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American Society of Plant Biologists

Public charity
Other · ROCKVILLE, MD · EIN 53-0258999

About

Promote the growth and development of plant biology, to encourage and publish research in plant biology, and to promote the interests and growth of plant scientists in general.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
20
Volunteers
200

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$5.9M
Expenses
$6.8M
Assets
$22.6M
Liabilities
$4.1M

Financial history

$8.0M$4.0M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $5.9M · Peak FY2019: $8.0M · Avg: $6.9M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$61K
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices1
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
NORTH AMERICA
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)
SOUTH AMERICA
SOUTH ASIA

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
$194K
Grants Given
$61K
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLANT BIOLOGISTS
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Address

15501 Monona DR
Rockville, MD, 20855-275

Governance

Voting board members7
Independent members7
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardNo

Compensation practices

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

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %63.5%
Permanent endowment %28.2%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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