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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$71,212,099
Total expenses
$71,210,235
Contributions and grants received
$8,778,170
Grants paid
$2,873,523
Program service revenue
$56,972,782
Investment income
$5,335,883
Other revenue
$125,264
Total assets, end of year
$262,299,827
Total liabilities, end of year
$34,422,029
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$227,877,798
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$62,366,772
Management and general expenses
$7,933,920
Fundraising expenses
$909,543
Program service expenses (Part III)
$62,366,772

Program services were 87.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $4,086,034

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,255,770

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,436,366

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

    total $42,909,024 · related or exempt $42,909,024

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

    total $9,119,947 · related or exempt $9,119,947

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMS

    total $4,956,336 · related or exempt $4,800,420 · unrelated business $155,916

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP OPERATIONS

    total -$12,525 · related or exempt -$38,770 · unrelated business $26,245

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,673,970 · excluded $6,673,970

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $125,264 · excluded $125,264

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $22,576,460

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $23,914,547

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$1,338,087

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,338,087 · excluded -$1,338,087

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,424,564 · program services $1,424,564

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,268,775 · program services $1,268,775

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $180,184 · program services $180,184

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,119,596 · program services $2,301,993 · management and general $741,000 · fundraising $76,603

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $25,170,327 · program services $21,328,699 · management and general $3,379,487 · fundraising $462,141

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $6,719,322 · program services $5,551,795 · management and general $1,039,472 · fundraising $128,055

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,855,347 · program services $1,557,209 · management and general $261,266 · fundraising $36,872

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $421,289 · program services $327,138 · management and general $87,964 · fundraising $6,187

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $11,131,858 · program services $10,356,728 · management and general $722,839 · fundraising $52,291

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $286,578 · program services $218,119 · management and general $62,911 · fundraising $5,548

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,135,284 · program services $3,363,340 · management and general $722,572 · fundraising $49,372

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,799,651 · program services $1,385,985 · management and general $388,769 · fundraising $24,897

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,664,940 · program services $1,533,158 · management and general $118,737 · fundraising $13,045

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,998,583 · program services $8,923,320 · management and general $50,000 · fundraising $25,263

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $170,462 · program services $147,584 · management and general $21,501 · fundraising $1,377

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $220,888 · program services $155,329 · management and general $61,613 · fundraising $3,946

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER PERSONNEL COSTS

    total $670,902 · program services $493,335 · management and general $166,787 · fundraising $10,780

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $434,345 · program services $416,370 · management and general $11,228 · fundraising $6,747

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $1,537,340 · program services $1,433,147 · management and general $97,774 · fundraising $6,419

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,499,570 · end of year $7,419,676

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $17,567,277 · end of year $16,812,644

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $77,004 · end of year $40,638

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,393,499 · end of year $5,119,488

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,014,860 · end of year $3,072,461

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,145,359

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,523,956

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $690,156 · end of year $621,403

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $235,580,885 · end of year $206,491,132

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $28,948,874 · end of year $19,721,901

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $695,357 · end of year $3,000,484

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $16,745,459 · end of year $17,088,468

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $9,720,841 · end of year $17,333,561

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $248,269,432 · end of year $207,062,122

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,731,750 · end of year $20,815,676

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY IS AN EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION WHOSE OBJECTIVE IS THE ADVANCEMENT AND DIFFUSION OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSICS. APS IS A MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION WHICH PUBLISHES PHYSICS JOURNALS, CONDUCTS SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, AND ENGAGES IN EDUCATIONAL, PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ADVANCE AND DIFFUSE THE KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSICS FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITY, PROMOTE PHYSICS, AND SERVE THE BROADER PHYSICS COMMUNITY.

