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American Bar Association

501(c)(6) organization Chicago, IL EIN: 36-0723150 Website
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The American Bar Association (ABA) is a public charity based in Chicago, Illinois, with EIN 36-0723150. Founded in 1878, it supports the legal profession and the public through professional education and service programs, and makes grants through its Sections, Divisions, and Forums.

American Bar Association at a glance

In short: American Bar Association gave $258K across 34 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), top state South Carolina. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$258,000
+2.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
34
+3.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,588
-0.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,000
Total assets
$307,695,958
-3.5% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
13% first-time grantees (4 of 30, 2025)
Primary geography
South Carolina (26% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to American Bar Association

Contact

Mailing address: 321 N Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: (312) 988-5000
Website: https://americanbar.org

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who American Bar Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

University of South Carolina: $60KUniversity of South Carolina$60KAttorney General of Texas: $6KAttorney General of Texas$6KCommonwealth of Virginia: $6KCommonwealth of Virginia$6KConnecticut Dept of Consumer Protection: $6KConnecticut Dept of ConsumerProtection$6KDistrict of Columbia Govt: $6KDistrict of Columbia Govt$6KFlorida Department of Legal Affairs: $6KFlorida Department of LegalAffairs$6KNC Dept of Justice: $6KNC Dept of Justice$6KNebraska Dept of Justice: $6KNebraska Dept of Justice$6KNew York State Dept of Law: $6KNew York State Dept of Law$6KNorth Dakota Office of Attorney General: $6KNorth Dakota Office ofAttorney General$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of South Carolina ($60K). Together the top 10 received $114K.

Organizations only. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($30,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

183 grants across all recorded years

176<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 176 grants of 183 (96%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2025 grants included recipients in multiple states and the District of Columbia. South Carolina accounted for 26% of grant dollars, the largest state share specified in the filing.

Grant Distribution by State

44states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 34 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonAustinBaltimoreCarson CityCheyenneColumbiaHartfordIndianapolisLincolnLittle RockMadisonNew YorkPierreSalt Lake CitySpringfieldSt. PaulTopekaWilmingtonHarrisburgHonolulu

Is American Bar Association open to new grantees?

13%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 4 of 30 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $6K; repeat grants $9K. How we count

Medians: $6K first-time, $6K repeat.

  • 83% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 79% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M37 grants2020 35 grants2021 40 grants2022 41 grants2023 33 grants2024 34 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $252K (2024) to $2.4M (2020). In 2025 it made 34 grants totaling $258K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of South Carolina Columbia, SCAwards/Fellowships$60,000
Attorney General of Texas Austin, TXAwards/Fellowships$6,000
Commonwealth of Virginia Richmond, VAAwards/Fellowships$6,000
Connecticut Dept of Consumer Protection Hartford, CTAwards/Fellowships$6,000
District of Columbia Govt Washington, DCAwards/Fellowships$6,000
Florida Department of Legal Affairs Tallahassee, FLAwards/Fellowships$6,000
5 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$30,000
NC Dept of Justice Raleigh, NCAwards/Fellowships$6,000
Nebraska Dept of Justice Lincoln, NEAwards/Fellowships$6,000
New York State Dept of Law New York, NYAwards/Fellowships$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

The ABA’s filing states that endowment funds are held by the related tax-exempt ABA Fund for Justice and Education, and that the ABA uses proceeds from the endowment to provide a predictable stream of funding for ABA programs.

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$307,695,958$166,167,244$138,566,608$258,00034$58,070,512
2024$318,819,299$119,070,500$136,212,880$252,00033$10,138,462
2023$312,769,241$107,983,462$118,296,342$336,98041$12,444,075
2022$264,609,273$98,371,329$114,125,516$1,229,74440$8,607,821
2021$314,216,963$86,583,132$96,052,784$2,205,76935$7,897,601
2020$280,557,499$98,152,728$112,651,905$2,406,14737$7,043,783

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The ABA’s mission is “to serve equally our members, our profession and the public by defending liberty and delivering justice as the national representative of the legal profession.” Its stated goals include serving members, improving the legal profession, eliminating bias and enhancing diversity, and advancing the rule of law.

