Illinois State Bar Association: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 37-0345303)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$8.7M
FY2021	$8.7M
FY2022	$8.3M
FY2023	$8.6M
FY2024	$8.7M
FY2025	$10.4M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$7.6M
FY2021	$7.1M
FY2022	$7.4M
FY2023	$8.5M
FY2024	$9.0M
FY2025	$9.2M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$10.8M
FY2021	$14.2M
FY2022	$13.8M
FY2023	$14.4M
FY2024	$15.0M
FY2025	$16.2M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1942.

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Part of a larger organization · Schedule R

Illinois State Bar Association files its own Form 990, but Schedule R discloses 3 related entities — figures on this page are for this EIN only, not the whole group.

Illinois Bar Foundation · Illinois State Bar Association Lawyers' Political Action Committee · Illinois Law-Related Education and Resource Network -Learn- · See Schedule R

Combined filings · FY2025 · 2 entities with data

Simple sum of each entity's Form 990 headline figures — not audited consolidated financials. This page's EIN is 75% of group revenue.

Group revenue

$13.9M

Group expenses

$11.6M

Group net assets

$23.7M

Illinois Bar Foundation · $3.4M rev · $7.5M net assets

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

70%

30%

Program services 70% · $6.4M Management & general 30% · $2.8M

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

34 people listed on the 990; $1.3M 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

Robert E Craghead

Executive Director

$297,912Pt VII · Sec A

Dennis J Archer

Director of Finance/Admin

$193,057Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Northrup

General Counsel

$192,527Pt VII · Sec A

David P Eldreidge

Key Director of Legislative Affairs

$162,500Pt VII · Sec A

Tim Slating

Assistant Executive Direct

$149,876Pt VII · Sec A

Stacey Hacker Meehan

Il Bar Foundation - Ed

$145,784Pt VII · Sec A

Ernest Barrens

Director of Sections & Committees

$142,783Pt VII · Sec A

Michael G Bergmann

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Robert E Craghead	$297,912	$286,234	$289,216	$289,216	$278,641	$287,572
Dennis J Archer	$193,057	$185,351	$171,602	$171,602	$159,098	$157,887
Charles Northrup	$192,527	$177,756	$167,777	$167,777	$159,234	$156,364
James R Covington	—	$165,764	$152,218	$152,218	$145,801	$143,953
David P Eldreidge	$162,500	—	—	—	—	—
Tim Slating	$149,876	$140,467	$133,439	$133,439	$124,922	—
Stacey Hacker Meehan	$145,784	$145,784	$133,438	—	—	—
Ernest Barrens	$142,783	—	—	—	—	—

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

Advocates for legal professionals, promoting ethical practice and professional development.

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3 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Conferences and Meetings

held various times throughout the year to inform the general membership of the current issues which the Association is confronting.

$1.4Mprogram expense

02

Committees support to investigate specific areas of interest which are currently relevant within the legal profession

$626Kprogram expense

03

Section Support. Sections of the Illinois State Bar Association provide publication of newsletters, legislative research and advice, and development and sponsorship of continuing legal education programs.

$467Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$10.4M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M

Other incomeLn 4–11$603K

Money outPt IX

$9.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$6.4M

Managementcol C$2.8M

Owns and owesPt X

$16.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.4M

Total assetsLn 16$24.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$8.0M

PeoplePt VI, VII

34

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a27

IndependentVI 1b27

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M

Other incomeLn 4–11$603K

Gains on assetsLn 7$736K

Total revenueLn 12$10.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$2.1M

SavingsLn 2$11.3M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.4M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.4M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M

Other assetsLn 15$1.8M

Total assetsLn 16$24.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$8.0M

Net assetsLn 32$16.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 552

VolunteersI 62,000

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$9.3M	$13.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$9.4M	$6.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$2.3M	$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16	$21.4M	$24.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$6.5M	$8.0M
Net assetsLn 32	$15.0M	$16.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$504K	$303K	$202K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$4.4M	$2.9M	$1.5M
Legal feesLn 11b	$18K		$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$36K		$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$733K	$715K	$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$15K	$15K
Office expensesLn 13	$525K	$473K	$52K
Information technologyLn 14	$574K	$391K	$182K
OccupancyLn 16	$418K	$198K	$220K
TravelLn 17	$538K	$460K	$78K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$203K	$139K	$65K
InsuranceLn 23	$77K		$77K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$906K	$798K	$107K
All other expensesLn 24e	$194K	$10K	$184K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$9.2M	$6.4M	$2.8M	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$10.4M	$9.2M	$1.3M	$16.2M	990 PDF
FY2024	$8.7M	$9.0M	−$328K	$15.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$8.6M	$8.5M	$57K	$14.4M	990 PDF
FY2022	$8.3M	$7.4M	$932K	$13.8M	990 PDF
FY2021	$8.7M	$7.1M	$1.6M	$14.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$8.7M	$7.6M	$1.2M	$10.8M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $10,438,426 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,630,917$8,648,148

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $449,883$1,187,347

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $615,934$602,931

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,696,734$10,438,426

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,796,834$4,924,380

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,228,175$4,235,499

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,025,009$9,159,879

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$328,275$1,278,547

Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27

VI-1b Independent voting members27

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

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $10,438,426 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $153,674 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,494,474$8,494,474

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $451,109$451,109

VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $214,094$214,094

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $63,728$63,728

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $736,238$736,238

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $103,016 · Unrelated business $222,093$325,109

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,751,164 · Unrelated business $222,093 · Excluded from tax $1,465,169$10,438,426

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,159,879 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $302,663 · Management $201,775$504,438

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,894,846 · Management $1,525,096$4,419,942

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $17,856$17,856

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,250$36,250

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $714,680 · Management $18,261$732,941

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $14,581$14,581

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $472,551 · Management $52,089$524,640

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $391,136 · Management $182,462$573,598

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $197,519 · Management $220,010$417,529

IX-17 TravelPrograms $459,803 · Management $78,072$537,875

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $138,656 · Management $64,681$203,337

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $76,960$76,960

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $798,378 · Management $107,422$905,800

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,164 · Management $183,968$194,132

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,394,977 · Management $2,764,902 · Fundraising $0$9,159,879

Part X · Balance sheet $24,233,455 assets, 16 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $116,764; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,968,200$2,076,310

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,297,401$11,305,182

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $110,116$58,457

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $252,133$256,513

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,284,195$2,163,370

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $9,412,769$6,438,922

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$1,817,937

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,441,960$24,233,455

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,270,009$1,034,640

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,209,323$4,971,036

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,032,395

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,479,332$8,038,071

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $600,000$600,000

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,362,628$15,595,384

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,962,628$16,195,384

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,441,960$24,233,455

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,195,384 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$10,438,426

XI-2 Total expenses$9,159,879

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,278,547

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,962,628

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$45,791

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,195,384

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

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