Mission
Promote and support legal research and education; advance the science of jurisprudence and facilitate the administration of justice; and foster improvements in the practice of federal law.
Public Charity
The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association
The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association, of Arlington, VA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $723K in revenue, $359K in expenses, $5.8M in total assets. 12 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.4M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 520741814
Arlington, VA
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$723K
Total Expenses$359K
Total Assets$5.8M
Grant Records12
Funding Total$3.4M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association
How The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$72
Programs
the work itself
$28
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 $72 for programs
$27
Scholarships
$26
Community Outreach Grants
$19
Awards and Recognition Programs
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
EDUCATION
$10,000
General support
$12,500
Liquidating distribution to beneficiary organization
$2,597,611
DONOR-RECOMMENDED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
$25,000
MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES
$15,000
Showing up to 5 of 12 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Historian and Fellows Chair
Ashley L Belleau
Treasurer
Bruce Moyer
Director
Calvert Chipchase
Director
David Guerry
Director
Erin Brown
Director
Ernest Bartol
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $723K | $359K | $5.8M |
| 2024 | $375K | $307K | $5.1M |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $541K | $4.4M |
| 2022 | $1.0M | $464K | $2.1M |
| 2021 | $784K | $149K | $1.9M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $784K to $723K (-8%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.