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AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

EIN 23-7085097 WASHINGTON, DC

Revenue 2025
$22,679,362
Expenses 2025
$20,743,823

As filed

Subsection
06
Classification
2000
Street
1331 G ST NW STE 300

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Group exemption

The central organization of an IRS group exemption (group number 2542), covering 32 subordinate organizations. matched by us

The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.

All 32 subordinates →

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION LAWYERS ASSOCIATION (AILA) WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE JUSTICE, ADVOCATE FOR FAIR AND REASONABLE IMMIGRATION LAW AND POLICY, ADVANCE THE QUALITY OF IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY LAW AND PRACTICE, AND ENHANCE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MEMBERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

NATIONAL ASSOC. OF LAWYERS PROMOTING JUSTICE AND ADVOCATING FOR FAIR IMMIGRATION LAW & POLICY

  • ADVOCACY, LIAISON, AND IMMIGRATION POLICY: IN KEEPING WITH ITS MISSION TO PROMOTE JUSTICE AND ADVOCATE FOR FAIR AND REASONABLE IMMIGRATION LAW AND POLICY, AILA ADVOCATED FOR LEGISLATIVE CHANGES, CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT, AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES ON A WIDE RANGE OF IMMIGRATION ISSUES, INCLUDING DUE PROCESS IN ALL PROCEDURES AFFECTING PEOPLE'S IMMIGRATION STATUS, IMPROVED CASE PROCESSING TIMES, IMMIGRATION COURT REFORM, REDUCTIONS IN THE USE OF DETENTION AND UNNECESSARY ENFORCEMENT MEASURES, AND ENSURING A FAIR, HUMANE AND EQUITABLE LEGAL IMMIGRATION SYSTEM. AILA ORGANIZED A WIDE VARIETY OF ADVOCACY ACTIONS FOR OUR MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN, INCLUDING A NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION LOBBY DAY, LETTERS TO CONGRESS CAMPAIGNS, AND COMMENTING ON REGULATORY AND POLICY CHANGES. IN ADDITION, AILA CONTINUED TO PUSH POLICY AND LEGAL POSITIONS ON A VARIETY OF SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL ISSUES THROUGH OUR AILA MEMBER VOLUNTEER COMMITTEES, NGO WORKING GROUPS AND PARTNERSHIPS, AND FORMAL AND INFORMAL AGENCY LIAISON. AILA ALSO CONTINUED TO SUPPORT ITS MEMBERS BY TRACKING TRENDS IN AGENCY PRACTICES AND PROVIDING PRACTICE MATERIALS AND GUIDANCE.

  • EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES: AILA'S FOCUS CONTINUED TO BE ON ENHANCING THE QUALITY AND VALUE OF OUR MEMBERS' LEARNING EXPERIENCE, WHILE ALSO EVALUATING PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MATERIALS. AILA IS A MAJOR LEGAL PUBLISHER DEDICATED SOLELY TO IMMIGRATION LAW AND PRACTICE, WITH OVER 39 PUBLICATIONS TO GUIDE MEMBERS THROUGH THIS EVER-CHANGING FIELD OF LAW. THIS INCLUDES THE AILA LAW JOURNAL, A MEMBER BENEFIT THAT IS PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FULL COURT PRESS AND THAT WAS ACCESSED BY MEMBERS OVER 3,843 TIMES IN 2025. AILA'S IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL CONFERENCES, WEB SEMINARS, WEBCASTS, AND VIDEO ROUNDTABLES PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH A DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO OF LEARNING OPTIONS LED BY EXPERIENCED IMMIGRATION LAW PRACTITIONERS. AILA'S E-LEARNING SITE PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH ADDITIONAL E-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL IN THE FORM OF LIVE AND PRERECORDED ONLINE COURSES. SOME LEARNING OPTIONS PROVIDE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT REGULATE IMMIGRATION LAW AND POLICY. THE OFFERINGS FOR 2025 PROVIDED A PLETHORA OF CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE)-ELIGIBLE PROGRAMMING INCLUDING THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE WHICH OFFERED COMPREHENSIVE FUNDAMENTALS TRACK AS WELL AS ADVANCED TRACKS COVERING THE MAIN AREAS OF IMMIGRATION, AS WELL AS PROGRAMMING TO ASSIST LAWYERS IN RUNNING THEIR PRACTICES INCLUDING WELLNESS AND TECHNOLOGY. AILA ALSO PROVIDED A WEALTH OF ONLINE EDUCATION RESOURCES AS PART OF MEMBERSHIP INCLUDING VIDEO ROUNDTABLES AND SEMINAR RECORDINGS. AILA'S WEBSITE, AILA.ORG, CONTAINS OVER 44,859 IMMIGRATION-RELATED DOCUMENTS IN THE INFO NET RESEARCH LIBRARY, MAKING IT ONE OF THE PRIMARY BENEFITS OF AILA MEMBERSHIP. AILA LINK IS AILA'S SUBSCRIPTION-BASED IMMIGRATION LAW RESEARCH DATABASE, WITH FULLY SEARCHABLE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES ESSENTIAL FOR PRACTICING IMMIGRATION LAW. IN ADDITION, ALL AILA MEMBERS RECEIVED COMPLIMENTARY ACCESS TO THE FAST CASE RESEARCH LIBRARY, A SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF FEDERAL COURT AND BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS DECISIONS. AILA'S FLAGSHIP DAILY E-NEWSLETTER, AILA8, ALLOWS READERS TO PERUSE THE TOP 8 IMMIGRATION NEWS ITEMS OF THE DAY IN 8 MINUTES OR LESS. IN 2025, AILA DELIVERED OVER 100 EDUCATION EVENTS IN VARIOUS FORMATS AND PUBLISHED 12 NEW PUBLICATIONS, MOST OF WHICH WERE OFFERED IN BOTH PRINT AND DIGITAL FORMATS.

