Promote the study, criticism, research, teaching and application of artistic, humanistic, and scientific principles of Communication. The Association exists for educational, scientific, and literary purposes only.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
78 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 77.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
26
of 26 voting members
Looks good: 26 of 26 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$153K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$145K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$940K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$153K
FY2022▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$143K
FY2021$198K
FY2022$153K
FY2023$148K
FY2024$278K
Expenses
$145K
FY2022▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$105K
FY2021$128K
FY2022$145K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$281K
Net assets
$940K
FY2022▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$842K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$940K
FY2023$873K
FY2024$912K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1983.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $133K Management & general 8% · $12K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice Pres El
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate PA
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stacy Smulowitz’s $15K as Executive Di is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Stacy Smulowitz$15,000$15,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes study and research in artistic, humanistic, and scientific communication principles.

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3 programs · $133K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Conduct annual meetings and conventions for presentation of research papers and presentations of scholarly research, and publish quarterly journals and semi-annual newsletter to disseminate scholarly works in the field of communication.

$110Kprogram expense
02

Publish quarterly journals and semi-annual newsletter to disseminate scholarly works in the field of communication.

$23Kprogram expense
03

To provide scholarships to worthy individuals.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$153K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$145K
Ln 25
Programscol B$133K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$940K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$940K
Total assetsLn 16$940K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a26
IndependentVI 1b26
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$100
Gains on assetsLn 7−$898
Total revenueLn 12$153K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$4
SavingsLn 2$940K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$940K
Total assetsLn 16$940K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$940K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$940K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$940K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$940K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$940$940
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$123K$123K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$145K$133K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $278K$281K−$3K$912K 990 PDF
FY2023 $148K$286K−$139K$873K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $153K$145K$8K$940K 990 PDF
FY2021 $198K$128K$70K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $143K$105K$39K$842K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $153,159 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $29,350$31,465
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $102,734$106,447
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $65,467$15,147
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $350$100
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $197,901$153,159
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $127,684$145,335
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $127,684$145,335
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,217$7,824
Part VI · Governance 26 of 26 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body26
VI-1b Independent voting members26
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $153,159 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$26,820
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,645
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,465
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $106,447$106,447
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,045$16,045
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$898−$898
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $100$100
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $106,547 · Excluded from tax $15,147$153,159
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $145,335 across 5 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $940$940
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $11,347$11,347
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,303$8,303
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $123,032$123,032
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,713$1,713
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $133,048 · Management $12,287 · Fundraising $0$145,335
Part X · Balance sheet $940,371 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,495−$4
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,064,876$940,375
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,087,371$940,371
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,087,371$940,371
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,087,371$940,371
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,087,371$940,371
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $940,371 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$153,159
XI-2 Total expenses$145,335
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,824
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,087,371
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$154,824
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$940,371

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