2013-02-15T17:36:05-06:00 2012-06-30 581763439 WINDHAM BRANNON PC 3630 PEACHTREE RD NE SUITE 600 ATLANTA GA 30326 990 2011-07-01 205478525 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION INC AMER 4047277920 825 HOUSTON MILL RD NE NO 300 ATLANTA GA 30329 DEBORAH B MINOR 4047277920 2013-02-08 1 DEBORAH L PRIEST CPA P00148240 4048982000 2013-01-29 2011 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z DEBORAH B MINOR 825 HOUSTON MILL ROAD ATLANTA GA 30329 6503542 0 X AARWEB.ORG X 2005 GA TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN THE SCHOLARSHIP AND TEACHING IN THE FIELD OF RELIGION AND TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC FORUM FOR ONGOING REFLECTION UPON AND UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS, ISSUES, QUESTIONS AND VALUES. 12 12 19 1200 0 0 235479 36309 2054319 2495071 294629 444825 -29356 -27804 2555071 2948401 0 65269 0 0 1122381 1065069 0 0 23120 1488484 1502279 2610865 2632617 -55794 315784 9474140 9627040 1746821 1917615 7727319 7709425 X TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN THE SCHOLARSHIP AND TEACHING IN THE FIELD OF RELIGION AND TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC FORUM FOR ONGOING REFLECTION UPON AND UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS, ISSUES, QUESTIONS AND VALUES. 0 0 981537 15574 1284311 ANNUAL MEETING:THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF RELIGION MEETING WAS HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH THE SOCIETY OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE MEETING IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA IN NOVEMBER 2011. IT WAS ATTENDED BY 10,500 SCHOLARS AND OTHERS. THE MEETING SESSIONS CONSISTED OF MORE THAN 900 SCHOLARLY PAPER AND PANEL SESSIONS AND VARIOUS WORKSHOPS AS WELL AS 360 MEETINGS BY RELATED SCHOLARLY ORGANIZATIONS. A TOTAL OF 278 BOOTHS WERE SOLD TO PUBLISHING COMPANIES FOR THEIR SCHOLARLY BOOK EXHIBITS. 931748 1210760 MEMBERSHIP SERVICES:AAR PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS INCLUDING A QUARTERLY SCHOLARLY JOURNAL, MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS AND AN ONLINE NEWSPAPER. WE PROVIDE ONLINE JOB POSTINGS AND AN EMPLOYMENT CENTER WHERE CANDIDATES AND EMPLOYERS CAN INTERVIEW. IN ADDITION TO OUR LARGE ANNUAL MEETING, WE HOLD 9 REGIONAL MEETINGS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND SUPPORT WORKSHOPS AND ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE REGIONS. OUR GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEE PLANS WORKSHOPS AND MENTORING FOR OUR STUDENT MEMBERS BOTH AT THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS. 243654 10000 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:AAR PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP BY HOSTING WORKSHOPS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND BY HOSTING SUMMER SEMINARS ON TEACHING PLURALISM AND COMPARATIVE THEOLOGY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO RECOGNIZED ARTISTS, JOURNALISTS AND SCHOLARS FOR THEIR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF RELIGION BY ISSUING MONETARY AWARDS TOTALING OVER $10,000. 219471 39695 EXTERNAL RELATIONS, RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS:IN TAX YEAR 2011-2012.THE AAR IMPLEMENTED ITS MISSION TO ENHANCE THEPUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:1. RESPONDED TO REQUESTS FROM JOURNALISTS FOR CONTACT WITH SCHOLARS WHOSE SPECIFIC EXPERTISE FIT THE PARTICULAR TOPICS THE JOURNALISTS WERE WRITING ABOUT;2. HOSTED JOURNALISTS AT THE AAR ANNUAL CONFERENCE;3. ADMINISTERED A CONTEST FOR EXCELLENCE IN NEWSWRITINGON RELIGION WITH THREE AWARDEES AND GAVE AN ADDITIONAL AWARD TO A SCHOLAR FOR HIS WORK ENHANCING THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGION;4. ORGANIZED A CONFERENCE OF DIRECTORS OF PRISON RELIGION SERVICES PROGRAMS FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND MULTIPLE STATE GOVERNMENTS AND A MEETING WITH SCHOLAR-EXPERTS FOR REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION; AND5. AAR GAVE OUT MORE THAN $34,595 IN 2011 IN RESEARCH GRANTS TOSCHOLARS TO SUPPORT PROJECTS TO ADVANCE RESEARCH IN RELIGION. 