American Bar Foundation

Analysis

American Bar Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1956, 70 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 August 2023, American Bar Foundation reported income of $8.8m and spending of $8.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $11.2m to $8.8m (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Judes Ranch for Children-Nevada Region Inc ($8.8m), Full Employment Council Inc ($8.9m) and Yaqeen Research Institute Inc ($8.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $474k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.7m. At year end it held assets of $39.6m against liabilities of $4.9m, net assets of $34.6m. It reported 68 employees.