AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION (EIN 36-0723150)
Tax period
2016-09-01 to 2017-08-31
Filed
2018-07-12
IRS object ID
201811939349300021
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-07-12T10:25:21-00:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN360723150EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1American Bar AssociationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3129885000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1321 N Clark StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60654ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJack L RivesPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive Director COOPersonTitleTxt
Signature2018-07-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerfalseDiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Jack L RivesBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1321 N Clark StAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60654ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$268,947,943GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.americanbar.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1905FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo 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 and to promote public good.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body44VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent41VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee835TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers8500TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$3,303,480TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$175,281NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$7,664,877PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$8,545,096CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$113,098,115PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$111,648,259CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$18,009,368PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$17,606,649CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$10,454,253PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$9,648,424CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$149,226,613PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$147,448,428CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,189,557PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$11,571,013CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$81,369,782PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$70,477,376CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$77,022,761PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$71,570,742CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$159,582,100PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$153,619,131CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$10,355,487PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$6,170,703CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$318,580,024TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$319,040,810TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$179,036,529TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$164,300,125TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$139,543,495NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$154,740,685NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTo 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.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
DescABA Sections, Divisions, and Forums The American Bar Association is one of the largest voluntary professional associations in the world. Throughout its history, the ABA has demonstrated an ability to anticipate the needs of the legal profession and respond to the needs of a changing society. The ABA brings the resources of a large national organization to the analysis and development of policy on issues that are of concern to both the profession and the public. Much of this work is carried out through entities of the Association, primarily Sections, Divisions and Forums. Continued on Schedule ODesc
Described In Section501c3falseDescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (true)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (true)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (true)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (true)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (true)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (true)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (true)TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document430IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee835EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (true)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (true)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members44GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member41IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisuseYes (true)MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (true)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWilliam K PhelanPersonNm
Phone3129885000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1321 N Clark StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60654ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (62 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Linda A Klein
President040.00003.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$49,172$0$0
Hilarie Bass
President-Elect067.00003.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$50,000$0$0
Deborah Enix-Ross
Chair, House of Delegates002.00003.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mary T Torres
Secretary010.00001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mary L Smith
Secretary-Elect006.00001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
G Nicholas Casey
Treasurer004.00003.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michelle A Behnke
Treasurer-Elect002.00001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paulette Brown
Immediate Past President001.00001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$92,523$0$0
Wendell G Large
Member-At-Large007.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
E Fitzgerald Parnell III
Member-At-Large002.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joe B Whisler
Member-At-Large001.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maryann Elizabeth Foley
Member-At-Large002.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alan Van Etten
Member-At-Large001.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Orlando Lucero
Member-At-Large004.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Louros
Member-At-Large001.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ilene Knable Gotts
Member-At-Large001.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin L Shepherd
Member-At-Large001.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barry C Hawkins
Member-At-Large009.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David F Bienvenu
Member-At-Large002.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David S Houghton
Member-At-Large001.00003.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John L McDonnell
