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ILLINOIS BAR FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
ILLINOIS BAR FOUNDATION (EIN 37-0810222)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-05-15
IRS object ID
202541359349307694
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-05-15T12:33:10-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN371335003PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ECK SCHAFER & PUNKE LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1227 S Seventh StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySpringfieldCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62701ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN370810222EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Illinois Bar FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlILLIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2175251760PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1424 S Second StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySpringfieldCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62701ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDennis J ArcherPersonNm
Person TitleAssistant TreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone2175251760PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBrent LeachPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00331592PTIN
Phone2175251111PhoneNum
Preparation2025-04-30PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDennis J ArcherPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1424 S Second StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySpringfieldCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,975,171GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.illinoisbarfoundation.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1951FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe mission of the Illinois Bar Foundation is to ensure meaningful access to the justice system, especially for those with limited means, and to assist lawyers who can no longer support themselves due to incapacity.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent30VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$34,562PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$270,124CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$200,999PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$205,259CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,497,145PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,270,476CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$414,351PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$512,891CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$2,086,614CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$118,253PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$183,862CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$6,779,125TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$525,414TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$551,721TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,227,404NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$465,524ExpenseAmt
Grant$380,000GrantAmt
DescGrants 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.Desc

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Expense$178,109ExpenseAmt
Grant$132,891GrantAmt
DescSubsistence to lawyers, their spouses or dependents unable to support themselves due to age or incapacity.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$934,413ExpenseAmt
DescIllinois 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.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundYes (1)DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document21IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee5EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Taxable Distributions0TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor0DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
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Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Ryan Theriault
President3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Nisivaco
1st Vice-President1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lauren Tuckey
2nd Vice President1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bridget Duignan
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jessica Durkin
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kelly Giraudo
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Annemarie Kill
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George Leynaud
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
F Michael Alkaraki
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jason R Blumenthal
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tamika Walker
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jo Anna Pollock
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan Rogaliner
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Perry J Browder
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
R Stephen Scott
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sarah Toney
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Turner Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cory White
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Laura A Castagna
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Nelson Wood
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jen Irmen
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marcos A Resendiz
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Katherine A Twardak
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jon Amarilio
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bernard Peter
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ted Donner
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Angel Wawryznek
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Judy Conway
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Juan Thomas
3rd Vice President1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stacey Hacker Meehan
Executive Director35.00Yes (X)$0$140,115$22,365
Dennis J Archer
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,258,166SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMiscellaneousDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$380,000TotalAmt
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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$132,891TotalAmt
Program Services$132,891ProgramServicesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$1,442FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,200TotalAmt
Management And General$29,200ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$11,290ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$22,921ProgramServicesAmt
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$2,341ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$243,097ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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EOY$201,040EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$383,679BOYAmt
EOY$387,647EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,240BOYAmt
EOY$82,280EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$66,752BOYAmt
EOY$29,872EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$64,580LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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BOY$3,666BOYAmt
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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$3,745,818BOYAmt
EOY$4,053,532EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$161,519BOYAmt
EOY$219,032EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,322,575BOYAmt
EOY$1,405,708EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,310,459BOYAmt
EOY$6,779,125EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,373BOYAmt
EOY$123,020EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250,000BOYAmt
EOY$260,000EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$141,021BOYAmt
EOY$35,750EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,020BOYAmt
EOY$132,951EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$525,414BOYAmt
EOY$551,721EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,291,839BOYAmt
EOY$3,470,564EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,493,206BOYAmt
EOY$2,756,840EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$6,227,404EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,207,112CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,261,584CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,631,838CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,336,151TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,261,584CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,631,838CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,336,151TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$20,717SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$7,315,434PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$51,007CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,256CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$112,226CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$131,493CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$431,817TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,783CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,814CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,301CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,196CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,701TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,826,669TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.93470PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94210PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held2DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY$232,782DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg Ctrl0DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable Prps0DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$64,580OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$54,921DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,659BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,659TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Ogden Brainard Residuary Trust$1,027,696
