Suffolk County Bar Association

Not tax-deductible

Hauppauge, NY501(c)(6)EIN 11-2035658Revenue $871K in FY2025

On file with the IRSscba.org560 Wheeler Rd, 11788-4354 · Hauppauge, NYTax-exempt since Sep 1969

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To cultivate the science of jurisprudence promote reforms in the law, facilitate the administration of justice, elevate the standard of integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession, and develop the spirit of fellowship amongst the members.

$110K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $45K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$426K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$871K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$807K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$871K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$870K
FY2021$826K
FY2022$928K
FY2023$794K
FY2024$825K
FY2025$871K
Expenses
$807K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$907K
FY2022$935K
FY2023$865K
FY2024$843K
FY2025$807K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$979K
FY2024$956K
FY2025$1.0M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1969.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$110,184Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Jane Lacova——$122,535$114,535$120,116$122,927
Cynthia Doerler$110,184$84,658$84,905———

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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$871K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$757K
Other incomeLn 4–11$95K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Money outPt IX
$807K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$742K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$426K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$757K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$95K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$7K
Total revenueLn 12$871K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$742K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$742K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$188K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$405K
Other assetsLn 15$46K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$426K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
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$531K$742K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$337K$188K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$453K$405K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$401K$426K
Net assetsLn 32$956K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$170K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$13K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$199
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$53K
InsuranceLn 23$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$180K
All other expensesLn 24e$204K
Total functional expensesLn 25$807K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $871K$807K$64K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $825K$843K−$19K$956K 990 PDF
FY2023 $794K$865K−$71K$979K 990 PDF
FY2022 $928K$935K−$8K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $826K$907K−$81K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $870K$1.0M−$155K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $870,756 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $733,949$757,484
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27,902$18,595
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $62,767$94,677
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $824,618$870,756
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $354,838$334,826
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $488,342$472,357
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $843,180$807,183
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,562$63,573
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $870,756 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,836 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $551,648 · Excluded from tax $200,000$751,648
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,710$25,710
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$7,115−$7,115
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$19,543
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $75,134$75,134
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $557,484 · Excluded from tax $293,729$870,756
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $807,183 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$114,789
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$170,236
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$24,413
IX-10 Payroll taxes$25,388
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$13,247
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$199
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$53,362
IX-23 Insurance$21,114
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$179,959
IX-24e All other expenses$204,476
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$807,183
Part X · Balance sheet $1,440,989 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $530,570$741,758
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$13,842
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $32,867$46,743
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $452,812$405,026
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $337,446$187,969
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,387$45,651
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,357,082$1,440,989
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $57,379$58,294
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $223,331$321,843
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $120,579$45,651
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $401,289$425,788
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $955,793$1,015,201
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $955,793$1,015,201
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,357,082$1,440,989
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,015,201 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$870,756
XI-2 Total expenses$807,183
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$63,573
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$955,793
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,165
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,015,201

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