AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY (EIN 21-0735173)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-16
IRS object ID
201533209349307483
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-11-16T12:51:17-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521855942PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TATE AND TRYONBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12021 L STREET NW SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 Line12000 FLORIDA AVENUE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKEVIN B MARVEL PHDPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023282010PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFREDERICK LONGWOODPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00439715PTIN
Phone2022932200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKEVIN B MARVEL PHDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 FLORIDA AVENUE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$11,796,732GrossReceiptsAmt
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 THE AREA OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee25TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers250TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$1,225,876PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,258,430CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$10,548,028PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$9,778,110CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$512,012PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$752,002CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$39,289PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$8,190CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,246,627PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$11,796,732CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$281,538PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$233,492CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$11,620,684CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$4,082,921TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$19,017,409NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,519,526ExpenseAmt
Revenue$7,014,493RevenueAmt
DescJOURNALS:AAS PUBLISHES THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, WHICH IS THE LEADING SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL IN ASTRONOMY WORLD WIDE. ALSO PUBLISHED ARE THE ASTROPHYSICAL SUPPLEMENT, LETTERS AND ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. THE JOURNALS ARE A LEADING SOURCE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY AND RELATED FIELDS. IN 2014, AAS PUBLISHED 47,606 PAGES OF RESEARCH IN THE JOURNALS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,601,547ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,538,172RevenueAmt
DescMEETINGS:THE AAS HOLDS TWO MEETINGS PER YEAR. THE FOCUS OF OUR MEETINGS IS TO PROVIDE A VENUE IN WHICH THE MEMBERS CAN SHARE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WITH OUR COMMUNITY. MEMBERS OF THE AAS CAN SUBMIT THEIR RESEARCH TO BE PRESENTED AT THE MEETING. IN ADDITION TO THE FORMAL PRESENTATIONS, WE ENSURE THAT EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED TO FACILITATE THE SHARING OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS. IN 2014, OVER 3,400 REGISTRANTS ATTENDED THE AAS MEETINGS. ADDITIONALLY, WE HAD 22 EXHIBITORS AT OUR SUMMER MEETING AND 59 EXHIBITORS AT OUR WINTER MEETING.Desc

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Expense$1,019,314ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,361,966RevenueAmt
DescMEMBERSHIP SERVICES:MAINTAIN MEMBERSHIP RECORDS AND PUBLISH NEWSLETTERS, DIRECTORIES AND AN ANNUAL CALENDAR.Desc

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Expense$297,642ExpenseAmt
Grant$233,492GrantAmt
Revenue$93,145RevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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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
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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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KEVIN MARVEL AND GEORGE F BENEDICTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5124713448PhoneNum

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State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

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C MEG URRY
PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID J HELFAND
PAST PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAULA SZKODY
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRYSSA KOUVELIOTOU
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK BURNS
THIRD VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY MORRISON
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
G FRITZ BENEDICT
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD E PRATHER
EDUCATION OFFICER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE P COWLEY
PUBLICATIONS BOARD CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY S BRICKHOUSE
COUNCILOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEOFFREY CLAYTON
COUNCILOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD J HENRY
COUNCILOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BUELL JANNUZI
COUNCILOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN D KAWALER
COUNCILOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAWN GELINO
COUNCILOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARA NORMAN
COUNCILOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY HOLLEY-BOCKELMANN
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STEPHEN UNWIN
COUNCILOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN B MARVEL
EXECUTIVE OFFICER35.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$336,534$0$26,280
KELLY E CLARK
CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPS OFFICER35.00Yes (X)$156,780$0$23,424
JOEL PARRIOTT
DEPUTY EO, DIR OF PUB POLICY35.00$166,143$0$17,133Yes (X)
CHRIS BIEMESDERFER
DIR. OF PUBLISHING35.00$132,006$0$15,331Yes (X)
JULIE STEFFEN
DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING35.00$116,707$0$20,884Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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IOP PUBLISHING
DIRAC HOUSE TEMPLE BACKBRISTOLAVONUKBS1 6BESCIENTIFIC JOURNAL PUBLISHER$952,913
UNIVERSITY OF SASKATOON
110 GYMNASIUM PLACESASKATOONSASKATCHEWANCAAPJ EDITORIAL OFFICE$234,889
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
APJ L EDITORIAL OFFICE$177,0181918 SHERIDAN ROADEVANSTONIL60208
BOARD OF REGENTS UNIV OF WISCONSIN MADI
AJ EDITORIAL OFFICE$176,004OFFICE OF SPONSORED RESEARCH PROGRAMADISONWI53278
STEPTOE AND JONHNSON
LEGAL FEES$122,7571330 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NWWASHINGTONDC20036
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$991,635MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$93,145GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$173,650AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,258,430TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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JOURNALS561300$2,480,114$2,480,114
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Exclusion$752,002ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$8,190OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$752,002ExclusionAmt

