Washington County Bar Association

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Member services, continuing legal education, publish legal notices, lawyer referrals for public.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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 $3K a year · under 1% 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
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$114K
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$68K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$518K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$567K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$251K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$518K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$466K
FY2021$503K
FY2022$515K
FY2023$565K
FY2024$549K
FY2025$518K
Expenses
$567K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$432K
FY2021$491K
FY2022$532K
FY2023$549K
FY2024$561K
FY2025$567K
Net assets
$251K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$301K
FY2021$312K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$299K
FY2025$251K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1959.

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Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $336K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $114K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$113,875Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathy Sabol$113,875$126,013$120,107$120,158$118,767$103,988

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

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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

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Provides legal education, publishes notices, and connects the public with lawyers.

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3 programs · $336K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Providing legal and public notices as mandated by law.

$251Kprogram expense
02

Membership services, meetings, seminars etc

$68Kprogram expense
03

Lawyer referral services and public education programs.

$17Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$518K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$382K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$567K
Ln 25
Programscol B$336K
Owns and owesPt X
$251K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$309K
Total assetsLn 16$319K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$382K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$518K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$32K
SavingsLn 2$277K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$309K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$319K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K
Net assetsLn 32$251K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 618
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$325K$309K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$342K$319K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K$68K
Net assetsLn 32$299K$251K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$132K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$124K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K
Management feesLn 11a$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$23K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$23K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$126K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$567K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $518K$567K−$50K$251K 990 PDF
FY2024 $549K$561K−$12K$299K 990 PDF
FY2023 $565K$549K$16K$311K 990 PDF
FY2022 $515K$532K−$17K$295K 990 PDF
FY2021 $503K$491K$11K$312K 990 PDF
FY2020 $466K$432K$34K$301K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $517,653 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $138,839$128,422
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $401,051$382,240
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,880$6,991
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $548,770$517,653
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 $299,358$318,891
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $261,196$248,374
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $560,554$567,265
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,784−$49,612
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $517,653 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$94,450
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$33,972
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$128,422
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $382,240 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$382,240
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6,991 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,991
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $389,231 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$517,653
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $567,265 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$131,875
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$123,586
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$11,972
IX-9 Other employee benefits$31,739
IX-10 Payroll taxes$19,719
IX-11a Management fees$3,700
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$23,254
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$22,616
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$126,378
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$6,806
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$35,143
IX-24e All other expenses$30,477
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$567,265
Part X · Balance sheet $319,047 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $20,970$31,901
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $304,282$277,257
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,102$1,944
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,584$7,945
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $341,938$319,047
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,245$6,775
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $32,435$61,657
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,680$68,432
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $299,258$250,615
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $299,258$250,615
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $341,938$319,047
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $250,615 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$517,653
XI-2 Total expenses$567,265
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$49,612
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$299,258
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$969
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$250,615

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