2025-04-09T13:35:36-05:00 2024-05-31 MILLER COOPER & CO LTD 1751 Lake Cook Road Suite 400 Deerfield IL 60015 990 2023-06-01 360896550 The Chicago Bar Association % MARK CELLINI CHIC 3125542000 321 S Plymouth Ct Chicago IL 606043997 Elizabeth McMeen Executive Director 3125542000 2025-04-02 true true Steven R Glover P00253365 8472055000 2025-04-02 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Elizabeth McMeen 321 S Plymouth Ct Chicago IL 606043997 6609697 false X www.chicagobar.org X 1874 IL Provide support to individual members through professional activities, continuing legal education, practice committees. legislative updates, publications and other resources to 26 25 27 500 148252 80562 20961 264176 4317864 4314395 320173 542342 198378 180836 4857376 5301749 290613 382258 0 0 1653695 1563175 0 0 0 2573557 2978230 4517865 4923663 339511 378086 11639625 12350161 1549268 1505008 10090357 10845153 BUILD UNDERLYING INFRASTRUCTURE TO CONTINUE TO OFFER SUBSTANTIVE PROGRAMS TO BENEFIT LAWYERS AND INTRODUCE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE AND CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS ADVANCEMENT OF THE PROFESSION. false false General Bar Activities - organize relevant events to foster the goals of the Association. Several award ceremonies are held during the year to honor outstanding contributions and achievements made towards the legal profession. To serve public interest, a number of television programs for local access are produced each year covering different topics of the law and other worthwhile related interests featuring renowned guests considered experts in their field. Continuing Legal Education - on January 1, 2006, the Supreme Court of Illinois established minimum continuing legal education ("MCLE") requirements for Illinois attorneys under Illinois Supreme Court Rules 790-798. To help its members meet the plan's requirements, the Chicago Bar Association developed no-cost and low-cost programming by offering accredited committee meetings and discounted seminars. Additionally, it tracks and records members' attendance to its programs to make MCLE reporting easier. Lawyer Referral Service - as part of its community service, the Chicago Bar Association maintains a knowledgeable staff of phone interviewers to aid callers needing assistance in finding a suitable attorney. To meet the standards set by the American Bar Association, a panel of over 250 pre-screened, qualified lawyers experienced in almost every area of law are appropriately matched and referred for initial consultation at a predetermined low minimum fee. false false false true false false false false true true false false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false true 32 0 true 27 true true true false false false false false false false X 26 25 false false false false true true false true true false false false false true true true false false IL X MARK CELLINI 3125542000 321 S PLYMOUTH CT CHICAGO IL 60604 Elizabeth McMeen Executive Director 37.5 2.5 X 189785 0 875 Tyler Sill V.P. of Sales 2.5 37.5 X 127294 0 5737 E Lynn Grayson Director (Until 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Timothy Tomasik President 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Ray J Koenig III President 0.25 0.25 X X 0 0 0 John Sciaccotta First V.P. 0.25 0.25 X X 0 0 0 Kathryn C Liss Second V.P. 0.25 0.25 X X 0 0 0 Daniel J Berkowitz Director (Until 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Michael Alkaraki Director (Until 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Tracy Brammeier Director (As of 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Octavio Duran Director (Until 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Nina Fain Treasurer 0.25 0.25 X X 0 0 0 Robert W Fioretti Director (Until 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Malcom Skip Harsch Director (Until 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Risa R Lanier Director (Until 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Patricia L McCarthy Director (Until 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Hon James M McGing Ret Director (Until 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Sandra S Yamate Director (Until 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Eirene N Salvi Director 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Hon Louis G Apostol Director 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Naderh Elrabadi Director 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Anthony F Fata Director 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Cynthia S Grandfield Director 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Jeffrey Moskowitz Director 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Judge Mary Rowland Director 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Kevin Thompson Director 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Judge Allen P Walker Director 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Matthew P Walsh II Director 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Trisha Rich Secretary (As of 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Martin D Gould Director (As of 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Nisha N Dotson Director (As of 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Margaret Mendenhall Casey Director (As of 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Josie Gough Director (As of 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Brian Haussmann Director (As of 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Justice Margaret Stanton McBride Director (As of 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Peter McNamara Director (As of 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 John Mitchell Director (As of 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 Brendon Stark Director (As of 06/29/2023) 0.25 0.25 X 0 0 0 317079 0 6612 2 false true false Transwestern Commercial Services 181 W Madison Street Suite 3700 CHICAGO IL 60602 Building Management 386666 1 264176 264176 MEMBERSHIP DUES 541100 2336232 2336232 CONTINUING EDUCATION 541100 899648 899648 LAWYER REFERRAL 541100 462126 462126 MARKETING SUBSIDY 541100 75000 75000 ADVERTISING 541800 60362 60362 481027 481027 4314395 296994 296994 0 177016 84290 92726 45409 41809 3600 0 3600 3600 1511487 1266139 