Pro Bono Advisory Council

Tax-deductible

St Louis, MO501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 47-4773103Revenue $35K in FY2025

On file with the IRSprobonoadvisorycouncil.org12935 North Outer Forty 102, 63141-0000 · St Louis, MOTax-exempt since Apr 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Pro Bono Advisory committee is to assist the united states patent and trademark office in fulfilling its mandate to work with and support intellectual property law associations in establishing Pro Bono programs to assist under-resourced inventors with bringing their products to market.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
49¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 6% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
49%
of spending
Concern: 49% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$49K
105% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 105% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$35K
-87% vs prior year
Spent
$26K
To programs
49%
Net assets
−$2K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$35K
FY2025▼ -87%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$17K
FY2023$142K
FY2024$269K
FY2025$35K
Expenses
$26K
FY2025▼ -91%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$296K
FY2025$26K
Net assets
−$2K
FY2025▼ -543%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2K
FY2023$26K
FY2024$547
FY2025−$2K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

49 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 49% · $13K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Morris Newman’s $37K as Executive Director is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1044 $100K–1M public & societal benefit nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Programs and updates

Helps inventors get legal help for their products through pro bono programs.

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1 program · $289K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Through its relationship with the united states patent and trademark office, the pro bono advisory council coordinates year-round programs with 20 not-for-profit organizations that assist under-resourced innovators in bringing their ideas and products to market.

$289Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$35K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Money outPt IX
$26K
Ln 25
Programscol B$13K
Owns and owesPt X
−$2K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$46K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$35K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$46K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
Net assetsLn 32−$2K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $35K$26K$9K−$2K 990 PDF
FY2024 $269K$296K−$28K$547 990 PDF
FY2023 $142K$26K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $17K$2K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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