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Hillsborough County Bar Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Tampa, FL EIN: 59-3443939 Website

The foundation is operated for charitable,scientific and educatioanl purposes. The foundation serves as an extension of the Hillsborough county bar association, inc. And lets the bar association and its members pool their talents, resources and energy to work together to make an impact on the people of tampa bay who are in need.

Hillsborough County Bar Foundation at a glance

In short: Hillsborough County Bar Foundation gave $120K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$120,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$13,750
Total assets
$7,134,792
+0.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Hillsborough County Bar Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

The Spring of Tampa Bay: $20KThe Spring of Tampa Bay$20KVoices for Children: $20KVoices for Children$20KCorssroads for Florida Kids: $20KCorssroads for Florida Kids$20KBay Area Legal Services Inc: $15KBay Area Legal Services Inc$15KWFCTA - Justice Restoration Center: $13KWFCTA - Justice RestorationCenter$13KSt Michael's Legal for Women & Chi: $13KSt Michael's Legal for Women &Chi$13KGift of Adoption - Florida Chapter: $10KGift of Adoption - FloridaChapter$10KHeart Gallery of Tampa: $10KHeart Gallery of Tampa$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Spring of Tampa Bay ($20K). Together the top 8 received $120K.

Grant Size Distribution

39 grants across all recorded years

39<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 39 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

States

Cities

TampaDunedinRiverview

How Hillsborough County Bar Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 20% 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

$0$50K$100K$150K7 grants2019 1 grant2020 7 grants2021 8 grants2022 8 grants2023 8 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2020) to $150K (2022). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $120K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Spring of Tampa Bay Tampa, FL—$20,000
Voices for Children Tampa, FL—$20,000
Corssroads for Florida Kids Tampa, FL—$20,000
Bay Area Legal Services Inc Tampa, FL—$15,000
WFCTA - Justice Restoration Center Dunedin, FL—$12,500
St Michael's Legal for Women & Chi Riverview, FL—$12,500
Gift of Adoption - Florida Chapter Tampa, FL—$10,000
Heart Gallery of Tampa Tampa, FL—$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$7,134,792$333,978$559,722$120,0008$120,206
2024$7,124,896$481,049$560,297$120,0008$66,061
2023$6,883,895$344,948$517,552$120,0008$103,398
2022$6,973,113$357,153$631,045$150,0008$102,114
2021$7,492,800$798,256$507,504$84,9507$45,791
2020$7,533,670$789,454$702,676$27,6051$50,319
2019$7,644,789$1,035,768$790,529$120,0007$42,254

About Hillsborough County Bar Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Hillsborough County Bar Foundation is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Tampa, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $120K. Net investment income was $120K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hillsborough County Bar Foundation is led by Alberto F. Gomez Jr., President El since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 49 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alberto F. Gomez Jr.

    President El

    President El → President, 2024

    President → President El, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Erik R. Matheney

    President

    Treasurer → President El, 2024

    President El → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Grace Yang

    President El

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → President El, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Amy S. Farrior

    Trustee

    President → Trustee, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew J. Mayts Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony E. Porcelli

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Twine-Thomas

    Trustee

    Emeritus Trustee → Trustee, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Bradford D. Kimbro

    Trustee

    President-El → Imm Past President, 2021

    Imm Past President → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • David M. Ncholson

    Trustee

    Imm Past President → Trustee, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Eric J. Partlow

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Gwynne A. Young

    Trustee

    Emeritus Trustee → Trustee, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Herbert Berkowitz

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • J. Daniel Clark

    Trustee

    Treasurer → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • J. Todd Timmerman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Michael McLaughlin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Lee D. Gunn IV

    Trustee

    President → Imm Past President, 2022

    Imm Past President → Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie J. Barnett

    Trustee

    Emeritus Trustee → Trustee, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie Reicin Stein

    Trustee

    Emeritus Trustee → Trustee, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Manuel Menendez Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Michael S. Hooker

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Robert V. Williams

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Roberta A. Colton

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Russell M. Blain

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • S. Gordon Hill

    Trustee

    President → Imm Past President, 2024

    Imm Past President → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Sheila M. McDevitt

    Trustee

    Emeritus Trustee → Trustee, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Stanley A. Murphy CPA

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen W. Sessums

    Trustee

    Emeritus Trustee → Trustee, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • William A. Gillen Jr.

    Trustee

    Emeritus Trustee → Trustee, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • William J. Schifino Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Steven S. Oscher CPA

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Jason J. Quintero

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Amy L. Drushal

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Anita Raiford Clement

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Robert C. Graham Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Ted Tamargo

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Lisl Unterholzner

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Gauthier

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Szekeres

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Paige Greenlee

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew T. Jenkins

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Brandon Faulkner

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Darren Richards

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Eric G. Jackson

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jacqueline A. Simms-Petredis

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jason P. Stearns

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Darlene L. Kelly

    Executive Di

    On filings since 2019

    $121K (2019) → $121K (2025)

  • John C. Few

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Lorena Hart Ludovici

    Secretary

    Secretary → Trustee, 2023

    Trustee → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Irene Bassel Frick

    Secretary

    Trustee → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

Former officers (21)
  • Former: Adelaide G. Few (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Pedro F. Bajo Jr. (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Shannon Elise Batsel (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Caroline Black Sikorske (2019–2023) — Imm Past President
  • Former: Elizabeth Fraizer (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Berard A. Barton Jr. (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Leo J. Govoni (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Stephanie C. Lieb (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Brett D. Divers (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: A. Lee Bentlry III (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Kevin P. McCoy (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Lansing C. Scriven (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Margaret D. Matthews (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: William Kalish (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael A. Stephens (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: A. Lee Bentley II (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Stephanie C. Leib (2020) — Trustee
  • Former: John A. Schifino (2019) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Michael Alan Bedke (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Rena J. Upshaw-Frazier (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Suketa K. Shah (2019) — Ex-Officio

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

Darlene L Kelly — Executive Di: $121KDarlene L KellyExecutive Di$121K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $121K, to Darlene L Kelly (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Hillsborough County Bar Foundation

How much does Hillsborough County Bar Foundation give each year?

Hillsborough County Bar Foundation gave $120K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $120K across 8 grants.

What is Hillsborough County Bar Foundation's typical grant size?

Hillsborough County Bar Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $13,750, and its average grant was $15,000, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Hillsborough County Bar Foundation give grants?

Hillsborough County Bar Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Tampa, FL (6 grants).

Who are Hillsborough County Bar Foundation's largest grantees?

Hillsborough County Bar Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Spring of Tampa Bay ($20,000), Voices for Children ($20,000) and Corssroads for Florida Kids ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Hillsborough County Bar Foundation?

Hillsborough County Bar Foundation reported $7.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $334K.

What is Hillsborough County Bar Foundation?

Hillsborough County Bar Foundation is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Tampa, FL. It holds $7.1M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Hillsborough County Bar Foundation's EIN?

Hillsborough County Bar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3443939. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)

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