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American Institute of Physics Incorporated

Public charity
DBA: % CATHERINE G SWARTZ CFAO
Other · COLLEGE PARK, MD · EIN 13-1667053

About

AIP's mission is to advance, promote, and serve the physical sciences for the benefit of humanity. AIP offers programs, products, and services that 1) advance and distribute the knowledge of the physical sciences and its applications, 2) enhance and cultivate the physical sciences disciplines, 3) enable and foster collaborative efforts among stakeholders in the physical sciences, and 4) promote the physical sciences to the public, government officials, agencies, and the media.

In care of Catherine G Swartz CFAO

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
322
Volunteers
172

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2022-12-31
Revenue
$81.4M
Expenses
$87.0M
Assets
$255.1M
Liabilities
$41.5M

Financial history

$87.0M$43.5M$0
16171819202122
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2022: $81.4M · Peak FY2019: $83.1M · Avg: $77.6M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$901K
Foreign employees6
Foreign offices1
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
East Asia and the Pacific
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)
East Asia and the Pacific
Middle East and North Africa
North America
South America

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$5K
Grants Given
$116K
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS INCORPORATED
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Address

1 Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD, 20740-384

Governance

Voting board members16
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 %78.0%
Permanent endowment %12.0%
Endowment held by related orgYes
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