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← PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,094,874
Total expenses
$2,812,228
Contributions and grants received
$2,818,566
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$148,926
Investment income
$127,382
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,647,353
Total liabilities, end of year
$356,569
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,290,784
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,858,046
Management and general expenses
$466,523
Fundraising expenses
$487,659
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,858,046

Program services were 66.1% 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

    $1,781,800

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $304,402

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $732,364

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEE REVENUE

    total $148,926 · related or exempt $148,926

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $127,382 · excluded $127,382

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $263,870

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

    $1,781,800

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $263,870

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $227,380 · program services $162,588 · management and general $35,244 · fundraising $29,548

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,652,770 · program services $1,174,318 · management and general $261,993 · fundraising $216,459

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $27,958 · program services $20,733 · management and general $2,773 · fundraising $4,452

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $276,729 · program services $204,378 · management and general $29,208 · fundraising $43,143

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $160,978 · program services $118,804 · management and general $17,172 · fundraising $25,002

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $69,020 · fundraising $69,020

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $80,692 · program services $30,000 · management and general $42,993 · fundraising $7,699

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,590 · program services $4,014 · management and general $2,113 · fundraising $463

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $40,489 · program services $20,008 · management and general $10,786 · fundraising $9,695

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $104,033 · program services $56,570 · management and general $18,735 · fundraising $28,728

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,043 · program services $6,464 · management and general $1,397 · fundraising $1,182

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,290 · program services $3,782 · management and general $817 · fundraising $691

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,379 · program services $1,460 · management and general $1,460 · fundraising $1,459

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $29,292 · program services $2,935 · management and general $25,731 · fundraising $626

  • 24a · Other expenses: HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

    total $52,736 · program services $31,407 · management and general $11,372 · fundraising $9,957

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS- INDIREC

    total $34,460 · program services $1,214 · management and general $93 · fundraising $33,153

  • 24c · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES

    total $16,437 · program services $12,131 · management and general $1,753 · fundraising $2,553

  • 24d · Other expenses: SMALL EQUIPMENT PURCHAS

    total $8,347 · program services $5,175 · management and general $1,252 · fundraising $1,920

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,605 · program services $2,065 · management and general $1,631 · fundraising $1,909

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $162,777 · end of year $162,708

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $968,797 · end of year $1,104,348

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $52,230 · end of year $80,232

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $112,164 · end of year $120,135

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

    $73,487

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

    $69,231

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,635 · end of year $4,256

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,571,231 · end of year $1,826,389

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $437,951 · end of year $349,285

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $48,735 · end of year $41,870

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,550

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $414,740 · end of year $314,699

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,844,760 · end of year $3,165,784

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $125,000

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1997, PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES BUSINESS AND TRANSACTIONAL LEGAL SERVICES TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NEIGHBORHOODS IN NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY AND CONNECTICUT. OUR IN-HOUSE LEGAL STAFF RECRUITS AND SUPPORTS ATTORNEYS FROM MAJOR CORPORATIONS AND LAW FIRMS WHO DONATE THEIR TIME TO ADVISE OUR CLIENTS ON BUSINESS LEGAL MATTERS, HELPING THEM TO INCREASE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AND ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES. EACH YEAR, ON AVERAGE, THE PARTNERSHIP RECRUITS OVER 2,000 VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS TO ASSIST 1,000 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH 2,200 LEGAL MATTERS. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF ATTORNEYS RESPOND TO 1,300 LEGAL HELPLINE INQUIRES FROM NON-PROFITS AND ATTORNEYS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY, FREE OR LOW-COST BUSINESS LEGAL SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER LEGAL RESOURCES TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE POOR OR DISADVANTAGED OR OTHERWISE CONTRIBUTE TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. TO ENGAGE BUSINESS ATTORNEYS IN CORPORATIONS AND LAW FIRMS, IN PROVIDING PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS FROM CORPORATE LEGAL DEPARTMENTS.

  • PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES BUSINESS AND TRANSACTIONAL LEGAL SERVICES TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN NEIGHBORHOODS IN NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY AND CONNECTICUT. OUR IN-HOUSE LEGAL STAFF RECRUITS AND SUPPORTS ATTORNEYS FROM MAJOR CORPORATIONS AND LAW FIRMS WHO DONATE THEIR TIME TO ADVISE OUR CLIENTS ON BUSINESS LEGAL MATTERS, HELPING THEM TO INCREASE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AND ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES. EACH YEAR, ON AVERAGE, THE PARTNERSHIP RECRUITS OVER 2,000 VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS TO ASSIST 1,000 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH 2,200 LEGAL MATTERS. ADDITIONALLY, STAFF ATTORNEYS RESPOND TO 1,300 LEGAL HELPLINE INQUIRES FROM NON PROFITS AND ATTORNEYS.

    Expenses $1,858,046 · Revenue $148,926

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JONATHAN MOTHNER

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • ANN M KAPPLER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • UNA A DEAN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • RON ABAD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SYLVIA A AYLER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • EVAN CHARKES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MONICA CURTIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DAVID FLAVELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOHN FRANTZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DANIEL J GOLDSTEIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JOSEPH HALPRIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MELISSA R KELLY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CATHY LUEDERS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GREGORY NEHRO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • EDWARD NOWICKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ALICIA PERRAULT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SCOTT POSNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J SCOTT SANPIETRO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • EDWARD J SEBOLD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RICHARD H WALKER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NANCY EBERHARDT

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $217,641
    From this org
    $206,870
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,771
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,870
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,332
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,439
    Filer's total
    $217,641
  • MAURICE SEGALL

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR NY/FF

    Total calculated
    $166,182
    From this org
    $156,992
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,190
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,992
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,321
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,869
    Filer's total
    $166,182
  • PRIYA MORGANSTERN

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR CT

    Total calculated
    $163,095
    From this org
    $157,862
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,233
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,862
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,237
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,996
    Filer's total
    $163,095
  • CATHERINE GANLEY

    DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $122,937
    From this org
    $120,058
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,879
    Hours/week
    38
  • HEIDI J SIESFELD

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $132,656
    From this org
    $129,525
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,131
    Hours/week
    38
  • ALEXANDRA KILDUFF

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR NJ

    Total calculated
    $129,007
    From this org
    $126,120
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,887
    Hours/week
    38

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
25 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202641779349300839

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