Columbus Bar Foundation FY2020 filing

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Columbus, OH501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 23-7150505Revenue $420K in FY2020

On file with the IRScolumbusbarfoundation.org230 West St Ste 100, 43215-2391 · Columbus, OHTax-exempt since Dec 1971Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote justice to all citizens and provide education about the law and the judicial system.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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 $25K a year · 6% 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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$420K
Spent
$548K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$420K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$420K
FY2021$440K
FY2022$325K
FY2023$325K
FY2024$251K
FY2025$540K
Expenses
$548K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$548K
FY2021$377K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$358K
FY2024$147K
FY2025$399K
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$4.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 1971.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $471K Management & general 12% · $66K Fundraising 2% · $11K

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

22 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jill M Snitcher’s $10K as Executive Director is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates citizens about law and justice, and promotes fairness in the judicial system.

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1 program · $471K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The columbus bar foundation provided grants and support for a variety of community projects that align with the mission of the foundation to promote understanding of the law, the role of the legal profession and access to justice for all.

$471Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K
Grants paid · 37 grants · $1.4M · 2019–2024
Capital UniversityOH · FY2024$13,145
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000
Ohio Legal HelpOH · FY2022$50,000
Franklin County Municipal Court Self Help Resource CenterFY2022$27,376
Unitemized GrantFY2022$11,000
Pro Bono Partnership of OhioOH · FY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$420K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$314K
Investment incomeLn 3$100K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$548K
Ln 25
Programscol B$471K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$314K
Investment incomeLn 3$100K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$65K
Total revenueLn 12$420K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$53K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 621
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$187K$53K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.7M$3.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$434K$434K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$54K$22K$20K$11K
Investment management feesLn 11f$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$331$331
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$228$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$548K$471K$66K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $540K$399K$142K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $251K$147K$104K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $325K$358K−$33K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $325K$326K−$361$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $440K$377K$63K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $420K$548K−$128K$3.7M 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
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Part I · Summary $420,409 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $353,445$313,746
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $288,767$100,169
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$25,585$6,494
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $616,627$420,409
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $400,104$445,644
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $148,259$102,434
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $548,363$548,078
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $68,264−$127,669
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $420,409 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$313,746
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$313,746
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $164,865$164,865
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$64,696−$64,696
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,494$6,494
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $106,663$420,409
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $548,078 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $433,644$433,644
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,000$12,000
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $22,355 · Management $20,130 · Fundraising $11,150$53,635
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $18,704$18,704
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $11,398$11,398
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $8,707$8,707
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $331$331
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,289$1,289
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,402 · Management $1,658$4,060
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $228 · Management $4,082$4,310
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $470,629 · Management $66,299 · Fundraising $11,150$548,078
Part X · Balance sheet $3,748,093 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $186,684$53,286
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,369$1,080
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,686,709$3,693,727
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,875,762$3,748,093
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,490,607$2,424,135
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,385,155$1,323,958
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,875,762$3,748,093
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,875,762$3,748,093
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,748,093 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$420,409
XI-2 Total expenses$548,078
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$127,669
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,875,762
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,748,093

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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