Public Charity

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS & SCIENCES is a Public Charity headquartered in CAMBRIDGE, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $10.4M revenue, $16.8M expenses, $128.4M total assets. 128 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $13.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 042103651 CAMBRIDGE, MA Interdisciplinary Research NTEE: V30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$10.4M
Total Expenses$16.8M
Total Assets$128.4M
Grant Records128
Funding Total$13.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1780, THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES HONORS EXCELLENCE AND CONVENES LEADERS FROM EVERY FIELD OF HUMAN ENDEAVOR TO EXAMINE NEW IDEAS, ADDRESS ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE NATION AND THE WORLD, AND WORK TOGETHER "TO CULTIVATE EVERY ART AND SCIENCE WHICH MAY TEND TO ADVANCE THE INTEREST, HONOR, DIGNITY, AND HAPPINESS OF A FREE, INDEPENDENT, AND VIRTUOUS PEOPLE." THE ACADEMY CURRENTLY UNDERTAKES A BROAD ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES IN FIVE PROJECT CATEGORIES: SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY; GLOBAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS; EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE; THE HUMANITIES, ARTS, AND CULTURE; AND AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS, SOCIETY, AND THE PUBLIC GOOD.

Where $100 goes at American Academy of Arts & Sciences

How American Academy of Arts & Sciences divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$66 Programs the work itself
$23 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $66 for programs

$37
Academy projects and studies
56% of program spending
$12
Project outreach and events
18% of program spending
$8
Publications
11% of program spending

Plus 4 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Alison Franklin
MEMBER Anna Deavere Smith
MEMBER (UNTIL 6/30/25) Cherry A Murray
MEMBER David M Rubenstein
FORMER PRESIDENT David Oxtoby
MEMBER Deborah F Rutter

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$6,938,083 84 grants
Education
$2,853,237 19 grants
Research & Policy
$1,200,000 2 grants
Arts & Culture
$565,600 16 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$192,479 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $10.4M $16.8M $128.4M
2024 $17.3M $18.8M $125.2M
2023 $14.0M $16.0M $122.6M
2022 $23.4M $13.9M $123.1M
2021 $32.3M $11.8M $130.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $32.3M to $10.4M (-68%), with total assets most recently reported at $128.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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