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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ASSOCIATION FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,335,361
Total expenses
$4,319,658
Contributions and grants received
$2,721,445
Grants paid
$106,716
Program service revenue
$1,553,253
Investment income
$46,941
Other revenue
$13,722
Total assets, end of year
$4,865,626
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,722,901
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,142,725
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,616,350
Management and general expenses
$703,308
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,616,350

Program services were 83.7% 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

    $2,721,445

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCES

    total $1,131,986 · related or exempt $1,131,986

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    total $421,267 · related or exempt $421,267

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $76,671 · excluded $76,671

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $784 · excluded $784

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,459,599

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

    securities $2,489,329

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$29,730

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$29,730 · excluded -$29,730

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $12,938 · related or exempt $12,938

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $12,938

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $103,750 · program services $103,750

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,966 · program services $2,966

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $600,609 · program services $502,820 · management and general $97,789

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,281,305 · program services $1,072,688 · management and general $208,617

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $64,331 · program services $53,857 · management and general $10,474

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $139,704 · program services $116,958 · management and general $22,746

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $131,514 · program services $110,101 · management and general $21,413

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,003 · program services $3,351 · management and general $652

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $36,663 · program services $30,694 · management and general $5,969

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $584,184 · program services $489,072 · management and general $95,112

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $13,560 · program services $13,560

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,227 · management and general $12,227

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $398,593 · program services $333,696 · management and general $64,897

  • 17 · Travel

    total $209,186 · program services $175,127 · management and general $34,059

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $395,036 · program services $330,718 · management and general $64,318

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $175,234 · program services $146,703 · management and general $28,531

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,777 · program services $13,208 · management and general $2,569

  • 24a · Other expenses: BANKING AND FEES

    total $76,148 · program services $63,749 · management and general $12,399

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $55,315 · program services $36,963 · management and general $18,352

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $10,766 · program services $9,013 · management and general $1,753

  • 24d · Other expenses: FOOD AND BEVERAGE

    total $8,787 · program services $7,356 · management and general $1,431

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,315,534 · end of year $3,165,120

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $96,341 · end of year $4,255

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $112,099 · end of year $121,929

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

    $1,110,388

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

    $973,766

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $311,855 · end of year $136,622

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,219,122 · end of year $1,437,700

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $173,259 · end of year $190,728

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,884,479 · end of year $1,442,265

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $86,268 · end of year $89,908

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,857,739 · end of year $3,091,385

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $53,206 · end of year $51,340

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

AS A GLOBAL ASSOCIATION, AIR EMPOWERS HIGHER EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS TO USE DATA, INFORMATION, AND ANALYTICS IN WAYS THAT ARE EFFECTIVE, ETHICAL, AND EQUITABLE. AIR SUPPORTS DATA-INFORMED DECISON MAKING THAT AMPLIFIES STUDENT AND INSTITUTIONAL SUCCESS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O

  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING AIR PROVIDES NUMEROUS EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO ITS STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING MEMBERS, THROUGH 2 ONLINE COURSES, 5 PLUS WORKSHOPS, IN-PERSON SEMINARS, ON-DEMAND TUTORIALS, AND WEBINARS. AIR ALSO PROVIDES IPEDS TRAINING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH 3 ONLINE COURSES, 50 PLUS WORKSHOPS, 70 PLUS ONLINE TUTORIALS, AND WEBINARS.

    Expenses $1,003,611 · Revenue $1,839,695

  • CONFERENCES & EVENTS AIR'S 2023 ANNUAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN CLEVELAND WITH OVER 1,300 ATTENDEES, 200 PLUS SESSIONS, 2 KEYNOTES, 35 SPONSORING COMPANIES, AND 15 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS. THE CONFERENCE PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DATA PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS THE U.S. AND THE WORLD.

    Expenses $1,397,855 · Revenue $987,163

  • RESEARCH & INITIATIVES AIR, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION, JOBS FOR THE FUTURE, EDUCAUSE, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE & UINVERSITY BUSINESS OFFICERS, AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC & LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES, WORKED TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN DATA-INFORMED DECISION CULTURES WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION. THE WORK INCLUDED A DATA LITERACY PROGRAM, POSTSECONDARY DATA PARTNERSHIP TRAINING, AND AN ANALYTICS PLAYBOOK.

    Expenses $925,028 · Revenue $993,337

  • Expenses $289,856 · Grants $106,716

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jonathan Gagliardi

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brent Drake

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Webber

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Craig Abbey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Angela Bell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Egypt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maren Hess

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mitchel Nesler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christopher Pena

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deborah Phelps

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wen Qi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Vance

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christine Keller

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO

    Total calculated
    $242,271
    From this org
    $218,189
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,082
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $218,189
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,910
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,172
    Filer's total
    $242,271

  • Jason Lewis

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $195,855
    From this org
    $186,181
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,674
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,681
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,309
    Nontaxable benefits
    $365
    Filer's total
    $195,855

  • Leah Ross

    ASSOCIATE DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $162,483
    From this org
    $145,863
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,620
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,363
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,293
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,327
    Filer's total
    $162,483

  • Darlena Jones

    SR DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & GRANTS

    Total calculated
    $138,218
    From this org
    $118,484
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,734
    Hours/week
    40

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 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
3 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510349349302356

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