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American Association for the Advancement of Science

EIN 53-0196568Research and Public Policy District of Columbia Large

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Advancing Science. Serving Society.

Founded in 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an international organization dedicated to advancing science around the world by serving as an educator, leader, spokesperson and professional association. AAAS fulfills its mission to advance science and serve society through initiatives in science policy; international programs; science education; and more. AAAS serves some 262 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. In addition to organizing membership activities, AAAS publishes the journal Science, as well as many scientific newsletters, books and reports, and spearheads programs that raise the bar of understanding for science worldwide.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.49Overall score
out of 100

89.20Financial score
out of 100

86.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$99,159,257

Total expenses · USD$107,624,973

Program expenses

$90,620,227.27 recorded amount

84.2%

Fundraising expenses

$3,121,124.22 recorded amount

2.9%

Administrative expenses

$13,668,371.57 recorded amount

12.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Rush D. Holt
Recorded compensation: $879,376.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.81%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Association for the Advancement of Science
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	86.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an international organization dedicated to advancing science around the world by serving as an educator, leader, spokesperson and professional association. AAAS fulfills its mission to advance science and serve society through initiatives in science policy; international programs; science education; and more. AAAS serves some 262 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. In addition to organizing membership activities, AAAS publishes the journal Science, as well as many scientific newsletters, books and reports, and spearheads programs that raise the bar of understanding for science worldwide.
`ein` EIN	53-0196568
`tot_exp` Total expenses	107624973.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.127
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.028999999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8420000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	89.2
`leader` Recorded leader	Rush D. Holt
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	879376.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.008100000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Advancing Science. Serving Society.
`name` Charity name	American Association for the Advancement of Science
`tot_rev` Total revenue	99159257.0
`score` Overall score	87.49
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	90620227.266
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	3121124.2169999997
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	13668371.571

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0196568
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.