AGRICULTURAL & APPLIED ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: AGRICULTURAL & APPLIED ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION (EIN 61-0705416)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-15
IRS object ID: 202323199349321407
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-15T15:33:32-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390919055	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RITZ HOLMAN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	330 E KILBOURN AVE SUITE 550	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	610705416	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AGRICULTURAL & APPLIED ECONOMICS	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AGRI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4149183190	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 E WELLS STREET 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53202	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RUDY NAYGA JR	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4149183190	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	RUDY	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	NAYGA JR	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KATY L SOMMER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00273273	PTIN
Phone	4142711451	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-11-15	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	RUDY NAYGA JR	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 E WELLS STREET 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,571,221	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.AAEA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation	1967	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE ASSOCIATION IS A PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY COMMITTED TO FURTHERING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND NATURAL RESOURCES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	12	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$53,500	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$43,306	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$196,700	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$38,423	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$917,222	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,180,263	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$400,491	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$204,999	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,455	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,514,413	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,426,140	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$54,600	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$68,243	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,215,917	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,533,881	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,270,517	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,602,124	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$243,896	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$175,984	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$8,785,060	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,811,829	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$305,427	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$204,157	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$8,479,633	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,607,672	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE ASSOCIATION IS A PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY COMMITTED TO FURTHERING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND NATURAL RESOURCES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$682,738	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$26,209	GrantAmt
Revenue	$514,359	RevenueAmt
Desc	ANNUAL MEETING: THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL MEETING INCLUDES VARIOUS EDUCATIONALSESSIONS ON TOPICS IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS INCLUDING INVITED PAPER SESSIONS, PREAND POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS & POSTER SESSIONS. OTHER EVENTS INCLUDE THE KEYNOTEAND PRESIDENTIAL SPEECHES AS WELL AS AN EMPLOYMENT CENTER.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$111,054	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$3,515	RevenueAmt
Desc	PUBLICATIONS: THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONCOMICS (AJAE) IS THE LEADING JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS. AJAE PROVIDES A FORUM FOR CREATIVE & SCHOLARLY WORK ON ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD, NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT. ANOTHER JOURNAL PRODUCED BY AAEA, THE APPLIED ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE & POLICY, AIMS TO PRESENT HIGH-QUALITY RESEARCH IN A FORUM THAT IS INFORMATIVE TO A BROAD AUDIENCE, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE ACADEMIA.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$141,573	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$32,000	GrantAmt
Desc	AAEA TRUST: THE TRUST IS FORMED WITHIN THE ASSOCATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOLICITING FUNDS AND BUILDING AN ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS BEYOND THOSE THAT CAN BE FUNDED THROUGH THE ASSOCIATION'S OPERATING BUDGET.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$163,688	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$10,034	GrantAmt
Revenue	$611,344	RevenueAmt
Desc	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY FOR THE ASSOCIATION INCLUDES THE NEWSLETTER, WEBSITE, OUTREACH, SECTION ACTIVITY, AND OTHER MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$163,688	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$10,034	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$611,344	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,099,053	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	20	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4142766445	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 E WELLS ST STE 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RODOLFO NAYGA JR
PRESIDENT-ELECT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MADHU KHANNA
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAROLA GREBITUS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TITUS AWOKUSE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY ANDO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW MUHAMMAD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TIMOTHY BEATTY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELENA IRWIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAWN THILMANY MCFADDEN
PAST-PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 E WELLS ST STE 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	MANAGEMENT	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$636,607	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$38,423	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$38,423	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
ANNUAL MEETING	900099	$514,359	$514,359
ROYALTIES	900099	$413,523	$413,523
MEMBERSHIP DUES & ETC.	900099	$167,566	$167,566
EMPLOYMENT CENTER	900099	$53,500		$53,500
SECTIONS INCOME	900099	$10,438	$10,438

