Nonprofit · EIN 53-0214280
INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,334,195 | $2,186,249 | $147,946 | $2,868,933 | $1,562,387 | $1,306,546 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,190,177 | $2,069,353 | $120,824 | $2,570,514 | $1,417,962 | $1,152,552 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,008,930 | $1,770,671 | $238,259 | $2,754,074 | $1,762,108 | $991,966 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $313,763
- Program service revenue
- $1,927,645
- Investment income
- $64,621
- Royalties
- $18,766
- Other revenue
- $28,166
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $183,947
- Other salaries and wages
- $740,131
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,093,761
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $52,437
- Occupancy
- $74,743
- Travel
- $76,830
- Depreciation
- $5,161
- Program services (functional)
- $749,950
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,436,299
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,570,514
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,868,933
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,562,387
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,306,546
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,462
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,281,979
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,183,127
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $123,419
- Gross unrelated business income
- $27,297
- Gross receipts
- $2,334,195
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1935
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Karras | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $172,604 | $11,343 |
| Jennifer Ruhe | Dep. Exc. Director | 35 | $115,438 | $15,323 |
| Erich Eiselt | Deputy GC | 35 | $119,154 | $7,453 |
| TRINA SHROPSHIRE PASCHAL | Event Director | 35 | $106,215 | $14,214 |
| James Benjamin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Dana | President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Paige Mims | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Morgain Patterson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kimberly Rehberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chris Balch | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Randall Van Vleck | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeannine S Williams | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shauna Billingsley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Dorocak | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Renee Garcia | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Loewen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Stanley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Beth Anne Childs | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rose Humway-Warmuth | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jennie Granahan Tarr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Wynetta Massey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Susana Alcala Wood | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Wendy Walberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Thompson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bradford Cunningham | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Bojorque | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Todd Sheeran | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Karras | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $163,378 | $8,736 |
| Jennifer Ruhe | Dep. Exc. Director | 35 | $112,613 | $12,782 |
| TRINA SHROPSHIRE PASCHAL | Event Director | 35 | $104,813 | $12,894 |
| James Benjamin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Dana | President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Paige Mims | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Morgain Patterson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kimberly Rehberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Arthur Gutekunst | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Randall Van Vleck | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeannine S Williams | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shauna Billingsley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nina R Hickson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Beth Anne Childs | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rose Humway-Warmuth | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennie Granahan Tarr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Wynetta Massey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susana Alcala Wood | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Diana Cortes | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy Walberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nancy Thompson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bradford Cunningham | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lori Grigg Bluhm | Past President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alan Bojorque | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd Sheeran | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Karras | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $157,475 | $9,406 |
| Jennifer Ruhe | Dep. Exc. Director | 35 | $101,251 | $13,258 |
| TRINA SHROPSHIRE PASCHAL | Event Director | 35 | $100,519 | $13,026 |
| Christopher D Balch | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Adams | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lori Grigg Bluhm | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alan Bojorquez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Paige Mims | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Arthur Gutekunst | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kimberly Rehberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeannine S Williams | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shauna Billingsley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nina R Hickson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Byron Werry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Beth Anne Childs | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Randall Van Vleck | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rose Humway-Warmuth | President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Dana | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennie Granahan Tarr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Wynetta Massey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Susana Alcala Wood | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Diana Cortes | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Wendy Walberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nancy Thompson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bradford Cunningham | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lori Lein | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bryan Scott | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd Sheeran | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 51 MONROE ST STE 404, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850-2475
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Amanda Kellar Karras
- Signed the 990
- Amanda Kellar Karras, Executive Director
- Phone
- (202) 466-5424
- Website
- WWW.IMLA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- T&F Certified Public Accountants LLC
Mission
To serve local government lawyers and to advance the interests of local government law locally, nationally, and internationally.
