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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DALLAS BAR ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,401,055
Total expenses
$3,981,360
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,788,012
Investment income
$454,156
Other revenue
$1,158,887
Total assets, end of year
$6,655,796
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,797,070
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,858,726
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,101,969
Management and general expenses
$1,879,391
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,936,104

Program services were 52.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

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.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Lawyer Referral Services

    total $190,832 · related or exempt $190,832

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Membership Dues & Assessments

    total $1,796,036 · related or exempt $1,796,036

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Publications-DBA Headnote

    total $492,004 · unrelated business $492,004

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Section Dues

    total $309,140 · related or exempt $309,140

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $454,156 · excluded $454,156

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $295,527

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $427,474

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$131,947

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$131,947 · unrelated business -$131,947

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Culinaire Royalties

    total $329,445 · related or exempt $329,445

  • 11b · Other revenue: Meeting Room Rentals

    total $198,325 · related or exempt $198,325

  • 11c · Other revenue: Section Income - Other

    total $408,895 · related or exempt $408,895

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $354,169 · related or exempt $354,169

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,290,834

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $245,825 · program services $135,204 · management and general $110,621

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,008,347 · program services $554,591 · management and general $453,756

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $121,836 · program services $67,010 · management and general $54,826

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $194,428 · program services $106,935 · management and general $87,493

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $86,786 · program services $47,732 · management and general $39,054

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $1,785 · management and general $1,785

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,723 · management and general $33,723

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $25,904 · management and general $25,904

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $216,053 · program services $118,829 · management and general $97,224

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $71,874 · program services $39,531 · management and general $32,343

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $750,691 · management and general $750,691

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,418 · management and general $16,418

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $53,603 · management and general $53,603

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $56,964 · management and general $56,964

  • 24a · Other expenses: Section Expenses

    total $681,742 · program services $681,742

  • 24b · Other expenses: Special Bar Services

    total $346,162 · program services $346,162

  • 24c · Other expenses: Rent - DBF

    total $22,000 · management and general $22,000

  • 24d · Other expenses: Security

    total $18,111 · management and general $18,111

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $29,108 · program services $4,233 · management and general $24,875

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,138,340 · end of year $2,049,239

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,329,585 · end of year $3,814,778

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $264,836 · end of year $296,593

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

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

    $1,385,627

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

    $1,260,997

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $173,841 · end of year $124,630

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $318,486 · end of year $370,556

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $380,115 · end of year $419,990

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $999,272 · end of year $1,006,315

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $406,670 · end of year $370,765

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,202,150 · end of year $2,563,279

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,236,881 · end of year $2,295,447

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The Dallas Bar Association is a nonprofit corporation chartered by the State of Texas to protect and advance the professional interests of persons licensed to practice law in the Dallas area, to improve the relations between the Bench, the Bar, and the Public, and to advance cordial communication among lawyers.

  • Continuing Legal Education -Daily luncheon clinic programs and online hybrid and virtual meetings featuring discussions on special topics by experts in each field; monthly continuing education programs held by each of the 30 sections.

    Expenses $619,553

  • Section Dues- The Dallas Bar Association (DBA) has 30 sections. Each section represents a particular field of law. DBA members are encouraged to join sections that may be of interest to their specific legal needs. Section dues are collected to pay for educational materials and speakers.

    Expenses $522,748

  • Membership Dues and Assessments - The annual dues paid to the Association by its members are its primary source of support. The dues are payments meant to provide support for the Association in exchange for the general benefits of membership derived from affiliation with the Association, and thus bare a direct casual relationship to the accomplishment of the Association's exempt purposes.

    Expenses $464,665

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alicia Hernandez

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $261,324
    From this org
    $130,662
    From related orgs
    $130,662
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    25 + 25 related
  • Sherri Evans

    Controller

    Total calculated
    $231,831
    From this org
    $231,831
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $218,430
    Bonus
    $13,401
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $231,831
  • Jessica Smith

    Dir-Communication

    Total calculated
    $109,500
    From this org
    $109,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35
  • Rhonda Thornton

    Special Event Dir

    Total calculated
    $84,077
    From this org
    $84,077
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35
  • Shawna Bush

    Dir of Membership

    Total calculated
    $82,613
    From this org
    $82,613
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35
  • Mary Ellen Johnson

    Marketing Director

    Total calculated
    $74,800
    From this org
    $74,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35
  • Tim Newman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hon Audrey Moorehead

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lauren Black

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elissa Wev

    Pres - LGBTQ

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kandace Walter

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katie Anderson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Mateja

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Stephanie Culpepper

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chelsea Hilliard

    Sec./Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hon Martin Hoffman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joe Coniglio

    Dir at Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amanda Cottrell

    Dir At-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Derek Mergele-Rust

    Dir. At Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hon Rebecca Rutherford

    Dir At Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Haleigh Jones

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cheryl Camin Murray

    Immed Past Pres

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rob Canas Jr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer King

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edward Loya

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vicki Blanton

    President Elect

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Sarah Rogers

    2nd Vice Presid

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Almeter

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonathan Childers

    1st Vice Presid

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristine Cruz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Trerod Hall

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicole Huschka

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alicia Hernandez

    Executive Direc

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

Itemized on Schedule J with no Part VII listing of the same name on this return:

  • Alicia Hernandez

    Executive Director

    Schedule J breakdown

    Base
    $121,554 + $121,554 related
    Bonus
    $9,108 + $9,108 related
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $130,662 + $130,662 related

Answered yes

  • 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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202401319349303140

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