Texas · Public charity
American Board of Trial Advocates
The American Board of Trial Advocates fosters improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of advocacy for individuals in the civil justice system. The organization works to preserve the jury system and improve the skills of trial lawyers.
- $470k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2024
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $11,400
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $413,829
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 5
- FY2019 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 6
- Total assets, FY2024
- $7.8M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations American Board of Trial Advocates funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 6 | $470k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $447k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $541k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $421k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $60k | 80% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $35k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates | $1,740,748 | 5 | 29% |
| Loyola Marymount University | $75,000 | 5 | 0% |
| American Bar Association | $34,200 | 3 | 0% |
| USC School of Medicine Greenville | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| National Center for State Courts | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The National Judicial College | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| American Board of Trial Advocates | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| National Bar Association | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates | $1,740,748 | 5 | 29% |
| Loyola Marymount University | $75,000 | 5 | 0% |
| American Bar Association | $34,200 | 3 | 0% |
| USC School of Medicine Greenville | $30,000 | 2 | n/a |
| National Center for State Courts | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Center for Strategic and International Studies | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The National Judicial College | $20,000 | 4 | 0% |
| American Board of Trial Advocates | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| National Bar Association | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Duke University | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
American Board of Trial Advocates supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 9 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
About American Board of Trial Advocates
- How much does American Board of Trial Advocates give?
- American Board of Trial Advocates reported 7 grants totaling $470,229 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 5 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
- What does American Board of Trial Advocates fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (92%), Education (5%), International (1%).
- Who are American Board of Trial Advocates's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates ($1.7M), Loyola Marymount University ($75k), American Bar Association ($34k).
- Does American Board of Trial Advocates fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Board of Trial Advocates?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc.
- Where is American Board of Trial Advocates based?
- American Board of Trial Advocates is based in TX.
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