The ABA’s charitable programs include legal assistance and access-to-justice initiatives, public education, diversity and inclusion programs, and international justice work. Its filing says that grants are made by ABA Sections, Divisions, and Forums to outside organizations for specific projects, with use monitored as needed. In 2025, the listed grant purposes were Awards/Fellowships. Recipients included a university, government legal offices, and an individual recipient.

The ABA’s Legal Opportunity Scholarship supports incoming law students and is described as advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession. It provides $15,000 in financial aid to 20–25 students over their three years in law school; this is a scholarship for students, rather than a grant program for outside organizations.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the ABA reported 34 grants totaling $258,000. The median grant was $6,000; awards ranged from $6,000 to $60,000. The largest listed award was $60,000 to the University of South Carolina in Columbia for Awards/Fellowships. Other listed $6,000 recipients included the an individual recipient, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, and the District of Columbia Government, all for Awards/Fellowships.

The filing reports that South Carolina accounted for 26% of grant dollars; Texas, Virginia, Connecticut, and the District of Columbia each accounted for 2%. The ABA’s Military and Veterans Legal Center page describes a competitive grant program for state and local programs serving veterans, but says it is not accepting new applications at this time. Its listed recipient cycles were in 2020, 2021, and 2022.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Alpha M Brady as Executive Director. Other listed senior staff include Holly O Cook, Sr. Associate Executive Director for Government Affairs and Public Interest Law; William K Phelan, Sr. Associate Executive Director and CFO; and Annaliese Fleming, Sr. Associate Executive Director and General Counsel.

American Bar Association is led by Alpha M Brady, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 15 of 60 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alpha M Brady

    Executive Director

    Senior Associate Executive Director & General Counsel → Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer, 2023

    Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer → Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    45 hrs/week

    $357K (2020) → $774K (2025)

  • William R Bay

    President

    Chair & House of Delegates → President-Elect, 2024

    President-Elect → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    60 hrs/week

    $50K (2025)

  • Jonathan Cole

    Chair & House of Delegates

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Gollmer

    Managing Director Business Development Revenue Op

    Director Publishing → Managing Director Business Development Revenue Op, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    38 hrs/week

    $195K (2022) → $237K (2025)

  • Amy E Horton-Newell

    Director-Public Interest Law

    On filings since 2024

    30 hrs/week

    $230K (2024) → $249K (2025)

  • Candace Cavalier

    Division Director Human Resources

    On filings since 2024

    38 hrs/week

    $215K (2024) → $245K (2025)

  • Amy B Eggert

    Senior Associate Executive Director & Chief of Staff

    Chief of Staff → Senior Associate Executive Director & Chief of Staff, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    55 hrs/week

    $250K (2020) → $363K (2025)

  • Carol Stevens

    Associate Executive Director-Media Relations & Strategic Committee

    Associate Executive Director-Cmr → Associate Executive Dir-Media Relations & Strategic Committee, 2021

    Associate Executive Dir-Media Relations & Strategic Committee → Associate Executive Director-Media Relations & Strategic Committee, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    38 hrs/week

    $254K (2020) → $357K (2025)

  • Holly O Cook

    Senior Associate Executive Dir-Govt Affairs & Pil

    Senior Associate Executive Director-Gao → Senior Associate Executive Dir-Govt Affairs & Pil, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    50 hrs/week

    $309K (2020) → $418K (2025)

  • Mary L Smith

    Immediate Past President

    President-Elect → President, 2024

    President → Immediate Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    $50K (2023) → $0 (2025)

  • William K Phelan

    Senior Associate Executive Director & CFO

    Senior Associate Executive Director CFO → Senior Associate Executive Director & CFO, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    36 hrs/week

    $426K (2020) → $386K (2025)

  • Annaliese Fleming

    Senior Associate Executive Director & General Counsel

    On filings since 2021

    33 hrs/week

    $155K (2021) → $338K (2025)

  • Ken Zinn

    Chief Membership & Marketing Officer

    Chief Marketing Officer → Chief Membership & Marketing Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    38 hrs/week

    $291K (2021) → $295K (2025)

