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← FLORIDA BAR FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FLORIDA BAR FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$285,267,969
Total expenses
$41,881,848
Contributions and grants received
$279,646,707
Grants paid
$39,738,040
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4,959,827
Other revenue
$661,435
Total assets, end of year
$338,335,082
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,335,231
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$336,999,851
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$40,349,899
Management and general expenses
$1,303,342
Fundraising expenses
$228,607
Program service expenses (Part III)
$40,349,899

Program services were 96.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $18,923

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $279,627,784

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,330,273 · excluded $3,330,273

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $50,400

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $40,388

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $10,012

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $10,012 · excluded $10,012

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $143,946,230

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $142,316,676

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,629,554

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,629,554 · excluded $1,629,554

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $10,873

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $18,923

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $29,796

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$18,923 · excluded -$18,923

  • 11a · Other revenue: PRES AWARDS

    total $502,648 · related or exempt $502,648

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $133,837 · related or exempt $133,837

  • 11c · Other revenue: SPONSPORSHIPS

    total $33,861 · related or exempt $33,861

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $670,346

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $38,980,878 · program services $38,980,878

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $757,162 · program services $757,162

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $330,381 · program services $85,232 · management and general $201,237 · fundraising $43,912

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $655,250 · program services $212,672 · management and general $348,329 · fundraising $94,249

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $81,381 · program services $3,431 · management and general $69,178 · fundraising $8,772

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $103,123 · program services $12,720 · management and general $78,497 · fundraising $11,906

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $74,076 · program services $6,929 · management and general $60,614 · fundraising $6,533

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $72,184 · management and general $72,184

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $91,679 · management and general $91,679

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $45,763 · program services $27,768 · fundraising $17,995

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,970 · program services $340 · management and general $472 · fundraising $2,158

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $64,803 · program services $18,431 · management and general $36,552 · fundraising $9,820

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $244,169 · program services $173,415 · management and general $51,498 · fundraising $19,256

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $51,513 · management and general $51,513

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,551 · program services $655 · management and general $9,738 · fundraising $158

  • 20 · Interest

    total $770 · fundraising $770

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $37,236 · program services $11,123 · management and general $19,951 · fundraising $6,162

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $37,551 · program services $8,618 · management and general $24,159 · fundraising $4,774

  • 24a · Other expenses: M&G - OTHER EXPENSES

    total $96,588 · management and general $96,588

  • 24b · Other expenses: AWARDS

    total $48,906 · program services $48,000 · management and general $906

  • 24c · Other expenses: PERSONNEL RECRUITEMENT

    total $48,161 · management and general $48,161

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DUES

    total $13,519 · management and general $13,519

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $33,234 · program services $2,525 · management and general $28,567 · fundraising $2,142

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $65 · end of year $397

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,438,438 · end of year $4,245,578

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $24,526,254 · end of year $23,564,851

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $407,742 · end of year $441,290

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $78,586 · end of year $98,979

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,586,984

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $291,584

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,315,696 · end of year $1,295,400

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $62,345,602 · end of year $308,688,587

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,641 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $230,566 · end of year $226,612

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $1,593,612 · end of year $997,580

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $86,445 · end of year $86,445

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $2,267 · end of year $2,481

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $61,543 · end of year $22,113

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,077,535 · end of year $28,743,376

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $68,063,056 · end of year $308,256,475

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE FLORIDA BAR FOUNDATION, INC. IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO THE JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR PEOPLE OF LIMITED MEANS. THE FLORIDA BAR FOUNDATION FUNDS LEGAL SERVICES, DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND PROGRAMS, AND SUPPORTS LEGAL AID PROVIDERS AND THE COURTS. FOR A MORE IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF THE FOUNDATION'S GRANTS:HTTPS://FUNDINGFLA.ORG

Activities or mission (Part I)

FUNDING, PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF GREATER ACCESS TO JUSTICE.

  • LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE POOR:IN 2023-2024, APPROVED GRANT AWARDS INCLUDED CHILDREN'S LEGAL SERVICES, COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TWO-YEAR EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS FELLOWSHIPS, DISASTER RELIEF FOR HURRICANE SALLY, ANDSTUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS TO 200+ ATTORNEYS AT LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE ENGLE GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDED FUNDING TO QUALIFIED LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS IN THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TO ASSIST LITIGANTS IN OBTAINING REPRESENTATION IN COURT. WE ALSO AWARDED FUNDS TO BE USED TO RETAIN OR HIRE PERSONNEL TO PROVIDE DIRECT LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME CLIENTS FOR LEGAL ISSUES CAUSED BY OR DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. OTHER 2023-2024 PROJECTS INCLUDED: 1) COORDINATING AND PARTIALLY SUBSIDIZING ONLINE LEGAL RESEARCH SERVICES TO LEGAL ASSISTANCE GRANTEES AT A SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED RATE, WITH THE FOUNDATION FACILITATING CENTRALIZED BILLING FOR A STATEWIDE CONTRACT WITH INTERNATIONAL LEGAL RESEARCH FIRM REUTERS THOMSON/WESTLAW; AND 2) CONTINUED PARTIAL SUBSIDIES TO GRANTEES FOR AN ONLINE CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LEGAL SERVER) FUNDED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE FOUNDATION IN 2008 TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF DAY-TO-DAY CASEWORK AND RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THEIR LAWYERS AND PARALEGALS. THIS CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROVIDES GRANTEES THE DATA AND COMMUNICATION NEEDED TO MANAGE CASES, TRACK OUTCOMES, AND REPORT TO FUNDING SOURCES. THE FOUNDATION'S STATEWIDE CONTRACT WITH LEGAL SERVER EFFECTIVELY REDUCES THE COST TO GRANTEES AND MAKES THE SERVICE AVAILABLE TO SOME WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD A COMPUTERIZED CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

