victims of crime with civil legal aid issues related to their victimization, including in particular those crime victims referred by…

Program 2 · 3.3% of program spending · $2.3M in grants $2.5M

Mlac received funding to establish the access to counsel pilot project, aimed at expanding access to full legal representation for low-income tenants and owner-occupants facing eviction in massachusetts.

Program 3 · 12.1% of program spending · $6.4M in grants $9.2M

Program service initiatives - projects that advance collaboration among legal aid programs and ensure that limited resources are used as effectively and efficiently as possible.

Program 4

Mlac provides administrative services for the iolta committee, which oversees the disbursement of iolta funds.

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part III

04 · The savings

Net assets: $2.7M to $20.4M in 11 years.

Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2014 to 2025.

Net assets at year end, $ millions

Form 990 history via ProPublica Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025)

05 · Who gets paid

The 8 highest-paid people.

Reportable pay in FY ending Jun 2025, from the charity and related organizations.

Lynne Parker

Executive Director

$245,013

Azim Mazagonwalla

CFO (until 10/2024)

$177,867

Tobey Johnson

Technology Director

$158,188

Patricia Swansey

Program Director

$150,698

Laura Booth

Program Director

$140,861

Michael Raabe

Program Director

$139,902

Wendy Valentine

Program Director

$118,595

Tenzin Bayul

Board Secretary

$87,712

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part VII, Section A

06 · Questions

The questions people ask about the Massachusetts Legal Assistance.

Short, sourced answers. Each one stands on its own.

How much does the Massachusetts Legal Assistance CEO make?

Lynne Parker, Executive Director, received $245,013 in reportable compensation in FY ending Jun 2025, 0.3% of Massachusetts Legal Assistance's $78.3M in spending.

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part VII

What percentage of Massachusetts Legal Assistance donations go to programs?

Massachusetts Legal Assistance reported 96.5% of FY ending Jun 2025 spending as programs, 0% as fundraising and 3.5% as management.

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part IX

How much money does Massachusetts Legal Assistance have?

Net assets were $20.4M at the end of FY ending Jun 2025, about 3.1 months of spending.

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part X

Does Massachusetts Legal Assistance have any red flags in its filing?

Its latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.

Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025)

07 · Sources and citing

Every number, traced.

Cite this page

Amir Arani, “Massachusetts Legal Assistance: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/massachusetts-legal-assistance/