King County Bar Association

Not tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(6)Since 1906Mutual / membership EIN 91-0721603Revenue $12.5M in FY2025Latest return filed May 14, 2026

On file with the IRSkcba.orgSeattle, WATax-exempt since Jul 1967

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The King County Bar association's mission is to connect and serve our diverse legal community, promote professional and judicial excellence, engage in public policy, and increase access to justice.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-0721603) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 18 volunteers and 97 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $487K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$939K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.0 mo
of spending, in cash
3.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $2.4M
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.1M
34% of total assets
Liabilities are 34% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
16 of 16 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$12.5M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$12.4M
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$12.5M
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$10.0M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2023$10.8M
FY2024$14.4M
FY2025$12.5M
Expenses
$12.4M
FY2025▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$14.2M
FY2025$12.4M
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$4.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Jul 1967.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990; $939K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$190,026Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director Until 9/13/24
$173,560Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Managing Attorney
$123,480Pt VII · Sec A
Pro Bono Services Director
$119,342Pt VII · Sec A
Attorney
$113,480Pt VII · Sec A
Attorney
$111,013Pt VII · Sec A
$107,639Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrew Prazuch—————$198,030
Kathleen Jensen$190,026$188,666$128,052$122,823—$116,283
Christina Coad$173,560$93,806————
Anne Daly———$115,693$130,293$111,004
Dua Abudiab——$129,282$115,807——
Edmund Witter$123,480—————
Judy Lin$119,342—————
Peter Houck$113,480—————

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

Connects legal professionals, promotes excellence, and increases access to justice for all.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Lawyer Referral Services

Each year, the lawyer referral services responds to inquiries from the public and provides over 7,000 referrals to attorneys in many areas of law or to relevant agencies

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-0721603) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
02

Continuing Legal Education

Organize 40-50 live seminars and conferences annually, as well as a variety of educational AUDIT/VIDEO programs and helpful publications.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-0721603) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
03

Pro Bono Services

Provides free direct representation to low-income king county residents on a broad array of civil legal issues.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-0721603) · 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$2.4M
Grants paid · 5 grants · $11.9M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,050,713
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,551,530
Unitemized GrantFY2022$796,091
Unitemized GrantFY2021$180,887
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,359,549

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2021 · $5.4M federal money spent
Coronavirus Relief FundDepartment of the Treasury · ALN 21.019 · Through United Way of King County$5.3M
Crime Victim AssistanceDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.575 · Through State of Washington Office of Civil Legal Aid$108K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$833K
Other incomeLn 4–11$156K
Money outPt IX
$12.4M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$833K
Investment incomeLn 3$74K
Other incomeLn 4–11$156K
Total revenueLn 12$12.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$1.8M
Accounts receivableLn 4$6K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$16K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$136K
Other assetsLn 15$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 597
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M$3.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$109K$136K
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M$6.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.3M$2.1M
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.1M
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$291K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.1M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$288K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.0M
Payroll taxesLn 10$558K
Accounting feesLn 11c$134K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$306K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K
Office expensesLn 13$182K
Information technologyLn 14$447K
OccupancyLn 16$697K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$33K
InsuranceLn 23$29K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$200K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $12.5M$12.4M$129K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 9, 2025 $14.4M$14.2M$194K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Dec 4, 2023 $10.8M$9.6M$1.2M$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $7.8M$6.5M$1.3M$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022 $10.0M$9.9M$126K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 11, 2021 $4.5M$4.5M$23K$1.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

B · Donors C · Political and lobbying D · Assets and endowments I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $12,514,627 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,267,588$11,452,140
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $896,081$832,930
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $34,185$73,624
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $190,830$155,933
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,388,684$12,514,627
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,551,530$2,050,713
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $8,242,292$8,263,377
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,400,519$2,071,183
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,194,341$12,385,273
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $194,343$129,354
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $12,514,627 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $32,162 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$1,574,712
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,025,449
VIII-1d Related organizations$804,247
VIII-1e Government grants$7,916,982
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$130,750
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,452,140
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $832,930$832,930
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $73,624$73,624
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $123,771$123,771
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $865,092 · Unrelated business $123,771 · Excluded from tax $73,624$12,514,627
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,385,273 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$2,050,713
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$290,991
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$6,117,021
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$287,624
IX-9 Other employee benefits$1,009,407
IX-10 Payroll taxes$558,334
IX-11c Accounting fees$134,367
IX-11g Other fees for services$306,428
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$35,553
IX-13 Office expenses$182,188
IX-14 Information technology$446,513
IX-16 Occupancy$696,729
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$7,980
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$32,624
IX-23 Insurance$29,044
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$199,757
IX-25 Total functional expenses$12,385,273
Part X · Balance sheet $6,118,514 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,770,953$1,329,967
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,691,323$1,764,947
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,325,829$1,822,687
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $36,430$6,427
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $39,244$16,101
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $108,762$135,638
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,269,638$1,042,747
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,242,179$6,118,514
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $894,228$859,591
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $175,728$119,031
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,267,346$1,105,661
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,337,302$2,084,283
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,904,877$4,034,231
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,904,877$4,034,231
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,242,179$6,118,514
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,034,231 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,514,627
XI-2 Total expenses$12,385,273
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$129,354
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,904,877
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,034,231

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