Austin Bar Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$747k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$634k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$4m
$2.5m liabilities
Net assets
$1.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
21
3.6 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Mary-Ellen King
Left since last filing
7
33% of the board
Austin Bar Foundation's network
21 people9 organisationsi21 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (21). Violet dotted lines (13) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
21 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 20 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Chari Kelly Chair | Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Mary-Ellen King Chair | Chair-Elect | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ayeola Williams | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Belinda Arambula | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bill Christian | Vice Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Creighton McMurray | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Don Ballard | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Elizabeth Rogers | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Erin Chancellor | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jeff Lilly | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Judge Maya Guerra Gamble | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Katherine Mudge | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Keith Lauerman | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lindsey Drake | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Maitreya Tomlinson | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Manfred Wellington | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Melissa Spinn | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Nancy Scates | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Richard REW | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rick Cofer | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rob Frazer | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Delaine Ward | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justice Chari Kelly | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary-Ellen King | Chair-Elect | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bill Christian | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Maitreya Tomlinson | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Belinda Arambula | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Don Ballard | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erin Chancellor | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rick Cofer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lindsey Drake | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Judge Maya Guerra Gamble | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rob Frazer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Keith Lauerman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Lilly | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Creighton McMurray | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Katherine Mudge | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richard Rew | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Rogers | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Scates | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Spinn | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Manfred Wellington | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ayeola Williams | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Delaine Ward | Executive Director | 2 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Austin Bar Foundation
- EIN
- 161664449
- Address
- 712 W 16th St, Austin, TX, 78701-1518
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- The foundation's mission is to support and expand the provision of legal-related charitable and educational programs and services in central texas, such as legal services to the poor, legal education programs, and assistance to lawyers in need. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2003
- Principal officer
- Delaine Ward (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- SOUNK (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsJustice Chari Kelly
≥4years on the filingsMary-Ellen King
≥4years on the filingsAyeola Williams
≥4years on the filingsBelinda Arambula
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $4m
- Total liabilities
- $2.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $303k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $242k
- Employees
- 0
Grants paid
2 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Access to Justice Foundation | Contribution to support texas access to justice foundation | $124k |
| Austin Bar Association | Contribution to various scholarship and programs | $115k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Austin Bar Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 28 February 2003
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.