What is the EIN of ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION?

The employer identification number (EIN) of ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION is 37-0345303.

Is ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1942.

Are donations to ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?

No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.

When is the next return of ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Dennis J Archer.

Who are the officers and directors of ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 34 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $297,912 (Robert E Craghead, Executive Director).

How much revenue does ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,438,426, expenses of $9,159,879 and total assets of $24,233,455 at year end.

Nonprofit · EIN 37-0345303

ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · SPRINGFIELD, IL 62701

Financials

Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end

Financials of ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year ended	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Net income	Total assets	Liabilities	Net assets
June 30, 2025	990	$10,438,426	$9,159,879	$1,278,547	$24,233,455	$8,038,071	$16,195,384
June 30, 2024	990	$8,696,734	$9,025,009	-$328,275	$21,441,960	$6,479,332	$14,962,628
June 30, 2023	990	$8,596,936	$8,540,255	$56,681	$20,546,745	$6,113,286	$14,433,459

Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants: $0
Program service revenue: $8,648,148
Investment income: $1,187,347
Royalties: $214,094
Net rental income: $63,728
Net gain from sales of assets: $736,238
Other revenue: $602,931

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid: $0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees: $504,438
Other salaries and wages: $4,419,942
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total): $4,924,380
Professional fundraising fees: $0
Legal fees: $17,856
Accounting fees: $36,250
Occupancy: $417,529
Travel: $537,875
Depreciation: $203,337
Program services (functional): $6,394,977
Management and general (functional): $2,764,902

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year: $21,441,960
Total assets, end of year: $24,233,455
Total liabilities, end of year: $8,038,071
Net assets, end of year: $16,195,384
Land, buildings and equipment: $2,163,370
Net assets without donor restrictions: $600,000
Net assets with donor restrictions: $15,595,384
Gross unrelated business income: $222,093
Gross receipts: $13,398,213
Employees: 52
Volunteers: 2,000
Year formed: 1877
State of legal domicile: IL

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
Robert E Craghead	Executive Director Officer	35	$297,912	$36,336
Dennis J Archer	Director of Finance/Admin Officer	31	$193,057	$28,508
Charles Northrup	General Counsel Highest-paid employee	35	$192,527	$28,505
Tim Slating	Assistant Executive Direct Highest-paid employee	35	$149,876	$25,449
Stacey Hacker Meehan	IL Bar Foundation - ED Highest-paid employee	1	$145,784	$24,193
Ernest Barrens	Director of Sections & Committees Highest-paid employee	33	$142,783	$24,737
David P Eldreidge	Key Director of Legislative Affairs Highest-paid employee	1	$162,500	$0
Hon Bridget C Duignan	President Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Sonni Williams	Past President Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Perry J Browder	President Elect Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Sarah E Toney	2nd Vice President Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Heather A McPherson	3rd Vice Persident Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Jennifer Nicole Luczkowiak	Secretary Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Emily N Masalski	Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Michael G Bergmann	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0

19 more people on this return

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation
Courtney A Berlin	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Sandra Crawford JD	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Kelly R Giraudo	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Hon Wesley A Gozia	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Jennifer Anne Haase	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Kristine M Honiotes	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Nargis A Khokhar	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Stephen M Komie	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Hon Mark J Lopez	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Jameika W Mangum	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Gregory Edward Moredock	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Ted M Niemann	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Kristin Irene Olson	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Hon Chole G Pedersen	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
J Matthew Pfeiffer	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Arlette G Porter	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Ashonta C Rice	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Thomas Speedie Jr	Member Trustee or director	1	$0
Angelica W Wawrzynek	Member Trustee or director	1	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 34 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
Robert E Craghead	Executive Director Officer	35	$286,234	$33,324
Dennis J Archer	Director of Finance/Admin Officer	31	$185,351	$25,757
Charles Northrup	General Counsel Highest-paid employee	35	$177,756	$27,398
James R Covington	Director of Legislation Highest-paid employee	33	$165,764	$24,288
Stacey Hacker Meehan	IL Bar Foundation - ED Highest-paid employee	1	$145,784	$23,082
Tim Slating	Assistant Executive Direct Highest-paid employee	35	$140,467	$22,391
Jeanne B Heaton	Director of CLE Highest-paid employee	35	$131,525	$14,343
Shawn S Kasserman	President Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Rory T Weiler	Past President Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Sonni Williams	President Elect Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Bridget C Duignan	2nd Vice President Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Perry J Browder	3rd Vice Persident Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Wesley A Gozia	Secretary Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Sarah E Toney	Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Chloe G Pedersen	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Bianca B Brown	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Nicholas Joseph Feda	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
J Matthew Pfeiffer	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Ava M George Stewart	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Jennifer Anne Haase	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Amanda G Highlander	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Mark J Lopez	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Mark L Karno	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Stephen M Komie	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Heather A McPherson	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Emily N Masalski	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Mark C Palmer	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Mary L Milano	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Marcos A Resendiz	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Kristin Irene Olson	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Diana Christine Servos	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Hon Tamika R Walker	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Michael G Bergmann	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
J Randall Cox	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0