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$20,877	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$20,877	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,180,263	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$204,999	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$204,999	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$145,081	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$145,081	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,455	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,455	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,455	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,426,140	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,129,218	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$53,500	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$204,999	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,243	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,243	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$644,607	TotalAmt
Program Services	$265,843	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$378,764	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,040	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,040	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,995	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,995	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,611	TotalAmt
Management And General	$21,611	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$157,781	TotalAmt
Program Services	$157,781	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80	TotalAmt
Program Services	$80	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,204	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,099	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,105	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,848	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,383	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,465	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,224	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,868	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,356	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$382,831	TotalAmt
Program Services	$382,831	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,055	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,178	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,877	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
UNRELATED BUSINESS INCO	$12,810	$12,810
JOURNAL EXPENSES	$111,054		$111,054
OUTREACH	$17,689		$17,689
COMMUNICATION	$14,938	$14,938

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,114	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,004	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$110	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,602,124	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,099,053	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$503,071	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$260,907	BOYAmt
EOY	$134,852	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,235	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,326	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$85,295	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,916	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,326	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,107	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,403,297	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,540,628	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,785,060	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,811,829	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$195,711	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,905	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$82,811	BOYAmt
EOY	$100,024	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,905	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,228	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$305,427	BOYAmt
EOY	$204,157	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,186,167	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,321,078	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$293,466	BOYAmt
EOY	$286,594	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,479,633	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,607,672	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,785,060	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,811,829	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$175,984	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$1,695,977	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$169,601	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$189,755	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$43,114	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$357,170	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$205,989	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$965,629	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$994,876	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,157,936	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$714,945	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$713,652	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$959,196	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,540,605	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,164,477	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,347,691	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$758,059	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,070,822	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,165,185	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,506,234	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$100,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$100,874	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$200,874	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$100,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$100,874	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$200,874	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$5,305,360	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$244,814	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$218,855	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$224,582	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$400,491	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$204,999	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,293,741	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$244,814	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$218,855	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$224,582	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$400,491	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$204,999	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,293,741	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$42,700	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$37,400	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$21,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$43,100	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$53,500	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$197,700	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$2,455	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,455	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,451,991	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,603,946	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,003,641	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,514,413	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,426,139	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,000,130	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.75790	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.75360	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.18480	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.19100	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$335,785	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$136,353	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$199,432	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$315,896	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$24,889	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$10,000	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$335,785	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$245,536	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$70,360	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$315,896	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$165,658	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$79,878	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$245,536	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$194,664	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$29,006	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$165,658	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUES COLLECTED FOR OTHER ASSOCIATIONS	Desc
Amt	$45,228	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$45,228	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	-$291,448	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$1,695,977	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$1,695,977	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,404,529	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$21,611	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$21,611	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,426,140	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,580,513	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,580,513	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$21,611	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$21,611	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,602,124	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ASSOCIATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES, PRIMARILY EMPLOYMENT SERVICE INCOME, IS NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ASSOCIATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE AND IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENTS AND PRIOR YEAR OVERPAYMENTS APPLIED TO 2022 TAX TOTALED $7,909. THE TOTAL UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX EXPENSE FOR THE YEAR ENDED WAS $11,062. MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED ALL TAX POSITIONS RECOGNIZED IN PREVIOUSLY FILED TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS AND THOSE EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN FUTURE TAX RETURNS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022, THE ASSOCIATION HAD NO AMOUNTS RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFITS AND NO AMOUNTS RELATED TO ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES. THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX BENEFITS OVER THE NEXT YEAR. THE ASSOCIATION IS CURRENTLY NOT UNDER AUDIT BY ANY FEDERAL OR STATE TAXING AUTHORITY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$0	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$0	TotalSpentAmt
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (5 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
UMA LELE MENTORSHIP AWARD	SOUTH ASIA	1	$5,000	WIRE
UMA LELE TRAVEL AWARD	SOUTH ASIA	1	$5,000	WIRE
GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL	SOUTH AMERICA	1	$1,000	WIRE
GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL	SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	1	$100	WIRE
GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL	SOUTH ASIA	1	$1,100	WIRE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 2:

AAEA HAS AN AWARDS COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENCOURAGING AWARD NOMINATIONS, CHOOSING THE WINNERS OF ALL AAEA AWARDS EXCEPT THE AAEA FELLOWS, AND FOR MANAGING THE AWARDS PROGRAM. THE CHAIR AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS ALSO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD CONCERNING AAEA AWARDS. RECOMMENDATION TOPICS INCLUDE THE NUMBER AND DELINEATION OF AWARD CATEGORIES, DEVELOPMENT OF APPROPRIATE EVALUATION CRITERIA, METHODS TO ENCOURAGE NOMINATIONS, APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION OF AWARD RECIPIENTS, AND THE AWARDS PROGRAM FORMAT.

PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COUNCIL ON FOOD AGRICULTURE & RESOURCE ECON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	555 E WELLS STREET SUITE 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	MILWAUKEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	53202	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	363929032	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$15,000	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	ANNUAL SUPPORT	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (6 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
MCCORKLE SCHOLARSHIP	1	$2,000
GRANO FELLOWSHIP AWARD	2	$2,500
INTEREST SECTIONS AWARD	7	$1,500
GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS	46	$24,444
SYLVIA LANE MENTORSHIP	1	$2,500
ANNUAL MEETING AWARDS	17	$2,567

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	AAEA HAS AN AWARDS COMMITTEE THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENCOURAGING AWARD NOMINATIONS, CHOOSING THE WINNERS OF ALL AAEA AWARDS EXCEPT THE AAEA FELLOWS, AND FOR MANAGING THE AWARDS PROGRAM. THE CHAIR AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS ALSO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD CONCERNING AAEA AWARDS. RECOMMENDATION TOPICS INCLUDE THE NUMBER AND DELINEATION OF AWARD CATEGORIES, DEVELOPMENT OF APPROPRIATE EVALUATION CRITERIA, METHODS TO ENCOURAGE NOMINATIONS, APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION OF AWARD RECIPIENTS, AND THE AWARDS PROGRAM FORMAT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	LINE 3 EXPLANATION - AAEA CONTRACTS WITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INC. (A FOR-PROFIT MANAGEMENT COMPANY) TO PROVIDE OFFICE FACILITIES, MANAGEMENT, RECORD KEEPING, ACCOUNTING, STORAGE, OTHER SIGNIFICANT SERVICES, PLUS RELATED OVERHEAD COSTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	LINE 6 EXPLANATION - THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	LINE 7A EXPLANATION - MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	LINE 7B EXPLANATION - ALL BYLAW CHANGES HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	LINE 11B EXPLANATION - AFTER THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED, IT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND REVIEWED IN DEPTH BY THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION. AFTER A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD BY THIS COMMITTEE, AN OFFICER OF THE ORGANIZATION SIGNS THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	AAEA'S OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS, & COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. AAEA'S GOVERNING BOARD HAS FINAL SAY AS TO DETERMINING CORRECTIVE MEASURES FOR SUCH CONFLICTS. CORRECTIVE MEASURES AT THE VERY MINIMUM INCLUDE DISCLOSURE TO THE GOVERNING BODY, BUT ALSO MAY INCLUDE RECUSAL OR RESIGNATION FROM ASSIGNED DUTIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	AAEA IS MANAGED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INC. (A FOR-PROFIT MANAGEMENT COMPANY). AAEA HAS NO OFFICIAL EMPLOYEES, BECAUSE ALL STAFF ASSIGNED TO AAEA ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY. AAEA ALSO DOES NOT COMPENSATE DIRECTORS OR OTHER TOP OFFICIALS. AAEA IS MANAGED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INC. (A FOR-PROFIT MANAGEMENT COMPANY). AAEA HAS NO OFFICIAL EMPLOYEES, BECAUSE ALL STAFF ASSIGNED TO AAEA ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY. AAEA ALSO DOES NOT COMPENSATE DIRECTORS OR OTHER TOP OFFICIALS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	AAEA'S 990 & 990-T ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. AAEA'S POLICIES ARE EITHER POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT POSTED ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.