Member-At-Large001.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paula E Boggs
Member-At-Large002.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pamela A Bresnahan
Member-At-Large034.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William R Bay
Member-At-Large001.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bernard T King
Member-At-Large002.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Darcee S Siegel
Member-At-Large004.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Penina Kessler Lieber
Member-At-Large001.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Timothy Eaton
Member-At-Large002.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leslie Miller
Member-At-Large007.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
A Vincent Buzard
Member-At-Large001.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott C LaBarre
Member-At-Large007.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lorelie S Masters
Member-At-Large004.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Donald R Dunner
Member-At-Large004.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Linda L Randell
Member-At-Large006.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Min K Cho
Member-At-Large009.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Herbert B Dixon Jr
Member-At-Large009.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew Joshua Markus
Member-At-Large009.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harry Truman Moore
Member-At-Large009.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William C Carpenter
Member-At-Large001.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ruthe Catolico
Member-At-Large002.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ramona G See
Member-At-Large009.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William N Shepherd
Member-At-Large004.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Benjamin E Griffith
Member-At-Large008.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Erica Rose Grinde
Member-At-Large001.00001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jack L Rives
Executive Director Chief Operating Officer080.00001.00Yes (X)$1,150,249$0$22,361
William K Phelan
Sr Assoc. Executive Director CFO046.00004.00Yes (X)$375,264$0$41,539
James Dimos
Deputy Executive Director050.00005.00$347,059$0$21,840Yes (X)
Jarisse Sanborn
Assoc. Executive Director-General Counsel060.00$366,461$0$22,003Yes (X)
Thomas M Susman
Assoc. Executive Director-Governmental Affairs038.00$348,848$0$17,057Yes (X)
Christopher Gloede
Assoc. Executive Director-Membership040.00$312,013$0$18,140Yes (X)
Alpha Brady
Sr Assoc. Exec Director Chief Governance Officer040.00005.00$305,563$0$14,010Yes (X)
Holly Cook
Sr. Associate Executive Director040.00$247,318$0$19,457Yes (X)
Valeria J Stokes
Sr. Assoc. Executive Director-Chief HR040.00$242,996$0$32,154Yes (X)
Carol Stevens
Associate Executive Director-CMR040.00$232,681$0$31,635Yes (X)
H Maria Enright
Assoc. Executive Director-Professional Services040.00$229,298$0$17,492Yes (X)
Robert Horowitz
Director-Professional Services033.00005.00$218,996$0$5,921Yes (X)
Martin Balogh
Assoc. Executive Director-Meetings Travel050.00$204,315$0$18,319Yes (X)
Barry Currier
Managing Director-Accreditation Legal Education050.00$326,611$0$33,676Yes (X)
William Adams
Deputy Managing Director-Accrediation040.00$247,191$0$30,636Yes (X)
Laura Metzger
Division Director Brand Product Management040.00$212,002$0$7,141Yes (X)
Cheryl Niro
Senior Strategy Advisor040.00$211,516$0$29,890Yes (X)
Jerome Kiska
Deputy Chief Financial Officer030.00012.00$208,140$0$30,369Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$5,978,216TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$413,640TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K99IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
USPS
2700 Campus DriveSan MateoCA944979224Shipping$2,180,000
Quad Graphics Inc
PO Box 644840PittsburghPA15264Printing Services$2,017,455
Escendent LLC
47 W Polk St Ste 100-232ChicagoIL60605Consulting/Talent Services$1,896,373
Code and Theory LLC
575 Broadway 5th FloorNew YorkNY10012Website Design$1,451,636
Infocision Management Corporation
PO Box 932441ClevelandOH44193Telemarketing$1,222,332
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K56CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$38,000RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$8,507,096AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,545,096TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Membership Dues813920$68,671,300$68,671,300
Meeting Fees813920$26,581,910$26,581,910
Publication Revenue813920$8,173,984$8,173,984
Accreditation Fees813920$4,557,870$4,557,870
Advertising511120$2,386,493$2,386,493

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,276,702TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,276,702RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$111,648,259TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,238,809TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,238,809ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,731,437TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,731,437ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$137,867,355SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$121,474,883SecuritiesAmt
Other$24,632OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$16,392,472SecuritiesAmt
Other-$24,632OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,367,840TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$16,367,840ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Marketing Fees900004$908,617$908,617
Sponsorship900004$8,370$8,370
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$916,987OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$147,448,428TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$109,261,766RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$3,303,480UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$26,338,086ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,503,813TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,200TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,054,684TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,897,737TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,627,031TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,367,003TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,530,921TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,379TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$596,331TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$168,181TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,028,755TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fees For Services Prof FundraisingFeesForServicesProfFundraising

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,565,538TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,508,373TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,676,555TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,530,725TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,621,021TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,807,182TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,260,172TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,757,577TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,531,905TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$583,121TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,322,984TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$282,391TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Tax$116,917