  • PRACTICE AND PROFESSIONALISM TOOLS AND RESOURCES: AILA DEVELOPED VARIOUS RESOURCES TO HELP MEMBERS MAINTAIN PROFESSIONAL VALUES AND FOLLOW MANDATED PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT RULES. ONE SUCH RESOURCE IS THE AILA ETHICS COMPENDIUM DEVELOPED BY THE ETHICS COMMITTEE TO HELP IMMIGRATION LAWYERS NAVIGATE ETHICS RULES AND ETHICAL DILEMMAS THAT ARISE IN IMMIGRATION PRACTICE. IN ADDITION, THE ETHICS COMMITTEE CONTINUED TO PUBLISH A SERIES OF ARTICLES COVERING NEW ETHICAL ISSUES RAISED BY GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. AS A RESULT OF THE RAPID CHANGES TO THE PRACTICE OF IMMIGRATION LAW, AILA CREATED NEW RESOURCES TO HELP MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES, ESPECIALLY IN TECHNOLOGY, OCCURRING IN THE LEGAL MARKETPLACE AND HOW THOSE CHANGES INFLUENCE THE WAY IMMIGRATION LAWYERS DELIVER LEGAL SERVICES. IN 2025, OUR PROFESSIONALISM STAFF ALSO ENGAGED ONE-TO-ONE WITH MEMBERS DOZENS OF TIMES AT CHAPTER AND NATIONAL EVENTS TO RESOLVE ISSUES AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR PRACTICE NEEDS.

  • WELLNESS AND SELF-CARE:IN RESPONSE TO MEMBER REQUESTS, AILA INCREASED RESOURCES FOR MEMBERS TO BETTER HANDLE THE RISING STRESS OF IMMIGRATION LAW PRACTICE. AILA CONTINUED TO ADD NEW RESOURCES TO THE LAWYER WELL-BEING CENTER (NOW, THE WELL-BEING CENTER), WHERE MEMBERS CAN TURN FOR ARTICLES ON REDUCING STRESS AND BUILDING RESILIENCE TO CHRONIC STRESS, LIVE VIDEO ROUNDTABLES ON A VARIETY OF WELL-BEING TOPICS, AND SHORT AUDIO RECORDINGS OF MEDITATIONS, AMONG OTHER RESOURCES. IN ADDITION, AILA ONCE AGAIN HOSTED ITS ANNUAL WELL-BEING WEEK IN LAW, ALONG WITH OTHER BAR ASSOCIATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY 2025.

