Chicago Bar Association
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net | Reserve mo. | Staff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5,432,169 | 5,363,663 | 68,506 | 13.0 | 44% |
| 2012 | 5,663,458 | 5,279,800 | 383,658 | 13.6 | 44% |
| 2013 | 6,230,943 | 5,780,128 | 450,815 | 13.9 | 43% |
| 2014 | 6,798,535 | 5,883,092 | 915,443 | 15.9 | 42% |
| 2015 | 6,008,536 | 5,815,218 | 193,318 | 16.3 | 43% |
| 2016 | 5,728,119 | 6,014,690 | −286,571 | 14.9 | 43% |
| 2017 | 5,807,565 | 5,935,998 | −128,433 | 15.1 | 42% |
| 2018 | 5,908,212 | 5,966,767 | −58,555 | 15.1 | 40% |
| 2019 | 5,025,864 | 5,451,905 | −426,041 | 15.4 | 38% |
| 2020 | 6,269,830 | 4,569,876 | 1,699,954 | 22.5 | 34% |
| 2021 | 4,145,417 | 3,653,942 | 491,475 | 32.1 | 35% |
| 2022 | 5,014,967 | 4,082,122 | 932,845 | 29.4 | 32% |
| 2023 | 4,857,376 | 4,517,865 | 339,511 | 26.8 | 30% |
In its most recent public year (2023), this organization brought in $339,511 more than it spent. Its reserves stood at about 26.8 months of spending, up from 13 in 2011. Staff pay was 30% of spending. $2,986,321 of its net assets are donor-restricted.
Reserve months = net assets ÷ average monthly spending; net assets count everything the organization owns beyond its debts — buildings and donor-restricted funds included, not just cash. Staff pay = salaries, wages, and officer compensation; it excludes benefits and payroll taxes. The IRS releases this data years after the fact — this organization's newest public year is 2023. Years refer to the calendar year in which the organization's fiscal year ended. Short-form filers do not publicly report donor-restricted balances or staffing costs. Source filings
Chicago Bar Association's IRS filings as a feed — one entry per filing year, through 2023. Add the address to any feed reader; in Slack, send /feed subscribe with it (pasting the link alone won't subscribe). How this feed works