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AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY (EIN 21-0735173)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-10-21
IRS object ID
202122949349301822
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2021-10-21T15:10:35-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521022232PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SNYDER COHN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111200 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 415AddressLine1Txt
CityNORTH BETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20852ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN210735173EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023282010PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11667 K STREET NW SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKEVIN B MARVEL PHDPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023282010PhoneNum
Signature2021-10-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstKEVINPersonFirstNm
Person LastMARVEL PHDPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKEITH JENNINGSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01319883PTIN
Phone3016526700PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKEVIN B MARVEL PHDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11667 K STREET NW SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$21,053,988GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.AAS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1899FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee40TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers250TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$1,026,159TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$450,048NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,511,955PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,583,557CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$12,344,418PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$14,565,555CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$531,932PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$804,576CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$184,563PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$82,823CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$14,572,868PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$17,036,511CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,017,304PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,119,412CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,269,582PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,327,286CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$8,446,813PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$8,985,536CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$15,733,699PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$17,432,234CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,160,831PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$395,723CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$22,496,678TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$21,479,028TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$8,231,538TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,669,354TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$14,265,140NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$14,809,674NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY (AAS), ESTABLISHED IN 1899, IS THE MAJOR ORGANIZATION OF PROFESSIONAL ASTRONOMERS IN NORTH AMERICA. THE BASIC OBJECTIVE OF THE AAS IS TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF ASTRONOMY AND CLOSELY RELATED BRANCHES OF SCIENCE THE MEMBERSHIP (APPROXIMATELY 7,000) ALSO INCLUDES PHYSICISTS, MATHEMATICIANS, GEOLOGISTS, ENGINEERS AND OTHERS WHOSE RESEARCH INTERESTS LIE WITHIN THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF SUBJECTS NOW COMPRISING CONTEMPORARY ASTRONOMY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,040,184ExpenseAmt
Revenue$8,292,220RevenueAmt
DescJOURNALS - WE PUBLISH THE LEADING SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS. OUR JOURNALS INCLUDE THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT, ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS, ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL AND THE PLANETARY SCIENCE JOURNAL. IN 2020, WE PUBLISHED 63,024 PAGES OR 4,772 ARTICLES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,614,051ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,438,842RevenueAmt
DescMEETINGS - THE SOCIETY HOLDS TWO MEETINGS PER YEAR, IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE SIX DIVISIONS OF THE AAS. THE MEETINGS SERVE AS A VENUE IN WHICH THE MEMBERS CAN SHARE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WITH OUR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO FORMAL PRESENTATIONS, THE SOCIETY ENSURES THAT EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED TO FACILITATE THE SHARING OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS. IN 2020, OVER 4,993 REGISTRANTS ATTENDED THE AAS MEETINGS. ADDITIONALLY, THE SOCIETY HAD OVER 80 EXHIBITORS AT THESE MEETINGS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$611,716ExpenseAmt
DescMEMBERSHIP SERVICES - MAINTAIN MEMBERSHIP DATABASE AND THE AAS WEBSITE, PUBLISH ON-LINE NEWSLETTERS, PRINTED MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORIES AND AN ANNUAL PRINTED CALENDAR.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (6 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtGrantGrantAmtDescDescRevenueRevenueAmt
$1,119,412$1,119,412GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE - IN 2020, THE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE SOCIETY WAS SUSPENDED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. THE SOCIETY ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS TO OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, STUDENTS, EARLY CAREER MEMBERS, PRIZE WINNERS AND SCIENTIFIC EDITORS.
$248,151EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - THE SOCIETY PROMOTES BROAD INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY, WHICH ENHANCES SCIENCE LITERACY AND LEAD MANY TO CAREERS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
$202,712JOB REGISTER - THE SOCIETY PUBLISHES A JOB REGISTER THAT ADVERTISES JOBS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS. THE JOBS POSTING ARE POSTED BY RESEARCH, COMMERCIAL , INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS.$528,567
$395,708PUBLIC POLICY AND LOBBYING - THE SOCIETY WORKS WITH OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL SOCIETIES TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIETY.
