Nonprofit · EIN 13-6157258
FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL INC
Also known as FEDERAL BAR FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10038
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $646,117 | $621,237 | $24,880 | $1,215,145 | $293,437 | $921,708 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $628,679 | $549,477 | $79,202 | $1,176,888 | $280,060 | $896,828 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $584,848 | $592,207 | -$7,359 | $1,085,812 | $268,186 | $817,626 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $620,606
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $25,511
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $271,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $11,200
- Program services (functional)
- $413,960
- Management and general (functional)
- $207,277
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,176,888
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,215,145
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $293,437
- Net assets, end of year
- $921,708
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $732,971
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $188,737
- Gross receipts
- $646,117
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 37
- Year formed
- 1964
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT D MUSOFF | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SETH L LEVINE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MARK S COHEN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL J FISHMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY WALSH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARJORIE E BERMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR S GREENSPAN | ASSISTANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN RIZIO-HAMILTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA MALKINA | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD F ALBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES J BEHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANCES E BIVENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRISTINA I CALVAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN D FELDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA F FERNANDEZ-LUMERMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
22 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN I FINESTONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RITA M GLAVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAROLD K GORDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEISHA-ANN G GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC L GREENWALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF G HAMMEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CELESTE KOELEVELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM C KOMAROFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW L LEVINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN F MOLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN D POLKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN C QUINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TREMONTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN VINEGRAD | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALVIN K HELLERSTEIN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID R SCHAEFER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON D BUCHWALD | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES L BERNARD | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOAN G WEXLER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN P COFFEY | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD A ROTHMAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS E BEZANSON | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 40 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| REBECCA MONCK RICIGLIANO | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SETH L LEVINE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| THOMAS D GOLDBERG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HARRY H RIMM | ASSTANT SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARJORIE E BERMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR S GREENSPAN | ASSISTANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK S COHEN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL J FISHMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HALLIE B LEVIN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT D MUSOFF | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD F ALBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JILLIAN B BERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANCES E BIVENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRISTINA I CALVAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON CANALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA F FERNANDEZ-LUMERMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN I FINESTONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RITA M GLAVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAROLD K GORDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEISHA-ANN G GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC L GREENWALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF G HAMMEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CELESTE KOELEVELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW L LEVINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARLAN LEVY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN F MOLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN D POLKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN C QUINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN RIZIO-HAMILTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TREMONTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY WALSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN P COFFEY | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS E BEZANSON | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON D BUCHWALD | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALVIN K HELLERSTEIN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD A ROTHMAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID R SCHAEFER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOAN G WEXLER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN VINEGRAD | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES L BERNARD | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 39 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| REBECCA A MONCK RICIGLIANO | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SETH L LEVINE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| THOMAS D GOLDBERG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HARRY H RIMM | ASSISTANT SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARJORIE E BERMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID B PITOFSKY | ASSISTANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HALLIE B LEVIN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SETH C FARBER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK S COHEN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL J FISHMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR S GREENSPAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CELESTE KOELEVELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRISTINA I CALVAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID B SHANIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANCES E BIVENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARLAN A LEVY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAROLD K GORDON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON CANALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JILLIAN B BERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN C QUINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN D POLKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEISHA-ANN G GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC L GREENWALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW L LEVINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL TREMONTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD F ALBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RITA M GLAVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT N KAPLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT D MUSOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN F MOLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN VINEGRAD | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALVIN K HELLERSTEIN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID R SCHAEFER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON D BUCHWALD | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES L BERNARD | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOAN G WEXLER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN P COFFEY | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD A ROTHMAN | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS E BEZANSON | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 150 BROADWAY RM 505, NEW YORK, NY 10038-4338
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SETH L LEVINE, 150 BROADWAY 505, NEW YORK, NY 10038
- Signed the 990
- SETH LEVINE, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (646) 736-6163
- Website
- WWW.FEDERALBARCOUNCIL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP
Mission
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Program accomplishments
- THE FOUNDATION SPONSORS FORUMS, LEGAL SEMINARS, LEGAL HISTORICAL LECTURES AND EXHIBITIONS, MERITORIOUS AWARDS EVENTS AND PUBLISHES LAW-RELATED MATERIAL.Expenses $413,960 · grants $271,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-6157258
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1965
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I038)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,215,145
- Income (IRS master file)
- $646,117
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $646,117 | $621,237 | $1,215,145 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $628,679 | $549,477 | $1,176,888 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $584,848 | $592,207 | $1,085,812 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $655,160 | $399,150 | $1,009,398 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-6157258).
Questions about FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL INC
- What is the EIN of FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL INC is 13-6157258.
- Is FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1965.
- Are donations to FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names SETH L LEVINE.
- Who are the officers and directors of FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 37 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FOUNDATION OF THE FEDERAL BAR COUNCIL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $646,117, expenses of $621,237 and total assets of $1,215,145 at year end.
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