American Marketing Association
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American Marketing Association at a glance
In short: American Marketing Association gave $62K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $31K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $62,000
- +416.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $31,000
- +158.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $31,000
- Total assets
- $11,774,344
- +0.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (81% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who American Marketing Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The University of Ohio ($50K). Together the top 2 received $62K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 16 (81%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How American Marketing Association gives
- Giving fell 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2024) to $137K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $62K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Ohio Athens, OH | Sponsorship of Sheth Doctoral Consortium | $50,000 |
| The PHD Project Association Montvale, NJ | Project Support | $12,000 |
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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 | $11,774,344 | $16,825,368 | $17,233,900 | $62,000 | 2 | $254,351 |
| 2024 | $11,669,818 | $15,320,361 | $17,956,696 | $12,000 | 1 | $320,220 |
| 2023 | $13,011,630 | $14,373,440 | $16,612,115 | $16,525 | 2 | $207,144 |
| 2022 | $13,271,352 | $15,785,731 | $15,044,955 | $136,615 | 7 | $-109,668 |
| 2021 | $13,745,970 | $14,730,678 | $11,188,312 | $111,575 | 4 | $125,585 |
| 2020 | $9,741,723 | $15,191,106 | $13,968,239 | $35,750 | 3 | $103,777 |
| 2019 | $9,126,817 | $16,624,237 | $15,649,942 | $116,998 | 5 | $64,346 |
About American Marketing Association
Based on IRS filings
American Marketing Association is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $62K. Net investment income was $254K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Marketing Association is led by Bennie F. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 11 of 30 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bennie F. Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer-New → Chief Executive Officer, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$80K (2023) → $466K (2025)
Michael Brady
Chairperson - New
Secretary-New → Chairperson - Elect, 2024
Chairperson - Elect → Chairperson - New, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Herrick
Director & Project Manageme
Director & Proj. Management → Director & Project Management, 2024
Director & Project Management → Director & Project Manageme, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$106K (2020) → $128K (2025)
Lily Yao
Director & Marketing
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$138K (2025)
Charles Wiggins
Vice President & Technology
Director & Enterprise Infrastructure → Vice President & Technology-New, 2022
Vice President & Technology-New → Vice President & Technology, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$123K (2019) → $149K (2025)
Jeremy Van Ek
Chief Operating Officer
Acting Chief Executive Officer → Chief Operations Officer, 2023
Chief Operations Officer → Chief Operating Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$314K (2019) → $318K (2025)
Catherine Eck
Senior Customer Success Ma
Senior Customer Success Manager → Senior Customer Success Ma, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$151K (2022) → $126K (2025)
James Aaron Eaton
Senior Solutions Architect
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$109K (2022) → $138K (2025)
Julie Schnidman
Vice President & Alliances
Vice President & Alliances-New → Vice President & Alliances, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$128K (2022) → $154K (2025)
Matthew Weingarden
Executive Vice President, Communities & Journals
Vice President, Committee & Journals → Vice President, Committee & Journls, 2024
Vice President, Committee & Journls → Executive Vice President, Communities & Journals, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$122K (2022) → $176K (2025)
Molly Soat
Vice President & Prof Development
Vice President & Prof Development-New → Vice President & Prof Development, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$121K (2022) → $131K (2025)
Amy Gwiazdowski
Vice President & Communications
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$146K (2025)
Lisa Bowman
Chairperson-Past
Chairperson-Elect → Chairperson, 2024
Chairperson → Chairperson-Past, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Perry
At-Large Board Member- Past
At-Large Board Member-New → At-Large Board Member, 2023
At-Large Board Member → At-Large Board Member- Past, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Barber
At-Large Board Member- Past
At-Large Board Member-New → At-Large Board Member, 2023
At-Large Board Member → At-Large Board Member- Past, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robin Tooms
Chairperson - Elect-New
At-Large Board Member → Secretary - New & At-Large Board Member - Past, 2024
Secretary - New & At-Large Board Member - Past → Chairperson - Elect-New, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tiffany White
Secretary - New
At-Large Board Member-New → At-Large Board Member, 2023
At-Large Board Member → Secretary - New, 2025
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anders Gustafson
