Professional Beauty Association
A century of separate beauty associations, distributors, manufacturers, salon owners and cosmetologists, merged into one body that says it represents the entire professional beauty industry and spends its strongest energy defending the license that makes the work professional.
68named by PBA
222named by peers
Financial profile
Professional Beauty Association · EIN 20-1585064 · 501(c)(6)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $3,043,862 | $936,710 | $2,022,766 | $5,566,777 | $19,928,779 | Dec 2024 |
| FY2023 | $2,344,734 | $514,137 | $1,743,231 | $4,350,599 | $22,023,867 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $24,970,282 | $72,920 | $4,804,596 | $5,896,286 | $24,144,427 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $4,839,864 | $2,071,619 | $2,656,689 | $5,108,611 | $5,196,775 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $4,429,537 | $90,872 | $4,290,065 | $8,420,695 | $5,006,665 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $10,526,135 | $104,062 | $6,943,563 | $8,793,467 | $9,269,417 | Dec 2019 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies PBA is read alongside.
NRA
National Restaurant Association
The staffed national association of the restaurant and foodservice industry, pairing member advocacy and…
8 companies named
PPA
Professional Photographers of America
The world's largest nonprofit association of professional photographers, built by photographers for…
109 companies named
CFDA
Council of Fashion Designers of America
A nonprofit trade association founded in 1962 whose members are America's leading fashion designers, working…
23 companies named
IFA
International Franchise Association
The oldest and largest body representing franchising as a whole, seating franchisors, franchisees, and…
7 companies named
Beauty Changes Lives
Beauty Changes Lives
A fund the beauty industry built to recruit its own future, founded by a beauty school, an education company…
92 companies named
Who backs PBA
Every company PBA names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| L'Oréal | Meeting sponsor | AAAS CI CTA SNMA |
| Matrix | Award sponsor | APA Beauty Changes Lives NIRSA |
| IDIQ | Corporate partner | NAEA NAPIA |
| Ulta Beauty | Award sponsor | Beauty Changes Lives FCC |
| AHP | Corporate partner | Beauty Changes Lives |
| ASCP | Corporate partner | Beauty Changes Lives |
| Aveda | Award sponsor | Beauty Changes Lives |
| DevaCurl | Corporate member | Beauty Changes Lives |
| Dyson | Award sponsor | BOMAG |
| Green Circle Salons | Award sponsor | Beauty Changes Lives |
| L'Oréal Professionnel | Award sponsor | Beauty Changes Lives |
| meevo | Meeting sponsor | Beauty Changes Lives |
| Mizani | Award sponsor | Beauty Changes Lives |
| Moroccanoil | Award sponsor | Beauty Changes Lives |
| Paul Mitchell | Meeting sponsor | Beauty Changes Lives |
| Pravana | Corporate member | Beauty Changes Lives |
| Pulp Riot | Corporate member | Beauty Changes Lives |
| Redken | Award sponsor | Beauty Changes Lives |
| Sexy Hair | Corporate member | Beauty Changes Lives |
| WetBrush Pro | Award sponsor | Beauty Changes Lives |
| Aspasie | Meeting sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Babe | Corporate member | Only PBA, so far |
| Beauty & Bodywork Insurance | Corporate partner | Only PBA, so far |
| Beauty Industry Group | Meeting sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Bellami Professional | Corporate member | Only PBA, so far |
| Bio Ionic | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Biolage | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| BLVD | Meeting sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| bumble and bumble | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| ChatMx | Meeting sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Cole Wealth Management | Corporate partner | Only PBA, so far |
| Denman | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Design Essentials | Meeting sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| DonnaBella | Corporate member | Only PBA, so far |
| Framesi | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Goddess Maintenance Company | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Goldwell | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| HairTalk | Corporate member | Only PBA, so far |
| HALOCOUTURE | Corporate member | Only PBA, so far |
| Health Direct | Corporate partner | Only PBA, so far |
| HotHeads | Corporate member | Only PBA, so far |
| INSURANCE CANOPY | Corporate partner | Only PBA, so far |
| JCPenney | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Joico | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Kenra | Corporate member | Only PBA, so far |
| Kérastase | Corporate member | Only PBA, so far |
| Kopsa Otte CPA's + Advisors | Corporate partner | Only PBA, so far |
| L3VEL3 | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Lead | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Loma | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| LSA CPA | Meeting sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Market Defense | Meeting sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| milk_shake | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Modern Salon | Meeting sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Modern Spa + Wellness | Meeting sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| MRL | Corporate member | Only PBA, so far |
| My Salon Suite | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| mydentity | Corporate member | Only PBA, so far |
| Ouidad | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Pure Brazilian | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Pureology | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Salon Today | Meeting sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| SalonCentric | Corporate member | Only PBA, so far |
| Schwarzkopf Professional | Award sponsor | Only PBA, so far |
| Shu Uemura | Corporate member | Only PBA, so far |
| STMNT | Corporate member | Only PBA, so far |
| Verb | Corporate member | Only PBA, so far |
| Zotos | Corporate member | Only PBA, so far |
Sources: 4 published lists, read October 2026
PBA Executive Summit sponsors. Read October 2, 2026. Executive Summit sponsors.