Program accomplishments
- CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS- IMLA OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMMING ON TOPICS OF IMPORTANCE TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAWYERS, INCLUDING SUBJECTS SUCH AS ZONING/LAND USE; PERSONNEL, ETHICS, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC FACILITIES, LAW OFFICE MANAGEMENT, GREEN BUILDINGS AND MORE.SPECIALIZED INTERESTS AND CONSTITUENCIES WITHIN IMLA'S MEMBERSHIP MEET TO NETWORK AND BRAINSTORM OVER COMMON GROUP ISSUES.GROUPS INCLUDE THE LARGE POPULATION CENTERS, COUNTIES AND SPECIAL MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS AND THE STATE LEAGUE GROUP. ADDITIONAL WORKING GROUPS INCLUDE ONES ON POLICE,COASTAL CITIES, UNIVERSITY CITIES, CODE ENFORCEMENT, STIMULUS, FORECLOSURE LITIGATION AND MORE. IMLA-IS AN APPROVED CERTIFIED LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) SPONSOR IN ALL MANDATORY MCLE JURISDICTIONS.Expenses $530,162 · revenue $719,841
- The 2024 International Italy program brings local government lawyers together to swap ideas, compare how different jurisdictions tackle similar challenges, and learn from one anotherall in an unforgettable setting.Expenses $70,068 · revenue $82,283
- MEMBERSHIP SERVICES:1. PUBLICATION: THE MUNICIPAL LAWYER MAGAZINE, IMLA'S BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE, THE MUNICIPAL LAWYER, IS THE ORGANIZATION'S WIDELY CIRCULATED PRINTED PUBLICATION. THE MAGAZINE PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH BOTH IN-DEPTH ARTICLES AS WELL AS BROAD BASED INFORMATION ABOUT CURRENT AND EMERGING ISSUES, PLUS PRACTICAL INSIGHTS ON ISSUES THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT ATTORNEYS DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS. 2. IMLA'S E-MAIL NEWSLETTER. THE IMLA E-MAIL NEWSLETTER IS THE PERFECT COMPLEMENT TO THE MUNICIPAL LAWYER. PUBLISHED ON A BI-WEEKLY BASIS, THE NEWSLETTER KEEPS LOCAL GOVERNMENT ATTORNEYS UP-TO-DATE ON THE MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN CASE LAW AND LEGAL TRENDS AROUND THE COUNTRY. 3. Model Documents CCDI Documents - Construction Contracts Documents Initiative (CCDI) available to IMLA members who have a license to use the AIA documents. This web-based platform is the result of a partnership between the AIA and the IMLA.Model Employment Agreement.4. AMICUS ASSISTANCE - LEGAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM. WITH RESPECT TO APPELLATE LITIGATION, IMLA IS THE PRIMARY AMICUS CURIAE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS IN CASES OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL IMPORTANCE. IMLA REGULARLY FILES BRIEFS, OR SIGNS ONTO COALITION BRIEFS, BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT AND OTHER APPELLATE COURTS. 5. NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES - PARTICIPATION IN IMLA'S SPECIALIZED SECTIONS AND DEPARTMENTS AND WORKING GROUPS PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING WITH COLLEAGUES WHO SHARE A MUTUAL INTEREST IN A SPECIFIC AREA OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW. 6. IMLA WEBSITE - IMLA'S WEBSITE IS DESIGNED TO BE THE FIRST PLACE MEMBERS TURN TO WHEN LOOKING TO SATISFY THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESOURCE NEEDS. RECENT LEGAL NEWS, A BLOG, EVENT INFORMATION, AND MORE ARE ACCESSIBLE AT WWW.IMLA.ORG. FOR ACCESS TO CUTTING-EDGE PAPERS, MAGAZINE ARTICLES, AND MORE MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS "MYIMLA" WHICH IS A MEMBERS ONLY RESTRICTED ACCESS SITE.Expenses $44,253 · revenue $976,608
- TOP 50 SUMMIT IMLAs Top 50 Program brings together attorneys from the largest cities and counties in the US and Canada. This program provides an informal forum for networking and sharing of issues specifically related to large municipalities. Presentations are given and round table discussions are held on the important issues of the day. A minimal registration fee is charged to offset expenses and the program is supported by a sponsor for remaining expenses.Expenses $29,718
- AUDIO-CONFERENCESExpenses $19,039
- AMICUS BRIEFS - WITH RESPECT TO APPELLATE LITIGATION, THE IMLA LEGAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM SERVES IMLA MEMBERS AND THEIR GOVERNMENTAL CLIENTS AS AN EVALUATION CENTER, AS AN INFORMATION OUTLET AND IN SOME CASES AS AN AMICUS IN LITIGATION CONSIDERED TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ON A NATIONAL BASIS. IMLA IS THE SERVICE ORGANIZATION OF PRIMARY RESORT FOR ITS MEMBERS IN ALL CASES IN WHICH A PARTY TO A CASE BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT IS REPRESENTED BY AN IMLA MEMBER. THE ISSUES IN THESE LAWSUITS RANGE FROM THE CONSTITUTIONAL ALLOCATION OF POWER BETWEEN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CHALLENGES TO THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF GOVERNMENTS BASED ON CIVIL AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.Expenses $16,233 · revenue $147,917
- Construction LawExpenses $13,317
- SCHOLARSHIPExpenses $11,898
- CANADIANExpenses $8,926
- Code EnforcementExpenses $2,710
- Canadian Scholarship FundExpenses $1,671
- Employment Law:Expenses $1,160
- Section 1983Expenses $795
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 53-0214280
- 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
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,868,933
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,334,195
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,334,195 | $2,186,249 | $2,868,933 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,190,177 | $2,069,353 | $2,570,514 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,008,930 | $1,770,671 | $2,754,074 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,811,965 | $1,642,545 | $1,746,095 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 53-0214280).
Questions about INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION INC
- What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION INC is 53-0214280.
- Is INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
- Are donations to INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION INC 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 INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Amanda Kellar Karras.
- Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 27 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $172,604 (Amanda Karras, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,334,195, expenses of $2,186,249 and total assets of $2,868,933 at year end.
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