Lancaster Bar Association

Not tax-deductible

Lancaster, PA501(c)(6)EIN 23-0784543

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To promote the competence, ethics, and collegiality of the legal profession; to provide service to the public; and to provide for the fair administration of justice for all in Lancaster county.

Run by 14 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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 $67K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$140K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$123K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$743K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$685K
Net assets
$991K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$743K
FY2024▲ +13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$541K
FY2021$681K
FY2022$671K
FY2023$657K
FY2024$743K
Expenses
$685K
FY2024▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$537K
FY2021$527K
FY2022$574K
FY2023$632K
FY2024$685K
Net assets
$991K
FY2024▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$639K
FY2021$793K
FY2022$909K
FY2023$933K
FY2024$991K

From the FY2024 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 May 1942.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $140K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$139,510Pt VII · Sec A
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Young Lawyers
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa M Driendl-Miller$139,510$139,180$130,000$94,000$91,962

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improves legal competence and ethics, serves the public, and ensures fair justice in Lancaster County.

Provided by the organization

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Operation and circulation of the "lancaster law review." approx. 800 attorneys, judges, and legal professionals receive the publication on a weekly basis

Pt IX · col B
02

Continuing legal education provided to members and nonmembers.

Pt IX · col B
03

Lawyer referral service- referrals during 2024 totaled 583.

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $211K · 2020–2024
Lancaster Law FoundationPA · FY2024$40,000
Lancaster Law FoundationPA · FY2023$40,000
Lancaster Law FoundationPA · FY2022$45,750
Midpenn Legal Services INCPA · FY2021$40,000
Midpenn Legal Services INCPA · FY2020$45,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$743K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$666K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$685K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$991K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$752K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$666K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Gains on assetsLn 7$480
Total revenueLn 12$743K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$231K
SavingsLn 2$521K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$752K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$118K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$221K
Other assetsLn 15$650
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
Net assetsLn 32$991K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$804K$752K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$118K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$239K$221K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$129K$123K
Net assetsLn 32$933K$991K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$45K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$155K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$172K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K
Office expensesLn 13$8K
Information technologyLn 14$9K
OccupancyLn 16$39K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K
InterestLn 20$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K
InsuranceLn 23$880
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$106K
All other expensesLn 24e$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$685K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $743K$685K$58K$991K 990 PDF
FY2023 $657K$632K$25K$933K 990 PDF
FY2022 $671K$574K$97K$909K 990 PDF
FY2021 $681K$527K$154K$793K 990 PDF
FY2020 $541K$537K$4K$639K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $742,849 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $665,875$665,875
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $29,922$29,922
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $4,440$4,440
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $480$480
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $37,132$37,132
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $707,447 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,402$742,849
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $685,012 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$45,351
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$154,545
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$171,686
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$5,447
IX-9 Other employee benefits$38,759
IX-10 Payroll taxes$24,853
IX-11c Accounting fees$24,228
IX-13 Office expenses$8,319
IX-14 Information technology$8,766
IX-16 Occupancy$38,970
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$3,741
IX-20 Interest$7,316
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$18,358
IX-23 Insurance$880
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$105,969
IX-24e All other expenses$27,824
IX-25 Total functional expenses$685,012
Part X · Balance sheet $1,114,291 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $487,691$231,257
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $316,001$520,570
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $19,797$22,455
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $239,183$220,877
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$118,482
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$650
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,062,672$1,114,291
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,561$4,370
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $129,287$123,069
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $933,385$991,222
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $933,385$991,222
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,062,672$1,114,291
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $991,222 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$742,849
XI-2 Total expenses$685,012
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,837
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$933,385
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$991,222

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

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