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Mobile Bar Association FY2023 filing

Mobile, ALUnknown exempt organizationSince 1979EIN 63-0754041Revenue $277K in FY2023

On file with the IRSPo Box 2005 · Mobile, AL

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To elevate the legal profession to the highest possible standards, regulate its practice, and provide continuing legal education to its members.

Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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 deficit $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$277K
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$305K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$167K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$277K
FY2023▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$168K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$207K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$280K
FY2025$228K
Expenses
$305K
FY2023▲ +51%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$252K
FY2021$195K
FY2022$203K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$216K
FY2025$233K
Net assets
$167K
FY2023▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$150K
FY2021$191K
FY2022$195K
FY2023$167K
FY2024$231K
FY2025$226K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Raymond Bell
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Judge Judson Wells
President El
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gordon Armstrong
Asst Treasur
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jenna York
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ann Forbes
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Forrest Latta
Past Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Ann Sirmon$72,500$67,500$65,917

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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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Elevates legal standards, regulates practice, and provides continuing education for lawyers.

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The mba sponsors several live seminars each year to provide quality cle to its members to help in meeting the annual cle requirements of the alabama bar association.

Pt IX · col B
02

The mba has monthly luncheon meetings. These are business meetings with the members and often cle is provided.

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
The Robert and Joanna Cunningham Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$250
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$277K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$155K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$117K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$305K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$167K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$175K
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$155K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$117K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$277K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
SavingsLn 2$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$175K
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$167K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$201K$175K
Total assetsLn 16$201K$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$195K$167K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$93K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K
Office expensesLn 13$7K
OccupancyLn 16$19K
TravelLn 17$5K
InsuranceLn 23$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$141K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$305K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $228K$233K−$5K$226K 990 PDF
FY2024 $280K$216K$65K$231K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $277K$305K−$28K$167K 990 PDF
FY2022 $207K$203K$4K$195K 990 PDF
FY2021 $236K$195K$41K$191K 990 PDF
FY2020 $168K$252K−$84K$150K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $276,810 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $151,190$155,430
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $54,944$116,980
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $690$4,400
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $206,824$276,810
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $101,533$112,196
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $101,078$192,805
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $202,611$305,001
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,213−$28,191
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $276,810 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,980 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$150,430
VIII-1d Related organizations$5,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$155,430
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $109,000$109,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,400$4,400
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $116,980 · Excluded from tax $4,400$276,810
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $305,001 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$93,002
IX-9 Other employee benefits$12,278
IX-10 Payroll taxes$6,916
IX-11c Accounting fees$6,500
IX-13 Office expenses$6,659
IX-16 Occupancy$19,404
IX-17 Travel$4,875
IX-23 Insurance$4,706
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$140,626
IX-24e All other expenses$10,035
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$305,001
Part X · Balance sheet $175,445 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,664$65,316
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $105,798$110,129
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $201,462$175,445
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,520$8,694
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,520$8,694
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $191,506$166,751
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $194,942$166,751
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $201,462$175,445
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $166,751 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$276,810
XI-2 Total expenses$305,001
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,191
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$194,942
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$166,751

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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