2026-07-14T08:04:19+00:00 2025-08-31 135381590 BDO USA 8401 GREENSBORO DR STE 800 MCLEAN VA 221023599 990 2024-09-01 521991509 PRO BONO INSTITUTE PROB 2027296699 1620 EYE STREET NW 202 WASHINGTON DC 20006 EVE RUNYON PRESIDENT & CEO 2026-07-14 true TODD TERESCO P00247720 7038930600 2026-07-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z EVE RUNYON 1620 EYE STREET NW 202 WASHINGTON DC 20006 2983239 false X WWW.PROBONOINST.ORG X 1996 DC THE PURPOSE OF THE PRO BONO INSTITUTE IS TO EXPLORE AND IDENTIFY NEW APPROACHES TO AND RESOURCES FOR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES TO THE POOR, DISADVANTAGED, AND OTHERS UNABLE TO SECURE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS CRITICAL LEGAL PROBLEMS. 5 5 10 5 0 1757312 1606355 382861 403184 340088 514745 -96148 -142919 2384113 2381365 0 0 0 1616860 1614727 0 0 573374 540219 2190234 2154946 193879 226419 7382215 7672422 870453 774858 6511762 6897564 X EXPLORE AND IDENTIFY NEW APPROACHES TO AND RESOURCES FOR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES TO THE POOR, DISADVANTAGED, AND OTHERS UNABLE TO SECURE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS CRITICAL LEGAL PROBLEMS. false false 697871 0 3000 CORPORATE PRO BONO - THE CORPORATE PRO BONO PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PRO BONO WORK PERFORMED BY IN-HOUSE COUNSEL AND TO ENHANCE THE PRO BONO CULTURE OF IN-HOUSE LEGAL DEPARTMENTS THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE IN-HOUSE COMMUNITY, TARGETED RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS, ONLINE INFORMATION AND SERVICES, AND OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. ONE OF CORPORATE PRO BONO'S KEY FEATURES IS ITS WEBSITE, WWW.CPBO.ORG. 654598 0 231279 LAW FIRM PRO BONO PROJECT - THE LAW FIRM PROJECT WAS CREATED TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND THE PRO BONO PUBLIC ACTIVITIES OF LARGE LAW FIRMS. FUNDED BY MEMBER LAW FIRMS AND SPONSORS, THE PROJECT ASSISTS LAW FIRMS IN DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE PRO BONO PROGRAMS AND IN INTEGRATING THOSE PROGRAMS INTO THE PRACTICE, PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE OF THE FIRMS. 336176 0 168905 CONFERENCE - THE PRO BONO INSTITUTE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS THE LEGAL PROFESSION'S PREMIER GLOBAL PRO BONO EVENT AND THE ONLY CONFERENCE SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO THE INTERESTS, NEEDS, RESOURCES, AND EMERGING AND EVOLVING ISSUES FACED BY LAW FIRMS AND CORPORATE IN-HOUSE LEADERS INVOLVED IN THE DIRECTION, OVERSIGHT, SUPPORT, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THEIR PRO BONO PROGRAMS. THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROVIDES AN IN-DEPTH, TIMELY, AND PRACTICAL ORIENTATION TO LEADING PRACTICES AND EMERGING ISSUES, TRENDS AND INNOVATIONS, CUTTING-EDGE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FAST-CHANGING WORLD OF LAW FIRMS AND CORPORATE IN-HOUSE PRO BONO, AND NEW AND COMPELLING PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES IN PUBLIC INTEREST LAW. 119688 0 0 PUBLIC INTEREST PROJECT AND GLOBAL PRO BONO PROJECT 119688 1808333 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 14 0 true 10 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true true true true true true false false NY X EVE RUNYON 2027296699 1620 EYE STREET NW SUITE 520 WASHINGTON DC 20006 Jonathan P Harmon Board Chair 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 David Williams Board of Director (thru 10/24) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Gregory Jordan Board of Director (thru 09/24) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 James J Sandman Board of Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Leonard Board of Director (as of 10/24) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Laura Stein Board of Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Regina M Pisa Board of Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Eve Runyon President & CEO 40.0 0.0 X 218988 0 24163 Kate Rice Chief Operating Officer 40.0 0.0 X 179453 0 29744 Alyssa Saunders Director, Corporate Pro Bono 40.0 0.0 X 161420 0 5918 Danny Reed Director of Development 40.0 0.0 X 155481 0 25305 Erin Palmer Associate Director, Corporate Pro Bono 40.0 0.0 X 115767 0 3546 Nihad Mansour Associate Director, Law Firm Pro Bono Project 40.0 0.0 X 105700 0 13417 Sarah Lahlou-Amine Director, Law Firm Pro Bono Project 40.0 0.0 X 144269 0 6201 1081078 0 108294 7 false true false 0 740381 865974 1606355 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 231279 231279 CONFERENCE 900099 168905 168905 CONSULTING 900099 3000 3000 0 0 0 0 403184 371652 371652 0 0 500000 356907 143093 0 143093 143093 48675 740381 244967 -196292 -196292 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 53373 53373 0 0 0 0 53373 2381365 403184 0 371826 452346 409582 42764 928223 831919 96304 28069 25442 2627 98572 89346 9226 107517 97453 10064 108007 108007 0 0 0 0 32496 29810 2686 60288 52569 7719 90163 79510 10653 17272 