Program areas at Illinois Bar Foundation
Grants to support organizations whose work provides meaningful access to the justice system including grants to enhance the availability of legal aid to those of limited means, grants to encourage pro-bono legal work, and grants to educate Illinois residents regarding their rights and responsibilities under the law.
Illinois JusticeCorps Program - Illinois JusticeCorps places college students, recent graduates and other volunteers in select courthouses throughout Illinois to help the increasing number of litigants appearing in court without lawyers. Volunteers are trained to provide court patrons with legal information and direct them to available resources available in the court and elsewhere.
Subsistence to lawyers, their spouses or dependents unable to support themselves due to age or incapacity.
Grants made by Illinois Bar Foundation
Who funds Illinois Bar Foundation
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Illinois Bar Foundation
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Stacey Hacker Meehan | Executive Director | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
| Dennis J Archer | Assistant Treasurer | $0 | 2024-05-08 |
| Ryan Theriault | First Vice - President / Second Vice - President / Third Vice - President / Director | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
| John Nisivaco | Second Vice President / Third Vice President / Director | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
| Sandra Crawford | First Vice - President / Second Vice - President / Third Vice - President / Director | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
| ...and 12 more key personnel |
Financials for Illinois Bar Foundation
| Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,261,584 | $1,484,425 | -15% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $112,226 | $61,256 | 83.2% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-77,664 | $22,216 | -449.6% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $190,698 | $-100,443 | 289.9% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $10,301 | $19,814 | -48% |
| Total revenues | $1,497,145 | $1,487,268 | 0.7% |
Organizations like Illinois Bar Foundation
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| North Carolina Bar Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Cary, NC | $2,416,990 |
| Philadelphia Bar Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Philadelphia, PA | $1,218,468 |
| Virginia Law Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Charlottesville, VA | $4,087,286 |
| Legal Access Alameda | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $1,697,783 |
| Suncoast Voices for Children Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Largo, FL | $1,175,062 |
| Veteran Advocacy Project | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $1,102,189 |
| Alabama Law Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Montgomery, AL | $1,995,486 |
| Discovering Justice | 501(c)(3) | Boston, MA | $1,089,002 |
| Access Justice Brooklyn | 501(c)(3) | Brooklyn, NY | $1,712,976 |
| The Pro Bono Project | 501(c)(3) | New Orleans, LA | $755,477 |
Data update history
August 17, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
August 14, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsCrime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsChapter / child organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCrime and lawLegal services
Characteristics
Operates donor advised fundsFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 424 S Second St
- Springfield, IL 62701
- Metro area
- Springfield, IL
- County
- Sangamon County, IL
- Website URL
- illinoisbarfoundation.org/Â
- Phone
- (217) 525-1760
IRS details
- EIN
- 37-0810222
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1951
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- I80: Legal Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 813211: Grantmaking Foundations
- Parent/child status
- Subordinate organization
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