Maryland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 311481811
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2013–2015
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2015, Form 990-N 2012
- Location
- Bethesda, MD, USA
- Phone
- 3016510150
- Rating
- 56
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Professional Societies, Associations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $34,766
- Expenses
- $71,257
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CHARLES N CURLETT JR (FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- ALEXANDER M GILES (BOARD OF GOVERNORS)
- ANTHONY F VITTORIA (BOARD OF GOVERNORS)
- ANTHONY P ASHTON (BOARD OF GOVERNORS)
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 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To promote the common business interest of federal legal practitioners.
What it reported doing in 2015
The organization arranges law-related public interest projects and contributes to similar events by other organizations that are aimed at improving the federal judiciary. Persons benefitted: 364
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 75% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 46
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 10
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 73.8%; rating input score 74
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -105%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: -19.1% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -77.1% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 73.8% of revenue deployed
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2013 to 2015
- 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.