219471 39695 2376410 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 75 0 1 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 GA X DEBORAH B MINOR 4047277920 825 HOUSTON MILL ROAD ATLANTA GA 30329 DONNA BOWMAN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN ESPOSITO 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JANET JAKOBSEN 2.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID KIM 2.50 X 0 0 0 CHERYL A KIRK DUGGAN 2.50 X 0 0 0 OTTO MADURO 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN K PENNINGTON 5.00 X 0 0 0 NELLIE VAN DOORN HARDER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ELONDA CLAY 2.50 X 0 0 0 WARREN FRISINA 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERTO SAGARENA 2.50 X 0 0 0 LAURIE ZOLOTH 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHEL DESJARDINS 2.50 X 0 0 0 MARK JUERGENSMEYER 2.50 X 0 0 0 PUI LAN KWOK 2.50 X 0 0 0 JOHN R FITZMIER 40.00 X 179048 0 25409 DEBORAH B MINOR 40.00 X 115570 0 18327 STEPHEN W HERRICK 40.00 X 103626 0 21370 398244 0 65106 3 0 1 0 HALLWAY TECHNOLOGIES 8572 N OSWEGO AVE PORTLAND OR 97203 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 193013 MARRIOTT BUSINESS SERVICES PO BOX 403003 ATLANTA GA 30384 ACCOMMODATIONS 105932 2 36309 36309 ANNUAL MEETING REVENUE 813920 1284311 1284311 MEMBERSHIP DUES 813920 937090 937090 EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION 813920 107750 107750 REGIONAL MEETINGS 813920 74492 74492 PUBLICATIONS REVENUE 813920 37721 37721 53707 53707 2495071 141246 141246 11501 11501 116556 155861 -39305 -39305 -39305 3702859 3399280 303579 303579 303579 2948401 2495071 0 417021 49695 49695 15574 15574 829984 714141 109063 6780 235085 202274 30891 1920 32684 31951 711 22 20435 19977 444 14 297543 290870 6470 203 9388 9358 29 1 115453 112052 1992 1409 38187 30884 7081 222 211136 201394 9446 296 202372 198362 1624 2386 120932 107056 12634 1242 15992 14110 1825 57 SERVICE CHARGES & FEES 193803 164487 28425 891 EQUIPMT RENTAL & MAINTE 125696 107718 10514 7464 SUBVENTIONS 36704 35730 944 30 TEMPORARY HELP 27215 27203 11 1 54739 43574 10983 182 2632617 2376410 233087 23120 512050 475304 200000 100000 108310 37216 24444 65756 2954888 981360 1629550 1973528 6999786 6975236 9474140 9627040 538573 723359 1208248 1194256 1746821 1917615 X 5344452 5574793 1182867 934632 1200000 1200000 7727319 7709425 9474140 9627040 X 315784 -333678 X 0 1 0 X 0 X 1260547 832751 187575 235479 36309 2552661 1482230 1455862 1951994 2054319 2476974 9421379 2742777 2288613 2139569 2289798 2513283 11974040 41098 34220 32896 25030 9250 142494 0 41098 34220 32896 25030 9250 142494 11831546 220914 170196 218307 254091 269303 1132811 220914 170196 218307 254091 269303 1132811 28558 19518 15319 20396 11501 95292 2992249 2478327 2373195 2564285 2794087 13202143 0.89620 0.89600 0.08580 0.08340 X 1953674 32854 190768 1795760 1672742 333607 52675 1953674 1429669 100000 196495 53422 1672742 1796825 -299152 68004 1429669 0.15000 0.67000 0.18000 0 0 82500 82500 2362020 814966 1547054 510368 166394 343974 1973528 2948401 2632617 315784 -333678 -333678 -17894 2770584 -333678 155861 -177817 2948401 0 2948401 2788478 155861 155861 2632617 0 2632617 DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: THE ACADEMY IS CLASSIFIED AS A SECTION 501(C)(3) PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITY UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ACADEMY IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES ON ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES IS REQUIRED. MANAGEMENT OF THE ACADEMY CONSIDERS THE LIKELIHOOD OF CHANGES BY TAXING AUTHORITIES IN ITS FILED INCOME TAX RETURNS AND RECOGNIZES A LIABILITY FOR OR DISCLOSES POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO OCCUR, INCLUDING CHANGES TO THE ACADEMY'S STATUS AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE ACADEMY MET THE REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND HAS NO INCOME SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX, THEREFORE NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ACADEMY'S INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES, AND MAY CHANGE UPON EXAMINATION. PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSE REPORTED ON REVENUE STATEMENT 155,861. RENTAL EXPENSE REPORTED ON REVENUE STATEMENT -155,861. