Allegheny County Bar Foundation
The Allegheny County Bar Foundation is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based public charity and the charitable arm of the Allegheny County Bar Association. Established in 1980, it supports public-service law-related programs, pro bono legal services, public information initiatives, legal aid grants, and hunger relief.
Allegheny County Bar Foundation at a glance
In short: Allegheny County Bar Foundation gave $190K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $190,312
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,516
- -4.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,299
- Total assets
- $7,935,095
- +5.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (2 of 20, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Allegheny County Bar Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 400 Koppers Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone: (412) 402-6640
Website: https://acbf.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
7 open opportunities from Allegheny County Bar Foundation
Allegheny County Bar Foundation Attorneys Against Hunger Grant
Allegheny County Bar Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Allegheny County Bar Foundation Grants: Fellows GIVE Grants
Allegheny County Bar Foundation
Amount
US $10,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Allegheny County Bar Foundation Legal Aid Grants
Allegheny County Bar Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Allegheny County Bar Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Downtown Ministerium Walk in Ministy ($22K). Together the top 10 received $125K.
Grant Size Distribution
82 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 81 grants of 82 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation’s legal aid grant program supports organizations working in Allegheny County. Its 2025 grants were all awarded to recipients in Pennsylvania, with listed grantees in the Pittsburgh area and surrounding communities.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Allegheny County Bar Foundation open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 20 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $9K. How we count
Medians: $14K first-time, $9K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $138K (2022) to $195K (2021). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $190K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown Ministerium Walk in Ministy Pittsburgh, PA | Food Collections | $22,162 |
| Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank Duquesne, PA | Food Collections | $16,854 |
| North Hills Community Outreach Allison Park, PA | Food Collections | $15,812 |
| Neighborhood Legal Services Pittsburgh, PA | Legal Aidlegal Aid | $11,091 |
| Arise Immigration Services Pittsburgh, PA | Legal Aidscholarship Awards | $10,000 |
| Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation Pittsburgh, PA | Legal Aid | $10,000 |
| Women's Center and Shelter Pittsburgh, PA | Legal Aid | $10,000 |
| Ansar of Pittsburgh Carnegie, PA | Legal Aid | $10,000 |
| Women's Law Project Pittsburgh, PA | Legal Aid | $10,000 |
| Allies for Health & Well Being Pittsburgh, PA | Food Collections | $9,299 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,935,095 | $4,553,837 | $4,349,819 | $190,312 | 20 | $539,746 |
| 2024 | $7,493,193 | $4,114,885 | $3,988,267 | $190,088 | 19 | $223,524 |
| 2023 | $6,880,124 | $3,467,150 | $3,665,869 | $175,353 | 18 | $143,611 |
| 2022 | $6,790,638 | $3,927,835 | $3,509,503 | $137,553 | 17 | $199,131 |
| 2021 | $7,353,220 | $4,180,637 | $3,482,979 | $195,446 | 8 | $374,339 |
| 2020 | $5,909,832 | $2,410,872 | $2,581,191 | $180,549 | 9 | $3,701 |
| 2019 | $5,869,899 | $2,721,209 | $2,437,823 | $170,198 | 7 | $490,971 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s mission is to promote justice for all and improve the community through public-service law-related programs. It raises, manages, and distributes funds, encourages and assists lawyers to provide pro bono services, and develops and supports public information initiatives.
Its grantmaking includes support for legal aid programs and food pantries or hunger-services agencies. The Foundation’s 2025 grants included Neighborhood Legal Services Association, whose stated mission is to meet the civil legal needs of poor and vulnerable community members through representation and education; ANSAR of Pittsburgh, which describes its work as providing social services and placement for refugees and immigrants; and the Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, which describes its mission as supporting people affected by domestic violence. Food-related recipients included Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, which says it works toward lasting solutions to hunger and its root causes, and Just Harvest, which says it addresses the root causes of hunger through advocacy, organizing, community-based solutions, and benefits access.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 20 grants totaling $190,312. Grant amounts ranged from $5,812 to $22,162, with a median of $9,299. All reported grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania. Listed grants included $22,162 to Downtown Ministerium Walk In Ministry for food collections, $16,854 to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank for food collections, and $15,812 to North Hills Community Outreach for food collections. Legal-aid grants included $11,091 to Neighborhood Legal Services and $10,000 each to several organizations, including ANSAR of Pittsburgh, the Women’s Center and Shelter, and the Women’s Law Project.