  • Joshua Poje

    Chief Product Officer-Chief Member Experience Officer

    Associate Executive Director Chief Product Officer → Chief Product Officer-Chief Member Experience Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $220K (2023) → $321K (2025)

  • Janae E LeFlore

    Associate Executive Director & Chief Governance Officer

    On filings since 2024

    38 hrs/week

    $226K (2024) → $230K (2025)

  • Beverly Pendowski

    Chief Financial Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $202K (2025)

  • Katherine Pichon

    Chief Information Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $269K (2025)

  • Daniel D Andresen

    Aba Roli Chief Operating Officer Global Programs

    Roli Chief Operating Officer Global Program → Roli Chief Operating Officer Global Programs, 2021

    Roli Chief Operating Officer Global Programs → Aba Roli Chief Operating Officer Global Programs, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank H Langrock

    Treasurer

    Board of Governors → Treasurer-Elect, 2023

    Treasurer-Elect → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle A Behnke

    President-Elect

    Treasurer → President-Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheena R Hamilton

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marvin S C Dang

    Secretary

    Board of Governors → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pauline A Weaver

    Board of Governors

    Secretary → Board of Governors, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anita M Ventrelli

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carlos A Rodriguez-Vidal

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel A Schwartz

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2023

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Denise R Avant

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James S Hill

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jo Ann Engelhardt

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Maureen Larkin-Wong

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • M Joe Crosthwait Jr.

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2023

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael W Mutek

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2023

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pamela C Enslen

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beverly A Carroll

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2024

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Steven Jennison

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eileen Sullivan

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank X Neuner Jr.

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda L Randell

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lucian T Pera

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel Lester Tate III

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Theodore H Davis Jr.

