Totals
- Total revenue
- $19,541,464
- Total expenses
- $19,786,193
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,821,948
- Grants paid
- $1,024,438
- Program service revenue
- $15,876,412
- Investment income
- $586,456
- Other revenue
- $1,256,648
- Total assets, end of year
- $26,257,850
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,922,288
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $13,335,562
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $16,052,803
- Management and general expenses
- $3,733,390
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $16,052,803
Program services were 81.1% 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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1b · Membership dues
$1,092,483
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$600,348
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$129,117
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2a · Program service revenue: JOURNALS
total $10,664,453 · related or exempt $9,886,170 · unrelated business $778,283
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2b · Program service revenue: MEETINGS
total $2,647,942 · related or exempt $2,647,942
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2c · Program service revenue: S&T MAGAZINES AND TOURS
total $2,151,339 · related or exempt $1,874,150 · unrelated business $277,189
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2d · Program service revenue: S&T STORE SALES
total $412,678 · related or exempt $412,678
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3 · Investment income
total $257,602 · excluded $257,602
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,129,729
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $800,875
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $328,854
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $328,854 · excluded $328,854
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11a · Other revenue: RENT TERMINATION
total $1,203,565 · excluded $1,203,565
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11b · Other revenue: OTHER
total $53,083 · excluded $53,083
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,256,648
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $81,729 · program services $81,729
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $890,879 · program services $890,879
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $51,830 · program services $51,830
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,146,274 · program services $931,276 · management and general $214,998
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $5,552,152 · program services $4,642,890 · management and general $909,262
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $430,158 · program services $286,543 · management and general $143,615
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $709,342 · program services $639,461 · management and general $69,881
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $314,663 · program services $247,841 · management and general $66,822
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11a · Fees: management
total $94,122 · program services $71,686 · management and general $22,436
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11b · Fees: legal
total $92,344 · program services $31,784 · management and general $60,560
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $66,148 · program services $46,148 · management and general $20,000
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $30,470 · management and general $30,470
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11g · Fees: other
total $946,106 · program services $716,081 · management and general $230,025
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,646,758 · program services $1,086,197 · management and general $560,561
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14 · Information technology
total $95,539 · program services $31,316 · management and general $64,223
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17 · Travel
total $450,272 · program services $374,873 · management and general $75,399
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,158,833 · program services $2,157,844 · management and general $989
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,215,623 · program services $177,594 · management and general $1,038,029
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23 · Insurance
total $51,120 · management and general $51,120
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24a · Other expenses: JOURNAL PRODUCTION
total $1,775,803 · program services $1,775,803
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24b · Other expenses: MAGAZINE PRODUCTION
total $1,388,880 · program services $1,388,880
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24c · Other expenses: ONLINE STORE
total $269,919 · program services $269,919
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24d · Other expenses: ATTRITION
total $175,000 · management and general $175,000
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24e · All other expenses
total $152,229 · program services $152,229
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $777,555 · end of year $1,217,957
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $554,117 · end of year $1,315,744
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $94,002 · end of year $143,638
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $870,674 · end of year $1,445,158
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $506,843 · end of year $538,025
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $474,028 · end of year $1,122,627
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$2,671,223
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,714,509
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $929,329 · end of year $956,714
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $14,694,166 · end of year $11,220,890
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $91,084 · end of year $39,524
-
14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $2,240,126 · end of year $1,344,075
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $639,253 · end of year $6,913,498
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $780,150 · end of year $1,155,398
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $3,246,057 · end of year $3,936,450
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,375,281 · end of year $7,830,440
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $11,860,767 · end of year $9,380,994
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,608,922 · end of year $3,954,568
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
THE AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY (AAS), ESTABLISHED IN 1899, IS THE MAJOR ORGANIZATION OF PROFESSIONAL ASTRONOMERS IN NORTH AMERICA. THE BASIC OBJECTIVE OF THE AAS IS TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF ASTRONOMY AND CLOSELY RELATED BRANCHES OF SCIENCE THE MEMBERSHIP (APPROXIMATELY 7,000) ALSO INCLUDES PHYSICISTS, MATHEMATICIANS, GEOLOGISTS, ENGINEERS AND OTHERS WHOSE RESEARCH INTERESTS LIE WITHIN THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF SUBJECTS NOW COMPRISING CONTEMPORARY ASTRONOMY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS.
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JOURNALS - WE PUBLISH THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL WHICH IS THE LEADING SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS IN THE WORLD. WE ALSO PUBLISH THE ASTROPHYSICAL SUPPLEMENT, LETTERS AND THE ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL. OUR JOURNALS ARE THE LEADING SOURCE OF SCIENTIFIC CONTENT IN ASTRONOMY AND RELATED FIELDS. IN 2022, WE PUBLISHED OVER 74,000 PAGES OR 5,353 ARTICLES.
Expenses $6,036,410 · Revenue $9,886,170
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MEETINGS - THE AAS HOLDS TWO MEETINGS PER YEAR IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE SIX DIVISIONS OF THE AAS. THE MEETINGS SERVE AS A VENUE IN WHICH THE MEMBERS CAN SHARE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WITH OUR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO FORMAL PRESENTATIONS, WE ENSURE THAT EVENTS ARE SCHEDULED TO FACILITATE THE SHARING OF INFORMATION AND IDEAS. IN 2022, WE CANCELLED OUR WINTER MEETING DUE TO THE COVID VARIANT. WE HAD OVER OVER 1,800 REGISTRANTS AT OUR SUMMER MEETING.
