American Bar Endowment

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-2384321 Website

THE CORPORATION'S PURPOSES ARE TO ADVANCE LEGAL STUDY AND RESEARCH TO PROMOTE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND UNIFORMITY OF JUDICIAL DECISION THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$207.1M

+8.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$8.0M

+5.8% YoY

Grant Count

18

+28.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$445K

-17.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$13M$20M$27M2021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$207,097,319$190,147,745$178,419,268
Revenue$16,632,847$24,271,588$17,335,082
Expenses$12,381,629$11,495,333$12,412,427
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$6,916,958$15,630,898$11,291,160
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M6 grants20214 grants202214 grants202318 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ABA FUND FOR JUSTICE & E…$3.8MAMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION$3.8MCALIFORNIA COLLABORATIVE…$25KCODE THE DREAM$25KHOME IS HERE NOLA$25KIDEAS42$25KMOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASS…$25KNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF …$25KPARTNERS FOR JUSTICE$25KPRO BONO NET$25K

Grant Size Distribution

42 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M8$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JOANNE MARTIN EXEC D…9/1/23, CONSULTANT UNTIL 10/…$353KDANIEL WOLTERINKDATA PROCESSING MANAGER$110K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
HOWARD H VOGELPRESIDENT1
HON LORA J LIVINGSTONVICE PRESIDENT1
HILARIE BASSTREASURER1
TOMMY D PRESTON JRSECRETARY1
MICHELLE A BEHNKEDIRECTOR1
ROBERT M CARLSONDIRECTOR1
MICHAEL E FLOWERSDIRECTOR1
TRACY A GILESDIRECTOR1
ROBERTA B LIEBENBERGDIRECTOR1
RANDALL D NOELDIRECTOR1
PATRICIA LEE REFODIRECTOR1
KEVIN L SHEPHERDDIRECTOR1
DEBORAH ENIX-ROSSEX OFFICIO1
FRANK H LANGROCKEX OFFICIO1
JOANNE MARTIN EXEC DIR UNTIL9/1/23, CONSULTANT UNTIL 10/1/2337.5$352,898
DANIEL WOLTERINKDATA PROCESSING MANAGER37.5$110,424

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

20states
+12 more states

Cities

AllentownArlingtonAustinBerkeleyBethesdaBostonChicagoCockeysvilleColumbiaCrownsvilleDallasDenverDurhamFort WorthGermantownHapevilleIndianapolisKenoshaLas VegasMontclair

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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