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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ASIA SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$30,405,832
Total expenses
$32,109,391
Contributions and grants received
$22,955,642
Grants paid
$1,688,041
Program service revenue
$808,300
Investment income
$4,241,521
Other revenue
$2,400,369
Total assets, end of year
$122,919,115
Total liabilities, end of year
$16,513,742
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$106,405,373
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$22,430,105
Management and general expenses
$6,852,782
Fundraising expenses
$2,826,504
Program service expenses (Part III)
$22,430,105

Program services were 69.9% 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

    $1,254,108

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,525,657

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $444,083

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $19,731,794

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,980,344

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CO-SPONSOR FEE

    total $339,345 · related or exempt $339,345

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM ADMISSION FEES

    total $221,103 · related or exempt $221,103

  • 2c · Program service revenue: GLOBAL POL. & BUSINESS

    total $200,299 · related or exempt $200,299

  • 2d · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROG. REV.

    total $47,553 · related or exempt $47,553

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,187,480 · excluded $1,187,480

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $367,024 · excluded $367,024

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $387,405

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $260

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $387,145

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $387,145 · excluded $387,145

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $7,135,896

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

    securities $4,081,855

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $3,054,041

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,054,041 · excluded $3,054,041

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $427,604

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,525,657

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $376,911

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $50,693 · excluded $50,693

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $240,814

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $95,347

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $145,467 · excluded $145,467

  • 11a · Other revenue: EMPLOYEE RET. CREDIT

    total $1,450,040 · excluded $1,450,040

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,450,040

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $182,500 · program services $182,500

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $1,505,541 · program services $1,505,541

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,362,156 · program services $1,115,327 · management and general $822,762 · fundraising $424,067

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $12,260,114 · program services $8,792,400 · management and general $2,206,561 · fundraising $1,261,153

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $443,694 · program services $313,056 · management and general $91,527 · fundraising $39,111

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,474,118 · program services $1,069,306 · management and general $220,553 · fundraising $184,259

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,041,794 · program services $730,383 · management and general $177,544 · fundraising $133,867

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $231,870 · program services $56,927 · management and general $174,878 · fundraising $65

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $151,155 · management and general $151,155

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $440,336 · management and general $440,336

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,854,007 · program services $3,153,469 · management and general $551,579 · fundraising $148,959

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $78,075 · program services $78,075

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,524,134 · program services $925,630 · management and general $366,949 · fundraising $231,555

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,326,711 · program services $388,772 · management and general $797,575 · fundraising $140,364

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,202,506 · program services $1,012,396 · management and general $140,955 · fundraising $49,155

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,192,490 · program services $1,061,865 · management and general $93,284 · fundraising $37,341

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $84,284 · program services $73,051 · management and general $6,879 · fundraising $4,354

  • 20 · Interest

    total $528,981 · program services $428,029 · management and general $72,067 · fundraising $28,885

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,105,795 · program services $900,922 · management and general $143,846 · fundraising $61,027

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $354,228 · program services $73,097 · management and general $281,131

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIP RENTAL & MAINT

    total $668,180 · program services $492,356 · management and general $98,615 · fundraising $77,209

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS

    total $96,722 · program services $77,003 · management and general $14,586 · fundraising $5,133

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $11,852,272 · end of year $4,611,833

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $537,932 · end of year $4,247,981

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $9,890,130 · end of year $10,540,067

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $256,721 · end of year $293,467

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $83,182 · end of year $76,648

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $491,077 · end of year $550,180

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

    $57,030,207

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

    $40,312,199

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $17,666,445 · end of year $16,718,008

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $32,231,475 · end of year $36,220,044

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $50,119,653 · end of year $48,592,384

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $143,397 · end of year $1,068,503

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,328,602 · end of year $2,321,505

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $14,243,964 · end of year $13,836,828

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $355,409

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,791,569 · end of year $534,102

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $103,908,149 · end of year $105,871,271

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE SOCIETY IS AN INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION WHICH CONNECTS PEOPLE AND INSTITUTIONS IN ASIA AND THE WORLD TO BUILD UNDERSTANDING, ADDRESS CHALLENGES AND MAXIMIZE OPPORTUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE SOCIETY IS AN INTERNATIONAL NONPROFIT NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.

  • POLICY AND BUSINESS PROGRAM DIVISION - THE ASIA SOCIETY POLICY INSTITUTE HAS BEEN RANKED IN THE TOP 1% OF THINK TANKS AROUND THE WORLD BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA'S THINK TANKS AND CIVIL SOCIETY'S PROGRAM. WITH A PROBLEM-SOLVING MANDATE, THE ASIA SOCIETY POLICY INSTITUTE (ASPI) TACKLES MAJOR POLICY CHALLENGES NOW CONFRONTING THE ASIA-PACIFIC IN SECURITY, PROSPERITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMON NORMS AND VALUES FOR THE REGION. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $10,731,193 · Grants $526,696 · Revenue $215,380

  • ART AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS DIVISION - THE SOCIETY'S ART AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS DIVISION EXPLORES THE VITAL EXPRESSIONS OF DIVERSE ASIAN CULTURES THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES, FILMS, LECTURES, AND SYMPOSIA. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $5,552,845 · Grants $67,500 · Revenue $436,767

  • COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION - THE SOCIETY PURSUES ITS MISSION TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH INNOVATIVE ONLINE PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES - SINCE THE PANDEMIC, THIS HAS BECOME MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. THE WORK OF THE ONLINE OUTREACH DIVISION INCLUDES CONTRIBUTIONS FROM HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AS OUR THIRTEEN OTHER CENTERS AROUND THE WORLD. IT OVERSEES THE WEBSITE WHICH PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT ASIA SOCIETY PROGRAMS AS WELL AS CONTENT GENERATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SITE ON TOPICS OF CURRENT INTEREST. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $2,085,254

