Public Charity

AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in ARLINGTON, VA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $6.1M, expenses of $5.6M, total assets of $18.2M. Imperigo tracks 10 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $206K.

EIN: 530246691 ARLINGTON, VA Anthropology & Sociology NTEE: V21 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.1M
Total Expenses$5.6M
Total Assets$18.2M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$206K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO ADVANCE ANTHROPOLOGY AS THE SCIENCE THAT STUDIES HUMANKIND IN ALL ITS ASPECTS, THROUGH ARCHEOLOGICAL, BIOLOGICAL, ETHNOLOGICAL, AND LINGUISTIC RESEARCH; AND TO FURTHER THE PROFESSIONAL INTEREST OF AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST, INCLUDING THE DISSEMINATION OF ANTHROPOLOGY KNOWLEDGE AND ITS USE TO SOLVE HUMAN PROBLEMS.

Where $100 goes at American Anthropological Association

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

$63 Programs the work itself
$33 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $63 for programs

$19
Sections
31% of program spending
$19
Annual meeting
30% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 4,000 participants; 800 sessions
$8
Membership
13% of program spending

Plus 3 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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$12,300
2023
OUR FUTURE, OUR FIELD CAMPAIGN OF THE AAA ENDOWMENT.
$50,000
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$12,158
2022
TO SUPPORT THE AAA ENDOWMENT FUND
$50,000
2022
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$22,858

Showing up to 5 of 10 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

MEMBER (THRU NOVEMBER) Adam Gamwell
CONVENOR (FROM NOVEMBER) Adam Van Arsdale
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ady Arguelles-Sabatier
PRESIDENT Carolyn Rouse
MEMBER Chaise Ladousa
CONTROLLER Christian Martinez

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$140,516 8 grants
Education
$15,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.1M $5.6M $18.2M
2024 $5.3M $5.2M $17.8M
2023 $5.8M $6.4M $16.8M
2022 $5.8M $6.3M $16.0M
2021 $6.5M $6.1M $20.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $6.5M to $6.1M (-6%), with total assets most recently reported at $18.2M.

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

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