Ohio State Bar Foundation

Analysis

Ohio State Bar Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2001, 25 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, Ohio State Bar Foundation reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.5m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.1m to $2.0m (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Ohio State Bar Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pro Bono Institute ($2.0m), Hunger Free Vermont ($2.0m) and California Black Media ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.4% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $213k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $472k. At year end it held assets of $53.4m against liabilities of $109k, net assets of $53.3m. It reported 9 employees.