Women's Bar Association of the State of New York

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
133076621
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
212-362-4445
Rating confidence
Limited

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,862,789
Expenses
$1,487,906
Assets
$2,193,162
Liabilities
$11,330

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

Leadership & pay

86 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HANNAH HAGE ESQ (CHAPTER PRESIDENT, ADIRONDACK)
  • VALERIE CASALI ESQ (CHAPTER PRESIDENT, BRONX)
  • HON CENCERIA EDWARDS (CHAPTER PRESIDENT, BROOKLYN)
  • REBECCA KATE HARP ESQ (CHAPTER PRESIDENT, CAPITAL DISTRICT)
  • SAMANTHA RIGGI ESQ (CHAPTER PRESIDENT, CENTRAL NEW YORK)
  • LARISA OBOLENSKY ESQ (CHAPTER PRESIDENT, DEL-CHEN-O)

People named in this filing

  • HANNAH HAGE ESQ (CHAPTER PRESIDENT, ADIRONDACK)
  • DAMARA FREDETTE ESQ (CHAPTER DIRECTOR, ADIRONDACK)
  • VALERIE CASALI ESQ (CHAPTER PRESIDENT, BRONX)

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

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

Overview

Mission

To promote the advancement of women in society and in the legal profession, to uphold the fair and equal administration of justice.

What it reported doing in 2024

During the fiscal year the women's bar association of the state of New York (wbasny) had 4,114 members and 20 chapters throughout New York state. It is an active organization that provides year-round networking events, professional education opportunities, and community-focused projects for lawyers at all levels of experience.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 80% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 20.1%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.47; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 86 of 86 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 86 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $120K reported
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.