Public Charity

DELAWARE BAR FOUNDATION

DELAWARE BAR FOUNDATION, of WILMINGTON, DE, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $10.5M in revenue, $4.7M in expenses, $19.1M in total assets. 2 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $20K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 510259923 WILMINGTON, DE Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: I12 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$10.5M
Total Expenses$4.7M
Total Assets$19.1M
Grant Records2
Funding Total$20K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE DELAWARE BAR FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS IMPROVING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN DELAWARE BY: - PROVIDING FUNDING FOR LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE POOR - PROMOTING STUDY AND RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF LAW - FOSTERING KNOWLEDGE OF CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES - ENHANCING PUBLIC RESPECT FOR THE RULE OF LAW

Where $100 goes at Delaware Bar Foundation

How Delaware Bar Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$99 Programs the work itself
$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $99 for programs

$86
Iolta
86% of program spending
$13
Promote and assist the judicial system by providing grants to organizations dedicated to improving the administration of justice
14% of program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Amy L Simmerman
SECRETARY Clarissa R Chenoweth
TREASURER David A Felice
DIRECTOR David C Mcbride
PRESIDENT Denise Nordheimer
DIRECTOR Hon Bonnie W David

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$20,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $10.5M $4.7M $19.1M
2024 $10.1M $3.2M $13.2M
2023 $5.0M $1.7M $6.3M
2022 $1.6M $1.8M $3.1M
2021 $1.7M $2.0M $3.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $10.5M (+532%), with total assets most recently reported at $19.1M.

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