Law School Admission Council
The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) is a public charity based in Newtown, Pennsylvania. It supports candidates and law schools through the law school admission process and works to broaden access to legal education.
Law School Admission Council at a glance
In short: Law School Admission Council gave $153K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), top state Massachusetts. 50% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $153,206
- -84.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- -48.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,785
- -69.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,000
- Total assets
- $331,172,696
- +14.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 50% first-time grantees (6 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (20% 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 Law School Admission Council
- Contact
Mailing address: 662 Penn Street, Newtown, PA 18940
Phone: (215) 968-1298
Website: https://lsac.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Law School Admission Council funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Trustees of Boston University ($30K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $142K.
Grant Size Distribution
90 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 57 grants of 90 (63%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were distributed among recipients in several states. The largest reported shares were Massachusetts (20%), Washington (18%), North Carolina (10%), Michigan (10%), and New York (9%). These figures describe the locations of listed recipients and do not establish a broader geographic restriction.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Law School Admission Council open to new grantees?
50%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 12 grantees (50%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $16K. How we count
Medians: $9K first-time, $13K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $153K (2025) to $1.6M (2023). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $153K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle University Seattle, WA | 2024 Plus Program Grant | $26,947 |
| Trustees of Boston University Boston, MA | 2024 Plus Program Grant | $24,000 |
| Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC | Atlanta Forum | $14,997 |
| University of Indiana Detroit, MI | Research | $14,739 |
| Widener University Chester, PA | Pipeline Grant | $14,000 |
| Norfolk State University Foundation Inc Norfolk, VA | Houston Forum | $11,101 |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | Pipeline Grant | $9,000 |
| Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America New York, NY | Pipeline Grant | $9,000 |
| Law School Yes We Can Denver, CO | Pipeline Grant | $6,000 |
| Trustees of Boston University Boston, MA | Pipeline Grant | $6,000 |
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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 | $331,172,696 | $133,588,322 | $118,518,610 | $153,206 | 13 | $12,900,777 |
| 2024 | $290,409,559 | $110,902,892 | $115,224,963 | $975,534 | 25 | $9,420,994 |
| 2023 | $276,647,279 | $97,577,683 | $114,057,410 | $1,589,078 | 22 | $9,337,552 |
| 2022 | $279,160,509 | $91,624,311 | $100,569,318 | $912,264 | 19 | $5,800,939 |
| 2021 | $309,470,360 | $131,248,228 | $91,946,860 | $864,602 | 11 | $28,988,878 |
| 2020 | $258,854,616 | $78,237,863 | $114,547,389 | $365,300 | 11 | $4,925,775 |
| 2019 | $298,155,106 | $89,378,943 | $91,525,068 | $992,930 | 16 | $13,762,546 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
LSAC’s stated mission is to advance law and justice by promoting access, equity, and fairness in law school admission, broadening pathways into legal education, and supporting law schools, law students, and the legal education community.
Its Pathway Grants support nonprofit institutions’ programming in early access and outreach, admissions support, and first-year law student retention. Eligible institutions include U.S. and Canadian 501(c)(3) organizations, nonprofits, not-for-profit organizations, and postsecondary institutions; individuals are not eligible. Proposals must address a stated goal, demonstrate inclusive recruitment and selection practices, and involve activities that begin after the award date. LSAC also describes Outreach Grants for cooperative events involving at least three LSAC-member schools.
The 2025 grant list includes universities and other organizations. For example, Seattle University describes its mission as educating the whole person and empowering leaders for a just and humane world; Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America says it supports young leaders from under-resourced backgrounds in higher education and professional success; and Law School Yes We Can says it works to increase diversity in Colorado’s legal profession.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, LSAC reported 13 grants totaling $153,206. Grant amounts ranged from $5,422 to $26,947, with a median of $9,000. Listed purposes included PLUS Program Grants, pipeline grants, outreach forums, research, and a pipeline grant to Widener University.
Among the largest reported awards were $26,947 to Seattle University for a 2024 PLUS Program Grant, $24,000 to the Trustees of Boston University for a 2024 PLUS Program Grant, $14,997 to Fayetteville State University for the Atlanta Forum, $14,739 to the University of Indiana for research, and $14,000 to Widener University for a pipeline grant. Other listed recipients included Norfolk State University Foundation Inc. ($11,101), Emory University ($9,000), Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America ($9,000), Law School Yes We Can ($6,000), the Trustees of Boston University ($6,000), the University of Toledo Foundation ($6,000), and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock ($6,000).
