Mission
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BAR FOUNDATION WORKS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR DC RESIDENTS WITH LOW INCOME. IT LEVERAGES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESOURCES TO FUND AND STRENGTHEN THE CIVIL LEGAL AID NETWORK.
Public Charity
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BAR FOUNDATION
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BAR FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $44.5M revenue, $37.1M expenses, $36.5M total assets. 38 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $530K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 521109547
WASHINGTON, DC
Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
NTEE: I12
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$44.5M
Total Expenses$37.1M
Total Assets$36.5M
Grant Records38
Funding Total$530K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at The District of Columbia Bar Foundation
How The District of Columbia Bar Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$96
Programs
the work itself
$3
Management
running the organization
$1
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $96 for programs
$54
Access to justice grants:in 2007, the DC bar foundation (dcbf) began awarding access to justice grants when the council of the district of columbia designated dcbf as the…
$28
Civil legal counsel projects program grants:the council of the district of columbia established the civil legal counsel projects program (clcpp) grants through the expanding access to justice amendment…
$10
Private grants programthe DC bar foundation's private grants program was established in 1978 to provide critical operating support to DC legal services providers
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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
General Operating Support
$2,500
GENERAL SUPPORT
$26,450
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$15,000
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 38 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD MEMBER
Adam Pollett
BOARD MEMBER
Angels C Montez
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM
Aracelis Gray
PRESIDENT
Benjamin F Wilson
DIRECTOR OF EVALUATION AND INNOVATION
Farid Forozi
SECRETARY
Gail Makode
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $44.5M | $37.1M | $36.5M |
| 2024 | $42.3M | $31.2M | $29.6M |
| 2023 | $37.0M | $30.9M | $13.9M |
| 2022 | $23.2M | $22.7M | $5.4M |
| 2021 | $13.5M | $13.8M | $3.7M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $13.5M to $44.5M (+230%), with total assets most recently reported at $36.5M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.