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American Judges Association

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Williamsburg, VA501(c)(6)Crime & Legal EIN 84-0505908Revenue $337K in FY2024Latest return filed Oct 6, 2025

On file with the IRSaja.ncsc.dni.us300 Newport Ave, 23185-4147 · Williamsburg, VATax-exempt since Feb 1963

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The conferences and publications of the American Judges Association serve to promote continuing judicial education and to improve the standards and operation of the courts. They provide a forum for the interchange of ideas vital to all Judges and work to improve the administration and quality of justice in this country.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 48 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $34K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $235K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.4 months of spending in cash, plus $235K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$14K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
40
of 40 voting members
Looks good: 40 of 40 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$337K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$376K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$241K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$337K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$154K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$359K
FY2024$337K
Expenses
$376K
FY2024▼ -1%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$178K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$376K
Net assets
$241K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$349K
FY2021$384K
FY2022$255K
FY2023$258K
FY2024$241K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1963.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $289K Management & general 23% · $87K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Piper Griffin
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vincent Johnson
President-El
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Thomas Alevizos
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Molaison
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes judicial education and improves court standards through conferences and publications.

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2 programs · $289K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The 2024 midyear conference of the american judges association was held in new york, ny on april 5-7, 2024. Approximately 75 people attended. The 2024 annual conference of the american judges association was held in new orleans, la on october 5-10, 2024. Approximately 180 people attended.

$252Kprogram expense
02

Court review publication. A quarterly journal containing scholarly articles on topics of concern to judges.

$37Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$337K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$286K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$376K
Ln 25
Programscol B$289K
Managementcol C$87K
Owns and owesPt X
$241K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$256K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a40
IndependentVI 1b40
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38K
Government grantsLn 1e$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$286K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$8K
Total revenueLn 12$337K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Accounts receivableLn 4$5K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$3K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$235K
Total assetsLn 16$256K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$241K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 648
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K$12K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$223K$235K
Total assetsLn 16$272K$256K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$258K$241K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$108K$62K$46K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$108$28K
TravelLn 17$30K$30K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$1K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$176K$176K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$1K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$376K$289K$87K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 6, 2025 $337K$376K−$40K$241K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 24, 2024 $359K$381K−$22K$258K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 3, 2023 $332K$384K−$51K$255K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 6, 2022 $177K$178K−$828$384K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 20, 2021 $154K$208K−$54K$349K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $336,508 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $30,000$38,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $314,421$285,918
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,368$12,590
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $358,789$336,508
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $381,092$376,216
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $381,092$376,216
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$22,303−$39,708
Part VI · Governance 40 of 40 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body40
VI-1b Independent voting members40
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $336,508 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$35,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$38,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $285,918$285,918
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,017$5,017
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $7,573$7,573
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $293,491 · Excluded from tax $5,017$336,508
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $376,216 across 8 lines filed
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,509$3,509
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $61,953 · Management $45,917$107,870
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $108 · Management $28,398$28,506
IX-17 TravelPrograms $29,802$29,802
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $18,494$18,494
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,320 · Management $3,950$5,270
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $176,330$176,330
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,090 · Management $5,345$6,435
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $289,097 · Management $87,119 · Fundraising $0$376,216
Part X · Balance sheet $255,580 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $37,952$11,822
X-4 Accounts receivable$5,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,286$3,452
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $222,704$235,306
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $271,942$255,580
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,223$6,589
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $12,189$7,658
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,412$14,247
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $227,530$241,333
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $257,530$241,333
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $271,942$255,580
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $241,333 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$336,508
XI-2 Total expenses$376,216
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,708
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$257,530
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$23,500
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$11
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$241,333

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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