$250,522STRATEGIC INITIATIVES - SOCIETY-WIDE PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE THE OPERTATIONS OF THE SOCIETY AND PROJECTS THAT ARE CENTRAL TO THE MISSION OF THE AAS. THE CURRENT PROJECTS INCLUDE WEBSITE IMPROVEMENTS, ASTRONOMY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM AND THE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT. THESE PROJECTS ARE FUNDED BY COUNCIL-APPROVED TRANSFERS FROM THE JOURNALS PROGRAM.
$3,301,436SKY AND TELESCOPE: THE SKY AND TELESCOPE LINE OF BUSINESSES INCLUDES SKY AND TELESCOPE MAGAZINE WHICH IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY, AN ONLINE STORE SHOPATSKY.ORG AND A TOUR BUSINESS. ALL TOURS IN 2020 WERE CANCELLED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC.$3,168,612
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$5,517,941TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$1,119,412TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$3,697,179TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$13,783,892TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document94IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee40EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11667 K STREET NW SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PAULA SZKODY
PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEGAN DONAHUE
PAST PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOAN SCHMELZ
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEOFFREY C CLAYTON
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN UNWIN
THIRD VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DORIS DAOU
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALICE K B MONET
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$40,000$0$0
MARCEL AGUEROS
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$5,000$0$0
KELSEY JOHNSON
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDMUND BERTSCHINGER
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TEREASA BRAINERD
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HANNAH JANG-CONDELL
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL STRAUSS - TERM ENDED
PRIOR SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY MORRISON - TERM ENDED
PRIOR TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLE CRUZ - TERM ENDED
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN B MARVEL
EXECUTIVE OFFICER35.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$452,596$0$124,069
JOEL PARRIOTT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY/35.00Yes (X)$204,782$0$65,428
KELLY E CLARK
CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERAT35.00Yes (X)$215,021$0$38,459
ETHAN VISHNIAC
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF35.00$253,818$0$51,485Yes (X)
JULIE STEFFEN
DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING35.00$142,493$0$41,603Yes (X)
ELIZABETH SCUDERI
DIRECTOR OF MEETING SERVIC35.00$104,494$0$38,455Yes (X)
RICK FIENBERG
PRESS OFFICER35.00$106,258$0$38,420Yes (X)
TIM ALLEN
DIRECTOR OF ADVERTISING35.00$110,715$0$21,015Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,635,177TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$418,934TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmtAddress Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd
IOP PUBLISHING
TEMPLE CIRCUSTEMPLE WAYBRISTOLUKBS1 6HGPUBLISHING CONSULTING$1,044,990
LSC COMMUNICATIONS
MAGAZINE PRODUCTION$442,7413401 E HEARTLAND DRLIBERTYMO64068
STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP
LEGAL SERVICES$312,5471330 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NWWASHINGTONDC20036
CLEARVIEW CONSULTING INC
IT SERVICES$207,81611155 RED RUN BOULEVARD SUITE 410OWING MILLSMD21117
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
EDITORIAL SERVICES$190,2631918 SHERIDAN ROADEVANSTONIL60208
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K9CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,113,196MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$50,628GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$419,733AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$50,462NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,583,557TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
JOURNALS561300$8,815,664$8,287,097$528,567
S&T MAGAZINES561300$2,936,640$2,439,048$497,592
MEETINGS900099$2,580,439$2,580,439
S&T TOURS AND SALES900099$232,812$232,812
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$14,565,555TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$291,979TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$291,979ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,530,074SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,017,477SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$512,597SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$512,597TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$512,597ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$82,823TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$82,823ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$82,823OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$17,036,511TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$13,539,396RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,026,159UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$887,399ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,960TotalAmt
Program Services$32,960ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$839,074TotalAmt
Program Services$839,074ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$247,378TotalAmt
Program Services$247,378ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,100,356TotalAmt
Program Services$868,281ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$232,075ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,221,303TotalAmt
Program Services$4,231,263ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$990,040ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$228,216TotalAmt
Program Services$161,486ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,730ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$489,861TotalAmt
Program Services$346,626ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$143,235ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$287,550TotalAmt
Program Services$211,146ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,404ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$216,749TotalAmt
