American Marketing Association

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-2130315 Website

AS THE LEADING GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL MARKETING ASSOCIATION, THE AMA IS THE ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY FOR MARKETERS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$11.7M

-10.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$12K

-27.4% YoY

Grant Count

1

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$12K

+45.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M$20M201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$11,669,818$13,011,630$13,271,352
Revenue$15,320,361$14,373,440$15,785,731
Expenses$17,956,696$16,612,115$15,044,955
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$320,220$207,144$-109,668
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$34K$68K$102K$137K5 grants20193 grants20204 grants20217 grants20222 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

THE PHD PROJECT ASSOCIAT…$12K

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

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

BENNIE F JOHNSONCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$493KJEREMY VAN EKCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$311KADARA BOWENVICE PRESIDENT, GROWTH- PAST$187KMATTHEW WEINGARDENVICE PRESIDENT, COMM & JOURNLS$162KCHARLES WIGGINSVICE PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY$154KJULIE SCHNIDMANVICE PRESIDENT, ALLIANCES$153KJAMES AARON EATONSENIOR SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT$136KMELISSA HERRICKDIRECTOR, PROJECT MANAGEMENT$128KCATHERINE ECKSENIOR CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANA…$124KMICHAEL WILSONDIRECTOR, LEARNING$120KALEXANDRA HAMPTONDIRECTOR, CONTENT PRODUCTION$119KMOLLY SOATVICE PRESIDENT, PROF DEVEL$96K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KEVIN BRADFORDPAST CHAIRPERSON2
LISA BOWMANCHAIRPERSON4
MICHAEL BRADYCHAIRPERSON - ELECT3
ROBIN TOOMSSECRETARY - NEW3
JEFF LUPINACCITREASURER - NEW3
ANDERS GUSTAFSONAT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER2
ANGELA BRUTSCHEAT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER2
BOB LEONEAT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER - NEW3
BRIAN FERGEMANNAT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER2
CHRISTINE MATHERSAT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER2
ELI JONESAT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER - NEW2
JESSICA PERRYAT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER2
MATT WITTAT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER - NEW2
PETER BARBERAT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER2
REBECCA SLOTEGRAAFAT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER2
TIFFANY WHITEAT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER2
VANITHA SWAMINATHANAT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER - PAST2
RIC SWEENEYAT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER - PAST2
ROBIN TOOMSAT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER - PAST2
DENNIS R JAMESTREASURER - PAST2
BENNIE F JOHNSONCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40$493,416
JEREMY VAN EKCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40$311,385
ADARA BOWENVICE PRESIDENT, GROWTH- PAST40$186,880
JULIE SCHNIDMANVICE PRESIDENT, ALLIANCES40$153,387
MOLLY SOATVICE PRESIDENT, PROF DEVEL40$96,388
MATTHEW WEINGARDENVICE PRESIDENT, COMM & JOURNLS40$162,343
CHARLES WIGGINSVICE PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY40$154,070
ALEXANDRA HAMPTONDIRECTOR, CONTENT PRODUCTION40$118,869
CATHERINE ECKSENIOR CUSTOMER SUCCESS MANAGER40$124,189
JAMES AARON EATONSENIOR SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT40$136,497
MELISSA HERRICKDIRECTOR, PROJECT MANAGEMENT40$127,666
MICHAEL WILSONDIRECTOR, LEARNING40$120,068

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states
+4 more states

Cities

AreciboAuroraAustinBaltimoreBozemanChicagoDetroitDuluthMontvaleNew YorkPhiladelphiaSan MarcosWhitewater

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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