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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by TRUSTEES OF THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,184,944
Total expenses
$11,582,556
Contributions and grants received
$3,435,559
Grants paid
$591,267
Program service revenue
$1,173,909
Investment income
$4,242,429
Other revenue
$333,047
Total assets, end of year
$219,221,964
Total liabilities, end of year
$618,426
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$218,603,538
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,263,892
Management and general expenses
$1,511,213
Fundraising expenses
$807,451
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,263,892

Program services were 80.0% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $42,100

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $37,189

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,356,270

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Student Tuition and Fees

    total $565,912 · related or exempt $565,912 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Publication Revenues

    total $147,752 · related or exempt $147,752 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Other Program Services

    total $460,245 · related or exempt $460,245 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,954,620 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $3,954,620

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $287,809 · other assets $0

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

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $287,809 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $287,809 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $287,909

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $535,109

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

    $42,100

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $202,062

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $333,047 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $333,047

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11a · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11b · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11c · Other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $366,663 · program services $366,663

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $224,604 · program services $224,604

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,116,226 · program services $591,117 · management and general $308,231 · fundraising $216,878

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,444,689 · program services $2,714,995 · management and general $445,972 · fundraising $283,722

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $179,640 · program services $107,814 · management and general $21,766 · fundraising $50,060

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $401,542 · program services $311,201 · management and general $71,383 · fundraising $18,958

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $702,908 · program services $561,720 · management and general $100,710 · fundraising $40,478

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $74,319 · program services $38,340 · management and general $35,979 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $136,580 · program services $68,290 · management and general $68,290 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $329,821 · program services $329,821 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $197,355 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $197,355

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $325,104 · program services $276,281 · management and general $48,823 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,043,320 · program services $855,556 · management and general $187,764 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $135,163 · program services $113,448 · management and general $21,715 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $72,859 · program services $45,429 · management and general $27,430 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $923,711 · program services $863,124 · management and general $60,587 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $141,101 · program services $71,851 · management and general $69,250 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Excavation Expenses

    total $632,542 · program services $632,542 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Library Costs

    total $621,334 · program services $621,334 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Instructional, Student Service Costs

    total $265,191 · program services $265,191 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Publication Costs

    total $152,105 · program services $151,673 · management and general $432 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $95,779 · program services $52,898 · management and general $42,881 · fundraising $0

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,571,015 · end of year $2,049,355

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $10,701,207 · end of year $1,218,983

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $125,138 · end of year $254,913

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

    $40,838,974

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

    $22,361,425

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $18,897,094 · end of year $18,477,549

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $142,868,731 · end of year $157,795,015

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $34,382,789 · end of year $39,426,149

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $536,595 · end of year $361,387

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $156,620 · end of year $257,039

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $96,693,475 · end of year $101,473,539

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $111,159,284 · end of year $117,129,999

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

The broad mission of the ASCSA has remained constant over its distinguished history: teaching research archaeological exploration publication and dissemination of research. Founded in 1881 the ASCSA provides graduate students and scholars from a consortium of nearly 200 leading North American colleges universities and research institutions a base for research and study in Greece.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ASCSA for more than a century has been the leading U.S. teaching and research institution in Greece dedicated to the study of all aspects of Greek civilization from antiquity to present day.

  • Instructional and Student Services: The School is a non-degree granting overseas research institution with a 9-month program of study for approximately 20 graduate level-students an independent study facility for over 80 post-graduate scholars one 6-week summer program for about 20 students and teachers and two 3-week summer programs with approximately 15 students in each. In addition there are study trips made available to students and visiting scholars. The School maintains approximately 4 full-year faculty on site each year.

    Expenses $2,136,348 · Grants $485,267 · Revenue $1,629,399

  • Excavations: The School maintains two year-round excavation sites in the Athenian Agora and at Ancient Corinth. In the spring approximately 20 students take part in three 4-week excavation sessions at Corinth and during the summer approximately 40 students take part in an 8-week excavation season at the Agora. Both excavations maintain archaeological collections which are overseen by the Greek Archaeological Service.

    Expenses $3,454,001 · Grants $106,000 · Revenue $2,883,884

  • Publication and Libraries: The American School maintains and operates two research libraries holding about 268,000 volumes in total. The Blegen Library has one of the most complete collections in the world for research in the civilization of ancient Greece. The Gennadius Library houses both volumes and electronic resources which comprise one of the most significant collections for the study of Hellenic civilization after the end of antiquity. The School publishes scholarly research in the form of books 3-5 volumes per year and a quarterly journal.

    Expenses $3,673,543 · Revenue $1,904,192

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • M Lefkowitz

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • R Maguire

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • G Marcus

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • T Melas-Kyriazi

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • S Missoffe

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • A Packard-Martell

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • W Slaughter

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • C Steinmetz

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • P Tamvakakis

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • A Zombanakis

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • J Neils

    Director of the School

    Total calculated
    $129,366
    From this org
    $91,264
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,102
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $91,264
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $3,114
    Deferred
    $9,126
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,862
    Filer's total
    $129,366
  • P Panos euro salaried Note Sch J

    General Manager

    Total calculated
    $192,606
    From this org
    $167,702
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,904
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,702
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $19,193
    Deferred
    $5,711
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $192,606
  • G Orfanakos

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $299,001
    From this org
    $271,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,126
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $271,875
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,464
    Nontaxable benefits
    $662
    Filer's total
    $299,001
  • M Schneller

    Director of Finance and Administration

    Total calculated
    $190,108
    From this org
    $146,845
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,263
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,845
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,685
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,578
    Filer's total
    $190,108
  • J Camp

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • M Georgopoulou

    Library Director

    Total calculated
    $189,888
    From this org
    $109,591
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $80,297
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $109,591
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,959
    Nontaxable benefits
    $69,338
    Filer's total
    $189,888
  • A Zagoreos

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • W Loomis

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12
  • C Dakolias

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • J McCabe

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • S Andris

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • J Buikstra

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • J Cohen

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • H Davis

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • J Davis

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • R Desnick

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • A Georges

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • G Lavender

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • M Lawall

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • K Shanmugam

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • F Beinecke

    Trustee

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • C Mauzy

    Excavation Deputy Director

    Total calculated
    $129,309
    From this org
    $102,345
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,964
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $102,345
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,235
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,729
    Filer's total
    $129,309
  • R Burke

    Mellon Professor

    Total calculated
    $185,346
    From this org
    $133,339
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,007
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,339
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $52,007
    Filer's total
    $185,346
  • B Wescoat

    Director of School

    Total calculated
    $18,001
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,001
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,224
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,777
    Filer's total
    $18,001

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
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part II Line 1
| Name :, Title:, Item Selected:, Description:| J. Neils, Director Jan. 2022 to June 2022.. The School Director resides in a School owned property as a condition of employment.|
Part II Line 1
| Name :, Title:, Item Selected:, Description:| B. Wescoat, Director The School Director resides in a School owned property as a condition of employment. Start date 7 1 2022. B. Wescoat is an employee of a US College and receives compensation directly from that School. In exchange for her services the American School reimburses B. Wescoat's employer for salary and benefit costs. These costs do not appear as salary expenditures. In addition the School pays the Director certain amounts as reported in this schedule.|
Part II Line 1
| Name :, Title:, Item Selected:, Description:| M. Georgopoulou, The Library Director resides in a School owned property as a condition of employment.|
Part II Line 1
| Name :, Title:, Item Selected:, Description:| P. Panos, Greek employees are paid in euros. the dollar value is based on the average euro dollar value in calendar year 2022. This employee does not receive a W-2.|

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
10 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421029349300602

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