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American BAR Association Fund for Justice and Education

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
Other · CHICAGO, IL · EIN 36-6110299
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About

The Fund for Justice Education FJE was created to support the American Bar Associations ABA law-related and public services education programs.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
681
Volunteers
17,000

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-08-31
Revenue
$124.6M
Expenses
$124.2M
Assets
$47.4M
Liabilities
$14.0M

Financial history

$124.6M$62.3M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $124.6M · Avg: $84.8M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$55.7M
Foreign employees253
Foreign offices40
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Central America and the Caribbean——
East Asia and the Pacific——
Europe Including Iceland and Greenland——
Middle East and North Africa——
North America——
Russia and the Neighboring States——
South America——
South Asia——
Sub-Saharan Africa——

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
—
Grants Given
$24.2M
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION FUND FOR JUSTICE AND EDUCATION
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Address

321 N Clark Street
Chicago, IL, 60654-471

Governance

Voting board members44
Independent members41
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %36.0%
Permanent endowment %49.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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