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AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY (EIN 21-0735173)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-08
IRS object ID
202433139349300918
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-08T10:25:08-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521022232PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SNYDER COHN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111200 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 415AddressLine1Txt
CityNORTH BETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20852ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN210735173EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023282010PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11667 K STREET NW SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKEVIN B MARVEL PHDPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023282010PhoneNum
Signature2024-11-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSTEVEN M BRAUNSTEINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00086901PTIN
Phone3016526700PhoneNum
Preparation2024-11-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKEVIN B MARVEL PHDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11667 K STREET NW SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$19,198,589GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.AAS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1899FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee46TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers250TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$1,020,619TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$495,358NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,821,948PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,959,014CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$15,876,412PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$16,820,243CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$586,456PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$382,054CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,256,648PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$35,705CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$19,541,464PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$19,197,016CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,024,438PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$996,321CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,152,589PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,868,480CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$10,609,166PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$12,042,386CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$19,786,193PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$21,907,187CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$244,729PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,710,171CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$26,257,850TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$25,423,957TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$12,922,288TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$13,347,489TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$13,335,562NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$12,076,468NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY (AAS), ESTABLISHED IN 1899, IS THE MAJOR ORGANIZATION OF PROFESSIONAL ASTRONOMERS IN NORTH AMERICA. THE BASIC OBJECTIVE OF THE AAS IS TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF ASTRONOMY AND CLOSELY RELATED BRANCHES OF SCIENCE THE MEMBERSHIP (APPROXIMATELY 7,000) ALSO INCLUDES PHYSICISTS, MATHEMATICIANS, GEOLOGISTS, ENGINEERS AND OTHERS WHOSE RESEARCH INTERESTS LIE WITHIN THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF SUBJECTS NOW COMPRISING CONTEMPORARY ASTRONOMY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,917,907ExpenseAmt
Revenue$9,447,820RevenueAmt
DescJOURNALS - WE PUBLISH THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL WHICH IS THE LEADING SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS IN THE WORLD. WE ALSO PUBLISH THE ASTROPHYSICAL SUPPLEMENT, LETTERS AND THE ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. OUR JOURNALS ARE THE LEADING SOURCE OF SCIENTIFIC CONTENT IN ASTRONOMY AND RELATED FIELDS. IN 2023, WE PUBLISHED OVER 67,000 PAGES OR 4,659 ARTICLES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,830,698ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,846,594RevenueAmt
DescMEETINGS - THE AAS HOLDS TWO MEETINGS PER YEAR IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE SIX DIVISIONS OF THE AAS. THE MEETINGS SERVE AS A VENUE IN WHICH THE MEMBERS CAN SHARE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WITH OUR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO FORMAL PRESENTATIONS, WE ENSURE THAT EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED TO FACILITATE THE SHARING OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS. OVER 2,700 REGISTRANTS ATTENDED OUR WINTER MEETING AND OVER 740 ATTENDED OUR SUMMER MEETING.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,513,986ExpenseAmt
DescMEMBERSHIP SERVICES - MAINTAIN MEMBERSHIP DATABASE AND THE AAS WEBSITE, PUBLISH ON-LINE NEWSLETTERS, PRINTED MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORIES AND AN ANNUAL PRINTED CALENDAR.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (6 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtGrantGrantAmtDescDescRevenueRevenueAmt
$996,321$996,321GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE. IN 2023, THE SOCIETY ADMINISTERED THE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANT AND SOLAR ECLIPSE PROGRAMS. THE SOCIETY ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS TO OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, STUDENTS, EARLY CAREER MEMBERS, PRIZE WINNERS AND SCIENTIFIC EDITORS.
$88,970EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: THE SOCIETY PROMOTES BROAD INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY, WHICH ENHANCES SCIENCE LITERACY AND LEAD MANY TO CAREERS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
$250,084JOB REGISTER - THE SOCIETY PUBLISHED A JOB REGISTER THAT ADVERTISES JOBS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS. THE JOBS POSTING ARE POSTED BY RESEARCH, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2023, WE PUBLISHED 1,399 JOB ADVERTISEMENTS.
$278,751PUBLIC POLICY AND LOBBYING: THE SOCIETY WORKS WITH OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL SOCIETIES TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIETY.