Management And General$216,749ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,920TotalAmt
Program Services$44,603ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,317ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,004,502TotalAmt
Program Services$789,599ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$214,903ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$836,395TotalAmt
Program Services$311,373ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$525,022ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,535TotalAmt
Program Services$31,293ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,242ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$710,696TotalAmt
Program Services$710,696ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$197,550TotalAmt
Program Services$168,280ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,270ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,576,826TotalAmt
Program Services$1,576,826ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,232,002TotalAmt
Program Services$220,804ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,011,198ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,991TotalAmt
Program Services$8,180ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
JOURNAL PRODUCTION$1,491,591$1,491,591
MAGAZINE PRODUCTION$1,129,961$1,129,961
ONLINE STORE$278,431$278,431
UBIT$84,041$84,041

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,346TotalAmt
Management And General$53,346ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,432,234TotalAmt
Program Services$13,783,892ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,648,342ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$652,423BOYAmt
EOY$833,661EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,239BOYAmt
EOY$505,064EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$143,268BOYAmt
EOY$16,469EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$658,387BOYAmt
EOY$671,368EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$117,357BOYAmt
EOY$98,981EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$948,810BOYAmt
EOY$641,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,190,550LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,057,673LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,019,260BOYAmt
EOY$1,132,877EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,468,608BOYAmt
EOY$13,680,143EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$104,348BOYAmt
EOY$3,956EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,032,226BOYAmt
EOY$3,136,176EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$347,752BOYAmt
EOY$759,333EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,496,678BOYAmt
EOY$21,479,028EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,352,510BOYAmt
EOY$907,683EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,934,948BOYAmt
EOY$4,443,610EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$944,080BOYAmt
EOY$1,318,061EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,231,538BOYAmt
EOY$6,669,354EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,892,166BOYAmt
EOY$10,703,249EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,372,974BOYAmt
EOY$4,106,425EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,265,140BOYAmt
EOY$14,809,674EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,496,678BOYAmt
EOY$21,479,028EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$395,723ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$927,286NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$12,973OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,559,631CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,588,566CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,664,618CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,511,955CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,579,374CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,904,144TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,559,631CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,588,566CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,664,618CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,511,955CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,579,374CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,904,144TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$7,904,144PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$542,580CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$530,988CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$271,215CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$380,953CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$291,894CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,017,630TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$286,566CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$322,836CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$365,738CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$571,639CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$538,263CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,085,042TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$103,102CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$44,596CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$135,547CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$184,563CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$78,003CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$545,811TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$12,552,627TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$53,343,573GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.62970PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.64300PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (1)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (1)MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$465DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$465TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1, LOBBYING ACTIVITIES:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE AAS ENGAGES IN LIMITED LOBBYING ACTIVITY, THE LARGEST EVENT BEING ONE DAY OF CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE VISITS BY AAS MEMBERS IN DC THAT OCCURS IN THE SPRING, IN WHICH AAS MEMBERS VISIT THE OFFICES OF THEIR SENATE AND HOUSE MEMBERS AND ADVOCATE FOR SCIENCE FUNDING. AAS ALSO