American Bar Association
To serve equally the members of the legal profession and the public by defending liberty and delivering justice as the national representative of the legal profession, to apply the knowledge and experience of the profession to promote the public good and to encourage cordial discourse among the members of the Bar.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$318.8M
+1.9% YoY
Annual Giving
$252K
-25.2% YoY
Grant Count
33
-19.5% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$8K
-7.1% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $318,819,299 | $312,769,241 | $264,609,273 |
| Revenue | $119,070,500 | $107,983,462 | $98,371,329 |
| Expenses | $136,212,880 | $118,296,342 | $114,125,516 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $10,138,462 | $12,444,075 | $8,607,821 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
186 grants across all recorded years
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
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack L Rives | Executive Director Former | 40 | $1,000,477 |
| Alpha M Brady | Executive Director | 45 | $557,881 |
| William K Phelan | Sr Assoc. Executive Director and CFO | 45 | $471,307 |
| Holly O Cook | Sr Assoc Exec Dir-Govt Affairs and PIL | 50 | $405,643 |
| William E Adams | Managing Director-Legal Educ | 40 | $354,557 |
| Ken Zinn | Chief Membership and Marketing Officer | 38 | $373,709 |
| Annaliese Fleming | Sr Assoc Exec Dir and General Counsel | 25 | $312,593 |
| Amy B Eggert | Sr Assoc Exec Dir and Chief of Staff | 75 | $325,308 |
| Peter Markos | Chief Technology Officer | 38 | $276,009 |
| Carol Stevens | Assoc Exec Director-Media Relations and Strategic Comm | 40 | $285,187 |
| Joshua Poje | Chief Product Officer-Chief Member Experience Officer | 38 | $248,474 |
| Daniel D Andresen | ABA ROLI Chief Operating Officer Global Programs | 15 | — |
| Stephanie Giggetts | Deputy Managing Dir-Accreditation | 38 | $214,921 |
| Janae LeFlore | Associate Executive Director and Chief Governance Officer | 38 | $226,465 |
| Candace Cavalier | Division Director Human Resources | 38 | $215,234 |
| Amy E Horton-Newell | Director-Public Interest Law | 38 | $230,138 |
| Jim Walsh | Associate Executive Director and Chief Communication Officer | 38 | $164,713 |
| Mary L Smith | President | 50 | $100,000 |
| Deborah Enix-Ross | Immediate Past President | 10 | $50,000 |
| William R Bay | President-Elect | 40 | — |
| Palmer G Vance II | Chair, House of Delegates | 10 | — |
| Marvin SC Dang | Secretary | 20 | — |
| Frank H Langrock | Treasurer | 10 | — |
| Thomas W Lyons III | Board of Governors | 5 | — |
| Thomas C Rombach | Board of Governors | 9 | — |
| Thomas G Wilkinson Jr | Board of Governors | 5 | — |
| Tracy A Giles | Board of Governors | 1 | — |
| Jennifer Busby | Board of Governors | 3 | — |
| Samuel Lester Tate III | Board of Governors | 1 | — |
| Aurora Abella-Austriaco | Board of Governors | 7 | — |
| Jo Ann Engelhardt | Board of Governors | 1 | — |
| Grant C Killoran | Board of Governors | 4 | — |
| James S Hill | Board of Governors | 5 | — |
| M Joe Crosthwait Jr | Board of Governors | 10 | — |
| Frank X Neuner Jr | Board of Governors | 3 | — |
| Carlos A Rodriguez-Vidal | Board of Governors | 9 | — |
| Elizabeth Kelly Meyers | Board of Governors | 2 | — |
| Seymour Wesley James Jr | Board of Governors | 2 | — |
| John Preston Bailey | Board of Governors | 2 | — |
| Michael Oths | Board of Governors | 9 | — |
| Daniel A Schwartz | Board of Governors | 8 | — |
| Beverly A Carroll | Board of Governors | 3 | — |
| James E Lockemy | Board of Governors | 1 | — |
| Brian Plaut | Board of Governors | 10 | — |
| Leonard H Gilbert | Board of Governors | 10 | — |
| Richard M Lipton | Board of Governors | 2 | — |
| Maureen O Rourke | Board of Governors | 2 | — |
| Pamela C Enslen | Board of Governors | 1 | — |
| Michael W Mutek | Board of Governors | 5 | — |
| Anita M Ventrelli | Board of Governors | 4 | — |
| Theodore H Davis Jr | Board of Governors | 2 | — |
| Lucian T Pera | Board of Governors | 2 | — |
| Linda L Randell | Board of Governors | 4 | — |
| Victor M Marquez | Board of Governors | 4 | — |
| Denise R Avant | Board of Governors | 4 | — |
| Amy Lin Meyerson | Board of Governors | 1 | — |
| Katherine Larkin-Wong | Board of Governors | 5 | — |
| Eileen Sullivan | Board of Governors | 2 | — |
| Jamie Davis | Board of Governors | 1 | — |
| Christopher Steven Jennison | Board of Governors | 10 | — |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
Illinois $5.0M (78%)
South Carolina $334K (5%)
District of Columbia $60K (1%)
Texas $34K (1%)
West Virginia $34K (1%)
South Dakota $33K (1%)
Nebraska $32K (0%)
New York $32K (0%)
+38 more states
States
ArkansasArizonaConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIowaIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyMassachusettsMarylandMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMontanaMpNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPrRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaVermontWashingtonWisconsinWest VirginiaWyoming
Cities
AlbuquerqueAtlantaAustinBaltimoreBismarkBostonCarson CityCharlestonCheyenneChicagoColumbiaConcordDes MoinesFrankfortHarrisburgHartfordHelenaHonoluluIndianapolisJackson
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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