Kane County Bar Association

Not tax-deductible

St Charles, IL501(c)(6)Since 1975EIN 36-2890725

The Kane County Bar Association is established to maintain the honor and dignity of the profession of law, to facilitate and promote the administration of justice, to encourage continuing education, and to assist in the delivery of legal services to the public

Run by 44 volunteers and 6 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 $23K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$279K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$325K
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$310K
Net assets
$403K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$325K
FY2025▲ +49%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$309K
FY2022$325K
FY2023$304K
FY2024$309K
FY2024$218K
FY2025$325K
Expenses
$310K
FY2025▲ +104%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$280K
FY2022$293K
FY2023$285K
FY2024$289K
FY2024$152K
FY2025$310K
Net assets
$403K
FY2025▲ +11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$189K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$242K
FY2024$284K
FY2024$362K
FY2025$403K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1982.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secy/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides free legal help and promotes education for low-income individuals.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Continuing Education Seminars attended by 1147 people.

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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 3 grants · $19K · 2020–2022

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$325K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$221K
Other incomeLn 4–11$80K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Money outPt IX
$310K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$403K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K
Total assetsLn 16$681K
LiabilitiesLn 26$279K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$221K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$80K
Total revenueLn 12$325K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$106K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$106K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$159K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$407K
Total assetsLn 16$681K
LiabilitiesLn 26$279K
Net assetsLn 32$403K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 644
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$167K$106K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$135K$159K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$348K$407K
Total assetsLn 16$651K$681K
LiabilitiesLn 26$289K$279K
Net assetsLn 32$362K$403K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$260
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$159K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$808
Office expensesLn 13$10K
Information technologyLn 14$21K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$32K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$13K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K
InsuranceLn 23$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$310K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $325K$310K$14K$403K 990 PDF
FY2024 $309K$289K$20K$284K 990 PDF
FY2023 $304K$285K$19K$242K 990 PDF
FY2022 $325K$293K$33K$211K 990 PDF
FY2021 $309K$280K$29K$189K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $324,714 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $26,015 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$207,195
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,245
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$221,440
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$20,241
VIII-3 Investment income$3,363
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$783
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$52,872
VIII-12 Total revenue$324,714
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $310,330 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$260
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$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$159,395
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$2,672
IX-10 Payroll taxes$12,930
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$9,706
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$808
IX-13 Office expenses$9,824
IX-14 Information technology$21,318
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$31,776
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$12,864
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$17,286
IX-23 Insurance$9,944
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$15,418
IX-24e All other expenses$6,129
IX-25 Total functional expenses$310,330
Part X · Balance sheet $681,321 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $166,751$106,227
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,205$1,365
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$8,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $348,178$406,798
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $135,228$158,931
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $651,362$681,321
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,221$9,605
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $289,205$278,577
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $362,157$402,744
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $651,362$681,321
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $402,744 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$324,714
XI-2 Total expenses$310,330
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,384
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$362,157
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$23,703
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,500
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$402,744

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