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← AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$166,167,244
Total expenses
$138,566,608
Contributions and grants received
$16,250,961
Grants paid
$443,544
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Listed in Part VII

  • Alpha M Brady

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $807,170
    From this org
    $774,253
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,917
    Hours/week
    45 + 10 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $700,689
    Bonus
    $70,000
    Other
    $3,564
    Deferred
    $20,117
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,132
    Filer's total
    $808,502

  • Holly O Cook

    Sr Assoc Exec Dir-Govt Affairs and PIL

    Total calculated
    $431,273
    From this org
    $417,550
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,723
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $414,565
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $2,984
    Deferred
    $10,909
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,808
    Filer's total
    $433,266

  • William K Phelan

    Sr Assoc. Executive Director and CFO

    Total calculated
    $429,191
    From this org
    $385,545
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,646
    Hours/week
    36 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $345,543
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $40,002
    Deferred
    $24,154
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,208
    Filer's total
    $429,907

  • Scott N Carlson

    Assoc Exec Director-Global Programs

    Total calculated
    $404,908
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $348,125
    Other
    $56,783
    Hours/week
    20 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $345,655 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported + $2,470 related
    Deferred
    not reported + $28,997 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $28,276 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $405,398 related

  • Annaliese Fleming

    Sr Assoc Exec Dir and General Counsel

    Total calculated
    $388,924
    From this org
    $338,120
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,804
    Hours/week
    33 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $337,275
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $845
    Deferred
    $24,817
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,670
    Filer's total
    $390,607

  • Carol Stevens

    Assoc Exec Director-Media Relations and Strategic Comm

    Total calculated
    $387,507
    From this org
    $357,197
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,310
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,117
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $209,080
    Deferred
    $15,046
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,449
    Filer's total
    $387,692

  • Amy B Eggert

    Sr Assoc Exec Dir and Chief of Staff

    Total calculated
    $387,456
    From this org
    $362,639
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,817
    Hours/week
    55 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $360,224
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $2,415
    Deferred
    $17,078
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,222
    Filer's total
    $387,939

  • Joshua Poje

    Chief Product Officer-Chief Member Experience Officer

    Total calculated
    $379,226
    From this org
    $320,923
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,303
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $320,575
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $348
    Deferred
    $28,117
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,098
    Filer's total
    $381,138

  • Daniel D Andresen

    ABA ROLI Chief Operating Officer Global Programs

    Total calculated
    $309,580
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $234,071
    Other
    $75,509
    Hours/week
    25 + 20 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $233,523 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported + $548 related
    Deferred
    not reported + $36,243 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $41,164 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $311,478 related

  • Ken Zinn

    Chief Membership and Marketing Officer

    Total calculated
    $307,528
    From this org
    $295,186
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,342
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,463
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $118,723
    Deferred
    $5,847
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,933
    Filer's total
    $307,966

  • Donna Gollmer

    Managing Dir Business Development Revenue Op

    Total calculated
    $294,568
    From this org
    $237,177
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,391
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $236,107
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $1,070
    Deferred
    $26,205
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,876
    Filer's total
    $298,258

  • Beverly Pendowski

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $279,752
    From this org
    $202,442
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $77,310
    Hours/week
    40 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,676
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $766
    Deferred
    $34,844
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,817
    Filer's total
    $280,103

  • Katherine Pichon

    Chief Information Officer

    Total calculated
    $277,041
    From this org
    $269,240
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,801
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $268,467
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $273
    Deferred
    $6,801
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,498
    Filer's total
    $280,539

  • Candace Cavalier

    Division Director Human Resources

    Total calculated
    $268,907
    From this org
    $245,251
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,656
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $242,309
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $2,941
    Deferred
    $14,617
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,318
    Filer's total
    $270,185

  • Janae E LeFlore

    Associate Executive Director and Chief Governance Officer

    Total calculated
    $255,520
    From this org
    $230,303
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,217
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $229,961
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $343
    Deferred
    $13,628
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,459
    Filer's total
    $256,391

  • Amy E Horton-Newell

    Director-Public Interest Law

    Total calculated
    $253,673
    From this org
    $248,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,823
    Hours/week
    30 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,288
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    $562
    Deferred
    $4,627
    Nontaxable benefits
    $597
    Filer's total
    $254,074

  • William R Bay

    President

    Total calculated
    $50,000
    From this org
    $50,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    60 + 1 related

  • Michelle A Behnke

    President-Elect

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    35 + 2 related

  • Jonathan Cole

    Chair, House of Delegates

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    35 + 1 related

  • Marvin SC Dang

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20 + 1 related

  • Frank H Langrock

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 1 related

  • Mary L Smith

    Immediate Past President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    30 + 1 related

  • Thomas W Lyons III

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Thomas C Rombach

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 1 related

  • Thomas Hoff Prol

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8 + 1 related

  • Tracy A Giles

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Thomas C Grella

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 1 related

  • Samuel Lester Tate III

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Aurora Austriaco

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7 + 1 related

  • Jo Ann Engelhardt

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Sheena R Hamilton

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related

  • James S Hill

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • M Joe Crosthwait Jr

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12 + 1 related

  • Frank X Neuner Jr

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Carlos A Rodriguez-Vidal

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 1 related

  • Ann McMahon Romanskaya

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Vincent Ted Chang

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Cynthia E Nance

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Erik Anthony Christiansen

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    9 + 1 related

  • Daniel A Schwartz

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8 + 1 related

  • Beverly A Carroll

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1 related

  • Denise R Avant

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 1 related

  • Victor M Marquez

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 1 related

  • Juan Raudrick Thomas

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Katherine Maureen Larkin-Wong

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 1 related

  • Eileen Sullivan

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Linda Strite Murnane

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 1 related

  • Loandria Dahmer

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Pamela C Enslen

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Michael W Mutek

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6 + 1 related

  • Anita M Ventrelli

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 1 related

  • Theodore H Davis Jr

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Lucian T Pera

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related

  • Linda L Randell

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Gregory G Brooker

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Pauline Weaver

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 1 related

  • Gail Golman Holtzman

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • Paula C Martucci

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 1 related

  • Christopher Steven Jennison

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related

  • Abre' Conner

    Board of Governors

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I Line 1a
First-class travel ABA does not generally permit first class travel. However, it is contingent to fare price and situation when business class is not available. The class of service is dependent on the length of trip. In accordance with policy, use of airline loyalty program upgrades and miles should be used to obtain First Class whenever possible. Any first-class travel must be approved by the Director of Travel Services.
Part I Line 1a
Travel for companions Senior executives were offered spousal travel for general business trips during the year. Spousal travel was treated as taxable and reported on a 1099 at year end.
Part I Line 4a
During FY2025, Carol Stevens, Associate Executive Director-Media Relations and Strategic Communications, received a severance payment in the amount of 191,000. Ken Zinn, Chief Membership and Marketing Officer, received a severance payment in the amount of 89,016.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202621079349300117

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