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Palm Beach County Bar Association Inc

The mission of the PBCBA is to serve its members, foster professionalism and enhance the public's understanding and awareness of the legal system.

$18k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$11k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Crime & Legal$152kHuman Services$50kHealth$36kArts & Culture$12kFood & Nutrition$6kEducation$4kPhilanthropy$2kHousing & Shelter$2kOther$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 8 grants below total $17,563, the rows itemized in this filing. The $18,240 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $677 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $6k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $11k
$1,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$3.2M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County$11,213
Cancer Alliance of Help & Hope$2,000
F Malcolm Cunningham Sr Bar Assn$1,500
Historical Society of Palm Beach County$1,000
Florida Association for Women Lawyers - FAWL$750
Individual grant recipient$500
Jewish Lawyers Assoc of Palm Beach Co$300
Palm Beach County Sheree Davis Cunningham Black Women Lawyers Assoc$300
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $31k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%El Sol Jupiter: $8k → 11%El Sol Jupiter: $8k → 11%Faith Hope Love & Charity Inc: $500 → 11%Place of Hope: $5k → 11%Place of Hope: $4k → 11%Place of Hope: $2k → 11%Place of Hope: $1k → 11%Place of Hope: $1k → 11%Children's Home Society: $1k → 11%Children's Home Society: $375 → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$243k · 11 repeat orgs$23k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +80% since the first grant, against +58% for those funded once.

11 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 5 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
16

Total granted

$243k
$23k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+80%
+58%

Still filing today

73%
75%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $300 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesEducationHealthArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEnvironmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • LA
    Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County Inc
    9× · 2017–2025 · $137k · revenue +67%
  • CA
    CANCER ALLIANCE OF HELP AND HOPE INC
    7× · 2017–2025 · $28k · revenue +222%
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC
    4× · 2017–2020 · $20k · revenue +35%

Funded once

  • PB
    Palm Beach County Food Bank Incgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $6k · revenue +48%
  • SH
    SUNSET HOUSE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $5k · revenue +87%
  • SW
    SMILEY WILEY BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2019 · $3k · revenue -99%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Legal Aid Society of South Florida Inc

The organization provides legal aid to women in distress and victims of domestic violence.

Unclassified
2
Florida Justice Association Research & Education Foundation Inc

To enhance and foster an understanding of the justice system and the role of each citizen in the system as an advocate for justice and fairness. to promote the study and understanding of florida's justice system and how its preservation…

Community Improvement
3
Florida Italian American Bar Assoc
Civil Rights
4
Florida Childrens Rights Coalition

Legal representation of children.

Community Improvement
5
South Palm Beach County Foundation Inc

The south palm beach county foundation, inc. ("spbcf") is a community foundation dedicated to building legacies in south palm beach county and beyond.

—
6
The Womens Care Florida Foundation
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7
Florida Legal Services Inc

To provide and serve as a leader in the state of florida, to encourage the provision of high quality legal services for the poor and provide support and assistance to all providers of legal assistance to the poor throughout the state.

—
8
Lee County Bar Association Inc

We strive to serve as a leader in advancing ethical conduct, excellence, and the professionalism of our attorneys by providing ongoing legal education in support of our members, fostering an environment of public responsibility among legal…

—
9
C a S a of Florence Lauderdale

Our mission is to recruit, train and support volunteer advocates to represent the best interests of abused and neglected children in the courtroom and other settings, helping the child welfare system and the courts find safety and…

Crime & Legal
10
Florida Girls Giving Back Inc

Giving teenagers the ability to understand the importance of philanthropy by giving them the foundational fundraising skills that will allow them raise money for various charities that focus on improving the welfare of children or any…

Philanthropy
11
Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association Inc

To promote professionalism in law enforcement. to provide labor & collective bargaining services, legal assistance, education, legistlative representation and death and disability benefits to palm beach county police officers.

—
12
Florida State Foster Adoptive Parent Association Inc

We nurture children's safety, well being and stability by supporting and training caregivers and advocating for families they support.

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Florida Association for Women Lawyers Inc; the most unlike its peers is Sunset House Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

24 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 24 of the 29 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/24
Grantees still filing
20/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County Inc: $137,255 · OtherLegal Aid Society of Palm Beach County IncFRIENDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $19,700 · OtherFRIENDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INCF Malcolm Cunningham Sr Bar Assn: $10,300 · OtherF Malcolm Cunningham Sr Bar Assn+15 more: $14,112 · Other+15 moreEl Sol Jupiters Neighborhood Resource Center Inc: $15,000 · Human ServicesEl Sol Jupite…PLACE OF HOPE INC: $13,614 · Human ServicesPLACE OF HOPE…THE CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA: $1,768 · Human ServicesTHE CHILDREN'…+1 more: $500 · Human ServicesCANCER ALLIANCE OF HELP AND HOPE INC: $28,225 · EducationCANCER ALLIA…JUPITER POLICE FOUNDATION INC: $1,100 · Education+1 more: $300 · EducationTHE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $12,000 · Arts & CulturePalm Beach County Food Bank Inc: $6,241 · Food & NutritionSUNSET HOUSE INC: $5,000 · HealthHOLY GROUND SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INC: $1,728 · Housing & Shelter
Other$181,367Human Services$30,882Education$29,625Arts & Culture$12,000Food & Nutrition$6,241Health$5,000Housing & Shelter$1,728

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLegal Aid Society of Palm Beach County Inc: $137,255 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetCANCER ALLIANCE OF HELP AND HOPE INC: $28,225 over 7y, 1.7% of budgetFRIENDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $19,700 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetEl Sol Jupiters Neighborhood Resource Center Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetPLACE OF HOPE INC: $13,614 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTHE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $12,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetPalm Beach County Food Bank Inc: $6,241 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUNSET HOUSE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSMILEY WILEY BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetFLORIDA ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN LAWYERS INC: $2,350 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetWOMENS FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA INC: $1,768 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY OF FLORIDA: $1,768 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHOLY GROUND SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INC: $1,728 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJUPITER POLICE FOUNDATION INC: $1,100 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetAnimal Rescue Force of South Florida Inc: $750 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetJEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBROWARD COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFAITH-HOPE-LOVE-CHARITY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHISPANIC BAR ASSOCIATION INC: $300 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION: $250 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBoys and Girls Club of Northeast Florida Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCCA FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC: $200 over 1y, 2.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Community Foundation …Lost Tree Village Cha…The Chamber of Nonpro…The Mary Alice Fortin…Children's Healthcare…Quantum Foundation IncUnited Way of Palm Be…Allegany Franciscan M…Publix Super Markets …Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Bank of America C…Morgan Stanley Global…
Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties IncFL21.3× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties Inc · Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation · The Chamber of Nonprofit Health and Human Agencies in Palm Beach County Inc · The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation · Children's Healthcare Charity Inc · Quantum Foundation Inc · United Way of Palm Beach County Inc · Allegany Franciscan Ministries Inc · Publix Super Markets Charities Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Palm Beach County Bar Association Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Palm Beach County Bar Association Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 100%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 6%
  • Faith-Hope-Love-Charity Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County Inc: 10% of income from government
  • The Children's Home Society of Florida: 6% of income from government
  • Palm Beach County Food Bank Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Broward County Bar Association Inc: 0% of income from government
  • Place of Hope Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
10get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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Find your warmest path to Palm Beach County Bar Association Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 29 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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