Federal Bar Association

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Arlington, VA501(c)(6)Since 1920Mutual / membership EIN 53-0182821Revenue $5.2M in FY2025Latest return filed May 29, 2026

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The mission of the Association is to strengthen the federal legal system and administration of justice by serving the interests and the needs of the federal practitioner, both public and private, the federal judiciary and the public they serve.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 53-0182821) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 250 volunteers and 18 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$433K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $10.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
1.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $38K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.4M
26% of total assets
Liabilities are 26% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
12 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$5.2M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$5.1M
Net assets
$9.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$10.6M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$5.2M
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2025$5.1M
Net assets
$9.8M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$8.1M
FY2024$9.1M
FY2025$9.8M

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1967.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $433K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$295,527Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$137,285Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stacy King$295,527$246,556$256,475$232,989$232,989$227,601
Ruby Yvonne Cockram$137,285—————
R Yvonne Cockram—$133,036$136,500———

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

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Annual Meeting and Convention

Conference provides the organization's members and nonmembers with opportunities for continuing legal education and professional growth in the legal field. Annual business meetings of the association also take place.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 53-0182821) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
02

Insurance Tax Seminar

Conference provides the organization's members and nonmembers with opportunities for continuing legal education and professional growth in the legal field. The program concentrates on law regarding insurance tax.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 53-0182821) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
03

Indian Law Conference

Conference provides the organization's members and nonmembers with opportunities for continuing legal education and professional growth in the legal field. The program concentrates on federal Indian law.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 53-0182821) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$38K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$364K
Other incomeLn 4–11$84K
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$9.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$488K
Total assetsLn 16$13.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$364K
Other incomeLn 4–11$84K
Gains on assetsLn 7$45K
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$268K
SavingsLn 2$220K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$488K
Accounts receivableLn 4$122K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$14K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$404K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$158K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.1M
Other assetsLn 15$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$13.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$9.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$46K
Share of the $6.9M endowmentSch D 1g0.66%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$6.9M$6.5M$4.9M$1.1M$1.2M
AddedLn 1b$437K$1.6M$4.3M$175K$129K
SpentLn 1d–1f$0$0$404K$272K$105K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$488K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.3M$10.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$122K$158K
Total assetsLn 16$11.1M$13.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$9.1M$9.8M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$307K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$849K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$28K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$75K
Payroll taxesLn 10$90K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$165K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$228K
Investment management feesLn 11f$46K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$430K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K
Office expensesLn 13$510K
Information technologyLn 14$225K
OccupancyLn 16$231K
TravelLn 17$286K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$964K
InterestLn 20$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$52K
InsuranceLn 23$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$549K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 29, 2026 $5.2M$5.1M$83K$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 16, 2025 $5.0M$4.8M$229K$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 17, 2024 $10.6M$4.9M$5.7M$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 30, 2023 $3.9M$4.1M−$256K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 26, 2022 $3.5M$3.2M$271K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $3.6M$3.3M$259K$2.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

C · Political and lobbying D · Assets and endowments J · Pay O · Explanations R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $5,164,349 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,449,543$4,716,266
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $532,448$408,352
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $45,275$39,731
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,027,266$5,164,349
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 $1,375,889$1,348,905
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,422,817$3,732,490
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,798,706$5,081,395
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $228,560$82,954
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $5,164,349 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,478 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,610,423 · Unrelated business $105,843$4,716,266
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $363,630$363,630
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $35,677$35,677
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $44,722$44,722
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $1,576$1,576
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,612,901 · Unrelated business $107,419 · Excluded from tax $444,029$5,164,349
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,081,395 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$306,562
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$849,382
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$28,158
IX-9 Other employee benefits$75,119
IX-10 Payroll taxes$89,684
IX-11b Legal fees$11,735
IX-11c Accounting fees$165,329
IX-11d Lobbying fees$228,000
IX-11f Investment management fees$45,741
IX-11g Other fees for services$429,602
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$9,378
IX-13 Office expenses$510,480
IX-14 Information technology$224,899
IX-16 Occupancy$230,902
IX-17 Travel$285,614
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$963,598
IX-20 Interest$7,958
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$51,729
IX-23 Insurance$18,716
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$548,809
IX-25 Total functional expenses$5,081,395
Part X · Balance sheet $13,231,588 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $717,819$268,145
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $451,888$220,177
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $129,096$121,818
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,961$14,191
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $383,524$404,276
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $122,384$158,499
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,844,648$10,054,816
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $443,399$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,020$1,989,666
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,116,739$13,231,588
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $530,543$410,240
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,289,849$738,970
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $141,754$137,912
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,095$2,156,498
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,977,241$3,443,620
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,139,498$9,787,968
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,139,498$9,787,968
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,116,739$13,231,588
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,787,968 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,164,349
XI-2 Total expenses$5,081,395
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$82,954
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,139,498
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$565,516
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,787,968

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