Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1936.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
31 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Amos Augsburger | $376,355 | $345,230 | $337,002 | $298,497 | $298,946 |
| Ken Heintz | — | $149,244 | $242,206 | $218,499 | $218,499 |
| J Desiree Blankenship | $225,037 | $193,243 | $206,783 | $186,860 | $187,547 |
| Michael K Murdock | $195,413 | $187,382 | $183,126 | $146,732 | $146,732 |
| Jeff Depiazza | — | — | — | $173,747 | $173,593 |
| Francis Wellington | $153,528 | $145,179 | $149,654 | $136,904 | $136,904 |
| Scott Lundregan | $151,426 | $148,085 | $148,849 | $125,873 | $124,123 |
| Maggie M Ostrowski | $138,454 | $133,976 | $143,329 | — | — |
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.
See Ohio State Bar Association executive salaries →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
Promotes justice and advances the interests of the legal profession.
Questions for Ohio State Bar Association
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Continuing Legal Education
The ohio state bar association (osba) provides live in-person seminars, live interactive webinars, self-study cle, and publications to osba members, ohio lawyers and related professionals. Osba, through its continuing legal education program also produces over 110 programs annually and administers over 250 presentations around the state.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 31-4271520) · Dispute this linePublications
The ohio state bar association (osba) publishes a variety of different reports, magazines, newsletters, and other informational resources including social media. Osba publishes the ohio state bar association report through a daily email, as a resource.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 31-4271520) · Dispute this lineMembership Services
The ohio state bar association (osba) provides a variety of programs designed to improve and enhance the legal profession and the legal services available to the public. The membership services and the outreach departments are responsible for recruiting and retaining osba members.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 31-4271520) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $862K | $3.0M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $14.8M | $17.4M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $3.7M | $3.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $22.3M | $26.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3.1M | $4.5M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $19.2M | $21.5M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $209K | |||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $615K | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $3.4M | |||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $271K | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $433K | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | −$163K | |||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $180K | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $73K | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $21K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $157K | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $847K | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $392K | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $206K | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $94K | |||
| InterestLn 20 | $3 | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $860K | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $91K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $984K | |||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $115K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $8.8M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 18, 2025 | $8.8M | $9.2M | −$472K | $19.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 26, 2025 | $9.5M | $10.0M | −$506K | $19.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2024 | $8.7M | $10.6M | −$1.9M | $18.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 10, 2022 | $9.4M | $8.8M | $635K | $21.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2021 | $9.8M | $10.3M | −$534K | $19.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990
Part I · Summary $9,403,598 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,403,598 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,768,116 across 19 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $26,011,736 assets, 20 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,537,034 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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