The American Mutual Life Association (AMLA) is an ethnic fraternal benefit and social organization for Slovene immigrants and their descendants in the United States.

The Slovenska Dobrodelna Zveza (Slovenian Mutual Benefit Association) was formed in Grdina's Hall on St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio on November 11, 1910.

[1] It was created through the merged of several smaller Slovenian-American fraternal organizations, including the St. Barbara Society of Forest City, Pennsylvania.

[2] SDZ opened the Slovenian National Home office building at 6120 St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland in 1914.

[1] It started issuing college scholarships in 1962 and also established a youth chorus in Newburgh, Ohio.

[1] AMLA moved its headquarters to 19424 South Waterloo Road in Cleveland in 1981 and remains there as of 2024.

[15] In addition to social events for its members, it provides educational scholarships, coordinates food drives, and supports community organizations.