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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SHREVEPORT BAR FOUNDATION PRO BONO PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$538,080
Total expenses
$567,967
Contributions and grants received
$440,701
Grants paid
$1,500
Program service revenue
$93,462
Investment income
$3,917
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,257,898
Total liabilities, end of year
$27,123
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,230,775
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$545,825
Management and general expenses
$15,146
Fundraising expenses
$6,996
Program service expenses (Part III)
$545,825

Program services were 96.1% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $4,595

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $375,389

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $60,717

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RENTAL OF BUILDING SPA

    total $82,342 · related or exempt $82,342

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PRO SE LIBRARY FEES

    total $8,855 · related or exempt $8,855

  • 2c · Program service revenue: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROG

    total $2,265 · related or exempt $2,265

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,917 · excluded $3,917

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,500 · program services $1,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $29,454 · program services $11,487 · management and general $11,487 · fundraising $6,480

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $349,213 · program services $349,213

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $29,343 · program services $27,917 · management and general $910 · fundraising $516

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $2,730 · program services $2,730

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,468 · program services $5,821 · management and general $647

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,257 · program services $2,257

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,438 · program services $1,975 · management and general $463

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,403 · program services $5,403

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,259 · program services $10,259

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $50,646 · program services $50,646

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,519 · program services $1,519

  • 20 · Interest

    total $5,183 · program services $5,183

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $39,273 · program services $39,273

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,828 · program services $12,828

  • 24a · Other expenses: TELEPHONE-PRO BONO LINE

    total $4,670 · program services $4,670

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES

    total $4,632 · program services $4,632

  • 24c · Other expenses: TEMP OFFICE WORKERS

    total $3,559 · program services $3,559

  • 24d · Other expenses: BOOKKEEPING SOFTWARE

    total $1,964 · program services $982 · management and general $982

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,628 · program services $3,971 · management and general $657

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $201 · end of year $201

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $289,858 · end of year $266,463

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

    $1,420,740

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

    $489,600

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $969,186 · end of year $931,140

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $59,094 · end of year $59,094

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $1,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $8,467 · end of year $7,399

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $43,583 · end of year $16,143

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,627 · end of year $3,581

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,260,662 · end of year $1,230,775

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE SHREVEPORT BAR FOUNDATION (SBF) PROVIDES CHARITABLE LEGAL ASSISTANCE & EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO THE PUBLIC AND OPERATES A PRO BONO PROJECT PROVIDING FREE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME CLIENTS AT OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY INCOME LEVEL IN AREAS OF FAMILY LAW, DOMESTIC PROTECTIVE ORDERS, SUCCESSIONS, & OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL LEGAL MATTERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE & EDUCATION CONCERNING LEGAL MATTERS TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES IN CIVIL MATTERS TO LOW-INCOME PERSONS, CHARITABLE GRANTS & CONTRIBUTIONS, AND OPERATION OF THE SHREVEPORT BAR CENTER.

  • SBF PROVIDES PRO BONO ASSISTANCE IN CIVIL MATTERS TO PERSONS AT OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY INCOME LEVEL. RELATED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FREE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THESE CLIENTS IN THE AREAS OF FAMILY LAW, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS, SUCCESSIONS, & UNCONTESTED DIVORCES; A FREE ASK-A-LAWYER CLINIC EACH MONTH AT THE SHREVEPORT BAR CENTER, A BUILDING OWNED AND OPERATED BY SBF; A PRO SE LIBRARY THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR A SAFE AND PRIVATE ENVIRONMENT TO RESEARCH LEGAL ISSUES WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SBF STAFF. IN ADDITION, SBF OPERATES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CADDO PARISH JUVENILE COURT AND FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LEGAL AID OF NORTH LA, NORTHWEST LA FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER AND PROJECT CELEBRATION INC. TO ACCEPT REFERRALS FOR REPRESENTATION OF THEIR CLIENTS FOR CASES INVOLVING SUCCESSIONS, UNCONTESTED DIVORCES AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS FOR THE CADDO, BOSSIER AND OTHER PARISHES IN NORTHWEST LA. SBF REGULARLY NETWORKS WITH SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER RESCUE MISSION, BOSSIER PARISH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TASK FORCE, SALVATION ARMY AND CADDO PARISH VICTIMS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.IN 2021, A TOTAL OF 45 VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS DONATED 660 HOURS OF LEGAL SERVICES TO ASSIST 825 CLIENTS.

    Expenses $472,806 · Grants $1,500 · Revenue $11,120

  • THE BAR CENTER BUILDING IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY SBF, AND SERVES AS HEADQUARTERS FOR THE SHREVEPORT BAR ASSOCIATION, THE SHREVEPORT BAR FOUNDATION AND ITS PRO BONO PROJECT. THIS ALLOWS FOR COORDINATED EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF THE SHREVEPORT BAR FOUNDATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE BUILDING PROVIDES SPACE FOR SBF TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF JUSTICE BY IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS THAT ENCHANCE THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY. THE BAR CENTER SERVES AS A PERMANENT LEGAL HUB IN DOWNTOWN SHREVEPORT SERVING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE LEGAL COMMUNITY. THE BUILDING IS LOCATED AT 625 TEXAS ST., SHREVEPORT, LA.

    Expenses $73,019 · Revenue $82,342

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

Listed in Part VII

  • STACEY WILLIAMS

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAWRENCE W PETTIETTE

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • ANDREW MARTIN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • HOMER TED COX

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID L WHITE

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • DANA SOUTHERN

    EXECUTIVE DIR.

    Total calculated
    $29,455
    From this org
    $29,455
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • ALLISON C FOSTER

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • DON WEIR JR

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • BRIAN A HOMZA

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • NICHOLE M BUCKLE

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423209349314932

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