Walter Durley Boyle Charitable Trust$378,012
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,405,708TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDue to Illinois State Bar AssociationDesc
Amt$132,951Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$132,951TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,057,171TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$258,497NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$110,869DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$446,529OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$815,895RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,241,276RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$29,200InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$29,200RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,270,476TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,614,812TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$110,869DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$446,529OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$557,398ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,057,414ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$29,200InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$29,200ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,086,614TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:The Foundation follows accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America related to the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which sets a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Tax positions for the open tax years as of June 30, 2024 were reviewed, and it was determined that no provision for uncertain tax positions is required.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising Expenses netted with Revenue 446,529.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising Expenses netted with Revenue 446,529.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GalaEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$686,552GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$479,525CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$207,027GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$190,029RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$180,294OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Lawyers RockEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$61,335GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$51,560CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$9,775GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$14,824RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$8,626OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total6OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$57,960GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$42,688CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$15,272GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$52,756OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$805,847GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$573,773CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$232,074GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$204,853RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$241,676OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$446,529DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$214,455NetIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedILStatesWhereGamingConductedCd
LicensedYes (1)LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc0LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With Nonmembers0GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity0MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev0CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr0CharitableDistributionRqrInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (14 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Ascend Justice
555 W Harrison Suite 1900ChicagoIL60607363647331501(c)(3)$10,000$0To support their Pro Bono project
CARPLS
17 N State St Suite 1850ChicagoIL60602363863573501(c)(3)$10,000$0To support their legal aid hotline and court-based advice desks
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
100 N LaSalle St Suite 900ChicagoIL60604237164989501(c)(3)$10,000$0To support their Chancery Court Access to Justice project
Illinois Legal Aid Online
17 N State Street Suite 1590ChicagoIL60602202917133501(c)(3)$15,000$0To support their Statewide Legal Service Website project
James B Moran Center for Youth Academy
1900 Dempster St Ste AEvanstonIL60202363180725501(c)(3)$7,500$0To support their Driving Equity Through Advocacy and School-Based Legal Services
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation
8787 State Street Suite 201East St LouisIL62203370958448501(c)(3)$17,500$0To support their Rural Service Territory project To support their holistic legal service project
Legal Council for Health Justice
17 N State Street No 900ChicagoIL60602363563802501(c)(3)$7,500$0To support their Homeless Outreach Program
Prairie State Legal Services
303 N Main Suite 600RockfordIL61101371030764501(c)(3)$17,500$0To support their Volunteer Lawyer program in Rockford, IL
Pro Bono Network
PO Box 469Oak ParkIL60303455235909501(c)(3)$7,500$0To support their Volunteer Attorney Recruitment and Support
Public Interest Law Initiative
321 North Clark Street 28th FloorChicagoIL60654363059660501(c)(3)$17,500$0To support their Pro Bono Initiative program
Center for Disability & Elder Law
205 W Randolph St Suite 1610ChicagoIL60606363203809501(c)(3)$7,500$0To support Community Legal Clinics for Low-Income Seniors
Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation
307 N Michigan Ave Ste 1818ChicagoIL60601260220074501(c)(3)$7,500$0To support CAASE Legal Services
Migrant and Community Action Project
2650 Cherokee StSt LouisMO63118453236640501(c)(3)$7,500$0To support general operating for clients residing in Illinois
Uptown People Law Center
4413 N Sheridan RdChicagoIL60640363060933501(c)(3)$7,500$0To support Prisoner's Rights Project
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org14Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSubsistence PaymentsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient14RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$132,891CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:The Foundation requires both mid-year and year-end reports to be submitted by the grantee. The reports are closely checked to make sure the funds granted are being used for the same purpose in which they were awarded. The reports are also used in the review process for recurring grant requests. For grant awards of $10,000 or more, only one-half of the funds are disbursed initially with the remainder of the award being disbursed after the mid-year report has been submitted and reviewed.
Schedule I, Part I, Line 2Subsistence paid to those lawyers, spouses, or dependents that find themselves in financial distress because of illness or other incapacities.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Dennis J Archer
Asst Treasurer$0$185,351$0$0$0$0$0$13,901$0$11,856$0$211,108$0$0
Stacey Hacker Meehan
Executive Director$0$140,115$0$0$0$0$0$10,509$0$11,856$0$162,480$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bA copy of Form 990 is provided to the Finance & Investment Committee for review. The Finance & Investment Committee is the appropriate committee for such review. All board members are provided with a final copy of the 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cDisclosure is required on an annual basis. Written acknowledgement of the policy and any conflicts must be provided at least annually and immediately if necessary.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Salaries are recommended by key staff and reviewed with President and or Executive Committee then approved with the budget by the IBF Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Illinois State Bar AssociationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1424 S Second StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySpringfieldCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN370345303EIN
Primary ActivitiesTrade association for attorneysPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(6)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmt
Illinois State Bar Association
P$344,523
Illinois State Bar Association
S$222,217