Mission
AS THE LEADING GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL MARKETING ASSOCIATION, THE AMA IS THE ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY FOR MARKETERS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Public Charity
AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION is a Public Charity headquartered in CHICAGO, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $16.8M revenue, $17.2M expenses, $11.8M total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $117K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 362130315
CHICAGO, IL
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues
NTEE: S41
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$16.8M
Total Expenses$17.2M
Total Assets$11.8M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$117K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at American Marketing Association
How American Marketing Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$66
Programs
the work itself
$30
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $66 for programs
$24
Communities and journals:the ama is home to five premier scholarly journals and nurtures new ideas, fosters collaborative relationships, and advances the field of marketing through credible, peer-reviewed scholarly…
$21
Growth:the ama supports and delivers products and services to over 250,000 individual marketers who are practitioners, academics who teach in the field of marketing, and collegiate members who…
$21
Professional development:the ama provides high-quality research-backed learning experiences and credentials for professionals who want to drive impact for themselves and their organizations
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$29,224
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$63,500
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP WINTER AND SUMMER RECEPTION SPONSORSHIP
$6,000
EVENT SPONSORSHIP
$6,000
WINTER/SUMMER RECEPTION SPONSORSHIP
$6,000
Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS
Amy Gwiazdowski
AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER
Anders Gustafson
AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER
Angela Brutsche
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Bennie F Johnson
AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER - PAST (AMAF CHAIR)
Bob Leone
AT-LARGE BOARD MEMBER
Brian Fergemann
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16.8M | $17.2M | $11.8M |
| 2024 | $15.3M | $18.0M | $11.7M |
| 2023 | $14.4M | $16.6M | $13.0M |
| 2022 | $15.8M | $15.0M | $13.3M |
| 2021 | $14.7M | $11.2M | $13.7M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $14.7M to $16.8M (+14%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.