Ias FY2020 filing

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EIN 27-4313833 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC NTEE G198
Form 990 (PDF)

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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$9.8M
FY2020
Expenses
$9.6M
FY2020

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2020 (IRS tax year 2020).


Advances AIDS research, education, and best practices through critical platforms and dialogues. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $9.8M in revenue, $9.6M in expenses, and $691K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2010
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Diseases & Disorders
Location
Washington, DC
Website
www.iasociety.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$9.8MFY2020
Expenses
$9.6M
Net assets
$691K
People
9
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Advances AIDS research, education, and best practices through critical platforms and dialogues.
Leadership
Helga Ying · Head of Office (until 9/30) · $159K
Money in and out
$9.8M revenue, $9.6M expenses
Bottom line
98% program efficiency

What Funders Ask

6 questions, answered from this org's own filings

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

GOOD

Yes — A charitable, religious, educational, scientific, or literary organization. Contributions are generally tax-deductible for donors.

IRS Business Master File records this organization as tax-exempt with deductible contributions. See detail →

Can I donate to this org right now?

GOOD

No revocation on IRS record

This EIN does not appear on the IRS auto-revocation list. See detail →

Is this organization up to date?

GOOD

Yes — filed FY2025

Most recent Form 990 on file is for fiscal year 2025 (1 year ago). See detail →

Is it receiving grants from reputable foundations?

GOOD

1 funder — The Blackbaud Giving Fund

1 distinct foundation funder(s) on file, $10K received in the most recent year with grants. See detail →

How is the money spent?

GOOD

98% to programs

98% of total functional expenses went to program services in the most recent filing (Form 990 Part IX); the rest is overhead and fundraising. See detail →

What's its financial size and trend?

NEUTRAL

$1–10M

Revenue band $1–10M. Not enough years on file for a trend. See detail →

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$9.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$9.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$691K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $240K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program efficiency
98%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
15.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$12.0M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$11.3M
FY2020
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$240K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$12.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CIas
EINHdr · item D27-4313833
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.iasociety.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2010
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFDiseases & Disorders (G198)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Head of Office (until 9/30)
$159,195Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Helga Ying’s $159K as Head of Office (until 9/30) is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 734 $1–10M diseases & disorders 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.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $9.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Conferences

On 6-10 july 2020, aids 2020: virtual - the 23RD international aids conference - made history by being the first completely virtual global aids conference. Amid the still-expanding crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, ias - the international aids society - took the decision to forge into unchartered and unforeseen territory by taking the…

$9.4Mprogram expense
02

Gilead

The grant of us $50,000 from gilead sciences supported the ias towards an hiv cure initiative which drives concerted efforts to accelerate global scientific research and engagement towards a cure for hiv.

$11Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$9.0M · 92%
Program service revenue$766K · 8%
Contributions & grants92%$9.0M
Program service revenue8%$766K
Investment income$28K
— government grantsLn 1e$7.5M
Total revenueLn 12$9.8M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program services98%$9.4M
Management & general2%$160K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.6M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$12.0M
Total assetsLn 16$12.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$11.3M
Total net assetsLn 32$691K
Months of cash on handcomputed15.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $12.0M · Operating expenses/yr $9.6M
15.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $9.4M · Total expenses $9.6M
98%
Management & General
Management & general $160K · Total expenses $9.6M
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $9.6M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $1.5M
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $9.0M · Total revenue $9.8M
92%
Government reliance
Government grants $7.5M · Total revenue $9.8M
77%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $766K · Total revenue $9.8M
8%
Investment reliance
Investment income $28K · Total revenue $9.8M
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $766K · Total expenses $9.6M
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $9.8M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $691K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $9.8M · Expenses $9.6M
+2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $12.0M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $691K · Total assets $12.0M
6%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $12.0M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Helga Ying · Reported title HEAD OF OFFICE (UNTIL 9/30) · Highest reported compensation $159K · Total expenses $9.6M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $5.1M · Total expenses $9.6M
53%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%——
Overhead ratio 2%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0.6%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $287K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,120
Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,990
Unitemized GrantFY2023$22,480
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,470
Unitemized GrantFY2021$25,300
Unitemized GrantFY2020$101,103
Cal-Pep INCCA · FY2020$20,400
Gilead Sciences FoundationCA · FY2020$8,305

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$2.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$9.8M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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