Mission
The mission of The Johnson County Bar Foundation is to promote, on behalf of the legal profession, good works which advance the local system of justice as well as support children and family related charities and organizations.
Public Charity
The Johnson County Bar Foundation
Based in Olathe, KS, The Johnson County Bar Foundation operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $42K in revenue, $78K in expenses, $890K in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 13 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $117K.
EIN: 481059644
Olathe, KS
Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
NTEE: I12
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$42K
Total Expenses$78K
Total Assets$890K
Grants Given13
Grant Total$117K
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at The Johnson County Bar Foundation
How The Johnson County Bar Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$59
Programs
the work itself
$40
Management
running the organization
$1
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $59 for programs
$59
Lawyers helping the community by promoting, on behalf of the legal profession, activities which advance our local system of justice, or support children and family related charities and…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
The Layne Project
Help children as family dynamics change
$16,000
Hope Kids Kansas City
Events for families with child cancer
$10,000
Improve health and hygiene
$7,500
Provide legal services to low income
$8,300
Break cycles of neglect and child abuse
$5,750
Showing up to 5 of 13 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Treasurer
Andrew Colombo
Trustee
Caroline Gurney
Trustee
Chelsea Beshore
President
Christopher Kurtz
Trustee
Dionne Scherff
Trustee
Elizabeth Guerra
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $42K | $78K | $890K |
| 2023 | $81K | $61K | $847K |
| 2022 | $69K | $62K | $751K |
| 2020 | $21K | $57K | $711K |
| 2019 | $73K | $54K | $662K |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $73K to $42K (-42%), with total assets most recently reported at $890K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in KS, MO.
KSMO
Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.