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Akron Bar Association Foundation

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Akron, OH501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 34-1503646Revenue $424K in FY2025

On file with the IRSakronbar.org57 South Broadway, 44308-1702 · Akron, OHTax-exempt since May 1986Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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The Foundation supports the activities of the Akron Bar Association under section 509(a)(3). The Foundation also acts as the charitable arm of the Akron Bar Association and provides scholarships to deserving law students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ 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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FY2025 · 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 $537 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $20K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$424K
+118% vs prior year
Spent
$343K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$424K
FY2025▲ +118%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$310K
FY2022$441K
FY2023$213K
FY2024$194K
FY2025$424K
Expenses
$343K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$337K
FY2021$292K
FY2022$288K
FY2023$282K
FY2024$312K
FY2025$343K
Net assets
$5.8M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$5.4M
FY2025$5.8M

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1986.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $273K Management & general 20% · $70K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
C Allen Nichols
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Blake Gerney
Governor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Doug Godshall
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Mosley
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Supports legal activities and provides scholarships to law students.

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2 programs · $273K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Scholarships and other grants provided to support activities of the akron bar association and other charities.

$208Kprogram expense
02

To promote legal research and to provide support for legal, educational or literary research and the operation of libraries or other research services for the legal profession.

$65Kprogram expense

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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
Akron Bar AssociationFY2024$12K
The Robert & Iotha Mae Romweber Memorial Foundation TrFY2024$5K
Bmd FoundationFY2024$3K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$20K
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $373K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$52,800
Legal Defenders Office of Summit County Ohio INCOH · FY2024$12,100
Akron Muni CourtFY2024$8,200
Broken Chains Jail & Prison MinistryOH · FY2024$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$53,000
Summit County Common Pleas CourtFY2023$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$50,000
Broken Chains Jail & Prison MinistryOH · FY2022$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$40,500
Ua Law SchoolOH · FY2021$16,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$50,981
Ua Law SchoolOH · FY2020$12,000
Broken Chains MinistryOH · FY2020$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$49,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$424K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$322K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$102K
Money outPt IX
$343K
Ln 25
Programscol B$273K
Managementcol C$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$322K
Gains on assetsLn 7$92K
Total revenueLn 12$424K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$85K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$85K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$618K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K$85K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.6M$5.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$649K$618K
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M$5.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$64K$64K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$53K$53K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Investment management feesLn 11f$43K$33K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$31$31
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$31K$7K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$124K$107K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$343K$273K$70K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $424K$343K$81K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $194K$312K−$118K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $213K$282K−$68K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $441K$288K$153K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $310K$292K$19K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $273K$337K−$64K$4.9M 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 $423,717 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $47,515$102,153
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $146,786$321,564
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $194,301$423,717
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $106,354$116,954
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $205,495$225,921
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $311,849$342,875
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$117,548$80,842
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $423,717 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$102,153
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$102,153
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $229,502$229,502
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $92,062$92,062
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92,062 · Excluded from tax $229,502$423,717
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $342,875 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $64,154$64,154
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $52,800$52,800
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,750$8,750
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $33,251 · Management $10,086$43,337
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,102$9,102
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $31$31
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,323 · Management $23,431$30,754
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,300$1,300
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $106,525 · Management $17,969$124,494
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $8,153$8,153
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $273,155 · Management $69,720 · Fundraising $0$342,875
Part X · Balance sheet $5,777,417 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $116,498$85,444
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $63,250$53,750
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $649,245$618,491
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,625,044$5,019,732
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,454,037$5,777,417
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,700$14,850
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,700$14,850
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,836,228$1,863,848
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,609,109$3,898,719
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,445,337$5,762,567
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,454,037$5,777,417
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,762,567 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$423,717
XI-2 Total expenses$342,875
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$80,842
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,445,337
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$236,388
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,762,567

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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