Public Charity

AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.8M revenue, $4.6M expenses, $11.2M total assets. 14 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 530217487 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.8M
Total Expenses$4.6M
Total Assets$11.2M
Grant Records14
Funding Total$1.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION PROVIDES LEADERSHIP FOR THE DISCIPLINE AND PROMOTES THE CRITICAL ROLE OF HISTORICAL THINKING IN PUBLIC LIFE. THE ASSOCIATION DEFENDS ACADEMIC FREEDOM, DEVELOPS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, SUPPORTS INNOVATIVE SCHOLARSHIP AND TEACHING, FACILITATES INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION, AND HELPS TO SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE THE WORK OF HISTORIANS.

Where $100 goes at American Historical Association

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

$80 Programs the work itself
$19 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $80 for programs

$25
Membership services
31% of program spending
$23
Annual meeting
29% of program spending
$21
Grants and funding programs
26% of program spending

Plus 2 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

VICE PRESIDENT - PROFESSIONAL DIVISION Anne Hyde
PRESIDENT Ben Vinson
COUNCIL MEMBER (FROM 1/25) Cemil Aydin
COUNCIL MEMBER Charles Zappia
DEPUTY DIRECTOR Dana Schaffer
COUNCIL MEMBER (FROM 1/25) Edward Cohn

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,441,015 11 grants
Arts & Culture
$56,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.8M $4.6M $11.2M
2024 $4.2M $5.1M $10.5M
2023 $5.8M $6.2M $10.9M
2022 $4.7M $4.1M $10.8M
2021 $3.8M $3.9M $11.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.8M to $4.8M (+27%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.2M.

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

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