The Massachusetts Lgbtq Bar Association Inc
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What it says it does
THE MASSACHUSETTS LGBTQ BAR ASSOCIATION (MASS LGBTQ BAR) IS A VOLUNTARY STATE-WIDE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER LAWYERS AND OUR ALLIES, PROVIDING A VISIBLE LGBTQ PRESENCE WITHIN THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGAL COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $38,039
- Spending
- $19,014
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- OUR WORK FOCUSES AROUND THE FOLLOWING THEMES: JUSTICE - MASS LGBTQ BAR PROMOTES THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE THROUGHOUT MASSACHUSETTS FOR ALL PERSONS WITHOUT REGARD TO THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION. EDUCATION - MASS LGBTQ BAR EDUCATES THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGAL COMMUNITY ABOUT LEGAL ISSUES IMPACTING THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, MONITORS EMERGING LEGAL TRENDS AND PARTICIPATES IN LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS EFFECTING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SUPPORT - MASS LGBTQ BAR PROMOTES FULL AND EQUAL PARTICIPATION IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION BY LESBIANS, GAY MEN, AND BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, AND ACTIVELY SUPPORTS THE APPOINTMENT OF QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY TO THE JUDICIARY. THROUGH OUR MENTORING PROGRAM, ALEC GRAY SCHOLARSHIP, AND SOCIAL EVENTS, WE PROVIDE A PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORK FOR LGBTQ MEMBERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGAL COMMUNITY IN ALL AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. LEADERSHIP - MASS LGBTQ BAR PROVIDES AN ESTABLISHED, NON-PARTISAN, AND VOCAL LGBTQ PRESENCE WITHIN THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGAL COMMUNITY; AND ENCOURAGES OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP BY LGBTQ LAWYERS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2020 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1996.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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