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas C Rombach

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas W Lyons III

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy A Giles

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victor M Marquez

    Board of Governors

    On filings since 2024

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abre' Conner

    Board of Governors

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann McMahon Romanskaya

    Board of Governors

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aurora Austriaco

    Board of Governors

    New on the 2025 filing

    7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cynthia E Nance

    Board of Governors

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erik Anthony Christiansen

    Board of Governors

    New on the 2025 filing

    9 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gail Golman Holtzman

    Board of Governors

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory G Brooker

    Board of Governors

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juan Raudrick Thomas

    Board of Governors

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Strite Murnane

    Board of Governors

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Loandria Dahmer

    Board of Governors

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula C Martucci

    Board of Governors

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott N Carlson

    Associate Executive Director-Global Programs

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas C Grella

    Board of Governors

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Hoff Prol

    Board of Governors

    New on the 2025 filing

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vincent Ted Chang

    Board of Governors

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (87)
  • Former: Jack L Rives (2020–2024) — Executive Director Former
  • Former: William E Adams (2020–2024) — Managing Director-Legal Educ
  • Former: Amy Lin Meyerson (2022–2024) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Deborah Enix-Ross (2022–2024) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Elizabeth Kelly Meyers (2022–2024) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Grant C Killoran (2022–2024) — Board of Governors
  • Former: James E Lockemy (2022–2024) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Jamie Davis (2022–2024) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Jennifer Busby (2022–2024) — Board of Governors
  • Former: John Preston Bailey (2022–2024) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Leonard H Gilbert (2022–2024) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Maureen O Rourke (2022–2024) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Michael Oths (2022–2024) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Peter Markos (2022–2024) — Chief Technology Officer
  • Former: Richard M Lipton (2022–2024) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Seymour Wesley James Jr. (2022–2024) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Thomas G Wilkinson Jr. (2022–2024) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Aurora Abella-Austriaco (2023–2024) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Palmer G Vance II (2023–2024) — Chair & House of Delegates
  • Former: Stephanie Giggetts (2023–2024) — Deputy Managing Dir-Accreditation
  • Former: Brian Plaut (2024) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Jim Walsh (2024) — Associate Executive Director & Chief Communication Officer
  • Former: Kevin L Shepherd (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Andrew M Schpak (2021–2023) — Board of Governors
  • Former: John C Cruden (2021–2023) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Koji F Fukumura (2021–2023) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Linda S Parks (2021–2023) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Lucian E Dervan (2021–2023) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Pamila J Brown (2021–2023) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Reginald M Turner Jr. (2021–2023) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Russell F Hilliard (2021–2023) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Shayda Le (2021–2023) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Sheila Slocum Hollis (2021–2023) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Vickie Glisson (2021–2023) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Mary K Ryan (2022–2023) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Susan D Tobias (2022–2023) — Managing Director-Member Practice Groups
  • Former: Mussab Ali (2023) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Annette Reyes (2020–2022) — Division Director Hr
  • Former: Beverly J Quail (2020–2022) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Bonnie E Fought (2020–2022) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Charles John Vigil (2020–2022) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Christine Hayes Hickey (2020–2022) — Board of Governors
  • Former: James JS Holmes (2020–2022) — Board of Governors
  • Former: James M Durant III (2020–2022) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Laura Bellegie Sharp (2020–2022) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Lynn M Allingham (2020–2022) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Michael W Drumke (2020–2022) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Patricia Lee Refo (2020–2022) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Patrick Goetzinger (2020–2022) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Thomas M Susman (2020–2022) — Associate Executive Director-Governmental Affairs
  • Former: William K Weisenberg (2020–2022) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Barbara J Howard (2021–2022) — Chair & House of Delegates
  • Former: Joseph P Brownlee (2021–2022) — Chief Membership Officer
  • Former: Neeharika Thuravil (2022) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Andrew James Demetriou (2020–2021) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Barry Currier (2020–2021) — Managing Director-Accreditation Legal Education
  • Former: Charles E English Jr. (2020–2021) — Board of Governors
  • Former: David Wright Clark (2020–2021) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Frank J Bailey (2020–2021) — Board of Governors
  • Former: H Russell Frisby Jr. (2020–2021) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Howard T Wall III (2020–2021) — Board of Governors
  • Former: James Dimos (2020–2021) — Deputy Executive Director
  • Former: Judy Perry Martinez (2020–2021) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Lynn Fontaine Newsome (2020–2021) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Mark H Alcott (2020–2021) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Martin Balogh (2020–2021) — Associate Executive Director-Meeting Travel
  • Former: Michele Wong Krause (2020–2021) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Rew R Goodenow (2020–2021) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Stephen J Wermiel (2020–2021) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Susan M Holden (2020–2021) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Johnnie Nguyen (2021) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Kevin J Curtin (2021) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Allen C Goolsby (2020) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Clary Edward Rawl Jr. (2020) — Board of Governors
  • Former: David L Brown (2020) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Edwin Butterfoss (2020) — Senior Attorney-Legal Education
  • Former: Eileen A Kato (2020) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Jarisse Sanborn (2020) — Associate Executive Director-General Counsel
  • Former: Lee A DeHihns III (2020) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Lynne B Barr (2020) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Michael H Byowitz (2020) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Michaela Posner (2020) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Myles V Lynk (2020) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Randall D Noel (2020) — Board of Governors
  • Former: Robert M Carlson (2020) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Tom Bolt (2020) — Board of Governors
  • Former: W Anthony Jenkins (2020) — Board of Governors

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Alpha M Brady — Executive Director: $774KAlpha M BradyExecutive Director$774KHolly O Cook — Sr Assoc Exec Dir-Govt Affairs and PIL: $418KHolly O CookSr Assoc Exec Dir-Govt Affairs…$418KWilliam K Phelan — Sr Assoc. Executive Director and CFO: $386KWilliam K PhelanSr Assoc. Executive Director…$386KAmy B Eggert — Sr Assoc Exec Dir and Chief of Staff: $363KAmy B EggertSr Assoc Exec Dir and Chief of…$363KCarol Stevens — Assoc Exec Director-Media Relations and Strategic Comm: $357KCarol StevensAssoc Exec Director-Media…$357KAnnaliese Fleming — Sr Assoc Exec Dir and General Counsel: $338KAnnaliese FlemingSr Assoc Exec Dir and General…$338KJoshua Poje — Chief Product Officer-Chief Member Experience Officer: $321KJoshua PojeChief Product Officer-Chief…$321KKen Zinn — Chief Membership and Marketing Officer: $295KKen ZinnChief Membership and Marketing…$295KKatherine Pichon — Chief Information Officer: $269KKatherine PichonChief Information Officer$269KAmy E Horton-Newell — Director-Public Interest Law: $249KAmy E Horton-NewellDirector-Public Interest Law$249KCandace Cavalier — Division Director Human Resources: $245KCandace CavalierDivision Director Human…$245KDonna Gollmer — Managing Dir Business Development Revenue Op: $237KDonna GollmerManaging Dir Business…$237KJanae E LeFlore — Associate Executive Director and Chief Governance Officer: $230KJanae E LeFloreAssociate Executive Director…$230KBeverly Pendowski — Chief Financial Officer: $202KBeverly PendowskiChief Financial Officer$202KWilliam R Bay — President: $50KWilliam R BayPresident$50K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $774K, to Alpha M Brady (Executive Director). 15 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about American Bar Association

