DC Bar Pro Bono Center

Analysis

DC Bar Pro Bono Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1989, 37 years ago. 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 June 2023, DC Bar Pro Bono Center reported income of $5.2m and spending of $4.6m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $5.2m (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, DC Bar Pro Bono Center sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of the Central Savannah River Area Inc ($5.2m), U a Local 38 Apprentice & Supplementary Training Trust Fund ($5.2m) and Capstone Behavorial Healthcare Inc ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.0m (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $8.5m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $7.2m.