Beverly Hills Bar Foundation

Tax-deductible

Beverly Hills, CA501(c)(3)EIN 95-3416115Revenue $104K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbhbf.org9420 Wilshire Blvd B100, 90212-1500 · Beverly Hills, CATax-exempt since Oct 1980Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The mission of Beverly Hills Bar Foundation (bhbf) is to fund scholarships for deserving law school students and to fund law-related education and community service projects benefiting youth, and seniors.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
51 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 50.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $35K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$46K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$104K
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$82K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$300K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$104K
FY2025▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$55K
FY2021$96K
FY2022$89K
FY2023$64K
FY2024$139K
FY2025$104K
Expenses
$82K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$38K
FY2021$102K
FY2022$104K
FY2023$46K
FY2024$68K
FY2025$82K
Net assets
$300K
FY2025▼ -0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$229K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$232K
FY2024$303K
FY2025$300K

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 Oct 1980.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $80K Management & general 2% · $2K Fundraising 0% · $58

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

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bhba President-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Barristers Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds scholarships for law students and supports youth and senior law-related education and community projects.

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1 program · $80K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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BHBF provides support for law related public service.

$80Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$35K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $118K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,500
Unitemized GrantFY2019$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$4,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$104K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$73K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Money outPt IX
$82K
Ln 25
Programscol B$80K
Managementcol C$2K
Fundraisingcol D$58
Owns and owesPt X
$300K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$346K
Total assetsLn 16$346K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$73K
Total revenueLn 12$104K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$346K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$346K
Total assetsLn 16$346K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
Net assetsLn 32$300K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$349K$346K
Total assetsLn 16$349K$346K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$46K
Net assetsLn 32$303K$300K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$24K$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$752$752
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$57K−$223$58
Total functional expensesLn 25$82K$80K$2K$58

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $104K$82K$22K$300K 990 PDF
FY2024 $139K$68K$71K$303K 990 PDF
FY2023 $64K$46K$18K$232K 990 PDF
FY2022 $89K$104K−$15K$214K 990 PDF
FY2021 $96K$102K−$6K$229K 990 PDF
FY2020 $55K$38K$17K$235K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $104,098 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $102,427$30,836
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $36,461$73,262
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $138,888$104,098
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $23,500$23,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $44,425$58,347
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $67,925$81,847
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,963$22,251
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $104,098 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,836
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$30,836
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $73,262$73,262
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $73,262 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$104,098
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $81,847 across 4 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $23,500$23,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,080$1,080
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $752$752
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $56,680 · Management −$223 · Fundraising $58$56,515
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $80,180 · Management $1,609 · Fundraising $58$81,847
Part X · Balance sheet $346,295 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $348,624$346,295
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $348,624$346,295
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $46,000$46,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,000$46,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $256,624$254,295
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $46,000$46,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $302,624$300,295
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $348,624$346,295
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $300,295 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$104,098
XI-2 Total expenses$81,847
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,251
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$302,624
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$300,295

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

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