Civic Intelligence

Whatcom Bar Association

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 91-1239486

Jan 01, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 • Filed on Nov 13, 2024

Organization ProfileWWW.WHATCOMBAR.ORG
PO Box 1142Bellingham, WA 98227

(360) 392-2846

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

46th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

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

Liabilities / Revenue

46th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

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

Net Margin

87th percentile

27%

Higher net margin than 87% 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

80th percentile

21%

Faster asset growth than 80% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

33rd percentile

-3.9%

Faster revenue growth than 33% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets46th percentile

Assets

Up

$35,105

Up $6,119 (+21%) from 2022

Net Assets

Up

$35,105

Up $6,119 (+21%) from 2022

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue46th percentileNet Margin87th percentile

Revenue

Down

$22,880

Down $935 (-3.9%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$16,761

Down $5,540 (-25%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

$6,119

Up $4,605 (+304%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth80th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2011: $35,380Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $42,876Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $43,771Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $43,7712013Assets 2014: $18,274Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $18,2742014Assets 2015: $9,490Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $9,4902015Assets 2016: $11,298Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $11,944Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $11,9442017Assets 2018: $13,814Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $13,8142018Assets 2019: $14,731Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $14,7312019Assets 2020: $31,397Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $31,3972020Assets 2021: $27,472Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $27,4722021Assets 2022: $28,986Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $28,9862022Assets 2023: $35,105Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $35,1052023Assets 2024: $24,356Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $24,3562024

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$35,105
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$35,105
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth33rd percentile

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $46,037Expenses 2011: $35,628Net Income 2011: $10,4092011Revenue 2012: $40,660Expenses 2012: $33,164Net Income 2012: $7,4962012Revenue 2013: $42,495Expenses 2013: $41,600Net Income 2013: $8952013Revenue 2014: $31,347Expenses 2014: $56,844Net Income 2014: -$25,4972014Revenue 2015: $30,852Expenses 2015: $39,636Net Income 2015: -$8,7842015Revenue 2016: $31,443Expenses 2016: $29,635Net Income 2016: $1,8082016Revenue 2017: $27,048Expenses 2017: $26,402Net Income 2017: $6462017Revenue 2018: $27,612Expenses 2018: $25,742Net Income 2018: $1,8702018Revenue 2019: $29,717Expenses 2019: $28,800Net Income 2019: $9172019Revenue 2020: $23,978Expenses 2020: $7,312Net Income 2020: $16,6662020Revenue 2021: $11,322Expenses 2021: $15,247Net Income 2021: -$3,9252021Revenue 2022: $23,815Expenses 2022: $22,301Net Income 2022: $1,5142022Revenue 2023: $22,880Expenses 2023: $16,761Net Income 2023: $6,1192023Revenue 2024: $16,233Expenses 2024: $26,982Net Income 2024: -$10,7492024

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$22,880
Expenses$16,761
Net Income$6,119
Open 2023 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
Nov 13, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.1
Gross Receipts
$22,880
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Promote the administration of justice c

Promote the adminsitration of justice, cultivate goodwill among members and the community, and support continuing education goals of the memebers.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROMOTE THE ADMINSITRATION OF JUSTICE, CULTIVATE GOODWILL AMONG MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY, AND SUPPORT CONTINUING EDUCATION GOALS OF THE MEMEBERS.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay73rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
GENISSA RICHARDSONPresident-$0--
ADAM ENGSTVice President-$0--
CAROLINE WHITENERTreasurer-$0--
IAN MCCURDYSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Whatcom Bar Association
EIN
91-1239486
Phone
3603922846
Address
PO BOX 1142, BELLINGHAM, WA 98227

Signing Officer

Name
Jacob Holland
Title
Treasurer
Phone
3603922846
Signed
2024-11-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Curnow & Curnow Pllc
Address
1736 IOWA ST, BELLINGHAM, WA 98229-4702
Preparer
Jack W Curnow
Phone
3606766655
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income

“Description: interest income. Amount: 2.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue

“Description: newsletter advertising income. Amount: 4,410.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: meetings. Amount: 3,770. Description: equipment rental. Amount: 2,307. Description: internet. Amount: 1,052. Description: meals. Amount: 6,315. Description: office expense. Amount: 250. Description: taxes & licenses. Amount: 240. Description: filing fees. Amount: 20. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 13,954.”

Raw XML Appendix116 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$35,105
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$35,105
Revenue
$22,880
Expenses
$16,761
Net income
$6,119
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$24.4$0.00$24.4$16.2$27.0$10.7
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$35.1$0.00$35.1$22.9$16.8$6.12
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$29.0$0.00$29.0$23.8$22.3$1.51
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$27.5$0.00$27.5$11.3$15.2$3.93
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$31.4$0.00$31.4$24.0$7.31$16.7
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$14.7$0.00$14.7$29.7$28.8$0.92
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$13.8$0.00$13.8$27.6$25.7$1.87
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$11.9$0.00$11.9$27.0$26.4$0.65
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$11.3$0.00$31.4$29.6$1.81
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$9.49$0.00$9.49$30.9$39.6$8.78
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$18.3$0.00$18.3$31.3$56.8$25.5
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$43.8$0.00$43.8$42.5$41.6$0.90
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$42.9$0.00$40.7$33.2$7.50
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$35.4$0.00$46.0$35.6$10.4