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Society for Science and the Public

Public charity
Other · WASHINGTON, DC · EIN 53-0196483

About

Society for science is a champion for science, dedicated to expanding scientific literacy, effective STEM education and scientific research.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
125
Volunteers
1,884

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2022-12-31
Revenue
$26.0M
Expenses
$36.9M
Assets
$86.8M
Liabilities
$13.3M

Financial history

$58.6M$29.3M$0
16171819202122
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2022: $26.0M · Peak FY2016: $58.6M · Avg: $30.4M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$388K
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
EUROPE
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
NORTH AMERICA
RUSSIA AND THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES
SOUTH AMERICA
SOUTH ASIA
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
Grants Given
$5.1M
SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE AND THE PUBLIC
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Address

1719 N NW ST
Washington, DC, 20036-000

Governance

Voting board members16
Independent members16
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
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %0.0%
Permanent endowment %100.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Net to org-$249K
Retained by contractors$249K
ChannelsMail · Phone · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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