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AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY (EIN 21-0735173)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-05
IRS object ID
202523099349303912
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-11-05T16:04:54-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2025-11-05SignatureDt
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
Preparation2025-11-05PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

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$21,973,671GrossReceiptsAmt
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$906,105TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$372,425NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,959,014PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,286,816CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$16,820,243PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$19,118,985CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$382,054PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$385,411CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$35,705PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$75,834CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$19,197,016PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$21,867,046CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$996,321PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$941,589CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,868,480PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$9,416,821CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$12,042,386PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$11,329,835CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$21,907,187PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$21,688,245CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,710,171PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$178,801CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$25,423,957TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$25,528,282TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$13,347,489TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$12,203,368TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$12,076,468NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$13,324,914NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$6,692,221ExpenseAmt
Revenue$11,870,691RevenueAmt
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, THE ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL AND THE PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL. OUR JOURNALS ARE THE LEADING SOURCE OF SCIENTIFIC CONTENT IN ASTRONOMY AND RELATED FIELDS. IN 2024, WE PUBLISHED OVER 79,962 PAGES OR 5,692 ARTICLES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,953,347ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,459,748RevenueAmt
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 2,770 REGISTRATNTS ATTEDED OUR WINTER MEETING AND OVER 740 ATTENDED OUR SUMMER MEETING.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,468,202ExpenseAmt
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)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDescRevenueRevenueAmtGrantGrantAmt
$135,314EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: THE SOCIETY PROMOTES BROAD INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY, WHICH ENHANCES SCIENCE LITERACY AND LEAD MANY TO CAREERS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
$327,478PUBLIC POLICY AND LOBBYING: THE SOCIETY WORKS WITH OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL SOCIETIES TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIETY.
$275,528STRATEGIC 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.
$4,286,671SKY 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.$2,882,441
$941,589GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE. IN 2024, 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.$941,589
$321,984JOB REGISTER: THE SOCIETY PUBLISHES 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 2024, WE PUBLISHED 1,201 JOB ADVERTISEMENTS.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$6,288,564TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$941,589TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$2,882,441TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$17,402,334TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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 Document115IRPDocumentCnt
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 WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
KEVIN B MARVEL
EXECUTIVE OFFICER35.00Yes (X)$480,809$0$146,933
KELLY E CLARK
CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERAT35.00Yes (X)$256,185$0$44,553
ETHAN VISHNIAC
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF35.00$278,153$0$54,658Yes (X)
JOEL PARRIOTT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY/35.00Yes (X)$237,981$0$33,474
RODNEY NENNER
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PART35.00$147,915$0$43,432Yes (X)
SYLVIA MARTINEZ
DIRECTOR OF HR35.00$122,129$0$13,926Yes (X)
MICHELE STEVENSON
DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS & OPERATIONS35.00$113,618$0$24,253Yes (X)
DIANE FRENDAK
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICES35.00$112,723$0$48,439Yes (X)
DARA NORMAN
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
GRANT TREMBLAY
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAWN GELINO
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JACK BURNS
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$40,000$0$0Yes (X)
ALICE K B MONET
SECRETARY10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
EDWIN BERGIN
THIRD VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DANIEL DALE
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GREGORY RUDNICK
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
B ASHLEY ZAUDERER-VANDERLEY
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LISA PRATO
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KELSEY JOHNSON
PAST PRESIDENT5.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,789,513TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$409,668TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K20IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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$1,240,089
LSC COMMUNICATIONS
MAGAZINE PRODUCTION$503,7703401 E HEARTLAND DRLIBERTYMO64068
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
EDITORIAL SERVICES$231,4371918 SHERIDAN ROADEVANSTONIL60208
JOHN WILEY & SONS
MANUSCRIPT PROCESSING$168,510111 RIVER STREETHOBOKENNJ07030
CLEARVIEW CONSULTING INC
IT SERVICES$165,22311155 RED RUN BOULEVARD SUITE 410OWING MILLSMD21117
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,191,472MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$698,755GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$396,589AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$106,625NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,286,816TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
JOURNALS561300$12,479,484$11,870,690$608,794
MEETINGS900099$3,459,749$3,459,749
S&T MAGAZINES AND TOURS561300$2,771,220$2,473,909$297,311
ONLINE STORE900099$408,532$408,532
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$19,118,985TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$382,034TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$382,034ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$110,002SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$106,625SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,377SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,377TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,377ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$75,834TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$75,834ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$75,834OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$21,867,046TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$18,212,880RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$906,105UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$461,245ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$266,437TotalAmt
Program Services$266,437ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$499,398TotalAmt
Program Services$499,398ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$175,754TotalAmt
Program Services$175,754ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,199,936TotalAmt
Program Services$1,139,939ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,997ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,532,872TotalAmt
Program Services$5,030,477ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,502,395ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$373,920TotalAmt
Program Services$188,305ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$185,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$945,265TotalAmt
Program Services$712,020ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$233,245ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$364,828TotalAmt
Program Services$274,552ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,276ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,624TotalAmt
Program Services$35,624ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,888TotalAmt
Program Services$130ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,758ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,711TotalAmt
Program Services$38,461ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,915TotalAmt
Management And General$33,915ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$836,084TotalAmt
Program Services$499,310ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$336,774ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,399,823TotalAmt
Program Services$1,432,541ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$967,282ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,541TotalAmt
Program Services$8,931ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,610ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$662,517TotalAmt
Program Services$560,235ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102,282ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,244,479TotalAmt
Program Services$2,230,459ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,020ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$751,287TotalAmt
Program Services$223,891ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$527,396ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,317TotalAmt
Program Services$213ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,104ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
UBIT$149,488$149,488
JOURNAL PRODUCTION$2,315,723$2,315,723
MAGAZINE PRODUCTION$1,355,826$1,355,826
ONLINE STORE$250,135$250,135

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,477TotalAmt
Program Services$14,485ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,992ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,688,245TotalAmt
Program Services$17,402,334ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,285,911ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,056,543BOYAmt
EOY$1,445,959EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$620,190BOYAmt
EOY$220,654EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,696BOYAmt
EOY$47,440EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,339,164BOYAmt
EOY$1,764,032EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$472,655BOYAmt
EOY$477,568EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,060,415BOYAmt
EOY$1,082,958EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,050,639LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,232,394LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$898,592BOYAmt
EOY$818,245EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,979,306BOYAmt
EOY$13,599,704EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,446BOYAmt
EOY$65,025EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$448,025BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,454,925BOYAmt
EOY$6,006,697EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,423,957BOYAmt
EOY$25,528,282EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,486,293BOYAmt
EOY$784,641EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,077,624BOYAmt
EOY$3,916,638EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,783,572BOYAmt
EOY$7,502,089EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,347,489BOYAmt
EOY$12,203,368EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,746,730BOYAmt
EOY$8,589,622EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,329,738BOYAmt
EOY$4,735,292EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,076,468BOYAmt
EOY$13,324,914EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,423,957BOYAmt
EOY$25,528,282EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$178,801ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,008,066NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$61,579OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$1,579,374CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,174,277CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,823,353CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,959,014CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,286,815CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,822,833TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,579,374CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,174,277CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,823,353CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,959,014CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,286,815CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,822,833TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$203,621SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,619,212PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$291,894CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$337,447CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$256,331CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$353,485CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$382,034CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,621,191TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$538,263CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$519,511CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$548,214CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$495,358CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$421,302CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,522,648TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$78,003CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$41,614CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,367CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$35,705CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$75,834CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$283,523TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$14,250,195TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$82,629,595GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.67500PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.64330PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$19,871DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$19,871TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
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$1,777,852BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,090ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$144,225InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$7,950OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,915,217EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

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
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.30000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.70000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,070,465OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$566,317DepreciationAmt
Book Value$504,148BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,971,865OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,657,768DepreciationAmt
Book Value$314,097BookValueAmt

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$818,245TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION INVESTMENTS$774,788
DEPOSITS$176,613
RIGHT OF USE ASSET$5,055,296
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$6,006,697TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE$774,788
LEASE LIABILITY$6,192,930
DUE TO IOP$534,371
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$7,502,089TotalLiabilityAmt
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 2021 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 (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM00GRANTMAKING$75,090
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC- AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA00GRANTMAKING$14,500
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES00GRANTMAKING$41,500
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR00GRANTMAKING$14,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$145,590SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$145,590TotalSpentAmt

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
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (4 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
STIPENDEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU5$75,090WIRE TRANSFER
STIPENDEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (INCLUDING AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA & CAMBODIA)3$41,500WIRE TRANSFER
STIPENDNORTH AMERICA (CANADA & MEXICO BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES)1$14,500WIRE TRANSFER
STIPENDSOUTH AMERICA (ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR)1$14,500WIRE 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 (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
1918 SHERIDAN ROADEVANSTONIL60208362167817501(C)(3)$231,437$0SE-LE STIPEND
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 198660ATLANTAGA30384650385507501(C)(3)$10,000$0SE-LE STIPEND
JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
12529 COLLECTIONS CENTER DRIVECHICAGOIL60693520595110501(C)(3)$25,000$0SE-LE STIPEND
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (20 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
BERKELY FUND3$8,000
BROUWER PRIZE1$2,000
HEAD STUDENT TRAVEL FUND1$1,500
HEAD MID-CAREER PRIZE1$1,500
DOXSEY8$3,200
KAVLI FUND1$1,500
PIERCE1$1,500
AAS EDUCATION PRIZE1$1,500
ROSSI PRIZE2$1,500
WEBER AWARD1$2,500
RUSSELL LECTURE FUND1$4,000
SE/SL STIPEND28$418,274
FAMOUS TRAVEL GRANT30$30,000
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANT3$5,305
DDA STUDENT STIPEND8$4,500
TOM METCALF FUND2$2,541
CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE12$4,684
CHAMBLISS FUND2$2,000
DOGGETT PRIZE1$1,894
CANNON AWARD1$1,500

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 (6 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$462,394$0$18,415$0$0$0$96,152$0$50,781$0$627,742$0$0$0
KELLY E CLARK
CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERAT$216,471$0$1,500$0$38,214$0$27,521$0$17,032$0$300,738$0$0$0
ETHAN VISHNIAC
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF$238,459$0$0$0$39,694$0$27,698$0$26,960$0$332,811$0$0$0
JOEL PARRIOTT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY/$228,202$0$1,500$0$8,279$0$23,849$0$9,625$0$271,455$0$0$0
RODNEY NENNER
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PART$132,987$0$1,500$0$13,428$0$16,775$0$26,657$0$191,347$0$0$0
DIANE FRENDAK
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICES$94,346$0$1,500$0$16,877$0$12,155$0$36,284$0$161,162$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution500ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$106,625NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

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 61,579.
PART XII, LINE 2C:NEITHER THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS NOR THE SELECTION PROCESS HAS CHANGED DURING THE CURRENT TAX YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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Total Income$3,274,393TotalIncomeAmt
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Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd