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NEW ENGLAND LAW BOSTON: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
NEW ENGLAND LAW BOSTON (EIN 04-2152671)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-12
IRS object ID
202641329349305329
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-12T14:27:39-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN263753134PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CBIZ ADVISORS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line153 STATE STREET 17TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN042152671EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNEWEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6174510010PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP021165687ZIPCd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAMES H KENNEDY IIIPersonNm
Person TitleCEO, DEANPersonTitleTxt
Phone6174510010PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-12SignatureDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCRAIG KLEINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00734640PTIN
Phone6178075000PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJAMES H KENNEDY IIIPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP021165687ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$170,712,450GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Website AddressWWW.NESL.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionNEW ENGLAND LAW/BOSTON DEDICATES ITSELF TO PREPARING STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL LAWYERS AND LEADERS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS THROUGH INTEGRATED PRACTICAL, THEORETICAL AND ETHICAL EDUCATION OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER AND TO CONTRIBUTING TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF AMERICAN, FOREIGN AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEMS THROUGH PARTICIPATION AND DEBATE OVER FAIRNESS AND EFFICACY OF THOSE SYSTEMS, RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION, PUBLIC SERVICE AND OTHER WORK THAT FURTHERS THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE.MissionDesc
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Grant$35,082,417GrantAmt
Revenue$64,008,149RevenueAmt
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonJAMES WHITEPersonNm
Phone6173681418PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

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ADEDUNTAN RILWAN
TRUSTEE2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BALBONI ALBERT
CHAIRMAN35.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BARDI RICHARD
TRUSTEE2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BROWN PETER HON
TRUSTEE2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
BUDD WAYNE HON
TRUSTEE2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CASEY WILLIAM
PRESIDENT OF THE CORP/TRUSTEE20.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CRAWFORD SUSAN HON
SECRETARY3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
FLAHERTY PETER
TRUSTEE2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWTON RICHARD
CORPORATION MEMBER2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
NOONAN III C BRENDAN
VICE-CHAIRMAN7.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
RONQUILLO ROBERT HON
TRUSTEE2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SINNOTT ELEANOR HON
TRUSTEE2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUCOFF CARY
TREASURER OF CORP7.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
TODD GARY
TRUSTEE2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
WHEELER DIANA
VICE-PRESIDENT OF CORP/TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
FLAHERTY PETER
TRUSTEE2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DUSSIAS ALLISON
ACTING DEAN50.00$352,357$0$53,386Yes (X)
GREENBERG JUDITH
TRUSTEE/ASSOC DEAN (UNTIL 7/31/24)40.00$205,116$0$33,494Yes (X)
FRIEDMAN LAWRENCE
ASSOCIATE DEAN (FROM 08/01)40.00$257,056$0$48,762Yes (X)
CHALMERS JOHN
DEAN OF ADMISSIONS & STRATEGIC INITIATIVE50.00$248,008$0$46,545Yes (X)
PILGRIM JACQUELINE
ASSISTANT DEAN50.00$210,211$0$29,571Yes (X)
VIDAL ANDY
CFO50.00$193,212$0$43,578Yes (X)
ENGLER RUSSELL
PROFESSOR40.00$229,299$0$45,785Yes (X)
SCHENKEL KENT
PROFESSOR50.00$201,736$0$43,205Yes (X)
HANSEN VICTOR
PROFESSOR50.00$204,129$0$28,852Yes (X)
SIEGEL DAVID
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COULTHARD ROBERT
PROFESSOR50.00$180,399$0$41,519Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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BEACON HILL STAFFING GROUP LLC
PO BOX 846193BOSTONMA022846193TEMP. AGENCY$426,952
ADAPTIVE EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING
71 COMMERCIAL STREET SUITE 8900BOSTONMA02109PRINTING AND MARKETING SERVICES$338,874
FULCRUM CONSULTING GROUP
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GOV CONNECTION INC
732 MILFORD ROADMERRIMACKNH03054CYBERSECURITY SERVICES$248,364
CREATIVE COLOR LITHOGRAPHERS
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K12CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$64,008,149TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$681,900RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$681,900RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Securities$100,593,648SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$99,250,334SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,343,314SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,343,314TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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MISCELLANEOUS INCOME611110$71,485$71,485
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$6,900,269ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,082,417TotalAmt
Program Services$35,082,417ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,320,066TotalAmt
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Management And General$489,099ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$69,518FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$1,061,079ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$140,123FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$734,461ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$126,252ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,294FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$1,127,429ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$288,769ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,775FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$666,711ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$101,411ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,643FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,369TotalAmt
Management And General$53,369ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,400TotalAmt
Management And General$92,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,489TotalAmt
Management And General$15,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,678FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$360,761TotalAmt
Program Services$360,761ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,508,920TotalAmt
Program Services$1,184,971ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$286,516ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,433FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,083,213TotalAmt
Program Services$747,417ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$259,971ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$75,825FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,040,706ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$105,240ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,387FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$41,728ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,174ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$476FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,926TotalAmt
Program Services$2,926ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$958,199TotalAmt
Program Services$852,797ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,238ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,164FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,454TotalAmt
Management And General$4,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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STUDENT SERVICES$1,268,129$1,268,129
LIBRARY SERVICES$468,020$468,020
ALUMNI RELATIONS$127,868$76,720$51,148
PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM$16,976$16,976

