American Bar Endowment

Analysis

American Bar Endowment is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1944, 82 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, American Bar Endowment reported income of $24.3m and spending of $11.5m, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $14.1m to $24.3m (+72%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, American Bar Endowment sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Queens Law Associates Not-For-Profit Corporation ($24.2m), First Liberty Institute ($24.3m) and Childrens Defense Fund ($23.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $297k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $624k. At year end it held assets of $190.1m against liabilities of $25.8m, net assets of $164.4m. It reported 12 employees.