John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Evansville, IN EIN: 35-2086596

To educate and inform the public in the understanding of justice and promote access to the legal system

John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation at a glance

In short: John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation gave $6K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $6K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$5,500
+0.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$5,500
+0.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$5,500
Total assets
$1,090,800
+10.4% vs 2023
Primary geography
Indiana (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Youth Resources of SW IN: $6KYouth Resources of SW IN$6K

The largest 2024 recipient was Youth Resources of SW IN ($6K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

EvansvilleIndianapolis

How John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 48% from 2021 to 2024. 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$10K$20K$30K1 grant2019 Total only2020 2 grants2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2019) to $27K (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Youth Resources of SW IN Evansville, INFund the Vanderburgh Cnty Teen Court PGM$5,500
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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
2024$1,090,800$181,614$78,604$5,5001$144,359
2023$987,790$46,761$71,477$5,5001$25,141
2022$1,012,506$18,810$76,536$15,5003$-1,870
2021$1,070,232$186,046$74,222$10,6282$145,286
2020$958,408$8,403$88,643$26,839Total only$-11,129
2019$1,038,648$83,683$69,765$5,5001$62,313

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation

Based on IRS filings

John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Evansville, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $144K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation is led by Julie Moore-Holtz, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 13 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Julie Moore-Holtz

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    $15K (2019) → $0 (2024)

  • Barbara Coyle Williams

    President

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Tuley

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • P. Mike Mitchell

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aaron Allen

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angela Freel

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jillian Hanneken

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judge Robert Pigman

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicholas Golding

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carrie Lynn

    Treasurer

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Scott

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert P. Carithers

    Vice President

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Hussmann

    Evansville Bar Assn Representative

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Carrie Roelle (2019–2023) — President
  • Former: Molly Briles (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Robert Pigman (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: J. Beau Dial (2023) — Director
  • Former: Brent Weil (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Seth Zirkle (2021–2022) — Eba Representative
  • Former: James Gentry Jr. (2022) — President
  • Former: David Harris (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Heath Tuley (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Jimmy Gentry (2019–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Tanisha Carothers (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Daniel Robinson Jr. (2019–2020) — President
  • Former: Thomas Clowers (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Greg Freyberger (2020) — Eba Representative
  • Former: Ryan Parker (2019) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

Frequently asked questions about John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation

How much does John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation give each year?

John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation gave $6K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $6K across 1 grant.

How large is John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation?

John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $182K.

What is John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation?

John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Evansville, IN. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation operate?

John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation has awarded grants in Indiana.

What is John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation's EIN?

John L Sanders Memorial Evansville Bar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-2086596. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 2, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 23, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 7, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 24, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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