DC BAR PRO BONO CENTER
EIN 52-1574217 · Legal Services (I80)
What they do
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.
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IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders29 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $315,026 for KELLI NEPTUNE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.
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KELLI NEPTUNEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DARRYL MAXWELLDIRECTOR
ADRIAN GOTTSHALLDIRECTOR
GABRIELLA LEWIS-WHITEDIRECTOR
PAUL DIBLASIMANAGING ATTORNEY
ANITRA HILLMANAGING ATTORNEY
ROBERT SPAGNOLETTIEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
MARGARITA LORENZETTICHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
NATALIE KOSSDIRECTOR
LEILA BHAMDIRECTOR
PATRICK ENGLISHDIRECTOR
RAMYA RAVINDRANDIRECTOR
REBECCA CADYSECRETARY
ROGER LU PHILLIPSDIRECTOR
SADINA MONTANIPRESIDENT-ELECT
SHAUN SNYDERPRESIDENT
SHIRLEY DIAZDIRECTOR
STEVEN MILLERDIRECTOR
MARK SALZBERGTREASURER
LUKMAN AZEEZDIRECTOR
KATHRYN RAKOZYDIRECTOR
KAREN NEWTON COLEDIRECTOR
JOSHUA MOGILTREASURER-ELECT
DIANE SELTZERDIRECTOR
COURTNEY WEINERDIRECTOR
CHARLES LOWERY JRDIRECTOR
BELINDA EDWARDS TAYLORDIRECTOR
ANDREA MANGONESDIRECTOR
ALICIA LONGDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1989
- Location
- 901 4TH ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20001
- County
- District of Columbia
- In care of
- Robert Spagnoletti
- Primary officer
- Robert Spagnoletti, Executive Vice President
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN
- NTEE classification
- Legal Services (I80)
- IRS tax category
- Legal Services