American Library Association
Donations deductibleAmerican Library Association's network
16 people3 organisationsi16 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (20) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
16 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 16 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy S Lappin | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| ANA Elisa De Campos Salles | Director (Thru 07/24) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Christina Rodriques | Director (Thru 07/24) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Cindy Hohl | President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dr Corinthia Price | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Emily Drabinski | Past President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Karen G Schneider (also filed as Karen Schneider) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kathy Carroll | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nicolas Buron | Director (From 07/24) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Peter Coyl | Director (From 07/24) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Peter Hepburn | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sam Helmick | President-Elect | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sara Dallas | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sophia Sotilleo | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Stephanie Chase | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Steven Yates | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
24 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Inouye | Interim Associate Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Bill Ott | Editor & Publisher, Booklist Publications | since 2018 |
| Cathleen Bourdon | Associate Executive Director | 2018 |
| Denise Moritz | Interim CFO | since 2020 |
| Dina Tsourdinis | Chief Financial Officer | since 2022 |
| Dan Hoppe | Associate Executive Director | since 2018 |
| George Kendall | Senior Director, Ala Publishing & Media | since 2023 |
| Joanne Lee | Controller | since 2021 |
| Kathy Kromer | Associate Executive Director | 2022 |
| Kathi Kromer | Associate Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Keith Fiels | Executive Director (retired) | since 2018 |
| Leslie Burger | Interim Exec. Director (From 11/23) | 2024 |
| Lorelle Hopkins | Associate Executive Director | 2024 |
| Lorelle Swader | Associate Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Mary Mackay | Interim Senior Associate Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Melissa Walling | Interim Sr. Assoc. Exec. Director | since 2023 |
| Mark Leon | CFO | since 2018 |
| Mary Ellen Davis | Executive Director - ACRL | since 2018 |
| Mary Ghikas | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Rebecca Headrick | Chief Information Technology Officer | 2024 |
| Shakir Akbari | Director of Enterprise Applications | 2024 |
| Sherri Vanyek | Director | since 2020 |
| Tracie Hall | Executive Director | since 2020 |
| Tim Smith | Assistant Director | 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Burger | Interim Exec. Director (Thru 7/31/25) | 45 | $225k | ||
| Alan Inouye | Interim Assoc Exec Dir (Thru 5/2/25) | 45 | $224k | $25k | |
| Dina Tsourdinis | Chief Financial Officer | 45 | $218k | $16k | |
| Lorelle Hopkins | Associate Executive Director | 45 | $216k | $38k | |
| Melissa Walling | Deputy Executive Director | 45 | $213k | $26k | |
| Rebecca Headrick | Chief Information Technology Officer | 45 | $206k | $11k | |
| George Kendall | Senior Director, Publishing & Media | 45 | $171k | $13k | |
| Shakir Akbari | Director of Enterprise Applications | 45 | $158k | $31k | |
| Sherri Vanyek | Dir of Infrastructure (Thru 7/7/25) | 45 | $158k | $47k | |
| Denise Moritz | Director of Financial Reporting & Compliance | 45 | $151k | $25k | |
| Cindy Hohl | Past President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Maria McCauley PhD | President-Elect (From 7/1/25) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Sam Helmick | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Emily Drabinski | Past President (Thru 6/30/25) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Peter Hepburn | Treasurer (Thru 6/30/25) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Larry Neal | Treasurer (From 7/1/25) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Nicolas Buron | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Carroll | Director (Thru 6/30/25) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Stephanie Chase | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Peter Coyl | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Sara Dallas | Director (Thru 6/30/25) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Amy S Lappin | Director (Thru 6/30/25) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dr Corinthia Price | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Karen G Schneider | Director (Thru 6/30/25) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Sophia Sotilleo | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Steven Yates | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kc Boyd | Director (From 7/1/25) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Tatanisha Love | Director (From 7/1/25) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Janice Moore Newsum | Director (From 7/1/25) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ziba Perez | Director (From 7/1/25) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Tracie Hall | Former Executive Director | 45 | $0 |
Colorado roster
18 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263019049). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Maria McCauley | President-Elect |
| Dina Tsourdinis | |
| Denise Moritz | Director of Financial Reporting & Compliance |
| Sam Helmick | President |
| Sophia Sotilleo | Director |
| Peter Coyl | Director |
| Stephanie Chase | Director |
| Larry Neal | Treasurer |
| Steven Yates | Director |
| Nicholas Buron | Director |
| Tatanisha Love | Director |
| Corinthia Price | Director |
| Ziba Perez | Director |
| K.C. Boyd | Director |
| Daniel Montgomery | Executive Director |
| Cindy Hohl | Past President |
| Janice Newsum | Director |
| Dina Tsourdinis | CFO |
About
- Legal name
- American Library Association
- EIN
- 362166947
- Address
- 225 N Michigan Ave Ste 1300, Chicago, IL, 60601-7616
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- The mission of the american library association is empowering and advocating for libraries and library workers to ensure equitable access to information for all. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B030 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1876
- Principal officer
- Daniel Montgomery (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1952
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
RelatedPROMOTION OF LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY WORKERSAla Allied Professional AssociationRelatedPROMOTION OF READING AMONG YOUNG ADULTSMargaret Alexander Edwards Trust
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsKaren G Schneider
≥4years on the filingsANA Elisa De Campos Salles
≥4years on the filingsChristina Rodriques
≥4years on the filingsEmily Drabinski
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $97m
- Total liabilities
- $34.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $62.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $14.8m
- Program service revenue
- $19.2m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $5.9m
- Employees
- 224
- Volunteers
- 6,413
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $54.1m | $56.2m | Deficit $2.1m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.