American Association of Law Libraries

Public charity · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 36-2536424

The American Association of Law Libraries advances the profession of law librarianship and supports the professional growth of its members through leadership and advocacy in the field of legal information and information policy.

American Association of Law Libraries at a glance

In short: American Association of Law Libraries gave $35K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $35K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$35,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$35,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$35,000
Total assets
$12,883,722
+7.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to American Association of Law Libraries

Who American Association of Law Libraries funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

University of California Berkeley: $35KUniversity of CaliforniaBerkeley$35K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of California Berkeley ($35K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Berkeley

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2024) to $35K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $35K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CABerkeley Law Library Support$35,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$12,883,722$4,270,166$3,396,891$35,0001$463,060
2024$11,955,601$4,322,975$3,373,951$35,0001$390,451
2023$9,492,560$4,083,536$3,241,528——$344,242
2022$8,046,432$3,961,088$2,918,645——$414,826
2021$8,542,766$2,860,785$2,414,554——$449,810
2020$7,630,688$2,358,373$2,676,868——$226,662
2019$7,103,714$3,982,604$3,848,759——$146,211

About American Association of Law Libraries

Based on IRS filings

American Association of Law Libraries is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $35K. Net investment income was $463K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Association of Law Libraries is led by Jenny Rff Silbiger, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 4 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jenny Rff Silbiger

    President

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joyce Gilbert

    Interim Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Siwa

    Director of It

    On filings since 2024

    35 hrs/week

    $101K (2024) → $106K (2025)

  • Jennifer Wahl

    Director of Education & Learning

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $108K (2025)

  • Oolagamani Ungapen

    Executive Director - Past

    Executive Director → Executive Director - Past, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $34K (2019) → $325K (2025)

  • Kimberly Rundle

    Leadership Services Coordinator

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $102K (2025)

  • Cornell H. Winston

    Immediate Past President

    Vice President → President, 2024

    President → Immediate Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • June Hsiao Liebert

    Past President - Past

    President → Past President, 2024

    Past President → Past President - Past, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristina L. Niedringhaus

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Board Member - Past, 2024

    Board Member - Past → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andre Davison

    Board Member - Past

    Board Member → Board Member - Past, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristina J. Alayan

    Board Member - Past

    Board Member → Board Member - Past, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miriam D. Childs

    Treasurer - Past

    Treasurer → Treasurer - Past, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Zhang

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Russell

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diana Koppang

    Board Member - Past

    Board Member → Board Member - Past, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abigail Walters

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shamika Dinice Dalton

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Whytock

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph Lawson

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ramon Barajas Jr.

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Dumas

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (21)
  • Former: Elizabeth G. Adelman (2019–2024) — Immediate Past President - Past
  • Former: Michelle Hook Dewey (2021–2024) — Board Member - Past
  • Former: Mary Jenkins (2019–2023) — Secretary - Past
  • Former: Diane M. Rodriguez (2020–2023) — Immediate Past President - Past
  • Former: Stacy Etheredge (2020–2023) — Board Member - Past
  • Former: Susan David Demaine (2020–2023) — Board Member - Past
  • Former: Emily M. Janoski-Haehlen (2019–2022) — Board Member - Past
  • Former: Emily R. Florio (2019–2022) — Immediate Past President - Past
  • Former: Jason R. Sowards (2019–2022) — Board Member - Past
  • Former: Karen Selden (2019–2021) — Board Member - Past
  • Former: Michelle Cosby (2019–2021) — Past President - Past
  • Former: Pam Reisinger (2019–2021) — Director of Meetings
  • Former: Jean P. O'Grady (2019–2020) — Board Member - Past
  • Former: Luis Acosta (2019–2020) — Secretary - Past
  • Former: Femi Camudus (2020) — Past President - Past
  • Former: Femi Cadmus (2019) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Greg Lambert (2019) — Immediate Past President - Past
  • Former: Jean Willis (2019) — Treasurer - Past
  • Former: Kathryn Hagan (2019) — Executive Director - Past
  • Former: Meg Kribble (2019) — Board Member - Past
  • Former: Paula Davidson (2019) — Director of Finance & Administrator - Past

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

Oolagamani Ungapen — Executive Director - Past: $325KOolagamani UngapenExecutive Director - Past$325KJennifer Wahl — Director of Education and Learning: $108KJennifer WahlDirector of Education and…$108KChristopher Siwa — Director of It: $106KChristopher SiwaDirector of It$106KKimberly Rundle — Leadership Services Coordinator: $102KKimberly RundleLeadership Services Coordinator$102K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $325K, to Oolagamani Ungapen (Executive Director - Past). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about American Association of Law Libraries

How much does American Association of Law Libraries give each year?

American Association of Law Libraries gave $35K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $35K across 1 grant.

How large is American Association of Law Libraries?

American Association of Law Libraries reported $12.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.3M.

Where does American Association of Law Libraries operate?

American Association of Law Libraries has awarded grants in California.

What is American Association of Law Libraries's EIN?

American Association of Law Libraries's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2536424. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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