Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund
The Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund is a public charity based in Newport Beach, California. It is the Orange County Bar Association’s charitable-giving and fundraising arm, providing resources to organizations and programs that enhance the system of justice and promote equal justice for all.
Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund at a glance
In short: Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund gave $230K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in California. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $230,000
- +11.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $17,692
- +11.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $14,000
- Total assets
- $381,887
- -0.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (1 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund
- How to Apply
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For the 2025 cycle, applicants were instructed to submit an application by email in PDF format.
- Review Cycle
- The 2025 application deadline was December 5, 2025, at 5 p.m. Grants were to be awarded in the first quarter of the year; awards of $10,000 or more could be distributed in two installments, one in the first quarter and one in the third quarter.
- Deadline
- The 2025 application deadline was December 5, 2025, at 5 p.m.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 6130, Newport Beach, CA 92658
Phone: (949) 440-6700
Website: https://ocbacf.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Constitutional Rights Foundation ($40K). Together the top 10 received $213K.
Grant Size Distribution
52 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 52 grants of 52 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The fund’s grant policy identifies eligible outside recipients as OCBA-related projects or 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving Orange County residents. Its website describes its grant recipients as Orange County law-related organizations. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 12 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $20K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $19K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2021) to $230K (2025). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $230K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Rights Foundation Newport Beach, CA | Civic Education Project | $40,000 |
| Public Law Center Santa Ana, CA | Guardianship Clinic | $40,000 |
| Veterans Legal Institute Tustin, CA | Pro bono mobile veteran legal clinics in Orange county | $25,000 |
| Community Legal Aid so Cal Santa Ana, CA | Consumer Defense Program | $20,000 |
| Elder Law & Disability Rights Center (Eldr) Santa Ana, CA | Justice in Housing Access | $18,500 |
| Collaborative Courts Foundation Laguna Beach, CA | Participant Assistance Project | $15,000 |
| Project Youthocbf Santa Ana, CA | Project Self | $14,000 |
| Human Options Irvine, CA | Legal Advocacy Program for Survivors of Relationship Violence | $10,000 |
| Laura's House Aliso Viejo, CA | Legal Advocacy Program for Victims of Domestic Violence | $10,000 |
| Radiant Futures Fullerton, CA | Survivor Immigration Legal Services | $10,000 |
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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 | $381,887 | $309,151 | $303,300 | $230,000 | 13 | $5,329 |
| 2024 | $382,873 | $306,363 | $283,301 | $205,500 | 13 | $3,119 |
| 2023 | $357,741 | $274,183 | $268,995 | $186,000 | 13 | $2,081 |
| 2022 | $359,586 | $253,384 | $234,145 | $142,000 | 10 | $70 |
| 2021 | $313,858 | $215,379 | $151,995 | $55,000 | 3 | $125 |
| 2020 | $245,517 | $125,536 | $245,902 | $165,500 | 8 | $203 |
| 2019 | $391,690 | $264,996 | $298,315 | $199,000 | 10 | $165 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The fund’s stated mission is to provide resources to organizations and programs to enhance the system of justice and promote equal justice for all. Its program description says it provides funds to charitable organizations, making monetary contributions to carefully selected Orange County law-related organizations.
Examples of 2025 grantees illustrate the kinds of work supported. Public Law Center, which received $40,000, describes itself as Orange County’s pro bono law firm, providing free civil legal services to low-income residents. Veterans Legal Institute, which received $25,000, says it provides pro bono legal assistance to current and former service members facing barriers to housing, health care, education, and employment. Human Options, which received $10,000, describes work educating the community about relationship violence, advocating for people affected by abuse, and supporting survivors.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the fund made 13 grants totaling $230,000. Grant amounts ranged from $7,500 to $40,000, with a median grant of $14,000. Notable awards included $40,000 to Constitutional Rights Foundation for a civic education project; $40,000 to Public Law Center for a guardianship clinic; $25,000 to Veterans Legal Institute for pro bono mobile veteran legal clinics in Orange County; and $20,000 to Community Legal Aid SoCal for a consumer defense program. Other awards included $18,500 to Elder Law & Disability Rights Center for justice in housing access and $15,000 to Collaborative Courts Foundation for a participant assistance project. Laura’s House also received $10,000 for legal advocacy for victims of domestic violence.
For the 2025 grant cycle, the application instructions required submission by email as a PDF. The fund’s grant policy says outside recipients must be OCBA-related projects or 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving Orange County residents, and that proposed work must align with its mission. The policy excludes support for political organizations, candidates, and partisan organizations; religious groups for religious purposes; fraternal, social, or athletic organizations except for specific mission-aligned projects; and endowment additions or capital campaigns. The 2025 application cycle deadline has passed.
The filing states that grantees must provide semi-annual progress reports and a final report and project evaluation. Grantees must seek the fund’s permission before changing the use of grant funds, which must be spent within 12 months of the award.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Christina M. Zabat-Fran as president, Eric V. Traut as treasurer, and Sharon Oh-Kubisch as secretary. Directors listed on that filing are John K. Beckley, Kate Corrigan, Douglas B. Davidson, Kelly L. Galligan, Daniel M. Glassman, Monica A. Johnson, and Deirdre M. Kelly.
Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund is led by Dennis Slaughter, CEO & Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2019); none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dennis Slaughter
CEO & Executive Director
Director of It & Facilitie → COO, 2023
COO → CEO & Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christina M. Zabat-Fran
President
Treasurer → Director, 2023
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel M. Glassman
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel S. Robinson
Director
Director → President, 2023
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deirdre M. Kelly
Director
Director → President, 2020
President → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Y. Pack
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John K. Beckley
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mei Tsang
Director
Secretary → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nikki Presley Milliband
Director
President → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael A. Penn
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly L. Galligan
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Douglas B. Davidson
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Lopez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Corrigan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Troncali
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Monica A. Johnson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sharon Oh-Kubisch
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aaron Calderon
Controller
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric V. Traut
Treasurer
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Mannara
Associate Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (18)
- Former: Trudy Levindofske (2019–2024) — CEO & Executive Director
- Former: Michael A. Gregg (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Shirin Forootan (2023–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Darrell White (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Christine Wilbur (2023) — Associate Executive Director
- Former: Carole Martinez (2019–2022) — Associate Executive Director
- Former: Larisa M. Dinsmoor (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Shannon Pearsall (2019–2022) — Controller
- Former: Eeman Jalili (2022) — Director
- Former: Kelly G. Dunn (2022) — Director
- Former: Dimetria A. Jackson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Lei Lei Wang Ekvall (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Scott B. Garner (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Anthony S. Wang (2021) — Director
- Former: Todd G. Friedland (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ursula K. Guzman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Chris P. Wesierski (2019) — Director
- Former: Erin F. Giglia (2019) — Director
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 Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund
How much does Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund give each year?
Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund gave $230K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $206K across 13 grants.
What is Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund's typical grant size?
Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund's median grant in 2025 was $14,000, and its average grant was $17,692, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund that year got $8K on average.
Where does Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund give grants?
Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Ana, CA (5 grants) and Irvine, CA (3 grants).
Does Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund's largest grantees?
Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Constitutional Rights Foundation ($40,000), Public Law Center ($40,000) and Veterans Legal Institute ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 46% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund?
Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund reported $382K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $309K.
What does Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund fund?
The fund’s stated mission is to provide resources to organizations and programs to enhance the system of justice and promote equal justice for all. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund?
For the 2025 cycle, applicants were instructed to submit an application by email in PDF format. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund's EIN?
Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0690752. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 5, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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