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Program Services$75,749ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$142,281TotalAmt
Program Services$142,281ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,462TotalAmt
Program Services$15,462ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$736,371TotalAmt
Program Services$452,529ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$283,842ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Program Services$1,018,829ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$631,470ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,904TotalAmt
Program Services$46,876ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,028ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$223,786ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,350ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,156TotalAmt
Program Services$80,561ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,595ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$28,520ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$28,277ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,916ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$622,460TotalAmt
Program Services$391,165ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$231,295ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$750ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$196,061ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$198,977ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,665TotalAmt
Program Services$54,936ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,729ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$233,565TotalAmt
Management And General$233,565ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$506,455TotalAmt
Program Services$395,135ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$111,320ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,775,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,828ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$213,665TotalAmt
Management And General$213,665ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,396TotalAmt
Management And General$36,396ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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UBIT$122,851$122,851
JOURNAL PRODUCTION$4,380,005$4,379,920$85
OTHER EXPENSES$21,685$4,277$17,408
STAFF DEVELOPMENT & REC$16,312$342$15,970

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,737TotalAmt
Program Services$4,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,216ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,620,684TotalAmt
Program Services$9,438,029ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,182,655ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,426,251BOYAmt
EOY$1,445,438EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$301,259BOYAmt
EOY$1,057,445EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,481BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$610,381BOYAmt
EOY$388,517EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$295,379BOYAmt
EOY$784,037EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,087,696LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$691,264LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$497,990BOYAmt
EOY$396,432EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,442,019BOYAmt
EOY$18,871,573EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,015BOYAmt
EOY$50,111EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,446BOYAmt
EOY$106,777EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,699,221BOYAmt
EOY$23,100,330EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$481,988BOYAmt
EOY$568,920EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,227,741BOYAmt
EOY$3,453,934EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,076BOYAmt
EOY$60,067EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,746,805BOYAmt
EOY$4,082,921EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,496,947BOYAmt
EOY$16,496,515EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,890,431BOYAmt
EOY$1,955,806EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$565,038BOYAmt
EOY$565,088EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,952,416BOYAmt
EOY$19,017,409EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,699,221BOYAmt
EOY$23,100,330EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$176,048ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$16,849NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$127,904OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd
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$672,751CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,326,911CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,531,462CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,225,876CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,258,430CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,015,430TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$672,751CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,326,911CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,531,462CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,225,876CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,258,430CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,015,430TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$6,015,430PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$338,547CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$346,854CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$519,968CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$512,057CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$752,002CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,469,428TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$123,695CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$148,188CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$152,608CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$160,097CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$584,588TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$149,353CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years-$5,427CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$143,926TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$9,213,372TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$39,975,689GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.65290PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.69980PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationREVENUE FROM ACTIVITIES NOT REGULARLY CARRIED ONExplanationTxt

