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Stark County Bar Association

Not tax-deductible

Canton, OH501(c)(6)EIN 34-0761964

Improve the administration of the law in the interests of the public

Run by 529 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $43K a year · 14% 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
$65K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
27 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$288K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$279K
Net assets
$630K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$288K
FY2025▼ -2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$305K
FY2022$364K
FY2023$303K
FY2024$294K
FY2025$288K
Expenses
$279K
FY2025▲ +1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$241K
FY2022$254K
FY2023$291K
FY2024$276K
FY2025$279K
Net assets
$630K
FY2025▲ +1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$480K
FY2022$590K
FY2023$602K
FY2024$621K
FY2025$630K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
No
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CStark County Bar Association
EINHdr · item D34-0761964
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(6) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1985
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CCanton, OH
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.starkctybar.com

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Operating surplus
+3%
revenue over expenses▼ -52% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
56%
of revenue from program services & dues▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
57%
of spending is salaries & benefits▲ +5% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$633K
FY2025▲ +2%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2021$505K
FY2022$590K
FY2023$603K
FY2024$621K
FY2025$633K
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2025▲ ×13
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2021$25K
FY2022$265
FY2023$250
FY2024$268
FY2025$3K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$9K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$633K
Spent on programsPt IX · col B—
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 322
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 422

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$628K
Total assetsLn 16$633K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$630K
Months of cash on handcomputed27.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$161K · 56%
Contributions & grants$107K · 37%
Investment income$20K · 7%
Program service revenue56%$161K
Contributions & grants37%$107K
Investment income7%$20K
Total revenueLn 12$288K

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2025 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $628K · Operating expenses/yr $279K
27.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services — · Total expenses $279K
—
Management & General
Management & general — · Total expenses $279K
—
Fundraising
Fundraising — · Total expenses $279K
—
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense — · Solicited contributions —
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $107K · Total revenue $288K
37%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $288K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $161K · Total revenue $288K
56%
Investment reliance
Investment income $20K · Total revenue $288K
+7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $161K · Total expenses $279K
58%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $288K · Prior year $294K
-2%
Revenue, average yearly change over 5 years
FY2020 $305K · FY2024 $288K
-1%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $630K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $288K · Expenses $279K
+3%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $633K
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $630K · Total assets $633K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $633K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christine M McCort · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $65K · Total expenses $279K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $159K · Total expenses $279K
57%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Revenue growth -2%——
Investment manager fees, % of assets 0%——
Legal fees, % of spending 0%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 3%——
Paid fundraiser fees, % of spending 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A share is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Christine M McCort
Executive Director
$65,004Pt VII · Sec A
Gust Callas
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hon Frank G Forchione
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrea Scassa
Second Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Beverly Proctor-Donald
First Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Christine M McCort$65,004$61,835$59,727$52,652$51,207

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 22Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 22Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Advocates for fairer legal processes to benefit everyone.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Prior to september 2019 the stark county bar association had assumed fees paid to the secretary of state on behalf of notary public applicants in stark county.

Pt IX · col B
02

Committee functions helped to facilitate the education and acknowledgement of those in the field of law in the stark county community.

Pt IX · col B
03

Mailings and supplies aid in keeping those in the field of law abreast of current events and educational classes.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · FY2025
Stark County Law Library AssociationFY2025$13K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$13K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $288K$279K-2% 990 PDF
FY2024 $294K$276K-3% 990 PDF
FY2023 $303K$291K-17% 990 PDF
FY2022 $364K$254K+19% 990 PDF
FY2021 $305K$241K 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2025

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $287,667 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$94,300
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,281
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$106,581
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $152,113 · Unrelated business $8,783$160,896
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20,190$20,190
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $152,113 · Unrelated business $8,783 · Excluded from tax $20,190$287,667
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $278,919 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$65,004
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$76,431
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$7,638
IX-9 Other employee benefits$231
IX-10 Payroll taxes$10,003
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$7,160
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$16,429
IX-14 Information technology$5,017
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$35,400
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$1,353
IX-23 Insurance$2,641
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$37,343
IX-24e All other expenses$14,269
IX-25 Total functional expenses$278,919
Part X · Balance sheet $632,964 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $177,128$40,787
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $437,993$587,524
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,006$4,653
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $621,127$632,964
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $268$3,357
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $268$3,357
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $614,690$623,106
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,169$6,501
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $620,859$629,607
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $621,127$632,964
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $629,607 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$287,667
XI-2 Total expenses$278,919
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,748
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$620,859
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$629,607

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