Mission
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.
Public Charity
Illinois Bar Foundation
Illinois Bar Foundation is a Public Charity headquartered in Springfield, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.4M revenue, $2.4M expenses, $8.9M total assets. 21 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $484K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 370810222
Springfield, IL
Single Organization Support
NTEE: B11
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.4M
Total Expenses$2.4M
Total Assets$8.9M
Grant Records21
Funding Total$484K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Illinois Bar Foundation
How Illinois Bar Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$74
Programs
the work itself
$12
Management
running the organization
$14
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $74 for programs
$44
Illinois JusticeCorps Program
$23
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…
$7
Subsistence to lawyers, their spouses or dependents unable to support themselves due to age or incapacity
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
ADVANCE LEGAL JUSTICE
$21,195
PROJECT SUPPORT
$34,000
ADVANCE LEGAL JUSTICE
$19,302
EDUCATION
$5,344
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$56,300
Showing up to 5 of 21 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Angel Traub
Director
Angel Wawryznek
Director
Annemarie Kill
Director
Ann Pieper
Director
Bernard Peter
Director
Deidre Baumann
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.4M | $2.4M | $8.9M |
| 2024 | $2.3M | $2.1M | $6.8M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $6.3M |
| 2022 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $5.9M |
| 2021 | $1.7M | $1.3M | $6.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $3.4M (+96%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.