PBA NAHA 2026 sponsors. Read October 2, 2026. North American Hairstyling Awards 2026 sponsors.
Preferred Resource Providers. Read October 2, 2026. Member benefit providers listed as preferred resource providers.
Visionary Elite Members. Read October 2, 2026. Visionary Elite member companies shown on the homepage.
Who backs PBA's peers, but not PBA
Companies named publicly by at least one of PBA's five peer societies, and not found in PBA's reviewed public records.
| Company | NRA | PPA | CFDA | IFA | Beauty Changes Lives | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17hats | Platinum Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Adobe Systems, Inc. | Platinum Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Adorama | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Advanced Photographic Solutions | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| AfterShoot Inc | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| ag | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Album Master | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Allied Powers LLC | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| aloxxi | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| amazing lash | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Amazon Fashion | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| amika | Platinum | 1 of 5 | ||||
| AnswerConnect | Preferred Vendor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Aperturent | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| arrojo | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| B & H | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| B & H Photo Video Pro Audio | Platinum Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Babor | Current Scholarship Donor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Bay Photo Lab | Platinum Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Bellus Academy | Platinum | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Benetrends | Preferred Vendor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Biggs Camera | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Bioelements | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| BIR | Media Partner | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Bloomingdales | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Borboleta Pro | Bronze | 1 of 5 | ||||
| bosley | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Brittany Beauty Academy | Industry Recruitment Campaign Donor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| BSG CosmoProf | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Camera Exchange | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Candid Color Systems, Inc. | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| CANON U.S.A. | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Canon USA, Inc. | Platinum Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Capture One | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Cardinal Camera & Video Center | Gold Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Charles Beseler Company | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Cheetah Stand | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Circadia | Strategic Partner | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Click Backdrops | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| CLICS | Silver | 1 of 5 | ||||
| CND | Founding Partner | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Coleman Harrison Beauty Brand Agents | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| colortrak | Bronze | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Competitive Cameras | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Constant Contact | Preferred Vendor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Consumer Fusion | Preferred Vendor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Coty Professional | Industry Recruitment Campaign Donor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| CYME | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Danger Jones | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Dazzle Dry | Silver | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Denny Manufacturing Co. Inc | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Dermalogica | Platinum Supporter | 1 of 5 | ||||
| DIRECTV | Gold Level | 1 of 5 | ||||
| DNP Imagingcomm America Corp | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Done.Photos | Gold Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| DoorDash | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| DriveSavers Data Recovery | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| eBay | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Ecolab | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Entourage Yearbooks | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| ergo | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| estetica | Media Partner | 1 of 5 | ||||
| European Wax Center | Strategic Partner | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Evoto AI | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Excire | Platinum Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Fashion By Informa | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Fashionphile | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| FOREVER | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Frames for Portraits | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Fujifilm North America Corporation | Platinum Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Gallery Mats Inc. | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Genesis House | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Genesys AI | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Giraffe360 Inc | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Global Payments | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Glyph Production Technologies | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Godox Photo Equipment Co , Ltd | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Google Products For All | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| GotoPhoto Inc. | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Graphistudio | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Great Clips | Platinum | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Greg Dawson and Associates, Incorporated | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| H&H Color Lab, Inc. | Gold Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Hahnemuehle USA Inc. | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Hahnemühle | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Hand & Stone | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| hattori hanzo | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| henkel | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Image Skincare | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Imagen | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Named | 1 of 5 | |||||
| intelligent nutrients | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| It's a 10 | Platinum Supporter | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Jane Carter Solution | Current Scholarship Donor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| K18 | Silver | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Kate Somerville | Platinum Supporter | 1 of 5 | ||||
| KEH Camera | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| kms | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| KONPOLI | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Kristin Ess Hair | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| L'Oréal Professional Products | Presenting Sponsor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Larisa Love | Bronze | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Lenserentals | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Lockton Affinity LLC | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| MAC | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Macy’s | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Make-Up Designory | Platinum Supporter | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Makeup by Holly Beauty Partners/Color Coded Cosmetics | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Marathon Press Inc | Gold Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Marianna | Industry Recruitment Campaign Donor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| massage envy | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Massage Warehouse | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| McKenna | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| milady | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Miller’s Professional Imaging | Platinum Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Minerva | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Morrow Hill | Preferred Vendor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Murad | Platinum Supporter | 1 of 5 | ||||
