Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,383,120
- Total expenses
- $2,183,719
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,331,524
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $14,265
- Investment income
- $26,454
- Other revenue
- $10,877
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,391,729
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $18,937
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,372,792
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,958,073
- Management and general expenses
- $140,096
- Fundraising expenses
- $85,550
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,958,073
Program services were 89.7% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,331,524
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,381,204
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE FOR SE
total $14,265 · related or exempt $14,265
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3 · Investment income
total $26,454 · related or exempt $26,454
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$13,690
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$2,813
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $10,877 · excluded $10,877
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $194,171 · program services $126,211 · management and general $48,543 · fundraising $19,417
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $414,983 · program services $349,290 · management and general $20,262 · fundraising $45,431
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $21,451 · program services $17,295 · management and general $1,567 · fundraising $2,589
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $6,868 · program services $5,609 · management and general $843 · fundraising $416
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $46,552 · program services $30,106 · management and general $11,090 · fundraising $5,356
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $32,333 · management and general $32,333
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $4,724 · management and general $4,724
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11g · Fees: other
total $9,508 · program services $8,286 · management and general $688 · fundraising $534
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,050 · program services $875 · management and general $175
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13 · Office expenses
total $4,689 · program services $1,753 · management and general $2,679 · fundraising $257
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14 · Information technology
total $10,331 · program services $7,291 · management and general $1,948 · fundraising $1,092
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16 · Occupancy
total $28,500 · program services $19,787 · management and general $5,888 · fundraising $2,825
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17 · Travel
total $1,109 · program services $931 · management and general $32 · fundraising $146
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,345 · program services $1,760 · management and general $548 · fundraising $37
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23 · Insurance
total $4,986 · program services $4,080 · management and general $906
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24a · Other expenses: IN-KIND LEGAL SERVICES
total $1,350,112 · program services $1,346,773 · management and general $3,339 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: ANNIVERSARY EVENT
total $35,152 · program services $27,727 · fundraising $7,425
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24c · Other expenses: DUES/LICENSES/FEES
total $9,433 · program services $4,953 · management and general $4,480 · fundraising $0
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24d · Other expenses: VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION
total $4,756 · program services $4,680 · management and general $51 · fundraising $25
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24e · All other expenses
total $666 · program services $666
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $234,005 · end of year $132,975
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $710,472 · end of year $1,024,712
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $240,500 · end of year $222,592
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,080 · end of year $11,450
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $10,166 · end of year $10,634
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $2,500 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $8,303
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $747,491 · end of year $855,070
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $425,900 · end of year $517,722
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O:PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF OHIO IS DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING ONE OF THE REGION'S MOST ESSENTIAL ASSETS: NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. AS LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT CONTINUE TO EVOLVE, NONPROFITS INCREASINGLY FACE LEGAL RISKS THEY ARE OFTEN NOT EQUIPPED TO MANAGE. THE COST OF BUSINESS LEGAL SERVICES CAN BE PROHIBITIVE, LEAVING ORGANIZATIONS EXPOSED TO COMPLIANCE CHALLENGES THAT CAN THREATEN THEIR MISSIONS. WORKING WITH ATTORNEY VOLUNTEERS, PBPO HELPS PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING FREE BUSINESS LEGAL SERVICES AND LEGAL EDUCATION TO NONPROFITS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SEE SCHEDULE O:POWERED BY ATTORNEY VOLUNTEERS, PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF OHIO (PBPO) STRENGTHENS OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING FREE BUSINESS LEGAL SERVICES AND EDUCATION TO NONPROFITS.
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PBPO PROVIDES QUALIFYING CINCINNATI AND DAYTON NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH NOCOST BUSINESS LEGAL SERVICES SO THEY CAN NAVIGATE THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE AND OPERATE EFFECTIVELY. PBPO HELPS NONPROFITS RESPOND TO EVOLVING LAWS AND RISK AREAS, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT, COMPLIANCE, GOVERNANCE, AND OTHER CRITICAL LEGAL NEEDS, TAILORED TO EACH ORGANIZATION. PBPO ALSO DELIVERS TIMELY EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS THAT HELP NONPROFIT LEADERS UNDERSTAND AND APPLY NEW AND EMERGING LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. OF PBPO'S $2.15 MILLION IN PROGRAM EXPENSES, MORE THAN $1.35 MILLION REPRESENTS THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF DONATED LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY ATTORNEY VOLUNTEERS.PBPO'S SERVICES GIVE NONPROFIT LEADERS THE LEGAL CLARITY THEY NEED TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THEIR MISSIONS, WHILE ATTORNEY VOLUNTEERS STRENGTHEN THEIR TIES TO THE COMMUNITY. IN 2025, PBPO LED 562 LEGAL PROJECTS FOR 208 LOCAL NONPROFITS WITH SUPPORT FROM 394 ATTORNEY VOLUNTEERS. PBPO ALSO PRODUCED 41 HIGH-IMPACT WORKSHOPS AND PUBLICATIONS ADDRESSING PRESSING LEGAL ISSUES AND REACHED 1,200+ NONPROFIT LEADERS AND ATTORNEYS. OVERALL, IN 2025, PBPO DELIVERED AN ESTIMATED $2.6 MILLION IN LEGAL SERVICES AND EDUCATION TO LOCAL NONPROFITS.
Expenses $1,958,073 · Revenue $14,265
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Susan Street WhaleySUSAN STREET WHALEY
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Sue ErhartSUE ERHART
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Bridget G McGrawBRIDGET G MCGRAW
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kyle R GrubbsKYLE R GRUBBS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Maureen A BickleyMAUREEN A BICKLEY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christopher M BrownCHRISTOPHER M BROWN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Martine R DunnMARTINE R DUNN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Melissa M FeldmeierMELISSA M FELDMEIER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David M GilesDAVID M GILES
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kevin L HowardKEVIN L HOWARD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Scott A KaneSCOTT A KANE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Allison H KroppALLISON H KROPP
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kermit L LoweryKERMIT L LOWERY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael J MoeddelMICHAEL J MOEDDEL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Emily S PanEMILY S PAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian P PokrywkaBRIAN P POKRYWKA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Christine L RobekCHRISTINE L ROBEK
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Edward L StubbersEDWARD L STUBBERS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Erin C ChildsERIN C CHILDS
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $194,171
- From this org
- $186,703
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,468
- Hours/week
- 32 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $163,703
- Bonus
- $23,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,468
- Filer's total
- $194,171
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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- MERIT BONUS
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 5 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202611339349303456
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