  • Expenses $4,060,813 · Grants $1,093,845 · Revenue $156,153

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Hamid Biglari

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chan Heng Chee

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Betsy Z Cohen

    VICE CHAIR & SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Niehaus

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John L Thornton

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lulu C Wang

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicolas Aguzin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hrh Turki Al Faisal

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edward R Allen III

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Isaac Applbaum

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mohit Assomull

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicolas Berggruen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J Frank Brown

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rabbi Angela Buchdahl

    TRUSTEE - EFFECTIVE 10/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael S Chae

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Albert Chao

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Purnendu Chatterjee

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Duncan Clark

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Henry Cornell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Frederick M Demopoulos

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Serge Dumont

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • J Michael Evans

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jamshyd Godrej

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Filippo Gori

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Evan G Greenberg

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan S Hakkarainen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George G Hicks

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Doris Magsaysay Ho

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • W Bradford Hu

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephanie Hui

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Omar Ishrak

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sangita Jindal

    TRUSTEE - EFFECTIVE 10/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mitchell R Julis

    TRUSTEE - END 10/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • K S Sonny Kalsi

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adrian T Keller

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mahmood J Khimji

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Kondo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lee Hong-Koo

    TRUSTEE - END 03/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kuo Chuan Kc Kung

    TRUSTEE - EFFECTIVE 10/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chong-Moon Lee

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ido Leffler

    TRUSTEE - END 10/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Josephine Linden

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ida Liu

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jean Liu

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Geoff Martha

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Asheet Mehta

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John D Negroponte

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gaoning Frank Ning

    TRUSTEE - END 03/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thierry Porte

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily K Rafferty

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Riady

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary Rieschel

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles P Rockefeller

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicolas Rohatyn

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Denise Saul

    TRUSTEE - END 02/2023

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen A Schwarzman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Neil Shen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dong Bin Shin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katie Soo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jane Jie Sun

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Y Ping Sun

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Harit Talwar

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ernie Thrasher

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark E Tucker

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eunice Zehnder-Lai

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James D Zirin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fernando Zobel De Ayala

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin M Rudd - End 032023

    PRESIDENT & CEO/PRESIDENT, ASPI

    Total calculated
    $1,031,855
    From this org
    $984,222
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,633
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $743,826
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $240,396
    Deferred
    $17,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,233
    Filer's total
    $1,031,855
  • Debra Eisenman

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $336,288
    From this org
    $271,187
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,101
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $271,133
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $54
    Deferred
    $16,969
    Nontaxable benefits
    $48,132
    Filer's total
    $336,288
  • Paula Hunker - End 102022

    CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $269,213
    From this org
    $239,751
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,462
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,601
    Bonus
    $12,650
    Other
    $20,500
    Deferred
    $12,553
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,909
    Filer's total
    $269,213
  • Julia Nelson

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $310,254
    From this org
    $295,155
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,099
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $280,859
    Bonus
    $13,900
    Other
    $396
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,099
    Filer's total
    $310,254
  • Shane Williams-Ness

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $302,268
    From this org
    $270,017
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,251
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $255,699
    Bonus
    $14,180
    Other
    $138
    Deferred
    $15,669
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,582
    Filer's total
    $302,268
  • Wendy Cutler

    VP & MD, WASHINGTON DC OFFICE

    Total calculated
    $343,663
    From this org
    $325,178
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,485
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $324,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $678
    Deferred
    $17,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,085
    Filer's total
    $343,663
  • Daniel Russel

    VP, INT'L SECURITY AND DIPLOMACY

    Total calculated
    $343,747
    From this org
    $325,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,997
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $324,988
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $762
    Deferred
    $17,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $597
    Filer's total
    $343,747
  • Orville Schell

    VP, CTR US-CHINA REL/ARTHUR ROSS DIR

    Total calculated
    $344,087
    From this org
    $310,725
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,362
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $309,218
    Bonus
    $271
    Other
    $1,236
    Deferred
    $17,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,962
    Filer's total
    $344,087
  • Sherian Abramaitys-Yi

    MD, PEOPLE & CULTURE - END 05/2023

    Total calculated
    $273,772
    From this org
    $269,267
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,505
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,243
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $21,024
    Deferred
    $600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,905
    Filer's total
    $273,772
  • Aalok Kanani - Effective 22022

    CHIEF DIGITAL & COMM. OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $251,053
    From this org
    $240,734
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,319
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $240,734
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,319
    Filer's total
    $251,053
  • Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe

    FORMER VP, GBL ART & DIR. AS MUSEUM

    Total calculated
    $158,790
    From this org
    $124,352
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,438
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,307
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $45
    Deferred
    $7,096
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,342
    Filer's total
    $158,790

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

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, FIRST CLASS TRAVEL IS PROVIDED FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. THIS IS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION. HOUSING ALLOWANCE OR RESIDENCE FOR PERSON USE: THE CURRENT PRESIDENT IS PROVIDED A HOUSING ALLOWANCE. THIS IS TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION AND INCLUDED IN THEIR FORM W-2.
PART I, LINE 7
CERTAIN OFFICERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A PERFORMANCE BONUS BASED ON ACHIEVEMENTS OF PRE-ESTABLISHED GOALS. ACTUAL BONUSES ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. BONUSES PAID DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR ARE REPORTING ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(II).

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
2022
Filed
22 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202420859349300317

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