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← HELIX BAR REVIEW INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HELIX BAR REVIEW INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$363,955
Total expenses
$9,179,588
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$25,179
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$363,955
Total assets, end of year
$10,177,697
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,048,222
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,129,475
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,279,588
Management and general expenses
$900,000
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,279,588

Program services were 90.2% 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.

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $867,187

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $503,232

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $363,955 · related or exempt $363,955

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $25,179 · program services $25,179

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,359,196 · program services $1,359,196

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,347,442 · program services $2,447,442 · management and general $900,000

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $237,346 · program services $237,346

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $594,026 · program services $594,026

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $262,278 · program services $262,278

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $15,556 · program services $15,556

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,050 · program services $22,050

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $531,778 · program services $531,778

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,044,250 · program services $1,044,250

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $53,330 · program services $53,330

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $497,409 · program services $497,409

  • 17 · Travel

    total $381,676 · program services $381,676

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $795,062 · program services $795,062

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIPS/DUES

    total $8,672 · program services $8,672

  • 24b · Other expenses: ARCHIVE EXPENSES

    total $1,965 · program services $1,965

  • 24c · Other expenses: CORP LICENSES AND REGIS

    total $1,723 · program services $1,723

  • 24d · Other expenses: BOOKS AND ONLINE SUBCRI

    total $650 · program services $650

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,083,455 · end of year $1,199,425

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $21,913 · end of year $41,572

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $719,241 · end of year $577,959

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $227,546

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

    $9,343,122

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

    $1,319,940

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,684,300 · end of year $8,023,182

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $83,763 · end of year $108,013

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $447,091 · end of year $602,455

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $215,691 · end of year $417,846

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,648 · end of year $27,921

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,925,242 · end of year $9,129,475

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE OTO DEVELOP AND OPERATE A NOT-FOR-PROFIT LEGAL STUDIES COURSE FOR STUDENTS COMPLETING LAW SCHOOL AND PREPARING TO TAKE THE BAR EXAMINATION.

  • THE PROGRAM WILL GATHER THE SUBSTANTIVE INFORMATION THAT CAN BE TESTED ON THE BAR EXAMINATION, ORGANIZE IT IN A WAY THAT MAXIMIZES ITS EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS, AND TEACH IT IN A MANNER THAT SHOULD SUPPORT AND INSPIRE STUDENTS TO ALLOCATE SUFFICIENT TIME TO ENGAGE WITH AND UNDERSTAND THE MATERIALS. THE PROGRAM WILL BE OPEN TO ALL PERSONS WHO ARE INTERESTED.

    Expenses $8,279,588 · Grants $25,179 · Revenue $363,955

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Christopher P Chapman

    BOARD CHAIR/PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,140,614
    From this org
    $295,660
    From related orgs
    $689,873
    Other
    $155,081
    Hours/week
    17.5 + 37.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,499 + $488,830 related
    Bonus
    $39,339 + $91,791 related
    Other
    $46,822 + $109,252 related
    Deferred
    $33,787 + $78,837 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,737 + $29,720 related
    Filer's total
    $342,184 + $798,430 related
  • Maureen A O'Rourke

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 6 related
  • Wh Knight Jr

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Yousef Awad

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Carla Pratt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Debra Swartz

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $514,009
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $417,533
    Other
    $96,476
    Hours/week
    5 + 50 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $285,642 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $42,900 related
    Other
    $0 + $88,991 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $68,695 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $27,781 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $514,009 related
  • Cynthia A Cassity

    COO

    Total calculated
    $392,998
    From this org
    $163,447
    From related orgs
    $163,447
    Other
    $66,104
    Hours/week
    27.5 + 27.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,228 + $131,228 related
    Bonus
    $19,808 + $19,808 related
    Other
    $12,411 + $12,411 related
    Deferred
    $25,273 + $25,273 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,779 + $7,779 related
    Filer's total
    $196,499 + $196,499 related
  • Samuel Greenhalgh Jr

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $342,321
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $278,828
    Other
    $63,493
    Hours/week
    5 + 50 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $241,688 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $36,600 related
    Other
    $0 + $540 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $20,222 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $43,271 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $342,321 related
  • Lyssa L Thaden

    VP, HELIX BAR REVIEW

    Total calculated
    $260,900
    From this org
    $218,994
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,906
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,752
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,242
    Deferred
    $15,306
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,600
    Filer's total
    $260,900
  • Olga O'Donnell

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY (TERM MAR. 2024)