Expenses $2,333,395 · Revenue $2,647,942
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MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - MAINTAIN MEMBERSHIP DATABASE AND THE AAS WEBSITE, PUBLISH ON-LINE NEWSLETTERS, PRINTED MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORIES AND AN ANNUAL PRINTED CALENDAR.
Expenses $811,810
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GRANTS AND ASSISTANCE. IN 2022, THE SOCIETY ADMINISTERED THE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GRANT PROGRAM. THE SOCIETY ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS TO OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, STUDENTS, EARLY CAREER MEMBERS, PRIZE WINNERS AND SCIENTIFIC EDITORS.
Expenses $1,024,438 · Grants $1,024,438
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EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: THE SOCIETY PROMOTES BROAD INTEREST IN ASTRONOMY, WHICH ENHANCES SCIENCE LITERACY AND LEAD MANY TO CAREERS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
Expenses $54,920
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JOB REGISTER: THE SOCIETY PUBLISHES A JOB REGISTER THAT ADVERTISES JOBS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS. THE JOBS POSTING ARE POSTED BY RESEARCH, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2022, WE PUBLISHED 1,515 JOB ADVERTISEMENTS.
Expenses $293,695
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PUBLIC POLICY AND LOBBYING: THE SOCIETY WORKS WITH OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL SOCIETIES TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF SOCIETY.
Expenses $293,300
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STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: SOCIETY-WIDE PROJECTS THAT IMPROVE THE OPERTATIONS OF THE SOCIETY AND PROJECTS THAT ARE CENTRAL TO THE MISSION OF THE AAS. THE CURRENT PROJECTS INCLUDE WEBSITE IMPROVEMENTS, ASTRONOMY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM AND THE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT. THESE PROJECTS ARE FUNDED BY COUNCIL-APPROVED TRANSFERS FROM THE JOURNALS PROGRAM.
Expenses $149,299
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SKY AND TELESCOPE: THE SKY AND TELESCOPE LINE OF BUSINESSES INCLUDE SKY AND TELESCOPE MAGAZINE WHICH IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY, AN ONLINE STORE SHOPATSKY.ORG AND A TOUR BUSINESS.
Expenses $5,055,536 · Revenue $2,286,828
As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Kelsey JohnsonKELSEY JOHNSON
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Stephen UnwinSTEPHEN UNWIN
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Adam BurgasserADAM BURGASSER
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Grant TremblayGRANT TREMBLAY
THIRD VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Doris DaouDORIS DAOU
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Alice K B MonetALICE K B MONET
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $40,000
- From this org
- $40,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Jane RigbyJANE RIGBY
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Louis-Gregory StroglerLOUIS-GREGORY STROGLER
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Edmund BertschingerEDMUND BERTSCHINGER
AT-LARGE TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
B Ashley Zauderer-VanderleyB ASHLEY ZAUDERER-VANDERLEY
AT-LARGE TRUSTEES
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Paula Szkody - Term EndedPAULA SZKODY - TERM ENDED
PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Geoffrey C Clayton - Term EndedGEOFFREY C CLAYTON - TERM ENDED
PRIOR SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Megan Donahue - Term EndedMEGAN DONAHUE - TERM ENDED
PRIOR PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marcel Agueros - Term EndedMARCEL AGUEROS - TERM ENDED
PRIOR AT-LARGE TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kevin B MarvelKEVIN B MARVEL
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $582,837
- From this org
- $455,707
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $127,130
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $421,054
- Bonus
- $34,653
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $88,437
- Nontaxable benefits
- $43,636
- Filer's total
- $587,780
-
Joel ParriottJOEL PARRIOTT
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY/
- Total calculated
- $250,722
- From this org
- $223,444
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,278
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $222,094
- Bonus
- $1,350
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $22,435
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,935
- Filer's total
- $254,814
-
Kelly E ClarkKELLY E CLARK
CHIEF FINANCIAL AND OPERAT
- Total calculated
- $301,353
- From this org
- $265,087
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,266
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $251,237
- Bonus
- $13,850
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $25,377
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,665
- Filer's total
- $307,129
-
Ethan VishniacETHAN VISHNIAC
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
- Total calculated
- $312,353
- From this org
- $263,975
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $48,378
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $263,975
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $26,890
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,419
- Filer's total
- $313,284
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Julie SteffenJULIE STEFFEN
DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING
- Total calculated
- $186,499
- From this org
- $150,229
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,270
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $148,879
- Bonus
- $1,350
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $14,782
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,542
- Filer's total
- $187,553
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Janice SextonJANICE SEXTON
EDITORIAL OPERATIONS MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $134,043
- From this org
- $112,815
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,228
- Hours/week
- 35
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Diane FrendakDIANE FRENDAK
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP SER
- Total calculated
- $149,781
- From this org
- $105,797
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $43,984
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $104,447
- Bonus
- $1,350
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $11,191
- Nontaxable benefits
- $33,253
- Filer's total
- $150,241
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Peter TysonPETER TYSON
S&T EDITOR IN CHIEF
- Total calculated
- $140,253
- From this org
- $114,564
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,689
- Hours/week
- 35
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 · 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
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$30,000
SE-LE STIPEND
-
SE-LE STIPEND
-
OSTREBROCK PRIZE
-
$5,460
PORTICO CONTRIBUTION-E-JOURNAL 2022
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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AAS SKY PUBLISHING LLC
PUBLISHING SKY & TELESCOPE MAGAZINE · DC · income $3,743,991 · assets $7,925,716
Directly controlled by AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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ASTRONOMYCOM INC
C · PROVIDE SPEAKER PRESENTATION SYSTEM & ON-SITE MEETING · DE · 100% owned · share of income $38,440 · share of assets $42,139 · controlled entity
Directly controlled by AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 14 November 2023
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202323199349317712
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