Nonprofit · EIN 13-3084204
ALFA INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL LEGAL NETWORK INC
Tax-exempt · CHICAGO, IL 60611
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,107,745 | $3,763,106 | $344,639 | $4,781,962 | $1,189,158 | $3,592,804 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,963,388 | $3,735,103 | $228,285 | $4,987,200 | $1,730,032 | $3,257,168 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,698,417 | $3,876,661 | -$178,244 | $4,352,877 | $1,441,968 | $2,910,909 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $3,804,379
- Investment income
- $303,366
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $241,501
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $562,212
- Other salaries and wages
- $660,009
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,362,369
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,842
- Accounting fees
- $17,300
- Occupancy
- $123,649
- Depreciation
- $50,722
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,987,200
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,781,962
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,189,158
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,592,804
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $37,415
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,331,596
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,592,804
- Gross receipts
- $4,997,759
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1980
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA ZAROSKI BAUER | CEO Officer | 40 | $277,470 | $44,918 |
| ROBERT REILAND | CFO Officer | 40 | $195,296 | $44,528 |
| KATHERINE MCCORMACK | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $164,651 | $33,986 |
| ARIA T WOLF | CHIEF EVENTS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,654 | $27,840 |
| GRACE VB GARCIA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS BARR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN DILLON | TREASURER (AS OF 10/9/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MACKENZIE MONACO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD HAYES | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PABLO BELHEM | DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/9/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN FERSHTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH FORTNER | DIRECTOR (THRU 10/9/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN FRANK | DIRECTOR (THRU 10/9/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CEES-FRANS GREEVEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL HUGHES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHEILA KERWIN | DIRECTOR (THRU 10/9/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VANKY MAK | DIRECTOR (THRU 10/9/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BYRONA MAULE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER MUELLER | DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/9/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| COURTNEY NICHOLS | DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/9/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIM PEEPLES | DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/9/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BETH ROSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DANIEL ROSENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA ZAROSKI BAUER | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $270,090 | $42,325 |
| ROBERT REILAND | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $190,306 | $40,734 |
| KATHERINE MCCORMACK | MARKETING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $160,237 | $22,542 |
| MICHELLE JONES | PRACTICE GROUP & EVENTS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,513 | $18,804 |
| ARIA T WOLF | PRACTICE GROUP & EVENTS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,919 | $18,081 |
| GRACE VB GARCIA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLASS BARR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN FRANK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MACKENZIE MONACO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD HAYES | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN DILLON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL HUGHES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN FERSHTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH FORTNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CEES-FRANS GREEVEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEILA KERWIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VANKY MAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH ROSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BYRONA MAULE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL ROSENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA ZAROSKI BAUER | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $261,842 | $40,396 |
| ROBERT REILAND | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $185,180 | $38,856 |
| KATHERINE MCCORMACK | MARKETING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,608 | $21,334 |
| EDWARD HAYES | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACE GARCIA | VICE CHAIR 1/1/2023-10/27/23 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLASS BARR | VICE CHAIR 10/28/2023-12/31/23 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN FRANK | TREASURER 10/28/23-12/31/23 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMARA NELSON | TREASURER 1/1/23-10/27/23 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YVETTE DAVIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN OWENS | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMERON BECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM CAMPION | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN FERSHTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH FORTNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS GONZALEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CEES-FRANS GREEVEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KANDICE KERWIN HULL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEILA KERWIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VANKY MAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BYRONA MAULE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MACKENZIE MONACO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOMA AYOMIDE ALABI | DIRECTOR 1/1/23-10/27/23 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLASS BARR | DIRECTOR 1/1/23-10/27/23 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DINA COX | DIRECTOR 1/1/23-10/27/23 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN FRANK | DIRECTOR 1/1/23-10/27/23 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 980 N MICHIGAN AVE STE 1180, CHICAGO, IL 60611-4522
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JESSICA ZAROSKI BAUER, 980 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE 1180, CHICAGO, IL 606114501
- Signed the 990
- JESSICA ZAROSKI BAUER, CEO
- Phone
- (312) 642-2532
- Website
- WWW.ALFAINTERNATIONAL.COM
- Return prepared by
- DUGAN & LOPATKA CPA'S PC
Mission
LEGAL ASSOCIATION PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND MARKETING SERVICES TO MEMBER FIRMS.
