STATE BAR OF ARIZONA

As filed

Subsection

06

Classification

1000

Street

4201 N 24TH ST STE 100

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Mission and programs · 2024

• REGULATORY - PURSUANT TO RULE 32 OF THE SUPREME COURT OF ARIZONA, THE STATE BAR OF ARIZONA ASSISTS THE COURT WITH THE REGULATION AND DISCIPLINE OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF LAW. THE STATE BAR RECEIVES, SCREENS, AND INVESTIGATES COMPLAINTS AGAINST ATTORNEYS, WHICH MAY BE DISMISSED, REQUIRE REMEDIAL ACTION OR LEAD TO MORE FORMAL PROCEEDINGS RESULTING IN VARIOUS FORMS OF DISCIPLINE.

• COMPLIANCE - PURSUANT TO RULE 32 OF THE SUPREME COURT OF ARIZONA, THE STATE BAR IS CHARGED WITH ENSURING THE COMPETENCY OF LAWYERS. CONSISTENT WITH RULE 44, LEGAL SPECIALIZATION, THE STATE BAR ADMINISTERS A PROGRAM THROUGH THE BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LEGAL SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 45, MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION, THE STATE BAR ENSURES ACTIVE MEMBERS COMPLETE REQUIRED CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE STATE BAR ALSO ASSISTS IN PROCESSING PRO HAC VICE ADMISSIONS UNDER RULE 39 AND PROCESSES IN HOUSE COUNSEL REGISTRATIONS UNDER RULE 38.

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - PURSUANT TO RULE 32 OF THE SUPREME COURT OF ARIZONA, THE STATE BAR IS TO CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS REGARDING SUBSTANTIVE LAW, BEST PRACTICES, PROCEDURE AND ETHICS AND PROVIDE FORUMS FOR DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND PRACTICE OF LAW. THE STATE BAR IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR FOSTERING IDEALS OF INTEGRITY, LEARNING, COMPETENCE, AND PUBLIC SERVICE AMONG ATTORNEYS AND SERVE THE PROFESSIONAL NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS. THE STATE BAR FOSTERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ATTORNEYS THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE ON ADVISORY GROUPS, COMMITTEES, SECTIONS, AND TASK FORCES, AND BY PROVIDING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION, PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE, LEGAL RESOURCES AND VARIOUS OTHER MEMBER SERVICES.

• ACCESS TO JUSTICE: PURSUANT TO RULE 32 OF THE SUPREME COURT OF ARIZONA, THE STATE BAR MISSION INCLUDES ACCESS TO JUSTICE, WHICH INVOLVES EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO OUR LEGAL SYSTEM FOR ALL ARIZONIANS. THE BAR CARRIES OUT THIS TASK THROUGH ITS PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER BY SUPPORTING VARIOUS LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS, ASSISTING WITH ACCESS TO ATTORNEYS, WORKING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE LEGAL PROCESS, AND BY SUPPORTING THE SUPREME COURT'S ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMISSION.PUBLICATIONS: (1) ARIZONA ATTORNEY - MONTHLY MAGAZINE WITH SUBSTANTIVEARTICLES ABOUT LEGAL ISSUES AND TOPICS THAT AFFECT THE LEGALPROFESSION; (2) ELEGAL - SERIES OF ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS UPDATINGMEMBERS ON LEGAL NEWS, ISSUES, ETHICS OPINIONS AND COURT CASESTHE CLIENT PROTECTION FUND OF THE STATE BAR OF ARIZONA IS A TRUST AND, AS SUCH, IS TECHNICALLY A SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY FROM THE STATE BAR OF ARIZONA. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE STATE BAR HAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE, IT IS INCLUDED IN THE STATE BAR'S FEDERAL INCOME TAX REPORTING. THE CLIENT PROTECTION FUND EXISTS TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND THE INTEGRITY OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION BY REIMBURSING LOSSES CAUSED BY THE DISHONEST CONDUCT OF LAWYERS ADMITTED AND LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN ARIZONA. IN 2024 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO 22 CLAIMS FILED WITH THE FUND.

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $19,811,588

  Expenses

  $17,998,664

  Contributions

  $6,279

  Grants paid

  $301,474

• 2023

  Revenue

  $19,376,543

  Expenses

  $17,870,878

  Contributions

  $1,078

  Grants paid

  $756,351

• 2022

  Revenue

  $19,177,045

  Expenses

  $17,401,841

  Contributions

  $0

  Grants paid

  $486,987

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $18,219,999

  Expenses

  $15,749,205

  Assets (EOY)

  $25,484,878

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $16,572,229

  Expenses

  $15,592,832

  Assets (EOY)

  $23,202,954

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $17,652,142

  Expenses

  $16,833,242

  Assets (EOY)

  $21,378,282

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $17,306,441

  Expenses

  $17,314,545

  Assets (EOY)

  $20,400,740

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $17,173,707

  Expenses

  $15,906,361

  Assets (EOY)

  $20,858,968

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $15,923,822

  Expenses

  $15,022,038

  Assets (EOY)

  $18,885,049

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $15,985,972

  Expenses

  $14,944,084

  Assets (EOY)

  $17,913,160

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $15,360,947

  Expenses

  $14,368,808

  Assets (EOY)

  $16,832,213

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $14,759,018

  Expenses

  $14,297,017

  Assets (EOY)

  $15,527,804

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $14,431,973

  Assets (EOY)

  $16,187,308

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

• ARIZONA FOUNDATION FOR LEGAL SERVICES & EDUCATION

  $59,740

  2023 · SUPPORT FOR PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES

• ARIZONA FOUNDATION FOR LEGAL SERVICES & EDUCATION

  $59,667

  2024 · SUPPORT FOR PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES

• ARIZONA FOUNDATION FOR LEGAL SERVICES & EDUCATION

  $58,769

  2022 · SUPPORT PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES

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Grants received

No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

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