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AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY (EIN 21-0735173)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-13
IRS object ID
202033189349305653
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2020-11-13T11:25:29-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2020-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKEITH JENNINGSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01319883PTIN
Phone3016526700PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address207.87.50.194IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-11-13IPDt
IP Tm10:23:28IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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At Submission Filing Device IdBACCAC4079A11146C2B50B678C48A25305F86DB5AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

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$17,858,068GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee52TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers250TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$899,378TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$571,639NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,668,439PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,511,955CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$10,185,219PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$12,344,418CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,929,453PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$531,932CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$129,901PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$184,563CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$15,913,012PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$14,572,868CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,172,945PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,017,304CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,020,380PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,269,582CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$6,894,254PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$8,446,813CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$14,087,579PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$15,733,699CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,825,433PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,160,831CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$18,490,691TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$22,496,678TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,372,692TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$8,231,538TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$13,117,999NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$14,265,140NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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 SrvcYes (1)SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,611,917ExpenseAmt
Revenue$7,290,119RevenueAmt
DescJOURNALS - THE SOCIETY PUBLISHES THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, WHICH IS THE LEADING SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS IN THE WORLD. THE SOCIETY ALSO PUBLISHES THE ASTROPHYSICAL SUPPLEMENT, LETTERS, AND THE ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. THE SOCIETY'S JOURNALS ARE THE LEADING SOURCE OF SCIENTIFIC CONTENT IN ASTRONOMY AND RELATED FIELDS. IN 2019, THE SOCIETY PUBLISHED 61,300 PAGES OR 4,799 ARTICLES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,415,875ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,640,343RevenueAmt
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 2019, OVER 3,370 REGISTRANTS ATTENDED THE AAS MEETINGS. ADDITIONALLY, THE SOCIETY HAD OVER 75 EXHIBITORS AT THESE MEETINGS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$754,251ExpenseAmt
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
$1,017,304$1,017,304GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE - IN 2019, THE SOCIETY ADMINISTERED THE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND SOLAR ECLIPSE GRANTS. THE SOCIETY ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS TO OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, STUDENTS, EARLY CAREER MEMBERS, PRIZE WINNERS AND SCIENTIFIC EDITORS.
$335,105EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - THE SOCIETY PROMOTES BROAD INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY, WHICH ENHANCES SCIENCE LITERACY AND LEAD MANY TO CAREERS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
$192,928JOB 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.$607,329
$388,055PUBLIC POLICY AND LOBBYING - THE SOCIETY WORKS WITH OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL SOCIETIES TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIETY.
$174,606STRATEGIC 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 BOARD-APPROVED TRANSFERS FROM THE JOURNALS PROGRAM.
$1,489,152SKY AND TELESCOPE: IN JULY OF 2019, THE AAS PURCHASED THE SKY AND TELESCOPE LINE OF BUSINESSES INCLUDING SKY AND TELESCOPE MAGAZINE, AN ONLINE STORE SHOPATSKY.ORG AND A TOUR BUSINESS.$1,806,627
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$3,597,150TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$1,017,304TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$2,413,956TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$12,379,193TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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 Document49IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee52EmployeeCnt
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 Member10IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MEGAN DONAHUE
PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAULA SZKODY
PRESIDENT ELECT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL STRAUSS
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOAN SCHMELZ
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEOFFREY C CLAYTON
THIRD VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY MORRISON
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALICE K B MONET
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$13,333$0$0
MARCEL AGUEROS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$1,250$0$0
KELSEY JOHNSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLE CRUZ
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
JAMES D LOWENTHAL - TERM ENDED
PRIOR VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
G FRITZ BENEDICT - TERM ENDED
PRIOR SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$28,222$0$0
STUART VOGEL - TERM ENDED
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA KIRKPATRICK - TERM ENDED
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM BURGASSER - TERM ENDED
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE JONES - TERM ENDED
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN B MARVEL
EXECUTIVE OFFICER35.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$393,637$0$119,727
JOEL PARRIOTT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY/35.00Yes (X)$197,003$0$85,474
KELLY E CLARK
CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERAT35.00Yes (X)$222,264$0$41,007
ETHAN VISHNIAC
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF35.00$244,174$0$48,030Yes (X)
JULIE STEFFEN
DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING35.00$140,060$0$31,038Yes (X)
ELIZABETH SCUDERI
DIRECTOR OF MEETING SERVICES35.00$101,206$0$37,889Yes (X)
RICK FIENBERG
PRESS OFFICER35.00$104,754$0$35,055Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,445,903TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$398,220TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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$1,020,797
STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP
LEGAL SERVICES$378,9501330 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NWWASHINGTONDC20036
LSC COMMUNICATIONS
MAGAZINE PRODUCTION$185,058191 NORTH WACKER DRIVECHICAGOIL60606
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
EDITORIAL SERVICES$175,0661918 SHERIDAN ROADEVANSTONIL60208
PRECISION COMPUTER WORKS
MANUSCRIPT PUBLISHING$140,8345508 GREENTREE ROADBETHESDAMD20817
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,156,171MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$154,681GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$201,103AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,511,955TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
JOURNALS561300$7,897,448$7,290,119$607,329
MEETINGS900099$2,640,343$2,640,343
S&T MAGAZINES561300$1,736,311$1,444,262$292,049
S&T TOURS AND SALES900099$70,316$70,316
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$12,344,418TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$380,953TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$380,953ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,436,179SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,285,200SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$150,979SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$150,979TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$150,979ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$184,563TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$184,563ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$184,563OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,572,868TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$11,445,040RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$899,378UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$716,495ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,960TotalAmt
Program Services$88,960ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$621,730TotalAmt
Program Services$621,730ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$306,614TotalAmt
Program Services$306,614ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,101,377TotalAmt
Program Services$850,664ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$250,713ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,476,932TotalAmt
Program Services$3,634,738ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$842,194ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$179,603TotalAmt
Program Services$113,997ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,606ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$286,186TotalAmt
Program Services$181,647ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$104,539ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$225,484TotalAmt
Program Services$153,282ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$72,202ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$384,086TotalAmt
Management And General$384,086ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,334TotalAmt
Program Services$49,173ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,161ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,209,969TotalAmt
Program Services$883,080ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$326,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$730,353TotalAmt
Program Services$123,978ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$606,375ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,149TotalAmt
Program Services$14,702ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,447ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$501,998TotalAmt
Program Services$501,998ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$486,745TotalAmt
Program Services$423,650ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,095ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,636,496TotalAmt
Program Services$1,630,541ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,955ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$692,580TotalAmt
Program Services$149,763ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$542,817ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,882TotalAmt
Program Services$3,455ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,427ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
JOURNAL PRODUCTION$1,766,637$1,766,637
MAGAZINE PRODUCTION$567,256$567,256
UBIT$193,712$193,712
ONLINE STORE$119,616$119,616

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,733,699TotalAmt
Program Services$12,379,193ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,354,506ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,114,103BOYAmt
EOY$652,423EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,002BOYAmt
EOY$4,239EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,293BOYAmt
EOY$143,268EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$376,703BOYAmt
EOY$658,387EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$117,357EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$476,362BOYAmt
EOY$948,810EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,740,981LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,721,721LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$795,350BOYAmt
EOY$1,019,260EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,229,076BOYAmt
EOY$14,468,608EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,636BOYAmt
EOY$104,348EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$4,032,226EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$265,166BOYAmt
EOY$347,752EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,490,691BOYAmt
EOY$22,496,678EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,346,923BOYAmt
EOY$1,352,510EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,170,467BOYAmt
EOY$5,934,948EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$855,302BOYAmt
EOY$944,080EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,372,692BOYAmt
EOY$8,231,538EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,300,622BOYAmt
EOY$10,892,166EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,817,377BOYAmt
EOY$3,372,974EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,117,999BOYAmt
EOY$14,265,140EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,490,691BOYAmt
EOY$22,496,678EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,160,831ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$2,149,260NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$158,712OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$1,902,486CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,559,631CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,588,566CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,664,618CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,511,955CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,227,256TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,902,486CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,559,631CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,588,566CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,664,618CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,511,955CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,227,256TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$8,227,256PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$672,856CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$542,580CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$530,988CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$271,215CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$380,953CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,398,592TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$173,923CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$286,566CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$322,836CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$365,738CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$571,639CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,720,702TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years-$18,839CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$103,102CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$44,596CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$135,547CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$184,563CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$448,969TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$12,795,519TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$51,185,150GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.64300PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.64740PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$14,837DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$14,837TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
