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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1295453

AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE

Tax-exempt · ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314

Financials

$10.5M$9.7M2023$11M$11.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$11,026,222$11,586,192-$559,970$24,228,362$5,994,722$18,233,640
December 31, 2023990$10,461,246$9,703,302$757,944$21,458,538$3,543,525$17,915,013
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$228,055
Program service revenue
$10,254,775
Investment income
$453,678
Royalties
$49,943
Net gain from sales of assets
$34,177
Net income from fundraising events
-$17,229
Other revenue
$89,714

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$21,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$998,374
Other salaries and wages
$3,037,779
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$4,664,482
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$324,361
Occupancy
$272,267
Travel
$254,341
Depreciation
$13,292
Program services (functional)
$8,015,105
Management and general (functional)
$3,260,219
Fundraising (functional)
$310,868

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$21,458,538
Total assets, end of year
$24,228,362
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,994,722
Net assets, end of year
$18,233,640
Land, buildings and equipment
$76,461
Publicly traded securities
$17,386,682
Net assets without donor restrictions
$18,083,441
Net assets with donor restrictions
$150,199
Gross unrelated business income
$532,689
Gross receipts
$11,071,291
Employees
39
Volunteers
100
Year formed
1982
State of legal domicile
VA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
AMY A QUACKENBOSSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$448,143$33,501
KARIM GUIRGUISCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$290,099$22,173
BARBARA BERESKINDIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$204,404$12,840
SATISH KODALIDIRECTOR OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Key employee
40$186,680$17,778
CHRISTOPHER THACKSTONDIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP
Highest-paid employee
40$189,576$12,331
JENNIFER GUIRGUISCONFERENCE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$175,628$21,834
JAMES CARMANDIRECTOR OF COMMS
Highest-paid employee
40$160,373$25,877
JOHN HARTGENPUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$167,347$17,100
SONEET R KAPILA - INT CHAIRIMMED. PAST PRES. (FROM 4/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ROBERT P REYNOLDSCHAIR, THEN DIR. (TRANS. @ 4/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER A WARDPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
BRUCE A HARWOODPRESIDENT ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
PAUL HAGESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
WILLIAM H HENRICHTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JENNIFER M MCLEMOREVP - COMM & IT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
57 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
EVE H KARASIKVP - DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
STEPHEN D LERNERVP - INTERNATIONAL
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
JERRY M MARKOWITZVP - MEMBERSHIP
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
PAUL D LEAKEVP - PUBLICATIONS
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
HANNAH L BLUMENSTIELVP - RESEARCH/GRANTS
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
BRADLEY D SHARPVP - DEVELOPMENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
MICHELLE M HARNERVP - EDUCATION
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
TIMOTHY J ANZENBERGERDIRECTOR (FROM 4/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
JANET S BAERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN M BERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARCHAND BOYDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AMBER CARSONDIRECTOR (FROM 4/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
CATHERINE CATANESEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAWN M CICADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICK A CLISHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SONIA COLONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
H DAVID COXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MATTHEW FAGADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JEREMY FISCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIC J FROMMEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN T GREGGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ARIANE HOLTSCHLAGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS M HORANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES ROBERT IRVINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIC L JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ERICKA F JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KRISTINA JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALLEN KADISHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SHANTI M KATONADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER B KIMBLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUZANNE KOENIGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANKLIND DAVIS LEADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN W LUCASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOUGLAS LUTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIC D MADDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEN MANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EVELYN J MELTZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER M MEYEROWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDSAY ZAHRADKA MILNEDIRECTOR (FROM 4/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIC MONZODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIKA LYNN MORABITODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MEGAN W MURRAYDIRECTOR (FROM 4/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
VICTOR OWENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFFREY M REISNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SAGE SIGLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM K SNYDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN ALEXANDER SPITZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KRISTINA STANGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH VANDESTEEGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIC E WALKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ADRIENNE K WALKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOLENE WEEDIRECTOR (FROM 4/2024)
Trustee or director
1$0
WAYNE WEITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID WENDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY J WHALEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DONALD A WORKMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CLIFFORD A ZUCKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 76 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
AMY A QUACKENBOSSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$456,734$31,412
KARIM GUIRGUISCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$269,000$20,639
BARBARA BERESKINDIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$207,500$23,500
JENNIFER GUIRGUISCONFERENCE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$191,500$20,135
JAMES CARMANDIRECTOR OF COMMS
Highest-paid employee
40$180,000$23,551
CHRISTOPHER THACKSTONDIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP
Highest-paid employee
40$191,500$11,987
SATISH KODALISOFTWARE ENGINEER
Key employee
40$183,400$16,779
JOHN HARTGENPUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$168,000$15,831
ROBERT P REYNOLDSCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
KEVIN J CAREYIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
SONEET R KAPILAPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
CHRISTOPHER A WARDPRESIDENT ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
PAUL HAGESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
WILLIAM H HENRICHTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
BRUCE A HARWOODVP - COMM & IT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
EVE H KARASIKVP - DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
STEPHEN D LERNERVP - INTERNATIONAL
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JERRY M MARKOWITZVP - MEMBERSHIP
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
PAUL D LEAKEVP - PUBLICATIONS
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
HANNAH L BLUMENSTIELVP - RESEARCH/GRANTS
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
BRADLEY D SHARPVP - DEVELOPMENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
MICHELLE M HARNERVP - EDUCATION
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JANET S BAERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN M BERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARCHAND BOYDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON S BROOKNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CATHERINE CATANESEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAWN M CICADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK A CLISHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SONIA COLONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
H DAVID COXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW FAGADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL A FAGONEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEREMY FISCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUGLAS M FOLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIC J FROMMEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN T GREGGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA S GRETCHKODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARIANE HOLTSCHLAGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS M HORANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA HOUSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES ROBERT IRVINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIC L JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERICKA F JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRISTINA JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALLEN KADISHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHANTI M KATONADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER B KIMBLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUZANNE KOENIGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANKLIND DAVIS LEADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JOHN W LUCASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUG LUTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIC D MADDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEN MANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER M MCLEMOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EVELYN J MELTZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER M MEYEROWITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIC MONZODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIKA LYNN MORABITODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VICTOR OWENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES A PEKODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY M REISNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAGE SIGLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM K SNYDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN ALEXANDER SPITZERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRISTINA STANGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM S SUGDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH VANDESTEEGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES E VAN HORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIC E WALKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADRIENNE K WALKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WAYNE WEITZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID WENDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY J WHALEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DONALD A WORKMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLIFFORD A ZUCKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
99 CANAL CENTER PLZ STE 200, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-5511
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
AMY QUACKENBOSS, 99 CANAL CENTER PLAZA 200, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
Signed the 990
AMY QUACKENBOSS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(703) 739-0800
Return prepared by
GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN

