Minnesota State Bar Association Msba

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Minneapolis, MN501(c)(6)Mutual / membership EIN 41-1112298Revenue $5.8M in FY2025Latest return filed Feb 9, 2026

On file with the IRSmnbar.org33 S 6th St Ste 4540, 55402-3714 · Minneapolis, MNTax-exempt since Aug 1978

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Promote the study & understanding of law among members of the Bar and the general public.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 200 volunteers and 46 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
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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 $127K 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$840K
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
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $62K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.4M
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.8M
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$6.2M
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.8M
FY2025▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$7.1M
FY2025$5.8M
Expenses
$6.2M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$5.9M
FY2025$6.2M
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.0M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1978.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

27 people listed on the 990; $840K 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
$228,255Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Policy
$146,453Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Administration
$137,121Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Communications
$133,266Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Legal Practice Technology
$103,768Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$91,037Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cheryl Dalby$228,255$216,630$205,175$201,982$195,530$195,061
Nancy Mischel$146,453$116,883$111,699$110,859$106,192$117,661
Paula Schulze$137,121$129,033$122,187$120,988$114,258$111,156
Joseph Satter$133,266$121,970$114,781$112,012$107,623$102,290
Jennifer Carter$103,768$111,588————
Tim Giving$91,037$84,629$79,964$76,883$74,581$72,411

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

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Educates lawyers and the public about the law.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Section Involvement and Education

Msba provides education programming throughout the year, with most through its practice area sections,. Programs include continuing legal education (cle) seminars that are delivered in-person, online, and recorded for later on-demand viewing.

Pt IX · col B
02

Bench & bar is msba's premier publication, providing members with monthly updates on developments in the law, issues facing the profession, practice tips, analysis, and commentary. Msba also provides many online services for its members, including practice tools for research, current information on legislation, court decisions, and…

Pt IX · col B
03

The assocation provides the service of collecting dues for various other organizations. Such dues are collected with the association's dues, and are subsequently forwarded to the appropriate organizations. Dues collected FOR/REMITTED to: districts $1,414,700, MN state bar foundation $54,725.

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$62K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $391K · 2024–2024
Hennepin County Bar FoundationMN · FY2024$293,440

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$323K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Money outPt IX
$6.2M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.3M
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$323K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Gains on assetsLn 7$38K
Total revenueLn 12$5.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$4.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$295K
Other assetsLn 15$622K
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 546
VolunteersI 6200
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$2.4M$4.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$269K$295K
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M$4.4M
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$391K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$434K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$123K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$220K
Payroll taxesLn 10$150K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K
Office expensesLn 13$400K
Information technologyLn 14$232K
OccupancyLn 16$172K
TravelLn 17$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$49K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$1.5M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$112K
InsuranceLn 23$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$845K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 9, 2026 $5.8M$6.2M−$427K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Dec 10, 2024 $7.1M$5.9M$1.2M$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Dec 18, 2023 $5.5M$5.9M−$365K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 30, 2023 $5.8M$5.5M$333K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 18, 2021 $5.6M$5.5M$117K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 17, 2021 $5.9M$6.0M−$60K$3.1M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,751,146 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $986,437$17,797
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,386,674$5,374,900
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $661,332$322,704
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,527$35,745
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,080,970$5,751,146
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$391,253
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,216,702$2,445,629
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,697,325$3,341,394
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,914,027$6,178,276
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,166,943−$427,130
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $5,751,146 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $82,628 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$5,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,797
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,797
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,989,935 · Unrelated business $302,337$5,292,272
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $284,308$284,308
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $24,625$24,625
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $38,396$38,396
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $11,120$11,120
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,072,563 · Unrelated business $302,337 · Excluded from tax $358,449$5,751,146
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,178,276 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$391,253
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$434,376
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$1,518,413
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$123,401
IX-9 Other employee benefits$219,501
IX-10 Payroll taxes$149,938
IX-11g Other fees for services$23,822
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$11,617
IX-13 Office expenses$400,208
IX-14 Information technology$231,671
IX-16 Occupancy$171,826
IX-17 Travel$1,385
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$48,978
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$1,469,424
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$112,365
IX-23 Insurance$25,354
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$844,744
IX-25 Total functional expenses$6,178,276
Part X · Balance sheet $8,425,089 assets, 16 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,428,671$4,311,088
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $986,437$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $72,479$85,655
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $212,973$122,571
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $269,354$295,282
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,704,824$2,988,490
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $693,530$622,003
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,368,268$8,425,089
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $576,422$1,534,623
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,703,846$2,121,279
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $149,900$149,900
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $701,486$644,021
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,131,654$4,449,823
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,236,614$3,975,266
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,236,614$3,975,266
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,368,268$8,425,089
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,975,266 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,751,146
XI-2 Total expenses$6,178,276
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$427,130
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,236,614
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$165,782
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,975,266

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