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American Political Science Association

Public charity
Research & Policy · WASHINGTON, DC · EIN 53-0200001

About

The american political science association ("APSA") supports excellence in scholarship and teaching and informed discourse about politics, policy, and civic participation. The association promotes a lively, diverse community of scholars, teachers, students, and practitioners who bring wide-ranging interests, methodologies, and perspectives to the analysis and conduct of government and politics. The association disseminates information, facilitates collaboration among its members, and publicizes research findings on important theoretical and political issues, and publishes a variety of materials relevant to the discipline. It enhances the capacity of political scientists to conduct research, improve teaching, develop professionally, and communicate their ideas within the discipline and to wider publics.

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Category
Research & Policy
Employees
49
Volunteers
32

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2022-12-31
Revenue
$7.8M
Expenses
$9.7M
Assets
$48.4M
Liabilities
$3.1M

Financial history

$9.7M$4.9M$0
16171819202122
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2022: $7.8M · Peak FY2018: $9.6M · Avg: $8.0M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$747K
Foreign employees2
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,——
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES——
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,——
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,——
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN——
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM——
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES——
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,——
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,——
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA——
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC——
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)——
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA——
NORTH AMERICA——
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA——
NORTH AMERICA——
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA——
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC——

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
$93K
Grants Given
$587K
AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
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Address

1527 New Hampshire AVE NW
Washington, DC, 20036-120

Governance

Voting board members32
Independent members31
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)

Permanent endowment %23.2%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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