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.
71¢ 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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FY2022 · 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
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $317K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 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
$412K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
30
of 30 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$5.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2022▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2022▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$5.5M
FY2022▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$6.2M
FY2025$7.5M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1959.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $982K Management & general 15% · $203K Fundraising 14% · $192K

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

32 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
3rd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 programs · $982K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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.

$518Kprogram 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.

$321Kprogram expense
03

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

$143Kprogram expense

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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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$83K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$982K
Managementcol C$203K
Fundraisingcol D$192K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$397K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$412K
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b30
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$553K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$346K
Investment incomeLn 3$83K
Gains on assetsLn 7$22K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$81K
SavingsLn 2$316K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$397K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$412K
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$435K$397K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$419K$412K
Net assetsLn 32$6.0M$5.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$266K$266K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$100K$100K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$144K$29K$57K$57K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$671K$527K$86K$58K
Management feesLn 11a$13K$5K$7K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$538$704$125
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$4K$5K$934
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$3K$4K$780
Office expensesLn 13$91K$30K$10K$51K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$193$270
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$3K$8K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$10K$22K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$982K$203K$192K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.4M$2.4M$1.0M$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$2.1M$184K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.6M−$118K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.5M$1.4M$111K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,487,268 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,207,112$1,484,425
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $342,090$83,472
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $196,210−$80,629
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,745,412$1,487,268
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $417,017$365,940
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $743,256$814,660
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $155,232$195,949
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,315,505$1,376,549
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $429,907$110,719
Part VI · Governance 30 of 30 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30
VI-1b Independent voting members30
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,487,268 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$345,657
VIII-1e Government grants$552,658
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$586,110
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,484,425
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $61,256$61,256
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $22,216$22,216
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$100,443−$100,443
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $19,814$19,814
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,843$1,487,268
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,376,549 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $266,000$266,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $99,940$99,940
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,717 · Management $57,432 · Fundraising $57,432$143,581
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $526,545 · Management $86,164 · Fundraising $58,370$671,079
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $5,145 · Management $6,732 · Fundraising $1,190$13,067
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $538 · Management $704 · Fundraising $125$1,367
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,035 · Management $5,281 · Fundraising $934$10,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,378 · Management $4,418 · Fundraising $780$8,576
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,222 · Management $9,978 · Fundraising $50,900$91,100
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,716 · Management $193 · Fundraising $270$5,179
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,201 · Management $7,683 · Fundraising $1,921$12,805
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,183$2,183
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,681 · Management $22,000 · Fundraising $19,741$51,422
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $982,118 · Management $202,768 · Fundraising $191,663$1,376,549
Part X · Balance sheet $5,917,371 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $183,957$81,145
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $251,009$315,731
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $347,010$328,498
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $133,789$293,177
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,122$34,422
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,280$5,539
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,437,454$3,026,040
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $571,460$550,838
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,448,975$1,281,981
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,401,056$5,917,371
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $65,979$69,905
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $235,000$250,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $118,154$46,571
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$45,262
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $419,133$411,738
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,523,179$3,139,952
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,458,744$2,365,681
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,981,923$5,505,633
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,401,056$5,917,371
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,505,633 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,487,268
XI-2 Total expenses$1,376,549
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$110,719
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,981,923
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$587,009
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,505,633

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