Program accomplishments
- MEMBER SERVICESOBJECTIVE: TO STRENGTHEN ALFA INTERNATIONAL'S GLOBAL NETWORK OF INDEPENDENT LAW FIRMS BY HELPING MEMBERS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, REFER WORK, DEVELOP BUSINESS AND ACCESS LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO MAXIMIZE THEIR MEMBERSHIP VALUE.ALFA INTERNATIONAL PROVIDES:- MEMBER ONBOARDING AND OUTREACH- CEO VISITS- BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT- PRACTICE GROUP, ANCILLARY GROUP AND COMMITTEE COORDINATION, INCLUDING EVENT PLANNING- REFERRAL TRACKING- WORK SURVEY ADMINISTRATION- INFORMATION SHARING VIA WEBSITE PASSWORD-PROTECTED PORTAL- SHARING NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS ON ALFAI SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND ALFAI WEBSITE- CONDUCTING CLIENT FEEDBACK CALLS- ACCOUNTING SERVICES RELATED TO EVENT LOGISTICSEXAMPLES INCLUDE:- SUPPORTING APPROXIMATELY 140-MEMBER FIRMS INCLUDING 12 ACTIVE PRACTICE GROUPS AND 4 INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL GROUPS, AND THE MANAGING PARTNER AND MARKETING MANAGERS' INTEREST FORUMS- COORDINATING MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY CALLS FOR PRACTICE GROUPS AND SEVERAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS- COORDINATING LOGISTICS AND AGENDAS FOR IN-PERSON PRACTICE GROUP AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS- CONDUCTING STRATEGY SESSIONS FOR ACTIVE PRACTICE GROUPS- UPDATING MEMBER FIRM AND ATTORNEY PROFILE PAGES ON THE ALFAI WEBSITE- MAINTAINING MEMBER RESOURCES THROUGH THE PASSWORD-PROTECTED WEBSITE PORTAL- DISTRIBUTING REFERRAL AND WORK SURVEY RESULTS- CONDUCTING CLIENT FEEDBACK CALLS- BUILDING BRAND AWARENESS THROUGH POSTING OF MEMBER NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS VIA SOCIAL MEDIAIN 2025, ALFAI REPORTED THAT 78% OF MEMBER FIRMS SUBMITTED REFERRAL REPORTS TO HEADQUARTERS, 88% OF MEMBER FIRMS WERE IDENTIFIED AS RECEIVING AT LEAST ONE INBOUND REFERRAL, AND EIGHT CLIENT FEEDBACK CALLS HAD BEEN CONDUCTED. ALFAI ALSO SUPPORTED MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT BY WELCOMING NEW MEMBER FIRMS IN MARKETS SUCH AS BOISE, EL SALVADOR, CROATIA AND SAUDI ARABIA AND BY IDENTIFYING PRIORITY MEMBERSHIP SEARCHES IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY.
- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OBJECTIVE: TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CLIENT ENGAGEMENT AND RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP MEMBER ATTORNEYS, CLIENTS AND LAW FIRM PROFESSIONALS STAY INFORMED, IMPROVE LEGAL SERVICE DELIVERY AND STRENGTHEN CROSS-FIRM COLLABORATION. ALFA INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPS AND DELIVERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGH PRACTICE GROUP SEMINARS, REGIONAL MEETINGS, WEBINARS, ROUNDTABLES, LEADERSHIP MEETINGS AND CLIENT-FOCUSED PROGRAMS.IN 2025, ALFAI'S PLANNED ACTIVITIES INCLUDED SIX PRACTICE GROUP SEMINARS, ONE INTERNATIONAL CLIENT SEMINAR, ONE ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING, THREE INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL SEMINARS, EIGHT REGIONAL SEMINARS, EIGHT WEBINARS, TWO FACE-TO-FACE COMMITTEE MEETINGS, FIVE IN-PERSON PRACTICE GROUP AND/OR CLIENT ADVISORY BOARD MEETINGS AND ONE MANAGING PARTNER MEETING.- 157 ALFAI ATTORNEYS AT THE 2025 ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING - 54 ATTENDEES AT THE WOMEN'S INITIATIVE PROGRAM- 59 ATTORNEYS AT THE CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS MEETING- AT LEAST 482 PARTICIPANTS IN 2025 SEMINARS BASED ON AVAILABLE ATTENDANCE FIGURES - 255 WEBINAR REGISTRANTS ACROSS EIGHT WEBINARS, INCLUDING 126 TOTAL ATTENDEES