LSAC’s website describes Pathway Grants of up to $9,000 per year and Outreach Grants of up to $10,000. For Pathway Grants, it describes eligible project goals and institutional eligibility, but the available information does not specify an application deadline or a complete submission process.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sudha Setty as president and CEO. Other listed officers and directors include Elizabeth Kronk Warner, Product Strategy and Innovation; Jannell Ludy Roberts, Chair, Emerging Markets An; Justin Cruz, Appointee-at-Large; Robert Schwartz, Chair, Schools and Candida; Shani Butts, Chair, Diversity, Equity A; Sondra Tennessee, Appointee-at-Large; Marcilynn Burke, Past Chair; Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Chair, Investment Committe; and Sarah C. Zearfoss, Chair, Assessments.
Law School Admission Council is led by Susan Krinsky, COO, Interim-President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 6 of 35 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan Krinsky
COO, Interim-President & CEO
Chief Operations Officer & Chief of Staff → Interim-President & CEO From, 2024
Interim-President & CEO From → COO, Interim-President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2021
37.5 hrs/week
$346K (2021) → $738K (2025)
Sudha Setty
President & CEO
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Bowman
Chair & Investment
Finance & Legal Affairs Ch → Audit Committee Chair, 2020
Audit Committee Chair → Chair & Investment, 2025
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
$10K (2025)
Rebecca L. Scheller
Chair, Board of Trustees, Chair Governance & Trustee
Trustee → Chair & Elect, 2024
Chair & Elect → Chair, Board of Trustees, Chair Governance & Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
$1K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Angela Onwuachi-Willig
Chair & Investment Committee
Trustee → Chair & Investment Committee, 2024
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elena Maria Marty-Nelson
Assessments Committee Chair
Assessments Committee Chair → Assessments Committee Chai, 2024
Assessments Committee Chai → Assessments Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Schwartz
Chair, Schools & Candida
Trustee → Chair, Schools & Candidates, 2023
Chair, Schools & Candidates → Chair, Schools & Candida, 2024
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shani J. P. Butts
Chair, Diversity & Equity A
Trustee → Chair, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, 2023
Chair, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion → Chair, Diversity & Equity A, 2024
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Kirschner
Chair Schools & Candidates
Emerging Markets & Innovation Chair → Emerging Markets Chair, 2022
Emerging Markets Chair → Chair Schools & Candidates, 2025
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katrin Hussmann Schroll
Chair, Product & Strategy
Schools & Candidates Chair → Chair, Product & Strategy, 2025
On filings since 2022
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jannell Ludy Roberts
Chair & Emerging Markets An
Chair, Emerging Markets & Innovation → Chair & Emerging Markets An, 2024
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Roberts
Chair Audit & Exe Compensation
Trustee → Chair Audit & Exe Compensation, 2025
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah C. Zearfoss
Chair & Assessments
Trustee → Chair & Assessments, 2025
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bianca Mack
Chair, Mission & Impact
Trustee → Chair, Mission & Impact, 2025
On filings since 2024
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel M. Filler
Chair, Finance & Budget
Trustee → Chair, Finance & Budget, 2025
On filings since 2024
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mya Rimon
Trustee
Trustee → Classi Representative, 2022
Classi Representative → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reynaldo Velencia
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bekah Saidman-Krauss
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Johanna Kalb
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lolita Buckner Inniss
Trustee
On filings since 2024
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carla E. Anderson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Roseboro II
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristi Jobson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Weich
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shawn D. McShay
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terence J. Lau
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kellye Y. Testy
Former CEO
President & CEO → Former CEO, 2025
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$726K (2019) → $897K (2025)
Sondra R. Tennessee
Appointee-At-Large
Diversity Committee Chair → Appointee-At-Large, 2023
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
$1K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Marcilynn Burke
Past Chair
Board Chair, Chair, Governance & Trustee → Board Chair, 2024
Board Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1.5 hrs/week
$751 (2020) → $0 (2025)
Ana Tavares
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2022
37.5 hrs/week
$227K (2022) → $459K (2025)
Amy Beth Dambeck
General Counsel & Corporate
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary → General Counsel & Corporate, 2024
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$341K (2023) → $437K (2025)
Frank Disanzo
Chief Information Officer
