Missouri · Nonprofit
MISSOURI BAR FOUNDATION
MISSOURI BAR FOUNDATION (Missouri) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $196,924 to it, the largest being THE SMITHSON FOUNDATION 10019200 ($161,824). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $221k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $197k
- Net assets
- $2.9M
What Missouri Bar Foundation does
Mission
To relieve, aid and assist as charitable acts deserving members of the bar who shall be ill, incapacitated or superannuated and in need of aid or the dependents of deceased members of the bar who shall be ill, incapacitated or superannuated and in need of aid; the advancement of the science of jurisprudence and research therein; the promotion of improvements in the administration of justice and efficiency of judicial proceedings and decisions; the elevation of judicial standards; the study and improvement of legal education; the granting of scholarships to students of law; the preservation of the american constitutional form of government; to maintain libraries; to acquire preserve and exhibit rare books and documents, objects of art and items of historical interest having legal significance or bearing on the administration of justice.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Grant programs for increasing access to research and improvement in the administration of justice, including education on the missouri and the u.s. Constitutions and support to those who offer legal assistance to those with low income, veterans, and immigrants.
$11,175 spentof which $11,175 as grants40% of program spendingAwards and scholarships - 12 cash awards were distributed to various individuals involved in the field of law in accordance with guidelines established for each of the named awards, and other awards.
$15,362 spentof which $11,500 as grants55% of program spendingCommission on racial & ethnic fairness fund (cref) - the cref supports the efforts of the following: identify any barriers to access and fairness in the judicial systems and legal profession and recommend measures to reduce or eliminate such barriers; review and suggest revisions to applicable constitutional provisions, statutes, or rulings; seek public input and engagement on racial and ethnic fairness issues; collaborate and participate in the "minority community engagement" project with the national center for state courts and national consortium on racial and ethnic fairness in the courts; conduct survey and study additional research regarding racial and ethnic equity in the justice system and legal profession; recommend measures to enhance racial and ethnic diversity in the selection, retention, and promotion of judicial officers,court staff, and professionals in the legal community; and commend measures to enhance understanding of the practices, procedures and proper role of the state courts.
$1,630 spent6% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $28,167.
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 2023 to 2024, from $2.8M to $2.9M (+5%).
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.
31% of MISSOURI BAR FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 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
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $12k → $27k.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 18% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of MISSOURI BAR FOUNDATION’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.
How concentrated its funding is
MISSOURI BAR FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 82% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 66% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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
100% of MISSOURI BAR FOUNDATION's grant income comes from Missouri funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $35k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
MISSOURI BAR FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 21,616 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like MISSOURI BAR FOUNDATION
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 Missouri
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
33% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- The Missouri Bar · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MISSOURI BAR FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MISSOURI BAR FOUNDATION?
- MISSOURI BAR FOUNDATION (Missouri) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $196,924 to it, the largest being THE SMITHSON FOUNDATION 10019200 ($161,824). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MISSOURI BAR FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $196,924 in grants to MISSOURI BAR FOUNDATION, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MISSOURI BAR FOUNDATION?
- THE SMITHSON FOUNDATION 10019200 is the largest funder on record, with $161,824 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MISSOURI BAR FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Missouri. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 2 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