Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,759,922
- Total expenses
- $1,656,566
- Contributions and grants received
- $121,221
- Grants paid
- $47,000
- Program service revenue
- $1,315,740
- Investment income
- $321,104
- Other revenue
- $1,857
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,653,232
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $861,019
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $7,792,213
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $923,280
- Management and general expenses
- $676,127
- Fundraising expenses
- $57,159
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $923,280
Program services were 55.7% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$121,221
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2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES
total $624,757 · related or exempt $624,757
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2b · Program service revenue: MEETINGS
total $537,839 · related or exempt $537,839
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2c · Program service revenue: PUBLICATIONS
total $153,144 · related or exempt $153,144
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3 · Investment income
total $284,061 · excluded $284,061
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,109,392
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,072,349
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $37,043
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $37,043 · excluded $37,043
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE
total $1,857 · related or exempt $1,857
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,857
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $27,000 · program services $27,000
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $20,000 · program services $20,000
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $305,310 · program services $55,000 · management and general $225,279 · fundraising $25,031
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $337,184 · program services $235,286 · management and general $89,773 · fundraising $12,125
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $24,706 · program services $2,853 · management and general $19,000 · fundraising $2,853
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $139,960 · program services $110,122 · management and general $25,876 · fundraising $3,962
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11b · Fees: legal
total $480 · management and general $480
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $91,279 · management and general $91,279
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $38,803 · management and general $38,803
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13 · Office expenses
total $59,260 · management and general $59,260
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16 · Occupancy
total $54,000 · program services $30,819 · management and general $21,273 · fundraising $1,908
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $275,895 · program services $247,329 · management and general $28,566
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20 · Interest
total $3,458 · management and general $3,458
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $389 · program services $221 · management and general $154 · fundraising $14
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24a · Other expenses: AWARDS
total $103,266 · program services $96,818 · management and general $6,448
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24b · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS & SERVICES
total $89,407 · program services $87,777 · fundraising $1,630
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24c · Other expenses: SERVICE FEES
total $76,114 · management and general $66,478 · fundraising $9,636
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24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM COSTS
total $10,055 · program services $10,055
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $294,814 · end of year $161,150
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $60,960 · end of year $60,967
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $27,800 · end of year $30,750
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $50,897 · end of year $46,832
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$50,072
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$50,072
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $389 · end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $7,410,493 · end of year $8,353,533
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $182,501 · end of year $186,332
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $545,801 · end of year $527,461
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $147,226
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,482,368 · end of year $4,020,469
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,484,683 · end of year $3,771,744
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SEE BELOW.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION PROMOTES THE DISCIPLINE AND PROFESSION OF PHILOSOPHY, BOTH WITHIN THE ACADEMY AND IN THE PUBLIC ARENA. THE APA SUPPORTS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PHILOSOPHERS AT ALL LEVELS AND WORKS TO FOSTER GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE VALUE OF PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SCHOLARSHIP, PUBLICATIONS, TEACHING SUPPORT, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND ADVOCACY FOR PHILOSOPHY.
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TO PROMOTE THE DISCIPLINE AND PROFESSION OF PHILOSOPHY, BOTH WITHIN THE ACADEMY AND IN THE PUBLIC ARENA. THE APA SUPPORTS THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PHILOSOPHERS AT ALL LEVELS AND WORKS TO FOSTER GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE VALUE OF PHILOSOPHICAL INQUIRY. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SCHOLARSHIP, PUBLICATIONS, TEACHING SUPPORT, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND ADVOCACY FOR PHILOSOPHY
Expenses $923,280 · Grants $47,000 · Revenue $1,317,597
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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R Lanier AndersonR LANIER ANDERSON
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Richard BettRICHARD BETT
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Johann KlaassenJOHANN KLAASSEN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amy FerrerAMY FERRER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $242,769
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $160,791
- Other
- $81,978
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $160,791 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $15,992 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $65,986 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $242,769 related
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Marya SchechtmanMARYA SCHECHTMAN
CENTRAL DIVISION PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lisa TessmanLISA TESSMAN
EASTERN DIVISION PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Margaret GilbertMARGARET GILBERT
PACIFIC DIVISION PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lauren AshwellLAUREN ASHWELL
ACADEMIC CAREER OPPORTUNIT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michele Moody-AdamsMICHELE MOODY-ADAMS
EASTERN DIVISION PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Amy KindAMY KIND
PACIFIC DIVISION PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Robert PasnauROBERT PASNAU
CENTRAL DIVISION PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Rebecca CopenhaverREBECCA COPENHAVER
PACIFIC DIVISION SECRETARY-TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $15,000
- From this org
- $15,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Janice DowellJANICE DOWELL
EASTERN DIVISION REPRESENTATIVE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Clair MorrisseyCLAIR MORRISSEY
PACIFIC DIVISION REPRESENTATIVE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Julia JoratiJULIA JORATI
INCLUSIVENESS IN THE PROFESSION
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Martin PickaveMARTIN PICKAVE
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mark Van RoojenMARK VAN ROOJEN
LECTURES, PUBLICATIONS, AND RESEARCH
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gwen BradfordGWEN BRADFORD
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sarah StroudSARAH STROUD
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andrew CullisonANDREW CULLISON
EASTERN DIVISION SECRETARY-TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $25,000
- From this org
- $25,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Chloe ArmstrongCHLOE ARMSTRONG
CENTRAL DIVISION SECRETARY-TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $15,000
- From this org
- $15,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Harry BrighouseHARRY BRIGHOUSE
CENTRAL DIVISION VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Susan BrisonSUSAN BRISON
EASTERN DIVISION VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John CarrieroJOHN CARRIERO
PACIFIC DIVISION VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alex GuerreroALEX GUERRERO
STATUS AND FUTURE OF THE PROFESSION
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Eli Benjamin IsraelELI BENJAMIN ISRAEL
GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Giancarlo TarantinoGIANCARLO TARANTINO
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Krista ThomasonKRISTA THOMASON
MEMBER-AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ariela TubertARIELA TUBERT
CENTRAL DIVISION SECRETARY-TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Helga VardenHELGA VARDEN
CENTRAL DIVISION REPRESENTATIVE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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 · 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
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$10,000
PENSAMIENTO DIVERSO: GRANT FOR ADVANCING MEXICAN AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY & PHILOSOPHERS
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$10,000
NEWLAMP (NORTHEAST WORKSHOP TO LEARN ABOUT MULTICULTURAL PHILOSOPHY)
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(3) · EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION · DE
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 12 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523169349303602
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