North Carolina Bar Foundation
The purpose of the foundation is to foster and support statewide public service and pro bono programs and projects that promote access to justice, civic education, service, and professionalism.
North Carolina Bar Foundation at a glance
In short: North Carolina Bar Foundation gave $205K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $205,230
- -56.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- -10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $22,803
- -51.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $32,798,154
- +4.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to North Carolina Bar Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from North Carolina Bar Foundation
Who North Carolina Bar Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc ($127K). Together the top 9 received $205K.
Grant Size Distribution
47 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 41 grants of 47 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How North Carolina Bar Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $187K (2021) to $468K (2024). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $205K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc Raleigh, NC | Legal Aid of NC Lawyer on the Line and pro bono | $126,986 |
| North Carolina Bar Association Other Programs Cary, NC | Professionalism program for New Attorneys, MIP Summit | $13,700 |
| Children's Law Center of Central NC Winston-Salem, NC | Provide advocacy and representation to vulnerable children. | $10,044 |
| Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Charlotte, NC | Legal services for low income residents of Western NC. | $10,000 |
| Pisgah Legal Services Asheville, NC | Pro Bono program | $10,000 |
| Council for Children's Rights Charlotte, NC | Children's Defense Team: Holistic Representation | $10,000 |
| North Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Cary, NC | Bar Exam Workshops, Law Week, Legal Feeding Frenzy | $9,500 |
| Safe Alliance Charlotte, NC | Domestic Violence Victim Assistance | $7,500 |
| Compass Center for Women and Families Chapel Hill, NC | Domestic Violence Victim Assistance | $7,500 |
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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 | $32,798,154 | $2,548,028 | $2,105,425 | $205,230 | 9 | $1,545,514 |
| 2024 | $31,399,025 | $1,655,265 | $1,951,698 | $467,572 | 10 | $636,472 |
| 2023 | $28,651,761 | $2,416,990 | $1,762,190 | $221,208 | 9 | $1,127,180 |
| 2022 | $26,907,871 | $2,928,263 | $1,935,860 | $212,715 | 10 | $1,653,920 |
| 2021 | $30,714,912 | $2,703,918 | $1,662,926 | $186,594 | 9 | $1,938,864 |
About North Carolina Bar Foundation
Based on IRS filings
North Carolina Bar Foundation is a public charity, based in Cary, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $32.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $205K. Net investment income was $1.5M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
North Carolina Bar Foundation is led by Kimberly H. Stogner, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 1 of 35 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kimberly H. Stogner
President
President-Elect & Treasurer → President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Bart Mullikin
Senior Director of Foundation
Senior Director of the Foundation → Senior Director-Foundation, 2022
Senior Director-Foundation → Senior Director of Foundation, 2023
On filings since 2021
43 hrs/week
$151K (2021) → $180K (2025)
Ashley Mills
Senior Director of Operations
Senior Director-Operations → Senior Director of Operati, 2023
Senior Director of Operati → Senior Director of Operations, 2024
On filings since 2021
27 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erin Robbins
Director of Marketing
Director of Marketing → Director-Marketing, 2022
Director-Marketing → Director of Marketing, 2023
On filings since 2021
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Virginia Craig
Director of Finance & Accounting
Director of Finance → Director-Finance & Accounting, 2022
Director-Finance & Accounting → Director of Finance & Accounting, 2023
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Russell Rawlings
Director of Communications
Director-Communications → Director of Communications, 2023
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason M. Hensley
Exec.dir. & Secretary
Executive Director & Secretary → Exec.dir. & Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
17.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Heyl
Board Member
President-Elect → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin J. Stinson
Board Member
Board Member → Board of Directors, 2022
Board of Directors → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Funke Johnson
Board Member
Board of Directors → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashley S. Rusher
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jared Smith
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremiah Hamm
Controller
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monica Webb-Shackleford
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nan Hannah
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patti Ramseur
Immediate Past President
President-Elect & Treasurer → President, 2024
President → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard M. Thigpen
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sidney O. Minter
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Afi S. Johnson-Parris
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher G. Browning Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Courtney B. Thomas
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert H. Edmunds Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shannon L. Vandiver
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tammy Nicholson
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Will Oden
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alice L. Johnson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Colleen L. Byers
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Collins Saint
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth L. Quick
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John R. Cella Jr.
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lindsay Parris Thompson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Sawchak
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paula A. Kohut
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert E. Harrington
President-Elect & Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Gordon
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (41)
- Former: Evan G. Lewis (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Stuart B. Dorsett (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Alison Ashe-Card (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Clayton D. Morgan (2022–2024) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Edward W. Griggs (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Judge Joe L. Webster (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Rebecca L. Smitherman (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: S. Camille Payton (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jonathan Matthew Bogues (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Robert C. Hunter (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Benjamin R. Edwards (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Casey N. Ferri (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Edward G. Connette III (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: James F. Morgan (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Louise Harris (2021–2023) — Foundation Director
- Former: Matthew W. Wolfe (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Rashad L. Morgan (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jonathan Heyl (2022–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Jerry H. Walters Jr. (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Judge Richard L. Doughton (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Lisa M. Williford (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ann M. David (2021–2022) — Board of Directors
- Former: Brandon A. Robinson (2021–2022) — Board of Directors
- Former: C. Mark Holt (2021–2022) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Charles E. Raynal IV (2021–2022) — Board of Directors
- Former: Heather W. Culp (2021–2022) — Board of Directors
- Former: Kenneth G. Carroll (2021–2022) — Board of Directors
- Former: Mary Nash K. Rusher (2021–2022) — Board of Directors
- Former: Doris Roach Bray (2022) — Board of Directors
- Former: Mark Bryant (2022) — Director-Information Technology
- Former: Will Quick (2022) — Board of Directors
- Former: Dena Beth Langley (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Gwendolyn W. Lewis (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Karen M. Rabenau (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Kristen Kirby (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Leann Nease Brown (2021) — Board Member
- Former: M. Ann Anderson (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Reid Phillips (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Rhoda Billings (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Roberta King Latham (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Tom Hull (2021) — Director of Legacy Gifts
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 $180K, to Kim Bart Mullikin (Sr. Director of Foundation).
Frequently asked questions about North Carolina Bar Foundation
How much does North Carolina Bar Foundation give each year?
North Carolina Bar Foundation gave $205K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $468K across 10 grants.
What is North Carolina Bar Foundation's typical grant size?
North Carolina Bar Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $22,803, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does North Carolina Bar Foundation give grants?
North Carolina Bar Foundation gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Charlotte, NC (3 grants) and Cary, NC (2 grants).
Does North Carolina Bar Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on North Carolina Bar Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are North Carolina Bar Foundation's largest grantees?
North Carolina Bar Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Legal Aid of North Carolina Inc ($126,986), North Carolina Bar Association Other Programs ($13,700) and Children's Law Center of Central NC ($10,044), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 73% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is North Carolina Bar Foundation?
North Carolina Bar Foundation reported $32.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.
What is North Carolina Bar Foundation's EIN?
North Carolina Bar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-0767805. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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