  • PRO BONO RESOURCES:AILA HOSTED PRO BONO PROGRAMS TO HELP MEMBERS MEET THEIR PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES. AILA HAD SEVERAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING CITIZENSHIP DAY, THE AILA ANNUAL CONFERENCE CLINIC, AND THE MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MAP) THAT MATCHED ACTIVE ENLISTED MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO NEED IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE FOR THEMSELVES OR A CLOSE FAMILY MEMBER WITH AILA MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR SERVICES AT NO CHARGE. IN ADDITION, AILA EDUCATED MEMBERS ON A VARIETY OF OTHER PRO BONO OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE REMOTELY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • BENJAMIN JOHNSON

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $359,211
    From this org
    $319,106
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,105
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $293,434
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $672
    Deferred
    $8,796
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,309
    Filer's total
    $359,211

  • GRACE WOODS

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $277,507
    From this org
    $244,467
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,040
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,337
    Bonus
    $32,500
    Other
    $630
    Deferred
    $6,330
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,710
    Filer's total
    $277,507

  • KAY CIESLA

    SR. DIR., GOV & LEADERSHIP STRATEGY

    Total calculated
    $247,486
    From this org
    $199,991
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,495
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,970
    Bonus
    $30,500
    Other
    $521
    Deferred
    $5,847
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,648
    Filer's total
    $247,486

  • GREG CHEN

    SR. DIR., GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $239,206
    From this org
    $199,229
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,977
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,611
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $618
    Deferred
    $5,419
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,558
    Filer's total
    $239,206

  • SHARVARI DALAL-DHEINI

    DIR., GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $230,974
    From this org
    $199,593
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,381
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,986
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $607
    Deferred
    $1,859
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,522
    Filer's total
    $230,974

  • GEORGE TZAMARAS

    SR. DIR., STRATEGIC COMMN.

    Total calculated
    $229,543
    From this org
    $194,539
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,004
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,379
    Bonus
    $8,500
    Other
    $660
    Deferred
    $5,453
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,551
    Filer's total
    $229,543

  • REID TRAUTZ

    SR. DIR., PRACTICE & PROF. CENTER

    Total calculated
    $230,630
    From this org
    $189,079
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,551
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,503
    Bonus
    $8,000
    Other
    $576
    Deferred
    $5,071
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,480
    Filer's total
    $230,630

  • JEFF JOSEPH

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • ALEXIS AXELRAD

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • JACQUELINE WATSON

    FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • REKHA SHARMA-CRAWFORD

    SECOND VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • KELLI JO STUMP

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • MICHELLE SAENZ-RODRIGUEZ

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • DAVE WILKS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ADAM BOYD

    CHAPTER CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ALLISON MCCARTHY

    CHAPTER CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANDREA REYES

    CHAPTER CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ANGEL GRAF

    CHAPTER CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • AVA BENACH

    CHAPTER CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BARBARA BOWER

    CHAPTER CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRIDGETTE SPARKMAN BORG

    CHAPTER CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CAROLINA CURBELO

    CHAPTER CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DOUGLAS THIE

    CHAPTER CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • ESZTER BARDI

    CHAPTER CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GUILLERMO M HERNANDEZ

    CHAPTER CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

The first 25 listed. 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, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $22,679,362
    Expenses
    $20,743,823
    Contributions
    $462,741
    Grants paid
    $380,103
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $20,920,682
    Expenses
    $20,735,126
    Contributions
    $356,882
    Grants paid
    $327,500
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $18,486,930
    Expenses
    $18,887,784
    Contributions
    $520,939
    Grants paid
    $330,000
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $17,986,457
    Expenses
    $17,613,821
    Contributions
    $168,322
    Grants paid
    $528,000

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,567,003
    Expenses
    $12,147,369
    Assets (EOY)
    $35,415,252

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,815,471
    Expenses
    $11,929,002
    Assets (EOY)
    $33,231,819

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $15,097,562
    Expenses
    $15,146,124
    Assets (EOY)
    $32,114,281

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $16,356,132
    Expenses
    $15,171,582
    Assets (EOY)
    $32,583,915

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $14,974,290
    Expenses
    $14,209,387
    Assets (EOY)
    $31,956,956

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,972,228
    Expenses
    $13,409,203
    Assets (EOY)
    $30,829,570

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,862,938
    Expenses
    $14,019,290
    Assets (EOY)
    $30,374,467

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $14,558,637
    Expenses
    $13,965,705
    Assets (EOY)
    $31,074,642

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $13,160,769
    Expenses
    $13,129,959
    Assets (EOY)
    $29,944,530

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $12,580,888
    Assets (EOY)
    $30,227,847

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

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Grants received

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2025 return

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.