American Booksellers Association Inc
The mission of the American Booksellers Association, inc. (ABA) is to promote the success of member booksellers by: creating and providing member access to a knowledge base that is supportive of professional competence and business success: fostering national and local policy initiatives that are supportive of a diverse and competitive bookselling environment and that produce a level playing field with other book retailers; and promoting freedom of expression, and the importance of reading.
American Booksellers Association Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $39,495,288
- -0.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $5,961,120
- +16.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $709,969
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,279,808
- +5.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who American Booksellers Association Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $100K (2020). In 2022 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Book Industry Charitable Foundation Ann Arbor, MI | Support | $6,600 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $39,495,288 | $5,961,120 | $6,279,808 | — | — | $709,969 |
| 2024 | $39,625,675 | $5,123,632 | $5,955,470 | — | — | $736,128 |
| 2023 | $37,266,195 | $5,145,509 | $5,750,458 | — | — | $992,777 |
| 2022 | $37,055,093 | $5,299,148 | $4,498,252 | $5,000 | Total only | $2,321,889 |
| 2021 | $43,213,298 | $1,963,902 | $4,050,857 | $6,600 | 1 | $-501,265 |
| 2020 | $41,016,906 | $3,143,908 | $4,330,319 | $100,000 | 1 | $331,256 |
| 2019 | $37,957,930 | $4,191,019 | $5,072,899 | $5,000 | Total only | $892,942 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About American Booksellers Association Inc
Based on IRS filings
American Booksellers Association Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Harrison, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $39.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $710K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Booksellers Association Inc is led by Allison Hill, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 7 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Allison Hill
Executive Director
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$288K (2021) → $421K (2025)
Tegan Tigani
President & Board Member
Board Member → President, 2023
President → President & Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Compton
Co-Vp, Secretary & President
Board Member → Co-Vice President & Secretary, 2023
Co-Vice President & Secretary → Co-Vp, Secretary & President, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phillip Davies
Director of Indiecommerce
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$111K (2024) → $115K (2025)
Jill S. Perlstein
Mtgs. & Plng. Officer
Meetings & Planning Officer → Mtgs. & Plng. Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$115K (2019) → $125K (2025)
Joy Dallanegra-Sanger
Chief Operating Officer
Senior Program Officer → Senior Program O, 2020
Senior Program O → Chief Operating Officer, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$173K (2019) → $250K (2025)
Pk Sindwani
CFO
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2023
Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$15K (2020) → $225K (2025)
Geetha Nathan
Indiecommerce Senior Manager
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$111K (2023) → $131K (2025)
Ray Daniels
Chief Communications Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$122K (2023) → $149K (2025)
Jenny Cohen
Co-Vice President
Board Member → Co-Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jake Cumsky-Whitlock
Board Member & Co-Vp
Board Member → Board Member & Co-Vp, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Danny Caine
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Capriola
Co-Vp & Secretary
Board Member → Co-Vp & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Raquel Roque
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Holly Weinkauf
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Stockton Bagnulo
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Burnette
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Swayze
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christina Pascucci-Ciampa
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brien Lopez
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Ciborski
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Hansen
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Kelly Estep (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Deutsch (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Angela Maria Spring (2019–2023) — Co-Vice President
- Former: Christine Onorati (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Melanie Knight (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Robyn Deshotel (2019–2022) — Former CEO
- Former: Jeff Duetsch (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Bradley Graham (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Daniel Cullen (2019–2021) — Senior Strategy
- Former: Kris Kleindienst (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Oren Teicher (2019–2021) — Former Executive
- Former: Michelle Malonzo (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Morrow (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jamie Fiocco (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Kenny Brechner (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Pete Mulvihill (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Annie Philbrick (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Meg Smith (2019) — Marketing Officer
- Former: Robert Sindelar (2019) — President
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $421K, to Allison Hill (Executive Director). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about American Booksellers Association Inc
How large is American Booksellers Association Inc?
American Booksellers Association Inc reported $39.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.0M.
What is American Booksellers Association Inc?
American Booksellers Association Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Harrison, NY. It holds $39.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does American Booksellers Association Inc operate?
American Booksellers Association Inc has awarded grants in Michigan.
What is American Booksellers Association Inc's EIN?
American Booksellers Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-5676641. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 6, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 25, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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