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American Geophysical Union

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: % KIM PROPHET
Other · WASHINGTON, DC · EIN 52-0955532

About

AGU's mission is to advance and support an inclusive community of earth and space scientists and partners dedicated to discovery and solutions to societal challenges. AGU seeks to catalyze discovery and solutions to scientific and societal challenges; promote and exemplify an inclusive scientific culture; and partner broadly with other organizations and sectors to effectively address scientific and societal challenges.

In care of KIM Prophet

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Category
Other
Employees
175
Volunteers
21,000

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$56.2M
Expenses
$58.1M
Assets
$135.7M
Liabilities
$48.7M

Financial history

$58.1M$29.0M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $56.2M · Peak FY2017: $57.8M · Avg: $48.0M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$1.2M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH AMERICA
SOUTH ASIA
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$63K
Grants Given
$641K
AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
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Address

2000 Florida AVE NW
Washington, DC, 20009-123

Governance

Voting board members14
Independent members14
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %0.0%
Permanent endowment %83.1%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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