Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by ASSOCIATION FOR INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,785,431
- Total expenses
- $4,396,788
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,380,281
- Grants paid
- $14,206
- Program service revenue
- $2,174,235
- Investment income
- $217,732
- Other revenue
- $13,183
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,501,426
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,922,034
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,579,392
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,732,868
- Management and general expenses
- $663,920
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,732,868
Program services were 84.9% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,380,281
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2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCES
total $1,736,857 · related or exempt $1,736,857
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2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
total $437,378 · related or exempt $437,378
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3 · Investment income
total $130,627 · excluded $130,627
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $643,654
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $556,549
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $87,105
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $87,105 · excluded $87,105
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $13,183 · related or exempt $13,183
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11e · Other revenue, total
$13,183
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $11,250 · program services $11,250
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $2,956 · program services $2,956
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $638,735 · program services $544,188 · management and general $94,547
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,361,697 · program services $1,160,135 · management and general $201,562
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $94,598 · program services $80,595 · management and general $14,003
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $133,696 · program services $113,906 · management and general $19,790
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $139,968 · program services $119,250 · management and general $20,718
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11b · Fees: legal
total $44 · program services $30 · management and general $14
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $21,787 · program services $18,597 · management and general $3,190
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11g · Fees: other
total $568,258 · program services $485,064 · management and general $83,194
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $8,487 · program services $8,487
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,507 · program services $7,763 · management and general $744
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14 · Information technology
total $498,537 · program services $423,257 · management and general $75,280
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17 · Travel
total $175,176 · program services $129,001 · management and general $46,175
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $469,105 · program services $461,379 · management and general $7,726
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23 · Insurance
total $8,911 · program services $7,565 · management and general $1,346
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24a · Other expenses: AMORTIZATION
total $68,521 · program services $57,867 · management and general $10,654
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24b · Other expenses: BANKING AND FEES
total $65,600 · program services $52,875 · management and general $12,725
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24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE
total $65,524 · program services $13,818 · management and general $51,706
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24d · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT
total $47,883 · program services $28,477 · management and general $19,406
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24e · All other expenses
total $7,548 · program services $6,408 · management and general $1,140
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,165,120 · end of year $2,959,921
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $13,250
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $4,255 · end of year $13,520
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $121,929 · end of year $102,272
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,110,388
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,042,287
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $136,622 · end of year $68,101
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,437,700 · end of year $2,344,362
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $190,728 · end of year $190,558
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $1,442,265 · end of year $1,635,375
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $89,908 · end of year $96,101
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,091,385 · end of year $3,528,908
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $51,340 · end of year $50,484
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
AS A GLOBAL ASSOCIATION, AIR EMPOWERS HIGHER EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS TO USE DATA, INFORMATION, AND ANALYTICS IN WAYS THAT ARE EFFECTIVE, ETHICAL, AND IMPACTFUL. AIR SUPPORTS DATA-INFORMED DECISON MAKING THAT AMPLIFIES STUDENT AND INSTITUTIONAL SUCCESS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SEE SCHEDULE O
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TRAININGAIR PROVIDES NUMEROUS EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO ITS STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING MEMBERS, THROUGH ONLINE COURSES, WORKSHOPS, IN-PERSON SEMINARS, ON-DEMAND TUTORIALS, AND WEBINARS. AIR ALSO PROVIDES IPEDS TRAINING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH ONLINE COURSES, WORKSHOPS, ONLINE TUTORIALS, AND WEBINARS.
Expenses $1,010,582 · Revenue $1,768,637
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CONFERENCES & EVENTS AIR'S 2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN DENVER WITH OVER 1,600 ATTENDEES, 200 PLUS SESSIONS, 2 KEYNOTES, 33 SPONSORING COMPANIES, AND 19 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS. THE CONFERENCE PROVIDES EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DATA PROFESSIONALS FROM THE U.S. AND THE WORLD.
Expenses $1,621,193 · Revenue $1,399,919
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RESEARCH & INITIATIVESAIR, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GATES FOUNDATION, NATIONAL STUDENT CLEARINGHOUSE, EDUCAUSE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY BUSINESS OFFICERS, AND MEMBER UNIVERISITIES, WORKED TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN DATA-INFORMED DECISION MAKING WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION. THE WORK INCLUDED A DATA LITERACY PROGRAM, POSTSECONDARY DATA PARTNERSHIP TRAINING, AND AN ANALYTICS PLAYBOOK.
Expenses $797,508 · Revenue $757,352
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Expenses $303,585 · Grants $14,206
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Adrea HernandezADREA HERNANDEZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Angela BellANGELA BELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bethany CrowellBETHANY CROWELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brent DrakeBRENT DRAKE
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Craig AbbeyCRAIG ABBEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David RuddenDAVID RUDDEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Debbie PhelpsDEBBIE PHELPS
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jonathan GagliardiJONATHAN GAGLIARDI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Karen EgyptKAREN EGYPT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Karen VanceKAREN VANCE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Wen QiWEN QI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Yenny AndersonYENNY ANDERSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Christine KellerCHRISTINE KELLER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO
- Total calculated
- $257,809
- From this org
- $227,691
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,118
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $227,691
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $15,938
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,180
- Filer's total
- $257,809
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Jason LewisJASON LEWIS
CFO
- Total calculated
- $207,977
- From this org
- $194,030
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,947
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $191,030
- Bonus
- $3,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $13,582
- Nontaxable benefits
- $365
- Filer's total
- $207,977
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Leah RossLEAH ROSS
ASSOCIATE DEPUTY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $172,949
- From this org
- $152,001
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,948
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $149,001
- Bonus
- $3,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,640
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,308
- Filer's total
- $172,949
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Darlena JonesDARLENA JONES
SR DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & GRANTS
- Total calculated
- $147,202
- From this org
- $123,368
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,834
- Hours/week
- 40
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 · 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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 7 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523169349303447
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