Miscellaneous Operating$1,069,635

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,619,131TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,911,064BOYAmt
EOY$15,227,014EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,587BOYAmt
EOY$51,131EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,878,531BOYAmt
EOY$4,551,670EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,332,016BOYAmt
EOY$2,579,258EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,946,092BOYAmt
EOY$3,628,331EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$73,675,310LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$62,057,878LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,801,360BOYAmt
EOY$11,617,432EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$277,398,094BOYAmt
EOY$280,932,261EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$275,280BOYAmt
EOY$453,713EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$318,580,024BOYAmt
EOY$319,040,810EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,903,756BOYAmt
EOY$16,977,822EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$53,832,189BOYAmt
EOY$53,047,643EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$118,300,584BOYAmt
EOY$94,274,660EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$179,036,529BOYAmt
EOY$164,300,125EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$139,543,495BOYAmt
EOY$154,740,685EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$139,543,495BOYAmt
EOY$154,740,685EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$318,580,024BOYAmt
EOY$319,040,810EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$6,170,703ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$10,569,683NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$10,798,210OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedfalseSubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingfalseOnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearfalseAgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$68,671,300DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$1,028,755NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$1,028,755NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$1,716,783AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$688,028TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabfalseInclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,567,104BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$325,865ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,254,049InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$348,469AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$14,798,549EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,393,971BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$498,456ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$678,913InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,004,236AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$13,567,104EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,926,658BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,898,356ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$196,329InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$234,714AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$13,393,971EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,599,851BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,443,145InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$125,838AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$11,926,658EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,728,735BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$923,250InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$54,134AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$10,599,851EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.30120BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.49940PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.19940TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (true)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,929,422OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,008,354DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,921,068BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$49,371,780OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$44,049,524DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,322,256BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$374,108OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$374,108BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$11,617,432TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Financial derivatives and other financial products
Closely-held equity interests

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Federal income taxes
Deferred Rent$18,145,958
Pension Liability$48,774,313
Other Liabilities$1,018,521
Due to Related Parties$335,868
Long-term Debt$26,000,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$94,274,660TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$168,641,877TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$10,569,683NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$10,623,766OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$21,193,449RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$147,448,428RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$147,448,428TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$142,653,711TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$1,450,671OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,450,671ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$141,203,040ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$12,416,091OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$12,416,091ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$153,619,131TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
V 4The endowment funds are held by a tax-exempt related organization, ABA Fund for Justice and Education FJE. ABA uses the proceeds from the endownment to provide a predictable stream of funding for ABA programs.
X 2The ABA and FJE are qualified under the US Internal Revenue Code as tax exempt organizations or, in the case of FJE, as a tax-exempt fund, and are exempt from tax on income related to their tax-exempt purposes under 501 a of the Code. The ABA is exempt from income tax as an association described in Section 501 c6 of the Code. FJE is exempt under Section 501c3. FJE and other organizations do not have any material unrelated business income. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made in the consolidated financial statments for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2017 and 2016. There are no amounts of interest and penalties associated with the tax matters that are recognized in the ABAs consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2017 and 2016.
