Mission
PILI engages, inspires and empowers those advancing equal access to justice.
Public Charity
Public Interest Law Initiative
Public Interest Law Initiative is a Public Charity headquartered in Chicago, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.6M revenue, $1.5M expenses, $2.8M total assets. 53 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.4M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 363059660
Chicago, IL
Legal Services
NTEE: I80
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.6M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$2.8M
Grant Records53
Funding Total$2.4M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Public Interest Law Initiative
How Public Interest Law Initiative divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$85
Programs
the work itself
$9
Management
running the organization
$6
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $85 for programs
$85
PILI operated the Law Student Internship & Graduate Fellowship, Alumni and Pro Bono Programs through which it connected law students, law school graduates and members of the Illinois…
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
TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES
$346,000
TO PROVIDE LEGAL INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE, VETERANS AND THOSE FACING HOUSING INSTABILITY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.
$105,000
To support their Pro Bono Initiative program
$20,000
HUMAN SERVICES
$16,000
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
$12,000
Showing up to 5 of 53 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Member-at-Large
Alison Conlon
Member-at-Large
Angel Wawrzynek
Member-at-Large
Benjamin Rhode
Member-at-Large
Charles Golbert
Member-at-Large
Christopher G Wells
Member-at-Large
Christopher Hall
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.6M | $1.5M | $2.8M |
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $2.7M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $2.6M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.1M | $2.3M |
| 2021 | $1.1M | $963K | $2.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.1M to $1.6M (+40%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.