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$345K (2025)
Justin Cruz
Appointee-At-Large
Trustee → Appointee-At-Large, 2023
On filings since 2021
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Kronk Warner
Product Strategy & Innovation
Chair, Audit & Executive Compensation → Chair, Audit & Executive, 2024
Chair, Audit & Executive → Product Strategy & Innovation, 2025
On filings since 2022
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Akira Shiroma
At-Large Appointee
New on the 2025 filing
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (41)
- Former: Annmarie Levins (2019–2025) — Chief Strategy Officer · Filing note: Until 63024
- Former: Troy Lowry (2019–2025) — Chief Information Officer · Filing note: Until 31324
- Former: Disanzo Francis (2024) — Interim CIO
- Former: John Valery White (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Leanne M. Shank (2019–2023) — General Counsel
- Former: Vivian Bowden (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President Schools & Institutions
- Former: Ann Perry (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Tamara Lawson (2021–2023) — Chair, Finance & Budget
- Former: Christina Gapasin Tortal (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Megan Carpenter (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Monica Ingram (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Garry Jenkins (2020–2022) — Investments Chair
- Former: Michael States (2020–2022) — Assessments Chair
- Former: Paul Paton (2020–2022) — Audit Chair & Executive Compensation Chair
- Former: Danielle Holley (2022) — Appointee-At-Large
- Former: Donald Tobin (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kerry Abrams (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Kristen Theis-Alvares (2022) — Dei Chair
- Former: Aviam Soifer (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kevin K. Washburn (2019–2021) — Current Board Chair, G & T Chair
- Former: Marjorie Larue Britt (2019–2021) — Outgoing Chief Financial Officer
- Former: Richard Schmalbeck (2019–2021) — Investment Committee Chair
- Former: Ella Mae Estrada (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jorge Garcia (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kristin Teis-Alvarez (2020–2021) — Dei Chair
- Former: Michael Donnelly-Boylen (2020–2021) — Schools & Candidates Chair
- Former: Michael Waterstone (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Renee Post (2020–2021) — Finance & Legal Affairs Chair
- Former: Jennifer Mnookin (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Chris Guthrie (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Giselle Joachim (2019–2020) — Outgoing Trustee
- Former: Iain L. E. Davis (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Keith Black (2020) — Outgoing Chief Human Resource Officer
- Former: Christina B. Whitman (2019) — Current Board Chair
- Former: Douglas A. Blaze (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Joan Van Tol (2019) — Former General Counsel
- Former: Michelle Pilutti (2019) — Test Development & Researc
- Former: Peter J. Pashley (2019) — Director Testing & Researc
- Former: R. Lawrence Dessem (2019) — Investment Committee Chair
- Former: Stacy L. Leeds (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Tracy L. Simmons (2019) — Trustee
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 $897K, to Kellye Y Testy (Former CEO (Until 6/30/24)). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Law School Admission Council
How much does Law School Admission Council give each year?
Law School Admission Council gave $153K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $976K across 25 grants.
What is Law School Admission Council's typical grant size?
Law School Admission Council's median grant in 2025 was $9,000, and its average grant was $11,785, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Law School Admission Council that year got $10K on average.
Where does Law School Admission Council give grants?
Law School Admission Council's top state is Massachusetts, with 20% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Washington (18%) and North Carolina (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Law School Admission Council give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Law School Admission Council's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Pipeline Grant" (7 grants).
Who are Law School Admission Council's largest grantees?
Law School Admission Council's largest 2025 grantees include Trustees of Boston University ($30,000 across 2 grants), Seattle University ($26,947) and Fayetteville State University ($14,997), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Law School Admission Council?
Law School Admission Council reported $331.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $133.6M.
What does Law School Admission Council fund?
LSAC’s stated mission is to advance law and justice by promoting access, equity, and fairness in law school admission, broadening pathways into legal education, and supporting law schools, law students, and the legal education community. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Law School Admission Council?
Law School Admission Council has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check lsac.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Law School Admission Council's EIN?
Law School Admission Council's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-2998164. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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