  • PHYSICS RESEARCH PROGRAMS: RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

    Expenses $30,769,979 · Grants $220 · Revenue $47,601,160

  • PHYSICS RESEARCH PROGRAMS: SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

    Expenses $12,785,322 · Grants $116,405 · Revenue $9,245,211

  • PHYSICS RESEARCH PROGRAMS: EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

    Expenses $10,464,793 · Grants $1,802,458 · Revenue $4,956,336

  • PHYSICS RESEARCH PROGRAMS: MEMBERSHIP OPERATIONS

    Expenses $7,597,635 · Grants $221,296 · Revenue $4,073,509

  • PHYSICS RESEARCH PROGRAMS: PRIZES AND AW

    Expenses $747,991 · Grants $729,645

  • Other Difference

    Expenses $1,052 · Grants $3,500 · Revenue -$8,903,435

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JONATHAN BAGGER

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $677,853
    From this org
    $628,757
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,096
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $597,557
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $1,200
    Deferred
    $24,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,696
    Filer's total
    $677,853
  • MICHAEL THOENNESSEN

    EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (THRU 08/22)

    Total calculated
    $663,813
    From this org
    $628,652
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,161
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,002
    Bonus
    $24,000
    Other
    $394,650
    Deferred
    $18,720
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,441
    Filer's total
    $663,813
  • JANE HOPKINS GOULD

    CFOO

    Total calculated
    $365,999
    From this org
    $322,867
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,132
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $320,667
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $1,200
    Deferred
    $24,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,732
    Filer's total
    $365,999
  • MARK DOYLE

    CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $357,924
    From this org
    $299,964
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,960
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $298,764
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,200
    Deferred
    $24,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,770
    Filer's total
    $357,924
  • FRANCIS SLAKEY

    CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $330,464
    From this org
    $274,559
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,905
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $270,859
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,700
    Deferred
    $22,135
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,770
    Filer's total
    $330,464
  • BETH GUNZEL

    CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $302,535
    From this org
    $248,060
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $54,475
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $246,860
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,200
    Deferred
    $20,705
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,770
    Filer's total
    $302,535
  • JEFF LEWANDOWSKI

    DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING

    Total calculated
    $254,098
    From this org
    $203,560
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,538
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,360
    Bonus
    $7,000
    Other
    $1,200
    Deferred
    $16,768
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,770
    Filer's total
    $254,098
  • LENNY MARKS

    TECHNICAL LEAD

    Total calculated
    $251,723
    From this org
    $201,261
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,462
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,061
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $1,200
    Deferred
    $16,692
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,770
    Filer's total
    $251,723
  • AMY FLATTEN

    DIR OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $246,748
    From this org
    $217,103
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,645
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,903
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,200
    Deferred
    $17,297
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,348
    Filer's total
    $246,748
  • CHRISTINE GIACCONE

    DIR OF JOURNAL OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $244,148
    From this org
    $226,273
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,875
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,073
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,200
    Deferred
    $17,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $244,148
  • MONICA PLISCH

    DIR OF APS PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $235,502
    From this org
    $218,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,302
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,200
    Deferred
    $17,302
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $235,502
  • JAMES TAYLOR

    COO (THRU 07/22)

    Total calculated
    $222,769
    From this org
    $202,720
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,049
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,423
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $42,297
    Deferred
    $12,877
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,172
    Filer's total
    $222,769
  • JEANETTE RUSSO

    CORPORATE SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $198,240
    From this org
    $151,951
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,289
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,751
    Bonus
    $8,000
    Other
    $2,200
    Deferred
    $12,519
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,770
    Filer's total
    $198,240
  • SYLVESTER JAMES GATES JR

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • FRANCES HELLMAN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • ROBERT ROSNER

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • YOUNG-KEE KIM

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • JAMES HOLLENHORST

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • BEVERLY KARPLUS HARTLINE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • NORA BERRAH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • KAREN HALLBERG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • ROBERT MCKEOWN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • AMITAVA BHATTACHARJEE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • LAURIE MCNEIL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • LANELL WILLIAMS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • ROBIN SELINGER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • PETER SHIFFER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4A:
MICHAEL THOENNESSEN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $394,650.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
13 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333189349308698

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