Civic Intelligence

American Bar Foundation

990 • Fiscal year 2011 • EIN 36-6110271

Sep 01, 2010 to Aug 31, 2011 • Filed on Jul 13, 2012

Organization ProfileWWW.AMERICANBARFOUNDATION.ORG

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750 N Lake Shore Drive No 4th FL60611
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

28th percentile

0.08x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 28% of similar nonprofits.

2011 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2011

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2011

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2011

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2011

Asset Growth

71st percentile

9.1%

Faster asset growth than 71% of similar nonprofits.

2011 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Annualized from 2010 to 2011

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No valid filing value is available for this score.

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets28th percentile

Assets

Up

$20,348,828

Up $1,690,021 (+9.1%) from 2010

Net Assets

Up

$18,627,946

Up $2,062,121 (+12%) from 2010

Liabilities

Down

$1,720,882

Down $372,100 (-18%) from 2010

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

Down

$6,084,527

Down $95,382 (-1.5%) from 2010

Net Income

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth71st percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$60M$40M$20M$0Assets 2010: $18,658,807Liabilities 2010: $2,092,982Net Assets 2010: $16,565,8252010Assets 2011: $20,348,828Liabilities 2011: $1,720,882Net Assets 2011: $18,627,9462011Assets 2012: $20,959,433Liabilities 2012: $2,205,709Net Assets 2012: $18,753,7242012Assets 2013: $22,756,615Liabilities 2013: $2,191,049Net Assets 2013: $20,565,5662013Assets 2014: $24,847,398Liabilities 2014: $1,858,095Net Assets 2014: $22,989,3032014Assets 2015: $22,992,973Liabilities 2015: $2,025,219Net Assets 2015: $20,967,7542015Assets 2016: $24,278,898Liabilities 2016: $2,596,289Net Assets 2016: $21,682,6092016Assets 2017: $26,010,747Liabilities 2017: $2,278,747Net Assets 2017: $23,732,0002017Assets 2018: $27,511,560Liabilities 2018: $2,494,329Net Assets 2018: $25,017,2312018Assets 2019: $31,363,675Liabilities 2019: $3,554,541Net Assets 2019: $27,809,1342019Assets 2020: $33,961,410Liabilities 2020: $3,515,152Net Assets 2020: $30,446,2582020Assets 2021: $37,925,650Liabilities 2021: $1,724,647Net Assets 2021: $36,201,0032021Assets 2022: $34,564,445Liabilities 2022: $1,050,366Net Assets 2022: $33,514,0792022Assets 2023: $39,551,778Liabilities 2023: $4,910,271Net Assets 2023: $34,641,5072023Assets 2024: $42,157,416Liabilities 2024: $4,499,705Net Assets 2024: $37,657,7112024

Highlighted filing

2011

Assets$20,348,828
Liabilities$1,720,882
Net Assets$18,627,946
Open 2011 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$15M$10M$5.0M$0Expenses 2010: $6,179,9092010Expenses 2011: $6,084,5272011Expenses 2012: $7,019,6222012Expenses 2013: $6,731,3492013Revenue 2014: $6,844,180Expenses 2014: $6,376,443Net Income 2014: $467,7372014Revenue 2015: $6,502,338Expenses 2015: $6,232,383Net Income 2015: $269,9552015Revenue 2016: $6,712,127Expenses 2016: $6,620,334Net Income 2016: $91,7932016Revenue 2017: $8,234,738Expenses 2017: $6,799,313Net Income 2017: $1,435,4252017Revenue 2018: $8,850,670Expenses 2018: $7,569,846Net Income 2018: $1,280,8242018Revenue 2019: $11,200,967Expenses 2019: $7,579,460Net Income 2019: $3,621,5072019Revenue 2020: $9,858,156Expenses 2020: $6,919,429Net Income 2020: $2,938,7272020Revenue 2021: $9,357,330Expenses 2021: $7,419,588Net Income 2021: $1,937,7422021Revenue 2022: $8,543,107Expenses 2022: $7,911,819Net Income 2022: $631,2882022Revenue 2023: $8,804,741Expenses 2023: $8,109,798Net Income 2023: $694,9432023Revenue 2024: $9,200,711Expenses 2024: $8,435,191Net Income 2024: $765,5202024

Highlighted filing

2011

Revenue-
Expenses$6,084,527
Net Income-
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Sep 1, 2010 to Aug 31, 2011
Signed
Jul 13, 2012
Return Version
2010v3.4
Gross Receipts
$7,512,417
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

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.

Major Activities

Activity 2
Fellows of the american bar foundationmembers of the practicing bench and bar are invited to participate in the affairs of the organization through nomination as fellows of the foundation.
Activity 3
Academic affairs and fellowshipsthe foundation offers a series of annual residence fellowships to students of high scholarly achievement. These fellowships are awarded to doctoral candidates and undergraduate students on a merit basis. Selection is made by research and professional foundation staff under the supervision of the board of directors.
Filing and Contact Details

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EIN
36-6110271
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2011 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
Assets
$20,348,828
Liabilities
$1,720,882
Net assets
$18,627,946
Revenue
-
Expenses
$6,084,527
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$42.2$4.50$37.7$9.20$8.44$0.77
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$39.6$4.91$34.6$8.80$8.11$0.69
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$34.6$1.05$33.5$8.54$7.91$0.63
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$37.9$1.72$36.2$9.36$7.42$1.94
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$34.0$3.52$30.4$9.86$6.92$2.94
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$31.4$3.55$27.8$11.2$7.58$3.62
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$27.5$2.49$25.0$8.85$7.57$1.28
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$26.0$2.28$23.7$8.23$6.80$1.44
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$24.3$2.60$21.7$6.71$6.62$0.09
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$23.0$2.03$21.0$6.50$6.23$0.27
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$24.8$1.86$23.0$6.84$6.38$0.47
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$22.8$2.19$20.6$6.73
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$21.0$2.21$18.8$7.02
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$20.3$1.72$18.6$6.08
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$18.7$2.09$16.6$6.18