Nonprofit · EIN 04-3501039
LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS INC
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02110
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $862,394 | $942,381 | -$79,987 | $655,496 | $296,427 | $359,069 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $691,772 | $770,226 | -$78,454 | $759,367 | $320,311 | $439,056 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $633,056 | $626,877 | $6,179 | $839,501 | $321,991 | $517,510 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $842,743
- Program service revenue
- $7,555
- Investment income
- $14,931
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$2,835
- Other revenue
- -$2,835
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $176,500
- Other salaries and wages
- $398,479
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $738,798
- Professional fundraising fees
- $32,750
- Accounting fees
- $35,187
- Occupancy
- $20,355
- Travel
- $7,554
- Program services (functional)
- $692,299
- Management and general (functional)
- $106,615
- Fundraising (functional)
- $143,467
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $759,367
- Total assets, end of year
- $655,496
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $296,427
- Net assets, end of year
- $359,069
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $309,069
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $50,000
- Gross receipts
- $879,464
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 1,005
- Year formed
- 1999
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN C GEDRICK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLERK Officer | 35 | $135,853 | $2,469 |
| TONYSHA TAYLOR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIA FRIEDMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE L TODMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL S BRATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE COLLYMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY F HODGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT A JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN J KEPLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER H LINDSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL S MOMNIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSALYN GARBOSE NASDOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YAVOR NECHEV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN M NOLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX ROSSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CINDY A ROWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TERESA M SANTALUCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALISON SCLATER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL R TREMBLAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FABIANA VIDELA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN C GEDRICK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $110,445 |
| TONYSHA TAYLOR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MIA FRIEDMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CHERYL S BRATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE COLLYMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DONALD M DENG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS M HENRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| EMILY F HODGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KURT A JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN J KEPLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER H LINDSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH LINTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JESSICA R LISAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROSALYN GARBOOSE NASDOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YAVOR NECHEV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEPHEN M NOLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX ROSSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CINDY A ROWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TERESA M SANTALUCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALISON SCLATER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELANIE L TODMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL R TREMBLAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FABIANA VIDELA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN C GEDRICK | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $99,008 |
| ROSALYN GARBOSE NASDOR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DONALD M DENG | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| TONYSHA TAYLOR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHERYL S BRATT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE COLLYMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RASHMI DYAL-CHAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MIA FRIEDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS M HENRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| EMILY F HODGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KURT A JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN J KEPLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER H LINDSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH LINTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JESSICA R LISAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN MCGRATH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| YAVOR NECHEV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEPHEN M NOLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX ROSSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CINDY A ROWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TERESA M SANTALUCIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALISON SCLATER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELANIE L TODMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL R TREMBLAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FABIANA VIDELA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7 WINTHROP SQUARE, BOSTON, MA 02110-1239
- In care of
- % GODDARD DEBORAH
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SUSAN GEDRICK, 7 WINTHROP SQUARE, BOSTON, MA 02110
- Signed the 990
- TONYSHA TAYLOR, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (617) 544-3434
- Website
- WWW.LAWYERSCLEARINGHOUSE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KAHN LITWIN RENZA & CO LTD
Mission
LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE IMPROVES THE LIVES OF PEOPLE FACING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP BY ENGAGING THE LEGAL COMMUNITY IN PRO BONO SERVICE TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME CLIENTS.
Program accomplishments
- IN FY25, LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE LEVERAGED A STAFF OF 5 TO 6 TO MANAGE 1005 VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES AND TRAINING WORTH OVER $15.6 MILLION TO 312 LOW-INCOME AND HOMELESS PEOPLE AND 216 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, STAFF ENGAGED 14 ACCESS TO JUSTICE FELLOWS WHO PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES AND EXPERTISE FOR AN AVERAGE OF 10 HOURS PER WEEK FOR 9 MONTHS, AN ESTIMATED 5,500 HOURS OF PRO BONO, AT 12 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FELLOWS PROGRAM, WHICH MATCHES "A2J FELLOWS" (SENIOR AND RETIRED ATTORNEYS) WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING NONPROFITS, COURTS, AND PUBLIC SERVICE ENTITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS, FOCUSED ON INCREASING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR PERSONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH. A TOTAL OF 612 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED THE ORGANIZATION IN HOSTING LEGAL WORKSHOPS AND PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR NONPROFITS. THE NONPROFIT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM MATCHED 146 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH ATTORNEYS PROVIDING PRO BONO FULL REPRESENTATION ASSISTANCE AND NONPROFITS WITH ATTORNEYS PROVIDING ON-SITE REPRESENTATION ON MATTERS WITH FINITE SCOPE THROUGH CLINIC-STYLE CONSULTATION PROGRAMS; PROVIDED IN-HOUSE BRIEF COUNSEL TO 70 NONPROFITS; AND RAN 19 LEGAL WORKSHOPS FOR NONPROFITS WITH 769 ATTENDEES. FIRM PARTNERS REPORTED 7,708 HOURS OF LEGAL SERVICES BY 612 VOLUNTEERS (547 ATTORNEYS/65 NON-ATTORNEYS) WITH AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $7.9 MILLION. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE CLINICS TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS FACING CIVIL LEGAL ISSUES AND SEEKING CRIMINAL RECORD SEALING AND EXPUNGEMENT. 312 LEGAL CLINIC PROGRAM CLIENTS WERE SERVED BY 393 VOLUNTEERS AT 40 CLINICS. FIRM PARTNERS HAVE REPORTED 8,550 HOURS OF LEGAL SERVICE VALUED AT $7.7 MILLION.Expenses $692,299 · revenue $7,555
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
- 04-3501039
- 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
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $655,496
- Income (IRS master file)
- $879,464
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $862,394 | $942,381 | $655,496 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $691,772 | $770,226 | $759,367 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $633,056 | $626,877 | $839,501 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $681,539 | $579,379 | $728,241 | 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 04-3501039).
Questions about LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS INC
- What is the EIN of LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS INC is 04-3501039.
- Is LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS 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 LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS 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 LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS 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 LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names SUSAN GEDRICK.
- Who are the officers and directors of LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $135,853 (SUSAN C GEDRICK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLERK).
- How much revenue does LAWYERS CLEARINGHOUSE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $862,394, expenses of $942,381 and total assets of $655,496 at year end.
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