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← MINNESOTA CHAPTER FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MINNESOTA CHAPTER FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$246,781
Total expenses
$285,896
Contributions and grants received
$37,500
Grants paid
$10,214
Program service revenue
$224,967
Investment income
$3,030
Other revenue
-$18,716
Total assets, end of year
$191,231
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$191,231
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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $30,050

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,450

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIPS

    total $113,600 · related or exempt $113,600

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM RECEIPTS

    total $93,683 · related or exempt $93,683

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP REBATES

    total $17,684 · related or exempt $17,684

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,030 · excluded $3,030

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $46,334

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $30,050

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $65,050

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$18,716 · excluded -$18,716

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $4,214

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $6,000

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,287

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $85,942

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,084

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,704

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $119,520

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,392

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES

    total $50,068

  • 24b · Other expenses: REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES

    total $9,669

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES AND FEES

    total $16

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $111,931 · end of year $99,735

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $118,415 · end of year $91,496

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $230,346 · end of year $191,231

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO STRENGTHEN THE FEDERAL LEGAL SYSTEM AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BY SERVING THE INTERESTS AND THE NEEDS OF THE FEDERAL PRACTITIONER, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY AND THE PUBLIC THEY SERVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO STRENGTHEN THE FEDERAL LEGAL SYSTEM AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.

  • MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS - THE MN CHAPTER OF THE FBA HOSTED NINE MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2024. THESE MEETINGS EACH INCLUDED A DIFFERENT SPEAKER, OR PANEL OF SPEAKERS, WHO DISCUSSED A TOPIC RELEVANT TO THE MEMBERSHIP AND PROVIDED CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDIT FOR THOSE WHO ATTENDED.

  • PRO SE PROJECT - THE PRO SE PROJECT IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE MINNESOTA DISTRICT COURT AND THE MINNESOTA CHAPTER OF THE FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN OUR FEDERAL COURTS AND TO ADDRESS THE GROWING CHALLENGES CIVIL PRO SE LITIGANTS POSE TO OUR FEDERAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM. THE GOAL OF THE PRO SE PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE CIVIL PRO SE LITIGANTS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A MEANINGFUL CONSULTATION WITH A VOLUNTEER LAWYER. THE PRO SE PROJECT MATCHED ALL WILLING AND ELIGIBLE LITIGANTS WITH VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS FOR CASES RANGING FROM EMPLOYMENT DISPUTES TO CIVIL RIGHTS.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Katherine Barrett Wiik

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable Elizabeth Cowan Wright

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barry Landy

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Mc Scheibel

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Devin Driscoll

    CHAIR - BAR TALK COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donna Reuter

    CHAIR - BAR TALK COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Megan Odom

    AFFINITY BAR LIASON COORDINATOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alyssa Schaefer

    CHAIR - BAR TALK COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable Hildy Bowbeer

    CHAIR - CIVIL DISCOVERY PRACTICE GROUP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Simeon Moreby

    CHAIR - CIVIL DISCOVERY PRACTICE GROUP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Niloy Ray

    CHAIR - CIVIL DISCOVERY PRACTICE GROUP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable Kesha L Tanabe

    CHAIR - JUSTICE & DEMOCRACY CENTERS COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greta Wiessner

    CHAIR - NEWER LAWYERS COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph Balthazor

    CHAIR - NEWER LAWYERS COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable William Fisher

    CHAIR - COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Samuel Walling

    CHAIR - COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelly Fermoyle

    CHAIR - DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michelle Looby

    CHAIR - DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amanda Mills

    CHAIR - MENTORSHIP COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter McElligott

    CHAIR - GOLF TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable Eric Tostrud

    CHAIR - GOLF TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Courtland Merrill

    CHAIR - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PRACTICE GROUP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sharon Roberg Perez PhD

    CHAIR - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PRACTICE GROUP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sheila Niaz

    CHAIR - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PRACTICE GROUP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Beane

    CHAIR - LAW SCHOOL OUTREACH LIASON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hannah Leiendecker

    CHAIR - LAW SCHOOL OUTREACH LIASON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily McAdam

    DIRECTOR & VP - MEMBERSHIP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeanette Bazis

    CHAIR - NATIONAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chelsea Walcker

    CHAIR - WHITE-COLLAR CRIME PRACTICE GROUP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicholas Scheiner

    CHAIR - WHITE-COLLAR CRIME PRACTICE GROUP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kate Baxter-Kauf

    CHAIR - MASS TORTS, MULTI-DISTRICT LITIGATION, AND

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stacey Slaughter

    CHAIR - MASS TORTS, MULTI-DISTRICT LITIGATION, AND

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Prof Elizabeth Bentley

    DIRECTOR & CHAIR - JUSTICE & DEMOCRACY CENTERS COM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey Justman

    DIRECTOR & CHAIR - MASS TORT, MULTI-DISTRICT LITIG

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ann Motl

    DIRECTOR & CHAIR - MENTORSHIP COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cassandra Jacobsen

    DIRECTOR & ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph Cassioppi

    DIRECTOR & CHAIR - LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Manny Atwal

    DIRECTOR & CHAIR - COMMUNITY OUTREACH COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rory Collins

    DIRECTOR & VP - MEMBERSHIP

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Natasha Townes Robinson

    DIRECTOR & VP - DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aaron Knoll

    DIRECTOR & VP - DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Surya Saxena

    DIRECTOR & LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shannon Bjorkland

    DIRECTOR & CHAIR - JUSTICE & DEMOCRACY CENTERS COM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristen Marttila

    DIRECTOR & VP - MONTHLY MEETINGS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy Conners

    DIRECTOR & CHAIR, WHITE-COLLAR CRIME PRACTICE GROU

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Becker

    DIRECTOR AND VICE PRESIDENT, SPECIAL EVENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christine Jordan

    DIRECTOR & VP - LEGAL EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristen Rau

    DIRECTOR & VP - LEGAL EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kyle Kroll

    DIRECTOR & VP - MONTHLY MEETINGS, CHAIR, NATIONAL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nathan Louwagie

    DIRECTOR & NATIONAL COUNCIL DELEGATE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brittany Resch

    DIRECTOR & PRO SE PROJECT CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adine Momoh

    DIRECTOR & STRATEGIC INITIATIVES COORDINATOR- CHAI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Goodwin

    DIRECTOR - PRO SE PROJECT CO-CHAIR, AND VP, EIGHTH

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable Donovan Frank

    LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelly Laudon

    LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable Tony Leung

    LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMIT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable Susan Richard Nelson

    LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vildan Teske

    LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam Hansen

    PAST PRESIDENT - LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Daniel Hedlund

    DIRECTOR AND LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable David T Schultz

    VP - LEGAL EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable Kate Menendez

    VP - MONTHLY MEETINGS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable John Docherty

    VP - DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable Doug Micko

    VP - SPECIAL EVENTS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alia Abdi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Arthur Boylan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Zimmerman Scobie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Frank Aba-Onu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Abou Amara

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Timothy Griffin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Pham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Rowe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keiko Sugisaka

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Vanessa Szalapski

    DIRECTOR

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
26 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540909349301329

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