Birmingham Bar Foundation

Tax-deductible

Birmingham, AL501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 63-1124515

To support, promote, and encourage activities for the furtherance of justice and legal education, including but not limited to the education of primary and secondary students, as well as the general public to promote a greater understanding of the law, through scholarships and encouragement of legal research, publications, institutes, forums and the establishment of scholarships.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$46K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $338K a year · 67% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 73% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
148 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 148.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$153K
-91% vs prior year
Spent
$167K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$153K
FY2024▼ -91%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$168K
FY2021$310K
FY2022$148K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$153K
Expenses
$167K
FY2024▼ -15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$137K
FY2021$162K
FY2022$165K
FY2023$197K
FY2024$167K
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2024▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$525K
FY2021$700K
FY2022$683K
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1995.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $141K Management & general 15% · $26K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

31 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A
$6,250Pt VII · Sec A
Board At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board At-Large Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Andersonjan-July 2024’s $30K as Executive Director is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Cindy Anderson—$46,000—
Cindy Andersonjan-July 2024$30,000——
Jennifer Buettner——$22,000
Alicia Jett$10,000——
Mandy Peterson-Tice Dec 2024-Pres$6,250——
Cindy Anderson——$5,875

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

Funds scholarships, legal research, and educational programs to promote justice, while providing essential internet access for jurors in local courthouses.

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3 program services account for $141K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Scholarships- members of the birmingham bar association and the general public donate money in memory of area attorneys who pass away during the year. The funds raised through this memorial program are competitively awarded to students at birmingham area law schools based on scholarship and NEED.GRANTS are also given to local non-profit…

$138Kprogram expense
02

Juror internet access- the foundation funds internet service for jurors to use while serving in two area courthouses. Without the service, jurors would be reliant on personal cell phone coverages because public wifi service is not provided.

$3Kprogram expense
03

Oral arguments- each year, we coordinate with the supreme court of alabama, the alabama court of criminal appeals, and the alabama court of civil appeals to travel to birmingham to hear oral arguments in actual cases.

Pt IX · col B

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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$500
Grants paid · 17 grants · $159K · 2020–2024
Birmingham Bar AssociationAL · FY2024$15,388
Samford UniversityAL · FY2024$8,900
Strategies for Youth INCMA · FY2023$15,000
Samford UniversityAL · FY2023$10,000
Youthserve INCAL · FY2023$7,500
Just Keep Smiling INCAL · FY2023$6,000
The Morgan ProjectAL · FY2022$7,500
Vulcan Park & MuseumFY2021$10,000
The Classic Upward Bound AcademyFY2020$10,000
Vulcan Park & MuseumFY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$153K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$97K
Investment incomeLn 3$63K
Money outPt IX
$167K
Ln 25
Programscol B$141K
Managementcol C$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$97K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$63K
Total revenueLn 12$153K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$176K
SavingsLn 2$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$2.2M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$64K$64K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$46K$35K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2K$1K$490
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$756
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$11K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$12K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$13K$4K
TravelLn 17$331$248$83
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$518
InsuranceLn 23$700$525$175
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$266$200$66
Total functional expensesLn 25$167K$141K$26K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $153K$167K−$14K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$197K$1.5M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $148K$165K−$17K$683K 990 PDF
FY2021 $310K$162K$148K$700K 990 PDF
FY2020 $168K$137K$31K$525K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $153,288 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$47,407
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$49,711
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$97,118
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $63,445$63,445
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$7,390−$7,390
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $115$115
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $56,170$153,288
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $167,048 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $64,028$64,028
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,687 · Management $11,563$46,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,472 · Management $490$1,962
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,267 · Management $756$3,023
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,415 · Management $3,804$15,219
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,923 · Management $3,974$15,897
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,974 · Management $4,324$17,298
IX-17 TravelPrograms $248 · Management $83$331
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,556 · Management $518$2,074
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $525 · Management $175$700
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $200 · Management $66$266
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $141,295 · Management $25,753 · Fundraising $0$167,048
Part X · Balance sheet $2,097,509 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $294,102$176,264
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,895,952$1,888,645
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $34,075$21,175
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,588$11,425
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,230,717$2,097,509
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,724$2,636
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $120,100$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $122,824$2,636
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,790,286$1,757,513
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $317,607$337,360
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,107,893$2,094,873
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,230,717$2,097,509
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,094,873 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$153,288
XI-2 Total expenses$167,048
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,760
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,107,893
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$740
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,094,873

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

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