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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,496,621
Total expenses
$5,801,036
Contributions and grants received
$1,078,949
Grants paid
$19,775
Program service revenue
$3,862,685
Investment income
$439,907
Other revenue
$115,080
Total assets, end of year
$15,367,413
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,162,796
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,204,617
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,727,235
Management and general expenses
$2,073,801
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,727,235

Program services were 64.3% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,078,949

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Geosciences Database

    total $3,637,169 · related or exempt $3,637,169

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Membership Dues

    total $153,045 · related or exempt $153,045

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Publications

    total $67,931 · related or exempt $67,931

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Subscriptions

    total $4,540 · related or exempt $4,540

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $242,458 · excluded $242,458

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $11,211

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $11,211

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $11,211 · excluded $11,211

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,900,515

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

    securities $1,703,066

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $197,449

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $197,449 · excluded $197,449

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other income

    total $103,869 · excluded $103,869

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $103,869

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $19,775 · program services $19,775

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $780,453 · program services $598,191 · management and general $182,262

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,505,409 · program services $1,911,954 · management and general $593,455

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $114,075 · program services $91,220 · management and general $22,855

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $490,107 · program services $391,911 · management and general $98,196

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $234,139 · program services $187,228 · management and general $46,911

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,682 · management and general $4,682

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $320,332 · management and general $320,332

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $41,868 · management and general $41,868

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $121,883 · program services $75,314 · management and general $46,569

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $186,977 · program services $118,887 · management and general $68,090

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $191,368 · program services $170,147 · management and general $21,221

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $41,436 · program services $41,436

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $40,090 · management and general $40,090

  • 17 · Travel

    total $129,259 · program services $92,310 · management and general $36,949

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $74,726 · program services $8,854 · management and general $65,872

  • 20 · Interest

    total $51,181 · management and general $51,181

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $244,853 · management and general $244,853

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $23,224 · management and general $23,224

  • 24a · Other expenses: Taxes and Licenses

    total $58,906 · management and general $58,906

  • 24b · Other expenses: Other expenses

    total $56,416 · program services $15,320 · management and general $41,096

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues & Registration fee

    total $43,732 · program services $4,688 · management and general $39,044

  • 24d · Other expenses: Bad debt expense

    total $26,145 · management and general $26,145

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,585,390 · end of year $862,958

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $613,377 · end of year $1,028,062

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $6,990 · end of year $4,410

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $58,343 · end of year $26,035

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

    $5,953,127

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

    $3,167,746

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,030,235 · end of year $2,785,381

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,841,425 · end of year $6,038,664

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $108,540 · end of year $108,540

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,513,363 · end of year $4,513,363

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $455,489 · end of year $431,451

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,291,606 · end of year $731,345

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,294,796 · end of year $8,952,650

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,715,772 · end of year $5,251,967

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The American Geosciences Institute represents and serves the geoscience community by providing collaborative leadership and information to connect Earth, science, and people.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Dedicated to serving the geoscience community and addressing the needs of society. See Sch O

  • GeoRef: The computerized bibliographic database records and indexes the world's geoscience literature making this information accessible to earth scientists and the general public. Established by the American Geosciences Institute in 1966, the GeoRef database provides access to the geoscience literature of the world. GeoRef is the most comprehensive database in the geosciences and continues to grow by more than 100,000 references a year. The database contains over 4 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses.

    Expenses $2,340,609 · Revenue $3,637,169

  • Education: AGI's Education Program include awards for excellence in teaching K-12 Earth science, working in partnership with commercial publishers to provide exemplary Earth science curricula, offering both face-to-face and online Earth science professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers, a collection of resources to aid in K-12 Earth science teaching, and online resources for professional geoscientists working with classroom teachers.

    Expenses $721,775 · Grants $4,775

  • Geoscience Policy Program: The Geoscience Policy program works with AGI member societies and federal policy makers to advocate on behalf of the shared interests of the geoscience profession. Geoscience Policy program staff track and analyze policy issues; update the geoscience community through news briefs that cover federal legislation, appropriations, and hearings; and organize meetings, briefings, testimony and written submissions on geoscience policy issues.

    Expenses $288,183 · Revenue $153,045

  • Workforce: Includes geoscience workforce data, resources for higher education and careers in the geosciences, and special programs such as the Geoscience Online Learning Initiative (GOLI), an AGI-AIPG collaboration providing free on-demand courses.The AGI Workforce Program was built on data collection and analysis. Since 1955, AGI has maintained databases of academic geoscience programs in the United States, and more recently, globally. In addition, the Workforce Program also conducts regular surveys on geoscience graduates and reports on the state of the geoscience workforce biennially. We also provide baseline data from federal and industry sources on general interest items, such as salaries and employment levels.

    Expenses $255,167 · Grants $15,000

  • Center for Geoscience & Society: The mission of AGI's Center for Geoscience and Society is to enhance geoscience awareness across all sectors of society. The Center accomplishes this by generating new approaches to building geoscience knowledge, engaging the widest possible range of stakeholders, and creatively promoting existing and new resources and programs.

    Expenses $114,830

  • AGI Publications: Since 1948, AGI has provided premier publishing, curriculum development, and information services to the geoscience community. Representing over fifty earth science societies and other community cooperatives, AGI's publishing efforts increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in our world. AGI's reference books (Glossary of Geology, The Geoscience Handbook, Directory of Geoscience Departments) provide critical knowledge to the geoscience student or professional. Our educational products, such as those related to Earth Science Week and classroom curricula, steer future geoscientists to the right path and AGI's reports on the geoscientific academic community and the workforce feature crucial information and statistics extremely important for the recent, or soon-to-be, college graduate.

    Expenses $6,671 · Revenue $72,471

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jon Price

    Past President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Keri Nutter

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anna Shaughnessy

    Past President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • R Doug Bartlett

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rebecca Caldwell

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sandra Carlson

    Member at Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Shirley Jackson

    Member at Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Aida Farough

    Member at Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nick Tew

    GDR Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jonathan Arthur

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $274,483
    From this org
    $227,454
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,029
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $226,266
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,188
    Deferred
    $11,608
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,421
    Filer's total
    $274,483
  • Yetta L Hughes

    Dir. of Finance

    Total calculated
    $88,713
    From this org
    $85,402
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,311
    Hours/week
    37.5
  • Christopher Keane

    Dir, Geosciences & Higher Education

    Total calculated
    $225,084
    From this org
    $213,804
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,280
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,390
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $414
    Deferred
    $10,723
    Nontaxable benefits
    $557
    Filer's total
    $225,084
  • Edward Robeck

    Dir, Education and Outreach

    Total calculated
    $192,174
    From this org
    $182,484
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,690
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,296
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,188
    Deferred
    $9,133
    Nontaxable benefits
    $557
    Filer's total
    $192,174
  • Geoffrey Camphire

    Assoc. Dir, Strategic Communications

    Total calculated
    $139,210
    From this org
    $105,613
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,597
    Hours/week
    37.5

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 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521359349310402

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