Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $45,967,231
- Total expenses
- $32,412,698
- Contributions and grants received
- $28,290,968
- Grants paid
- $20,213,243
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $17,587,689
- Other revenue
- $88,574
- Total assets, end of year
- $200,277,168
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $10,789,242
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $189,487,926
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $26,941,263
- Management and general expenses
- $5,028,119
- Fundraising expenses
- $443,316
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $26,941,263
Program services were 83.1% 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
$854,395
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$85,768
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$27,350,805
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,161
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3 · Investment income
total $1,764,567 · excluded $1,764,567
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5 · Royalties
total $84,020 · excluded $84,020
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $40,910,140
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $25,087,018
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $15,823,122
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $15,823,122 · excluded $15,823,122
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $4,554 · excluded $4,554
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11e · Other revenue, total
$4,554
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $14,226,421 · program services $14,226,421
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $4,535,376 · program services $4,535,376
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $1,451,446 · program services $1,451,446
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,291,563 · program services $732,185 · management and general $483,617 · fundraising $75,761
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,642,731 · program services $2,065,058 · management and general $1,363,995 · fundraising $213,678
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $460,862 · program services $289,496 · management and general $140,677 · fundraising $30,689
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $697,791 · program services $476,372 · management and general $175,016 · fundraising $46,403
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $340,999 · program services $213,171 · management and general $105,686 · fundraising $22,142
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11b · Fees: legal
total $17,110 · program services $544 · management and general $16,566
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $69,399 · program services $12,000 · management and general $57,399
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $568,958 · management and general $568,958
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,227,294 · program services $986,185 · management and general $233,064 · fundraising $8,045
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $97,687 · program services $95,437 · management and general $2,250
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13 · Office expenses
total $184,845 · program services $80,540 · management and general $96,215 · fundraising $8,090
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14 · Information technology
total $981,125 · program services $318,268 · management and general $642,494 · fundraising $20,363
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16 · Occupancy
total $248,730 · program services $36,592 · management and general $212,138
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17 · Travel
total $435,389 · program services $336,103 · management and general $99,166 · fundraising $120
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,226,727 · program services $637,694 · management and general $587,046 · fundraising $1,987
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $341,500 · program services $308,557 · management and general $25,697 · fundraising $7,246
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23 · Insurance
total $77,429 · program services $10,999 · management and general $66,430
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24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $144,151 · program services $12,197 · management and general $124,515 · fundraising $7,439
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24b · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PUBLISHING
total $116,826 · program services $115,710 · management and general $1,116
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24c · Other expenses: LICENSES, TAXES, AND GI
total $19,002 · program services $912 · management and general $16,737 · fundraising $1,353
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24d · Other expenses: RECRUITING COSTS
total $9,337 · management and general $9,337
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $5,338,090 · end of year $12,237,938
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $9,281,734 · end of year $10,120,730
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $344,683 · end of year $243,380
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $44,497 · end of year $37,212
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$7,313,090
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$5,805,791
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,746,192 · end of year $1,507,299
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $54,649,883 · end of year $65,662,079
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $114,188,492 · end of year $110,356,567
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $136,235 · end of year $111,963
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $765,966 · end of year $787,513
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $11,367,367 · end of year $8,808,488
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,269,719 · end of year $1,193,241
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $90,098,309 · end of year $99,711,969
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $82,228,445 · end of year $89,775,957
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES IN ALL FIELDS OF LEARNING AND THE MAINTENANCE AND STRENGTHENING OF RELATIONS AMONG THE NATIONAL SOCIETIES DEVOTED TO SUCH STUDIES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SCHEDULE O
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FELLOWSHIPS AND STIPENDS ARE AWARDED BY THE COUNCIL TO POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS OF RESEARCH AS WELL AS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.
