Erie County Bar Association

Analysis

Erie County Bar Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Buffalo, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Erie County Bar Association reported income of $5.8m and spending of $5.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.9m to $5.8m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Erie County Bar Association sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1792 Exchange Inc ($5.8m), Family Safety Center Incorporated ($5.8m) and Housing Conservation Coordinators Inc ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $139k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 72 employees.