Mission

THE AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE IS THE NATION'S LARGEST ASSOCIATION OF BANKRUPTCY PROFESSIONALS, MADE UP OF OVER 10,000 MEMBERS IN MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ROLES, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS, AUCTIONEERS, BANKERS, JUDGES, LENDERS, PROFESSORS, (SEE SCHEDULE O) TURNAROUND SPECIALISTS, ACCOUNTANTS AND OTHERS. ABI IS COMMITTED TO SERVING OUR MEMBERS WITH HIGH-QUALITY CONFERENCES, COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUING EDUCATION, EFFECTIVE LEGAL RESEARCH, AND DYNAMIC NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS: ABI HOLDS TWO NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS AND MANY REGIONAL CONFERENCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE MEETINGS OFFER A CONCENTRATED OPPORTUNITY FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, DISCUSSIONS OF FINDINGS AMONG COLLEAGUES, AND CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION.
    Expenses $5,681,956 · revenue $6,380,802
  • PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER SALES: ABI PRODUCES VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS AND JOURNALS THAT REPRESENT ITS COMMITMENT TO THE ONGOING ENHANCEMENT OF QUALITY EDUCATION ON INSOLVENCY TOPICS. ADDITIONALLY, ABI MAINTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE INTERNET SITE COVERING INSOLVENCY ISSUES AND PROVIDING INSTANT UPDATES ON LEGISLATION, NEW FILINGS, SUPREME COURT CASES, BANKRUPTCY FILING STATISTICS, AND DAILY BANKRUPTCY NEWS.
    Expenses $1,629,505 · revenue $706,882
  • MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: ABI PROVIDES ONGOING SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A BROAD, IN-DEPTH RESOURCE OF INSOLVENCY ISSUES AND RELATED SERVICES.
    Expenses $671,016 · revenue $3,167,091
  • RESEARCH PROJECTS AND GRANTS: ABI PROVIDES FUNDING AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENHANCE BANKRUPTCY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.
    Expenses $32,628 · grants $21,000

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1295453
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1999
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B05)
Assets (IRS master file)
$24,228,362
Income (IRS master file)
$11,071,291

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$11,026,222$11,586,192$24,228,362XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$10,461,246$9,703,302$21,458,538XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$10,259,082$9,210,707$20,871,233IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-1295453).

Questions about AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE

What is the EIN of AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE is 52-1295453.
Is AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
Are donations to AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names AMY QUACKENBOSS.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 72 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $448,143 (AMY A QUACKENBOSS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $11,026,222, expenses of $11,586,192 and total assets of $24,228,362 at year end.

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