Chicago Bar Association: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 36-0896550)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$6.3M
FY2021	$4.1M
FY2022	$5.0M
FY2023	$4.9M
FY2024	$5.3M
FY2025	$5.0M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$4.6M
FY2021	$3.7M
FY2022	$4.1M
FY2023	$4.5M
FY2024	$4.9M
FY2025	$4.5M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$8.6M
FY2021	$9.8M
FY2022	$10.0M
FY2023	$10.1M
FY2024	$10.8M
FY2025	$11.2M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1952.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

37 people listed on the 990; $298K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII

Elizabeth McMeen

Executive Director

$172,619Pt VII · Sec A

Tyler Sill

VP of Sales

$125,308Pt VII · Sec A

E Lynn Grayson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Timothy Tomasik

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ray J Koenig III

First VP

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Sciaccotta

Second VP

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathryn C Liss

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maryam Ahmad

Director (until 06/23/2022)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Terrence M Murphy	—	—	—	—	$213,614	$271,695
Elizabeth McMeen	$190,592	$189,785	$172,619	$172,619	$136,077	$129,556
Tyler Sill	$130,359	$127,294	$125,308	$125,308	$121,678	$120,812

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

Programs and updates

Promote legal excellence and professional standards through resources and education, while offering the public useful legal information.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Continuing Legal Education

on January 1, 2006, the Supreme Court of Illinois established minimum continuing legal education ("MCLE") requirements for Illinois attorneys under Illinois Supreme Court Rules 790-798. To help its members meet the plan's requirements, the Chicago Bar Association developed no-cost and low-cost programming by offering accredited committee…

Pt IX · col B

02

General Bar Activities

organize relevant events to foster the goals of the Association. Several award ceremonies are held during the year to honor outstanding contributions and achievements made towards the legal profession.

Pt IX · col B

03

Lawyer Referral Service

as part of its community service, the Chicago Bar Association maintains a knowledgeable staff of phone interviewers to aid callers needing assistance in finding a suitable attorney. To meet the standards set by the American Bar Association, a panel of over 250 pre-screened, qualified lawyers experienced in almost every area of law are…

Pt IX · col B

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

Chicago Bar FoundationFY2024$82K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$82K

Grants paid · 12 grants · $1.8M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$304,096

The Chicago Bar Assoc Judicial Evaluation FundFY2024$70,747

Unitemized GrantFY2023$288,058

The Chicago Bar Assoc Judicial Evaluation FundFY2023$94,200

Unitemized GrantFY2022$189,202

The Chicago Bar Assoc Judicial Evaluation FundFY2022$101,411

Unitemized GrantFY2021$201,148

The Chicago Bar Association Judicial Evaluation FundFY2021$97,337

Unitemized GrantFY2020$115,936

The Chicago Bar Association Judicial Evaluation FundFY2020$92,719

Unitemized GrantFY2019$116,019

The Chicago Bar Association Judicial Evaluation FundFY2019$97,838

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$4.9M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$320K

Other incomeLn 4–11$198K

Money outPt IX

$4.5M

Ln 25

Owns and owesPt X

$10.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M

Total assetsLn 16$11.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M

PeoplePt VI, VII

37

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a25

IndependentVI 1b25

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.3M

Investment incomeLn 3$320K

Other incomeLn 4–11$198K

Gains on assetsLn 7$159K

Total revenueLn 12$4.9M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$109

SavingsLn 2$4.1M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.1M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.9M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M

Other assetsLn 15−$152K

Total assetsLn 16$11.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M

Net assetsLn 32$10.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 539

VolunteersI 6500

Fiscal year endsHeaderMay

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$3.8M	$4.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$5.3M	$4.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$2.9M	$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16	$12.7M	$11.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2.6M	$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32	$10.0M	$10.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Management
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$101K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$189K
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	$305K	$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$131K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$138K
Management feesLn 11a	$40K
Legal feesLn 11b	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$55K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$84K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$0
Investment management feesLn 11f	$51K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$106K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$137K
Office expensesLn 13	$298K
Information technologyLn 14	$125K
RoyaltiesLn 15	$0
OccupancyLn 16	$679K
TravelLn 17	$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18	$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$76K
InterestLn 20	$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$251K
InsuranceLn 23	$107K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$489K
All other expensesLn 24e	$70K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$4.5M	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$5.0M	$4.5M	$424K	$11.2M	990 PDF
FY2024	$5.3M	$4.9M	$378K	$10.8M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$4.9M	$4.5M	$340K	$10.1M	990 PDF
FY2022	$5.0M	$4.1M	$933K	$10.0M	990 PDF
FY2021	$4.1M	$3.7M	$491K	$9.8M	990 PDF
FY2020	$6.3M	$4.6M	$1.7M	$8.6M	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

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Part I · Summary $4,857,376 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $380,106$20,961

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,899,079$4,317,864

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $510,253$320,173

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $225,529$198,378

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,014,967$4,857,376

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $298,485$290,613

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,576,515$1,653,695

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,207,122$2,573,557

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,082,122$4,517,865

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $932,845$339,511

Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25

VI-1b Independent voting members25

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

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 $4,857,376 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $450,232 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$20,961

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$20,961

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,732,704 · Unrelated business $60,028 · Excluded from tax $75,000$3,867,732

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $161,230$161,230

VIII-5 RoyaltiesUnrelated business $88,338 · Excluded from tax $106,340$194,678

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $3,600$3,600

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $158,943$158,943

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,182,836 · Unrelated business $151,966 · Excluded from tax $501,613$4,857,376

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,517,865 across 31 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$101,411

IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$189,202

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 staffManagement $0$304,503

IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0

IX-7 Other salaries and wages$1,058,701

IX-8 Pension plan contributions$21,665

IX-9 Other employee benefits$130,987

IX-10 Payroll taxes$137,839

IX-11a Management fees$40,002

IX-11b Legal fees$0

IX-11c Accounting fees$55,206

IX-11d Lobbying fees$84,000

IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0

IX-11f Investment management fees$51,045

IX-11g Other fees for services$106,457

IX-12 Advertising and promotion$137,411

IX-13 Office expenses$297,758

IX-14 Information technology$125,098

IX-15 Royalties$0

IX-16 Occupancy$679,240

IX-17 Travel$3,679

IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$76,130

IX-20 Interest$0

IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$251,435

IX-23 Insurance$107,213

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$488,739

IX-24e All other expenses$70,144

IX-25 Total functional expensesManagement $0$4,517,865

Part X · Balance sheet $11,639,625 assets, 24 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $215$109

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,761,627$4,072,550

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $107,544$193,093

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $30,335$30,335

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $49,156$41,025

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,856,667$2,511,477

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,305,058$4,942,053

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,000$1,000

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $541,383−$152,017

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,652,985$11,639,625

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $631,742$529,727

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,003,743$1,978,759

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 $0−$959,218

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,635,485$1,549,268

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,719,952$7,104,036

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,297,548$2,986,321

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,017,500$10,090,357

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,652,985$11,639,625

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,090,357 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$4,857,376

XI-2 Total expenses$4,517,865

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$339,511

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,017,500

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$266,654

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,090,357

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Chicago Bar Association FY2023 filing

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Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Chicago Bar Association

Continuing Legal Education

General Bar Activities

Lawyer Referral Service

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV