AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS INC (EIN 52-0749775)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-09
IRS object ID
201813139349302666
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-11-09T13:21:31-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN520749775EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICSBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2TEACHERSBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3012093311PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE PHYSICS ELIPSEAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLLEGE PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP207403845ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL BROSNANPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3012093330PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3019519090PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address75.103.231.202IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-09IPDt
IP Tm14:21:25IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id4FA38BE9C690C82C721A5060F87FC7588CB81F81AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id717AED1A131DCEC23048DBA54B8134051A880F54AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2018-06-14 16:35:46ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBETH CUNNINGHAMPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE PHYSICS ELIPSEAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLLEGE PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP207403845ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,951,852GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.AAPT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1958FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE PART III, LINE 1.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee33TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers32TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$81,214TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,685,393PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,501,183CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,687,958PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$4,262,779CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$147,404PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$440,635CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$26,491PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$25,991CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,547,246PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,230,588CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$50,049PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$96,516CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,575,200PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,721,735CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$595CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,494,529PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,054,763CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,119,778PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,873,014CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$427,468PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$357,574CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$9,627,166TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$10,588,263TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,942,100TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,250,677TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,685,066NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,337,586NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PHYSICS INSTRUCTION AND ENHANCE THE APPRECIATION OF PHYSICS IN OUR CULTURE, TO ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF PHYSICS THROUGH TEACHING. AAPT IS A PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTISTS, DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF PHYSICS THROUGH TEACHING.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,430,302ExpenseAmt
Grant$51,679GrantAmt
DescTHE ASSOCIATION RECEIVES FUNDING AND GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AND OTHER GRANTOR'S. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF TEACHERS, INCLUDING AN ONLINE COLLECTION OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY COMMUNITY, NEW FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ANALYSIS AND INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE OF THE UNDERGRADUATE, TWO-YEAR COLLAGE AND K-12 PHYSICS INSTRUCTION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,180,310ExpenseAmt
Grant$3,712GrantAmt
Revenue$907,146RevenueAmt
DescMEETINGS & WORKSHOPS DESIGNED TO OFFER INSTRUCTIONAL AID FOR TEACHERS IN THE FIELD OF PHYSICS AND THE SELECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS TEAM TO REPRESENT THE UNITED STATES IN THE PHYSICS OLYMPIAD.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$766,149ExpenseAmt
Revenue$960,875RevenueAmt
DescPROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF TEACHERS, INCLUDING ONLINE COLLECTION OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY COMMUNITY, NEW FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ANALYSIS AND INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE OF UNDERGRADUATE PHYSICS INSTRUCTION AT TWO-YEAR COLLEGES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (3 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtGrantGrantAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDesc
$741,890$41,125$23,611OTHER PROGRAMS
$695,376$770,620MEMBERSHIP
$591,133$1,612,053AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$2,028,399TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$41,125TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$2,406,284TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$5,405,160TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
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 With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document136IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee33EmployeeCnt
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
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL BROSNANPersonNm
Phone3012093301PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE PHYSICS ELIPSEAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLLEGE PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP207403845ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
GEORGE AMANN
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GORDAN RAMSEY
PRESIENT-ELECT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WOLFGANG CHRISTIAN
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
R STEVEN TURLEY
TREASURER (UNTIL 9/2017)2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS O'KUMA
TREASURER (FROM 10/2017)2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANELLE M BAILEY
PAST PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEL SEBELLA
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN JO MATSLER
MEMBER AT LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DYAN JONES
CHAIR SECTION REP2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL CROWE
HIGH SCHOOL REP2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID STURM
VICE CHAIR SECTION REP2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERRY SAVRDA
MEMBER AT LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH CUNNINGHAM
EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$208,884$0$47,676
MICHAEL BROSNAN
CFO40.00Yes (X)$119,100$0$34,933
ROBERT HILBORN
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00$127,503$0$28,751Yes (X)
ERWIN CAMPBELL
IT DIRECTOR40.00$115,745$0$17,975Yes (X)
TERRENCE HUNT
WEB DEVELOPER40.00$105,865$0$11,794Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$677,097TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$141,129TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
AMER INST OF PHYSICS PUBLSHING LLC
1305 WALT WHITMAN ROADMELLVILLENY11747PUBLISHING SERVICES$385,821
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS
1 PHYSICS ELLIPSECOLLEGE PARKMD20740TECHNICAL AND OFFICE SERVICES$237,890
THERESA NEIL DESIGN
4806 AVENUE HAUSTINTX78751WEB DESIGN$230,213
ALLEN PRESS
1041 NEW HAMPSHIRELAWRENCEKS66044PUBLICATIONS SERVICES$143,761
DICKINSON COLLEGE
COLLEGE LOUTHER STREETCARLISLEPA17013EDITORIAL SERVICES$112,053
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$1,430,310GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$70,873AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,501,183TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
PUBLICATIONS900099$2,585,013$2,512,970$72,043
MEETINGS900099$907,146$907,146
MEMBERSHIP900099$761,449$761,449
CAREER CENTER900099$9,171$9,171
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$4,262,779TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$118,291TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$118,291ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,672TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,672ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,010,910SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,688,566SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$322,344SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$322,344TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$322,344ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$44,224GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$32,698CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,526TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,526RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$4,793TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,793ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$4,793OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,230,588TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,193,091RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$81,214UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$455,100ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,679TotalAmt
Program Services$51,679ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,837TotalAmt
Program Services$44,837ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$410,593TotalAmt
Management And General$410,593ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,595,209TotalAmt
Program Services$1,058,249ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$536,836ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$124FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,159TotalAmt
Program Services$92,539ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,609ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$422,793TotalAmt
Program Services$261,034ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$161,728ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$155,981TotalAmt
Program Services$85,830ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,141ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,026TotalAmt
Management And General$9,026ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,325TotalAmt
Management And General$41,325ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,486TotalAmt
Program Services$33,486ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$532,554TotalAmt
Program Services$531,623ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$931ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,607TotalAmt
Program Services$20,607ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$360,545TotalAmt
Program Services$174,744ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$185,601ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$200FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$567TotalAmt
Management And General$567ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$229,069TotalAmt
Management And General$229,069ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$345,000TotalAmt
Program Services$238,197ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$106,803ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$220,626TotalAmt
Program Services$197,836ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,790ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$325TotalAmt
Program Services$90ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$235ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,942TotalAmt
Management And General$36,942ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,912TotalAmt
Program Services$2,946ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,966ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
ALLOC. OF ADMIN. EXPENS$0$1,507,551-$1,507,770$219
PARTICIPANT SUPPORT$342,901$342,901
PUBLICATIONS$197,634$197,634
EDITORIAL OFFICE$171,377$171,377

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$492,867TotalAmt
Program Services$392,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$100,867ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,873,014TotalAmt
Program Services$5,405,160ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$467,259ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$595FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,791,437BOYAmt
EOY$1,694,145EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$855,197BOYAmt
EOY$491,462EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$793,780BOYAmt
EOY$1,004,201EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,305BOYAmt
EOY$90,443EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,713BOYAmt
EOY$76,462EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,437BOYAmt
EOY$113,409EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$268,356LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$193,504LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,539BOYAmt
EOY$74,852EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,930,279BOYAmt
EOY$6,066,551EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,018,479BOYAmt
EOY$976,738EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,627,166BOYAmt
EOY$10,588,263EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$453,261BOYAmt
EOY$417,743EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,133,870BOYAmt
EOY$2,356,054EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$354,969BOYAmt
EOY$476,880EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,942,100BOYAmt
EOY$3,250,677EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,611,231BOYAmt
EOY$6,114,501EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$585,600BOYAmt
EOY$734,850EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$488,235BOYAmt
EOY$488,235EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,685,066BOYAmt
