Nonprofit · EIN 20-2614676
PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC
Tax-exempt · ATLANTA, GA 30318
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,227,057 | $1,053,577 | $173,480 | $2,431,710 | $5,094 | $2,426,616 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,086,523 | $977,438 | $109,085 | $2,237,965 | $8,500 | $2,229,465 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,168,270
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $60,366
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$3,172
- Net income from gaming
- $380
- Other revenue
- -$1,579
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $178,841
- Other salaries and wages
- $640,116
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $903,724
- Professional fundraising fees
- $60,750
- Accounting fees
- $23,712
- Travel
- $7,839
- Program services (functional)
- $810,669
- Management and general (functional)
- $109,972
- Fundraising (functional)
- $132,936
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,237,965
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,431,710
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,094
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,426,616
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,841
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,226,616
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $200,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,233,148
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 1,015
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- GA
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACHEL EPPS SPEARS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $161,467 | $17,374 |
| MINDY DOSTER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANU SEAM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK DICRISTINA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID STEELE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOKE BELISLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRILEY BRISENDINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED BRANDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY GRISWOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HIGHTOWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRICIA KINNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT KRISTUFEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK LANDGRAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILL LEDBETTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK MCMURTRY | DIRECTOR - OUTGOING Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAITH MYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KARA ONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALAN ROSSELOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGIE WOO | DIRECTOR - OUTGOING Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACHEL EPPS SPEARS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $169,348 | $7,763 |
| ROBYN MILLER | SENIOR TAX / CORPORATE COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,485 | $0 |
| FAITH MYERS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MINDY DOSTER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIANA CHAIDEZ | TREASURER, OUTGOING Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK DICRISTINA | TREASURER, INCOMING Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANU SEAM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOKE BELISLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRILEY BRISENDINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED BRANDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY GRISWOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HIGHTOWER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRICIA KINNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT KRISTUFEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK LANDGRAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILL LEDBETTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK MCMURTRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARA ONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN ROSSELOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID STEELE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANGIE WOO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1700 NORTHSIDE DRIVE SUITE A7 6550, ATLANTA, GA 30318-2695
- In care of
- % RACHEL E SPEARS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RACHEL EPPS SPEARS, 999 PEACHTREE STREET NE 2300, ATLANTA, GA 30309
- Signed the 990
- RACHEL EPPS SPEARS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (404) 618-0900
- Website
- WWW.PBPATL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MAULDIN & JENKINS LLC
Mission
PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE, ASSIST, AND PROVIDE VOLUNTEER LEGAL SERVICES FOR NONPROFIT AGENCIES SERVING POOR AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE GREATER ATLANTA REGION.
Program accomplishments
- SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMPLETE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION.EACH YEAR, PBPA PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO OVER 300 NONPROFITS, ADDRESSING ON AVERAGE 3-4 LEGAL MATTERS FOR EACH CLIENT DURING THE YEAR. LEGAL MATTERS INCLUDE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, REAL ESTATE, CONTRACTS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, EMPLOYMENT, TAX, AND TECHNOLOGY. SINCE 2005, PBPA HAS ASSISTED OVER 1,173 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH OVER 14,000 DIFFERENT LEGAL MATTERS, LEVERAGING THE EXPERIENCE OF 4,000 VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS. WHEN SURVEYED IN 2023, 53% OF PBPA CLIENT RESPONDENTS STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES PRIOR TO PBPA, 96% AGREED THAT PBPA HELPED THEIR ORGANIZATION FULFILL ITS MISSION, AND THE OVERALL CLIENT SATISFACTION SCORE FOR PBPA WAS 98%.Expenses $510,722
- SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMPLETE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION.NONPROFIT LEGAL CLINICS: PBPA ORGANIZES HALF-DAY LEGAL CLINICS ABOUT SEVEN TIMES A YEAR, BRINGING TOGETHER VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS AND NONPROFITS TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE LEGAL ISSUES QUICKLY. PBPA'S LONGEST-RUNNING CLINIC IS THE NONPROFIT LEGAL CHECK UP (LCU), A HALF-DAY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT TRAINS ATTORNEYS AND PAIRS THEM WITH A NONPROFIT. LCU VOLUNTEERS IDENTIFY LEGAL ISSUES FOR PARTICIPATING NONPROFITS ACROSS THE BUSINESS LAW SPECTRUM. PBPA THEN RECRUITS AND ASSISTS VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS TO ADDRESS ISSUES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, OVER 700 NONPROFITS HAVE GONE THROUGH LCU. IN A SURVEY GIVEN TO NONPROFITS ABOUT LCU, 100% OF NONPROFITS SAID THAT THE PROGRAM WAS USEFUL OR EXTREMELY USEFUL TO THEIR ORGANIZATION.Expenses $202,667
- SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMPLETE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION.LEGAL EDUCATION: PBPA MAINTAINS A WEBSITE WITH OVER 170 ARTICLES, 140 RECORDED WEBCASTS, AND 39 PODCASTS ON NONPROFIT LEGAL TOPICS. PBPA'S WEBCASTS, WHICH ARE PRESENTED LIVE AND OFFERED FOR VIEWING AFTERWARD ON DEMAND, HAVE BEEN ATTENDED BY 2,000+ LIVE VIEWERS AND VIEWED ON DEMAND 5,000+ TIMES. PODCAST EPISODES HAVE BEEN DOWNLOADED OVER 2,000 TIMES. WHEN SURVEYED, 97% OF RESPONDENTS WHO LISTENED TO THE PODCASTS WERE EITHER VERY SATISFIED OR SATISFIED WITH THE CONTENT. PBPA SENDS A NONPROFIT NOTES NEWSLETTER WITH TIMELY LEGAL ALERTS ONCE A MONTH TO A DISTRIBUTION LIST OF APPROXIMATELY 3000 NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS AND COLLABORATES WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ON IN-PERSON EDUCATION PROGRAMS. PBPA ALSO PROVIDES LEGAL TRAINING SPECIFICALLY FOR EMERGING NONPROFITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS THROUGH THE NONPROFIT LEGAL BOOTCAMP FOR EMERGING LEADERS.Expenses $97,280
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-2614676
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,431,710
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,233,148
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,227,057 | $1,053,577 | $2,431,710 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,086,523 | $977,438 | $2,237,965 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,236,235 | $887,683 | $2,099,919 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 20-2614676).
Questions about PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC
- What is the EIN of PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC is 20-2614676.
- Is PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA 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 PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names RACHEL EPPS SPEARS.
- Who are the officers and directors of PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $161,467 (RACHEL EPPS SPEARS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,227,057, expenses of $1,053,577 and total assets of $2,431,710 at year end.
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