At-Large Board Member
At-Large Board Member-New → At-Large Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Brutsche
At-Large Board Member
At-Large Board Member-New → At-Large Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Fergemann
At-Large Board Member
At-Large Board Member-New → At-Large Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Mathers
At-Large Board Member
At-Large Board Member-New → At-Large Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Slotegraaf
At-Large Board Member
At-Large Board Member-New → At-Large Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bob Leone
At-Large Board Member - Past
At-Large Board Member - New → At-Large Board Member - Past, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eli Jones
At-Large Board Member
At-Large Board Member - New → At-Large Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Lupinacci
Treasurer
Treasurer - New → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Witt
At-Large Board Member
At-Large Board Member - New → At-Large Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Kennedy
At-Large Board Member- New
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Whitler
At-Large Board Member - New
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maura Scott
At-Large Board Member- New
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nadya Kohl
At-Large Board Member- New
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (43)
- Former: Adara Bowen (2019–2024) — Vice President & Growth- Past
- Former: Dennis R. James (2019–2024) — Treasurer - Past
- Former: Kevin Bradford (2020–2024) — Past Chairperson
- Former: Vanitha Swaminathan (2021–2024) — At-Large Board Member - Past
- Former: Ric Sweeney (2022–2024) — At-Large Board Member - Past
- Former: Alexandra Hampton (2024) — Director & Content Production
- Former: Michael Wilson (2024) — Director & Learning
- Former: Karen Albritton (2019–2023) — Past Chairperson
- Former: Russell B. Klein (2019–2023) — Chief Executive Officer-Past
- Former: Ajay Kohli (2020–2023) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Jacqui Canney (2021–2023) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Jerod Clark (2021–2023) — Director & Marketing
- Former: David Edelman (2022–2023) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Adam Howard (2023) — Director, Sales Operations & Strategy
- Former: Joseph Bloom (2023) — Data Warehouse Architect
- Former: Bernard Jaworski (2019–2022) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Diana O'Brien (2019–2022) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: H. Rao Unnava (2019–2022) — Secretary-Past
- Former: Katherine N. Lemon (2019–2022) — Past Chairperson
- Former: Roger Adams (2019–2022) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Gail Zank (2021–2022) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Kelly Scullin (2022) — Director, People & Culture
- Former: Barbara Grobicki (2019–2021) — Chief Alliance Officer-Past
- Former: Cheryl Doherty (2019–2021) — Director & Live Experience
- Former: Christopher Bartone (2019–2021) — Director & Digital Content
- Former: David Klein (2019–2021) — Chief Content Officer-Past
- Former: Jennifer Severns (2019–2021) — Chief Experience Officer-Past
- Former: Mark Houston (2019–2021) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Stacy Armijo (2019–2021) — Past Chairperson
- Former: Lisa Gudding (2020–2021) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Marlene Gordon (2020–2021) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Greg W. Marshall (2019–2020) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Jeffery Inman (2019–2020) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Mayur Gupta (2019–2020) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Russell Winer (2019–2020) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Scott Stern (2019–2020) — Customer Insights Manager
- Former: William Cron (2019–2020) — Past Chairperson
- Former: Barry Calpino (2019) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Chris Di Cesare (2019) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Ipsita Dasgupta (2019) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Mary Garrett (2019) — Past Chairperson
- Former: Sandy Jap (2019) — At-Large Board Member-Past
- Former: Sunil Gupta (2019) — At-Large Board Member-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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $466K, to Bennie F Johnson (Chief Executive Officer). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about American Marketing Association
How much does American Marketing Association give each year?
American Marketing Association gave $62K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $12K across 1 grant.
How large is American Marketing Association?
American Marketing Association reported $11.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $16.8M.
What is American Marketing Association?
American Marketing Association is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $11.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does American Marketing Association operate?
American Marketing Association has awarded grants in Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Texas, Wisconsin.
What is American Marketing Association's EIN?
American Marketing Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2130315. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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