Public Charity

PHILADELPHIA BAR FOUNDATION

PHILADELPHIA BAR FOUNDATION, of PHILADELPHIA, PA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $829K in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, $6.7M in total assets. 30 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $378K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 231660797 PHILADELPHIA, PA Legal Services NTEE: I80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$829K
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$6.7M
Grant Records30
Funding Total$378K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

PROMOTING EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BY STRENGTHENING THE LEGAL SERVICES SYSTEM THROUGH UNRESTRICTED OPERATING GRANTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LEGAL AID NON PROFITS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - UNRESTRICED TO SUPPORT NON-PROFITS MISSION.
$25,000
2024
GENERAL SUPPORT
$12,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$7,600
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$22,000
2023
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - UNRESTRICED TO SUPPORT NON-PROFITS MISSION.
$17,500

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Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Alison J Russell Esq
TRUSTEE Beth T Seltzer Esq
TRUSTEE Candice J Enders
TRUSTEE Christian W Castile Esq
TRUSTEE Christie Jones
TRUSTEE Christopher D Durham Esq

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Top Grant Purposes

CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION - UNRESTRICED TO SUPPORT NON-PROFITS MISSION.
$60,000 3 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$59,600 5 grants
Unspecified
$45,010 4 grants
GENERAL AND/OR PROGRAM SUPPORT - DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
$42,000 3 grants
HUMAN SERVICES
$31,310 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $829K $1.2M $6.7M
2024 $851K $1.1M $6.7M
2023 $1.2M $1.4M $6.5M
2022 $806K $965K $8.6M
2021 $1.3M $925K $9.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.3M to $829K (-34%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.7M.

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