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
Mailings Members$1,000MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$20,226DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$21,226TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1: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$854,033BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$50ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$29,683InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$10,981OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$872,785EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$785,582BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$150ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$74,829InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$854,033EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$730,242BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$360ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$63,276InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$8,296OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$785,582EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$761,365BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$330ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$23,559InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$7,894OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$730,242EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$629,904BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$75,675ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$61,817InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$6,031OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$761,365EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.64750PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.35250TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$355,269OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$129,702DepreciationAmt
Book Value$225,567BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$684,129OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$518,564DepreciationAmt
Book Value$165,565BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$48,298OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$42,998DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,300BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$396,432TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
457 PLAN$42,598
ACCRUED RENT$17,469
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$60,067TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,685,677TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$16,849NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$127,904OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$111,055RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,796,732RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,796,732TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,620,684TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,620,684ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,620,684TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE SOCIETY 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 FUNDS ARE USED TO COVER THE SCIENTIFIC TALKS AT UNDERREPRESENTED INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:THE SOCIETY BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AT A MINIMUM, THE DECEMBER 31, 2011 THROUGH 2014 TAX YEARS ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EQUITY IN LOSS OF ACI -127,904.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,00GRANTS/PRIZES TO RECIPIENTS IN REGION$9,612
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00GRANTS/PRIZES TO RECIPIENTS IN REGION$3,500
NORTH AMERICA00GRANTS/PRIZES TO RECIPIENTS IN REGION$2,350
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$15,462SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$15,462TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (3 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
GRANTSEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU6$3,500CHECK
GRANTSEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC1$9,612CHECK
GRANTSNORTH AMERICA3$2,350CHECK
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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (23 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
SUSAN NIEBUR PROFESSIONAL DEV6$1,500
CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE9$2,070
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANT58$91,850
DDA STUDENT STIPEND AWARD2$1,200
SPD STUDENT STIPEND AWARD9$8,211
DPS HARTMAN PROGRAM7$2,950
HEAD STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD1$1,000
DOXSEY TRAVEL FUND10$4,000
UREY/KUIPER PRIZE2$2,000
J. EBERHART PRIZE1$1,000
DPS SAGAN PRIZE1$1,000
BROUWER PRIZE1$2,000
ROSSI PRIZE2$1,000
HALE PRIZE1$1,000
DOGGETT PRIZE1$1,000
RUSSELL PRIZE1$4,000
WARNER PRIZE1$1,500
PIERCE PRIZE2$3,000
LANCELOT M. BERKLEY PRIZE1$4,000
KAVILI FUND2$3,000
WEBER PRIZE1$2,500
CANNON PRIZE1$1,500
CHAMBLISS PRIZE1$1,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHERE IS ONE MAIN TYPE OF GRANT: THE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANT. ONCE THE TRAVEL IS COMPLETE, THE RECIPIENTS FILE A FINAL REPORT ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS, INCLUDING ALL DOCUMENTATION OF EXPENSES. WE COLLECT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ALL ORIGINAL RECEIPTS FOR THE GRANT EXPENSES. THE AAS PROVIDES STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS TO ATTEND MEETINGS; ALL RECEIPTS ARE SUPPLIED. WE ALSO PROVIDE SMALL CHILDCARE GRANTS TO ENABLE MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE MEETING.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 PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 (4 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$336,534$0$0$0$0$0$25,500$0$4,374$0$366,408$0$0$0
KELLY E CLARK
CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPS OFFICER$151,739$0$5,041$0$0$0$15,566$0$10,366$0$182,712$0$0$0
JOEL PARRIOTT
DEPUTY EO, DIR OF PUB POLICY$160,853$0$5,290$0$0$0$16,132$0$4,977$0$187,252$0$0$0
CHRIS BIEMESDERFER
DIR. OF PUBLISHING$100,595$0$0$0$31,411$0$8,682$0$10,537$0$151,225$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCHRIS BIEMESDERFER, SEVERANCE: $31,411ExplanationTxt

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 AAS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP ELECTS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. THE SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS AND COUNCILORS SHALL BE PREPARED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. AT LEAST TWO CANDIDATES SHALL BE PROPOSED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR EACH VACANCY FOR PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT AND COUNCILOR. FOR THE POSITION OF SECRETARY, TREASURER AND EDUCATION OFFICER, THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY, SHALL PROPOSE ONE CANDIDATE FOR EACH VACANCY. MEMBERS OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE ARE INELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION TO OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, INCLUDING THE TREASURER, REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE 990 IS ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AND PLACED ON THE AAS INTERNAL COUNCIL CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION PASSED 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 COUNCIL AND STAFF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER HAS AN ANNUAL REVIEW WITH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. BOTH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER PREPARE WRITTEN MEMORANDUMS ON THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 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 HIS/HER SUBORDINATE'S 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, AUDITS, AND ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. 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 LOSS OF ACI -127,904.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CNO CHANGE IN AUDIT OVERSIGHT PROCEDURE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASTRONOMYCOM INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12000 FLORIDA AVE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN462405753EIN
Primary ActivitiesPROVIDE SPEAKER PRESENTATION SYSTEM & ON-SITE MEETING SUPPORTPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$36,118ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$50,361ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
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 OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASTRONOMYCOM INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeRTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$160,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationBOOK VALUEMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE R, PART V, LINE 1RFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCASH TRANSFER IN EXCHANGE FOR 100% OF THE STOCK IN CONNECTION WITH THE INITIAL STARTUP OF THE CORPORATION, ASTRONOMYCOM, INC.ExplanationTxt

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