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Federal Bar Council

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New York, NY501(c)(6)Since 1932Mutual / membership EIN 13-1970940Revenue $2.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSfederalbarcouncil.org150 Broadway Rm 505, 10038-4338 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Dec 1963

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501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 64 volunteers and 7 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$166K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$578K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
64
of 64 voting members
Looks good: 64 of 64 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.9M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.8M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 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 Dec 1963.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

65 people listed on the 990; $166K 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
Aja Stephens
Executive Director
$165,596Pt VII · Sec A
Travis J Mock
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eric B Fisher
Chair, Bankruptcy Litigation Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vincent Indelicato
Chair, Bankruptcy Litigation Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin P Mulry
Chair, Central Islip US Courthouse Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anna M Skotko
Chair, Committee on Sentencing and Alternatives to
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rowena a Moffett
Chair, Connecticut Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anna S Denicola—$81,599$207,643$181,385$171,790$170,163
Aja Stephens$165,596$164,713————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Advances legal science, protects justice, and upholds federal judicial standards.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To advance the science of jurisprudence, protect the administration of justice and uphold the high professional standards for the federal judiciary and attorneys of the federal courts in the second circuit.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2025
Quinn Emanuel FoundationFY2025$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$181K
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$578K
PeoplePt VI, VII
65
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a64
IndependentVI 1b64
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Other incomeLn 4–11$181K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$180K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$578K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 664
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$2.1M$2.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$680K$578K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$223K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$487K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$80K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K
Office expensesLn 13$92K
Information technologyLn 14$106K
OccupancyLn 16$168K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K
InsuranceLn 23$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.9M$2.8M$90K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.6M$2.6M$36K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.3M$206K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$2.1M−$171K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$72K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$2.1M−$88K$2.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,874,639 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,410,036$2,633,304
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,752$59,866
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $215,401$181,469
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,648,189$2,874,639
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 $826,219$847,572
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,786,211$1,936,920
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,612,430$2,784,492
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $35,759$90,147
Part VI · Governance 64 of 64 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body64
VI-1b Independent voting members64
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,874,639 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,633,304$2,633,304
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $59,866$59,866
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $181,469$181,469
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,814,773 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,866$2,874,639
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,784,492 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$223,021
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$486,515
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$12,494
IX-9 Other employee benefits$80,227
IX-10 Payroll taxes$45,315
IX-11c Accounting fees$15,800
IX-13 Office expenses$91,777
IX-14 Information technology$106,199
IX-16 Occupancy$168,039
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$8,066
IX-23 Insurance$8,641
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$1,538,398
IX-25 Total functional expenses$2,784,492
Part X · Balance sheet $3,168,253 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,094,657$2,257,555
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $239,328$235,277
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $501,627$482,656
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,065$12,449
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $329,965$180,316
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,179,961$3,168,253
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,750$47,192
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $311,615$350,967
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $680,330$578,475
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,499,631$2,589,778
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,499,631$2,589,778
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,179,961$3,168,253
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,589,778 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,874,639
XI-2 Total expenses$2,784,492
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,147
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,499,631
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,589,778

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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