AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS INC (EIN 52-0749775)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-11
IRS object ID
201543159349300444
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)
Return2015-11-11T09:42:17-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN420714325PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RSM US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19737 WASHINGTONIAN BLVD 400AddressLine1Txt
CityGAITHERSBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208787340ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 Line11 PHYSICS ELLIPSEAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLLEGE PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20740ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL BROSNANPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3012093330PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWILLIAM E TURCO CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00369217PTIN
Phone3012963600PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDR BETH CUNNINGHAMPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 PHYSICS ELLIPSEAddressLine1Txt
CityCOLLEGE PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20740ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,911,440GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Employee32TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers16TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$150,348TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,681,288PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,672,167CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,858,144PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,877,242CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$299,031PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$267,165CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$17,941PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$17,385CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,856,404PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,833,959CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$40,994PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$31,415CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,291,851PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,345,132CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$5,513CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,807,400PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,617,666CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,140,245PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,994,213CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$716,159PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$839,746CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,250,652TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$8,331,464TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,201,683TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,334,667TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,048,969NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,996,797NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PHYSICS INSTRUCTION AND ENHANCE THE APPRECIATION OF THE ROLE OF PHYSICS IN OUR CULTURE. TO ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF PHYSICS THROUGH TEACHING. AAPT IS A PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION OF SCIENTISTS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF PHYSICS THROUGH TEACHING.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,430,911ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,856,949RevenueAmt
DescPUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION 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$1,176,696ExpenseAmt
Revenue$794,000RevenueAmt
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$897,370ExpenseAmt
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$1,388,393ExpenseAmt
Grant$31,415GrantAmt
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$1,388,393TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$31,415TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$4,893,370TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Document56IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee32EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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)
Phone3012093330PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
STEVEN IONA
PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY ELIZABETH MOGGE
PRESIDENT ELECT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANELLE M BAILEY
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
GAY B STEWART
PAST PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY PUSKAR
CHAIR, SECTION REP2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELAINE GWINN
VICE CHAIR, SECTION REP2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAN LANDIS MADER
MEMBER-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AARON P TITUS
MEMBER-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL WILLIAMS
MEMBER-AT-LARGE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR BETH A CUNNINGHAM
EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$192,963$0$35,477
DR ROBERT C HILBORN
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE OFFICE40.00Yes (X)$107,105$0$23,907
MICHAEL BRONSON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$106,404$0$29,603
TERRENCE HUNT
WEB DEVELOPER40.00$100,967$0$10,216Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$507,439TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$99,203TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS
1 PHYSICS ELLIPSECOLLEGE PARKMD20740PUBLICATION & PERSONAL SERVICES$526,093
AMERICAN CENTER FOR PHYSICS
1 PHYSICS ELLIPSECOLLEGE PARKMD20740TECHNICAL & OFFICE SERVICES$504,828
ALLEN PRESS
1041 NEW HAMPSHIRELAWRENCEKS66044PUBLICATION SERVICES$153,912
DICKINSON COLLEGE
COLLEGE LOUTHER STCARLISLEPA17013EDITORIAL SERVICES$126,014
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$894,237MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$680,077GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$97,853AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,666NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,672,167TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
PERIODICALS541800$2,991,051$2,856,949$134,102
MEETINGS541800$886,191$794,000$8,293$83,898
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,877,242TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$85,901TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$85,901ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,432TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,432ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$258,745SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$77,481SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$181,264SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$181,264TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$181,264ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescJOB BANK POSTINGSDesc
Business900004BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$7,953TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$7,953UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$7,953OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,833,959TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,650,949RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$150,348UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$360,495ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,415TotalAmt
Program Services$31,415ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,630,812TotalAmt
Program Services$953,884ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$674,648ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,280FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,857TotalAmt
Program Services$80,634ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,030ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$193FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$434,351TotalAmt
Program Services$254,057ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$179,686ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$608FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,112TotalAmt
Program Services$83,123ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,790ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$199FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,408TotalAmt
Management And General$21,408ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,100TotalAmt
Management And General$43,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,254TotalAmt
Program Services$27,976ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$278ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$355,615TotalAmt
Program Services$287,973ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,642ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,171TotalAmt
Program Services$30,171ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$636,415TotalAmt
Program Services$570,134ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,076ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$205FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$111,144TotalAmt
Program Services$8,829ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$102,315ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$217,877TotalAmt
Program Services$10,247ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$207,630ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$422,566TotalAmt
Program Services$362,804ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$294,362TotalAmt
Program Services$280,681ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$176,894TotalAmt
Management And General$176,894ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,775TotalAmt
Management And General$19,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,823TotalAmt
Program Services$2,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,503ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OTHER EXPENSES$100,122$84,817$15,305
DUES & MEMBERSHIPS$81,014$78,984$2,030
HONORARIA$60,126$60,126
ALLOCATED OVERHEAD$0$1,685,195-$1,687,223$2,028

