Important Deadlines

      • January 2, 2026
        Council Officer Election Report and administrative fee are due to ABWA National.

      • January 31, 2026
        To award an Impact Scholarship in May 2025, submit your league’s SBMEF contribution and selection criteria to jmiller@abwa.org before January 31, 2025.

      • February – April 2026
        Select your league’s Top Ten Business Woman nominee.

      • March 14, 2026 Equal Pay Day for Women
      • March 31, 2026
        Elect the Nominating Committee for your league elections.
      • March 28-29, 2026
        Virtual Regional Conference
      • March-May 2026
        Nationally sponsored spring Membership Recruitment Campaign.
      • May 1, 2026
        Nomination for National Office and Acceptance of Nomination forms must be submitted to ABWA National by this date. 
      • May 2026
        Universal Officer Election Month for all leagues (Chapters and Express Networks).

      • May 15, 2026
        2026 Top Ten Business Women of ABWA applications are due to ABWA National.

      • May 15, 2026
        Councils’ IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard, Return of Organization Exempt Form Income Tax for small tax-exempt groups whose gross receipts are $25,000 or less) is due. The IRS’s filing deadline for councils is four and one-half months after the Council-year end.

      • June 1, 2026
        This is the last day that SBMEF contributions for the 2025 Award Year and applications for Scholarship Grant Requests and/or Business Skills Tuition Reimbursement can be submitted.

      • June–July 2026
        Leadership transition and planning for the 2026-2027 Award Year. (Leagues & Express Networks)

      • June 30, 2026
        League Liability Insurance  (Administrative Fee) & Website Listing Agreement payment due to ABWA National.

      • June 30, 2026
        Report names of Executive Board and Standing Committee Chairs to ABWA NATL.

      • By July 2026
        Appoint two members to the Auditing Committee

      • July 31, 2026
        Best Practices Submissions due to ABWA National.