Nonprofit · EIN 31-0535300
CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · CINCINNATI, OH 45202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,267,550 | $1,935,914 | $331,636 | $5,896,569 | $1,118,071 | $4,778,498 |
| April 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,272,215 | $2,012,017 | $260,198 | $5,943,899 | $1,470,129 | $4,473,770 |
| April 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,324,735 | $2,025,827 | $298,908 | $5,425,371 | $1,503,713 | $3,921,658 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $62,545
- Program service revenue
- $2,085,746
- Investment income
- $323,029
- Net rental income
- -$204,070
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $235,262
- Other revenue
- -$203,770
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $183,817
- Other salaries and wages
- $864,680
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,239,991
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,900
- Occupancy
- $20,808
- Travel
- $21,577
- Depreciation
- $85,847
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,943,899
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,896,569
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,118,071
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,778,498
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,454,835
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,080,577
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,778,498
- Gross unrelated business income
- $172,929
- Gross receipts
- $3,558,173
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 1,031
- Year formed
- 1972
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa McPherson | Executive Director Officer | 37.5 | $173,080 | $10,737 |
| Maria Palermo | General Counsel Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $105,416 | $6,436 |
| Alan Abes | President Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Lori Anthony | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| J Corey Asay | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Aine M Baldwin | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Marianna Bettman | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Chelsea J Chalk | YLS Chair-Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Terance Coates | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Cook | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gabriel Davis | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Megan Frient | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Kahn | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Elida Kamine | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Kelly | YLS Chair Elect - Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob D Mahle | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Anthony Osterlund | CBF Liaison Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Adrienne Roach | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Nicole Sanders | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Adreanne Stuckey | Trustee - Started 2/25 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ebunoluwa Taiwo | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sanna-Rae Taylor | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Hon Janaya Trotter Bratton | Immediate Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| Melissa Watt | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Faith Whitaker | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| John Williams | ABA Delegate Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Wende C Cross | Trustee-exit 12/24 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa McPherson | Executive Director Officer | 37.5 | $164,486 | $9,740 |
| Maria Palermo | General Counsel Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $103,119 | $5,993 |
| Alan Abes | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Lori Anthony | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| J Corey Asay | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Aine M Baldwin | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Hon Pierre H Bergeron | Judicial Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Chelsea J Chalk | YLS Chair Elect- Trustee Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Terrence Coates | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Cook | BLAC Representative Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Hon Wende Cross | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gabriel Davis | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ryan Goellner | YLS Chair-Trustee Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Kahn | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Elida Kamine | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lindsay A Lawrence | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Shannon D Lawson | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jacob D Mahle | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| David J Oberly | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dale Stalf | CBF Liaison Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ebunoluwa Taiwo | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Hon Janaya Trotter Bratton | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Hon Christopher Wagner | Immediate Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| Melissa Watt | Women Lawyers Liaison Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Faith Whitaker | President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| John Williams | ABA Delegate Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa McPherson | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $158,333 | $17,780 |
| Maria Palermo | General Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,119 | $5,860 |
| Janaya Trotter Bratton | President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Hon Pierre H Bergeron | Judicial Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ryan Goellner | YLS Chair-Elect-Trustee Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jacob D Mahle | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| Alan Abes | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Faith Whitaker | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Dale Stalf | CBF Liasion Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Kahn | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Shannon D Lawson | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Terrence Coates | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Pavan Vijay Parikh | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Melissa Watt | Women Lawyers Liasion Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Cook | Corp Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Richey | President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Sara Cooperrider | Imm. Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| John Williams | ABA Delegate Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Elida Kamine | Trustee Trustee or director | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| Lindsay A Lawrence | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lori Anthony | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| J Corey Asay | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Hon Wende Cross | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gabriel Davis | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Remington Jackson | BLAC President - Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jabari Shaw | YLS Chair - Trustee Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 225 E 6TH ST, CINCINNATI, OH 45202-3209
- In care of
- % TERRI MINNITI
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Lisa G Mc Pherson, 225 E Sixth Street 2nd Floor, Cincinnati, OH 45202
- Signed the 990
- Lisa G Mc Pherson, Executive Director
- Phone
- (513) 381-8213
- Website
- www.cincybar.org
- Return prepared by
- Barnes Dennig & Co LTD
Mission
To promote professional excellence, foster justice, serve our members and educate the public.
Program accomplishments
- Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs, meetings and committees - Rule X of the Supreme Court of Ohio mandates that attorneys admitted in Ohio attend 24 hours of approved CLE courses on a biennial basis. To enable attorneys to meet this requirement the Cincinnati Bar Association offers seminars throughout the year on substantive law as well as on other aspects of legal practice. 79 live CLE Seminars were presented, with 2448 registrants. 21 of these seminars were offered in partnership with the Ohio Metropolitan Bar Association Consortium. 617 on-demand CLEs were also completed during the fiscal year. In addition, the CBA hosts over 100 Committee meetings annually, including virtual meetings. These meetings enable members to further their professional development, connect within specialization groups and advise the CBA on needs of the profession. There are more than 3,000 participants in the committees (many members participate in more than one committee).
- Membership - The CBA offers Greater Cincinnati attorneys many opportunities to network with their colleagues including 45 practice area or professional committees, leadership and community service programs and special events. The CBA offers a host of legal resources and membership includes two publications, the Legal Directory and CBA Report. Providing essential tools in facilitating communications among CBA members, users rely heavily on the Annual Legal Directory as a central source of contact information for local CBA members and non-member attorneys. The directory also provides comprehensive listings of law-related organizations, courts and governments, corporate legal departments, local real estate and financial institutions. The CBA Report, published six times a year, keeps the CBA members appraised of both key legal issues affecting the Greater Cincinnati area and areas of national interest that affect Cincinnati lawyers' professionalism. The magazine also provides a synopsis of the CBA's many activities including seminars as well as those statewide and national activities relevant to members' professional interests.
- Lawyers Referral Service LRS - The LRS provides the public with referrals to lawyers based upon their legal need and geographic location. The LRS provides education to the public by providing programs with community partners. The LRS handles about 12,000 referrals on an annual basis.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in April, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 30, 2026 | September 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | April 30, 2025 | September 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | April 30, 2024 | September 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-0535300
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Exempt since
- 1981
- Accounting year ends
- April
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,896,569
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,558,173
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | April 2025 | $2,267,550 | $1,935,914 | $5,896,569 | XML |
| 990 | April 2024 | $2,272,215 | $2,012,017 | $5,943,899 | XML |
| 990 | April 2023 | $2,324,735 | $2,025,827 | $5,425,371 | XML |
| 990 | April 2022 | $2,396,496 | $1,838,522 | $5,437,653 | IRS |
| 990 | April 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-0535300).
Questions about CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION is 31-0535300.
- Is CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1981.
- Which annual return does CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending April 30, 2026) is due September 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended April 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 names Lisa G Mc Pherson.
- Who are the officers and directors of CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 lists 27 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $173,080 (Lisa McPherson, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,267,550, expenses of $1,935,914 and total assets of $5,896,569 at year end.
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