Akron Bar Association

Not tax-deductible

Akron, OH501(c)(6)EIN 34-1683645

To enhance the quality of law and justice through community service and to maintain the integrity of the profession.

$164K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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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 surplus $26K a year · 2% 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
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$164K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $300
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +11%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$983K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$996K
FY2021$875K
FY2022$989K
FY2023$987K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2025▲ +1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$3.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1992.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $164K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$164,184Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
C Allen Nichols$164,184$158,544$156,001$148,330$139,502$132,367

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

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

Improves law and justice through community service and upholds professional integrity.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To enhance the quality of law and justice through community service and to maintain the integrity of the profession.

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$300
Grants paid · 6 grants · $125K · 2019–2024

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$812K
Other incomeLn 4–11$155K
Investment incomeLn 3$109K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$545K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$812K
Investment incomeLn 3$109K
Other incomeLn 4–11$155K
Gains on assetsLn 7$44K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$545K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$545K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$64K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
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$533K$545K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$171K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$358K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K
Office expensesLn 13$44K
OccupancyLn 16$233K
TravelLn 17$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$92K
InterestLn 20$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$69K
InsuranceLn 23$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.1M−$23K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.2M−$174K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $983K$987K−$4K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$989K$69K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$875K$262K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$996K$25K$3.5M 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,115,077 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$2,017 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$38,494
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$38,494
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $802,164 · Unrelated business $9,397$811,561
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $65,356$65,356
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $43,850$43,850
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $105,998 · Excluded from tax $51,835$157,833
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $952,510 · Unrelated business $6,882 · Excluded from tax $117,191$1,115,077
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,138,495 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$12,481
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$171,009
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$358,011
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$6,659
IX-9 Other employee benefits$38,921
IX-10 Payroll taxes$43,658
IX-11c Accounting fees$15,167
IX-11g Other fees for services$1,516
IX-13 Office expenses$44,326
IX-16 Occupancy$232,547
IX-17 Travel$6,963
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$91,559
IX-20 Interest$1,311
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$69,373
IX-23 Insurance$23,224
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$21,770
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,138,495
Part X · Balance sheet $3,841,877 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $532,850$544,836
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,279$1,402
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $750$750
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,471,778$1,402,404
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,709,361$1,828,221
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $74,972$64,264
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,794,990$3,841,877
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,288$3,288
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $11,993$5,149
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,281$8,437
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,675,461$3,730,640
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $104,248$102,800
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,779,709$3,833,440
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,794,990$3,841,877
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,833,440 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,115,077
XI-2 Total expenses$1,138,495
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$23,418
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,779,709
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$77,149
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,833,440

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

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