XI 2dPension changes other than net periodic pension cost 12,248,881, Investment Fees 1,565,538, Federal and States taxes 59,577. Total Other 10,623,766
XII 2dPension allocation to FJE 1,450,671
XII 4bInvestment Fees 1,565,538, Federal and States taxes 59,577, Grants from FJE 10,790,976. Total Other 12,416,091

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (49 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ABA Fund for Justice & Education
321 N Clark StChicagoIL60654366110299501C3$10,790,975General Support
AIPLEF
241 18th St SouthArlingtonVA22202542019670501C3$17,500Awards/Fellowships
Ace Mentor Program of America Inc
400 Main St 600StamfordCT06901260556625501C3$20,000General Support
Arizona Attorney General's Office
1275 W Washington StPhoenixAZ85007866004791115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
Attorney General of Texas
300 W 15th StAustinTX78701746000057115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
One Asburton Place Fl 18BostonMA02108046002284115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
Commonwealth of Virginia - OAG
900 E Main St 6056RichmondVA23219546001703115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
Commonwealth of Kentucky - OAG
700 Capitol Ave 34FrankfortKY40601610600439115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
Community Legal Services Inc
1424 Chestnut StPhiladelphiaPA19102231671562501C3$17,047Awards/Fellowships
Community Tax Aid Inc
218 D St SE FL1WashingtonDC20003521557807501C3$16,520Awards/Fellowships
Connecticut Dept of Consumer Protection
165 Capitol AveHartfordCT06106611615965115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
Department of Justice (PR)
PO Box 9020192San JuanPR00902660506252115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
Georgia Department of Law
40 Capitol Sq SWAtlantaGA30334586002010115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
Iowa Attorney General's Office
1305 E Walnut StDes MoinesIA50319426004503115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
Legal Aid Society of San Diego Inc
110 S Euclid AveSan DiegoCA92114951869806115 state agency$70,373Awards/Fellowships
Mississippi Attorney General's Office
550 High St 1200JacksonMS39225646000740115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
Montana Attorney General's Office
215 N SandersHelenaMT59620810302402115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
NCCUSL-Nat'l Conf of Commr on Uniform State Law
111 N Wabash Ave 1010ChicagoIL60602362307682115 state agency$26,250General support
National Association of Black Journalists
1100 Knight Hall 3100College parkMD20742521266959501C3$13,000General support
Nebraska Department of Justice
2115 State CapitolLincolnNE68509470491233115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
New York State Department of Law
120 BroadwayNew YorkNY10271146013200115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
Northwestern University
375 E Chicago AveChicagoIL60611362167817501C3$37,710Awards/Fellowships
Office of the Attorney General Tennessee
425 Fifth Ave NorthNashvilleTN37243626001445115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
OAG-Dept of Legal Affairs
PL-01 The CapitolTallahasseeFL32399593749349115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
Office of the Attorney General Utah
160 E 300 South Fl 5Salt Lake CityUT84114876000545115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Inc
4200 Perimeter Ctr Dr 222Oklahoma CityOK73112731142462115 state agency$30,732Awards/Fellowships
Oregon Department Of Justice
1515 SW 5th Ave 410PortlandOR97201936001740115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
Pace University
78 N BroadwayWhite PlainsNY10603135562314501C3$6,000General Support
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
Strawberry Sq Fl 15HarrisburgPA17120232160277115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
9191 Sheridan Blvd 203WestminsterCO80031846037688501C3$6,000EMLF support
South Carolina Attorney General
1000 Assembly St 519ColumbiaSC29201576000286115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
State of Alabama OAG
501 Washington AveMontgomeryAL36130636000619115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
State of Arkansas OAG
323 Ctr St 1100Little RockAR72201716007391115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
State of Delaware
820 N French StWilmingtonDE19801516000279115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
State of Hawaii Dept Commerce & Consumer Aff
235 S Bertania St Rm 801HonoluluHI96813990319357115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
State of IndianaOAG
302 W Washington St Fl 5IndianapolisIN46204356000158115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
State of Kansas Attorney General
120 SW 10th Ave Fl 2TopekaKS66612481124839115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
State of Maryland OAG
