California · Nonprofit
THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO
THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO (California) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $748,376 to it, the largest being CRANKSTART FOUNDATION ($250,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $9.6M
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $748k
- Net assets
- $7.5M
What The Bar Association of San Francisco does
Mission
The Bar Association of San Francisco champions equal access to justice and promotes humanity, excellence, and diversity in the legal profession. We provide legal services to disadvantaged and underserved individuals in san francisco. We create opportunities for legal service in the community and encourage participation by our members. We advance professional growth and education, and elevate the standards of integrity, honor, and respect in the practice of law. We cultivate diversity and equality in the legal profession, provide a collective voice for public advocacy, and pioneer constructive change in society.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
General fund: provides information and general services to association members and to san franciscans-at-large, including:- continuing education seminars and other events for members' benefit- alternative dispute resolution programs: mediation, arbitration, and early settlement services- diversity services: programs and events promoting diversity in the legal profession- publications: print and electronic publications available to members and other interested parties- member discounts on a range of goods and services- conference center and meeting room rentals
Lawyer referral and information service:- provides referral service to panels of lawyers from call-in or electronic inquiries from the public- manages superior court criminal defense lawyer assignments for indigent and dependency cases and related court billing programs- provides attorneys in support of san francisco court system and public defender's office
Conflict intervention service program:- provides mediation services for landlord/low income tenant and/or commercial lease disputes with the goal of keeping a vulnerable population housed and facilitating commercial space leasing in san francisco
Remaining programs include a program to increase diversity in the legal profession by supporting and encouraging inclusive policies, outreach to underserved areas for recruitment, and to host events celebrating diversity. Other programs are primarily support for the programs mentioned above.
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense.
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.
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 $10.0M to $17M (+72%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2024 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
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.
Chief executive
Yolanda Jackson
Executive director & general counsel
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $53k → $73k.
From the IRS filings of THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO’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
THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO leans on a few funders — its largest provides 33% of grant income and the top three 97%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
65% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 54% · 2022 100% · 2023 93% — diversifying over time.
“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
67% of THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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.
Organizations like THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- The Justice & Diversity Center of the Basf · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO: 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 THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO?
- THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO (California) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $748,376 to it, the largest being CRANKSTART FOUNDATION ($250,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $748,376 in grants to THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO?
- CRANKSTART FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $250,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE BAR ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. 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 6 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing