Public Charity

THE BAIL PROJECT INC

Based in VENICE, CA, THE BAIL PROJECT INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $6.5M in revenue, $13.9M in expenses, $59.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 252 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $73.3M.

EIN: 814985512 VENICE, CA Prison Alternatives NTEE: I44 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.5M
Total Expenses$13.9M
Total Assets$59.2M
Grant Records252
Funding Total$73.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE BAIL PROJECT ("TBP") IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PAYS BAIL FOR PEOPLE IN NEED, REUNITING FAMILIES AND RESTORING THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATIONTBP POSTS BAIL ON BEHALF OF THEIR CLIENTS AND HELPS THEM RETURN TO COURT BY PROVIDING REMINDERS OF THEIR COURT APPEARANCES, HELPING SOLVE PROBLEMS THAT PREVENT APPEARANCES IN COURT, AND MAKING REFERRALS TO SERVICES ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.

Where $100 goes at The Bail Project Inc

How The Bail Project Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$20 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$74
With over eight years of operations, The Bail Project has provided more than $91 million in free bail assistance, and served over 39,000 individuals through fiscal year 2025
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 39,000 individuals
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$9,074
$509,700
2024
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, RESTRICTED FOR THE JACKSONVILLE, FL PROGRAM
$450,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$208,230
$164,667

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Officers & Directors

CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER Bradley Dudding
SECRETARY Brandon Buskey
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Camilo Ramirez
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER David Gaspar
VICE CHAIR Elizabeth Luckett To 1224
CFO & ASSISTANT SECRETARY Franklin Cruz

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$63,101,015 162 grants
Human & Social Services
$6,430,983 25 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$1,857,500 4 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$743,415 13 grants
Economic Development
$100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.5M $13.9M $59.2M
2024 $10.2M $14.3M $68.5M
2023 $14.1M $18.3M $72.6M
2022 $18.5M $17.8M $80.4M
2021 $33.7M $12.6M $81.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $33.7M to $6.5M (-81%), with total assets most recently reported at $59.2M.

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