    Expenses $35,925,396 · Grants $35,384,647

  • IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE:IN 2023-2024, APPROVED GRANT AWARDS INCLUDED CONTINUED FUNDING FOR THE FLORIDA INNOCENCE PROJECT, WHICH WORKS TO EXONERATE FLORIDIANS FOR CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT AND TO FLORIDA'S CHILDREN FIRST, WHICH WORKS TO IMPROVE THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM.

    Expenses $425,000 · Grants $425,000

  • LAW STUDENT ASSISTANCE:THE FOUNDATION APPROVED FUNDING FOR THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW FOR ELIMINATING ECONOMIC BARRIERS FOR IMMIGRANT AND FARMWORKERS AND TO NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SHEPARD BROAD COLLEGE OF LAW.

    Expenses $138,600 · Grants $138,600

  • PRO BONO PARTNERSHIPS:"PRO BONO" ROUGHLY TRANSLATES TO "FOR THE GOOD OF THE PUBLIC AND GENERALLY ENCOMPASSES LAWYERS REPRESENTING, AT NO CHARGE, PERSONS WHOCANNOT OTHERWISE AFFORD TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY. THE FLORIDA BARFOUNDATION'S PRO BONO DEPARTMENT WAS A HUB AND CONNECTOR BETWEEN LAWFIRMS, LAW SCHOOLS, THE JUDICIARY, LEGAL AID PROGRAMS, AND OTHERSTAKEHOLDERS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF AND CREATE PRO BONOOPPORTUNITIES.DURING THE YEAR, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED SUPPORT AND FUNDING TO THEFLORIDA PRO BONO COORDINATORS' ASSOCIATION TO EXPAND PRO BONO EFFORTSAND OPPORTUNITIES AND CREATE FURTHER PARTNERSHIPS. THE FOUNDATIONEXPANDED FLORIDAPROBONOMATTERS.ORG, AN ONLINE REFERRAL SYSTEM THATENABLES LAWYERS TO SEARCH FOR AND TAKE PRO BONO CASES ACROSS MULTIPLELEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS. FOR THE SECOND YEAR, THE FOUNDATION ALSOFACILITATED THE FLORIDA PRO BONO LAW SCHOOL CHALLENGE, WHICH MATCHESLAW STUDENTS FROM ALL 12 FLORIDA LAW SCHOOLS WITH LAWYERS TO WORK ONCLIENT CASES HOSTED BY FOUNDATION GRANTEES

    Expenses $3,860,903 · Grants $3,789,793

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Murray B Silverstein Esq

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Roberto R Pardo Esq

    PRESIDENT - ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Ashley N Sybesma Esq

    FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Maria C Gonzalez Esq

    SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Hon Suzanne Van Wyk

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Joseph D Hudgins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • A Dax Bello Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Joshua T Chilson Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Hon Edwin A Scales III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Hon Jeffrey T Kuntz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Michael R Tein Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Vincent F Cuomo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • James P Schwarz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • George W Tinsley Sr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Laura Boeckman Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Ian M Comisky Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • John F Harkness Jr Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Ret Justice James Ec Perry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Raymond R Reid Jr Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Hon Hugh A Carithers Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Min Cho Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Katie Fackler Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Hon Stefanie C Moon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Robert W Murphy Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Ret Justice Peggy Quince

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Ayana K Barrow Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Sara Courtney Baigorri Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Brian E Currie Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Joseph J Kadow Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Kyle W Robisch Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Steven A Salzer Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Dominic C MacKenzie

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO

    Total calculated
    $211,396
    From this org
    $211,396
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,208
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,188
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $211,396
  • Robert H Heidt

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $118,985
    From this org
    $118,985
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50
  • Jasmine Lee-Gaumier

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $106,963
    From this org
    $106,963
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50
  • Lushawn Phillips

    IOTA PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $103,715
    From this org
    $103,715
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • THE FLORIDA BAR ENDOWMENT TRUST

    501(C)(3) · TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE FLORIDA BAR FOUNDATION TO CARRY ON ITS EXEMPT · FL · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by THE FLORIDA BAR FOUNDATION INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
31 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202520979349302052

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