FACILITATES MEMBER VISITS TO THEIR LOCAL CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES IN THE SUMMER RECESS. THE AAS ALSO SUBMITS WRITTEN TESTIMONY TO APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES IN THE SPRING FOR NASA AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, AND LENDS OUR NAME TO COALITION LETTERS FOR INCREASED R&D FUNDING OR OTHER BROAD SCIENCE POLICY OR SCIENCE EDUCATION TOPICS. SIMILARLY, AAS ASKS THEIR MEMBERS A FEW TIMES A YEAR TO CONTACT THEIR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON BUDGET OR OTHER ISSUES. ON RARE OCCASIONS, OTHER SPECIFIC ISSUES ARISE IN WHICH AAS STAFF MAKE CONTACTS WITH CONGRESSIONAL OR EXECUTIVE BRANCH STAFF TO EXPRESS THE OPINION OF THE SOCIETY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,255,081BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$650ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$430,762InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$7,145OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,679,348EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,003,960BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$270,206InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$19,085OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,255,081EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,058,903BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,540ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$38,355InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$18,128OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,003,960EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$911,911BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$950ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$162,130InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$16,088OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,058,903EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$849,535BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$900ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$66,796InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$5,320OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$911,911EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.34000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.66000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$873,029OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$211,204DepreciationAmt
Book Value$661,825BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,260,914OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,790,693DepreciationAmt
Book Value$470,221BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$56,607OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$55,776DepreciationAmt
Book Value$831BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,132,877TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE$408,548
ACCRUED RENT$909,513
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,318,061TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE SOCIETY ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD TO THE RECOGNITION OF THE TAX POSITIONS BEING SUSTAINED BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION UNDER SCRUTINY BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. IF A TAX POSITION OR POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO RESULT IN UNCERTAINTIES OF THOSE POSITIONS, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX EFFECT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON A "CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT" THAT AGGREGATES THE ESTIMATED TAX LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, ARE ACCRUED AS A COMPONENT OF GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES WHEN ASSESSED. TAX YEARS PRIOR TO 2017 ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR THE TAX JURISDICTION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
PART V, LINE 4:THE SOCIETY CLASSIFIES AS ENDOWMENT FUNDS (A) THE ORIGINAL VALUE OF GIFTS DONATED TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT, (B) THE ORIGINAL VALUE OF SUBSEQUENT GIFTS TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT, AND (C) ACCUMULATIONS TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE APPLICABLE DONOR GIFT INSTRUMENT AT THE TIME THE ACCUMULATION IS ADDED TO THE FUND. THE FUNDS ARE USED TO COVER THE SCIENTIFIC TALKS AT UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM00PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIESITG IS TRAVEL GRANT FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE MEETINGS$5,558
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,00PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIESITG IS TRAVEL GRANT FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE MEETINGS$2,145
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM00GRANTMAKING$202,175
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,00GRANTMAKING$17,500
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC00GRANTMAKING$20,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$247,378SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$247,378TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantSTIPENDPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$34,750CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (6 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
STIPENDEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU7$166,500WIRE TRANSFER
STIPENDSOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,1$17,500WIRE TRANSFER
DPS HARTMAN PROGRAMEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU1$925WIRE TRANSFER
STIPENDEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC1$20,000WIRE TRANSFER
ITG 2020-1 IS TRAVEL GRANT FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE MEETINGSEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU4$5,558WIRE TRANSFER
ITG 2020-1 IS TRAVEL GRANT FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE MEETINGSEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,1$2,145WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:THE 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.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
ITHAKA
101 GREENWICH STREET 18TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10006133857105501(C)(3)$5,460PORTICO CONTRIBUTION-E-JOURNAL 2020
COMMUNITY INITATIVES
