Public Charity

AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

Based in WASHINGTON, DC, AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $21.9M in revenue, $21.7M in expenses, $25.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 13 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $453K.

EIN: 210735173 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$21.9M
Total Expenses$21.7M
Total Assets$25.5M
Grant Records13
Funding Total$453K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

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.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Alice K B Monet
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE B Ashley Zauderer-Vanderley
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE Daniel Dale
PRESIDENT Dara Norman
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Dawn Gelino
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Diane Frendak

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Top Grant Purposes

SEE PART IV
$191,037 5 grants
Sub Awards
$78,202 1 grant
SUB AWARDS
$45,459 1 grant
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$35,000 1 grant
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$30,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $21.9M $21.7M $25.5M
2023 $19.2M $21.9M $25.4M
2022 $19.5M $19.8M $26.3M
2020 $17.0M $17.4M $21.5M
2019 $14.6M $15.7M $22.5M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $14.6M to $21.9M (+50%), with total assets most recently reported at $25.5M.

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