Morris County Bar Association FY2020 filing

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The organization's exempt purpose is to maintain the honor and dignity of the profession of law, to promote an understanding of the law and its application in society, to foster the due administration of justice, and to promote a capacity of the Bar for public service, particularly the provision of pro bono legal services in appropriate cases.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$63K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $68K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$63K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$38K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$255K
Spent
$168K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$81K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$255K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$255K
FY2021$294K
FY2022$271K
FY2023$368K
FY2024$375K
Expenses
$168K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$168K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$279K
FY2024$295K
Net assets
$81K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$81K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$165K
FY2023$254K
FY2024$334K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1981.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $117K Management & general 30% · $51K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $63K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$62,539Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
First Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Second Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Deborah Woodbury$90,000$85,154$78,285$38,567—
Cristina M Jones———$20,459$62,539

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

Programs and updates

Promote justice, public service, and understanding of law through pro bono legal aid.

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3 programs · $117K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Dinner meetings and seminars for the educational benefit of the members.

$55Kprogram expense
02

Management of the morris county bar foundation for the benefit of the membership and the general public.

$39Kprogram expense
03

Operation of the bar association lawyer referral service for the benefit of the membership and the general public in need of legal services.

$23Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$255K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$220K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Investment incomeLn 3$119
Money outPt IX
$168K
Ln 25
Programscol B$117K
Managementcol C$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$81K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K
Total assetsLn 16$119K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$60K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$60K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$220K
Investment incomeLn 3$119
Total revenueLn 12$255K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$116K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$116K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$119K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
Net assetsLn 32$81K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K$116K
Total assetsLn 16$52K$119K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K$38K
Net assetsLn 32−$6K$81K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$63K$39K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$955$955
Office expensesLn 13$16K$10K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$17K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$41K$41K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$7K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$168K$117K$51K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $375K$295K$80K$334K 990 PDF
FY2023 $368K$279K$89K$254K 990 PDF
FY2022 $271K$251K$20K$165K 990 PDF
FY2021 $294K$231K$63K$144K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $255K$168K$87K$81K 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 $254,524 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $31,500$60,095
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $272,262$220,432
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $54$119
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,296−$26,122
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $312,112$254,524
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 $176,888$65,324
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $176,977$102,641
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $353,865$167,965
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$41,753$86,559
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $254,524 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$60,095
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$60,095
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $220,232 · Unrelated business $200$220,432
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $119$119
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$28,216−$28,216
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,094$2,094
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $220,232 · Unrelated business $200 · Excluded from tax −$26,003$254,524
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $167,965 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,399 · Management $23,139$62,538
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,756 · Management $1,030$2,786
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,054$5,054
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $955$955
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,316 · Management $6,059$16,375
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,276 · Management $10,146$27,422
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $40,801$40,801
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,861 · Management $4,029$10,890
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,144$1,144
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $117,364 · Management $50,601 · Fundraising $0$167,965
Part X · Balance sheet $119,066 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $48,647$116,103
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,963$2,963
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $51,610$119,066
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,149$2,244
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $26,770$35,775
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,203$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $57,122$38,019
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$5,512$81,047
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$5,512$81,047
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $51,610$119,066
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $81,047 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$254,524
XI-2 Total expenses$167,965
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,559
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$5,512
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$81,047

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