1000 BROADWAY SUITE 480OAKLANDCA94607300103115501(C)(3)$7,500SPONSORSHIP OF COMSCICON - FLAGSHIP 2020
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
107 GATES HALLITHACANY14853150532082501(C)(3)$5,000ARXIV 2020 SUPPORT CONTRIBUTION
SCIENCECOUNTS INC
1735 20TH STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20009464747662501(C)(3)$5,000TO SUPPORT SCIENCECOUNTS LEADERSHIP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK TO BOOST AWARENESS.
MARIA MITCHELL ASSOCIATION
4 VESTAL STREETNANTUCKETMA02554042129139501(C)(3)$5,000WOMEN OF SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM OF OCTOBER 2020
AMERICAN INSTITUTION OF PHYSICS
ONE PHYSICS ELLIPSECOLLEGE PARKMD20740131667053501(C)(3)$5,000FEASIBILITY ENDOWMENT FUND
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (29 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
FAMOUS GRANT42$31,500
ITG TRAVEL GRANT5$7,704
CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE GRANT29$10,150
SE/LE STIPEND34$733,242
DPS HARTMANN GRANT8$2,125
PIERCE FUND1$1,500
BROUWER PRIZE1$2,000
RODGER DOXSEY TRAVEL FUND10$4,000
SUSAN NIEBUR GRANT1$250
UREY/KUIPER PRIZE2$2,400
DPS SEGAN MEDAL PRIZE1$1,200
TOM METCALF FUND1$1,000
ROSSI PRIZE2$1,500
KAREN HARVEY FUND1$2,000
RUSSELL PRIZE1$4,000
WARNER PRIZE1$1,500
BERKLEY PRIZE1$8,000
KAVLI PRIZE2$3,000
WEBER PRIZE1$2,500
EDUCATION EPECIAL PROJECT (EDP) GRANT6$7,413
HEAD STUDENT TRAVEL FUND1$750
DPS DIVISION EO2$1,795
CHAMBLISS FUND2$1,000
SOLAR PHYSICS DIVISION3$1,127
LAD PRIZE FUND3$950
DPS MASURSKY AWARD1$1,200
DOGGETT PRIZE1$1,000
VERA RUBIN PRIZE1$1,000
STRATEGIC INIT. RESERVE FUND3$3,268

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWHEN GRANTS ARE AWARDED, THE RECIPIENT SIGNS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THE FUNDS WILL BE SPENT ONLY FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE. ALL RECEIPTS ARE COLLECTED AND REVIEWED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 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$412,355$0$40,241$0$0$0$79,757$0$44,312$0$576,665$0$0$0
JOEL PARRIOTT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY/$203,682$0$1,100$0$0$0$21,531$0$43,897$0$270,210$0$0$0
KELLY E CLARK
CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERAT$213,921$0$1,100$0$0$0$21,563$0$16,896$0$253,480$0$0$0
ETHAN VISHNIAC
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF$253,818$0$0$0$0$0$25,818$0$25,667$0$305,303$0$0$0
JULIE STEFFEN
DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING$141,393$0$1,100$0$0$0$14,492$0$27,111$0$184,096$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$50,462NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE AAS IS A SCIENTIFIC MEMBER SOCIETY FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ASTRONOMY OR A RELATED BRANCH OF SCIENCE. THE SOCIETY HAS FULL, ASSOCIATE, INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATE, EDUCATION AFFILIATE, EMERITUS AND JUNIOR MEMBER MEMBERSHIP CLASSES. IN ORDER TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY, AN INDIVIDUAL MUST HAVE TWO MEMBERS SPONSOR HIM/HER FOR MEMBERSHIP. IN ADDITION TO THE AAS MEMBER CLASSIFICATIONS, THE SIX DIVISIONS OF THE SOCIETY ALSO OFFER FULL, EMERITUS AND JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP CLASSES, DEPENDING ON THE DIVISION. CORPORATIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES DESIROUS OF ENCOURAGING THE WORK OF THE SOCIETY CAN ALSO BECOME CORPORATE MEMBERS. CORPORATE MEMBERS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP ELECTS THE TRUSTEES OF THE SOCIETY. THE SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR OFFICERS AND AT-LARGE TRUSTEES SHALL BE PREPARED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. AT LEAST TWO CANDIDATES SHALL BE PROPOSED BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR FOR ALL OFFICERS AND AT-LARGE TRUSTEES. MEMBERS OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE ARE INELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION TO OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE TREASURER REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. THE 990 IS ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND PLACED ON THE AAS INTERNAL BOARD CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN 2010. AS A RESULT OF THIS POLICY, THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THROUGH THE USE OF A CONFLICT QUESTIONNAIRE TO BE FILLED OUT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY AAS TRUSTEES AND STAFF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER HAS AN ANNUAL REVIEW WITH A SUBCOMMITTEE SELECTED FROM THE OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY. BOTH THIS SUBCOMMITTEE COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER PREPARE WRITTEN MEMORANDUMS ON THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE. THE SUBCOMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION REPORTS AND RECOMMENDS A SALARY INCREASE TO THE BOARD, WHICH THEY APPROVE. NON-SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED BY THEIR DIRECT MANAGER. THERE IS A WRITTEN PERFORMANCE REVIEW THAT IS PREPARED BY THE MANAGER AND SIGNED BY THE EMPLOYEE. SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER AFTER ALL OTHER NON-SUPERVISORY EVALUATIONS ARE COMPLETED. THEY MEET AND DISCUSS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SUPERVISORS AND THEIR SUBORDINATES' PERFORMANCE. BOTH THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEE PREPARE WRITTEN PERFORMANCE REVIEWS, WHICH ARE SIGNED BY THE EMPLOYEE AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER THEN ASSESSES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EMPLOYEES AND REVIEWS COMPENSATION DATA FROM OUR DEMOGRAPHIC AREA AND AWARDS INCREASES BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING AT THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE. ADDITIONALLY, SUMMARIES OF ANNUAL AUDITS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AS PART OF THE ANNUAL REPORT. WE ARE CURRENTLY MODIFYING OUR PROCEDURES FOR ENSURING THAT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS CAN BE MONITORED. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSEES THE AUDIT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:EQUITY IN GAIN OF ACI 12,973.
PART XII, LINE 2C:NEITHER THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS NOR THE SELECTION PROCESS HAS CHANGED DURING THE CURRENT TAX YEAR.

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