200 St Paul PlBaltimoreMD21202526002033115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
State of Nevada OAG
555 E Washington 3900Las VegasNV89101886000022115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
State of New Hampshire
33 Capitol StConcordNH03301026000618115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
State of New Jersey OAG
P O Box 45029NewarkNJ07101216000928115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
State of Ohio
30 E Broad St Fl 15ColumbusOH43215311334820115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
State of South Dakota
1302 E Hwy 14 2PierreSD57501466000364115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
State of Wyoming OAG
123 Capitol AveCheyenneWY82002830208667115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
University of Minnesota Foundation
200 Oak St SEMinneapolisMN55455416042488501C3$58,158Awards/Fellowships
University of South Carolina
701 S Main StColumbiaSC29208576001153501C3$60,000Editorial Board Scholarship
Washington State Attorney General
800 5th Ave 2000SeattleWA98104916001060115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
West Virginia Attorney General's Office
1900 Kanawha Blvd ECharlestonWV25305556000749115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
Wisconsin Department of Justice
17 W Main StMadisonWI53702396006427115 state agency$6,000Awards/Fellowships
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org49Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarships/AwardsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient52RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$67,200CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe ABA has recipient monitoring procedures in place to ensure adequate control of funds that are awarded. These procedures include the review of grantee financial and narrative reports, periodic on-site monitoring of grantee programs and financialoperation, review of cash management procedures to minimize the cash on hand by recipients, and the review and appropriate follow-up on recipient audits including any deficiencies noted. Grant recipients typically are selected in consultation with the funding agency. The majority of the scholarships are paid directly to the colleges and universities that the award winners are attending. The remaining awards are paid as stipends to under-represented law students pursuing unpaid clerkships with judges. The stipends for clerkships are taxable to the grantee.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (true)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Jack L Rives
Executive Director Chief Operating Officer$907,828$238,857$3,564$21,708$1,073$1,173,030
William K Phelan
Sr Assoc. Executive Director CFO$353,559$20,840$865$21,350$21,214$417,828
James Dimos
Deputy Executive Director$330,598$15,000$1,461$6,506$15,736$369,301
Jarisse Sanborn
Assoc. Executive Director-General Counsel$356,461$10,000$21,350$1,415$389,226
Thomas M Susman
Assoc. Executive Director-Governmental Affairs$343,185$3,500$2,163$17,057$835$366,740
Christopher Gloede
Assoc. Executive Director-Membership$153,419$34,487$124,107$14,199$4,486$330,698
Alpha Brady
Sr Assoc. Exec Director Chief Governance Officer$289,313$15,000$1,250$7,230$7,023$319,816
Holly Cook
Sr. Associate Executive Director$234,294$12,500$524$18,825$913$267,056
Valeria J Stokes
Sr. Assoc. Executive Director-Chief HR$233,337$8,340$1,318$18,505$13,582$275,082
Carol Stevens
Associate Executive Director-CMR$217,964$13,340$1,377$18,007$14,536$265,224
H Maria Enright
Assoc. Executive Director-Professional Services$226,026$1,840$1,432$3,844$11,582$244,724
Robert Horowitz
Director-Professional Services$212,727$5,000$1,269$5,288$810$225,094
Martin Balogh
Assoc. Executive Director-Meetings Travel$193,149$10,000$1,166$4,671$1,839$210,825
Barry Currier
Managing Director-Accreditation Legal Education$321,348$2,000$3,263$20,025$14,544$361,180
William Adams
Deputy Managing Director-Accrediation$243,910$1,700$1,581$16,988$14,397$278,576
Laura Metzger
Division Director Brand Product Management$111,062$10,517$90,424$3,576$3,720$219,299
Cheryl Niro
Senior Strategy Advisor$209,247$1,000$1,269$16,262$14,461$242,239
Jerome Kiska
Deputy Chief Financial Officer$198,593$8,340$1,208$16,720$14,538$239,399

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I Line 1aSenior 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 4aDuring FY2017, Christopher Gloede, Associate Executive Director, received a serverance payment in the amount of 123,868. Laura Metzger, Division Director Brand and Product Mgmt, received a serverance payment in the amount of 89,985.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Julianna Theberge
Employee$48,731Employee Compensationfalse
Ingrid Stokes
Employee$47,763Employee Compensationfalse

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV Line 1Julianna Theberge is a family member of Valerie Stokes, a key employee of the ABA.
