2025-09-11T18:38:56-04:00 2024-12-31 474306215 Mullins PC 7625 Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda MD 20814 990 2024-01-01 472379251 New England Justice for Our Neighbors % Jenna Andelman NEWE 8556358781 421 Common Street Belmont MA 02478 JENNA ANDELMAN Executive Director 8556358781 2025-09-11 true true JOHN MULLINS P01429307 2027706371 2025-09-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Jenna Andelman 421 Common Street Belmont MA 02478 501685 false 2573 X X 2013 MA See Schedule O. 9 9 6 12 0 0 151875 501685 0 0 148 0 152023 501685 0 0 35938 210555 0 39224 131359 166906 167297 377461 -15274 124224 136113 294244 24134 136113 270110 See Schedule O. false false 245236 See Schedule O. 245236 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false true false false X The Organization 8556358781 421 Common Street Belmont MA 02478 Jenna Andelman Executive Director 30.00 0.00 X 81953 0 2164 Margaret Bradshaw Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Margaret Papanastassiou Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mehida Gonzalez Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas Lank Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Judson Nirenberg Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andreia Ribas Precoma Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Troughton Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nisa Kridaratikorn Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Benjamin Ruano Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 81953 0 2164 0 false false false 229337 272348 400 501685 0 501685 0 0 0 X 81953 56800 17002 8151 108728 75358 22556 10814 4043 2426 1106 511 1093 412 562 119 14738 10287 2990 1461 151130 94943 40736 15451 782 782 3479 1691 766 1022 806 806 2899 1263 1450 186 130 130 444 444 Subscriptions 3474 1463 1814 197 Miscellaneous 3762 593 2769 400 377461 245236 93001 39224 136113 111139 179267 4282 444 3838 136113 294244 24134 0 24134 X 136113 90843 179267 136113 270110 136113 294244 X 124224 9773 X true X false true false X 151875 501685 653560 151875 501685 653560 70680 582880 148 148 653708 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4282 444 3838 3838 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 Form 990 is reviewed by Executive Director and Board Members before being approved for filing. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c New England JFONs conflict of interest policy instructs volunteers, employees and Board members to notify the Board of financial or other conflicts of interests. Potential conflicts are reviewed by the Board and action is taken accordingly. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a The Executive Directors compensation is determined by the Board of Directors, using benchmarks of similar roles in similar organizations. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 Available upon request Other or change in accounting method Part XII line 1 The Organization conducted its first review, therefore the accounting method used to prepare the 990 changed to accrual. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 Adjustment to tie PY Net Assets List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g Legal Clinic Contracts: $90,000 Professional Services: $42,961 Consultants: $2,402 Payroll Services: $12,998 Miscellaneous: $2,769 General explanation attachment Mission Statement & Program Service Accomplishments: For over 12 years, New England Justice for Our Neighbors has provided free, expert legal aid to low- and no-income immigrants, specializing in humanitarian-based cases. Our clients include unaccompanied minors, asylum applicants, and victims of violence. We currently serve immigrants across most of Massachusetts, providing both in-person and remote appointments. Our work helps families stay together, victims of violence escape further harm, asylum seekers find a safe haven, and unaccompanied minors begin a new, more promising future. The effects of legal status ripple out from our clients themselves to their families and communities. . We provide our services through two programs. In our Advice & Advocacy program, we accept approximately 20% of our new clients each year for full representation throughout the duration of their cases, which can take years to complete. Our remaining new clients receive legal immigration consultation and advice. This trustworthy advice is especially valuable because it allows our clients to avoid predatory lawyers who take their cases (and their money) even if they are without merit. In our Pathway to Hope program, all clients are unaccompanied minors and receive full representation. . We serve asylum seekers, unaccompanied minors, and victims of violence such as gang violence, human trafficking, and domestic violence. In 2024, approximately 30% of our clients were asylum seekers, and approximately 40% were unaccompanied minors. We touched the lives of almost 400 clients, including 194 new clients and 218 full-representation clients. We are proud to report an 87% success rate on our cases in 2024. . Our 2024 clients came to us predominantly from the Americas (Central America: 36%; the Caribbean: 27%; South America: 22%). 23% of these clients are originally from Guatemala, 13% from Haiti, and 11% from the Dominican Republic. In total, our 2024 new clients represented 48 countries. These clients live in 54 cities and towns across Massachusetts, with Springfield, Lynn, Worcester, Lawrence, and Boston making up about 60% of the total. . Without free legal services such as ours, undocumented immigrants have limited options. Living without legal status (and, therefore, work authorization) means lower income, a lack of healthcare and other public benefits, susceptibility to unscrupulous employers, and a life of fear. Private immigration lawyers charge thousands of dollars for these types of complex cases, money our clients dont have. Meanwhile, appearing in court without a lawyer reduces the chances of a successful outcome by up to 80%, even if the case has merit. For our low- and no-income clients, free legal aid is a true lifeline.