245348 245348 245348 0 0 0 0 0 0 220 0 220 220 0 5301749 4179033 148252 710288 94200 288058 0 0 323691 0 0 1025147 20809 86628 106900 41786 3000 49570 84000 0 54677 346356 150677 283879 74074 0 807601 6370 0 58862 0 0 241920 102724 PUBLICATIONS 83525 RECEPTIONS 296602 CONTINUING EDUCATION 186649 UBI TAX 19306 86652 4923663 0 109 109 4072550 4426223 0 0 193093 248662 0 0 0 0 0 0 30335 30335 41025 51520 9226280 6988852 2511477 2237428 4942053 5295186 1000 1000 0 0 0 0 -152017 59698 11639625 12350161 529727 640919 0 0 1978759 1818637 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -959218 -954548 1549268 1505008 X 7104036 7791228 2986321 3053925 10090357 10845153 11639625 12350161 378086 376710 X false true X true false false false true 2336232 87615 -319308 -231693 57584 -289277 2986321 451333 383728 3053926 3297548 -22868 288359 2986321 3801317 -206628 201148 95993 3297548 3189421 821701 115936 93869 3801317 3144202 235032 116019 73794 3189421 0.00000 0.05260 0.94740 false false 709632 709632 8120798 6737869 1382929 94335 76098 18237 301515 174885 126630 2237428 0 WOLF FUND INTERFUND FOR CBA 19387 CBA INTERFUND FOR SGLF -973935 -954548 X Part V, Line 4: The Henry M. Wolf Fund is an endowment fund whose purpose is to provide assistance to ill, incapacitated, or superannuated attorneys in Cook County of Illinois. Part X, Line 2: The Chicago Bar Association is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable state law. Taxable income, if any, of CBA Administrators, Inc. is subject to income taxes at applicable federal and state corporate income tax rates. The Association follows the accounting standard on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the consolidated financial statements. Under this guidance, the Association may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. Examples of tax positions include the tax-exempt status of The Chicago Bar Association and various positions related to the potential sources of unrelated business taxable income (UBIT). The tax benefits recognized in the consolidated financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. There were no unrecognized tax benefits identified or recorded as liabilities during the periods covered by these consolidated financial statements. The Chicago Bar Association files Forms 990 in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and the state of Illinois. true The Chicago Bar Assoc Judicial Evaluation Fund 321 SOUTH PLYMOUTH COURT CHICAGO IL 606043997 364345444 501(c)3 94200 Transfer of membership dues Direct cash assistance to indigent lawyers 6 288058 Part I, Line 2: The funds are maintained and invested separate and apart from all other funds of the association with only the net income to be used to aid ill, incapacitated, or superannuated members of the Illinois Bar who reside or practice law in Cook County, Illinois and who apply for assistance or on whose behalf "some reputable members" of the Illinois Bar have made such application. The officers and board of managers of the association make the final determination in approving grant assistance. The board, through a resolution, designated the incumbent treasurer to manage and control the fund subject to terms and conditions and at the direction of the board. X X X false false false Elizabeth McMeen Executive Director 189785 875 190660 Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission: Provide support to individual members through professional activities, continuing legal education, practice committees. legislative updates, publications and other resources to promote excellence and maintain professional standards. Additionally, to offer the public useful legal information. Form 990, Part I, Line 6: The Chicago Bar Association (the Organization) has a number of volunteers that serve on its practice committees. These members assist the Organization by volunteering to host and plan continuing education programs, serving as pro bono counsel for litigation concerns, providing pro bono counsel to the community on the Organization's behalf and evaluating judges for the Organization's Judicial Evaluation Committee. In past years, only board members were reported as volunteers on the Form 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6: The organization has members. The following member classes shall be entitled to vote and be qualified to hold office: Resident Members, Non-resident Members, and Life Members. Student Members shall have those rights and privileges of the membership that the Board may from time to time prescribe. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a: The organization is a voluntary membership association of lawyers. The 24-25 member Board of Managers oversees the affairs of the association. Sixteen (16) board members are elected by the general membership (eight (8) are elected each year for a two-year term). In addition, five (5) officers and the immediate past president serve on the Board of Managers. The President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected annually. One member-at-large may be appointed by the President and at the first meeting of the year, the Board shall elect a representative of the Association's Young Lawyers Section. The Executive Director implements Board policy and administers the operations of the association. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b: The organization's Form 990 is prepared by an outside accounting firm. Internal management then reviews the Form 990 and approves the return for filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a: An executive compensation committee organized by the Board reviews the compensation package for the Executive Director and recommends any proposals to the whole governing Board for deliberation and approval. The Controller provides assistance by obtaining comparability data from similar organizations in size and operation, including Forms 990 of other organizations. The compensation is approved by the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19: The organization does not currently have its governing documents and financial statements readily available to the public. Nonetheless, the organization promptly attends to any request for disclosure for the same period of disclosure as set forth in IRC section 6104(d). 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