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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

EIN 04-2103651 CAMBRIDGE, MA

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Revenue 2023
$17,314,069
Expenses 2023
$18,828,903

Program services were 62.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
V300
Classification
2380
Street
136 IRVING ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1780, THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES HONORS EXCELLENCE AND CONVENES LEADERS FROM EVERY FIELD OF HUMAN ENDEAVOR TO EXAMINE NEW IDEAS, ADDRESS ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE NATION AND THE WORLD, AND WORK TOGETHER "TO CULTIVATE EVERY ART AND SCIENCE WHICH MAY TEND TO ADVANCE THE INTEREST, HONOR, DIGNITY, AND HAPPINESS OF A FREE, INDEPENDENT, AND VIRTUOUS PEOPLE." THE ACADEMY CURRENTLY UNDERTAKES A BROAD ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES IN FIVE PROJECT CATEGORIES: SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNOLOGY; GLOBAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS; EDUCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE; THE HUMANITIES, ARTS, AND CULTURE; AND AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS, SOCIETY, AND THE PUBLIC GOOD.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES IS AN HONORARY MEMBERSHIP SOCIETY THAT DRAWS UPON DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS IN EVERY RELEVANT ART AND SCIENCE TO CONDUCT SERIOUS ANALYSES OF ISSUES OF PRACTICAL CONCERN TO THE NATION. THE ACADEMY EXAMINES POLICY CHALLENGES AND SCHOLARLY QUESTIONS THAT CANNOT BE EASILY ADDRESSED BY SCHOLARS OR PROFESSIONS IN ISOLATION.

  • ACADEMY PROJECTS AND STUDIES - DRAWING FROM EVERY FIELD OF RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, THE ACADEMY BRINGS TOGETHER SCHOLARS, ARTISTS, POLICY-MAKERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND OTHER EXPERTS TO EXAMINE THE MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS FACING OUR WORLD. OFTEN, THE ACADEMY'S INFLUENTIAL STUDIES HELP PIONEER NEW FIELDS THAT TRANSCEND DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES.

    Expenses $6,735,696

  • PROJECT OUTREACH AND EVENTS - THE ACADEMY REGULARLY SPONSORS MEETINGS, LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND INFORMAL GATHERINGS AROUND THE COUNTRY. TOPICS ARE DRAWN FROM ACADEMY PROJECTS AS WELL AS THE RESEARCH AND WRITINGS OF ACADEMY MEMBERS.

    Expenses $2,197,256 · Revenue $751,355

  • PUBLICATIONS - THE ACADEMY MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM TO DISSEMINATE NEW KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ACADEMY RESEARCH. OUR PUBLICATIONS INFLUENCE SCHOLARS, POLICY-MAKERS, AND OTHER LEADERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT, THE ARTS, BUSINESS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND PHILANTHROPY.

    Expenses $1,243,091 · Revenue $15,170

  • MEMBERSHIP ELECTIONS - ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN ANNUAL ELECTION OF NEW MEMBERS TO THE ACADEMY

    Expenses $491,802

  • ARCHIVES - ACTIVITIES RELATED TO STORING AND MAINTAINING ACADEMY HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS

    Expenses $329,954

  • COMMUNICATIONS - ACTIVITIES RELATED TO COMMUNICATION OF ACADEMY ACTIVITY TO MEMBERS AND PUBLIC

    Expenses $537,834

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES

    Expenses $176,342 · Revenue $74,496

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • David Oxtoby

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $641,872
    From this org
    $593,145
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,727
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $593,145
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,727
    Filer's total
    $641,872
  • Goodwin H Liu

    CHAIR OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4 + 1 related
  • Stephen B Heintz

    VICE CHAIR OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Paula J Giddings

    VICE CHAIR OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kenneth L Wallach

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Earl Lewis

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kwame Anthony Appiah

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • John Mark Hansen

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Cherry A Murray

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • David M Rubenstein

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Deborah F Rutter

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Larry Jay Shapiro

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Shirley M Tilghman

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Natasha Trethewey

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Jeannette M Wing

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Pauline Yu

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Philip N Bredesen

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Margaret A Hamburg

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Mark Robinson

    EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $386,517
    From this org
    $327,153
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,364
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $327,153
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $32,755
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,609
    Filer's total
    $386,517
  • Ginger Saariaho

    CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $293,085
    From this org
    $240,932
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,153
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $240,932
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,641
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,512
    Filer's total
    $293,085
  • Peter Robinson

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $203,032
    From this org
    $159,418
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,614
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,418
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,641
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,973
    Filer's total
    $203,032
  • Alison Franklin

    CHIEF COMMUNICATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $223,346
    From this org
    $200,612
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,734
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,612
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,826
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,908
    Filer's total
    $223,346
  • Phyllis Bendell

    EDITOR IN CHIEF

    Total calculated
    $233,160
    From this org
    $188,078
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,082
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,078
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $28,212
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,870
    Filer's total
    $233,160
  • Tania Munz

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $160,459
    From this org
    $144,270
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,189
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,270
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,023
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,166
    Filer's total
    $160,459

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $17,314,069
    Expenses
    $18,828,903
    Contributions
    $11,054,608
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $13,990,567
    Expenses
    $15,989,127
    Contributions
    $12,124,364
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $23,416,811
    Expenses
    $13,895,965
    Assets (EOY)
    $123,112,972
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $32,259,525
    Expenses
    $11,837,702
    Assets (EOY)
    $130,163,761
  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $16,451,568
    Expenses
    $12,743,933
    Assets (EOY)
    $98,109,829
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,326,893
    Expenses
    $12,715,520
    Assets (EOY)
    $97,930,457
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $16,494,832
    Expenses
    $11,506,972
    Assets (EOY)
    $98,074,474

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2023 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related corporations and trusts on its 2023 return

  • NORTON'S WOODS INC

    C · EVENT SERVICES · MA · 100% owned · share of income $1,085,935 · controlled entity

  • PERMANENT SCIENCE FUND TR UDECL

    T · TRUST · MA · 100% owned · share of income $120,000 · controlled entity

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.