How much does American Bar Association give each year?

American Bar Association gave $258K across 34 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $252K across 33 grants.

What is American Bar Association's typical grant size?

American Bar Association's median grant in 2025 was $6,000, and its average grant was $7,588, across 34 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from American Bar Association that year got $6K on average.

Where does American Bar Association give grants?

American Bar Association's top state is South Carolina, with 26% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Does American Bar Association give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 34 grants with a stated purpose on American Bar Association's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Awards/Fellowships" (32 grants).

Who are American Bar Association's largest grantees?

American Bar Association's largest 2025 grantees include University of South Carolina ($60,000), Attorney General of Texas ($6,000) and Commonwealth of Virginia ($6,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($30,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 28% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is American Bar Association?

American Bar Association reported $307.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $166.2M.

What does American Bar Association fund?

The ABA’s mission is “to serve equally our members, our profession and the public by defending liberty and delivering justice as the national representative of the legal profession.” See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from American Bar Association?

American Bar Association has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check americanbar.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is American Bar Association's EIN?

American Bar Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-0723150. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 26, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 18, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 17, 2026)

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Strategic Capacity Group Inc

McLean, VA

Strategic Capacity Group's (SCG) mission is to enhance the ability of the united states and its partners to build effective and sustainable security sector capacity worldwide.

Education

Assets

$1.5M

Grants

0

Total Given

$21K

Vmi Alumni Agencies Board Inc

Lexington, VA

THE PURPOSE OF VMI alumni agencies board IS TO SUPPORT VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE (VMI), A STATE-SUPPORTED SCHOOL, BY COORDINATING DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS CONDUCTED ON BEHALF OF THE INSTITUTE, PLANNING, ORGANIZING, AND CONDUCTING THE VMI CAMPAIGN.

Education

Assets

$111.7M

Grants

1

Total Given

$2.2M

VMI Foundation

Lexington, VA

For the advancement, promotion, encouragement, welfare and progress of Virginia military institute (VMI), a state-supported college, and advancement, welfare and progress of the VMI alumni association, who also supports VMI in conjunction with alumni relations to further support.

Assets

$691.3M

Grants

3

Total Given

$23.2M

Interchurch Medical Assistance Inc

Baltimore, MD

Interchurch Medical Assistance (IMA world health) or (IMA) advances health and healing for vulnerable and marginalized people in the developing world. Interchurch Medical Assistance, inc. Is a subsidiary of corus international. As such this 990 should be read in conjunction with that of the parent entity.

Assets

$76.5M

Grants

7

Total Given

$10.9M

National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty

Washington, DC

Fearlessly advance federal, state and local policies to prevent and end homelessness while fiercely defending the rights of all unhoused persons.

Assets

$1.8M

Grants

8

Total Given

$243K

Pan American Development Foundation Inc

Washington, DC

The Pan American Development Foundation funds humanitarian relief, economic growth and workforce development, and security, rule of law, and governance initiatives across Latin America and the Caribbean and the wider Americas. In 2025, its 13 reported grants ranged from $6,440 to $356,385, with a median of $54,060. It posts Requests for Applications for organizations to review; the profile does not say whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Assets

$67.5M

Grants

13

Total Given

$1.5M

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