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$3,056,503ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$480,464FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$148,770BOYAmt
EOY$107,960EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,879,662BOYAmt
EOY$8,413,866EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$239,358BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$50,844EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,047BOYAmt
EOY$3,425EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$667,612BOYAmt
EOY$642,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$47,662,474LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,995,871BOYAmt
EOY$12,576,376EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,552,496BOYAmt
EOY$118,456,490EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$122,619,052BOYAmt
EOY$140,250,961EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,504,593BOYAmt
EOY$1,535,208EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$314,211BOYAmt
EOY$274,675EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,880BOYAmt
EOY$53,022EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,912,684BOYAmt
EOY$1,862,905EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$115,550,250BOYAmt
EOY$132,736,461EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,156,118BOYAmt
EOY$5,651,595EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$120,706,368BOYAmt
EOY$138,388,056EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$140,250,961EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$3,490,062NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$185,123AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd

Collection Used Other Purposes CollectionUsedOtherPurposesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Other PurposesYes (X)CollectionUsedOtherPurposesInd
Other PurposesSCHOOL WALL FURNISHINGSOtherPurposesDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$90,183,178BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,143,189ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,615,860InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$107,942,227EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$81,454,350BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$148,941ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,579,887InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$90,183,178EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$74,361,896BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,114,812ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,977,642InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$81,454,350EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$88,048,520BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$136,677ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$9,623,301InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$4,200,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$74,361,896EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$81,774,844BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$15,250ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$10,508,426InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$4,250,000GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$88,048,520EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.99643BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.00243PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00114TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,917,039OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,917,039BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,577,754OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,365,928DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,211,826BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,822,074OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,836,288DepreciationAmt
Book Value$985,786BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,345,607OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,883,882DepreciationAmt
Book Value$461,725BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,576,376TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREFUNDABLE US GOVERNMENT STUDENT LOANSDesc
Amt$53,022Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$53,022TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$39,869,761TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$3,490,062NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,490,062RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$36,379,699RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$35,082,417OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$35,082,417RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$71,462,116TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$22,188,073TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$22,188,073ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$35,082,417OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$35,082,417ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$57,270,490TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:PAINTINGS OF THE JUDGES ARE SCHOOL WALL FURNISHINGS AND ARE RECORDED AT COST. PAINTINGS HONOR JUDGES WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND TO THE LAW SCHOOL AND ARE AN INSPIRATION TO LAW STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS.
PART V, LINE 4:THE SCHOOL'S UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR CURRENT PURPOSES, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED AND PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS WILL BE UTILIZED AND MAINTAINED CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENT OF THE DONORS.
PART X, LINE 2:THE SCHOOL ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD TO THE RECOGNITION OF THE TAX POSITIONS BEING SUSTAINED BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION UNDER SCRUTINY BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. IF A TAX POSITION OR POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO RESULT IN UNCERTAINTIES OF THOSE POSITIONS, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON A "CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT" THAT AGGREGATES THE ESTIMATED TAX LIABILITY FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE SCHOOL HAS IDENTIFIED ITS TAX STATUS AS A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY AND ITS DETERMINATION OF WHICH REVENUES ARE RELATED OR UNRELATED TO BE ITS ONLY SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS; HOWEVER, THE SCHOOL HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH TAX POSITIONS DO NOT RESULT IN UNCERTAINTIES REQUIRING RECOGNITION. THE SCHOOL IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTIONS. THE SCHOOL'S FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE FILED.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS INCLUDED IN NET TUITION AND FEES FOR FS PURPOSES 35,082,417.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS INCLUDED IN NET TUITION AND FEES FOR FS PURPOSES 35,082,417.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE SCHOOL HAS A NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY AND IT IS INCLUDED IN ITS BROCHURES, ADVERTISEMENTS AND CATALOGS. THE POLICY NOTICE INCLUDES THE NAME OF THE PERSON DESIGNATED TO HANDLE INQUIRIES REGARDING THE NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY.
LINE 6 - EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AID:THE SCHOOL PARTICIPATES IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TITLE IV PROGRAMS. THE FOLLOWING LIST IS A LIST OF THE PROGRAMS: FEDERAL STAFFORD LOAN PROGRAMS, FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAMS, AND FEDERAL WORK STUDY PROGRAMS

