Contra Costa County Bar Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942398067
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Concord, CA, USA
Phone
9256866900
Rating confidence
Limited

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,047,641
Expenses
$1,290,623
Assets
$677,902
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID PEARSON (PRESIDENT)
  • SUTTER SELLECK (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • DAVID ERB (PAST-PRESIDENT)
  • JODY E IORNS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • JODY E IORNS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $151,047 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To empower our members to deliver outstanding legal services to our community. We do this through educating our members, fostering fellowship among members of the bar, building strong relationships with the court and connecting the community with the legal assistance it needs. The cccba consists of six operating departments along with 20 practice sections and 21 committees. In addition to the various educational programs, it raises funds for legal nonprofits that assist the local community. The cccba also encourages member participation in a number of volunteer court programs and with local legal nonprofits, administers a court scholarship program and an education outreach program.

What it reported doing in 2024

Diversity: we hold a number of different programs throughout the year to enhance awareness, combat implicit bias, and create a community of belonging. Events include lunar new year, pride awareness, disability awareness, diversity checklist, and more.programs-events non cle - inc - cccba has three prongs to its mission: providing education, networking and professional development. The programs that are non-cle fall into this category. Programs such as social gatherings designed to enhance networking, build professional skills, and improve the community.installation luncheon (inc) - this event is held annually for our members. During this event, we have the presiding judge give a state of the court presentation. We also install all of our board members and section leaders at this event.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 87% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -23.2%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.7%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -17.7% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $151K · 13 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 31/100.