    Total calculated
    $189,855
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $159,406
    Other
    $30,449
    Hours/week
    5 + 50 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $158,868 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $538 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $13,500 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $16,949 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $189,855 related
  • Deborah Fabryka

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $133,713
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $111,010
    Other
    $22,703
    Hours/week
    5 + 50 related
  • Suniati K Kung

    MANAGING DIR - BAR REVIEW ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $237,728
    From this org
    $180,431
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,297
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,189
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,242
    Deferred
    $15,126
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,171
    Filer's total
    $237,728
  • Allison Beth Robbins

    MANAGING DIR - INSTITUTIONAL P'SHIPS

    Total calculated
    $189,606
    From this org
    $173,275
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,331
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,735
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $540
    Deferred
    $13,565
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,766
    Filer's total
    $189,606
  • Kimberly Welling

    MANAGING DIR - INSTITUTIONAL P'SHIPS

    Total calculated
    $187,602
    From this org
    $161,115
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,487
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,707
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $30,408
    Deferred
    $9,903
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,584
    Filer's total
    $187,602
  • Fidel Calero

    MANAGING DIR - BAR REVIEW ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $168,672
    From this org
    $132,212
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,460
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,806
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $406
    Deferred
    $10,360
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,100
    Filer's total
    $168,672
  • Sherriee Lynn Detzler

    NATIONAL DIR - HELIX BAR REVIEW

    Total calculated
    $152,801
    From this org
    $129,539
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,262
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,135
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,404
    Deferred
    $8,868
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,394
    Filer's total
    $152,801

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 · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE ORGANIZATION WILL REIMBURSE MEMBERSHIP FEES TO HEALTH CLUBS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $400 PER YEAR FOR ANY EMPLOYEE WHO PROVIDES SUFFICIENT SUBSTANTIATION AS REQUIRED UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY RELATED THERETO.
PART I, LINE 3
HELIX BAR REVIEW, INC. RELIES ON ITS SOLE MEMBER, ACCESSLEX INSTITUTE (ACCESSLEX), TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICERS OF HELIX BAR REVIEW, INC. ACCESSLEX USES A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, FORMS 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND STUDIES, AND APPROVAL BY ITS COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS COMMITTEE TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 4B
SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN CHRISTOPHER CHAPMAN - $86,224 DEBRA SWARTZ - $45,230 CYNTHIA CASSITY - $27,429 THE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE MEMBER, ACCESSLEX, SPONSORS A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN DESCRIBED IN 457(F) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE WHICH IS AVAILABLE TO CERTAIN, ELIGIBLE SENIOR EXECUTIVES. THE PLAN IS UNFUNDED AND THE ASSETS REMAIN SUBJECT TO SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF FORFEITURE PRIOR TO VESTING AND DISTRIBUTION TO A PARTICIPANT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLAN. FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD, CHRISTOPHER CHAPMAN, DEBRA SWARTZ, AND CYNTHIA CASSITY WERE SENIOR EXCUTIVES OF HELIX BAR REVIEW, INC. THAT WRE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A CONTRIBUTION CREDIT.
PART II, COLUMN (F)
CURRENT YEAR DISCLOSURE OF COMPENSATION REPORTED AS DEFERRED ON PRIOR FORMS 990 REPRESENTS NON-CASH AMOUNTS INCLUDED WITHIN THE CURRENT YEAR COMPENSATION TOTALS THAT HAVE VESTED AND BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, BUT NOT PAID, ON THE FORMS 990 PREPARED AND FILED FOR PRIOR FISCAL YEARS.
PART VII, AND SCHEDULE J
ALL COMPENSATION IS PAID BY THE ORGANIZATION'S SOLE MEMBER, ACCESSLEX. HELIX BAR REVIEW, INC. LEASES ITS EMPLOYEES FROM ACCESSLEX. THE TOTAL COMPENSATION EXPENSE RECORDED BY BOTH ORGANIZATIONS, WHEN COMBINED, AGREE TO THE FORM W2 FILED BY ACCESSLEX INSTITUTE.

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

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • ACCESS FUNDING 2010-A LLC

    STUDENT LOANS · DE

    Directly controlled by ACCESSLEX

  • CS ABS REPACKAGING TRUST 2013-A

    STUDENT LOANS · DE

    Directly controlled by ACCESSLEX

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • AGILITY LOAN SERVICES INC

    C · INACTIVE · DE

    Directly controlled by ACCESSLEX

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530449349301768

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