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The American Accounting Association promotes worldwide excellence in Accounting education, research and practice. The Association hosts meetings, conferences and consortia relating to various Accounting education topics. The Association also publishes a collection of peer-reviewed widely-recognized world class journals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 volunteers and 33 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $407K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$922K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $395K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.6M
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.3M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$9.7M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$9.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$9.3M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$7.5M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$9.7M
FY2025$9.3M
Expenses
$9.7M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$6.0M
FY2023$9.7M
FY2024$9.2M
FY2025$9.7M
Net assets
$9.7M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$8.3M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$10.1M
FY2025$9.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1959.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $7.9M Management & general 19% · $1.8M

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

17 people listed on the 990; $922K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$322,770Pt VII · Sec A
SR Director
$167,553Pt VII · Sec A
$159,828Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Information Officer
$150,087Pt VII · Sec A
$121,950Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President - Education
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President-Engagement, Access & Community Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Council Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Yvonne Hinson$322,770$320,563$303,833$133,209
Tracey E Sutherland———$246,014
Julia Smith David———$184,075
Karen Osterheld$167,553$164,007$154,267—
Michele Morgan—$166,255$166,225$125,700
Steve Matzke—$164,295$161,400—
Erlinda Lynn Jones$159,828$157,795$157,499$125,389
Mark Van Zorn$150,087$148,803$146,391$104,494

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

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3 programs · $7.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Annual meeting for members, conferences & consortia relating to various accounting education topics.

$5.3Mprogram expense
02

The association publishes 17 journals, 16 newsletters, and other publications, including a web site for dissemination of information to MEMBERS/SUBSCRIBERS.

$1.6Mprogram expense
03

Miscellaneous member and subscriber support services

$790Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$395K
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Grants paid · 120 grants · $863K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$91,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$55,743
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,500
See all 120 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$415K
Money outPt IX
$9.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.9M
Managementcol C$1.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$9.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.6M
Total assetsLn 16$13.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$415K
Total revenueLn 12$9.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$110K
SavingsLn 2$8.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.6M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$111K
Accounts receivableLn 4$1.3M
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$3K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$13.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.6M
Net assetsLn 32$9.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$16K
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$111K$111K$106K$106K$106K
Given inLn 1b$5K$6K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.7M$8.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$13.6M$13.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.5M$3.6M
Net assetsLn 32$10.1M$9.7M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$245K$245K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$16K$16K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$588K$201K$387K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.4M$520K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$116K$76K$40K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$156K$100K$56K
Legal feesLn 11b$32K$23K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$409K$361K$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$147K$57K$90K$0
Office expensesLn 13$37K$24K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$326K$229K$97K
OccupancyLn 16$62K$40K$22K
TravelLn 17$342K$307K$35K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3.7M$3.4M$263K
InterestLn 20$83K$43K$40K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$203K$131K$72K
InsuranceLn 23$77K$48K$29K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$1.1M$73K
All other expensesLn 24e$72K$49K$23K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.7M$7.9M$1.8M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 11, 2026 $9.3M$9.7M−$385K$9.7M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 10, 2025 $9.7M$9.2M$529K$10.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Dec 20, 2023 $9.6M$9.7M−$70K$9.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 23, 2021 $7.5M$6.0M$1.6M$8.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $9,331,680 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,030,073$1,034,057
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,290,700$7,882,955
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $390,869$414,668
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,711,642$9,331,680
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $252,580$261,740
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,204,270$2,794,459
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,725,466$6,660,838
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,182,316$9,717,037
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $529,326−$385,357
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,331,680 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,280 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,034,057
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,034,057
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,852,112 · Unrelated business $24,563$7,876,675
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $414,668$414,668
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,852,112 · Unrelated business $30,843 · Excluded from tax $414,668$9,331,680
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,717,037 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $245,353$245,353
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $16,387$16,387
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $200,891 · Management $387,130$588,021
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,383,023 · Management $520,359$1,903,382
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $76,019 · Management $39,893$115,912
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,632$31,632
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $99,683 · Management $55,829$155,512
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $23,464 · Management $8,231$31,695
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $360,844 · Management $48,621$409,465
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $57,339 · Management $90,070 · Fundraising $0$147,409
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,877 · Management $13,373$37,250
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $228,974 · Management $96,772$325,746
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,667 · Management $22,217$61,884
IX-17 TravelPrograms $307,165 · Management $34,968$342,133
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,442,130 · Management $263,260$3,705,390
IX-20 InterestPrograms $42,806 · Management $39,733$82,539
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $131,495 · Management $71,715$203,210
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $48,243 · Management $28,951$77,194
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,092,780 · Management $72,544$1,165,324
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $48,708 · Management $22,891 · Fundraising $0$71,599
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,900,480 · Management $1,816,557 · Fundraising $0$9,717,037
Part X · Balance sheet $13,320,458 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$109,964
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,724,871$8,474,175
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $399,896$111,432
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $486,914$1,265,970
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,533$2,533
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $582,039$1,188,023
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,371,567$2,168,361
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,567,820$13,320,458
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $334,360$934,202
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,060,447$1,641,660
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $1,115,509$1,041,750
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,510,316$3,617,612
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,984,137$9,100,718
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,073,367$602,128
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,057,504$9,702,846
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,567,820$13,320,458
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,702,846 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,331,680
XI-2 Total expenses$9,717,037
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$385,357
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,057,504
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$30,699
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,702,846

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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