Nonprofit · EIN 52-1574217
DC BAR PRO BONO CENTER
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $6,388,636 | $6,134,763 | $253,873 | $10,168,030 | $1,786,087 | $8,381,943 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $5,571,315 | $5,476,140 | $95,175 | $9,309,749 | $1,462,746 | $7,847,003 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $5,171,563 | $4,645,507 | $526,056 | $8,469,933 | $1,233,112 | $7,236,821 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,926,243
- Program service revenue
- $44,060
- Investment income
- $402,936
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $174,919
- Net income from fundraising events
- $15,397
- Other revenue
- $15,397
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,259,693
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,558,618
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,932,233
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $319,478
- Travel
- $31,612
- Program services (functional)
- $5,010,956
- Management and general (functional)
- $808,015
- Fundraising (functional)
- $315,792
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,309,749
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,168,030
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,786,087
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,381,943
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,665,875
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,637,288
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,744,655
- Gross receipts
- $8,157,867
- Employees
- 39
- Volunteers
- 1,500
- Year formed
- 1988
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Spagnoletti | Executive Vice President Officer | 3 | $0 | $657,747 | $80,112 |
| Margarita Lorenzetti | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 3 | $0 | $313,218 | $77,364 |
| Kelli Neptune | Executive Director Officer | 35 | $252,385 | $0 | $62,641 |
| Darryl Maxwell | Director Highest-paid employee | 35 | $194,726 | $0 | $45,924 |
| Adrian Gottshall | Director Highest-paid employee | 35 | $169,766 | $0 | $64,562 |
| Gabriella Lewis-White | Director Highest-paid employee | 35 | $169,925 | $0 | $53,968 |
| Paul DiBlasi | Managing Attorney Highest-paid employee | 35 | $122,178 | $0 | $41,600 |
| Anitra Hill | Managing Attorney Highest-paid employee | 35 | $127,044 | $0 | $36,724 |
| Shaun Snyder | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sadina Montani | President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Salzberg | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Joshua Mogil | Treasurer-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rebecca Cady | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Leila Bham | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lukman Azeez | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
14 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Newton Cole | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Natalie Koss | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Shirley Diaz | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Patrick English | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Alicia Long | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Ramya Ravindran | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Charles Lowery Jr | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Roger Lu Phillips | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Kathryn Rakozy | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Andrea Mangones | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Steven Miller | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Belinda Edwards Taylor | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Diane Seltzer | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Courtney Weiner | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Spagnoletti | Executive Vice President Officer | 3 | $0 | $488,222 | $87,226 |
| Kelli Neptune | Executive Director Officer | 35 | $219,958 | $0 | $56,553 |
| Darryl Maxwell | Director Highest-paid employee | 35 | $187,241 | $0 | $44,853 |
| Adrian Gottshall | Director Highest-paid employee | 35 | $132,610 | $0 | $44,478 |
| Angela Boone | Director Highest-paid employee | 35 | $146,667 | $0 | $27,795 |
| Gabriella Lewis-White | Director Highest-paid employee | 35 | $142,250 | $0 | $32,061 |
| Jason Qu | Senior Managing Attorney Highest-paid employee | 35 | $138,565 | $0 | $16,089 |
| Charles Lowery Jr | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Shaun Snyder | President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Alicia Long | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Salzberg | Treasurer-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lukman Azeez | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rebecca Cady | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Patrick English | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Flowers | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Gere | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Janene Jackson | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ellen Jakovic | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Natalie Koss | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrea Mangones | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fatema Merchant | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Miller | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Roger Lu Phillips | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ramya Ravindran | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Diane Seltzer | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Courtney Weiner | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Newton Cole | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Spagnoletti | Executive Vice President Officer | 3 | $0 | $380,084 | $78,127 |
| Darryl Maxwell | Director Highest-paid employee | 35 | $189,138 | $0 | $49,243 |
| Angela Boone | Director Highest-paid employee | 35 | $140,167 | $0 | $26,826 |
| Kelli Neptune | Executive Director Officer | 35 | $125,078 | $0 | $39,487 |
| Adrian Gottshall | Director Highest-paid employee | 35 | $108,318 | $0 | $44,801 |
| Gabriella Lewis-White | Director Highest-paid employee | 35 | $123,110 | $0 | $23,548 |
| Jason Qu | Senior Managing Attorney Highest-paid employee | 35 | $108,829 | $0 | $12,103 |
| Ellen Jakovic | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Charles Lowery Jr | President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Shayan Davoudi | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Shaun Snyder | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Catherine Bertram | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rebecca Cady | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Newton Cole | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Flowers | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Gere | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Janene Jackson | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Natalie Koss | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Megan Lacchini | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrea Mangones | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fatema Merchant | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Steven Miller | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Roger Lu Phillips | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ramya Ravindran | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Chad Sarchio | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Diane Seltzer | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Courtney Weiner | Director Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 901 4TH ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-3074
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Robert Spagnoletti, 901 4th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
- Signed the 990
- Robert Spagnoletti, Executive Vice President
- Phone
- (202) 737-4700
- Website
- www.dcbar.org/pro-bono
- Return prepared by
- CliftonLarsonAllen
Mission
The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center provides free legal services through pro bono lawyers to low-income individuals, nonprofit organizations and small businesses primarily in the District of Columbia. The Pro Bono Center also recruits and trains lawyers and law firms to provide business and transactional legal services to community-based non-profit organizations and small, disadvantaged businesses.
