The Bail Project is a national nonprofit organization that pays bail for people in need, reuniting families and restoring the presumption of innocence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.7M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6.5M a year · 31% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
54 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 54.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $29K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$33.7M
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$12.6M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$80.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$33.7M
FY2021▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$41.9M
FY2021$33.7M
FY2022$18.5M
FY2023$14.1M
FY2024$10.2M
FY2025$6.5M
Expenses
$12.6M
FY2021▲ +39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.0M
FY2021$12.6M
FY2022$17.8M
FY2023$18.3M
FY2024$14.3M
FY2025$13.9M
Net assets
$80.5M
FY2021▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$62.3M
FY2021$80.5M
FY2022$79.4M
FY2023$71.8M
FY2024$67.7M
FY2025$58.3M

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2017.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $9.6M Management & general 17% · $2.1M Fundraising 6% · $796K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member/CEO
$378,100Pt VII · Sec A
Gen Counsel & Asst Secreta
$234,449Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Impact Officer
$217,403Pt VII · Sec A
Legal Director
$212,303Pt VII · Sec A
CFO & Asst Secretary
$209,957Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Data Officer
$166,323Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Staff
$153,353Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Communications
$148,346Pt VII · Sec A

David Gaspar’s $253K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robin Steinberg CEO to 323——$528,600———
Robin Steinberg—$211,540—$327,100$378,100$303,600
David Gaspar$253,499$198,972————
Arinolayemi Adegbonmire————$234,449$244,570
Bradley Dudding$225,368$220,591$213,725$224,150$217,403—
Kaitlin Koga$218,785$213,429$194,238$183,925$153,353$141,047
Johanna Steinberg————$212,303—
Zachary Herz-Roiphe———$155,223$209,957$203,564

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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

Pays bail for low-income individuals to reunite families, restore the presumption of innocence, and demonstrate that cash bail is unnecessary for court appearances.

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1 program · $9.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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In FY21, the bail project marked four years of operations with nearly 18,000 individuals helped nationwide and over $46 million in free bail assistance. The bail project supported these clients in more than 50,000 court dates for a 93% court appearance rate, offering further evidence that cash bail is not a necessary incentive to ensure…

$9.6Mprogram 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 3 funders$29K
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Grants paid · 45 grants · $8.5M · 2019–2024
Operation RestorationLA · FY2024$345,000
Liberty Initiative INCAR · FY2024$75,000
The Bronx Freedom Fund INCCA · FY2024$34,380
Operation RestorationLA · FY2023$330,750
Freedom Community CenterMO · FY2023$200,000
The Bronx Freedom Fund INCCA · FY2023$49,351
Liberty Initiative FundVA · FY2023$49,000
Lawndale Christian Legal CenterCA · FY2022$1,575,000
Operation RestorationLA · FY2022$751,884
Freedom Community CenterMO · FY2022$300,000
Excelsior WellnessWA · FY2022$18,450
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$33.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$33.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$12.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.6M
Managementcol C$2.1M
Fundraisingcol D$796K
Owns and owesPt X
$80.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56.6M
Total assetsLn 16$81.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$33.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$117K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$61K
Total revenueLn 12$33.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$55.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$56.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$116K
Other assetsLn 15$414K
Total assetsLn 16$81.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$80.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 592
VolunteersI 6175
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34.0M$56.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K$116K
Total assetsLn 16$63.4M$81.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$62.3M$80.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$397K$397K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$828K$176K$487K$164K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.3M$6.3M$763K$226K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$195K$156K$30K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$749K$599K$114K$36K
Payroll taxesLn 10$559K$447K$85K$27K
Legal feesLn 11b$214K$214K
Accounting feesLn 11c$128K$128K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$637K$556K$59K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$2K$2K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$360K$75K$41K$243K
Information technologyLn 14$242K$170K$36K$35K
OccupancyLn 16$328K$195K$123K$11K
TravelLn 17$87K$81K$6K$161
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$462$377$85
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$77K$40K$35K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$48K$40K$6K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$395K$395K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.6M$9.6M$2.1M$796K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.5M$13.9M−$7.4M$58.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.2M$14.3M−$4.1M$67.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.1M$18.3M−$4.2M$71.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $18.5M$17.8M$724K$79.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $33.7M$12.6M$21.1M$80.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $41.9M$9.0M$32.9M$62.3M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $33,652,525 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $41,731,727$33,588,772
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $106,897$2,350
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $82,086$61,403
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $41,920,710$33,652,525
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $62,872$396,585
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,645,519$9,626,125
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,333,930$2,547,957
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,042,321$12,570,667
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $32,878,389$21,081,858
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $33,652,525 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$117,099
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$33,471,673
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$33,588,772
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,350$2,350
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $5,012$5,012
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $56,391$56,391
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,391 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,362$33,652,525
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,570,667 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $396,585$396,585
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $176,258 · Management $487,341 · Fundraising $164,420$828,019
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,305,425 · Management $763,472 · Fundraising $226,100$7,294,997
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $155,610 · Management $29,542 · Fundraising $9,458$194,610
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $599,123 · Management $113,744 · Fundraising $36,409$749,276
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $447,155 · Management $84,890 · Fundraising $27,178$559,223
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $214,408$214,408
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $127,528$127,528
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $10,091$10,091
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $555,792 · Management $59,131 · Fundraising $22,541$637,464
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,957 · Management $2,035 · Fundraising $17,567$21,559
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $74,667 · Management $41,452 · Fundraising $243,415$359,534
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $170,492 · Management $36,451 · Fundraising $35,063$242,006
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $195,331 · Management $122,550 · Fundraising $10,505$328,386
IX-17 TravelPrograms $81,022 · Management $5,572 · Fundraising $161$86,755
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $377 · Management $85$462
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,120 · Management $35,333 · Fundraising $1,311$76,764
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $40,342 · Management $5,785 · Fundraising $1,937$48,064
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $394,936$394,936
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,645,283 · Management $2,129,319 · Fundraising $796,065$12,570,667
Part X · Balance sheet $81,903,405 assets, 15 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,295,336; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,617,705$1,276,566
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $32,407,001$55,369,552
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $16,488,401$4,724,542
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,119,606$18,707,623
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $52,243$116,171
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $311,592$413,615
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $63,446,548$81,903,405
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $212,369$346,722
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $966,410$966,410
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$50,901
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,178,779$1,364,033
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $30,229,525$52,040,408
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $32,038,244$28,498,964
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $62,267,769$80,539,372
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $63,446,548$81,903,405
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $80,539,372 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$33,652,525
XI-2 Total expenses$12,570,667
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,081,858
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$62,267,769
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,810,255
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$80,539,372

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