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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN CENTER FOR MONGOLIAN STUDIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$468,688
Total expenses
$505,194
Contributions and grants received
$254,034
Grants paid
$69,150
Program service revenue
$186,340
Investment income
$28,314
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$857,759
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,794
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$846,965
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$366,991
Management and general expenses
$138,203
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$366,991

Program services were 72.6% 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

    $6,960

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $226,469

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $20,605

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Language program

    total $107,482 · related or exempt $107,482

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Field school

    total $75,452 · related or exempt $75,452

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Educational seminars

    total $3,406 · related or exempt $3,406

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $28,314 · excluded $28,314

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $69,150 · program services $69,150

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $72,132 · program services $55,542 · management and general $16,590

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $79,608 · program services $37,151 · management and general $42,457

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,356 · program services $149 · management and general $1,207

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $15,848 · program services $3,829 · management and general $12,019

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,102 · management and general $19,102

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $36,636 · program services $31,636 · management and general $5,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,720 · management and general $4,720

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,170 · management and general $1,170

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,420 · program services $7 · management and general $14,413

  • 17 · Travel

    total $22,581 · program services $21,338 · management and general $1,243

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $822 · program services $95 · management and general $727

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,132 · program services $1,132

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,104 · management and general $4,104

  • 24a · Other expenses: Educational tours

    total $139,558 · program services $139,468 · management and general $90

  • 24b · Other expenses: Supplies

    total $9,840 · program services $1,430 · management and general $8,410

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $13,015 · program services $6,064 · management and general $6,951

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $86,522 · end of year $17,796

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $467,766 · end of year $695,032

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $160,028 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,259 · end of year $4,751

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

    $26,398

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

    $22,954

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,743 · end of year $3,444

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $141,865 · end of year $136,736

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,402 · end of year $6,134

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $30,631 · end of year $4,660

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $719,004 · end of year $842,370

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $120,146 · end of year $4,595

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The American Center for Mongolian Studies (ACMS) is an academic organization promoting scholarship and research about, and in, Mongolia. The organization provides support services to students and faculty conducting study or research in Mongolia at its full-service resource center and library in Mongolia. The Organization also conducts a variety of public outreach and educational activities, including lectures and language training.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Support the development of Mongolian Studies and academic exchanges with Inner Asia.

  • Speaker Series and Researchers -ACMS supported public scholarship and research through its Speaker Series and targeted fellowships. During the fiscal year, ACMS held 17 in-person and virtual lectures and roundtables in Ulaanbaatar and online, featuring Mongolian and international scholars and addressing topics including history, archaeology, law, public health, and environmental studies. ACMS awarded two Research Fellowships supporting doctoral and faculty research projects and collaborated with U.S. and Mongolian partners to host a virtual panel series on cross-border research collaboration.

    Expenses $13,215

  • Resource Center and Library in Mongolia -ACMS maintained a fully staffed resource center and research library in Ulaanbaatar, providing access to a multilingual collection of more than 5,000 titles and research support to scholars and students from Mongolia and abroad. ACMS conducted library-related outreach and professional activities during the year, including World Book Day programming, librarian knowledge-sharing events, and the release of Mongolia's first Mongolian-language MARC 21 cataloging guideline. ACMS also supported major cultural heritage initiatives, including activities associated with a U.S. Ambassador-funded manuscript conservation project at the National Library of Mongolia.

    Expenses $14,946

  • Language Program, Field Schools, and Study Tours -ACMS offered year-round Mongolian language instruction and an intensive summer language program and conducted three Mongolia Field School courses during summer 2025 focused on biodiversity conservation, archaeology, and community-based park management. The Field Schools welcomed 41 participants from eight countries and included fellowship support in the form of tuition discounts. ACMS also hosted multiple U.S. university and educator programs, providing immersive academic and cultural experiences through lectures, site visits, and engagement with local experts.

    Expenses $338,830 · Grants $69,150 · Revenue $186,340

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Laura Triggs

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Charles Kusekopf

    Board Member, Director (Fo

    Total calculated
    $18,000
    From this org
    $18,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christina Warinner

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Taylor

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jonathan Dunnum

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Meredith Giordano

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Michael Klecheski

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paula Depriest

    President, Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sondra Cuban

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Higgins

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vera Kuklina

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bukhchuluun Dashzeveg

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maggie Lindrooth

    US Director

    Total calculated
    $25,000
    From this org
    $25,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 March 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600729349300420

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