AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS INC (EIN 52-0749775)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-15
IRS object ID
201733199349305128
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-11-15T16:54:17-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521186096PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RUBINO & COMPANY CHARTEREDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208171818ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN520749775EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3012093330PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE PHYSICS ELLIPSEAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLLEGE PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP207403845ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL BROSNANPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3012093330PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer0DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPATRICIA A O'MALLEY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00285909PTIN
Phone3015643636PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address23.24.109.106IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-15IPDt
IP Tm14:05:32IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDR BETH CUMMINGHAMPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE PHYSICS ELLIPSEAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLLEGE PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP207403845ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,650,300GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.AAPT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1958FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSUPPORT AND PROMOTE PHYSICS EDUCATORS THROUGH THE USE OF PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCH MATERIALS, MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee36TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers16TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$78,291TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,791,373PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,685,393CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,774,292PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,687,958CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$310,475PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$147,404CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$36,627PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$26,491CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,912,767PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,547,246CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$47,727PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$50,049CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,466,447PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,575,200CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,055CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,652,383PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,494,529CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,166,557PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,119,778CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$746,210PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$427,468CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$9,025,865TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$9,627,166TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,567,165TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,942,100TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,458,700NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,685,066NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PHYSICS INSTRUCTION AND ENHANCE THE APPRECIATION OF PHYSICS IN OUR CULTUR E. 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
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,663,460ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$2,452,249RevenueAmt
DescPUBLICATION AND DISTRIBTUION OF AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS, THE PHYSICS TEACHER, THE E-ANNOUNCER AND VARIOUS TEACHING AIDS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,244,268ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,167,408RevenueAmt
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$901,337ExpenseAmt
DescMEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE TEACHING OF PHYSICS AND THE FURTHERANCE OF APPRECIATION OF THE ROLE OF PHYSICS IN TODAY'S CULTURE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$788,201ExpenseAmt
Grant$50,049GrantAmt
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
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$788,201TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$50,049TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$4,597,266TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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 Document78IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee36EmployeeCnt
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
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 DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHAEL BROSNANBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3012093301PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 PHYSICS ELLIPSEAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLLEGE PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20740ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JANELLE M BAILEY
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE AMANN
PRESIDENT-ELECT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GORDAN RAMSEY
VICE PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WOLFGANG CHRISTIAN
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
R STEVEN TURLEY
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY ELIZABETH MOGGE
PAST PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELAINE GWINN
CHAIR, SECTION REP2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DYAN JONES
VICE CHAIR, SECTION REP2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERRY SAVRDA
MEMBER-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN JO MATSLER
MEMBER-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAN MADER
MEMBER-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR BETH A CUNNINGHAM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$208,033$0$40,883
MICHAEL BROSNAN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$113,186$0$32,279
DR ROBERT C HILBORN
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$120,212$0$28,375Yes (X)
TERRENCE HUNT
WEB DEVELOPER40.00$103,223$0$10,052Yes (X)
ERWIN CAMPBELL
IT DIRECTOR40.00$104,459$0$10,078Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$649,113TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$121,667TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
AMER INST OF PHYSICS PUBLISHING LLC
1305 WALT WHITMAN RDMELLVILLENY11747PUBLISHING SERVICES$372,415
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS
1 PHYSICS ELLIPSECOLLEGE PARKMD20740TECHNICAL AND OFFICE SERVICES$253,085
ALLEN PRESS
1041 NEW HAMPSHIRELAWRENCEKS66044PUBLICATION SERVICES$142,372
DICKINSON COLLEGE
COLLEGE LOUTHER STCARLISLEPA17013EDITORIAL SERVICES$108,109
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$973,748MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$641,498GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$70,147AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$506NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,685,393TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
PERIODICALS541800$2,515,635$2,452,249$63,386
MEETINGS541800$1,172,323$1,167,408$4,915
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,687,958TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$105,770TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$105,770ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,288TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,288ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$41,634SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$41,634SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$41,634TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$41,634ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$112,267GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$103,054CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,213TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,213ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescJOB BANK-CAREER CENTERDesc
Business900004BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$9,990TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$9,990UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$9,990OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,547,246TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,619,657RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$78,291UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$163,905ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,500TotalAmt
Program Services$3,500ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,549TotalAmt
Program Services$46,549ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$394,382TotalAmt
Management And General$394,382ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,451,447TotalAmt
Program Services$968,134ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$483,059ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$254FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,689TotalAmt
Program Services$78,465ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,203ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$467,091TotalAmt
Program Services$152,588ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$314,391ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$112FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$148,591TotalAmt
Program Services$81,152ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,418ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,313TotalAmt
Management And General$4,313ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,031TotalAmt
Management And General$49,031ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,416TotalAmt
Management And General$30,416ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$336,366TotalAmt
Program Services$291,836ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,530ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,437TotalAmt
Program Services$18,226ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$211ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$373,477TotalAmt
Program Services$248,213ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$125,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$264FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$123,151TotalAmt
Program Services$11,596ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$111,555ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$216,977TotalAmt
Program Services$7,777ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$209,200ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$386,277TotalAmt
Program Services$266,806ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$119,471ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$503,246TotalAmt
Program Services$477,197ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,049ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,243TotalAmt
Program Services$5ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,238ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,924TotalAmt
Program Services$2,241ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,683ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PUBLICATIONS$408,671$408,671
INDIRECT COSTS$0$1,534,310-$1,534,693$383