Part IV Line 2Ingrid Stokes is a family member of Valerie Stokes, a key employee of the ABA.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4aThe ABA provides lawyers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and service through numerous groups dedicated to specific areas of law. The Association currently has 22 Sections, which range in size from about 3,600 members to more than 51,000 7 divisions and 6 forums. All of these groups draw their membership from lawyers, judges, academics, law students and associate members with common interests. Sections include the following legal areas Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Antitrust Law Business Law Criminal Justice Dispute Resolution Environment, Energy and Resources Family Law Health Law Civil Rights and Social Justice Intellectual Property Law International Law Labor and Employment Law Legal Education Litigation Public Contract Law Infrastructure and Regulated Industries Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Science and Technology Law State and Local Government Law Taxation Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice. Divisions include Government and Public Sector Lawyers Judicial Law Practice Law Student Senior Lawyers Solo, Small Firm and General Practice, and Young Lawyers. Forums explore new areas of developing law such as Affordable Housing, Air and Space Law, Communications Law, Construction Law, Entertainment and Sports Industries Law and Franchising. Sections, Divisions and Forums within the ABA provide members a myriad of opportunities for professional development, leadership development, networking, pro bono contributions, and education within their own particular field of interest and expertise. Sections and Divisions also contribute to policy-making on issues of importance to both lawyers and the public. Sections originate many of the recommendations that become the ABAs policy positions and act as checks and balances on recommendations of other entities. Through the work of these groups, the ABA benefits the public through improvement of both the profession and the legal system.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4cThe ABA also publishes both print and electronic versions of the ABA Journal, which is provided free to approximately 400,000 members, as well as to numerous libraries interested in legal topics. The ABA also published more than 250 books and eBooks that were sold or distributed to more than 85,000 customers. These books offered guidance and counsel in every legal discipline and every aspect of a legal career. Many of these excellent books would not have been published by a commercial publisher because their revenue potential is not great enough for a commercial model. However, these publications are of great value to the profession, providing vital information to keep lawyers up to date on developments in the law. Thus, ABA publications serve clients, the public and courts by improving the education and professionalism of the nations lawyers. Because the ABAs mission is to serve the profession, many disciplines and authors are able to publish vital and timely information that would not otherwise be available to the profession.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 5In 2017, the ABA became aware of an unauthorized diversion of assets totaling approximately 1.3 million over a period of multiple years, committed by a non-management staff member. The employee was immediately placed on administrative leave when the unauthorized diversion of assets was detected and was terminated the following day. The ABA commenced an investigation and notified both the Executive Committee of its board of directors and law enforcement, with whom the ABA has cooperated fully in the ongoing investigation. Furthermore, forensic experts from the accounting firm of Grant Thornton were engaged to participate in the investigation along with the ABA Internal Audit, Financial Services staff and the General Counsels Office. The ABA reviewed and revised procedures including more stringent controls and monitoring and increased financial oversight. The ABA is in the process of seeking recovery of the funds from its insurance carrier.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6The members of the Nominating Committee of the House of Delegates nominate the members of the Board of Governors, the elective offices of the Association which include the President Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and Chair of the House of Delegates. The President-elect automatically becomes the President at the next Annual Meeting after his/her election as President-elect. Members who register for the annual meeting elect six members of the House of Delegates. The House elects the Board of Governors, and the officers of the Association, including the President-elect, the Chair of the House of Delegates, the Secretary and Treasurer. Members may nominate officers and governors by presenting a nominating petition to the Secretary with the number of member signatures specified in the bylaws for each elected position. Members may initiate a referendum to change or initiate ABA policy by filing a petition with the requisite number of signatures. The House, by majority vote, can direct a referendum on a question relating to the substance of the law, the administration of justice or the policy of the Association. In either case, the majority of members casting a ballot determine the result. All members may attend the meetings of the House of Delegates and may submit a resolution with report for consideration by the House.