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American Bar Foundation

Fiscal year ending 2023. Filed on June 25, 2024.

750 N Lake Shore Drive 4th Fl
Chicago, Illinois 60611

American Bar Foundation (EIN: 36-6110271) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2023 IRS Form 990 filing, American Bar Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 8 out of 68 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $197,840. The highest compensated employee at American Bar Foundation is Ajay K Mehrotra with fiscal year 2023 compensation of $304,007.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$8,804,741

Expenses

$8,109,798

Employee compensation

$5,111,885
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Ajay K Mehrotra
Director
$304,007
$254,716 No related comp$49,291
Shari Diamond
Researcher
$246,761
$208,263 No related comp$38,498
Elizabeth Mertz
Researcher
$208,660
$179,749 No related comp$28,911
Susan Shapiro
Researcher
$180,385
$159,174 No related comp$21,211
Matthew Burnett
Senior Program Officer
$169,401
$138,406 No related comp$30,995
Bryant Garth
Interim Director(Thru 8/31/23)
$144,894
$133,196 No related comp$11,698
Janice Nadler
Researcher
$130,775
$118,919 No related comp$11,856
Mark Suchman
Interim Director(Starting 8/9/23)
$0

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Mary Smith
ex officio
$50,000
$0 $50,000 No other comp
Deborah Enix-Ross
ex officio
$50,000
$0 $50,000 No other comp
Kevin L Shepherd
ex officio
No compensation reported
Palmer G Vance II
ex officio
No compensation reported
Lauren Robel
Treasurer
No compensation reported
Laura V Farber
ex officio
No compensation reported
Jo Ann Engelhardt
Member
No compensation reported
Shayda Zaerpoor le
Member
No compensation reported
Hari Osofsky
ex officio
No compensation reported
Michael H Byowitz
Secretary
No compensation reported
Hon Diane P Wood
Member
No compensation reported
Paula E Boggs
Member
No compensation reported

Mission Statement

THE AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION (ABF) SEEKS TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE AND ADVANCE JUSTICE THROUGH INNOVATIVE, INTERDISCIPLINARY, AND RIGOROUS EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON LAW, LEGAL PROCESSES, AND LEGAL INSTITUTIONS. TO FURTHER THIS MISSION THE ABF PRODUCES TIMELY, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY TO INFORM AND GUIDE THE LEGAL PROFESSION, THE ACADEMY, AND SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY.

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Revisions to this organization profile

July 9, 2025:
2024 American Bar Foundation 990 filed
June 25, 2024:
2023 American Bar Foundation 990 filed
May 10, 2023:
2022 American Bar Foundation 990 filed

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