Important Deadlines

      • January 2, 2025
        Council Officer Election Report and administrative fee are due at National.

      • January 31, 2025
        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, 2025
        Select your league’s Top Ten Business Woman nominee.

      • March 1, 2025
        Nomination for National Office and Acceptance of Nomination forms must be submitted to ABWA National by this date.

      • March 14, 2025 Equal Pay Day for Women
      • March 31, 2025
        Elect Nominating Committee for your league elections.

      • March 21-22, 2025
        Virtual Regional Conference
      • March-May 2025
        Nationally sponsored spring Membership Recruitment Campaign.

      • May 2025
        Universal Officer Election Month for all leagues (Chapters and Express Networks).

      • May 15, 2025
        2026 Top Ten Business Women of ABWA applications due to ABWA National.

      • May 15, 2025
        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, 2025
        This is the last day that SBMEF contributions for the 2024  Award Year and applications for Scholarship Grant Requests and/or Business Skills Tuition Reimbursement can be submitted.

      • June–July 2025
        Leadership transition and planning for the 2025-2026 Award Year. (Leagues & Express Networks)

      • June 30, 2025
        League Liability Insurance  (Administrative Fee) & Website Listing Agreement payment due to ABWA National.

      • June 30, 2025
        Report names of Executive Board and Standing Committee Chairs to ABWA NATL.

      • By July 2025
        Appoint two members to the Auditing Committee

      • July 31, 2025
        Best Practices Submissions due to ABWA National.