American Bar Association
Chicago, IL 60654 · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $166,167,244 | $138,566,608 | $148,478,015 |
| FY2024 | $119,070,500 | $136,212,880 | $143,045,118 |
| FY2023 | $107,983,462 | $118,296,342 | $132,874,081 |
| FY2022 | $98,371,329 | $114,125,516 | $134,269,769 |
| FY2021 | $86,583,132 | $96,052,784 | $189,722,713 |
| FY2020 | $98,152,728 | $112,651,905 | $131,794,400 |
| FY2019 | $127,209,750 | $126,993,359 | $137,892,285 |
| FY2018 | $149,018,016 | $161,757,292 | $156,528,527 |
| FY2017 | $147,448,428 | $153,619,131 | $154,740,685 |
| FY2016 | $149,226,613 | $159,582,100 | $139,543,495 |
| FY2015 | $151,735,300 | $159,154,688 | $155,653,378 |
| FY2014 | $166,581,100 | $142,867,706 | $201,905,556 |
| FY2013 | $140,700,608 | $137,940,641 | $177,714,431 |
| FY2012 | $146,323,790 | $137,186,541 | $106,999,503 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by American Bar Association (EIN 36-0723150), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $16,250,961 | 10% |
| Program service revenue | $83,251,962 | 50% |
| Other revenue | $66,664,321 | 40% |
What the numbers show
- Program service revenue made up 50% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Net assets covered about 12.9 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year.
- Total revenue rose from $146,323,790 in FY2012 to $166,167,244 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 6 and decreased in 7 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 9 of 14 reported years (FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024).
- The highest revenue on record here is $166,581,100 in FY2014.
- Net assets grew from $106,999,503 to $148,478,015 between FY2012 and FY2025.
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
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 and to promote public good.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1994 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(6) |
Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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