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Somerset County Bar Association

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 25-1847780

Jan 01, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 • Filed on Oct 10, 2024

Organization ProfileWWW.SOMERSETCTYBAR.COM
PO Box 284Somerset, PA 15501

(814) 443-6511

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2023

Net Margin

33rd percentile

-6.4%

Higher net margin than 33% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

73rd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 73% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2023 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

27th percentile

-12%

Faster asset growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

57th percentile

11%

Faster revenue growth than 57% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$311,056

Down $43,298 (-12%) from 2022

Net Assets

Down

$311,056

Down $43,298 (-12%) from 2022

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin33rd percentile

Revenue

Up

$76,458

Up $7,268 (+11%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$81,317

Down $1,077 (-1.3%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

-$4,859

Up $8,345 (+63%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth27th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2012: $251,413Net Assets 2012: $251,4132012Assets 2013: $244,254Net Assets 2013: $244,2542013Assets 2014: $277,357Net Assets 2014: $277,3572014Assets 2015: $293,926Net Assets 2015: $293,9262015Assets 2016: $308,818Net Assets 2016: $308,8182016Assets 2017: $310,785Net Assets 2017: $310,7852017Assets 2018: $320,124Net Assets 2018: $320,1242018Assets 2019: $316,569Net Assets 2019: $316,5692019Assets 2020: $325,686Net Assets 2020: $325,6862020Assets 2021: $326,567Net Assets 2021: $326,5672021Assets 2022: $354,354Net Assets 2022: $354,3542022Assets 2023: $311,056Net Assets 2023: $311,0562023Assets 2024: $285,384Net Assets 2024: $285,3842024

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$311,056
Liabilities-
Net Assets$311,056
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth57th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2012: $84,778Expenses 2012: $73,917Net Income 2012: $10,8612012Revenue 2013: $90,153Expenses 2013: $97,312Net Income 2013: -$7,1592013Revenue 2014: $104,118Expenses 2014: $71,015Net Income 2014: $33,1032014Revenue 2015: $100,037Expenses 2015: $83,468Net Income 2015: $16,5692015Revenue 2016: $114,795Expenses 2016: $99,903Net Income 2016: $14,8922016Revenue 2017: $98,369Expenses 2017: $96,403Net Income 2017: $1,9662017Revenue 2018: $110,641Expenses 2018: $101,301Net Income 2018: $9,3402018Revenue 2019: $87,315Expenses 2019: $90,869Net Income 2019: -$3,5542019Revenue 2020: $82,160Expenses 2020: $73,043Net Income 2020: $9,1172020Revenue 2021: $69,198Expenses 2021: $68,317Net Income 2021: $8812021Revenue 2022: $69,190Expenses 2022: $82,394Net Income 2022: -$13,2042022Revenue 2023: $76,458Expenses 2023: $81,317Net Income 2023: -$4,8592023Revenue 2024: $78,761Expenses 2024: $104,433Net Income 2024: -$25,6722024

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$76,458
Expenses$81,317
Net Income-$4,859
Open 2023 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
Oct 10, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.0
Gross Receipts
$76,458
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The somerset county bar association publishes the somerset legal journal which provides the legal profession (wherever located) the public notices of somerset county and legal opinions of the somerset county court of common pleas as required by law. The association also sponsors continuing legal education to the professional community and participates in the southwest pennsylvania legal service grant for providing free legal services to nonmembers.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PUBLISH THE SOMERSET LEGAL JOURNAL TO PROVIDE THE PROFESSION WITH LEGAL NOTICES AND OPINIONS FOR THE SOMERSET COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS AS REQUIRED BY LAW.-$28,921
SPONSOR CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OPEN TO NONMEMBERS, TO PROMOTE INTERACTION AMONG PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY.-$27,061
PARTICIPATION IN SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA LEGAL SERVICE GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO NONMEMBERS.-$2,433
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay73rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MARCI L MILLERDirector-$0--
MARY E SCHELLHAMMERTreasurer/Se-$0--
ALEXANDER BOOSEDirector-$0--
SCOTT WALKERPresident-$0--
DEANN MCCOYDirector-$0--
BENJAMIN CARROLLVice Preside-$0--
MICHAEL BARBERADirector-$0--
KENNETH POOLEDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Somerset County Bar Association
EIN
25-1847780
Phone
8144436511
Address
PO BOX 284, SOMERSET, PA 15501

Signing Officer

Name
Mary E Schellhammer
Title
Treasurer/secretary
Phone
8144454021
Signed
2024-10-10

Preparer

Firm
Beer Ream & Co Pc
Address
PO BOX 629, SOMERSET, PA 15501-0629
Preparer
Douglas R Ream CPA
Phone
8144455440
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses meetings 3,794 postage 118 printing 646 legal journal expenses 28,921 miscellaneous 362 donations 500 pba dues 15,169 enhancement program 1,933 cle program fees 1,140 website maintenance 288 liaison services 500 social events 12,362 special projects 8,213 non-investment depreciation 551 total 74,497”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

“OTHER DECREASES -38,439”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“Equipment 45,961 45,961 less accumulated depreciation 44,077 44,628 total 1,884 1,333”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“The somerset county bar association publishes the somerset legal journal which provides the legal profession (wherever located) the public notices of somerset county and legal opinions of the somerset county court of common pleas as required by law. The association also sponsors continuing legal education to the professional community and participates in the southwest pennsylvania legal service grant for providing free legal services to nonmembers.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$311,056
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$311,056
Revenue
$76,458
Expenses
$81,317
Net income
-$4,859
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.85$2.85$0.79$1.04$0.26
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.11$3.11$0.76$0.81$0.05
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.54$3.54$0.69$0.82$0.13
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.27$3.27$0.69$0.68$0.01
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.26$3.26$0.82$0.73$0.09
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.17$3.17$0.87$0.91$0.04
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.20$3.20$1.11$1.01$0.09
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.11$3.11$0.98$0.96$0.02
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.09$3.09$1.15$1.00$0.15
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.94$2.94$1.00$0.83$0.17
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.77$2.77$1.04$0.71$0.33
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.44$2.44$0.90$0.97$0.07
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.51$2.51$0.85$0.74$0.11
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