Ohio State Bar Association
The Ohio State Bar Association (the "association") is an unincorporated voluntary non-profit organization. The association was formed to promote justice and advance the interests of the legal profession.
Ohio State Bar Association at a glance
In short: Ohio State Bar Association gave $95K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $48K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $95,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $47,500
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $47,500
- Total assets
- $22,936,435
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ohio State Bar Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program ($50K). Together the top 2 received $95K.
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 24 (79%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $95K (2023) to $178K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $95K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program Columbus, OH | Supports Osba's Mission | $50,000 |
| Ohio Center for Law Related Education Columbus, OH | Supports Osba's Mission | $45,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $22,936,435 | $8,769,005 | $9,240,994 | $95,000 | 2 | $1,864,017 |
| 2024 | $22,918,791 | $9,509,283 | $10,015,261 | $95,000 | 2 | $2,182,888 |
| 2023 | $22,169,408 | $8,733,121 | $10,644,869 | $95,000 | 2 | $1,263,892 |
| 2021 | $26,011,736 | $9,403,598 | $8,768,116 | $177,750 | 15 | $1,610,453 |
| 2020 | $22,273,028 | $9,791,623 | $10,325,887 | $100,750 | 3 | $1,160,158 |
| 2019 | $23,146,425 | $11,042,974 | $10,790,639 | $112,500 | 3 | $1,577,017 |
About Ohio State Bar Association
Based on IRS filings
Ohio State Bar Association is a public charity, based in Columbus, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $22.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $95K. Net investment income was $1.9M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ohio State Bar Association is led by Mary Amos Augsburger, CEO & Secretary on every filing since 2019; 8 of 31 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mary Amos Augsburger
CEO & Secretary
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$245K (2019) → $376K (2025)
Daniel R. Griffith
President
Governor → President-Elect, 2024
President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$624 (2020) → $12K (2025)
Francis Wellington
Director of Clerk
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$122K (2019) → $154K (2025)
Maggie M. Ostrowski
Marketing Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$143K (2023) → $138K (2025)
J. Desiree Blankenship
General Counsel
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$166K (2019) → $225K (2025)
Michael J. Frantz Jr.
Governor
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$795 (2020) → $0 (2025)
Michael K. Murdock
Chief Information & Techno
Chief Information & Techno → CIO & CTO, 2024
CIO & CTO → Chief Information & Techno, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$139K (2019) → $195K (2025)
Michelle L. Kranz
Immediate Past President
President-Elect → President, 2024
President → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$13K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Jan Allen Baughman
Governor
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$975 (2020) → $0 (2025)
Scott Lundregan
Aed Policy & Government Af
Aed Policy & Government Af → Director Gov Affrs & Leg. Counsel, 2024
Director Gov Affrs & Leg. Counsel → Aed Policy & Government Af, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$124K (2020) → $151K (2025)
Scott M. Robe
Governor
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$1K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Craig Howell
COO, CFO & Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$125K (2025)
Andrew P. Lycans
Governor
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory R. Flax
Governor
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert J. Rice
Governor
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew A. Miller
Governor
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Vansuch
Governor
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vallie T. Bowman-English
Governor
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendi M. Fowler
Governor
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William G. Chris
President-Elect
Governor → President-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric K. Combs
Governor
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Howard Wernow
Governor
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jay E. Michael
Governor
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark A. Hutson
Governor
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marlon A. Primes
Governor
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert S. Salem
Governor
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary J. Carter
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle W. Bickford
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maura E. Scanlon
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard W. Clagg
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zach G. Ferrall
Governor
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (35)
- Former: Amy B. Ikerd (2019–2024) — Governor
- Former: Bryan C. Conaway (2019–2024) — Governor
- Former: Dean L. Wilson (2019–2024) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Frederick C. Fisher (2019–2024) — Governor
- Former: Kathleen S. Lenski (2019–2024) — Governor
- Former: Ken Heintz (2019–2024) — COO, CFO & Treasurer
- Former: Christopher L. Brown (2021–2024) — Governor
- Former: Michael E. Flowers (2023–2024) — Governor
- Former: David H. Lefton (2019–2023) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Ronald E. Slipski (2020–2023) — Governor
- Former: Lisa Pierce Reisz (2021–2023) — Governor
- Former: Montrella S. Jackson (2021–2023) — Governor
- Former: Theresa Nelson (2021–2023) — Governor
- Former: Eleni A. Drakatos (2019–2021) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Kathleen A. Stoneman (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: Lawrence J. Scanlon (2019–2021) — Governor
- Former: Caitlin E. Anderson (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: Denise H. McColley (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: Dennis M. Coyne (2020–2021) — Governor
- Former: Jeff Depiazza (2020–2021) — Chief Information & Technology Officer
- Former: Linda Tucci Teodosio (2020–2021) — President
- Former: David S. Bloomfield Jr. (2019–2020) — Governor
- Former: Don W. Humphrey Jr. (2019–2020) — Governor
- Former: Robin G. Weaver (2019–2020) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Victor H. Perez (2019–2020) — Governor
- Former: William R. Groves (2019–2020) — Governor
- Former: Amanda M. Leffler (2019) — Governor
- Former: Denise L. Moody (2019) — Governor
- Former: Michael L. Barr (2019) — Governor
- Former: Paula Hicks-Hudson (2019) — Governor
- Former: Randall M. Comer (2019) — Immediate Past President
- Former: Robert B. Franz (2019) — Governor
- Former: Robin McGuire Rose (2019) — Deputy General Counsel
- Former: Stuart W. Cordell (2019) — Governor
- Former: Thomas T. Book (2019) — Director of Policy & Governor
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $376K, to Mary Amos Augsburger (CEO/Secretary). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Ohio State Bar Association
How much does Ohio State Bar Association give each year?
Ohio State Bar Association gave $95K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $95K across 2 grants.
How large is Ohio State Bar Association?
Ohio State Bar Association reported $22.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.8M.
Where does Ohio State Bar Association operate?
Ohio State Bar Association has awarded grants in Ohio.
What is Ohio State Bar Association's EIN?
Ohio State Bar Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-4271520. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 26, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 18, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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