EOY$7,337,586EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,627,166BOYAmt
EOY$10,588,263EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$357,574ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$364,900NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$69,954OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,681,288CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,672,167CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,791,373CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,685,393CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,501,183CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,331,404TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,606,611CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,650,949CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,792,844CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,731,924CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,225,789CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,008,117TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,287,899CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,323,116CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,584,217CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,417,317CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,726,972CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,339,521TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,495CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,495TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,495CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,495TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$27,268,026PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$84,024CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$95,333CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$206,246CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$113,058CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$127,963CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$626,624TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$84,024CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$95,333CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$206,246CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$113,058CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$127,963CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$626,624TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,141CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$4,793CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,934TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,371,923CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,418,449CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,803,604CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,530,375CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,859,728CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,984,079TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.97440PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.95940PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02240InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01990InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,284,235BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,261ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$476,643InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$25,669GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$166,756OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$18,364AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,559,350EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,168,574BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$22,675ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$357,881InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$264,895OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,284,235EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,145,801BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$81,098ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$217,595InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$275,920OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,168,574EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,101,057BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$681ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$71,002InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$26,939OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,145,801EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,969,287BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,187ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$160,745InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$31,162OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,101,057EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.52000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.19000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.29000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$136,541OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$99,249DepreciationAmt
Book Value$37,292BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$131,815OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$94,255DepreciationAmt
Book Value$37,560BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$74,852TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT IN ACPDesc
Book Value$976,738BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$976,738TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION$4,053
ACCRUED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT$359,919
REFUNDABLE ADVANCE$112,908
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$476,880TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,586,463TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$364,900NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$9,025OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$355,875RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,230,588RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,230,588TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,905,712TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$32,698OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$32,698ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,873,014ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,873,014TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:TO FUND AWARDS, TRAVEL GRANTS, SECTION GRANTS, AND MEMBERSHIPS.
PART X, LINE 2:FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, THE ASSOCIATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON INVESTMENT IN ACP REPORTED ON THE FINANCIAL -41,723. STATEMENTS AS REVENUE BUT REPORTED AS OTHER CHANGE IN NET ASSETS ON FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9. COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED AS EXPENSE ON THE FINANCIAL 32,698. STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED AS EXPENSE ON THE FINANCIAL 32,698. STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BROWN UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line169 BROWN STREET 2ND FLAddressLine1Txt
CityPROVIDENCECityNm
State AbbreviationRIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02912ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN050258809RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$51,679CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantPROGRAM CONTRIBUTIONPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (11 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
2017 SUMMER MEETING CHILD CARE GRANT9$2,725
2017 WINTER MEETING CHILD CARE GRANT4$1,250
AAPT ALPHA AWARD EXPERIMENT2$8,000
EXCELLENCE IN PRECOLLEGE PHYSICS TEACHING AWARD1$3,000
EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE PHYSICS EDUCATION AWARD1$3,000
KLOPSTEG AWARD1$3,000
LOTZE SCHOLARSHIP FUND7$14,000
MILLIKAN AWARD1$3,000
OERSTED AWARD1$3,000
RICHTMYER MEMORIAL AWARD1$3,000
STUDENT FUN MEMBERSHIPS18$864

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIT IS THE GOAL OF THE AAPT TO ENCOURAGE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TO EXPERIMENT AND IMPROVE ON THEIR TEACHING PRACTICES. IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT AS TEACHING PRACTICE IMPROVES, THEN PHYSICS ENROLLMENT AND EXCITEMENT AMONG STUDENTS INCREASE. AS A RESULT, WE OFFER THE HIGH SCHOOL PHYSIC TEACHER GRANT. WE HOPE THAT THIS GRANT CAN PROVIDE THE FUNDS TO KICK START THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PRACTICES. THE GRANT(S) ARE GIVEN EACH YEAR TO THE TEACHERS WHOSE PROPOSAL MEETS THE GOAL OF THE GRANT. THAT IS, THE PROCEDURE SHOULD RESULT IN BETTER TEACHING PRACTICE, STUDENT UNDERSTANDING AND INTEREST, AND/OR INCREASED ENROLLMENT. ALSO, THE PROPOSAL SHOULD CONTAIN SOME INNOVATIVE IDEAS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE PROPOSAL MAY USE A NEW TEACHING METHOD OR AN ADAPTATION OF AN EXISTING IDEA. THE AAPT EXECUTIVE BOARD OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS TEACHERS. THESE SCHOLARSHIPS, SUPPORTED BY AN ENDOWMENT FUNDED BY BARBARA LOTZE, ARE AVAILABLE ONLY TO US CITIZENS ATTENDING US SCHOOLS, UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ENROLLED, OR PLANNING TO ENROLL, IN PHYSICS TEACHER PREPARATION CURRICULA. AND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ENTERING SUCH PROGRAMS ARE ELIGIBLE. SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS RECEIVE A STIPEND OF UP TO $2,000. THE SCHOLARSHIP MAY BE GRANTED TO AN INDIVIDUAL FOR EACH OF FOUR YEARS. APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT ANY TIME AND WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AT EACH AAPT WINTER MEETING. ALL APPLICATIONS IN WHICH ALL MATERIALS, INCLUDING LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, ARE RECEIVED BY DECEMBER 1 WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR RECOMMENDATION AT THE WINTER MEETING OF THE AAPT EXECUTIVE BOARD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
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 (3 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
BETH CUNNINGHAM
EXECUTIVE OFFICER$208,884$0$0$0$0$0$19,864$0$27,812$0$256,560$0$0$0
MICHAEL BROSNAN
CFO$119,100$0$0$0$0$0$11,151$0$23,782$0$154,033$0$0$0
ROBERT HILBORN
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE OFFICER$127,503$0$0$0$0$0$11,855$0$16,896$0$156,254$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION IS MADE UP OF FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE AND TWO YEAR COLLEGE PROFESSORS AND EDUCATORS OF THE PHYSICS SCIENCES, IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY. THE MEMBERSHIP ALSO INCLUDES HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS, STUDENTS OF PHYSICS/SCIENCES AND RETIRED MEMBERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE NOMINATION COMMITTEE WILL NOMINATE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY WHO THEN ARE ELECTED BY THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP BY BALLOT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WILL BE POSTED ON THE BOARD WEBSITE AND MEMBERS ARE INFORMED BY EMAIL. THE BOARD MEMBER IS ASKED TO INQUIRE, REVIEW AND ASK QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE TAX RETURN. AFTER ALL BOARD ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESPONDED TO, THE FORM 990 WILL BE FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE GOVERNING BODY IS REQUIRED TO RESPOND ELECTRONICALLY TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONAIRE ON A YEARLY BASIS. ALL NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS SUBMIT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT, PRIOR TO THE MEMBER START DATE. IF IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE COVERED PERSON MAKES A PRESENTATION AT THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OR AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE MEETING. AFTER THE PRESENTATION, HE/SHE LEAVES THE MEETING DURING THE DISCUSSION OF, AND THE VOTE ON, THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT INVOLVING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE EXECUTIVE BOARD, OR AN AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE, DETERMINES BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED AND INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS PRESENT AT THE MEETING (IF A QUORUM IS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE VOTE) WHETHER TO APPROVE THE TRANSACTION. IF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OR AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT A COVERED PERSON HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT INFORMS THE PERSON OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORDS THE COVERED PERSON AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE COVERED PERSON'S RESPONSE AND AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OR AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE COVERED PERSON HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT TAKES APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEES USING COMPARABILITY DATA OF SIMILAR SIZE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, USING PUBLISHED SALARY GUIDES. THE COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONS ARE ALSO HELD BY THE ENTIRE BOARD. THEY ARE RECORDED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY 2017.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE DOCUMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND COPIES PROVIDED ON REQUEST. INSPECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE ASSOCIATION'S NATIONAL OFFICE, BY APPOINTMENT. THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D).
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN POST-RETIREMENT PLAN OBLIGATION -28,231. UNREALIZED LOSS IN ACP -41,723.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN CENTER FOR PHYSICSBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 PHYSICS ELLIPSEAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLLEGE PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20740ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN520172905EIN
Primary ActivitiesOPERATION OF BUILDING AMERICAN CENTER FOR PHYSICSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12B, IIPublicCharityStatusTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgYes (1)RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
AMERICAN CENTER FOR PHYSICS INC
K$293,256FMV
AMERICAN CENTER FOR PHYSICS INC
S$33,220FMV

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