The Bar Association of San Francisco
The Bar Association of San Francisco champions equal access to justice and promotes humanity, excellence, and diversity in the legal profession. We provide legal services to disadvantaged and underserved individuals in san francisco. We create opportunities for legal service in the community and encourage participation by our members. We advance professional growth and education, and elevate the standards of integrity, honor, and respect in the practice of law. We cultivate diversity and equality in the legal profession, provide a collective voice for public advocacy, and pioneer constructive change in society.
The Bar Association of San Francisco at a glance
- Total assets
- $17,135,103
- +72.2% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $9,610,908
- +8.3% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $217,579
- +27.0% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $9,113,160
- +3.2% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
How to apply to The Bar Association of San Francisco
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from The Bar Association of San Francisco
Who The Bar Association of San Francisco funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How The Bar Association of San Francisco gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+0%). 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 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $98K (2022) to $100K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | To Support Organizational Diversity Initiatives | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $17,135,103 | $9,610,908 | $9,113,160 | — | — | $217,579 |
| 2023 | $9,953,390 | $8,873,787 | $8,829,800 | $100,000 | 1 | $171,385 |
| 2022 | $10,409,565 | $8,336,039 | $8,146,848 | $97,967 | 1 | $202,427 |
| 2021 | $11,464,102 | $7,824,183 | $7,606,611 | $100,000 | 1 | $220,881 |
| 2020 | $8,628,992 | $7,635,361 | $7,325,497 | $100,000 | 1 | $154,051 |
About The Bar Association of San Francisco
Based on IRS filings
The Bar Association of San Francisco is a public charity, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $17.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $218K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Bar Association of San Francisco is led by Yolanda Jackson, Executive Director & General Counsel since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 9 of 37 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Yolanda Jackson
Executive Director & General Counsel
Executive Director → Executive Director & General Counsel, 2021
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$276K (2020) → $330K (2024)
Teresa L. Johnson
President
Treasurer → President Elect, 2023
President Elect → President, 2024
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Hoffman
Barrister's Club President
Barrister's Club Secretary → Barrister's Club President Elect, 2023
Barrister's Club President Elect → Barrister's Club President, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Keppler
Information Technology Director
Information Technology Director → Director of Information Technology, 2023
Director of Information Technology → Information Technology Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$118K (2020) → $133K (2024)
Julie Traun
Director of Court Programs & Lris
On filings since 2020
35 hrs/week
$130K (2020) → $179K (2024)
Carmen Yuen
Human Resources Director
Director of Human Resources → Human Resources Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
35 hrs/week
$109K (2023) → $107K (2024)
Raquel Cabading
Cle Director
New on the 2024 filing
35 hrs/week
$117K (2024)
Allison Wang
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Ongiri
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Demetria Vong-Spillan
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Erin Connell
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Hurtado
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Gluck
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Schoenberg
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adam Kaplan
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Colin West
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Constance Norton
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Grace
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lindsay Llewellyn
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Neslihan Doran-Civan
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deanna Kwong
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Browning
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lin Chan
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mari Overbeck
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Conrad
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rani Singh
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rob Harrington
Director
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Giang Nguyen
Controller
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
$112K (2022) → $119K (2024)
Steven Maciel
CFO
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2023
Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2024
On filings since 2022
35 hrs/week
$96K (2022) → $185K (2024)
Michelle Megna
CFO
New on the 2024 filing
35 hrs/week
$9K (2024)
Zabrina Aleguire
Dependency Representation Program Manager
New on the 2024 filing
35 hrs/week
$171K (2024)
Charles H. Jung
President Elect
Secretary → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → President Elect, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peggy Otum
Treasurer
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Blake Winston IV
Barrister's Club President-Elect
Barrister's Club Secretary → Barrister's Club President-Elect, 2024
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Guzman
Barrister's Club Treasurer
New on the 2024 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Colin T. Kemp
Secretary
New on the 2024 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Simonovich
Barrister's Club Secretary
New on the 2024 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (46)
- Former: Vidhya Prabhakaran (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Courtney Brown (2021–2023) — Barrister's Club President
- Former: David Rizk (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Elinor Leary (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Katherine Lubin Benson (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Khari J. Tillery (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Charles Chuck Thompson (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Lisa Handley (2022–2023) — Deputy Executive Director
- Former: Paul Moore (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Sydney Allen (2022–2023) — Barrister's Club Treasurer
- Former: Nathaniel Dunn (2023) — Director
- Former: David Kelly (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Holly Gaudreau (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jamie L. Dupree (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Karen Scarr (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Lindsey Mignano (2020–2022) — Barrister's Club President
- Former: Mary McNamara (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Ashley Breakfield (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Denise Howell (2021–2022) — CFO
- Former: Cristine Soto De Berry (2022) — Director
- Former: Roger Moss (2022) — Director of Alt Dispute Resolution
- Former: Shinhong Byun (2022) — Director
- Former: Carole Conn (2020–2021) — Director of Public Service Programs, Lris & Adr
- Former: Cristine Soto Deberry (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Erica Villanueva (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Erick Howard (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jack Hannan (2020–2021) — Deputy Executive Director
- Former: Jessica Ryland (2020–2021) — Barrister's Club President
- Former: Marvin K. Anderson (2020–2021) — President
- Former: Phyra McCandless (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ragesh Tangri (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sandra Rodriguez (2020–2021) — CFO
- Former: Steve Hirsch (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Wendy Preuss (2020–2021) — Human Resources Director
- Former: A. Marisa Chun (2021) — Director
- Former: Chuck Thompson (2021) — Director
- Former: Phong-Chau Nguyen (2021) — Barrister's Club Treasurer
- Former: Alexis A. Amezcua (2020) — Director
- Former: Anjali Kulkarni (2020) — Barrister's Club Treasurer
- Former: David Otsuka (2020) — Director
- Former: Kelly Matayoshi (2020) — Barrister's Club President
- Former: Lisa P. Mak (2020) — Director
- Former: Miriam Kim (2020) — Director
- Former: Sebastian Kaplan (2020) — Director
- Former: Stuart C. Plunkett (2020) — President
- Former: Terrance J. Evans (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $330K, to Yolanda Jackson (Executive Director & General Counsel). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Bar Association of San Francisco
How large is The Bar Association of San Francisco?
The Bar Association of San Francisco reported $17.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.6M.
Where does The Bar Association of San Francisco operate?
The Bar Association of San Francisco has awarded grants in California.
What is The Bar Association of San Francisco's EIN?
The Bar Association of San Francisco's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-0304950. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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