Illinois Bar Foundation FY2021 filing

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Springfield, IL501(c)(3)Since 1951EducationEIN 37-0810222

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The mission of the Illinois Bar Foundation is to ensure meaningful access to the justice system, especially for those with limited means, and to assist lawyers who can no longer support themselves due to incapacity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $176K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $21K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$419K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$6.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2021▼ -0.7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2024$3.4M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2021▼ -11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2024$2.4M
Net assets
$6.0M
FY2021▲ +20%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$6.2M
FY2024$7.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1959.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.0M Management & general 8% · $106K Fundraising 13% · $175K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

31 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
3rd Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides legal aid for low-income individuals and supports disabled lawyers.

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3 program services account for $1.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Illinois Justicecorps Program

Illinois JusticeCorps places college students, recent graduates and other volunteers in select courthouses throughout Illinois to help the increasing number of litigants appearing in court without lawyers.

$561Kprogram expense
02

Grants to support organizations whose work provides meaningful access to the justice system including grants to enhance the availability of legal aid to those of limited means, grants to encourage pro-bono legal work, and grants to educate Illinois residents regarding their rights and responsibilities under the law.

$300Kprogram expense
03

Subsistence to lawyers, their spouses or dependents unable to support themselves due to age or incapacity.

$173Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21K
Grants paid · 103 grants · $1.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$130,700
Illinois Legal Aid OnlineIL · FY2024$20,000
CarplsIL · FY2024$12,500
Ascend JusticeFY2024$12,500
The Immigration Project INCIL · FY2024$10,000
Uptown People's Law CenterIL · FY2024$10,000
Pro Bono NetworkIL · FY2024$10,000
National Immigrant Justice CenterIL · FY2024$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$342K
Other incomeLn 4–11$196K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$106K
Fundraisingcol D$175K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$435K
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$419K
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$530K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$342K
Other incomeLn 4–11$196K
Gains on assetsLn 7$291K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$184K
SavingsLn 2$251K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$435K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$419K
Net assetsLn 32$6.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$190K$435K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M$4.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$132K$419K
Net assetsLn 32$5.0M$6.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$271K$271K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$146K$146K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$17K$26K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$677K$564K$47K$67K
Management feesLn 11a$5K$946$3K$548
Legal feesLn 11b$247$49$169$29
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$2K$7K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$1K$4K$644
Office expensesLn 13$80K$24K$9K$48K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$49$68
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$122$31$73$18
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$8K$8K$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.0M$106K$175K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $2.3M$2.1M$184K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.6M−$118K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.4M$111K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.7M$1.3M$430K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.5M$272K$5.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,745,412 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,571
VIII-1e Government grants$530,015
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$671,526
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,207,112
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $51,007$51,007
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $291,083$291,083
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $185,427$185,427
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,783$10,783
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $538,300$1,745,412
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,315,505 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $270,650$270,650
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $146,367$146,367
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,523 · Management $26,437 · Fundraising $23,133$66,093
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $563,651 · Management $46,749 · Fundraising $66,763$677,163
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $946 · Management $3,246 · Fundraising $548$4,740
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $49 · Management $169 · Fundraising $29$247
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,031 · Management $6,967 · Fundraising $1,177$10,175
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,112 · Management $3,809 · Fundraising $644$5,565
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,726 · Management $9,027 · Fundraising $47,533$80,286
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,033 · Management $49 · Fundraising $68$1,150
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $31 · Management $73 · Fundraising $18$122
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,942$1,942
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,254 · Management $7,500 · Fundraising $35,251$51,005
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,034,373 · Management $105,968 · Fundraising $175,164$1,315,505
Part X · Balance sheet $6,401,056 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $59,170$183,957
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $130,927$251,009
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $374,562$347,010
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $70,900$133,789
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $50,698$23,122
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,222$4,280
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,731,079$3,437,454
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $493,968$571,460
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,188,845$1,448,975
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,106,371$6,401,056
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,116$65,979
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $45,000$235,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $63,575$118,154
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $131,691$419,133
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,787,753$3,523,179
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,186,927$2,458,744
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,974,680$5,981,923
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,106,371$6,401,056
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,981,923 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,745,412
XI-2 Total expenses$1,315,505
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$429,907
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,974,680
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$577,336
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,981,923

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