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$1,003,960BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$0ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$270,206InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$19,085OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,255,081EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$872,785BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$300ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$18,578InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,972OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$849,535EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.45000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.55000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$586,099OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$151,015DepreciationAmt
Book Value$435,084BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,098,275OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,516,592DepreciationAmt
Book Value$581,683BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$56,607OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$54,114DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,493BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,019,260TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
457 PLAN$235,519
ACCRUED RENT$708,561
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$944,080TotalLiabilityAmt
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 2016 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 (6 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$64,175
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,00PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIESITG IS TRAVEL GRANT FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE MEETINGS$7,115
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,00PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIESITG IS TRAVEL GRANT FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE MEETINGS$2,808
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,00PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIESITG IS TRAVEL GRANT FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE MEETINGS$1,657
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM00GRANTMAKING$213,359
SOUTH ASIA00GRANTMAKING$17,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$306,614SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$306,614TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMSTIPEND$37,500WIRE TRANSFER
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMSLOAN GRANT$7,359WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (7 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
STIPENDEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU8$166,500WIRE TRANSFER
STIPENDSOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,1$17,500WIRE TRANSFER
KAREN HARVEY FUNDEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU1$2,000WIRE TRANSFER
ITG 2019-1 IS TRAVEL GRANT FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE MEETINGSMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA1$1,657WIRE TRANSFER
ITG 2019-1 IS TRAVEL GRANT FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE MEETINGSEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)48$64,175WIRE TRANSFER
ITG 2019-1 IS TRAVEL GRANT FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE MEETINGSEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC6$7,115WIRE TRANSFER
ITG 2019-1 IS TRAVEL GRANT FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE MEETINGSSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA3$2,808WIRE 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 (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATION
60 GARDEN STREETCAMBRIDGEMA02138530206027501(C)(3)$23,000SE/LE STIPEND
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
3910 KESWICK ROAD NO N4327BBALTIMOREMD21211520595110501(C)(3)$30,000SE/LE STIPEND
ITHAKA
101 GREENWICH STREET 18TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10006133857105501(C)(3)$5,460PORTICO CONTRIBUTION-E-JOURNAL 2019
COMMUNITY INITATIVES
1000 BROADWAY SUITE 480OAKLANDCA94607300103115501(C)(3)$7,500SPONSORSHIP OF COMSCICON 2019
COMMUNITY INITATIVES
1000 BROADWAY SUITE 480OAKLANDCA94607300103115501(C)(3)$13,000COMSCICON LEADSHIP TEAM STAFF SUPPORT FOR THE COMSCICON-AIP EVENT AS INCLUDED IN THE AIP VENTURE PARTNERSHIP FUND AWARD BUDGET FOR THIS PROGRAM
CORNELL UNIVERSITY-CIS
107 GATES HALLITHACANY14853150532082501(C)(3)$5,000ARXIV 2019 SUPPORT CONTRIBUTION
OHANA WA'A
600 IMILOA PLACEHILOHI96720834591925501(C)(3)$5,000DONATION TO THE POLYNESIAN VOYAGING SOCIETY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org7Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (34 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
FAMOUS GRANT37$31,000
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANT55$75,603
CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE GRANT29$8,714
CHRETIEN FUND2$20,000
SE/LE STIPEND21$389,481
DPS HARTMANN GRANT26$12,079
PIERC FUND1$1,500
DDA (DUNCOMBE)4$2,400
BROUWER PRIZE1$2,000
STUDENTSHIP GRANT - SPD-EO3$980
DOXSEY TRAVEL GRANT10$4,000
SUSAN NIEBUR GRANT7$2,650
DDA DIVISION1$1,000
HAD EO1$750
DDA STUDENT STIPEND AWARD4$2,400
SPD DIVISION9$5,200
UREY/KUIPER PRIZE2$2,400
SCHRAMM AWARD1$1,500
DPS SEGAN MEDAL PRIZE1$1,200
TOM METCALF FUND11$15,000
ROSSI PRIZE1$1,500
HALE PRIZE1$2,000
KAREN HARVEY FUND1$2,000
OSTERBROCK PRIZE1$1,152
RUSSELL PRIZE1$4,000
WARNER PRIZE1$1,500
BERKLEY PRIZE1$8,000
KAVLI PRIZE2$3,000
WEBER PRIZE1$2,500
EDP GRANT6$9,721
TINSLEY FUND1$2,500
CANNON AWARD1$1,500
HEAD STUDENT TRAVEL FUND1$1,000
HEAD MID-CAREER AWARD1$1,500

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$393,637$0$0$0$0$0$74,999$0$44,728$0$513,364$0$0$0
JOEL PARRIOTT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY/$195,903$0$1,100$0$0$0$20,653$0$64,821$0$282,477$0$0$0
KELLY E CLARK
CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERAT$200,875$0$21,389$0$0$0$20,209$0$20,798$0$263,271$0$0$0
ETHAN VISHNIAC
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF$244,174$0$0$0$0$0$23,619$0$24,411$0$292,204$0$0$0
JULIE STEFFEN
DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING$138,960$0$1,100$0$0$0$14,162$0$16,876$0$171,098$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2ADDITIONAL PROGRAM WAS ADDED DUE TO THE PURCHASE OF SKY AND TELESCOPE MAGAZINE.
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 158,712.
PART XII, LINE 2C:NEITHER THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS NOR THE SELECTION PROCESS HAS CHANGED DURING THE CURRENT TAX YEAR.

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