Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom

SAN FRANCISCO, CA EIN: 94-3184483 Website

THE GROUP TAKES ACTION ON QUESTIONS OF LAW AND JUSTICE THAT AFFECT THE LGBT COMMUNITY; STRENGTHENS PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL TIES AMONG LGBT MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION; BUILDS COALITIONS WITH OTHER LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS TO COMBAT ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION; PROMOTES THE APPOINTMENT OF LGBT ATTORNEYS TO THE JUDICIARY, PUBLIC AGENCIES AND COMMISSIONS IN THE BAY AREA; FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR LGBT LAW STUDENTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LAWYERS WORKING ON LGBT ISSUES, AND PROVIDES A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND INFORMATION OF CONCERN TO MEMBERS OF THE LGBT LEGAL COMMUNITY. BALIF ALSO SUBMITS AMICUS BRIEFS IN CASES AFFECTING THE LGBT COMMUNITY, SPONSORS RESOLUTIONS TO THE CONFERENCE OF DELEGATES OF CALIFORNIA BAR ASSOCIATION, PROVIDES LGBT-FOCUSED CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND ENDORSES CANDIDATES FOR JUDICIAL OFFICES AND LEGAL ELECTED POSITIONS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$45K

-29.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$10K

-61.4% YoY

Grant Count

2

-80.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5K

+92.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$76K$151K$227K$303K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$45,215$64,342$106,672
Revenue$255,946$230,281$152,580
Expenses$275,073$272,611$170,356
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$36$56$12
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$7K$13K$20K$26K1 grants20206 grants20211 grants202210 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

OASIS LEGAL SERVICES$5KTHE BALIF FOUNDATION$5K

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

KATIE CARLSON CARTWR…ADMINISTRATOR$66K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
RAFAEL LANGER-OSUNABOARD MEMBER0.5
ANDREA LONGCO-CHAIR4
MARK FICKESCO-CHAIR4
MELANIE KIMTREASURER4
STEPHAN FERRISBOARD MEMBER0.5
ATTICUS LEEBOARD MEMBER0.5
SAM POTTSSECRETARY4
JON LUCCHESEBOARD MEMBER0.5
JORDAN MONTGOMERYBOARD MEMBER0.5
NAT OCHOABOARD MEMBER0.5
MYELL MERGAERTBOARD MEMBER0.5
ALYSSA AGUILARBOARD MEMBER0.5
KEL O'HARABOARD MEMBER0.5
LINDSEY KINCALDBOARD MEMBER0.5
CALEB KRYWENKOBOARD MEMBER0.5
EZEKIEL GORROCINOCO-CHAIR4
MELANIE KIMCO-CHAIR4
CONNOR KRATZCO-CHAIR4
EUNI LEEBOARD MEMBER0.5
ERNIE MEJIACO-CHAIR4
VIRGINIA MILLACCICO-CHAIR4
DANIEL TURNERCO-CHAIR4
KEERTHI KIKI YALAMANCHILIBOARD MEMBER0.5
KATIE CARLSON CARTWRIGHTADMINISTRATOR10$66,484

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

BerkeleyOaklandSan FranciscoSun ValleyVallejo

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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