Union County Bar Association

Not tax-deductible

Elizabeth, NJ501(c)(6)Since 1902EIN 22-1725353Revenue $175K in FY2025

On file with the IRS2 Broad St, 07201-2202 · Elizabeth, NJTax-exempt since 0000

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Educate attorneys & provide assistance to the less fortunate

47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$96K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · 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
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 deficit $5K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 55% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 55% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$12K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$175K
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$175K
To programs
47%
Net assets
$37K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$175K
FY2025▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$114K
FY2021$157K
FY2022$153K
FY2023$129K
FY2024$140K
FY2025$175K
Expenses
$175K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$132K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$143K
FY2023$157K
FY2024$144K
FY2025$175K
Net assets
$37K
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$48K
FY2021$59K
FY2022$69K
FY2023$41K
FY2024$37K
FY2025$37K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in 0000.

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

Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $82K Management & general 53% · $93K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exeutive Director
$77,500Pt VII · Sec A
Admin Assistant
$18,720Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Parliamentarian
$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
Jeffrey M Clar$77,500$77,500$77,500$77,500$77,500$78,990
Tracy L Foster$18,720$18,720$18,720$18,720$18,720$18,980

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains lawyers and offers aid to those in need.

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1 program · $82K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provide professional seminars and meetings to educate the members of the organization and the public

$82Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$175K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$175K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Money outPt IX
$175K
Ln 25
Programscol B$82K
Managementcol C$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$37K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$175K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Total revenueLn 12$175K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$31K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$37K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$42K$49K
Total assetsLn 16$42K$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$37K$37K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$19K$58K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19K$7K$12K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$1K$4K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$2K$6K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$997$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$50K$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$0$5K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$175K$82K$93K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $175K$175K$348$37K 990 PDF
FY2024 $140K$144K−$4K$37K 990 PDF
FY2023 $129K$157K−$28K$41K 990 PDF
FY2022 $153K$143K$10K$69K 990 PDF
FY2021 $157K$145K$11K$59K 990 PDF
FY2020 $114K$132K−$19K$48K 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 $174,925 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $140,037$174,905
I-10 Investment income$20
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $140,037$174,925
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $111,537$109,869
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $32,344$64,708
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $143,881$174,577
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,844$348
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $174,925 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$174,905
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$20
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $174,925 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$174,925
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $174,577 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,375 · Management $58,125 · Fundraising $0$77,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,552 · Management $12,168 · Fundraising $0$18,720
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,256 · Management $3,769 · Fundraising $0$5,025
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,156 · Management $6,468 · Fundraising $0$8,624
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $997 · Management $2,028 · Fundraising $0$3,025
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,554 · Management $1,555 · Fundraising $0$3,109
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,923 · Management $3,301 · Fundraising $0$53,224
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $5,350 · Fundraising $0$5,350
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $81,813 · Management $92,764 · Fundraising $0$174,577
Part X · Balance sheet $49,267 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,149$18,551
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $30,770$30,716
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $41,919$49,267
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,149$12,149
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,149$12,149
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $36,770$37,118
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $36,770$37,118
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $41,919$49,267
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $37,118 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$174,925
XI-2 Total expenses$174,577
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$348
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$36,770
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$37,118

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

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