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,994,213TotalAmt
Program Services$4,893,370ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95,330ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,513FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$604,759BOYAmt
EOY$590,291EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$336,888BOYAmt
EOY$414,125EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$485,393BOYAmt
EOY$596,678EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$782,452BOYAmt
EOY$1,001,238EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,092BOYAmt
EOY$99,446EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,878BOYAmt
EOY$175,694EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$134,718LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$105,319LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,813BOYAmt
EOY$29,399EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,681,095BOYAmt
EOY$2,927,970EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,173,282BOYAmt
EOY$2,496,623EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,250,652BOYAmt
EOY$8,331,464EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$372,664BOYAmt
EOY$442,820EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,377,018BOYAmt
EOY$2,413,952EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$452,001BOYAmt
EOY$477,895EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,201,683BOYAmt
EOY$3,334,667EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,094,907BOYAmt
EOY$3,999,365EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$465,827BOYAmt
EOY$509,197EOYAmt

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$4,048,969BOYAmt
EOY$4,996,797EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,250,652BOYAmt
EOY$8,331,464EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$839,746ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$108,082NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$1,721,673CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,751,353CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,729,285CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,681,288CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,672,167CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,555,766TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,212,961CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,184,928CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,611,677CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,698,459CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,734,847CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,442,872TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,934,634CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,936,281CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,340,962CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,379,747CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,407,014CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$26,998,638TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$90,444CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,300CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$130,744TotalAmt

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$90,444CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,300CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$130,744TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$26,867,894PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$86,564CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$85,957CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$86,062CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$84,024CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$95,333CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$437,940TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$86,564CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$85,957CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$86,062CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$84,024CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$95,333CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$437,940TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,654CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,953CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,607TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,021,198CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,022,238CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,427,024CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,471,425CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,510,300CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,452,185TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.97870PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.98140PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.01600InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01380InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 7,654. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 7,953.ExplanationTxt

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$1,146,489BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$681ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$71,002InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$26,939OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,191,233EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,014,719BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,187ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$160,745InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$31,162OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,146,489EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$920,295BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,345ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$110,834InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$18,755OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,014,719EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$873,328BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$55,834ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,194InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$10,061OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$920,295EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$790,630BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$859ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$107,415InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$25,576OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$873,328EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.16310BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.40990PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.42700TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$134,718OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$105,319DepreciationAmt
Book Value$29,399BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$29,399TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$433,823BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
74,932.777 TIAA-CREF SHORT-TERM BD FD INST CL$775,554F
55,845.797 TIAA-CREF S&P 500 INDEX FD INST CL$1,287,246F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,496,623TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASE$12,600
ACCRUED POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATION$465,295
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$477,895TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,942,041TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$108,082NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$108,082RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,833,959RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,833,959TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,994,213TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,994,213ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,994,213TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 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, 2013 AND 2012, 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 THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. UNDER 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, 2014 AND 2013, THE ASSOCIATION HAD NO NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ASSOCIATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE ASSOCIATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ALSO ADDRESSES DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON INCOME TAXES, AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS. THE ASSOCIATION HAD NO SUCH POSITIONS RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013. GENERALLY, THE ASSOCIATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX POSITIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2011.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

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

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
2014 LOTZE SCHLORSHIP6$12,000
2014 KLOPSTEG AWARD1$3,000
2014 EXCELL IN PRE COLLEGE PAUL ZITZEWITZ AWARD1$3,000
2014 EXCELLENCE IN PHYSICS EDUCATION AWARD2$3,000
2014 MILIKAN AWARD1$3,000
2014 RICHTMYER MEMORIAL AWARD1$3,000
AAPT/APS PRIZE4$2,500
STUDENT FUND AND OTHER1$125
AAPT LABEL DESIGN & PRODUCTION, PER AWARD CONFERENCE1$840
HS PHYSICS TEACHERS GRANT1$500
2014 HIGH SCHOOL PHOTO CONTEST 2ND PLACE6$450

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 PHYSICS 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 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 U.S. CITIZENS ATTENDING U.S. 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
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 OFFICERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$192,963BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$17,367DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$19,048NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$229,378TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION IS MADE UP OF FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE AND TWO YEAR COLLEGE PROFESSORS AND EDUCATORS OF THE PHYSICS SCIENCES IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY. THE MEMBERSHIP ALSO INCLUDES HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATORS, STUDENTS OF PHYSICS/SCIENCES AND RETIRED MEMBERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE NOMINATION COMMITTEE WILL NOMINATE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY WHO THEN ARE ELECTED BY THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP BY BALLOT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 WILL BE POSTED ON THE BOARD WEB SITE AND INFORMED BY E-MAIL. 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 QUESTIONNAIRE ON A YEARLY BASIS. ALL NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS MUST SUBMIT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT PRIOR THE MEMBER START DATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEES USING COMPARABLE 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 PROVIDED COPIES 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).

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)
EIN521712905EIN
Primary ActivitiesOPERATION OF FACILITY - NATIONAL CENTER OF PHYSICSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 11B, 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 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 OrgYes (1)RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
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 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 TypeJTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$504,828InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCOSTMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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