Chattanooga Bar Association

Not tax-deductible

Chattanooga, TN501(c)(6)Since 1897EIN 62-6043623

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To work for the betterment of the legal profession and the administration of justice; to stimulate a feeling of respect, esteem and good fellowship among members; promote legal education of the legal community.

94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$121K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$151K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$403K
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$399K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$147K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$403K
FY2025▲ +51%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$252K
FY2022$261K
FY2023$262K
FY2024$267K
FY2025$403K
Expenses
$399K
FY2025▲ +48%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$257K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$269K
FY2025$399K
Net assets
$147K
FY2025▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$136K
FY2021$138K
FY2022$142K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$142K
FY2025$147K

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 Dec 1944.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $376K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $121K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$121,060Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Governors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Governors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lynda Minks Hood$121,060$113,458$104,316$98,849$96,433$94,367

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

Provides legal education and professional development for Chattanooga attorneys.

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3 programs · $360K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Sponsored seminars and events to provide legal education and work toward betterment of the legal profession

$260Kprogram expense
02

Iolta program

$100Kprogram expense
03

The lawyer referral service is a public service that provided lawyer referral services to aid the general public needing legal representation

Pt IX · col B

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.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$403K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$321K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$72K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$399K
Ln 25
Programscol B$376K
Owns and owesPt X
$147K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$216K
Total assetsLn 16$298K
LiabilitiesLn 26$151K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$321K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$72K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$403K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50
SavingsLn 2$216K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$216K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$78K
Total assetsLn 16$298K
LiabilitiesLn 26$151K
Net assetsLn 32$147K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$209K$216K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$106K$78K
Total assetsLn 16$315K$298K
LiabilitiesLn 26$173K$151K
Net assetsLn 32$142K$147K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$121K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$103K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K
Office expensesLn 13$18K
Information technologyLn 14$15K
OccupancyLn 16$32K
TravelLn 17$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K
InsuranceLn 23$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$399K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $403K$399K$5K$147K 990 PDF
FY2024 $267K$269K−$3K$142K 990 PDF
FY2023 $262K$260K$2K$145K 990 PDF
FY2022 $261K$257K$4K$142K 990 PDF
FY2021 $252K$250K$3K$138K 990 PDF
FY2020 $250K$243K$7K$136K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $403,206 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$158,385
VIII-1c Fundraising events$13,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$149,091
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$320,676
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $71,932$71,932
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,379$4,379
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,744$3,744
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,475$2,475
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $74,407 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,123$403,206
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $398,519 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$121,400
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$102,845
IX-9 Other employee benefits$7,727
IX-10 Payroll taxes$17,139
IX-11b Legal fees$1,000
IX-11c Accounting fees$12,951
IX-11g Other fees for services$36,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$2,676
IX-13 Office expenses$18,420
IX-14 Information technology$15,048
IX-16 Occupancy$31,801
IX-17 Travel$5,387
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$13,140
IX-23 Insurance$4,266
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$4,129
IX-24e All other expenses$4,590
IX-25 Total functional expenses$398,519
Part X · Balance sheet $298,181 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50$50
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $208,545$215,725
X-4 Accounts receivable$4,175
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $555$609
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $106,317$77,622
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $315,467$298,181
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $333$1,946
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $66,339$70,761
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $106,583$78,575
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $173,255$151,282
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $142,212$146,899
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $142,212$146,899
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $315,467$298,181
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $146,899 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$403,206
XI-2 Total expenses$398,519
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,687
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$142,212
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$146,899

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

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