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American Beverage Association

501(c)(6) organization Washington, DC EIN: 53-0025510 Website

The purpose and objectives are to unite America's non-alcoholic beverage companies to achieve responsible public policy and promote our industry's commitment to customers, consumers and communities.

American Beverage Association at a glance

In short: American Beverage Association gave $2.7M across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $885K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$2,655,591
+0.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
3
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$885,197
+0.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$855,000
Total assets
$130,875,234
+9.1% vs 2023
Primary geography
District of Columbia (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

How to apply to American Beverage Association

Who American Beverage Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America: $1.6MAmerican Beverage Foundationfor a Healthy America$1.6MUS Conference of Mayors: $855KUS Conference of Mayors$855KAmericans for Food & Beverage Choice: $206KAmericans for Food & BeverageChoice$206K

The largest 2024 recipient was American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America ($1.6M). Together the top 3 received $2.7M.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K1$250–500K7$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 7 grants of 15 (47%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

Washington

How American Beverage Association gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+15%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M3 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1.5M (2020) to $2.7M (2024). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $2.7M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America Washington, DCState association grant - $250,000 & us conference of mayors multi-year healthy cities grant - $745,000 & african American mayors association - $600,000$1,595,000
US Conference of Mayors Washington, DCMulti-year national initiative healthy cities campaign program - $855,000$855,000
Americans for Food & Beverage Choice Washington, DCWebsite Expense-Messaging$205,591
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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
2024$130,875,234$103,751,062$102,866,982$2,655,5913$7,543,092
2023$119,910,568$106,054,798$98,381,394$2,642,9943$5,096,716
2022$108,354,958$96,604,805$95,425,169$2,000,0003$4,782,159
2021$114,967,236$101,585,081$89,666,232$2,300,1503$8,311,625
2020$92,171,627$66,175,304$67,290,809$1,484,9503$3,417,030

About American Beverage Association

Based on IRS filings

American Beverage Association is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $130.9M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $2.7M. Net investment income was $7.5M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Beverage Association is led by Kevin W. Keane, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 7 of 42 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Kevin W. Keane

    President & CEO

    Executive Vice President, Government & Public Affairs → Interim, President & CEO, 2023

    Interim, President & CEO → President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $864K (2020) → $2.3M (2024)

  • William Bill Obrien

    Chair

    Board Director → Vice Chair, 2022

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bradley Brad Goist

    Board Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Charneski

    Board Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cliff Ritchie

    Board Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. Andrew Andy Moore

    Board Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. Frank Harrison III

    Board Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jean Claude Tissot

    Board Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Jeff Honickman

    Board Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kirk Tanner

    Board Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kirk Tyler

    Board Director

    Ex-Officio → Executive Officio, 2023

    Executive Officio → Board Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Finney

    Board Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Mulligan

    Board Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sally Hargis

    Board Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Troy D. Taylor

    Board Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Francoeur

    Board Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Peykoff II

    Board Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Hunt

    Board Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Derek Hill

    Board Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Mann

    Board Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Palmer Nackard

    Board Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Gehring

    Board Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shane Grant

    Board Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Tim Trant

    Board Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Squarek

    Board Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heather Hoytink

    Board Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcelo Boffi

    Board Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Suco

    Board Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Pete Schueller

    Board Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Kendell

    Board Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Archambault

    Board Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ram Krishnan

    Board Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy E. Hancock

    Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

    Executive Vice President, Secretary & General C → Executive Vice President & General Counsel, 2022

    Executive Vice President & General Counsel → Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $508K (2020) → $504K (2024)

  • Sean Krispinsky

    Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel

    Senior Vice President → Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $313K (2020) → $511K (2024)

  • Merideth Potter

    Senior Vice President & Public Affairs

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $364K (2022) → $461K (2024)

  • Robert A. Micek

    Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $516K (2022) → $662K (2024)

  • Amy Brink

    Senior Vice President & External Affairs

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $348K (2023) → $432K (2024)

  • Ryan Guthrie

    Executive Vice President, Government & Public Affairs

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $786K (2024)

  • Andrew Springate

    Vice Chair

    Board Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Dent

    Executive Officio

    Chair → Executive Officio, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ralph D. Crowley Jr.

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison Starmann

    Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (24)
  • Former: Derek Hopkins (2020–2023) — Board Director
  • Former: John Kalil (2020–2023) — Board Director
  • Former: Katherine Lugar (2020–2023) — President & CEO
  • Former: Johannes Evenblij (2022–2023) — Board Director
  • Former: John Sherman (2022–2023) — Board Director
  • Former: Ricardo D. Rivas (2022–2023) — Vice President & California
  • Former: Katherine W. Loatman (2023) — Vice President, Global Affairs & Icba Executive Director
  • Former: Derek Lewis (2020–2022) — Board Director
  • Former: John Torgerson (2020–2022) — Board Director
  • Former: Mark N. Hammond (2020–2022) — Asset Manager
  • Former: Melanie Boulden (2021–2022) — Board Director
  • Former: Alfredo Rivera (2020–2021) — Board Director
  • Former: Claude B. Nielsen (2020–2021) — Board Director
  • Former: Jack Pelo (2020–2021) — Board Director
  • Former: Jason Blake (2020–2021) — Board Director
  • Former: Jeffrey Laschen (2020–2021) — Board Director
  • Former: Jeffrey Miles Minges (2020–2021) — Board Director
  • Former: Karen Bailey Chapman (2020–2021) — Senior Vice President
  • Former: Marc Rosenmayr (2020–2021) — Board Director
  • Former: Walter Gross III (2020–2021) — Board Director
  • Former: Barbara Hiden (2021) — Head of Federal Affairs
  • Former: Fredericka McGee (2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Mark Francouer (2020) — Board Director
  • Former: Zoran Vucinic (2020) — Board Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Kevin W Keane — President & CEO: $2.3MKevin W KeanePresident & CEO$2.3MRyan Guthrie — EVP, Government and Public Affairs: $786KRyan GuthrieEVP, Government and Public…$786KRobert a Micek — EVP & Chief Financial Officer: $662KRobert a MicekEVP & Chief Financial Officer$662KSean Krispinsky — SVP & Deputy General Counsel: $511KSean KrispinskySVP & Deputy General Counsel$511KAmy E Hancock — EVP, General Counsel, Secretary: $504KAmy E HancockEVP, General Counsel, Secretary$504KMerideth Potter — SVP, Public Affairs: $461KMerideth PotterSVP, Public Affairs$461KAmy Brink — SVP, External Affairs: $432KAmy BrinkSVP, External Affairs$432K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $2.3M, to Kevin W Keane (President & CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about American Beverage Association

How much does American Beverage Association give each year?

American Beverage Association gave $2.7M across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $2.6M across 3 grants.

What is American Beverage Association's typical grant size?

American Beverage Association's median grant in 2024 was $855,000, and its average grant was $885,197, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does American Beverage Association give grants?

American Beverage Association gives mostly in District of Columbia: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (3 grants).

Does American Beverage Association give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on American Beverage Association's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is American Beverage Association?

American Beverage Association reported $130.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $103.8M.

What is American Beverage Association's EIN?

American Beverage Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 53-0025510. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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 November 3, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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