Public Charity

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES INC

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES INC is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $15.8M revenue, $17.2M expenses, $27.5M total assets. 7 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521947112 WASHINGTON, DC Education N.E.C. NTEE: B99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$15.8M
Total Expenses$17.2M
Total Assets$27.5M
Grant Records7
Funding Total$1.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1900, AAU IS COMPOSED OF 71 DISTINGUISHED INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA THAT CONTINUALLY ADVANCE SOCIETY THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND DISCOVERY. OUR U.S. MEMBER UNIVERSITIES EARN THE MAJORITY OF COMPETITIVELY AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH, ARE IMPROVING HUMAN LIFE AND WELLBEING THROUGH RESEARCH, AND ARE EDUCATING TOMORROW'S VISIONARY LEADERS AND GLOBAL CITIZENS. AAU MEMBERS COLLECTIVELY HELP SHAPE POLICY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND INNOVATION; PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES IN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION; AND STRENGTHEN THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES TO SOCIETY.

Where $100 goes at Association of American Universities Inc

How Association of American Universities Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$20 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $80 for programs

$73
Federal relations, policy, and public affairs
91% of program spending
$6
Other programspublic opinion project
8% of program spending
$1
Grant-funded projects
1% of program spending
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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

BOARD MEMBER Angel Cabrera
PRESIDENT Barbara R Snyder
BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 10/24) Carol Folt
CHAIR Christopher Eisgruber
BOARD MEMBER Cynthia Larive
VICE CHAIR Douglas Girod

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,491,463 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $15.8M $17.2M $27.5M
2024 $12.1M $10.7M $26.5M
2023 $10.9M $10.8M $22.1M
2022 $10.2M $9.9M $13.3M
2021 $10.4M $10.2M $12.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $10.4M to $15.8M (+51%), with total assets most recently reported at $27.5M.

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

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