EIN 05-6009376

Rhode Island Bar Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
1
Year formed
1952
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
The Rhode Island Bar Foundation fosters and maintains the honor and integrity of the profession of law, studies, improves and facilitates the administration of justice in Rhode Island, promotes the study of law, researches therein, and maintains a core program that operates a facility renting space to a related non-profit organization, the RI Bar Association. It also collects money from IOLTA accounts from RI attorneys and distributes the income to other non-profit organizations that provide legal assistance to the poor of Rhode Island and promote knowledge of the law.
Total revenues
$2,552,390
2023
Total expenses
$713,041
2023
Total assets
$7,037,778
2023
Num. employees
1
2023

Program areas at Rhode Island Bar Foundation

Core program - maintains and operates a facility that rents space to a related non-profit organization, the ri Bar association.
Scholarships
The interest on lawyers trust accounts - collects money from iolta accounts from ri attorneys. The income is than distributed to other non profit organizations that provide legal assistance to the poor of Rhode Island, promote knowledge of the law, improvement of administration for justice.

Grants made by Rhode Island Bar Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Rhode Island Laborers LegalLegal Help for the Poor$224,276
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode IslandLegal Help for Immigrants$100,630

Who funds Rhode Island Bar Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Ralph R Papitto and Barbara A Papitto Private Family FoundationScholarship$100,000
The Champlin FoundationThomas F. Black, JR. Memorial Scholarship Program$25,000
The Pearle W and Martin M Silverstein FoundationGeneral Charitable Activities$1,000
...and 1 more grant received

Personnel at Rhode Island Bar Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Kathleen BridgeExecutive Director
Michael R McElroyPresident$0
Victoria M AlmeidaVice President$0
Steven BoyajianTreasurer$0
Armando E BatastiniSecretary$0
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for Rhode Island Bar Foundation

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,339,893
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$78,111
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$82,529
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$51,857
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,552,390

Form 990s for Rhode Island Bar Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-01990View PDF
2021-062022-01-14990View PDF
2020-062021-02-24990View PDF
2019-062020-10-23990View PDF
2018-062019-06-19990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF)New Orleans, LA$9,940,394
Alabama Law FoundationMontgomery, AL$1,832,567
York County Bar FoundationYork, PA$801,214
The Chicago Bar FoundationChicago, IL$9,898,837
New York City Police Foundation (NYCPF)New York, NY$10,269,514
The Hundred Club of MassBraintree, MA$2,364,167
Sunshine DivisionPortland, OR$8,620,731
Friends Of The Legal Services CorporationWashington, DC$2,269,250
Irondog K9 InternationalMcdonough, GA$1,199,914
Tennessee Bar FoundationNashville, TN$8,615,048
Data update history
December 27, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from The Champlin Foundation
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 11, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 3, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
June 9, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsCrime and legal aid organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCrime and law
Characteristics
Provides grantsState / local levelProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donations
General information
Address
41 Sharpe Dr
Cranston, RI 02920
Metro area
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
County
Providence County, RI
Website URL
ribar.com/ 
Phone
(401) 421-5740
IRS details
EIN
05-6009376
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1952
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
I12: Crime and Legal-Related Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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