15998 1274 117802 117802 2862 2862 11628 10359 1269 OTHER EXPENSES 75590 34196 41394 BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES 24111 14347 9764 0 0 0 0 2154946 1808333 346613 0 235445 183456 0 0 0 0 5000 33535 0 0 0 0 0 0 137749 160670 223387 211883 14366 11504 6826841 7202590 0 0 0 0 162814 80667 7382215 7672422 65777 64229 0 0 669284 647300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 135392 63329 870453 774858 X 6002918 6377220 508844 520344 6511762 6897564 7382215 7672422 226419 159383 0 X X false true true false X 1492493 1252599 1374802 1757312 1606355 7483561 0 0 1492493 1252599 1374802 1757312 1606355 7483561 109692 7373869 275108 437265 199238 211335 371652 1494598 0 0 0 0 0 0 1091 27911 35672 36493 53373 154540 9132699 1755949 0.80741 0.78149 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income DESCRIPTION - MISCELLANEOUS, COLUMN A - 1091.0, COLUMN B - 27911.0, COLUMN C - 35672.0, COLUMN D - 36493.0, COLUMN E - 53373.0, COLUMN F - 154540.0; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 173282 173282 0 50105 38601 11504 11504 Federal Income Taxes LEASE LIABILITY 63329 63329 X 5863248 159383 3077533 244967 3481883 2381365 0 0 2381365 5477446 3077533 244967 3322500 2154946 0 0 2154946 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote THE INSTITUTE IS EXEMPT FROM PAYMENT OF TAXES ON INCOME OTHER THAN NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC). FOR THE YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2025 AND 2024, THERE WAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AND, ACCORDINGLY, NO FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES HAVE BEEN RECORDED. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INSTITUTE ARE DEDUCTIBLE AS PROVIDED IN IRC SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE INSTITUTE'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT INCLUDE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2(d) Other revenues in audited financial statements not in form 990 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES ON PART VIII, LINE 8B - 244967 Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2(d) Other expenses in audited financial statements not in form 990 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES ON PART VIII, LINE 8B - 244967 ANNUAL GALA 789056 740381 48675 244967 0 0 789056 740381 48675 244967 244967 -196292 X X false false false false false false false false false Eve Runyon President & CEO 218988 0 0 0 0 0 6570 0 17593 0 243151 0 0 0 Kate Rice Chief Operating Officer 179453 0 0 0 0 0 5384 0 24360 0 209197 0 0 0 Danny Reed Director of Development 155481 0 0 0 0 0 4664 0 20641 0 180786 0 0 0 Alyssa Saunders Director, Corporate Pro Bono 156420 0 5000 0 0 0 4843 0 1075 0 167338 0 0 0 Sarah Lahlou-Amine Director, Law Firm Pro Bono Project 139269 0 5000 0 0 0 4328 0 1873 0 150470 0 0 0 Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services (Expenses $ 119,688 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 0) PUBLIC INTEREST PROJECT AND GLOBAL PRO BONO PROJECT Form 990, Part VI, Line 8b Documentation of meetings held by committees of governing body THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE A COMMITTEE TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT AND OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE ACCOUNTING FIRM WHO PREPARES THE FEDERAL FORM 990. THE TAX RETURN IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE OPERATIONS AND THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENTS AND THEN FORWARDED TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO FOR REVIEW. FOLLOWING THE PRESIDENT/CEO'S REVIEW, PBI'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE FEDERAL FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy ONCE A YEAR, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ASKED TO COMPLETE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM, WHICH IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT/CEO. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT COMPILES A COMPARABILITY SPREADSHEET OF RELEVANT LOCAL AND NATIONAL DATA ON SIMILARLY SITUATED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS' COMPENSATION SCHEMES. THIS INFORMATION IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND IS USED TO DETERMINE SALARIES, WHICH ARE THEN APPROVED BY THE PBI BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT COMPILES A COMPARABILITY SPREADSHEET OF RELEVANT LOCAL AND NATIONAL DATA ON SIMILARLY SITUATED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS' COMPENSATION SCHEMES. THIS INFORMATION IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND IS USED TO DETERMINE SALARIES, WHICH ARE THEN APPROVED BY THE PBI BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c Change of oversight process or selection process OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT: THE INSTITUTE HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR. THERE WERE NO CHANGES IN THESE PROCESSES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.