Improvements in the administration of justice: In 2024-2025, approved grant awards included continued funding for the florida innocence project, which works to exonerate floridians for crimes they did not commit, to florida's children first, which works to improve the child welfare system, and to caba pro bono legal services to assist neurodivergent persons with legal matters.
The Florida Bar Foundation
The Florida Bar Foundation Inc: CEO salary, finances and where donations go
“Funding, promotion and support of greater access to justice.”
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Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated
- Top pay
- $221K Dominic C Mackenzie, 0.2% of spending
- Revenue
- $272.7M 94.9% from donations and grants
- Spent
- $97.7M 97.5% on programs, as reported
- Net assets
- $521.7M end of FY ending Jun 2025
- Savings
- 64.1 months of spending, net assets ÷ spending
- People
- 16 employees, 32 volunteers
No red flags in its latest filing.
We screen every filing against twelve rules. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.
No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.
Of each dollar it spent, 97.5¢ went to programs, as reported.
For each dollar donated, The Florida Bar Foundation spent 0¢ on fundraising.
Fundraising ÷ $258.6M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IXWhat it told the IRS it spent on.
The charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.
Law student assistance: The foundation continued to provide funding to florida state university college of law for a clinic eliminating economic barriers for immigrant and farmworkers. Grants were also approved to fund 14 civil legal aid summer fellows from seven law schools.
Pro bono partnerships:"pro bono" roughly translates to "for the good of the public and generally encompasses lawyers representing, at no charge, persons who cannot otherwise afford to hire an attorney. The foundation works to be a hub and connector between law firms, law schools, the judiciary, legal aid programs and other stakeholders to increase awareness of and create pro bono opportunities.the florida bar foundation supports the florida pro bono coordinators association to expand pro bono efforts and opportunities and create further partnerships. The foundation continues to fund and run…
Net assets: $23.9M to $521.7M in 11 years.
Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2013 to 2025.
The 2 highest-paid people.
Reportable pay in FY ending Jun 2025, from the charity and related organizations.
The questions people ask about the The Florida Bar Foundation.
Short, sourced answers. Each one stands on its own.
How much does the The Florida Bar Foundation CEO make?
Dominic C Mackenzie, Executive Director/CEO, received $220,984 in reportable compensation in FY ending Jun 2025, 0.2% of The Florida Bar Foundation's $97.7M in spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part VIIWhat percentage of The Florida Bar Foundation donations go to programs?
The Florida Bar Foundation reported 97.5% of FY ending Jun 2025 spending as programs, 0.2% as fundraising and 2.3% as management.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part IXHow much money does The Florida Bar Foundation have?
Net assets were $521.7M at the end of FY ending Jun 2025, about 64.1 months of spending.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025), Part XDoes The Florida Bar Foundation have any red flags in its filing?
Its latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.
Form 990 (FY ending Jun 2025)Every number, traced.
- The Florida Bar Foundation Form 990, FY ending Jun 2025 (IRS e-file)
- The Florida Bar Foundation Form 990 history (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
Amir Arani, “The Florida Bar Foundation: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/the-florida-bar-foundation/