2025-10-13T09:53:52-05:00 2024-12-31 580692043 MAULDIN & JENKINS LLC 200 GALLERIA PKWY SE STE 1700 ATLANTA GA 303395946 990 2024-01-01 202614676 PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA INC PROB 4046180900 999 PEACHTREE STREET NE 2300 ATLANTA GA 30309 RACHEL EPPS SPEARS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4046180900 2025-10-07 1 1 MELISSA SEWARD P02145103 7709558600 2025-10-07 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RACHEL EPPS SPEARS 999 PEACHTREE STREET NE 2300 ATLANTA GA 30309 1233148 0 X WWW.PBPATL.ORG X 2005 GA PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE, ASSIST, AND PROVIDE VOLUNTEER LEGAL SERVICES FOR NONPROFIT AGENCIES SERVING POOR AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE GREATER ATLANTA REGION. 17 17 12 1015 0 0 1026998 1168270 0 0 61336 60366 -1811 -1579 1086523 1227057 0 0 0 0 829462 903724 60000 60750 132936 87976 89103 977438 1053577 109085 173480 2237965 2431710 8500 5094 2229465 2426616 X PRO BONO PARTNERSHIP OF ATLANTA IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE, ASSIST, AND PROVIDE VOLUNTEER LEGAL SERVICES FOR NONPROFIT AGENCIES SERVING POOR AND DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE GREATER ATLANTA REGION. 0 0 510722 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMPLETE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION.EACH YEAR, PBPA PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO OVER 300 NONPROFITS, ADDRESSING ON AVERAGE 3-4 LEGAL MATTERS FOR EACH CLIENT DURING THE YEAR. LEGAL MATTERS INCLUDE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, REAL ESTATE, CONTRACTS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, EMPLOYMENT, TAX, AND TECHNOLOGY. SINCE 2005, PBPA HAS ASSISTED OVER 1,173 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH OVER 14,000 DIFFERENT LEGAL MATTERS, LEVERAGING THE EXPERIENCE OF 4,000 VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS. WHEN SURVEYED IN 2023, 53% OF PBPA CLIENT RESPONDENTS STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES PRIOR TO PBPA, 96% AGREED THAT PBPA HELPED THEIR ORGANIZATION FULFILL ITS MISSION, AND THE OVERALL CLIENT SATISFACTION SCORE FOR PBPA WAS 98%. 202667 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMPLETE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION.NONPROFIT LEGAL CLINICS: PBPA ORGANIZES HALF-DAY LEGAL CLINICS ABOUT SEVEN TIMES A YEAR, BRINGING TOGETHER VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS AND NONPROFITS TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE LEGAL ISSUES QUICKLY. PBPA'S LONGEST-RUNNING CLINIC IS THE NONPROFIT LEGAL CHECK UP (LCU), A HALF-DAY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT TRAINS ATTORNEYS AND PAIRS THEM WITH A NONPROFIT. LCU VOLUNTEERS IDENTIFY LEGAL ISSUES FOR PARTICIPATING NONPROFITS ACROSS THE BUSINESS LAW SPECTRUM. PBPA THEN RECRUITS AND ASSISTS VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS TO ADDRESS ISSUES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, OVER 700 NONPROFITS HAVE GONE THROUGH LCU. IN A SURVEY GIVEN TO NONPROFITS ABOUT LCU, 100% OF NONPROFITS SAID THAT THE PROGRAM WAS USEFUL OR EXTREMELY USEFUL TO THEIR ORGANIZATION. 97280 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR COMPLETE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION.LEGAL EDUCATION: PBPA MAINTAINS A WEBSITE WITH OVER 170 ARTICLES, 140 RECORDED WEBCASTS, AND 39 PODCASTS ON NONPROFIT LEGAL TOPICS. PBPA'S WEBCASTS, WHICH ARE PRESENTED LIVE AND OFFERED FOR VIEWING AFTERWARD ON DEMAND, HAVE BEEN ATTENDED BY 2,000+ LIVE VIEWERS AND VIEWED ON DEMAND 5,000+ TIMES. PODCAST EPISODES HAVE BEEN DOWNLOADED OVER 2,000 TIMES. WHEN SURVEYED, 97% OF RESPONDENTS WHO LISTENED TO THE PODCASTS WERE EITHER VERY SATISFIED OR SATISFIED WITH THE CONTENT. PBPA SENDS A NONPROFIT NOTES NEWSLETTER WITH TIMELY LEGAL ALERTS ONCE A MONTH TO A DISTRIBUTION LIST OF APPROXIMATELY 3000 NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS AND COLLABORATES WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ON IN-PERSON EDUCATION PROGRAMS. PBPA ALSO PROVIDES LEGAL TRAINING SPECIFICALLY FOR EMERGING NONPROFITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS THROUGH THE NONPROFIT LEGAL BOOTCAMP FOR EMERGING LEADERS. 810669 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 GA X X RACHEL EPPS SPEARS 4046180900 999 PEACHTREE STREET NE SUITE 2300 ATLANTA GA 30309 MINDY DOSTER CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANU SEAM VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK DICRISTINA TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID STEELE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BROOKE BELISLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRILEY BRISENDINE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JARED BRANDMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY GRISWOLD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER HIGHTOWER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRICIA KINNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT KRISTUFEK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK LANDGRAFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILL LEDBETTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK MCMURTRY DIRECTOR - OUTGOING 1.00 X 0 0 0 FAITH MYERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KARA ONG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM PHILLIPS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN ROSSELOT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGIE WOO DIRECTOR - OUTGOING 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL EPPS SPEARS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 161467 0 17374 161467 0 17374 1 0 1 0 0 13196 1155074 7065 1168270 60366 60366 2919 13196 6091 -3172 -3172 380 0 380 380 REFUNDS & REIMBURSEMEN 900099 1213 1213 1213 1227057 0 0 58787 178841 152015 14307 12519 640116 544098 51210 44808 26501 22526 2120 1855 58266 46613 4661 6992 23712 23712 60750 60750 10993 4659 5502 832 5838 817 3620 1401 15616 13274 2342 7839 3854 2793 1192 11622 10211 1411 VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION 6626 6626 BAR/MEMBERSHIP DUES 4223 4223 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 1608 1608 PHOTOGRAPHS 700 98 434 168 326 47 202 77 1053577 810669 109972 132936 366707 408542 1766596 1959771 45000 47550 44148 7643 8408 12169 1328 4469 10841 2237965 2431710 8500 5094 8500 5094 X 2079465 2226616 150000 200000 2229465 2426616 2237965 2431710 173480 23671 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 922723 922962 1232577 1026998 1168270 5273530 922723 922962 1232577 1026998 1168270 5273530 489688 4783842 17949 6448 7358 61636 60366 153757 700 295 1288 1213 3496 5430783 0.88090 0.88570 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: REFUNDS REIMBURSEMENTS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 700. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 295. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,288. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 1,213. 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