Pro Bono Institute

Analysis

Pro Bono Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1998, 28 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 August 2023, Pro Bono Institute reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.3m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $2.5m to $2.0m (-22%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Pro Bono Institute 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 67th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Black Media ($2.0m), Ohio State Bar Foundation ($2.0m) and New England Innocence Project ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $470k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $860k. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $5.7m. It reported 10 employees.