New Jersey State Bar Association

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New Brunswick, NJ501(c)(6)Since 1899Mutual / membership EIN 21-0723663Revenue $10.6M in FY2025

On file with the IRSnjsba.com1 Constitution Sq, 08901-1587 · New Brunswick, NJTax-exempt since Jan 1945

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To serve, protect, foster and promote the personal and professional interests of its members. To serve as the voice of New Jersey attorneys to other organizations, governmental entities and the public with regard to the law, legal profession and legal system. To promote access to the justice system, fairness in its administration, and the independence and integrity of the judicial branch.to encourage participation in voluntary pro bono activities. To foster professionalism and pride in the profession and the njsba. To provide educational opportunities to New Jersey attorneys to enhance the quality of legal services and the practice of law. To provide education to the New Jersey public to enhance awareness of the legal profession and legal system.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 49 volunteers and 71 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.2M
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$5.0M
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
49
of 49 voting members
Looks good: 49 of 49 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.6M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$10.7M
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.6M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.8M
FY2021$9.3M
FY2022$10.6M
FY2023$9.8M
FY2024$9.9M
FY2025$10.6M
Expenses
$10.7M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.5M
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$10.0M
FY2023$10.8M
FY2024$11.0M
FY2025$10.7M
Net assets
$5.8M
FY2025▼ -1.0%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$7.6M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$5.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Jan 1945.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

55 people listed on the 990; $1.2M 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 Director
$265,680Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Exec Dir/IT & Operation
$192,098Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc Exec Dir/Communications
$191,883Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Exec Dir/General Counsel
$185,471Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc Exec Dir/Cle Programs
$175,269Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Mgmt Director of Fin. & HR
$143,746Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Angela C Scheck$265,680$280,373$275,076$270,897$261,233$248,949
Robert Spangler$192,098$199,355$184,088$180,744$171,528$159,316
Catherine Coscarelli$191,883$181,540$176,114$175,932$169,744$159,225
Sharon Balsamo$185,471—$179,763$176,004——
Sharon Balsamo ESQ—$184,907————
Lisa Spiegel$175,269$172,109$171,227$169,526——
Sharon a Balsamo ESQ————$166,674$160,204
Lisa Spiegel ESQ————$162,906$136,626

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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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Continuing legal education in all areas of law for new jersey licensed attorneys, who are required to satisfy an annual mandatory number of education credits on a biannual basis. Programs are held live, in-person, as on-demand downloadable videos, and as webinars.

Pt IX · col B
02

Printing and mailing of new jersey lawyer magazine and other publications of the association covering various areas of the law and the operations of the legal profession.

Pt IX · col B
03

Conferences, conventions, meetings and seminars, mid-year meeting, general council meeting, various seminars, dinner and luncheons to discuss various topics of law.

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$341K
Other incomeLn 4–11$308K
Money outPt IX
$10.7M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$10.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
55
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a49
IndependentVI 1b49
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$341K
Other incomeLn 4–11$308K
Gains on assetsLn 7$170K
Total revenueLn 12$10.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$3.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$402K
Other assetsLn 15$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$10.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0M
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 571
VolunteersI 649
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M$3.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.1M$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$567K$402K
Total assetsLn 16$10.7M$10.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.8M$5.0M
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M$5.8M
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$329K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.8M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$216K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$479K
Payroll taxesLn 10$328K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$65K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$126K
Office expensesLn 13$714K
Information technologyLn 14$442K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$497K
TravelLn 17$63K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3.0M
InterestLn 20$46
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$182K
InsuranceLn 23$151K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$199K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.7M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $10.6M$10.7M−$73K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.9M$11.0M−$1.1M$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.8M$10.8M−$1.1M$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.6M$10.0M$599K$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.3M$7.6M$1.6M$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.8M$9.5M$238K$5.6M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $10,580,492 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$251,100
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,490,765$9,680,832
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $246,361$340,637
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $201,183$307,923
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,938,309$10,580,492
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 $5,723,934$5,174,181
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,323,074$5,479,790
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,047,008$10,653,971
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,108,699−$73,479
Part VI · Governance 49 of 49 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body49
VI-1b Independent voting members49
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 $10,580,492 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$64,324 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$251,100
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$251,100
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,680,832$9,680,832
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $170,887$170,887
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $87,683$87,683
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $144,754$144,754
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $169,750$169,750
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $47,470 · Excluded from tax $92,340$139,810
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,616,508 · Unrelated business $47,470 · Excluded from tax $665,414$10,580,492
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,653,971 across 30 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$328,899
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$3,823,326
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$215,562
IX-9 Other employee benefits$478,772
IX-10 Payroll taxes$327,622
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$10,750
IX-11c Accounting fees$64,974
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$126,177
IX-13 Office expenses$714,323
IX-14 Information technology$441,610
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$497,098
IX-17 Travel$62,960
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$3,030,051
IX-20 Interest$46
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$182,300
IX-23 Insurance$150,878
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$198,623
IX-25 Total functional expenses$10,653,971
Part X · Balance sheet $10,747,282 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,178$4,253
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,599,532$3,733,581
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,319,260$1,109,168
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $28,507$46,742
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $300,287$434,290
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $566,503$402,430
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,051,705$3,311,800
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $5,596$5,596
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,777,865$1,699,422
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,652,433$10,747,282
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,192,052$1,056,483
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,245,137$2,569,677
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,382,432$1,344,938
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,819,621$4,971,098
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,832,812$5,776,184
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,832,812$5,776,184
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,652,433$10,747,282
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,776,184 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,580,492
XI-2 Total expenses$10,653,971
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$73,479
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,832,812
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$16,851
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,776,184

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

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