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← PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF OHIO

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF OHIO.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,736,149
Total expenses
$1,802,387
Contributions and grants received
$1,693,343
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$12,235
Investment income
$15,592
Other revenue
$14,979
Total assets, end of year
$1,186,057
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,666
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,173,391
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,612,260
Management and general expenses
$123,939
Fundraising expenses
$66,188
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,612,260

Program services were 89.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $442

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,692,901

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,109,356

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Revenue for seminars

    total $12,235 · related or exempt $12,235 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,592 · related or exempt $15,592 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $17,448

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

    $442

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $2,469

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $14,979 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $14,979

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $175,971 · program services $114,381 · management and general $43,993 · fundraising $17,597

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $370,736 · program services $311,703 · management and general $21,367 · fundraising $37,666

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $18,796 · program services $15,612 · management and general $2,373 · fundraising $811

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $7,216 · program services $5,731 · management and general $959 · fundraising $526

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $41,159 · program services $28,503 · management and general $7,254 · fundraising $5,402

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,400 · management and general $30,400

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $3,977 · management and general $3,977

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $10,526 · program services $5,905 · management and general $2,845 · fundraising $1,776

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $831 · program services $831

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,231 · program services $3,590 · management and general $2,885 · fundraising $756

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,871 · program services $7,600 · management and general $886 · fundraising $385

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $20,621 · program services $17,528 · management and general $2,062 · fundraising $1,031

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,296 · program services $4,384 · management and general $722 · fundraising $190

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,958 · program services $2,793 · management and general $2,136 · fundraising $29

  • 24a · Other expenses: In-Kind Legal Services

    total $1,086,468 · program services $1,085,838 · management and general $630 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dues/Licenses/Fees

    total $4,265 · program services $3,629 · management and general $636 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Volunteer Appreciation and Awards

    total $3,976 · program services $3,572 · management and general $385 · fundraising $19

  • 24d · Other expenses: Continuing Education

    total $432 · program services $432 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $657 · program services $228 · management and general $429 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $410,290 · end of year $234,005

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $511,136 · end of year $710,472

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $326,200 · end of year $240,500

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $1,080

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $7,997 · end of year $10,166

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $2,500

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $733,529 · end of year $747,491

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $506,100 · end of year $425,900

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Powered by attorney volunteers, Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio (PBPO) strengthens our community by providing free business legal services and education to nonprofits.

  • PBPO provides qualifying Cincinnati and Dayton nonprofit organizations with business legal services, at no cost, to help strengthen their operations. PBPO offers support in the areas of employment, governance, contracts, and more, as it addresses each organization's unique needs. PBPO also provides publications and workshops to educate the nonprofit community about relevant legal topics and make information more digestible and applicable. PBPO engages over 1,000 attorneys from corporations and law firms as volunteers. PBPO's services equip nonprofit leaders with the knowledge they need to move their important missions forward. At the same time, attorney volunteers deepen their connections to the community through their involvement. Of PBPO's $1.61 million program expenses, the $1,086,468 of in-kind legal services reflects the approximate value of attorney volunteers' time. In 2024, PBPO completed 499 legal projects for 201 nonprofits, with the help of 342 attorney volunteers. PBPO led 23 educational outreach seminars and published 13 Pro Bono Briefs. In total in 2024, PBPO provided an estimated $2.1 million legal services and education for local nonprofits.

    Expenses $1,612,260 · Revenue $12,235

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Erin Childs

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $183,009
    From this org
    $175,970
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,039
    Hours/week
    32 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,970
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,039
    Filer's total
    $183,009
  • Susan Street Whaley

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Allison Kropp

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Susan Zaunbrecher

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Handler

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kermit Lowery

    Executive Committee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Maureen Bickley

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Brown

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Chilson

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Martine Dunn

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sue Erhart

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Feldmeier

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kyle Grubbs

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Howard

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Kane

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Martin

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Moeddel

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Pan

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Pokrywka

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Walter Reynolds

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christine Robek

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edward Stubbers

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Meredyth Whitford-Schultz

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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)

Schedule J, 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
2024
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202541359349302384

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