Savannah Bar Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
581904675
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Savannah, GA, USA
Phone
9126957004
Rating
39
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$143,030
Expenses
$123,359
Assets
$101,181
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Leslie Keene (President)
  • Julia Sullivan (President-Elect)

People named in this filing

  • Leslie Keene (President)
  • Julia Sullivan (President-Elect)
  • Brad Stevens (Treasurer)

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

To provide legal education and lawyer referral services for the general public.

What it reported doing in 2024

Public Legal Resources: The SBA maintains a publicly accessible "Find a Lawyer" directory on its website. This service allows members of the Savannah community to easily search for local legal representation by practice area. Educational and Legal System Support: The organization heavily supports legal education and local court events. Members volunteer their time to coordinate and assist with key annual events, such as: 1) The annual mass swearing-in ceremony for newly admitted lawyers. 2) The annual Savannah Regional Mock Trial Competition. 3) American Bar Association (ABA) Law Day activities, which include coordinating presentations at local high schools and hosting the Law Day Luncheon and Awards Ceremony. 4) Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programming for attorneys, such as their "Hot Topics Seminar." Professional Development and Fellowship: The SBA provides networking and professional development opportunities for local attorneys. They host numerous events throughout the year-such as the Admiral Harvey Weitz SBA Boat Ride and various YLD social events-to foster a sense of community, mentorship, and fellowship among Savannah's legal practitioners. YLD: The Young Lawyers Division actively organizes fundraisers and community service opportunities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. 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: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.8%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.82; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 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 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.