Smith County Bar Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
810585550
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Tyler, TX, USA
Phone
9035262700
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Legal Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$88,006
Expenses
$93,266
Assets
$351,694
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MANDY NELSON (PRESIDENT)
  • MATT ROWAN (PRESIDENT-ELECT)

People named in this filing

  • MANDY NELSON (PRESIDENT)
  • MATT ROWAN (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • LEIGH HUNT GOODSON (SECRETARY)

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

The mission of the smith county bar foundation is to further justice and promote the rule of law by providing resources and education to our community. Established in 2002, the smith county bar foundation serves as the charitable giving arm of the smith county bar association.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community outreach and engagement is at the core of the scbf mission. Through the provision of a variety of resources, including volunteers, grants, scholarships, education opportunities, and more, the scbf works to continually support justice and promote the rule of law. One of the key community outreach projects is the people's law school. People's law school (pls), a free event that is open to the public, has grown significantly in size and scope over the past four years. Pls provides classes on variety of legal topics, taught by knowledgeable and experienced legal professionals. The scbf also facilitates a volunteer attorney program for member attorneys and the general public. What initially started as a day-event that assisted lone star legal aid with client outreach, the volunteer attorney program has grown to an online feature thatallows anyone, at any time, to submit a request for legal assistance/advice from a group of 30+ attorneys. Attorneys then reach out to the person to provide direct assistance.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 87% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 71% for direct work, and 29% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 54
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.8%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 74.6%; rating input score 75

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.77; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.8% of revenue deployed · 74.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $70K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 35/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.