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS975$0$35,067,442CURRENT TUITION RATETUITION STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
OTHER FINANCIAL AID1$0$14,975CURRENT TUITION RATETUITION WAIVER

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFEDERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL GUIDELINES. FEDERAL PROGRAMS ARE SUBJECT TO AN ANNUAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT. THE SCHOOL'S FINANCIAL AID OFFICES MONITORS ALL RECIPIENTS OF SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS TO DETERMINE BOTH INITIAL AND CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY BASED UPON THE CRITERIA FOR EACH TYPE OF AWARD. VARIOUS CRITERIA MAY INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, FINANCIAL NEED OR OTHER CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY THE FUNDING SOURCE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DUSSIAS ALLISON
ACTING DEAN$350,773$0$0$0$1,584$0$34,500$0$18,886$0$405,743$0$0$0
FRIEDMAN LAWRENCE
ASSOCIATE DEAN (FROM 08/01)$256,024$0$0$0$1,032$0$26,176$0$22,586$0$305,818$0$0$0
CHALMERS JOHN
DEAN OF ADMISSIONS & STRATEGIC INITI$246,976$0$0$0$1,032$0$23,959$0$22,586$0$294,553$0$0$0
ENGLER RUSSELL
PROFESSOR$226,251$0$0$0$3,048$0$23,199$0$22,586$0$275,084$0$0$0
SCHENKEL KENT
PROFESSOR$200,152$0$0$0$1,584$0$20,619$0$22,586$0$244,941$0$0$0
PILGRIM JACQUELINE
ASSISTANT DEAN$208,627$0$0$0$1,584$0$21,074$0$8,497$0$239,782$0$0$0
GREENBERG JUDITH
TRUSTEE/ASSOC DEAN (UNTIL 7/31/24)$202,232$0$0$0$2,884$0$20,553$0$12,941$0$238,610$0$0$0
VIDAL ANDY
CFO$192,852$0$0$0$360$0$20,992$0$22,586$0$236,790$0$0$0
HANSEN VICTOR
PROFESSOR$202,545$0$0$0$1,584$0$19,527$0$9,325$0$232,981$0$0$0
SIEGEL DAVID
PROFESSOR$188,217$0$0$0$1,584$0$19,495$0$22,586$0$231,882$0$0$0
COULTHARD ROBERT
PROFESSOR$177,351$0$0$0$3,048$0$18,933$0$22,586$0$221,918$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL'S BUSINESS OFFICE AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISORS. A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO ITS FILING. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CA CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED ANNUALLY BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES. A TRUSTEE WOULD RECUSE HIM OR HERSELF FROM THE DISCUSSION AND THE DECISION REGARDING ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD CHAIR CHARGED THE TRUSTEE COMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION WITH RECOMMENDING A FAIR AND REASONABLE COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE ACTING DEAN. THE DUE DILIGENCE EFFORT INCLUDED ENGAGING AN INDEPENDENT, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COMPENSATION EXPERT AS WELL AS AN INDEPENDENT, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LAW FIRM, BOTH WITH EXPERTISE IN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, TO PROVIDE DETAILED ANALYSIS AND ADVICE TO THE COMMITTEE. THERE IS CONTEMPORANEOUS DOCUMENTATION OF DELIBERATION AND DECISION OF THE TRUSTEES REGARDING THE COMPENSATION AGREEMENT. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES UNDERTOOK A PROCESS TO ESTABLISH THAT THE ACTING DEAN'S COMPENSATION WOULD BE FAIR AND REASONABLE, BUT NOT EXCESSIVE. THEY CONSIDERED COMPENSATION FOR PEER LAW SCHOOLS AS WELL AS ACTING DEAN'S CAREER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE SCHOOL MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.