King County Bar Foundation
To raise funds in support of access to the legal system and diversity in the legal profession.
King County Bar Foundation at a glance
In short: King County Bar Foundation gave $954K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $318K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $954,247
- -3.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $318,082
- -3.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $75,000
- Total assets
- $5,270,309
- +3.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who King County Bar Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was King County Bar Association ($804K). Together the top 3 received $954K.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 10 grants of 15 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How King 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $873K (2021) to $1.5M (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $954K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| King County Bar Association Seattle, WA | Community Legal Services and Scholarships | $804,247 |
| University of Washington School of Law Seattle, WA | Scholarships | $75,000 |
| Seattle University School of Law Seattle, WA | Scholarships | $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 | $5,270,309 | $963,922 | $997,093 | $954,247 | 3 | $137,789 |
| 2024 | $5,083,587 | $2,151,832 | $1,024,155 | $984,702 | 3 | $87,510 |
| 2023 | $3,860,752 | $1,130,280 | $1,215,872 | $1,180,205 | 3 | $33,883 |
| 2022 | $4,155,470 | $1,830,447 | $1,232,956 | $1,195,488 | 3 | $29,119 |
| 2021 | $3,355,274 | $2,136,166 | $912,631 | $872,977 | 3 | $40,991 |
| 2020 | $1,910,646 | $1,322,927 | $1,383,508 | $1,352,873 | 3 | $34,701 |
| 2019 | $1,818,490 | $1,533,648 | $1,491,386 | $1,461,623 | 3 | $32,710 |
About King County Bar Foundation
Based on IRS filings
King County Bar Foundation is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $954K. Net investment income was $138K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
King County Bar Foundation is led by Emma O. Gillespie, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 24 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Emma O. Gillespie
President
Secretary → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Jensen
Executive Director
Interim Executive Director → Associate Executive Director, 2024
Associate Executive Director → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christina Coad
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Averil B. Rothrock
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott E. Collins
Trustee
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
Immediate Past President → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara J. Duffy
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Nutter
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Inveen Ret
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Graff
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debra Page Coleman
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jake J. Ewart
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bradley W. Hoff
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Colleen Melody
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Hunt
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Felipe Mendez
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Sullivan
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Ballinger
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mathew L. Harrington
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Knoll
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Kearns
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vanessa S. Power
Immediate Past President
Vice President → President, 2024
President → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Millstein
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James R. Morrison
Vice President
Trustee → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dino Vasquez
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (36)
- Former: James Fitzgerald Williams (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Peter S. Johnson (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: V. Rafael Stone (2022–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Gavin Skok (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: J. Dino Vasquez (2024) — Secretary
- Former: J. Michael Knoll (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Frederick B. Rivera (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: J. Michael Keyes (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jeffrey G. Frank (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Louie Wu (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Todd R. Bowers (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Dua Abudiab (2021–2023) — Former Executive Director
- Former: Dan J. Oates (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jim Morrison (2023) — Trustee
- Former: John R. Ruhl Ret (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Mat L. Harrington (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Curt Roy Hineline (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: John R. Ruhl (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kelly Twiss Noonan (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Pallavi Mehta Wahi (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Bruce Larson (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: T. Ryan Durkan (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Fandel (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: David A. Zapolsky (2019–2021) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Eric P. Gillett (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: P. Stephen Dijulio (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Scott A. Smith (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Anne Daly (2021) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Andrew Prazuch (2019–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Bruce W. Hilyer Ret (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Mark T. Fordham (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: R. Gregory Kipper (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Steven A. Miller (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Charles Wallace Riley Jr. (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Jessica Adair (2019) — Finance Manager
- Former: Lori Looten Chyz (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.
Frequently asked questions about King County Bar Foundation
How much does King County Bar Foundation give each year?
King County Bar Foundation gave $954K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $985K across 3 grants.
What is King County Bar Foundation's typical grant size?
King County Bar Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $75,000, and its average grant was $318,082, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does King County Bar Foundation give grants?
King County Bar Foundation gives mostly in Washington: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Seattle, WA (3 grants).
Does King County Bar Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on King County Bar Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is King County Bar Foundation?
King County Bar Foundation reported $5.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $964K.
What is King County Bar Foundation?
King County Bar Foundation is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $5.3M in total assets as of 2025.
What is King County Bar Foundation's EIN?
King County Bar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1079173. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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