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Monroe County Bar Association FY2024 filing

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Rochester, NY501(c)(6)Mutual / membership EIN 16-0834505Revenue $729K in FY2024Latest return filed Nov 3, 2025

On file with the IRSmcba.org255 East Ave Ste 305, 14604-2624 · Rochester, NYTax-exempt since Dec 1977

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To improve the quality and accessibility of justice; promote respect for and understanding of the law; enhance professional growth; promote fulfillment, excellence, collegiality and diversity among its members; and serve as the voice of the profession.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$128K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $66K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$128K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $559K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$502K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$729K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$714K
Net assets
$815K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$729K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$869K
FY2021$807K
FY2022$779K
FY2023$698K
FY2024$729K
FY2025$684K
Expenses
$714K
FY2024+0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$843K
FY2021$621K
FY2022$639K
FY2023$713K
FY2024$714K
FY2025$638K
Net assets
$815K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$396K
FY2021$689K
FY2022$748K
FY2023$768K
FY2024$815K
FY2025$898K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1977.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Fundraising 4% · $28K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

28 people listed on the 990; $128K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Kevin F Ryan ESQ.
Executive Director
$127,670Pt VII · Sec A
Bradley Kammholz ESQ.
Immediate Past President - Resigned During Year
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Siddharth Bahl ESQ.
Trustee - Resigned During Year
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nicole Black ESQ.
Trustee - Resigned During Year
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Meredith Lamb ESQ.
Trustee - Resigned During Year
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Langston McFadden ESQ.
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer Schauerman ESQ.
Trustee - Resigned During Year
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kevin F Ryan ESQ$92,299$127,670$117,994$118,123$119,242$121,369
Elisabeth Novak$79,749—————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves justice quality and accessibility, promotes legal understanding, and serves as the voice of legal professionals.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Lawyer Referral Service

Assists public by acting as a liaison between the public and attorney, finds a suitable attorney for the individual's situation, provides attorney contact information to the individual, and notifies the attorney. 1,307 clients served.

Pt IX · col B
02

Attorney Directory

The bar produces an attorney directory of all attorneys within the district for sale to members and non-members. This is a resource of information that benefits the legal profession as a whole. Approximately 965 clients were served.

Pt IX · col B
03

Committees

Approximately two dozen committees focus on variety of legal AREAS/ISSUES.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$729K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$684K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$714K
Ln 25
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$815K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$502K
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$28K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$684K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Gains on assetsLn 7$15K
Total revenueLn 12$729K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$99K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$100K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$559K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K
Other assetsLn 15$595K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$502K
Net assetsLn 32$815K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 627
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$215K$100K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$501K$559K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K$23K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$608K$502K
Net assetsLn 32$768K$815K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$137K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$317K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K
Office expensesLn 13$10K
Information technologyLn 14$39K
OccupancyLn 16$59K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K
InsuranceLn 23$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$714K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 3, 2025 $684K$638K$46K$898K 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $729K$714K$14K$815K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2024 $698K$713K−$15K$768K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 17, 2023 $779K$639K$141K$748K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 17, 2022 $807K$621K$186K$689K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 11, 2021 $869K$843K$26K$396K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $728,701 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $37,200$28,250
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $673,255$683,585
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,481$28,082
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$23,747−$11,216
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $698,189$728,701
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 $479,639$505,791
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $233,422$208,699
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $713,061$714,490
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,872$14,211
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $728,701 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $15,320 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$28,250
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,250
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $655,243 · Unrelated business $13,022$668,265
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,073$13,073
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $15,009$15,009
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$11,216−$11,216
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $655,688 · Unrelated business $27,897 · Excluded from tax $16,866$728,701
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $714,490 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$136,616
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$316,569
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$7,051
IX-9 Other employee benefits$10,526
IX-10 Payroll taxes$35,029
IX-11c Accounting fees$12,000
IX-11f Investment management fees$3,144
IX-11g Other fees for services$3,714
IX-13 Office expenses$10,111
IX-14 Information technology$39,260
IX-16 Occupancy$58,952
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$6,413
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$16,142
IX-23 Insurance$7,605
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$34,937
IX-24e All other expenses$16,421
IX-25 Total functional expenses$714,490
Part X · Balance sheet $1,317,495 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $212,389$98,570
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,193$1,646
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,009$18,093
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,484$21,531
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,479$23,062
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $261,154$294,094
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $239,819$265,221
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $607,882$595,278
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,376,409$1,317,495
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $42,980$35,514
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $199,262$138,019
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $365,836$328,564
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $608,078$502,097
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $767,206$814,148
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,125$1,250
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $768,331$815,398
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,376,409$1,317,495
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $815,398 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$728,701
XI-2 Total expenses$714,490
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,211
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$768,331
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$32,856
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$815,398

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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