The Foundation’s legal aid grants are funded through Fellows GIVE. Its website describes a two-round process: applicants first submit an online Letter of Inquiry, and invited applicants pitch their programs in person to Fellows, who vote on which programs to fund. The website’s stated 2023 cycle offered six awards of $10,000 each; that cycle is past. The Foundation’s Spring 2026 newsletter reports that six organizations selected after the 2025 Fellows GIVE pitch event each received a $10,000 grant for legal aid services in Allegheny County. Separately, its Attorneys Against Hunger program has distributed grants to food pantries and hunger-services agencies in Allegheny County since 1997.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and trustees listed on the 2025 filing were Daniel J. Sinclair, president; Bryan S. Neft, vice president; Margaret W. Prescott, secretary; Hon. Patricia L. Dodge, treasurer; Keith E. Whitson, immediate past president; and trustees Jaclyn M. Belczyk, Robert S. Bernstein, Frederick N. Frank, Gilda M. Arroyo, and Christopher R. Brennan.
Allegheny County Bar Foundation is led by David A. Blaner, Acba Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 24 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David A. Blaner
Acba Executive Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel J. Sinclair
President
Trustee → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
7 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jaclyn M. Belczyk
Trustee
Trustee → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frederick N. Frank
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert S. Bernstein
Trustee
Trustee → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward J. Donnelly III MD
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gilda M. Arroyo
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Lou McLaughlin
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher R. Brennan
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. Alexander Hershey
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason M. Lichtenstein
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica E. Christie
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kellie S. Ware
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew A. Oas
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Diana
Director of Finance
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Anglero
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lorrie K. Albert
Acbf Associate Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$112K (2019) → $133K (2025)
Keith E. Whitson
Immediate Past President
Vice President → President, 2022
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia L. Dodge
Treasurer
President → Immediate Past President, 2020
Immediate Past President → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret W. Prescott
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryan S. Neft
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Connor P. Sease
Yld Liaison
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Slavonic
Former Director of Finance
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas C. Petropoulos
Acba Assistant Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Lacee C. Ecker (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Ronald J. Brown (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Thomas R. Moore (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Sunu M. Pillai (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Crystal R. McCormick Ware (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Brian C. Vertz (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Ron Slavonic (2023–2024) — Director of Finance
- Former: Andrew K. Flethcer (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Gary M. Lang (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer R. Andrade (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Andrew K. Fletcher (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Aleksandra J. Kocelko (2022–2023) — Yld Liaison
- Former: Christine Ann Ward (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Diane K. McMillen (2019–2022) — Acba Asst.executive Director
- Former: Stanley M. Stein (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Alka A. Patel (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Mackenzie A. Baird (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Efrem M. Grail (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jeffrey D. Heeter (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jill L. Beck (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Honchristine A. Ward (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Benjamin J. Gobel (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Jessica L. Crown (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Richard S. Wiedman (2019) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Susan M. Seitz (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $133K, to Lorrie K Albert (Acbf Assoc. Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Allegheny County Bar Foundation
How much does Allegheny County Bar Foundation give each year?
Allegheny County Bar Foundation gave $190K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $190K across 19 grants.
What is Allegheny County Bar Foundation's typical grant size?
Allegheny County Bar Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $9,299, and its average grant was $9,516, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Allegheny County Bar Foundation that year got $14K on average.
Where does Allegheny County Bar Foundation give grants?
Allegheny County Bar Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Pittsburgh, PA (13 grants).
Does Allegheny County Bar Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 20 grants with a stated purpose on Allegheny County Bar Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Food Collections" (14 grants) and "Legal Aid" (4 grants).
Who are Allegheny County Bar Foundation's largest grantees?
Allegheny County Bar Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Downtown Ministerium Walk in Ministy ($22,162), Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank ($16,854) and North Hills Community Outreach ($15,812), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 29% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Allegheny County Bar Foundation?
Allegheny County Bar Foundation reported $7.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.6M.
What does Allegheny County Bar Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s mission is to promote justice for all and improve the community through public-service law-related programs. It raises, manages, and distributes funds, encourages and assists lawyers to provide pro bono services, and develops and supports public information initiatives. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Allegheny County Bar Foundation?
Allegheny County Bar Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check acbf.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Allegheny County Bar Foundation's EIN?
Allegheny County Bar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1383622. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 10, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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