- PUBLICATIONSOBJECTIVE: TO INFORM, EDUCATE AND ENGAGE ALFAI MEMBERS AND CLIENTS BY DISTRIBUTING TIMELY LEGAL, ORGANIZATIONAL AND NETWORK-RELATED INFORMATION THROUGH WRITTEN AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS. ALFA INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES RESOURCES THAT KEEP MEMBERS AND CLIENTS INFORMED ABOUT NETWORK ACTIVITY, LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS, MEMBER FIRM NEWS AND UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT. PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE HEADQUARTERS NEWSLETTERS, CLIENT-FACING ALFAI ADVANTAGE NEWSLETTERS, SEMINAR MATERIALS, ON-DEMAND WEBINAR RECORDINGS, PRACTICE GROUP COMPENDIA AND QUICK-REFERENCE GUIDES, EVENT BROCHURES, ANNOUNCEMENTS, SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT AND WEBSITE RESOURCES.- EXAMPLES INCLUDE HEADQUARTERS NEWSLETTERS SUMMARIZING MEMBERSHIP UPDATES, BOARD ACTIONS, PRACTICE GROUP ACTIVITY, REGIONAL MEETINGS, THIRD-PARTY EVENTS AND UPCOMING PROGRAMS.- ALFAI ADVANTAGE NEWSLETTERS SENT TO THE APPROXIMATELY 4,000-PERSON DISTRIBUTION LIST CONSISTING OF EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS, NEWS AROUND THE NETWORK, SOCIAL MEDIA RECAPS AND TIMELY ALFAI NETWORK UPDATES.DURING THE REFERENCED PERIOD, ALFAI:- DISTRIBUTED SEVEN ALFAI ADVANTAGE NEWSLETTERS TO THE CLIENT LIST- CREATED OR UPDATED THREE COMPENDIA OR QUICK-REFERENCE RESOURCES, INCLUDING HOSPITALITY & RETAIL, TRANSPORTATION AND PRODUCT LIABILITY & COMPLEX TORTS- ALFAI ALSO MAINTAINED ON-DEMAND WEBINAR RECORDINGS FOR EIGHT RECENT WEBINARS - POSTED MORE THAN 100 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTSACCORDING TO SOCIAL SPROUT ANALYTICS, ALFAI'S MAIN SOURCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT COMES FROM LINKEDIN, WITH 585 NEW FOLLOWERS REPORTED FOR JUNE 2024 THROUGH JUNE 2025, AND ALFAI RANKING FIRST AMONG COMPETITORS FOR TOTAL POST METRICS AND FOURTH FOR TOTAL ENGAGEMENT METRICS THROUGHOUT 2025.
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3084204
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Mutual and membership benefit (Y99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,781,962
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,997,759
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $4,107,745 | $3,763,106 | $4,781,962 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,963,388 | $3,735,103 | $4,987,200 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,698,417 | $3,876,661 | $4,352,877 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,515,353 | $3,441,780 | $4,063,036 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 13-3084204).
Questions about ALFA INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL LEGAL NETWORK INC
- What is the EIN of ALFA INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL LEGAL NETWORK INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ALFA INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL LEGAL NETWORK INC is 13-3084204.
- Is ALFA INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL LEGAL NETWORK INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2002.
- Are donations to ALFA INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL LEGAL NETWORK INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ALFA INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL LEGAL NETWORK 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 ALFA INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL LEGAL NETWORK INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ALFA INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL LEGAL NETWORK INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ALFA INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL LEGAL NETWORK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JESSICA ZAROSKI BAUER.
- Who are the officers and directors of ALFA INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL LEGAL NETWORK INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $277,470 (JESSICA ZAROSKI BAUER, CEO).
- How much revenue does ALFA INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL LEGAL NETWORK INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,107,745, expenses of $3,763,106 and total assets of $4,781,962 at year end.
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