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aThe ABA House of Delegates elects the Board of Governors, and the officers which includes the President-elect, the Chair of the House of Delegates, the Secretary and Treasurer. The House is designed to be representative of the legal profession in the United States. Members of the Association who register for the annual meeting elect six delegates-at-large. ABA members of each state elect state delegates ABA members who belong to state and qualifying local Bar Associations also elect delegates, the number being dependent upon the number of ABA members and lawyers in the respective state or local association. Association members of ABA sections, divisions and eligible judicial conferences elect section/division delegates. Each section has a minimum of two delegates, with additional delegates dependent upon the number of members in each section. The U.S. Virgin Islands Bar Association, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana islands and American Somoa elect a delegate. State, local and territorial bar associations elect delegates according to their own rules. For purposes of election to the Board, the House is grouped into nineteen geographical districts. Governors serve staggered three year terms the House elects approximately one-third of the Board, and the President-Elect at each annual meeting. The Board of Governors consists of one member from each of the 19 geographical districts, nine section members-at-large, one law student member-at-large, one judicial member-at-large, two young lawyer members-at-large, and five Goal III members-at-large. The President, Chair of the House, President-Elect, Immediate Past President, Secretary and Treasurer of the ABA are ex-officio members of the Board of Governors. Every third year the Treasurer-Elect is included in the Board of Governors. The House elects the Chair of the House for a two-year term in even-numbered years.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bPrior to filing the return with the IRS, it is reviewed by the organizations management and subject to review by the Audit Committee. The final Form 990 is shared on a secure website with all members of the Board prior to filing the return with the IRS, sufficiently in advance of the due date to allow Board members the opportunity to raise questions or concerns, if any.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cEach Board member received the Conflict of Interest COI questionnaire this year. All responses were reviewed by the Accounting team at the ABA. Prior to each Board meeting, staff assigned to the Board of Governors distribute COI forms to Board members and collect the completed COI forms. If a Board member discloses a conflict regarding a matter before the Board, the Board member must disclose the conflict and, if necessary, recuse himself/herself from any matter involving the disclosed conflict, and the recusal is noted in the minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aThe Executive Compensation Committee of the ABA Board of Governors reviewed compensation information of comparable entities and the performance assessment of the top management position and made a recommendation to the full ABA Board of Governors. The ABA Board of Governors approves the final compensation of the Executive Director of the American Bar Association. This process occurs every year and was last performed calendar year 2016.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15bThe Executive Compensation Committee of the ABA Board of Governors reviewed compensation information of comparable entities and performance of other officers and key employees. When key employee positions become vacant, the compensation is reviewed by Associations Executive Director and the Human Resources department. This process occurs every year and was last performed in calendar year 2016. In the case of a vacancy occurring during the calendar year, the process occurs on an ad-hoc basis.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 19The ABAs Constitution and Bylaws, Business Conduct Standards, Conflict of Interest Policy, and the Audited Financial Statements are available on ABAs website www.abanet.org and also to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Pension changes other than net periodic pension cost 12,248,881. Pension allocation to related organization 1,450,671. Total other changes in net assets or fund balances 10,798,210.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACd
ABA Fund for Justice & Education
321 N Clark StreetChicagoIL60654366110299Public ServiceIL501c312aABAYes (true)
American Bar Endowment
321 N Clark StreetChicagoIL60654362384321GrantsIL501c37falseN/A
American Bar Foundation
750 N Lake Shore DriveChicagoIL60611366110271ResearchIL501c37falseN/A
National Judicial College
Judicial College Building MS 358RenoNV89557942427596EducationNV501c32falseN/A

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
ABA Retirement Funds
321 N Clark StChicagoIL60654362550367Benefit PlansILN/AC Corpfalse
American Lawyers Insurance Plans Inc
321 N Clark StChicagoIL60654363650005InsuranceILC CorpfalseABE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ABA Fund for Justice & EducationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypebTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$10,790,975InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCashMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

Comments

Anonymous: no account or email. Up to 2,000 characters, at most one link. Comments are checked automatically; some wait for review.