990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 34 people

Name	Title	Hours / week	Compensation	Other / benefits
Robert E Craghead	Executive Director Officer	35	$289,216	$32,187
Dennis J Archer	Director of Finance/Admin Officer	31	$171,602	$23,923
Charles Northrup	General Counsel Highest-paid employee	35	$167,777	$25,049
James R Covington	Director of Legislation Highest-paid employee	33	$152,218	$21,912
Tim Slating	Assistant Executive Direct Highest-paid employee	35	$133,439	$20,504
Stacey Hacker Meehan	IL Bar Foundation - ED Highest-paid employee	0	$133,438	$20,504
Jeanne B Heaton	Director of CLE Highest-paid employee	35	$125,117	$19,880
Rory T Weiler	President Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Anna P Krolikowska	Past President Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Shawn S Kasserman	President Elect Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Sonni Williams	2nd Vice President Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Bridget C Duignan	3rd Vice Persident Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Wesley A Gozia	Secretary Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Sarah E Toney	Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer	1	$0	$0
Chloe G Pedersen	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Bianca B Brown	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Nicholas Joseph Feda	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
J Matthew Pfeiffer	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Ava M George Stewart	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Jennifer Anne Haase	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Amanda G Highlander	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Julie A Johnson	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Mark L Karno	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Stephen M Komie	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Heather A McPherson	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Emily N Masalski	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Mark C Palmer	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Mary L Milano	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Marcos A Resendiz	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
J David Sanders	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Diana Christine Servos	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Hon Tamika R Walker	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
Michael G Bergmann	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0
J Randall Cox	Member Trustee or director	1	$0	$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file): 424 S 2ND ST, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62701-1704
Principal officer (990 for 2024): Dennis J Archer, 424 S Second Street, Springfield, IL 62701
Signed the 990: Dennis J Archer, Director of Finance & Admin. Serv.
Phone: (217) 525-1760
Website: www.isba.org
Return prepared by: ECK SCHAFER & PUNKE LLP

Mission

Trade Association for Attorneys
990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

Section Support. Sections of the Illinois State Bar Association provide publication of newsletters, legislative research and advice, and development and sponsorship of continuing legal education programs.
Expenses $467,002
Committees support to investigate specific areas of interest which are currently relevant within the legal profession
Expenses $625,989
Conferences and meetings - held various times throughout the year to inform the general membership of the current issues which the Association is confronting.
Expenses $1,428,562
Legislation
Expenses $3,873,424
Publication
Legal education support
Public and media relations support
Other programs support

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax year	Year ended	Due	IRS public records
2025	June 30, 2026	November 16, 2026	Not due yet
2024	June 30, 2025	November 17, 2025	990 on file
2023	June 30, 2024	November 15, 2024	990 on file

IRS record

EIN: 37-0345303
Tax-exempt status: 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible: No
Exempt since: 1942
Accounting year ends: June
Files: Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file): $24,233,455
Income (IRS master file): $13,398,213

Filing history

Form	Year ended	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Return
990	June 2025	$10,438,426	$9,159,879	$24,233,455	IRS
990	June 2024	$8,696,734	$9,025,009	$21,441,960	IRS
990	June 2023	$8,596,936	$8,540,255	$20,546,745	XML
990	June 2022	$8,321,304	$7,389,144	$19,962,857	IRS
990	June 2021	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2020	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2019	–	–	–	IRS
990	June 2018	–	–	–	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 37-0345303).

Questions about ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION?: The employer identification number (EIN) of ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION is 37-0345303.
Is ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?: Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1942.
Are donations to ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?: No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does ILLINOIS STATE 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 ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION due?: The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?: The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Dennis J Archer.
Who are the officers and directors of ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION?: The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 34 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $297,912 (Robert E Craghead, Executive Director).
How much revenue does ILLINOIS STATE BAR ASSOCIATION have?: On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,438,426, expenses of $9,159,879 and total assets of $24,233,455 at year end.

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