| mya | Bronze | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Nanlite | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Narrative | Gold Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Neewer | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Neil Enterprises Inc. | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Neill | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Nestle Professional | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Newborn Nerds | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| NiSi Filters USA Inc | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Nomatic | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Nordstrom | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Nourish & Shine | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Nuuly | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Open AI | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| open door solutions | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| OPI | Current Scholarship Donor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| oribe | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Other World Computing, Inc. | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Pacific Mount, Inc. | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Package Choice Insurance by Hill & Usher | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Paradox | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| PATONA International S.L.U. | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Paul Mitchell the School | Industry Recruitment Campaign Donor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Paul Smith | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Paychex | Preferred Vendor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Pelican Products , Inc | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| PhotoAiD | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Pivot Point | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Pixel Connection | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Platypod | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Premiere | Strategic Partner | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Pro Photographer’s Insurance by RVNA | Gold Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| ProGrade Digital | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| ProMaster | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| ProSelect / Pro Studio Software | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| QNAP, Inc | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Qnity Schools | Bronze | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Ralph Lauren | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Ratner Companies | Platinum Supporter | 1 of 5 | ||||
| RAUBAY | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| RealTourVision | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Regal Nails | Platinum | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Renee Rouleau | Current Scholarship Donor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| repechage | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| RetouchUp.com | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Reuzel | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Rich Products | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Richard Photo Lab, Inc | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Richmond Professional Lab | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Rockefeller Center | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Rocky Nook Inc | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Saal Digital Corporation | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| salon by instyle | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Sam Villa | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| SANDISK | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Scorpion | Preferred Vendor | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Secure Data Recovery Services | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Seven Rubies | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| sharkfin | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| ShootProof | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Sigma Corp of America | Gold Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Skin Script | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Sola Salons | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Sood Studio | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Spartan Photo Center, Inc | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Spider Camera Holster | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| SpotMyPhotos | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| SpreeAI | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Spring Distribution | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Studio Style | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Sugarlash | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| sunlights balayage | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Tag Your Photo | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| takara belmont | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Tamron Americas | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Tenba - Shimoda Designs | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Tether Tools | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| the beauty experience | Media Partner | 1 of 5 | ||||
| The Coca-Cola Company | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| The Kirschner Group, Inc. | Bronze | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Theory | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Tiffany & Co. | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Tiffen | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| tigi | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| TogDrop Solutions | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Tommy Hilfiger | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| TSS Photography | Gold Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| TWP | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Tyndell Photographic | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Tyndell Photographic & Art Supplies, Inc. | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| United Industries MountingBoards.com | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Universal Companies | Gold | 1 of 5 | ||||
| UsedPhotoPro | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Veronica Beard | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Vision Art, Inc. | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Visual Supply Company (VSCO) | Gold Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Visual Supply Company (VSCO) | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Vivid Metal Prints | Named | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Wella Company | Diamond | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Westcott Company | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| White House Custom Colour | Platinum Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Whitewall USA Inc. | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Zenfolio Inc. | Silver Members | 1 of 5 | ||||
| Zno | Gold Members | 1 of 5 |
The outside view
A century of separate beauty associations, distributors, manufacturers, salon owners and cosmetologists, merged into one body that says it represents the entire professional beauty industry and spends its strongest energy defending the license that makes the work professional.
- Consensus
- Preserve
- Inward
- Operational
Their shape
The Parliament
Argued into being, and stronger for it.
The Parliament earns its decisions through debate and the vote, governed by and for its members. Its gift is legitimacy and broad buy-in, its challenge is the speed lost to deliberation.
Also reads toward The Guild and The League.
Strengths
→Decisions carry broad buy-in once made.
→A wide range of members feel genuinely heard.
→Institutional memory is deep and well-kept.
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