$270,060STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: SOCIETY-WIDE PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE THE OPERATIONS OF THE SOCIETY AND PROJECTS THAT ARE CENTRAL TO THE MISSION OF THE AAS. THE CURRENT PROJECTS INCLUDE WEBSITE IMPROVEMENTS, ASTRONOMY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM AND THE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT. THESE PROJECTS ARE FUNDED BY COUNCIL-APPROVED TRANSFERS FROM THE JOURNALS PROGRAM.
$4,143,469SKY AND TELESCOPE: THE SKY AND TELESCOPE LINE OF BUSINESS INCLUDE SKY AND TELESCOPE MAGAZINE WHICH IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY, AN ONLINE STORE SHOPATSKY.ORG AND A TOUR BUSINESS.$2,505,210
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$6,027,655TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$996,321TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$2,505,210TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$17,290,246TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document98IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee46EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KEVIN MARVELBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5124713448PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11667 K STREET NW SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
KELSEY JOHNSON
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM BURGASSER
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRANT TREMBLAY
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DORIS DAOU
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALICE K B MONET
SECRETARY10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE RIGBY
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUIS-GREGORY STROGLER
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARA NORMAN
PRESIDENT ELECT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAWN GELINO
THIRD VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA PRATO
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
B ASHLEY ZAUDERER-VANDERLEY
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN B MARVEL
EXECUTIVE OFFICER35.00Yes (X)$471,878$0$131,164
JOEL PARRIOTT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY/35.00Yes (X)$229,901$0$28,338
KELLY E CLARK
CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERAT35.00Yes (X)$260,712$0$39,837
ETHAN VISHNIAC
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF35.00$271,911$0$49,399Yes (X)
JULIE STEFFEN
DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING35.00$160,603$0$37,251Yes (X)
BETHANY JOHNS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY35.00$163,751$0$50,583Yes (X)
RODNEY NENNER
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS35.00$174,026$0$21,308Yes (X)
ELIZABETH SCUDERI
DIRECTOR OF MEETING SERVICES35.00$123,481$0$36,610Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,856,263TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$394,490TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K11IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmtAddress Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd
IOP PUBLISHING
TEMPLE CIRCUSTEMPLE WAYBRISTOLUKBS1 6HGPUBLISHING CONSULTING$1,171,127
LSC COMMUNICATIONS
MAGAZINE PRODUCTION$592,2523401 E HEARTLAND DRLIBERTYMO64068
CLEARVIEW CONSULTING INC
IT SERVICES$272,77711155 RED RUN BOULEVARD SUITE 410OWING MILLSMD21117
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
EDITORIAL SERVICES$212,3921918 SHERIDAN ROADEVANSTONIL60208
JOHN WILEY & SONS
MANUSCRIPT PROCESSING$166,873111 RIVER STREETHOBOKENNJ07030
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,159,082MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$639,993GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$159,939AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,959,014TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
JOURNALS561300$10,144,534$9,447,820$696,714
MEETINGS900099$3,846,594$3,846,594
S&T MAGAZINES AND TOURS561300$2,504,107$2,180,202$323,905
S&T STORE SALES900099$325,008$325,008
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$16,820,243TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$353,485TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$353,485ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$30,142SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,573SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$28,569SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$28,569TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$28,569ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$35,705TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$35,705ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$35,705OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$19,197,016TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$15,799,624RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,020,619UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$417,759ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$202,336TotalAmt
Program Services$202,336ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$584,986TotalAmt
Program Services$584,986ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$208,999TotalAmt
Program Services$208,999ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,175,359TotalAmt
Program Services$952,041ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$223,318ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,096,802TotalAmt
Program Services$4,733,841ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,362,961ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$402,358TotalAmt
Program Services$272,325ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$130,033ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$857,636TotalAmt
Program Services$616,284ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$241,352ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$336,325TotalAmt
Program Services$250,126ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,199ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$130,614TotalAmt
Program Services$114,371ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,243ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,921TotalAmt
Program Services$36,021ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,900ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,865TotalAmt
Program Services$40,865ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,755TotalAmt
