Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board
Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board reported $69.5 million in revenue and $37.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.98 went to program services, $2.02 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.8% of the total. Government grants made up 94.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $217,266 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 162% between FY2021 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $37MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $69MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.0% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 2.0% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.8% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 94.8% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $217,266 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.58% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 40.8 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseFacilitate and award grants for the delivery of civil legal assistance to the poor and disadvantaged in pennsylvania by non-profit corporations described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended
Facilitate and award grants for the delivery of civil legal assistance to the poor and disadvantaged in pennsylvania by clinical and internship programs administered by law schools located in pennsylvania
A loan repayment assistance program (lrap) was established to help legal services organizations that provide civil legal assistance to poor pennsylvanians without charge, attract and retain qualified attorneys. The organizations were finding that attorneys, who wished to be employed at public service, could not afford to do so because od the very large amount of student debt they had accumulated. A grant was made to the pennsylvania bar foundation (pbf), a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization, to administer the lrap. Attorneys who are employed by any iolta funded qualified legal aid organization…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $185,749 | $0 | $31,517 | $217,266 |
| DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMIN (UNTIL 6/30/2025) Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $109,489 | $0 | $35,893 | $145,382 |
| GRANTS MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $104,738 | $0 | $34,978 | $139,716 |
| IOLTA COMPLIANCE MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $103,677 | $0 | $24,640 | $128,317 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $698K (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 9 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 57
- Volunteers Part I, line 69
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Of every $100 Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board spent in FY2025, $97.98 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board reported that 98.0% of its $37.3 million in expenses went to program services, 2.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $217,266, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board get its money?
Of $69.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 94.8% came from contributions and grants (including 94.8% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 25-1802119 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202533439349301113 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500159349301680 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202343549349300104 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202300539349301000 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210359349301601 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 25-1802119: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.