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US nonprofit · EIN 223091280 · Newark, NJiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 223091280) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 August 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Garden State Bar Association

Donations deductible
Revenue
$151k
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$185k
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$64k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$64k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
21
4.3 years on average
Staff
0
17 volunteers
Left since last filing
3
14% of the board
Officers and senior staff
17
named in Part VII
Exemption reinstated on 15 January 2011. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 January 2011 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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Garden State Bar Association's network

21 people3 organisationsi21 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (21). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

21 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 21 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alan BabbittBoard Member As of 5/20242024
2 yrs
Aymen Abushi ESQBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Cameryn Hinton ESQBoard Member Ended 5/20242023
3 yrs
Carolyn Chang ESQBoard Member Ended 5/20242023
3 yrs
Cheyne Scott ESQBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Diana-Marie LaventureBoard Member As of 5/20242024
2 yrs
Dominique J Carroll ESQCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
James A Lewis V ESQ (also filed as James A Lewis ESQ)President2019
7 yrs
Jason ReddBoard Member As of 5/20242024
2 yrs
Joel Clymer ESQ (also filed as Joel Clymer)Treasurer Ended 5/20242018
8 yrs
Joyce Malliet ESQBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Kenya Tyson ESQPresident-Elect2019
7 yrs
Malcolm ThorpeBoard Member As of 5/20242024
2 yrs
Marlin Townes IIIBoard Member As of 5/20242024
2 yrs
Muary Winkler ESQBoard Member Ended 5/20242023
3 yrs
Nasheena PorterBoard Member As of 5/20242024
2 yrs
Natalya Johnson ESQ (also filed as Natalya G Johnson)Immediate Past President Ended 5/20242018
8 yrs
Nilaja Ford ESQBoard Member Ended 5/20242023
3 yrs
Portia Downing ESQ (also filed as Portia N Downing)Board Member2018
8 yrs
Robert Johnson ESQBoard Member Ended 5/20242023
3 yrs
Sobande F Afolabi ESQBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 21 →

Officers and senior leadership

17 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Aymen Abushi ESQBoard Member2022
Cameryn Hinton ESQBoard Member2022
Candace Johnson ESQTreasurer2022
Carolyn Chang ESQBoard Member2022
Cheyne Scott ESQBoard Member2022
Domonique J Carroll ESQBoard Member2022
Husain A Gatlin ESQImmediate Past President2022
James A Lewis V ESQPresident-Elect2022
Joel Clymer ESQCompany secretary2022
Joyce Malliet ESQBoard Member2022
Kenya Tyson ESQVice-President2022
Muary Winkler ESQBoard Member2022
Natalya Johnson ESQPresident2022
Nilaja Ford ESQBoard Member2022
Portia Downing ESQBoard Member2022
Robert Johnson ESQBoard Member2022
Sobande F Afolabi ESQBoard Member2022

Pay and hours

year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Dominique J Carroll EsqVice President2$0
Joel Clymer EsqPresident2$0
Kenya Tyson EsqImmediate Past President5$0
Trina Glass EsqPresident-Elect5$0
Leonard V Jones EsqTreasurer2$0
Sobande F Afolabi EsqSecretary2$0
Aymen Abushi EsqBoard Member2$0
Alan BabbittBoard Member2$0
Janika Best EsqBoard Member2$0
Joyce Malliet EsqBoard Member2$0
Courtney Johnson EsqBoard Member2$0
Lauren B Jones EsqBoard Member2$0
Jay Redd EsqBoard Member2$0
Victoria Salami EsqBoard Member2$0
Malcolm ThorpeBoard Member2$0
Marlin Townes IIIBoard Member2$0
Diana-Marie LaventureBoard Member2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Garden State Bar Association
EIN
223091280
Address
Po Box 1040, Newark, NJ, 07101-1040
State
New Jersey
Mission
The gsba provides opportunities for new and experienced attorneys to collectively tackle challenges that improve the lives of minorities. Since 1975, the gsba has continuously assisted african-americans and other ethnic minorities in becoming an effective part of the judiciary and legal systems. The association also seeks to advance the science of jurisprudence, improve the administration of... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
I80 Crime and legal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Crime & Legal-Related
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2011
Principal officer
Joel Clymer Esq (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsJoel Clymer ESQ
≥8years on the filingsNatalya Johnson ESQ
≥8years on the filingsPortia Downing ESQ
≥7years on the filingsJames A Lewis V ESQ

Latest return

year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$64k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$64k
Contributions and grants received
$278k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$121k
Employees
0
Volunteers
17

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$199k$203kDeficit $5k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Garden State Bar Foundation IncScholarships, student financial aid$100k