Expenses $26,941,263 · Grants $20,213,243
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Joy ConnollyJOY CONNOLLY
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $667,277
- From this org
- $596,596
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $70,681
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $596,596
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $55,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,181
- Filer's total
- $667,277
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Marwan M KraidyMARWAN M KRAIDY
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jimena CanalesJIMENA CANALES
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dana WilliamsDANA WILLIAMS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Melani McAlisterMELANI MCALISTER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
James H AverillJAMES H AVERILL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Peter BaldwinPETER BALDWIN
DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Suzanne Preston BlierSUZANNE PRESTON BLIER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Frances Daly FergussonFRANCES DALY FERGUSSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Roderick FergusonRODERICK FERGUSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Theodore S GonzalvesTHEODORE S GONZALVES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
William C KirbyWILLIAM C KIRBY
DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Malinda Maynor LoweryMALINDA MAYNOR LOWERY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Michele LamontMICHELE LAMONT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Desiree PedescleauxDESIREE PEDESCLEAUX
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Carl Pforzheimer IIICARL PFORZHEIMER III
DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Richard J PowellRICHARD J POWELL
DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Steven R SmithSTEVEN R SMITH
DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
James ShulmanJAMES SHULMAN
VICE PRESIDENT & COO
- Total calculated
- $441,940
- From this org
- $386,724
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $55,216
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $386,724
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $20,084
- Nontaxable benefits
- $35,132
- Filer's total
- $441,940
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Matthew SapienzaMATTHEW SAPIENZA
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $284,724
- From this org
- $258,197
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,527
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $258,197
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $25,820
- Nontaxable benefits
- $707
- Filer's total
- $284,724
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Mary RichterMARY RICHTER
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $266,799
- From this org
- $219,179
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $47,620
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $219,179
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $21,918
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,702
- Filer's total
- $266,799
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John ChristyJOHN CHRISTY
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAM
- Total calculated
- $216,677
- From this org
- $184,629
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,048
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $184,629
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $18,463
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,585
- Filer's total
- $216,677
-
Kelly ButtermoreKELLY BUTTERMORE
CHIEF OF STAFF
- Total calculated
- $213,814
- From this org
- $171,011
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $42,803
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $171,011
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $17,101
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,702
- Filer's total
- $213,814
-
Heather MangrumHEATHER MANGRUM
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
- Total calculated
- $183,115
- From this org
- $159,934
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,181
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $159,934
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,596
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,585
- Filer's total
- $183,115
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Deena RagavanDEENA RAGAVAN
DIR. OF INTERNATIONAL PROG
- Total calculated
- $168,068
- From this org
- $139,918
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,150
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $139,918
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $13,992
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,158
- Filer's total
- $168,068
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 · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL THAT PROVIDES FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PACKAGE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND APPROVES ANY REVISION OF EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. WHEN CONSIDERING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT AND TOP MANAGEMENT, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS REPORTS OF NATIONAL SALARY SURVEYS OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDED TO IT PERIODICALLY, WHICH INCLUDE SPECIFIC DATA RELATING TO THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. IN ADDITION, WHEN CONSIDERING COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPENSATION PAID TO CEOS OF SPECIFIC NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS DEEMED COMPARABLE TO THE COUNCIL IN RELATION TO SIMILAR MISSIONS, SCOPE AND SIZE. HOUSING ALLOWANCE: THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL IS PROVIDED WITH A HOUSING ALLOWANCE IN THE NEW YORK CITY AREA WHICH IS APPROVED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD.
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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$1,269,000
STIPENDS/FELLOWSHIPS
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$791,000
STIPENDS/FELLOWSHIPS
-
STIPENDS/FELLOWSHIPS
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$457,729
STIPENDS/FELLOWSHIPS
-
$428,000
STIPENDS/FELLOWSHIPS
-
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
$394,000
STIPENDS/FELLOWSHIPS
-
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS
$312,000
STIPENDS/FELLOWSHIPS
-
$292,500
STIPENDS/FELLOWSHIPS
-
$194,000
STIPENDS/FELLOWSHIPS
-
$192,000
STIPENDS/FELLOWSHIPS
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 13 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202531339349305803
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