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,119,778TotalAmt
Program Services$4,597,266ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$521,457ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,055FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,150,692BOYAmt
EOY$1,791,437EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$865,881BOYAmt
EOY$855,197EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$793,780EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$745,101BOYAmt
EOY$90,305EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$107,547BOYAmt
EOY$9,713EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,498BOYAmt
EOY$57,437EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$237,101LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$156,562LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,782BOYAmt
EOY$80,539EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,501,296BOYAmt
EOY$4,930,279EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$523,196BOYAmt
EOY$1,018,479EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,872BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,025,865BOYAmt
EOY$9,627,166EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$613,944BOYAmt
EOY$453,261EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,595,922BOYAmt
EOY$2,133,870EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$357,299BOYAmt
EOY$354,969EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,567,165BOYAmt
EOY$2,942,100EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,471,772BOYAmt
EOY$5,611,231EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$498,693BOYAmt
EOY$585,600EOYAmt

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$5,458,700BOYAmt
EOY$6,685,066EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,025,865BOYAmt
EOY$9,627,166EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$427,468ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$300,800NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$498,098OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
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$1,729,285CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,681,288CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,672,167CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,791,373CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,685,393CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,559,506TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,611,677CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,698,459CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,734,847CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,885,202CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,800,225CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,730,410TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,340,962CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,379,747CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,407,014CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,676,575CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,485,618CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,289,916TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,300CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$20,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,495CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,795TotalAmt

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$10,300CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$20,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,495CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,795TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$28,218,121PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$86,062CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$84,024CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$95,333CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$206,246CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$113,058CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$584,723TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$86,062CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$84,024CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$95,333CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$206,246CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$113,058CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$584,723TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,654CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,953CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,141CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$508,088CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$536,836TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,427,024CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,471,425CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,510,300CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,895,962CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,106,764CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,411,475TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.95940PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.97410PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.01990InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01960InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,874,863BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,345ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$110,834InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$18,755OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,969,287EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.52990BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.21370PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.25640TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$237,101OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$156,562DepreciationAmt
Book Value$80,539BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$80,539TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT IN ACPDesc
Book Value$1,018,479BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$1,018,479TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION$7,244
ACCRUED POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT$347,725
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$354,969TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,449,198TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$300,800NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$601,152OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$901,952RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,547,246RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,547,246TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,222,832TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$103,054OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$103,054ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,119,778ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,119,778TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:THE ASSOCIATION CLASSIFIES AS PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS (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 REMAINING PORTION OF THE DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND THAT IS NOT CLASSIFIED IN PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IS CLASSIFIED AS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS UNTIL THOSE AMOUNTS ARE APPROPRIATED FOR EXPENDITURES BY THE ASSOCIATION IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE STANDARD OF PRUDENCE PRESCRIBED BY UPMIFA. BOARD DESIGNATED NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015, WITH EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVAL, ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: TO SUPPORT SPECIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA OF PHYSICS TEACHING, TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF PHYSICS EDUCATION AND OTHER PURPOSE RESTRICTION PROGRAMS.
Part X, Line 2:THE ASSOCIATION IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. AS SUCH, IT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON ALL BUT UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. UNDER THE CURRENT INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) REGULATIONS, ADVERTISING AND OTHER NON-EXEMPT REVENUE EARNED IS SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015, THE ASSOCIATION HAD NO NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. HOWEVER, TAX YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 THROUGH 2015 REMAIN OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING JURISDICTIONS TO WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS SUBJECT, AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN EXTENDED BEYOND THE APPLICABLE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:COST OF GOODS SOLD 103,054. GAIN ON INVESTMENT IN THE AMERICAN CENTER FOR PHYSICS 498,098.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:COST OF GOODS SOLD 103,054.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (14 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
2016 EXCELL IN PRE-COLLEGE PAUL ZITZEWITZ AWARD1$3,000
2016 EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICS EDUCATION AWARD1$3,000
2016 MILIKAN AWARD1$3,000
2016 ORESTED AWARD1$3,000
NEW TEACHER FUND MEMBERSHIPS11$533
STUDENT FUND MEMBERSHIPS225$10,800
MEMBER SPONSORSHIP8$378
2016 HIGH SCHOOL PHOTO CONTEST6$450
PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH GRANTS15$653
WINTER MEETING CHILD CARE GRANTS7$2,445
LOTZE SCHOLARSHIPS6$12,000
MCBRIDE TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS1$735
RICHTMYER MEMORIAL FUND AWARD1$3,000
SUMMER MEETING CHILD CARE GRANTS12$3,555

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
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDR BETH A CUNNINGHAMPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$208,033BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$19,189DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$21,694NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$248,916TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4ORGANIZATION BYLAWS WERE UPDATED TO COMPLY WITH NEW YORK STATE NON-PROFIT LAWS.
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 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 990 TAX RETURN WILL BE FILED.
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 MUST SUBMIT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT PRIOR TO THE MEMBER START DATE.
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.
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:GAIN ON INVESTMENT IN PROJECTS OF RELATED PARTY 498,098.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:NO CHANGES IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

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 FACILITY- AMERICAN CENTER OF PHYSICSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 12b, IIPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
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 OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
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 Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN CENTER FOR PHYSICS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeKTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$257,750InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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