Management And General$30,755ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,132,527TotalAmt
Program Services$742,514ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$390,013ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,114,833TotalAmt
Program Services$1,284,189ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$830,644ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,872TotalAmt
Program Services$15,659ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,213ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$579,173TotalAmt
Program Services$500,062ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$79,111ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,917,684TotalAmt
Program Services$2,909,467ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,217ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,103,385TotalAmt
Program Services$73,961ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,029,424ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,058TotalAmt
Program Services$24,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,558ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
JOURNAL PRODUCTION$1,863,113$1,863,113
MAGAZINE PRODUCTION$1,363,899$1,363,899
ONLINE STORE$302,811$302,811
UBIT$161,070$161,070

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,806TotalAmt
Program Services$36,806ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,907,187TotalAmt
Program Services$17,290,246ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,616,941ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,217,957BOYAmt
EOY$1,056,543EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,315,744BOYAmt
EOY$620,190EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$143,638BOYAmt
EOY$50,696EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,445,158BOYAmt
EOY$1,339,164EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$538,025BOYAmt
EOY$472,655EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,122,627BOYAmt
EOY$1,060,415EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,082,907LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,184,315LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$956,714BOYAmt
EOY$898,592EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,220,890BOYAmt
EOY$12,979,306EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,524BOYAmt
EOY$43,446EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,344,075BOYAmt
EOY$448,025EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,913,498BOYAmt
EOY$6,454,925EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,257,850BOYAmt
EOY$25,423,957EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,155,398BOYAmt
EOY$1,486,293EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,936,450BOYAmt
EOY$4,077,624EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,830,440BOYAmt
EOY$7,783,572EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,922,288BOYAmt
EOY$13,347,489EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,380,994BOYAmt
EOY$7,746,730EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,954,568BOYAmt
EOY$4,329,738EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,335,562BOYAmt
EOY$12,076,468EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,257,850BOYAmt
EOY$25,423,957EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,710,171ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,411,155NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$39,922OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,511,955CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,579,374CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,174,277CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,823,353CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,959,014CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,047,973TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,511,955CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,579,374CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,174,277CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,823,353CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,959,014CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,047,973TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$213,959SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,834,014PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$380,953CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$291,894CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$337,447CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$256,331CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$353,485CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,620,110TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$571,639CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$538,263CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$519,511CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$548,214CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$495,358CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,672,985TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$184,563CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$78,003CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$41,614CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52,367CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$35,705CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$392,252TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,733,320TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$73,574,940GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.64330PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.64020PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (1)MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$6,788DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$6,788TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1, LOBBYING ACTIVITIES:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE AAS ENGAGES IN LIMITED LOBBYING ACTIVITY, THE LARGEST EVENT BEING ONE DAY OF CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE VISITS BY AAS MEMBERS IN DC THAT OCCURS IN THE SPRING, IN WHICH AAS MEMBERS VISIT THE OFFICES OF THEIR SENATE AND HOUSE MEMBERS AND ADVOCATE FOR SCIENCE FUNDING. AAS ALSO FACILITATES MEMBER VISITS TO THEIR LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES IN THE SUMMER RECESS. THE AAS ALSO SUBMITS WRITTEN TESTIMONY TO APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES IN THE SPRING FOR NASA AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, AND LENDS OUR NAME TO COALITION LETTERS FOR INCREASED R&D FUNDING OR OTHER BROAD SCIENCE POLICY OR SCIENCE EDUCATION TOPICS. SIMILARLY, AAS ASKS THEIR MEMBERS A FEW TIMES A YEAR TO CONTACT THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON BUDGET OR OTHER ISSUES. ON RARE OCCASIONS, OTHER SPECIFIC ISSUES ARISE IN WHICH AAS STAFF MAKE CONTACTS WITH CONGRESSIONAL OR EXECUTIVE BRANCH STAFF TO EXPRESS THE OPINION OF THE SOCIETY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,595,689BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,421ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$190,469InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$9,727OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,777,852EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,849,149BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$675ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$249,889InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,246OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,595,689EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,679,348BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,951ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$173,235InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$5,385OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,849,149EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,255,081BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$650ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$430,762InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$7,145OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,679,348EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,003,960BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$270,206InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$19,085OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,255,081EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.32000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.68000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,004,517OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$364,919DepreciationAmt
Book Value$639,598BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,070,081OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,811,087DepreciationAmt
Book Value$258,994BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,309OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,309DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$898,592TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION INVESTMENTS$623,981
DEPOSITS$235,790
RIGHT OF USE ASSET$5,595,154
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$6,454,925TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE$623,981
LEASE LIABILITY$6,783,306
DUE TO IOP$376,285
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$7,783,572TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE SOCIETY ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD TO THE RECOGNITION OF THE TAX POSITIONS BEING SUSTAINED BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION UNDER SCRUTINY BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. IF A TAX POSITION OR POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO RESULT IN UNCERTAINTIES OF THOSE POSITIONS, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX EFFECT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON A "CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT" THAT AGGREGATES THE ESTIMATED TAX LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, ARE ACCRUED AS A COMPONENT OF GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES WHEN ASSESSED. TAX YEARS PRIOR TO 2020 ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR THE TAX JURISDICTION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
PART V, LINE 4:THE SOCIETY CLASSIFIES AS ENDOWMENT FUNDS (A) THE ORIGINAL VALUE OF GIFTS DONATED TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT, (B) THE ORIGINAL VALUE OF SUBSEQUENT GIFTS TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT, AND (C) ACCUMULATIONS TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE APPLICABLE DONOR GIFT INSTRUMENT AT THE TIME THE ACCUMULATION IS ADDED TO THE FUND. THE FUNDS ARE USED TO COVER THE SCIENTIFIC TALKS AT UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM00GRANTMAKING$30,164
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC- AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA00GRANTMAKING$35,000
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES00GRANTMAKING$17,500
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR00GRANTMAKING$23,750
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM00GRANTMAKING$102,585
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$208,999SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$208,999TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantSTIPENDPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$30,164CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (4 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
STIPENDEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU5$102,585WIRE TRANSFER
STIPENDEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (INCLUDING AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA & CAMBODIA)2$35,000WIRE TRANSFER
STIPENDNORTH AMERICA (CANADA & MEXICO BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES)1$17,500WIRE TRANSFER
STIPENDSOUTH AMERICA (ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR)1$23,750WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANT AND CHRETIEN RESEARCH GRANTS ARE TWO MAIN TYPES OF FOREIGN GRANTS. ONCE THE TRAVEL AND RESEARCH ARE COMPLETE, THE RECIPIENTS FILE A FINAL REPORT ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS AND THE RESEARCH THAT WAS AIDED BY THE FUNDS, INCLUDING ALL DOCUMENTATION OF EXPENSES. WE COLLECT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ALL ORIGINAL RECEIPTS FOR THE GRANT EXPENSES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
120 THEORY SUITE 200IRVINECA92697943067788501(C)(3)$7,317$0OSTREBROCK PRIZE
SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICS OBSERVATORY
60 GARDEN STREETCAMBRIDGEMA02138530206027501(C)(3)$10,000$0SE-LE STIPEND
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
1918 SHERIDAN ROADEVANSTONIL60208362167817501(C)(3)$171,224$0SE-LE STIPEND
