Nonprofit · EIN 38-2170426
OAKLAND COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · BLOOMFLD HLS, MI 48302
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $258,614 | $299,790 | -$41,176 | $2,367,208 | $0 | $2,367,208 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $289,305 | $244,900 | $44,405 | $2,252,471 | $0 | $2,252,471 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $240,610
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $56,709
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $56,083
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$38,705
- Other revenue
- -$38,705
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $199,880
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,300
- Program services (functional)
- $240,416
- Management and general (functional)
- $31,084
- Fundraising (functional)
- $28,290
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,252,471
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,367,208
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,367,208
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,780,631
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,902,059
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $465,149
- Gross receipts
- $764,741
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey G Raphelson | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Andrew M Harris | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Charles D Bullock | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Levine | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Michael R Turco | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Matt Allen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey T Bagalis | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Aaron V Burrell | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Caroline Chambers | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julie P Cotant | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bryan Fitzgibbon | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa J Hamameh | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marc P Jerabek | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Victoria B King | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Kuchon | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonja L Lengnick | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Veronica R Leonard | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Patrick M McCarthy | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert J Morad | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David E Plunkett | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lynn Capp Sirich Ended | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dean M Googasian Ended | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Jones Ended | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL R TURCO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JEFFREY G RAPHELSON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT LEVINE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREW M HARRIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARC P JERABEK | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MATT ALLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHARLES D BULLOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CAROLINE CHAMBERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JULIE P COTANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRYAN FITZGIBBON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEAN M GOOGASIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LISA J HAMAMEH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| VICTORIA B KING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| SARAH KUCHON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SONJA L LENGNICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| VERONICA R LEONARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PATRICK M MCCARTHY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID E PLUNKETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LYNN CAPP SIRICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAMES S ROBINSON ENDED | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MELINDA N DEEL ENDED | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| E POWELL MILLER ENDED | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1760 S TELEGRAPH RD STE 100, BLOOMFLD HLS, MI 48302-0181
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Jeffrey G Raphelson, 1760 South Telegraph Road No 100, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
- Signed the 990
- Jeffrey G Raphelson, President
- Phone
- (248) 334-3400
- Website
- ocba.org/ocbf
- Return prepared by
- YEO & YEO PC
Mission
The Oakland County Bar Foundation is dedicated to ensuring access to justice and an understanding of the law in our community.
Program accomplishments
- The foundation provides grants to outside 501(c)(3) organizations to provide legal aid and education throughout the metro Detroit area. The primary objective is to provide legal services to low-income members of the Oakland County community. A few programs also provide legal education to students in the Oakland County school system. Legal service clinics run at different times of the year based on the provider's calendar. Clients served depend on the program and the amount of work that is required. One grant funds a legal education program that local Michigan high schools participate in dealing with the process of the legal system.Expenses $201,536 · grants $161,000
- The foundation provides a grant to the Oakland County Bar Association to fund multiple law related programs and to provide free legal education and free legal aid throughout Oakland County. The law-related education programs are geared to high school and elementary students. These programs teach students the use of the law and the importance of following it. The legal aid clinics travel throughout cities in Oakland County to provide an avenue for residents to meet with an attorney and get basic questions answered. Numbers of individuals served, and dates of the law-related education programs vary per program. In general, about 400-500 students are able to participate in OCBF funded programs per fiscal year. The clinics service anywhere from 100-300 people depending on their area of interest and location.Expenses $38,880 · grants $38,880
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
- 38-2170426
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,367,208
- Income (IRS master file)
- $764,741
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $258,614 | $299,790 | $2,367,208 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $289,305 | $244,900 | $2,252,471 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $278,458 | $258,195 | $2,068,495 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $461,405 | $281,545 | $1,951,123 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 38-2170426).
Questions about OAKLAND COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of OAKLAND COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OAKLAND COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION is 38-2170426.
- Is OAKLAND COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to OAKLAND COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OAKLAND COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION 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 OAKLAND COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION 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 OAKLAND COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION 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 OAKLAND COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Jeffrey G Raphelson.
- Who are the officers and directors of OAKLAND COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does OAKLAND COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $258,614, expenses of $299,790 and total assets of $2,367,208 at year end.
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