Hampden County Bar Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
815475976
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Springfield, MA, USA
Phone
4137324660
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$67,912
Expenses
$71,638
Assets
$76,804

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JEFFREY MORNEAU (PRESIDENT)
  • NOREEN NARDI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • JEFFREY MORNEAU (PRESIDENT)
  • CHRISTINA TURGEON (TREASURER)
  • DANIEL MCKELLICK (CLERK)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

Hcbf exsists in ensuring all individuals have equal access to the justice system particulary those who may not otherwise have equal access to legal services support and improve adminstration of justice and provide law related education intiatives. Hcbf shall maintain promote support and assit in volunteer lawyer programs promote an understanding of the law and seek to improve the adminstration of justice in hc and the surrounding communities

What it reported doing in 2024

Providing scholarships

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 76% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 11
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 11.2%; rating input score 11
  • Program expense ratio: 10.5%; rating input score 10

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.5%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.07; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -27.6% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -18.4% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 11.2% of revenue deployed · 10.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $8K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 11/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.