Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,555,952
- Total expenses
- $1,626,331
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,413,093
- Grants paid
- $321,065
- Program service revenue
- $131,157
- Investment income
- $11,702
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,756,356
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $82,739
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,673,617
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,324,004
- Management and general expenses
- $238,079
- Fundraising expenses
- $64,248
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,324,004
Program services were 81.4% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$186,946
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,226,147
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2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE FEE INCOME
total $131,157 · related or exempt $131,157
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3 · Investment income
total $11,702 · excluded $11,702
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $321,065 · program services $321,065
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $72,533 · program services $32,411 · management and general $10,943 · fundraising $29,179
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $610,945 · program services $530,621 · management and general $53,104 · fundraising $27,220
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $3,343 · program services $2,702 · management and general $565 · fundraising $76
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $65,387 · program services $51,813 · management and general $11,024 · fundraising $2,550
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $30,136 · program services $22,631 · management and general $5,013 · fundraising $2,492
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11b · Fees: legal
total $3,232 · program services $3,232
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $47,500 · program services $8,000 · management and general $39,500
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11g · Fees: other
total $93,925 · program services $69,030 · management and general $24,895
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $15 · management and general $15
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13 · Office expenses
total $58,331 · program services $44,880 · management and general $12,641 · fundraising $810
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14 · Information technology
total $19,595 · program services $13,362 · management and general $6,233
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16 · Occupancy
total $87,518 · program services $39,518 · management and general $48,000
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17 · Travel
total $113,684 · program services $104,602 · management and general $7,203 · fundraising $1,879
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $61,475 · program services $60,185 · management and general $1,248 · fundraising $42
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23 · Insurance
total $17,695 · management and general $17,695
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24a · Other expenses: FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSL
total $19,952 · program services $19,952
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $358,638 · end of year $819,643
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,009,715 · end of year $921,416
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,398,139 · end of year $1,001,902
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $11,926 · end of year $13,395
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$47,850
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$47,850
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $22,190 · end of year $82,739
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $12,232 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,245,960 · end of year $1,176,517
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,498,036 · end of year $1,497,100
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
PILNET'S MISSION IS TO WORK WITH LEGAL PROFESSIONALS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROTECT CIVIC SPACE, ADDRESS GLOBAL CHALLENGES, AND BUILD JUST, EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES. IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS RELATED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN BUDAPEST AND HONG KONG, PILNET PURSUES THIS MISSION BY SUPPORTING CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS ("CSOS") AND LESS FORMAL COMMUNITY EFFORTS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: BY OBTAINING LEGAL ASSISTANCE, SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO BOLSTER THEIR OPERATIONAL HEALTH; BY ENGAGING PRIVATE SECTOR AND PUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL PROFESSIONALS IN BOTH MEETING THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF CSOS AND COMMUNITIES AND IN BROADER EFFORTS TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE PUBLIC INTEREST; AND BY NURTURING, INSPIRING AND TRAINING LAW STUDENTS AND NEW LEGAL PROFESSIONALS TO ENGAGE IN PUBLIC INTEREST AND PRO BONO LAWYERING IN THE SHORT TERM AND THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
PILNET PARTNERS WITH LEGAL PROFESSIONALS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TO PROTECT CIVIC SPACE, ADDRESS GLOBAL CHALLENGES, AND WORK TO BUILD JUST, EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES.
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PUTTING NEW TOOLS IN THE HANDS OF PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCATES THROUGH ONLINE COURSES AND IN-PERSON TRAINING AS WELL AS EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMS FOR LAW STUDENTS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS RELATED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN BUDAPEST AND HONG KONG, PILNET PUTS NEW TOOLS IN THE HANDS OF PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCATES, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON INSPIRING AND TRAINING A NEW GENERATION OF PUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL PROFESSIONALS. IN 2023, PILNET HELD EVENTS ON CHILD-FRIENDLY JUSTICE, REFUGEE LEADERSHIP, ARBITRATION, REGISTRATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, AND CLIMATE CHANGE, CUMULATIVELY REACHING MORE THAN 1200 LAWYERS, LAW STUDENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCATES.
Expenses $900,896 · Grants $321,065 · Revenue $131,157
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ENGAGING THE ENTIRE LEGAL PROFESSION AS A GLOBAL NETWORKIN CONJUNCTION WITH ITS RELATED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN BUDAPEST AND HONG KONG, PILNET ENGAGES PRIVATE SECTOR AND PUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL PROFESSIONALS WORLDWIDE BOTH TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES, AND TO COLLABORATE WITH CIVIL SOCIETY IN BROADER EFFORTS TO BUILD MORE JUST, EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES. ACTING AS A STRATEGIC INTERMEDIARY, PILNET WORKS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD TO DEFINE THEIR LEGAL NEEDS AND OBTAINS FREE, TAILORED LEGAL ASSISTANCE FROM HIGHLY QUALIFIED CORPORATE LAWYERS IN ITS NETWORK. IN 2023, PILNET ASSISTED MORE THAN 150 ORGANIZATIONS BY ENGAGING OVER 50 LAW FIRMS OR SOLO PRACTITIONERS TO PROVIDE DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $7.1 MILLION. PILNET ALSO HOLDS STRATEGIC CONVENINGS TO ENGAGE AND MOBILIZE ITS NETWORKS IN SUPPORT OF CIVIL SOCIETY. AT ITS ANNUAL GLOBAL FORUM IN 2023, WHICH WAS HELD IN BRUSSELS, PILNET CONVENED MORE THAN 440 CIVIL SOCIETY AND PRO BONO PROFESSIONALS FROM 70 COUNTRIES TO FORGE ALLIANCES AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR USING THE LAW TO PROTECT CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.
Expenses $423,108
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Eric KoenigERIC KOENIG
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Diane StewartDIANE STEWART
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Robert VanniROBERT VANNI
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kimberly ReedKIMBERLY REED
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jean-Luc BedosJEAN-LUC BEDOS
DIRECTOR, THRU JUNE 2023
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Antonia GrumbachANTONIA GRUMBACH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
John HoersterJOHN HOERSTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jacquelyn MaclennanJACQUELYN MACLENNAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Marta PardaviMARTA PARDAVI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Atanas PolitovATANAS POLITOV
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Barbara SchatzBARBARA SCHATZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Alan SchiffmanALAN SCHIFFMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Laura TuellLAURA TUELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Suzanne TurnerSUZANNE TURNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Awmaima AmrayafAWMAIMA AMRAYAF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Tanguy LimTANGUY LIM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Funmi AyeniFUNMI AYENI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ping KiangPING KIANG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Toby GreenfieldTOBY GREENFIELD
DIRECTOR OF NY, THRU SEPT 2023
- Total calculated
- $72,533
- From this org
- $62,897
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,636
- Hours/week
- 40
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Andrej NoskoANDREJ NOSKO
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $112,059
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $111,544
- Other
- $515
- Hours/week
- 40
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Julia MayerhoferJULIA MAYERHOFER
CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $114,481
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $110,326
- Other
- $4,155
- Hours/week
- 40
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.
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.
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PILNET HONG KONG LIMITED
TO BUILD A GLOBAL NETWORK OF LAWYERS AND PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCATES · HK · controlled entity
Directly controlled by PILNET
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PILNET FOUNDATION
TO BUILD A GLOBAL NETWORK OF LAWYERS AND PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCATES · HU · controlled entity
Directly controlled by PILNET
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 18 September 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202402629349301305
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