Columbus Bar Foundation FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Columbus, OH501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 23-7150505Revenue $440K in FY2021

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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FY2021 · 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: 1.3 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
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
$440K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$377K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$440K
FY2021▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$420K
FY2021$440K
FY2022$325K
FY2023$325K
FY2024$251K
FY2025$540K
Expenses
$377K
FY2021▼ -31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$548K
FY2021$377K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$358K
FY2024$147K
FY2025$399K
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2021▲ +2%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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% · $325K Management & general 12% · $45K Fundraising 2% · $6K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 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

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

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

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Provided by the organization

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1 program · $325K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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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.

$325Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$440K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$234K
Investment incomeLn 3$204K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$377K
Ln 25
Programscol B$325K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$234K
Investment incomeLn 3$204K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$65K
Total revenueLn 12$440K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$42K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$42K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K$42K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.7M$3.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$290K$290K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$20K$20K
Management feesLn 11a$31K$13K$11K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Investment management feesLn 11f$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$2K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$188$188
Total functional expensesLn 25$377K$325K$45K$6K

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 Viewing $440K$377K$63K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $439,869 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $313,746$234,293
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $100,169$203,943
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,494$1,633
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $420,409$439,869
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $445,644$309,618
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 $102,434$67,129
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $548,078$376,747
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$127,669$63,122
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 $439,869 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$234,293
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$234,293
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $138,958$138,958
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $64,985$64,985
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,633$1,633
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $205,576$439,869
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $376,747 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $290,118$290,118
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $19,500$19,500
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $13,361 · Management $10,849 · Fundraising $6,341$30,551
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,540$8,540
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $19,907$19,907
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,081$1,081
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,098 · Management $4,764$6,862
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $188$188
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $325,077 · Management $45,329 · Fundraising $6,341$376,747
Part X · Balance sheet $3,811,215 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $53,286$42,070
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,080$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,693,727$3,769,145
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,748,093$3,811,215
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,424,135$2,539,477
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,323,958$1,271,738
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,748,093$3,811,215
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,748,093$3,811,215
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,811,215 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$439,869
XI-2 Total expenses$376,747
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$63,122
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,748,093
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,811,215

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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