Dallas Bar Association
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What it says it does
The Dallas Bar Association is a nonprofit corporation chartered by the State of Texas to protect and advance the professional interests of persons licensed to practice law in the Dallas area, to improve the relations between the Bench, the Bar, and the Public, and to advance cordial communication among lawyers.
- Income
- $4.3 million
- Spending
- $4.1 million
- Employees
- 18
- Highest pay
- $298,338, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (7)
- $584,234 spent. Continuing Legal Education -Daily luncheon clinic programs and online hybrid and virtual meetings featuring discussions on special topics by experts in each field; monthly continuing education programs held by each of the 32 sections.
- $580,860 spent. Membership Dues and Assessments - The annual dues paid to the Association by its members are its primary source of support. The dues are payments meant to provide support for the Association in exchange for the general benefits of membership derived from affiliation with the Association, and thus bare a direct casual relationship to the accomplishment of the Association's exempt purposes.
- $536,552 spent. Section Dues- The Dallas Bar Association (DBA) has 32 sections. Each section represents a particular field of law. DBA members are encouraged to join sections that may be of interest to their specific legal needs. Section dues are collected to pay for educational materials and speakers.
- $227,640 spent. Lawyer Referral Service - The referral service assists the general public by providing a means by which any person who can afford to pay a reasonable fee for legal services may be informed of and referred to a member of the Association's Lawyer Referral Service panel.
- $103,725 spent. Miscellaneous -Various expenses are paid by the Association to generally further bar purposes.
- $41,490 spent. Addressing Services - The Association sells a list of names and addresses of its members only to persons or groups who are (1)running for a political office for which membership in the legal profession is a prerequisite or (2)law firms (comprised of lawyers who are members of the Association) that wish to make professional announcements, provided the content of the announcement is approved by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Association.
- Probate Manuals and Legal Forms Sales - The Association sells probate manuals and sells standardized preprinted real estate forms for use in typical real estate transactions and standardized preprinted Uniform Commercial Code ("UCC") forms for use in typical financing transactions.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1949.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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