Federal Bar Foundation
Federal Bar Foundation at a glance
In short: Federal Bar Foundation gave $151K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $76K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $151,000
- +30.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $75,500
- +30.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $75,500
- Total assets
- $1,215,145
- +3.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Federal Bar Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Justice Resource Center ($76K). Together the top 2 received $151K.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 8 grants of 11 (73%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Federal Bar Foundation gives
- Giving grew 110% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $72K (2020) to $151K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $151K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Resource Center New York, NY | Contributions | $76,000 |
| Immigrant Justice Corps New York, NY | Support | $75,000 |
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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 | $1,215,145 | $646,117 | $621,237 | $151,000 | 2 | $25,511 |
| 2024 | $1,176,888 | $628,679 | $549,477 | $116,000 | 2 | $5,155 |
| 2023 | $1,085,812 | $584,848 | $592,207 | $136,000 | 2 | $308 |
| 2022 | $1,009,398 | $655,160 | $399,150 | $72,000 | 2 | $110 |
| 2021 | $856,733 | $626,299 | $309,733 | $84,000 | 3 | $296 |
| 2020 | $541,157 | $315,480 | $295,425 | $72,000 | 2 | $494 |
About Federal Bar Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Federal Bar Foundation is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $151K. Net investment income was $26K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Federal Bar Foundation is led by Seth L. Levine, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 37 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Seth L. Levine
President
Director → President, 2022
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott D. Musoff
Chair
Director → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Celeste Koeleveld
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Harold K. Gordon
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan D. Polkes
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven F. Molo
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William C. Komaroff
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John C. Quinn
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cristina I. Calvar
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keisha-Ann G. Gray
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew L. Levine
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Tremonte
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard F. Albert
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rita M. Glavin
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Frances E. Bivens
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc L. Greenwald
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin I. Finestone
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia F. Fernandez-Lumermann
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff G. Hammel
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James J. Beha
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven D. Feldman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alan Vinegrad
Past President
Director → Past President, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arthur S. Greenspan
Assistant Treasurer
Director → Assistant Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David R. Schaefer
Past President
Director → Past President, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don D. Buchwald
Past President
Director → Past President, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James L. Bernard
Past President
Director → Past President, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joan G. Wexler
Past President
Director → Past President, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John P. Coffey
Past President
President → Past President, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard A. Rothman
Past President
Director → Past President, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas E. Bezanson
Past President
Director → Past President, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alvin K. Hellerstein
Past President
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul J. Fishman
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marjorie E. Berman
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark S. Cohen
Vice President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Walsh
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Rizio-Hamilton
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julia Malkina
Assistant Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Hallie B. Levin (2020–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Harlan A. Levy (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jason Canales (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Rebecca A. Monck Ricigliano (2020–2024) — Chair
- Former: Thomas D. Goldberg (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Jillian B. Berman (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Harry H. Rimm (2022–2024) — Asstant Secretary
- Former: David B. Pitofsky (2020–2023) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Robert N. Kaplan (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Seth C. Farber (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: David B. Shanies (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jay W. Waks (2020–2022) — Chair
- Former: Mark A. Berman (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Tom Bezanson (2022) — Past President
- Former: Melissa R. Gold Esq. (2020–2021) — Former Treasurer
- Former: Grant B. Hering (2021) — Past President
- Former: Abena A. Mainoo Esq. (2020) — Director
- Former: Caitlin J. Halligan Esq. (2020) — Director
- Former: Daniel E. Wenner Esq. (2020) — Director
- Former: Marcia M. Henry Esq. (2020) — Director
- Former: Michael P. Zweig Esq. (2020) — Director
- Former: The Honorable Alvin K. Hellerstein (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Federal Bar Foundation
How much does Federal Bar Foundation give each year?
Federal Bar Foundation gave $151K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $116K across 2 grants.
How large is Federal Bar Foundation?
Federal Bar Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $646K.
What is Federal Bar Foundation?
Federal Bar Foundation is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in New York, NY. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Federal Bar Foundation operate?
Federal Bar Foundation has awarded grants in New York.
What is Federal Bar Foundation's EIN?
Federal Bar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6157258. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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