Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1982.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
12 people listed on the 990.
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
Fosters member cooperation, education, and public service through resources and opportunities.
Questions for Spokane County Bar Association
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Continuing Legal Education
Organized to benefit members of the legal profession through educational seminars, webcasts and conferences. The association strives to provide seminars of the highest quality, utilizing local talent while keeping registration costs at a minimum.
Lawyer referral services, pro bono services, and other social and networking programs: lawyer referral service - the association provides a "lawyer referral service" for the public. Volunteer legal services - the association promotes volunteer legal services for the low income and UNDERPRIVILEGED.ONLINE access to an up-to-date spokane…
Specialization Support and Committees
Section affiliation & networking - being a member promotes camaraderie, and fellowship in the legal profession. Scba members are invited to participate in "sections" of the bar. Sections are focus groups that meeting regularly to discuss issues relative to the specific area of law or legal profession.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $222K | $283K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $3K | $2K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $240K | $289K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $73K | $64K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $167K | $225K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $102K | $69K | $12K | $21K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $4K | $3K | $800 | $640 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $16K | $11K | $2K | $3K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $8K | $6K | $955 | $2K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $12K | $12K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $229 | $229 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $16K | $16K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $5K | $5K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $958 | $958 | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $25K | $25K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $5K | $5K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $198K | $144K | $27K | $27K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Dec 5, 2025 | $330K | $395K | −$65K | $212K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 5, 2025 | $0 | $333K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2024 | $425K | $367K | $57K | $334K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 17, 2023 | $359K | $310K | $48K | $273K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 19, 2022 | $256K | $198K | $58K | $225K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2021 | $268K | $247K | $21K | $167K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $256,150 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $256,150 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $198,268 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $288,578 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $225,047 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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