2021-10-21T15:10:35-05:00 2020-12-31 521022232 SNYDER COHN PC 11200 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 415 NORTH BETHESDA MD 20852 990 2020-01-01 210735173 AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY AMER 2023282010 1667 K STREET NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20006 KEVIN B MARVEL PHD EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2023282010 2021-10-21 1 KEVIN MARVEL PHD XXX-XX-XXXX KEITH JENNINGS P01319883 3016526700 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z KEVIN B MARVEL PHD 1667 K STREET NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20006 21053988 0 X WWW.AAS.ORG X 1899 DC TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS. 13 11 40 250 1026159 450048 1511955 1583557 12344418 14565555 531932 804576 184563 82823 14572868 17036511 1017304 1119412 0 0 6269582 7327286 0 0 0 8446813 8985536 15733699 17432234 -1160831 -395723 22496678 21479028 8231538 6669354 14265140 14809674 X THE 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. 0 0 5040184 8292220 JOURNALS - 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. 2614051 2438842 MEETINGS - 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. 611716 MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - MAINTAIN MEMBERSHIP DATABASE AND THE AAS WEBSITE, PUBLISH ON-LINE NEWSLETTERS, PRINTED MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORIES AND AN ANNUAL PRINTED CALENDAR. 1119412 1119412 GRANTS 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. 248151 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - THE SOCIETY PROMOTES BROAD INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY, WHICH ENHANCES SCIENCE LITERACY AND LEAD MANY TO CAREERS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. 202712 528567 JOB 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. 395708 PUBLIC POLICY AND LOBBYING - THE SOCIETY WORKS WITH OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL SOCIETIES TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIETY. 250522 STRATEGIC 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. 3301436 3168612 SKY 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. 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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. 1255081 650 430762 7145 1679348 1003960 270206 19085 1255081 1058903 1540 -38355 18128 1003960 911911 950 162130 16088 1058903 849535 900 66796 5320 911911 0.34000 0.66000 0 0 873029 211204 661825 2260914 1790693 470221 56607 55776 831 1132877 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE 408548 ACCRUED RENT 909513 1318061 X 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. 0 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES ITG IS TRAVEL GRANT FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE MEETINGS 5558 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES ITG IS TRAVEL GRANT FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE MEETINGS 2145 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 0 GRANTMAKING 202175 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 0 GRANTMAKING 17500 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTMAKING 20000 0 0 0 0 0 0 247378 0 247378 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM STIPEND 34750 WIRE TRANSFER 1 STIPEND EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU 7 166500 WIRE TRANSFER STIPEND SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 1 17500 WIRE TRANSFER DPS HARTMAN PROGRAM EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU 1 925 WIRE TRANSFER STIPEND EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 1 20000 WIRE TRANSFER ITG 2020-1 IS TRAVEL GRANT FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE MEETINGS EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU 4 5558 WIRE TRANSFER ITG 2020-1 IS TRAVEL GRANT FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE MEETINGS EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 1 2145 WIRE TRANSFER 0 0 0 0 0 0 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: 1 ITHAKA 101 GREENWICH STREET 18TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10006 133857105 501(C)(3) 5460 PORTICO CONTRIBUTION-E-JOURNAL 2020 COMMUNITY INITATIVES 1000 BROADWAY SUITE 480 OAKLAND CA 94607 300103115 501(C)(3) 7500 SPONSORSHIP OF COMSCICON - FLAGSHIP 2020 CORNELL UNIVERSITY 107 GATES HALL ITHACA NY 14853 150532082 501(C)(3) 5000 ARXIV 2020 SUPPORT CONTRIBUTION SCIENCECOUNTS INC 1735 20TH STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 464747662 501(C)(3) 5000 TO SUPPORT SCIENCECOUNTS LEADERSHIP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK TO BOOST AWARENESS. 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RESERVE FUND 3 3268 PART I, LINE 2: WHEN 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. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KEVIN B MARVEL EXECUTIVE OFFICER 412355 0 40241 0 0 0 79757 0 44312 0 576665 0 0 0 JOEL PARRIOTT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY/ 203682 0 1100 0 0 0 21531 0 43897 0 270210 0 0 0 KELLY E CLARK CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERAT 213921 0 1100 0 0 0 21563 0 16896 0 253480 0 0 0 ETHAN VISHNIAC EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 253818 0 0 0 0 0 25818 0 25667 0 305303 0 0 0 JULIE STEFFEN DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING 141393 0 1100 0 0 0 14492 0 27111 0 184096 0 0 0 X 1 50462 FAIR VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE 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 7A THE 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 11B THE 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 12C THE 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 15 THE 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 19 ALL 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. 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