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Federal Communications Bar Association

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Washington, DC501(c)(6)Mutual / membership EIN 52-6046206Revenue $1.4M in FY2024Latest return filed May 9, 2025

On file with the IRSfcba.org1020 19th St Nw Ste 325, 20036-6113 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Jun 1980

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To promote the development, interpretation and practice of Communications law and policy.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$186K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $82K 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$186K
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
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$356K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$795K
FY2022$962K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024+0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$749K
FY2022$846K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1980.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $186K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Kerry Loughney
Executive Director
$186,153Pt VII · Sec A
Kathleen a Kirby
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Grace Koh
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Johanna Thomas
Assistant Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mia Guizzetti Hayes
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kerry Loughney$186,153$178,511$176,089$160,712$158,897

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

Promotes the development, interpretation, and practice of communications law and policy.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Promote the proper administration of the federal laws relating to wire and radio communications through meetings, conferences, and seminars to attorneys in the communication industry.

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
Wireless Infrastructure AssociationFY2024$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $12K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$521K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$356K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$521K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$521K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$395K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Other assetsLn 15$796K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$356K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$506K$521K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$290K$395K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$451K$356K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$181K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$219K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$40K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K
Office expensesLn 13$3K
Information technologyLn 14$2K
OccupancyLn 16$101K
TravelLn 17$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K
InsuranceLn 23$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$587K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 9, 2025 $1.4M$1.3M$65K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 6, 2024 $1.5M$1.3M$178K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 10, 2023 $962K$846K$116K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $795K$749K$45K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 4, 2021 $1.0M$1.0M$4K$1.0M 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 $1,401,436 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,465,310$1,337,654
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,245$38,782
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $25,000$25,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,510,555$1,401,436
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$12,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $540,439$521,471
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $791,933$803,165
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,332,372$1,336,636
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $178,183$64,800
Part VI · Governance 20 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,401,436 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $135 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,128,829 · Unrelated business $2,825 · Excluded from tax $205,865$1,337,519
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38,782$38,782
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $25,000$25,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,153,964 · Unrelated business $2,825 · Excluded from tax $244,647$1,401,436
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,336,636 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$12,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$181,222
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$219,004
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$39,981
IX-9 Other employee benefits$50,629
IX-10 Payroll taxes$30,635
IX-11c Accounting fees$22,950
IX-11g Other fees for services$43,788
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$2,930
IX-13 Office expenses$2,669
IX-14 Information technology$2,431
IX-16 Occupancy$100,957
IX-17 Travel$1,906
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$12,416
IX-23 Insurance$8,282
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$586,567
IX-24e All other expenses$18,269
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,336,636
Part X · Balance sheet $1,776,548 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $506,233$521,444
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,250$15,620
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $66,732$33,867
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,225$15,174
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $289,719$394,759
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $15,973$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $871,765$795,684
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,782,897$1,776,548
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,416$48,073
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,070$6,525
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $406,390$300,993
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $450,876$355,591
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,301,053$1,353,879
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $30,968$67,078
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,332,021$1,420,957
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,782,897$1,776,548
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,420,957 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,401,436
XI-2 Total expenses$1,336,636
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,800
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,332,021
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$24,136
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,420,957

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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