Program accomplishments
- Legal Assistance for Low-Income Individuals: The D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center recruits, trains, and supports volunteer lawyers who provide legal information, advice, and/or representation in housing, family law, public benefits, personal injury defense, bankruptcy, employment, immigration, future planning and probate, and consumer law matters. In FY25, the Center provided ongoing full representation to 259 new clients on civil legal matters. The Center also provided legal advice and referrals at community-based clinics where 764 individuals received legal assistance on a range of civil legal issues and an additional 465 individuals received assistance on immigration matters. Through the Landlord Tenant Legal Assistance Network, the Center conducted 3,379 intakes to be routed to network partners; and through the Family Law Assistance Network, the Center assisted 474 individuals in Superior Court domestic relations proceedings. Finally, the Center maintains Superior Court-based resource centers to serve pro se litigants in landlord-tenant matters. In FY25, these centers served 1,269 people.Expenses $1,146,805 · revenue $2,500
- Nonprofit and Small Business (NPSB) Legal Assistance Programs: The NPSB Programs provide brief legal advice, legal training, and match nonprofit organizations and small business owners with pro bono counsel to meet their transactional and business law needs. In FY25, NPSB matched 35 nonprofits with ongoing pro bono counsel and provided 413 nonprofits with one-on-one brief advice via legal clinics and weekly Office Hours consultations. NPSB additionally served 658 small business owners throughout the year via its small business brief advice legal clinics. Finally, NPSB provided legal training to 2,356 nonprofit and small business representatives, and to the volunteer attorneys that assist them, on relevant business law topics.Expenses $668,390 · revenue $13,800
- Online and Other Projects: In FY25, the Pro Bono Center provided digital services that included LawHelp.org/DC, a website that provides legal and referral information to the general public; the Legal Information Help Line, which provides recorded legal information 24 hours a day in multiple languages; and Probono.net/dc, a free online resource for pro bono lawyers and legal services attorneys with more than 12,000 registered users. In FY25, there were over 650,000 page views on LawHelp.org/DC and the Help Line answered 15,000 calls and emails.Expenses $655,521 · revenue $200
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1574217
- 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
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,168,030
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,157,867
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $6,388,636 | $6,134,763 | $10,168,030 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $5,571,315 | $5,476,140 | $9,309,749 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $5,171,563 | $4,645,507 | $8,469,933 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $4,228,003 | $3,667,099 | $7,630,668 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | 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 52-1574217).
Questions about DC BAR PRO BONO CENTER
- What is the EIN of DC BAR PRO BONO CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DC BAR PRO BONO CENTER is 52-1574217.
- Is DC BAR PRO BONO CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to DC BAR PRO BONO CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DC BAR PRO BONO CENTER 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 DC BAR PRO BONO CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DC BAR PRO BONO CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DC BAR PRO BONO CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Robert Spagnoletti.
- Who are the officers and directors of DC BAR PRO BONO CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 29 people; 6 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does DC BAR PRO BONO CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,388,636, expenses of $6,134,763 and total assets of $10,168,030 at year end.
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