New Hamphshire Bar Association

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The New hampshire Bar Association provides services, programs and other resources to its members and promotes the valuable role of lawyers in a civilized society governed by the rule of law. IT connects attorneys with information and opportunities to carry out their public service obligations, and acts as a unified voice of the profession to faciliate improvements to the justice system for the benefit of all members of the public.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 02-0275780) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 694 volunteers and 45 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $335K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
99% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$289K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
21.4 mo
of spending, in cash
21.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $33K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.1M
36% of total assets
Liabilities are 36% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 29 voting members
28 of 29 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$4.1M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$3.6M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$5.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.1M
Expenses
$3.6M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.6M
Net assets
$5.4M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$5.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1973.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $3.6M Management & general 1% · $25K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

36 people listed on the 990; $289K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Staff Liaison, Executive Director
$111,768Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Executive Director Outgoing
$90,074Pt VII · Sec A
Staff Liaison, Exec. Dir. Outgoing
$87,490Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Outgoing
$0Pt VII · Sec A
County Governor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
County Governor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
County Governor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
George Moore$87,490$178,924$165,494$175,690$147,520$158,657
Paula Lewis$90,074$127,916$124,518$119,465$111,477$108,875
Sarah T Blodgett$111,768—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports lawyers with resources and promotes their role in improving the justice system for everyone.

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3 programs · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Continuing Legal Education

Provide the highest quality continuing legal education programs to members at below-market tuition rates through seminars, workshops, video replays, on-line programs, and webcasts. Seminars cover a wide range of practice areas and skill levels.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 02-0275780) · Dispute this line
$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Executive and Member Services

Law practice management information, tools, and assistance; professional ethics resources, guidance and mentoring program for new lawyersl annual licensing registration and recordkeeping; semi-annual membership meetings; meetings space at the NH bar center for attorneys and legal groups.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 02-0275780) · Dispute this line
$1.0Mprogram expense
03

Communications and Publications

Produce a monthly newsletter, weekly electronic bulletins, and occasional on-line only scholarly publications. Maintain a website providing public and member information. Answer AND/OR refer media inquiries and provide background and other information to the public.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 02-0275780) · Dispute this line
$972Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$33K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$327K
Investment incomeLn 3$125K
Money outPt IX
$3.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.6M
Managementcol C$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.5M
Total assetsLn 16$8.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$327K
Government grantsLn 1e$290K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$125K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$400
SavingsLn 2$6.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.5M
Accounts receivableLn 4$230K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$100K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$79K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$8.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 545
VolunteersI 6694
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.9M$6.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$8.0M$8.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M$5.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$255K$253K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.4M$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$73K$73K$417
Other employee benefitsLn 9$306K$305K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$124K$123K$783
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$30K$487
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$97K$95K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$122K$119K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$229K$228K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$317K$317K
InterestLn 20$9K$8K$80
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$62K$61K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K$151
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$355K$353K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$200K$199K$939
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.6M$3.6M$25K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 19, 2026 $4.1M$3.6M$450K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 19, 2025 $4.0M$3.6M$390K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 1, 2024 $3.5M$3.5M$93K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 23, 2023 $3.8M$3.0M$728K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2022 $3.3M$3.1M$281K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 12, 2021 $3.6M$3.5M$68K$3.9M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $4,073,493 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $29,830$327,247
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,797,548$3,601,372
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $130,822$124,581
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,889$20,293
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,973,089$4,073,493
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,216,977$2,170,147
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,366,199$1,453,200
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,583,176$3,623,347
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $389,913$450,146
Part VI · Governance 28 of 29 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members28
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,073,493 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$33,000
VIII-1e Government grants$289,901
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,346
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$327,247
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,236,802 · Unrelated business $364,570$3,601,372
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $124,581$124,581
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $20,293$20,293
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,257,095 · Unrelated business $364,570 · Excluded from tax $124,581$4,073,493
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,623,347 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $252,578 · Management $2,551$255,129
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,403,752 · Management $7,803$1,411,555
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $72,701 · Management $417$73,118
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $304,546 · Management $1,746$306,292
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $123,270 · Management $783$124,053
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $30,413 · Management $487$30,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $95,236 · Management $1,527$96,763
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23,604$23,604
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $119,123 · Management $2,398$121,521
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $227,699 · Management $1,685$229,384
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $316,558$316,558
IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,452 · Management $80$8,532
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $60,681 · Management $1,592$62,273
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,685 · Management $151$8,836
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $352,822 · Management $2,415$355,237
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $198,653 · Management $939$199,592
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,598,773 · Management $24,574 · Fundraising $0$3,623,347
Part X · Balance sheet $8,453,624 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,957$400
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,941,064$6,451,335
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $263,237$230,094
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $30,074$100,200
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $60,282$78,729
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,663,663$1,592,866
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,960,277$8,453,624
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $128,652$84,685
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $230,327$234,703
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $2,415,468$2,526,329
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $263,626$235,557
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,038,073$3,081,274
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,922,204$5,372,350
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,922,204$5,372,350
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,960,277$8,453,624
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,372,350 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,073,493
XI-2 Total expenses$3,623,347
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$450,146
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,922,204
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,372,350

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