Nonprofit · EIN 04-3212264
VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02114
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,126,436 | $2,054,329 | $72,107 | $4,163,790 | $344,912 | $3,818,878 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,959,767 | $1,513,687 | $446,080 | $4,132,643 | $478,132 | $3,654,511 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,552,409 | $1,270,126 | $282,283 | $3,782,719 | $665,700 | $3,117,019 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,098,238
- of which government grants
- $1,047,331
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $88,836
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$41,870
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$60,638
- Other revenue
- -$60,638
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $449,169
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,014,329
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,740,533
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $31,960
- Occupancy
- $157,006
- Travel
- $7,691
- Depreciation
- $5,531
- Program services (functional)
- $1,758,379
- Management and general (functional)
- $113,976
- Fundraising (functional)
- $181,974
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,132,643
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,163,790
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $344,912
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,818,878
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $99,176
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,115,420
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,695,300
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,123,578
- Gross receipts
- $2,716,275
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 365
- Year formed
- 1991
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH ROXBURGH | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF OF OPS Officer | 40 | $168,115 | $21,467 |
| ANNA RICHARDSON | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF COUN. Officer | 40 | $162,365 | $25,848 |
| CINDY PALMQUIST | MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,577 | $24,983 |
| EVE ELLIOTT | DIRECTOR OF LAW STUDENT PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,031 | $27,749 |
| ANGIE VARGAS | PRO BONO DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,598 | $7,535 |
| WILLIAM ASHER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE JACKSON LESLIE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELYSE MARKS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL CAREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GLANVILLE LOVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH KEARNS GOODWIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS HASENFUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN HAYDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL LAPENTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANAL NEVES-MCCAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAN MORRISSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEONG PARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA TROBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANEISHA WORRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE LIN | DIRECTOR (AS OF 01/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH ROXBURGH | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $148,872 | $22,938 |
| ANNA RICHARDSON | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF COUNSEL Officer | 40 | $148,170 | $19,306 |
| EVE ELLIOTT | DIRECTOR OF LAW STUDENT, CO-OP, AND FELLOWSHIP PRO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,415 | $22,469 |
| ANGIE VARGAS | PRO BONO DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,769 | $6,831 |
| WILLIAM ASHER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELYSE MARKS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL CAREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GLANVILLE LOVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH KEARNS GOODWIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS HASENFUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN HAYDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL LAPENTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE JACKSON LESLIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANAL NEVES-MCCAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN MORRISSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEONG PARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA TROBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANEISHA WORRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH ROXBURGH | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $138,132 | $18,468 |
| ANNA RICHARDSON | CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF COUNSEL Officer | 40 | $138,132 | $17,642 |
| ANGIE VARGAS | PRO BONO DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,692 | $1,689 |
| WILLIAM ASHER | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELYSE MARKS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL CAREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER GLANVILLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH KEARNS GOODWIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS HASENFUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN HAYDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL LAPENTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE JACKSON LESLIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEONG PARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA TROBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANEISHA WORRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 180 CANAL ST STE 401, BOSTON, MA 02114-1804
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WILLIAM ASHER, 180 CANAL ST 401, BOSTON, MA 02114
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM ASHER, BOARD CHAIR
- Phone
- (857) 317-4474
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES HELPS MASSACHUSETTS VETERANS OVERCOME ADVERSITY BY PROVIDING FREE CIVIL LEGAL AID THAT HONORS THEIR SERVICE, PROMOTES WELL-BEING, AND RESPONDS TO THEIR DISTINCTIVE NEEDS.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDED FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR MILITARY VETERANS IN MASSACHUSETTS TO PROMOTE THEIR STABLE HOUSING, ECONOMIC SECURITY, AND HEALTHY FAMILIES. HOSTED LEGAL CLINICS AT: MASSACHUSETTS VETERANS HOME AT CHELSEA, VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, VA BEDFORD HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, NEW ENGLAND CENTER & HOME FOR VETERANS, NORFOLK COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT, VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA (QUINCY AND LAWRENCE), AND THROUGH VIRTUAL SERVICES. PROVIDED ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION TO VETERANS ON LEGAL CASES. PURSUED HIGH-IMPACT CASES TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE OVERALL VETERAN POPULATION IN MASSACHUSETTS. TRAINED OTHER ADVOCATES ON ISSUES IMPACTING VETERANS.Expenses $1,758,379
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3212264
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,163,790
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,716,275
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $2,126,436 | $2,054,329 | $4,163,790 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,959,767 | $1,513,687 | $4,132,643 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $1,552,409 | $1,270,126 | $3,782,719 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,454,270 | $1,122,506 | $3,076,934 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3212264).
Questions about VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES INC
- What is the EIN of VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES INC is 04-3212264.
- Is VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names WILLIAM ASHER.
- Who are the officers and directors of VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $168,115 (SARAH ROXBURGH, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF OF OPS).
- How much revenue does VETERANS LEGAL SERVICES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,126,436, expenses of $2,054,329 and total assets of $4,163,790 at year end.
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