Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc
To champion equitable access to justice for Maryland's marginalized communities by providing legal help, pioneering collaboration with partners, and advocating for economic and social justice.
Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $4,782,406
- +8.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $6,751,386
- +47.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $121,652
- +77.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,389,406
- +27.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc
Johns Hopkins University Innovation Fund for Community Safety Grants - Stable Homes, Safe Communities Project
Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc
Amount
$220,000 over three years
Deadline
Deadline not published
Leonard and Helen R. Stulman Charitable Foundation Grant - Project Household
Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc
Amount
$1,568,680 over three years
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $50K (2021). In 2023 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service Inc Baltimore, MD | Utility Bill Assistance Project | $50,000 |
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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 | $4,782,406 | $6,751,386 | $5,389,406 | — | — | $121,652 |
| 2024 | $4,399,955 | $4,580,738 | $4,243,880 | — | — | $68,633 |
| 2023 | $3,450,459 | $3,437,589 | $3,195,770 | $3,399 | Total only | — |
| 2022 | $2,804,505 | $2,499,899 | $2,097,678 | $1,634 | Total only | — |
| 2021 | $2,484,609 | $2,061,801 | $1,698,637 | $50,000 | 1 | $424 |
| 2020 | $2,087,120 | $1,635,522 | $1,535,188 | $2,504 | Total only | $977 |
| 2019 | $1,753,761 | $2,060,631 | $1,520,478 | — | — | $121 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc
Based on IRS filings
Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Baltimore, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $122K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc is led by Sharon Goldsmith, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 6 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sharon Goldsmith
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$167K (2019) → $207K (2025)
David Scott Gray
President
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allison Harris
Director of Home Preservation
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$105K (2024) → $118K (2025)
Catherine Scenna
Director of Milap Project
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$103K (2024) → $117K (2025)
Katherine Davis
Director of Courtroom Advocacy
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$110K (2024) → $126K (2025)
Brian T. Tucker
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sima G. Fried
Director
President → Imm. Past President, 2024
Imm. Past President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Greenberg
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josephine Bahn
Director
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2023
2nd Vice President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adrienne Weld
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Mitzel
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nikaela Jacko Redd
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alicia Pitts
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Greene
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anne Speedie
Deputy Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$131K (2024) → $138K (2025)
Melissa Chiasera Managing
Attorney Tenant Justice Project
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$106K (2025)
Jordan I. Bailowitz
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anika Jones
Immediate Past President
Vice President → President, 2024
President → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anna Sholl
Executive Vice President
Exe. Vice President → Executive Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
D. Jill Green
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Irv Walker
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (38)
- Former: Indira Sharma (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Raphael Santini Executive (2024) — President Elect
- Former: Rima Kikani (2024) — Director
- Former: Victor Velazquez (2019–2023) — Exe. Vice President
- Former: Paul Ackerman (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Aidan Smith (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: David P. Shapiro (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Jessica Gorsky (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Leah H. Ramirez (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Lauren E. Lake (2023) — Director
- Former: Allen E. Honick (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: James R. Benjamin Jr. (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Joseph J. Dyer (2019–2022) — Imm. Past President
- Former: Ryan P. Nolan (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Shila Mashhadishafie (2019–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Tracy L. Steedman (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Wilhelm H. Joseph Jr. (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Rosen (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: M. Natalie McSherry (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Susan Francis Esq. (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Leah Hauser (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ds Gray (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Amy Petkovsek (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Catherine K. Hopkin (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Dana O. Williams (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Frederick L. Kobb (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kristin P. Herber (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Maria Ellena Chavez-Ruark (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Pamela S. Foresman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Aiden Smtih (2020) — Director
- Former: Danielle Marcus (2020) — Director
- Former: Mark Scurti (2020) — Director
- Former: Nate Risch (2020) — Director
- Former: Laura E. McMahon (2019) — Director
- Former: Lauren K. Benko (2019) — Director
- Former: Melissa L. Mackiewicz (2019) — Director
- Former: Michael J. Goecke (2019) — Director
- Former: Nicolas Orechwa (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $207K, to Sharon Goldsmith (Executive Director). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc
How large is Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc?
Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc reported $4.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.8M.
What is Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc?
Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Baltimore, MD. It holds $4.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc operate?
Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc has awarded grants in Maryland.
What is Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc's EIN?
Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1664796. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Inc funds
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