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Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board

The organization's primary exempt purpose is to award grants for (a) the delivery of civil legal assistance to the poor and disadvantaged in pennsylvania by non-profit corporations described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended; (b) the delivery of civil legal assistance to the poor and disadvantaged in…

$36M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
44
Grants FY2025
41
Organizations funded FY2024
0%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$140,400
Largest grant, FY2025
$29,245,435
Organizations funded a year
41 to 44
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$129M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’19’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’21’22’23’24
Crime & LegalOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving42$36M2%
FY202441$30M0%
FY202342$28M0%
FY202244$29M0%
FY202144$28M2%
FY201943$23M2%
FY201843$21Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Crime & Legal$197M

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Inc Fka/ Pennsylvania Legal Services$148,162,898764%
Regional Housing Legal Services$5,702,018737%
Pennsylvania Bar Foundation$3,220,608778%
Pennsylvania State University$2,351,9857n/a
Seniorlaw Center$2,042,84579%
Community Justice Project$1,886,909731%
Friends of Farmworkers Inc$1,760,836711%
Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center$1,740,116721%
Franklin County Legal Services$1,576,787776%
Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania Inc$1,474,02977%
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All grantees of Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Inc Fka/ Pennsylvania Legal Services$148,162,898764%
Regional Housing Legal Services$5,702,018737%
Pennsylvania Bar Foundation$3,220,608778%
Pennsylvania State University$2,351,9857n/a
Seniorlaw Center$2,042,84579%
Community Justice Project$1,886,909731%
Friends of Farmworkers Inc$1,760,836711%
Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center$1,740,116721%
Franklin County Legal Services$1,576,787776%
Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania Inc$1,474,02977%
Pennsylvania HIAS Indigent Immigrant Legal Services$1,331,352771%
Midpenn Legal Services$1,305,25876%
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit$1,244,60070%
Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education$1,244,60070%
Villanova University$1,244,60070%
Widener University$1,244,60070%
Drexel University$1,224,60070%
North Penn Legal Services$1,190,04575%
Neighborhood Legal Services Association$1,188,14977%
Allegheny County Bar Foundation$1,078,70275%
University of Pittsburgh$1,073,38670%
Community Legal Services Inc$1,031,49572%
Philadelphia Vip Inc$953,050712%
Disability Rights Pennsylvania$924,5707n/a
Kidsvoice$813,12878%
Pennsylvania Health Law Project$792,58379%
Legal Services for Immigrants and Internationals$782,710779%
Legal Clinic for the Disabled$684,000714%
Summit Legal Aid$675,57074%
Lackawanna Pro Bono Inc$620,735733%
Northwestern Legal Services$546,13576%
Women Against Abuse Legal Center$524,662726%
The Public Interest Law Center$522,70267%
Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project$463,42075%
Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh$418,65071%
Homeless Advocacy Project$374,94574%
Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity$368,977510%
Consumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project$311,640726%
Support Center for Child Advocates$277,20042%
Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center Inc C/O the Organization$276,35071%
Education Law Center - PA$258,74052%
Laurel Legal Services Inc$223,03653%
AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania$185,10073%
Pro Bono Partnerships Inc$89,8416n/a
Esperanza Immigration Legal Services$60,000114%
Pennsylvania Bar Association$15,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 10 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 43 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPennsylvania Legal Aid Network Inc Fka/ Pennsylvania Legal Services: $148,162,898 over 7y, 64% of budgetRegional Housing Legal Services: $5,702,018 over 7y, 37% of budgetPennsylvania Bar Foundation: $3,220,608 over 7y, 78% of budgetSeniorlaw Center: $2,042,845 over 7y, 8.5% of budgetCommunity Justice Project: $1,886,909 over 7y, 31% of budgetFriends of Farmworkers Inc: $1,760,836 over 7y, 11% of budgetPennsylvania Immigration Resource Center: $1,740,116 over 7y, 21% of budgetFranklin County Legal Services: $1,576,787 over 7y, 76% of budgetLegal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania Inc: $1,474,029 over 7y, 6.8% of budgetPennsylvania HIAS Indigent Immigrant Legal Services: $1,331,352 over 7y, 71% of budgetMidpenn Legal Services: $1,305,258 over 7y, 5.8% of budgetDuquesne University of the Holy Spirit: $1,244,600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTemple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education: $1,244,600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetVillanova University: $1,244,600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetWidener University: $1,244,600 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetDrexel University: $1,224,600 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNorth Penn Legal Services: $1,190,045 over 7y, 4.8% of budgetNeighborhood Legal Services Association: $1,188,149 over 7y, 6.9% of budgetAllegheny County Bar Foundation: $1,078,702 over 7y, 5.1% of budgetUniversity of Pittsburgh: $1,073,386 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Legal Services Inc: $1,031,495 over 7y, 2.3% of budgetPhiladelphia Vip Inc: $953,050 over 7y, 12% of budgetKidsvoice: $813,128 over 7y, 7.7% of budgetPennsylvania Health Law Project: $792,583 over 7y, 8.9% of budgetLegal Services for Immigrants and Internationals: $782,710 over 7y, 79% of budgetLegal Clinic for the Disabled: $684,000 over 7y, 14% of budgetSummit Legal Aid: $675,570 over 7y, 4.2% of budgetLackawanna Pro Bono Inc: $620,735 over 7y, 33% of budgetNorthwestern Legal Services: $546,135 over 7y, 5.5% of budgetWomen Against Abuse Legal Center: $524,662 over 7y, 26% of budgetThe Public Interest Law Center: $522,702 over 6y, 6.5% of budgetPennsylvania Institutional Law Project: $463,420 over 7y, 5.4% of budgetWomen's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh: $418,650 over 7y, 0.9% of budgetHomeless Advocacy Project: $374,945 over 7y, 4.0% of budgetPhiladelphia Lawyers for Social Equity: $368,977 over 5y, 10% of budgetConsumer Bankruptcy Assistance Project: $311,640 over 7y, 26% of budgetSupport Center for Child Advocates: $277,200 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetPhiladelphia Legal Assistance Center Inc C/O the Organization: $276,350 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetEducation Law Center - PA: $258,740 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetLaurel Legal Services Inc: $223,036 over 5y, 3.3% of budgetAIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania: $185,100 over 7y, 2.8% of budgetEsperanza Immigration Legal Services: $60,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetPennsylvania Bar Association: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 43.

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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.

Independence Foundati…Philadelphia Bar Foun…The Philadelphia Foun…The Patricia Kind Fam…Legal Services Corpor…Henrietta Tower Wurts…Lindback Cr & Mf Foun…Opportunity FoundationThe Barra Foundation …Henry Dolfinger 2 Tru…The William Penn Foun…Union Benevolent Asso…
Independence FoundationPA40.5× affinity17 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Independence Foundation · Philadelphia Bar Foundation · The Philadelphia Foundation · The Patricia Kind Family Foundation · Legal Services Corporation · Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial Foundation · Lindback Cr & Mf Foundation Tw Main · Opportunity Foundation · The Barra Foundation Inc · Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw · The William Penn Foundation · Union Benevolent Association

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.

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About Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board

How much does Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board give?
Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board reported 44 grants totaling $36,074,558 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 41 and 44 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (100%).
Who are Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Inc Fka/ Pennsylvania Legal Services ($148M), Regional Housing Legal Services ($5.7M), Pennsylvania Bar Foundation ($3.2M).
Does Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Independence Foundation, Philadelphia Bar Foundation, The Philadelphia Foundation.
Where is Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board based?
Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board is based in PA.

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 47 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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