Us Mexico Bar Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
742709953
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2016
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2016
Location
San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone
2108588178
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$79,674
Expenses
$67,735
Assets
$88,598

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

People named in this filing

  • LUIS EMILIO LUHAN SAUN (CHAIR)
  • CARLOS SUGICH (CHAIR)
  • MANUEL PASERO COLUNGA (VICE CHAIR)

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 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of the association is to develop and promote understanding of the legal systems, practices, and the cultural differences of the two nations to exchange professional information among its members, concerning issues of law which affect common interest, such as commerce, investment, and immigration amoung others, to enable lawyers in the two countries, whose private practice as well as those serving in the judicial system to better serve their communities and clients. To promote development of infrastructure for the provision of legal services and the solution of controversites: to share experiencees in dealing with matters of common interest, and avoid unnecessary conflicts, without adopting or favoring any particular political standing.

What it reported doing in 2016

Annual conference for members to learn about the laws of the united states and mexico and share ideas about the two legal systems

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.2%; rating input score 59
  • Program expense ratio: 69.6%; rating input score 70

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 15%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.31; rating input score 55; 55th 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: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.3% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 36.3% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59.2% of revenue deployed · 69.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $47K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 26 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2013 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 59/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.