New York Bar Foundation

Analysis

New York Bar Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Albany, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1958, 68 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, New York Bar Foundation reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.5m, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.1m (+1.1%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, New York Bar Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Michigan Sheriffs Association Educational Services Inc ($1.1m), Immigration Project Inc ($1.1m) and Huron House Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% of the total. It paid $140k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $12.4m against liabilities of $9,252, net assets of $12.4m.