Program areas at West Virginia Bar Foundation
The Bar Foundation provides grants to non-profit charitable entities in accordance with its mission. The grants have been made in the general areas of legal services for low income citizens, public education, child abuse prevention and legal education.
The lunch and laughs with a legal legend annual event is a "friendly roast" of a wv judge or lawyer with the net proceeds being provided to the legal legend's choice of a charitable endeavor and for Bar Foundation grants to improve the administration of justice.
The Bar Foundation honors those judges and lawyers as Bar Foundation fellows who meet the highest standards within the legal profession, the judicial system and the local, statewide, and national communities.
Grants made by West Virginia Bar Foundation
Who funds West Virginia Bar Foundation
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at West Virginia Bar Foundation
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Tessa M. White | Executive Director | $35,000 | 2025-03-28 |
| Thomas R. Tinder | Board Member | $14,000 | 2025-03-28 |
Financials for West Virginia Bar Foundation
| Revenues | FYE 06/2024 | FYE 06/2023 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $37,263 | $523,379 | -92.9% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $45,554 | $35,021 | 30.1% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $39,103 | $47,656 | -17.9% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $35,015 | $48,866 | -28.3% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $3,500 | $0 | 999% |
| Total revenues | $160,435 | $654,922 | -75.5% |
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|---|
| Armenian Bar Association | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $326,386 |
| Foundation of the Monroe County Bar | 501(c)(3) | Rochester, NY | $127,316 |
| Cobb County Bar Association Community Service Fund | 501(c)(3) | Marietta, GA | $136,577 |
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| Nat'l Association of IOLTA Programs | 501(c)(3) | Raleigh, NC | $199,061 |
| Cumberland County Bar Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Carlisle, PA | $46,831 |
| Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund | 501(c)(3) | Newport Beach, CA | $274,183 |
| Oakland County Bar Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Bloomfield Hills, MI | $289,305 |
| National Association of Appellate Court Attorneys | 501(c)(3) | Mechanicsvlle, VA | $168,305 |
| The Association of New York State Legal Services Organizations | 501(c)(3) | Buffalo, NY | $179,849 |
Data update history
March 28, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 26 new personnel
March 28, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
February 5, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsProfessional associationsBusiness and community development organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCommunity improvementCrime and lawLegal servicesBusiness and industry
Characteristics
Provides grantsFundraising eventsState / local levelEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 11010
- Charleston, WV 25339
- Metro area
- Charleston, WV
- County
- Kanawha County, WV
- Website URL
- wvbarfoundation.org/Â
- Phone
- (304) 394-4751
IRS details
- EIN
- 55-0690434
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1988
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- I80: Legal Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 813920: Professional Associations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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