AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION

Tax status: 501(c)(3) public charity, recognized by the IRS in 1955.

EIN: 53-0200001.

FY2024 Form 990: $9,087,562 total revenue, $9,941,766 total expenses, $62,990,493 total assets.

How Helpfund reads this organization

Public Activity — Strong

Published Content & Communications — Solid Website content was successfully cataloged (mission, programs, links). 1 published report or financial disclosure linked from the site. Maintains a news or blog section, but it publishes no feed we could read — so we cannot confirm how recently it posted. Posting history has not been collected for this organization yet — not scored either way.

Operating History & Continuity — Strong Granted tax-exempt status in 1955 — 71 years of operating history. Unbroken filing record across 3 years.

Web & Social Presence — Strong Website is reachable (American Political Science Association (APSA)). 5 official social accounts resolved. 5 social accounts resolved but not yet checked for posts — not scored either way. Posting activity has not been collected for this organization yet — not scored either way.

Regulatory & Legal Compliance — Strong Most recent 990 covers tax year 2024 — current. Latest filing includes the full functional-expense breakdown. Reports a written conflict-of-interest policy. Reports a whistleblower policy. Reports a document-retention policy. Uses an independent process to set executive compensation. 100% of voting board members are independent. Listed in IRS Publication 78 as an organization eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

Programs & Events — Solid 3 program service lines described on the latest 990. Program descriptions are substantive. Described programs account for 40% of reported expenses.

5 of 5 signals measured.

Sentiment — not yet scored

Independent Funder & Peer Validation — Neutral Received grants from 1 independent grantmaker, each recorded in that funder's own IRS filing rather than reported by this organization. No grants appear in the most recent filing years on record. Funders' returns are filed a year or more after the giving, so recent support often has not been published yet.

Media, Press & Legal, Social Chatter & Reach, Public Reviews & Community Voice: We have not collected this yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about this organization.

Third-Party Ratings & Watchdogs: The data exists but we are not licensed to publish it. This is a limit on us, not a finding about this organization.

1 of 5 signals measured.

Impact — not yet scored

Cost-Effectiveness, Impact Scale & Growth: We can measure this and choose not to publish it.

Outcome Measurability & Disclosure: We searched for this and found nothing to report.

Third-Party Impact Validation, Constituent-Verified Results: We have not collected this yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about this organization.

0 of 5 signals measured.

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Programs

APSA ANNUAL MEETING, CONFERENCE ON TEACHING AND LEARNING AND VIRTUAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE: THE APSA ANNUAL MEETING IS THE LARGEST CONFERENCE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. THE ANNUAL MEETING TYPICALLY DRAWS AROUND 6,000 PARTICIPANTS AND CONSISTS OF OVER 1,200 PANEL SESSIONS OVER A 4.5 DAY PERIOD IN WHICH THE MEMBERS' RESEARCH IS PRESENTED IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS. MOST OF THE PANEL SESSIONS INVOLVE PAPER PRE

JOURNALS: APSA SPONSORS AND SUPPORTS FOUR JOURNALS THAT ARE CORE TO THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINE: THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW, PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICS, PS: POLITICAL SCIENCE AND POLITICS, AND THE JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE EDUCATION. THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW (APSR) IS POLITICAL SCIENCE'S PREMIER SCHOLARLY RESEARCH JOURNAL, PROVIDING PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES AND REVIEW E

MEMBERSHIP DEPARTMENT: THE ASSOCIATION BRINGS TOGETHER, THROUGH MEMBERSHIP, POLITICAL SCIENTISTS FROM ALL FIELDS OF INQUIRY, REGIONS, AND OCCUPATIONAL ENDEAVORS IN ORDER TO EXPAND AWARENESS OF POLITICAL LIFE.

Leadership

STEVEN RATHGEB SMITH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL SEPTEMBER) · KIMBERLY A MEALY SR DIR, (UNTIL SEP)/EXEC. DIR. (AS OF SEPT.) · DANIEL GIBSON, SR. DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS · STEPHEN J STOUPA, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION · JON GURSTELLE, SR. DIRECTOR, PUBLICATIONS · MICHELLE ALLENDOERFER, SR. DIRECTOR, TEACHING & LEARNING · ANDREW STINSON SR DIR, GRANT INITIATIVES & INT'L PROG. · CAROLINE TOLBERT, VICE PRESIDENT (AS OF SEPT.)

Reported on the organization's IRS Form 990, Part VII.

Funding received

Received grants from 1 independent grantmaker, totalling $15,000, each recorded in that funder's own IRS filing rather than reported by this organization.

ASAE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (2021)

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Contact

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Source: IRS Form 990 filings and other public records, republished by Helpfund. Placement is never sold.