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 198660ATLANTAGA30384650385507501(C)(3)$13,795$0SE-LE STIPEND
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (40 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
DPS DISVISION EO4$4,800
SOLAR PHYSICS DIVISION (STUDENTSHIP)6$4,800
SOLAR PHYSICS DIVISION3$1,500
BERKELY FUND1$8,000
DPS MASURSKY1$1,200
BROUWER PRIZE1$2,000
DPS SAGAN1$1,200
OSTERBROCK PRIZE1$1,500
NATIONAL OSTERBROCK LEADERSHIP1$1,500
HEAD STUDENT TRAVEL FUND1$1,500
HEAD INNOVATION PRIZE2$1,500
HEAD MID-CAREER PRIZE2$3,742
HEAD TRAVEL2$2,950
DOXSEY9$3,600
KAVLI FUND2$3,000
LAD EARLY CAREER1$300
PIERCE1$1,500
AAS EDUCATION PRIZE2$3,000
ROSSI PRIZE2$1,500
WEBER AWARD2$5,000
RUBIN PRIZE1$1,000
RUSSELL LECTURE FUND1$4,000
SPD-HALE1$2,000
HEAD DISTINGUISHED CAREER PRIZE1$1,500
SPD GRANT (CHILDCARE GRANT)4$1,968
LAD DISSERTATION PRIZE1$150
SE/SL STIPEND22$387,676
FAMOUS TRAVEL GRANT13$12,610
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANT25$51,901
SUSAN NIEBUR PROFESSIONAL DEV2$530
SPD - KAREN HARVEY PRIZE1$2,000
FISHMAN FUND3$1,500
COMM STATUS MINORITIES ASTRON10$5,000
DDA STUDENT STIPEND2$1,850
DDA STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS10$5,475
DPS MINORITY GRANT2$3,984
HARTMANN GRANT24$29,821
TOM METCALF FUND6$13,957
AIP TEAM UP GRANT2$1,636
CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE7$2,336

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWHEN GRANTS ARE AWARDED, THE RECIPIENT SIGNS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THE FUNDS WILL BE SPENT ONLY FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE. ALL RECEIPTS ARE COLLECTED AND REVIEWED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KEVIN B MARVEL
EXECUTIVE OFFICER$449,787$0$22,091$0$0$0$92,161$0$44,456$0$608,495$0$0$0
ETHAN VISHNIAC
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF$271,911$0$0$0$0$0$27,698$0$22,461$0$322,070$0$0$0
KELLY E CLARK
CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERAT$259,212$0$1,500$0$0$0$26,391$0$17,490$0$304,593$0$0$0
JOEL PARRIOTT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY/$228,401$0$1,500$0$0$0$23,107$0$9,264$0$262,272$0$0$0
BETHANY JOHNS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY$162,251$0$1,500$0$0$0$12,460$0$38,722$0$214,933$0$0$0
JULIE STEFFEN
DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING$159,103$0$1,500$0$0$0$15,550$0$22,755$0$198,908$0$0$0
RODNEY NENNER
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS$172,526$0$1,500$0$0$0$0$0$22,027$0$196,053$0$0$0
ELIZABETH SCUDERI
DIRECTOR OF MEETING SERVICES$97,998$0$0$0$25,483$0$10,388$0$26,717$0$160,586$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE AAS IS A SCIENTIFIC MEMBER SOCIETY FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ASTRONOMY OR A RELATED BRANCH OF SCIENCE. THE SOCIETY HAS FULL, ASSOCIATE, INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATE, EDUCATION AFFILIATE, EMERITUS AND JUNIOR MEMBER MEMBERSHIP CLASSES. IN ORDER TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY, AN INDIVIDUAL MUST HAVE TWO MEMBERS SPONSOR HIM/HER FOR MEMBERSHIP. IN ADDITION TO THE AAS MEMBER CLASSIFICATIONS, THE SIX DIVISIONS OF THE SOCIETY ALSO OFFER FULL, EMERITUS AND JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP CLASSES, DEPENDING ON THE DIVISION. CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES DESIROUS OF ENCOURAGING THE WORK OF THE SOCIETY CAN ALSO BECOME CORPORATE MEMBERS. CORPORATE MEMBERS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP ELECTS THE TRUSTEES OF THE SOCIETY. THE SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS AND AT-LARGE TRUSTEES SHALL BE PREPARED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. AT LEAST TWO CANDIDATES SHALL BE PROPOSED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR ALL OFFICERS AND AT-LARGE TRUSTEES. MEMBERS OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE ARE INELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION TO OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE TREASURER REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE 990 IS ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND PLACED ON THE AAS INTERNAL BOARD CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN 2010. AS A RESULT OF THIS POLICY, THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THROUGH THE USE OF A CONFLICT QUESTIONNAIRE TO BE FILLED OUT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY AAS TRUSTEES AND STAFF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER HAS AN ANNUAL REVIEW WITH A SUBCOMMITTEE SELECTED FROM THE OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY. BOTH THIS SUBCOMMITTEE COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER PREPARE WRITTEN MEMORANDUMS ON THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE. THE SUBCOMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION REPORTS AND RECOMMENDS A SALARY INCREASE TO THE BOARD, WHICH THEY APPROVE. NON-SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED BY THEIR DIRECT MANAGER. THERE IS A WRITTEN PERFORMANCE REVIEW THAT IS PREPARED BY THE MANAGER AND SIGNED BY THE EMPLOYEE. SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER AFTER ALL OTHER NON-SUPERVISORY EVALUATIONS ARE COMPLETED. THEY MEET AND DISCUSS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUPERVISORS AND THEIR SUBORDINATES' PERFORMANCE. BOTH THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEE PREPARE WRITTEN PERFORMANCE REVIEWS, WHICH ARE SIGNED BY THE EMPLOYEE AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER THEN ASSESSES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EMPLOYEES AND REVIEWS COMPENSATION DATA FROM OUR DEMOGRAPHIC AREA AND AWARDS INCREASES BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING AT THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE. ADDITIONALLY, SUMMARIES OF ANNUAL AUDITS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AS PART OF THE ANNUAL REPORT. WE ARE CURRENTLY MODIFYING OUR PROCEDURES FOR ENSURING THAT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS CAN BE MONITORED. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSEES THE AUDIT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:EQUITY IN GAIN OF ACI 39,922.
PART XII, LINE 2C:NEITHER THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS NOR THE SELECTION PROCESS HAS CHANGED DURING THE CURRENT TAX YEAR.

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