AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Tax status: 501(c)(3) public charity, recognized by the IRS in 1950.

EIN: 53-0246691.

FY2023 Form 990: $5,805,782 total revenue, $6,350,631 total expenses, $16,833,258 total assets.

How Helpfund reads this organization

Public Activity — Strong

Published Content & Communications — Solid Website content was successfully cataloged (mission, programs, links). We did not find a report linked from this organization's home page. We have not looked at the rest of the site, so this is not scored either way. 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 1950 — 76 years of operating history. Unbroken filing record across 2 years.

Web & Social Presence — Strong Website is reachable (American Anthropological Association). 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 2023, 3 years behind the current tax year. 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 44% of reported expenses.

5 of 5 signals measured.

Sentiment — not yet scored

Independent Funder & Peer Validation — Positive Received grants from 3 independent grantmakers, each recorded in that funder's own IRS filing rather than reported by this organization. 1 grantmaker funded it in the most recent filing years on record.

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

Outcome Measurability & Disclosure — Limited Publishes 1 outcome statement. 1 of 1 outcome statements include specific figures. Outcome statements carry no time period, so the results cannot be placed in time.

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

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.

1 of 5 signals measured.

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Programs

ANNUAL MEETING- THE ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL MEETING IS THE LARGEST GATHERING OF ANTHROPOLOGISTS IN THE WORLD WITH MORE THAN 5,000 PARTICIPANTS. THE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS AND INVITED GUESTS PRESENT SCHOLARLY PAPERS AND RESEARCH AT MORE THAN 900 SCHOLARLY SESSIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE PAPER SESSIONS, THERE ARE ROUNDTABLES, POSTER SESSIONS, PUBLIC POLICY FORUMS, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, A CAREERS EXPOSITI

SECTIONS - THE ASSOCIATION HAS 40 SECTIONS REPRESENTING DISCIPLINES, AFFINITIES AND INTERESTS WITHIN THE ANTHROPOLOGY COMMUNITY. MEMBERSHIP TO THE ASSOCIATION MUST INCLUDE MEMBERSHIP TO AT LEAST ONE OF THESE SECTIONS.

PUBLICATIONS - THE ASSOCIATION ADVANCES ITS CORE GOALS OF FURTHERING THE PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS OF ANTHROPOLOGISTS, DISSEMINATING ANTHROPOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND ITS USES TO ADDRESS HUMAN PROBLEMS, PROMOTING THE ENTIRE FIELD OF ANTHROPOLOGY IN ALL ITS DIVERSITY, AND REPRESENTING THE DISCIPLINE NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS THROUGH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ITS PUBLISHI

Leadership

EDWARD LIEBOW, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 7/2023) · LAURA ROZNOVSKY, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · NATHAN WAMBOLD THRU 92023, DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS, CONFERENCES & MEMBERSHIP · JEFFREY MARTIN, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS · SCOTT HALL, DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY · ADY ARGUELLES-SABATIER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 8/2023) · LEE BAKER, TREASURER · CAROLYN ROUSE, PRESIDENT-ELECT

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

Funding received

Received grants from 3 independent grantmakers, totalling $155,058, each recorded in that funder's own IRS filing rather than reported by this organization.

SEATTLE FOUNDATION (2023)

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND (2022)

MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC (2022)

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Contact

facebook: @americananthropologicalassociation · x: @americananthro · linkedin: @american-anthropological-association · instagram: @americananthro · youtube: @UCxILdBMSveRTOjgkZoFL-vg

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