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSE REPORTED ON REVENUE STATEMENT 155,861. PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSE REPORTED ON REVEUNE STATEMENT 155,861. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TRAVEL ASSISTANCE TO THE 2011 ANNUAL MEETING EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 5 11314 TRAVEL ASSISTANCE TO THE 2011 ANNUAL MEETING MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 2 4260 0 0 0 0 0 0 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS OUTSIDE THE U.S.: SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE MADE FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR SPEAKERS TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ORGANIZATION. AAR MAKES MOST OF THE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS, AND PAYS THE HOTEL, AIRLINE, ETC. DIRECTLY. PER DIEMS ARE GIVEN THE GRANT RECIPIENT TO COVER MEALS AND OTHER INCIDENTALS. 1 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS 3 10000 RESEARCH GRANT AWARDS 10 34595 RAJ ENDOWMENT 1 5000 CO-SPONSORSHIP - ISLAM IN AMERICA CONFERENCE 1 100 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: REGIONAL DEV. GRANTS: RECIPIENTS MUST SUBMIT A REPORT WHICH INCLUDES DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS INCLUDING BUDGET/ACTUAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION. RESEARCH GRANT AWARDS: RECIPIENTS MUST SUBMIT A REPORT DESCRIBING HOW THE PROPOSED WORK HAS DEVELOPED AND AN EXPENSE REPORT DETAILING HOW THE GRANT MONEY WAS SPENT. THE REPORT IS DUE BY THE END OF THE YEAR FOLLOWING THE GRANT. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOHN R FITZMIER 179048 0 0 0 0 0 16483 0 8926 0 204457 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 AAR HAS FOUR TYPES OF MEMBERS: PROFESSIONAL, STUDENT, RETIRED AND SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL. ALL MEMBERS HAVE THE SAME VOTING RIGHTS WHICH INCLUDE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A SEE RESPONSE ABOVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B SEE RESPONSE ABOVE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 AND 990-T ARE GIVEN TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS ARE REFERRED BACK TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OR TAX PREPARER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS CONCERNING THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH AAR, ORGANIZATIONS DOING BUSINESS WITH AAR AND OTHER POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. SHOULD A BOARD MEMBER HAVE A CONFLICT WITH ANY ISSUES OR BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD, HE/SHE WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO VOTE ON THOSE ISSUES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AND SALARY ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY A COMMITTEE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS SET AND APPROVED BY THIS COMMITTEE. ALL OF THE EMPLOYESS OF THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ARE EMPLOYESS OF EMORY UNIVERSITY. ANNUALLY, EMORY REVIEWS MARKET DATA TO DETERMINE IF SALARY ADJUSTMENTS ARE REQUIRED FOR ANY OF ITS POSITIONS. AAR STRIVES TO MAINTAIN SALARIES AT THE MIDPOINT OF THE SALARY RANGE SUGGESTED BY EMORY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -333,678. RENTAL EXPENSE REPORTED ON REVENUE STATEMENT 155,861. RENTAL EXPENSE REPORTED ON REVENUE STATEMENT -155,861. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -333,678. 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