New York · Nonprofit
ASSOCIATION OF PRO BONO COUNSEL
ASSOCIATION OF PRO BONO COUNSEL (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,000 to it, the largest being SEYFARTH SHAW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($1,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $307k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $1k
- Net assets
- $331k
What Association of Pro Bono Counsel does
Mission
The mission of the Association of Pro Bono Counsel is to maximize access to justice through the delivery of pro bono legal services by: 1. Advancing the model of the full-time law firm pro bono counsel; 2. Supporting and enhancing the professional development of pro bono counsel and other law firm pro bono professionals; and 3. Serving as the voice of the law firm pro bono community.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
In october 2025, apbco held its annual academy conference in boston, massachusetts where it trains its members to be excellent pro bono practice group leaders, touching on brand development, provision of high quality legal work, and creation and development of partnerships with the legal aid community. Each year, the conference is an opportunity for members to come together to learn, develop our skills as pro bono professionals, share stories, and deepen our relationship with one another. The conference includes additional tracks for new members and seasoned pro bono counsel.
$160,026 spent$305,190 earned by the program93% of program spendingApbco continued to provide online programming for its members in the u.s. And worldwide. Of particular use to the membership, apbco maintains an online platform which allows members to collaborate daily, posing real-life questions, getting real-time answers, and growing together as an interactive learning community. Through facilitated online participation, apbco continued to advocate for the expansion of pro bono culture and weigh in on issues impacting the pro bono practice both as a collective and by practice area.
$636 spent0% of program spendingIn may 2025, apbco held a half-day of programming for apbco members who attended the aba equal justice conference in san francisco, california. Additionally, apbco hosted a social event to encourage collaboration between apbco members and the larger legal aid community.
$11,696 spent7% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $172,358.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $270k to $334k (+24%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
0% of ASSOCIATION OF PRO BONO COUNSEL’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (62% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of ASSOCIATION OF PRO BONO COUNSEL’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
ASSOCIATION OF PRO BONO COUNSEL draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ASSOCIATION OF PRO BONO COUNSEL runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 7,175 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,175 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like ASSOCIATION OF PRO BONO COUNSEL
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
73% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ASSOCIATION OF PRO BONO COUNSEL?
- ASSOCIATION OF PRO BONO COUNSEL (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,000 to it, the largest being SEYFARTH SHAW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($1,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ASSOCIATION OF PRO BONO COUNSEL have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $1,000 in grants to ASSOCIATION OF PRO BONO COUNSEL.
- Who is the largest funder of ASSOCIATION OF PRO BONO COUNSEL?
- SEYFARTH SHAW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ASSOCIATION OF PRO BONO COUNSEL find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing