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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,471,235
Total expenses
$4,196,224
Contributions and grants received
$2,996,894
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$653,865
Investment income
$395,092
Other revenue
$425,384
Total assets, end of year
$10,923,433
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,336,851
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,586,582
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $2,676,220

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $7,500

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $259,174

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $54,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SECTION REVENUE

    total $363,506 · related or exempt $363,506

  • 2b · Program service revenue: THE COLORADO LAWYER

    total $290,359 · unrelated business $268,904 · excluded $21,455

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $395,092 · excluded $395,092

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $101,133 · excluded $101,133

  • 11a · Other revenue: SECTION ADMINISTRATION

    total $167,182 · related or exempt $167,182

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $157,069 · related or exempt $157,069

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $324,251

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $419,938

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $179,006

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $39,659

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $38,884

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $33,352

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $16,397

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,276

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $117,627

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $32,769

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $104,178

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $205,279

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $104,311

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $31,546

  • 24a · Other expenses: INCOME TAXES

    total $33,165

  • 24b · Other expenses: THE COLORADO LAWYER PER

    total $631,956

  • 24c · Other expenses: SECTIONS EXPENSES (SPEC

    total $425,951

  • 24d · Other expenses: SPECIAL COMMITTEES

    total $295,916

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,470,014

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,373,739 · end of year $2,227,190

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $236,832 · end of year $485,426

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $167,220 · end of year $193,806

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,315 · end of year $23,702

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $3,376,721

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,807,761

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,745,429 · end of year $1,568,960

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,248,728 · end of year $6,358,159

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $66,190 · end of year $66,190

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $128,425 · end of year $159,191

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $440,208 · end of year $1,166,068

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,975,249 · end of year $2,011,592

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,261,535 · end of year $7,523,217

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $50,036 · end of year $63,365

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF JURISPRUDENCE; TO ENCOURAGE THE ADOPTION OF PROPER LEGISLATION; TO ADVOCATE THOROUGH AND CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION; TO UPHOLD THE HONOR AND INTEGRITY OF THE BAR; TO CULTIVATE CORDIAL RELATIONS AMONG THE LAWYERS OF COLORADO; TO PERPETUATE THE HISTORY OF THE PROFESSION AND THE MEMORY OF ITS MEMBERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF JURISPRUDENCE; TO ENCOURAGE THE ADOPTION OF PROPER LEGISLATION; TO ADVOCATE THOROUGH AND CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION; TO UPHOLD THE HONOR AND INTEGRITY FO THE BAR; TO CULTIVATE CORDIAL RELATIONS AMONG THE LAWYERS OF COLORADO; TO PERPETUATE THE HISTORY OF THE PROFESSION AND THE MEMORY OF ITS MEMBERS.

  • PUBLISH THE COLORADO LAWYER MAGAZINE: MONTHLY SCHOLARLY JOURNAL THAT PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH INFORMATION ON THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND LEGAL TOPICS.

  • TECHNOLOGY AND INTERNET; COMMUNICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP; SECTIONS AND COMMITTEES: PROVIDE LEGAL INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND DISCUSSION FORUMS TO MEMBERS. FACILIATE COMMUNICATION AMONG MEMBERS AND OTHER LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS AND SPECIALTY BAR ASSOCIATIONS.

  • FEDERAL PRO SE ASSISTANCE PROJECT: CLINIC TO ASSIST UNREPRESENTED LITIGANTS IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO. THE CLINIC HELPS TO PREPARE COMPLAINTS AND RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS, PROVIDES ASSISTANCE WITH OTHER COMMON PLEADINGS, ANSWERS PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS, AND EXPLAINS LEGAL CONCEPTS SUCH AS JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND SERVICE OF PROCESS. THE FOCUS IS ON CIVIL PROCEDURE NAVIGATING THE COURT SYSTEM.

  • VARIOUS PROGRAMS: PROVIDE LEGAL EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO THE PUBLIC AND ENHANCE THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS TO JUSTICE. PROMOTE DIVERSITY WITHIN THE LEGAL COMMUNITY.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Amy Larson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $250,960
    From this org
    $149,600
    From related orgs
    $70,400
    Other
    $30,960
    Hours/week
    27 + 13 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,600 + $70,400 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,053 + $9,907 related
    Filer's total
    $170,653 + $80,307 related
  • Nathaniel Baca

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Catherine Chan

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • J Ryann Peyton

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Charles Willman

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Codi Cox

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Sandy Eloranto

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Matthew Bradley

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Kyle Aber

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Daniel Tom

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jennilynn Lawrence

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Lynaia South

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Ellen Ross

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Alyson Scott

    COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Ed Felter

    COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Eric M Johnson

    COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Kaela Zihlman

    COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Nicoal Sperrazza

    COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • John Lee

    COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Meagan Moodie

    COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Carlos Romo

    COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Spencer Rubin

    COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Mallory Hasbrook

    COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Susan Blanco

    COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Dalia Labrador

    COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Theresa Spahn

    COUNCIL MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Dan Sweetser

    DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $211,176
    From this org
    $58,500
    From related orgs
    $121,500
    Other
    $31,176
    Hours/week
    13 + 27 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $58,500 + $121,500 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,132 + $21,044 related
    Filer's total
    $68,632 + $142,544 related
  • Lori Krupske

    FINANCE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $151,087
    From this org
    $41,992
    From related orgs
    $87,215
    Other
    $21,880
    Hours/week
    13 + 27 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $41,992 + $87,215 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,111 + $14,769 related
    Filer's total
    $49,103 + $101,984 related
  • Imelda Reveles

    INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIR

    Total calculated
    $138,249
    From this org
    $57,057
    From related orgs
    $61,812
    Other
    $19,380
    Hours/week
    19 + 21 related
  • Tyler Mounsey

    LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS DIRE

    Total calculated
    $118,123
    From this org
    $112,789
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,334
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION (CBA) PROVIDES REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE SPOUSES OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ATTEND TWO AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION'S NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BAR PRESIDENTS EACH YEAR AND FOR THE SPOUSES OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT AND THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT TO ATTEND ONE SUCH CONFERENCE EACH YEAR. CBA PROVIDES REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE SPOUSES OF THE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT-ELECT, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ATTEND ONE CONFERENCE OF SIMILARLY SITUATED VOLUNTARY BAR ASSOCIATIONS, KNOWN AS THE GREAT RIVERS CONFERENCE, EACH YEAR. CBA PROVIDES REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE SPOUSES OF THE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT-ELECT, AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT TO ATTEND TWO BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETINGS EACH YEAR IF THOSE OFFICERS NEED TO TRAVEL TO ANY SUCH MEETING.
PART I, LINE 3
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE JOINT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE DENVER BAR ASSOCIATION, COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION AND CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (D.B.A. CBA/CLE), WHICH INCLUDES COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION OFFICERS. THEY REVIEW PERFORMANCE, COMPARE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE TO OTHERS IN SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE INDUSTRY AND DECIDE ANNUALLY THE CURRENT YEAR'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THIS IS DOCUMENTED BY LETTER TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ALL OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES' SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
17 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202322909349300542

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