American Statistical Association: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 53-0204661)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$8.4M
FY2021	$9.4M
FY2022	$10.1M
FY2023	$10.1M
FY2024	$11.4M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$9.3M
FY2021	$8.4M
FY2022	$10.9M
FY2023	$11.8M
FY2024	$12.0M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$23.0M
FY2021	$24.5M
FY2022	$19.4M
FY2023	$20.1M
FY2024	$21.2M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1990.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

81%

16%

Program services 81% · $7.5M Management & general 16% · $1.5M Fundraising 2% · $210K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Ronald L Wasserstein

Secretary

$354,614Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Porzio

Assoc Ed & Doo

$309,298Pt VII · Sec A

Donna Lalonde

Director of Strategic Init

$213,738Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Pierson

Director of Science Policy

$187,606Pt VII · Sec A

Timothy Gill

Director of IT

$170,194Pt VII · Sec A

Regina Nuzzo

SR. Advisor for Stats Comm. & Media Inov.

$153,143Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Farris

Director of Membership Dev

$135,692Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Glickman

Sections Representative

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

Name	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Ronald L Wasserstein	—	$370,001	$359,345	$354,614
Ronald Wasserstein	$365,327	—	—	—
Stephen Porzio	—	$326,512	$316,700	$309,298
Donna Lalonde	$232,670	$224,289	$218,904	$213,738
Stephen Pierson	$200,124	$194,712	$191,000	$187,606
Timothy Gill	$186,980	$180,712	$174,196	$170,194
Adriano Sarmiento	$172,924	$139,456	$134,471	—
Regina Nuzzo	—	—	—	$153,143

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 · $5.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Programs

Various projects undertaken to further statistics among the public. This includes expenses for various awards presented, which increase the visibility of statistics and its methods with the general public, including science policy, various statistical outreach programs, a public awareness campaign, and online job advertising for…

$2.4Mprogram expense

02

Meetings

The association provides for various meetings and workshops that serve as a forum for the latest developments in statistical theory and application. These meetings offer a concentrated opportunity for the exchange of ideas and discussion of research findings among colleges.

$1.6Mprogram expense

03

Publications

The association produces various publications and magazines. These publications represent the association's commitment to the ongoing enhancement of statistical education and the public's understanding of statistics.

$1.1Mprogram 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

California Community FoundationFY2024$50K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$55K

Grants paid · 247 grants · $936K · 2020–2023

Unitemized GrantFY2023$80,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$32,700

Unitemized GrantFY2023$24,000

American Association for the Advancement of ScienceDC · FY2023$22,575

Trustees of Purdue UniversityIN · FY2023$20,000

American Mathematical SocietyRI · FY2023$13,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,525

Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,500

Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,000

Southern Regional Council on StatisticsMD · FY2023$7,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,000

Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,728

Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,468

Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,400

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$8.4M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.8M

Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M

Money outPt IX

$9.3M

Ln 25

Programscol B$7.5M

Managementcol C$1.5M

Fundraisingcol D$210K

Owns and owesPt X

$23.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M

Total assetsLn 16$29.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M

PeoplePt VI, VII

22

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a15

IndependentVI 1b15

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$873K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M

Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M

Gains on assetsLn 7$940K

Total revenueLn 12$8.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$700

SavingsLn 2$1.1M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M

Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$9K

Accounts receivableLn 4$482K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$331K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.7M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$21.6M

Intangible assetsLn 14$49K

Total assetsLn 16$29.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M

Net assetsLn 32$23.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 538

VolunteersI 61,500

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

BondsSch K, Pt X

Tax-exempt bond debt owedX 20$3.0M

Bond issues listedSch K Pt I1

Raised by those issuesSch K Pt I$5.4M

EndowmentSch D · Pt V

Line	FY20	FY19	FY18	FY17	FY16
End of yearLn 1g	$1.5M	$1.3M	$1.1M	$1.2M	$1.1M
Given inLn 1b	$38K	$19K	$27K	$20K	$2K
SpentLn 1d–1f	$33K	$28K	$33K	$26K	$30K

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$479K	$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$22.0M	$21.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$6.1M	$5.7M
Total assetsLn 16	$29.5M	$29.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$7.0M	$6.3M
Net assetsLn 32	$22.5M	$23.0M

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$153K	$153K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$125K	$125K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$5K	$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$785K	$579K	$182K	$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$3.3M	$2.4M	$751K	$101K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$270K	$196K	$65K	$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$481K	$348K	$116K	$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$245K	$183K	$54K	$9K
Legal feesLn 11b	$11K	$1K	$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$40K	$5K	$35K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$691K	$653K	$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$19K	$17K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$395K	$387K	$2K	$6K
Information technologyLn 14	$528K	$472K	$46K	$11K
RoyaltiesLn 15	$608	$608
TravelLn 17	$112K	$108K	$2K	$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$489K	$489K	$76	$53
InterestLn 20	$107K	$77K	$26K	$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$307K	$222K	$74K	$10K
InsuranceLn 23	$62K	$13K	$49K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1.1M	$1.0M	$51K	$13K
All other expensesLn 24e	$80K	$51K	$24K	$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$9.3M	$7.5M	$1.5M	$210K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 10, 2025	$11.4M	$12.0M	−$626K	$21.2M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 1, 2024	$10.1M	$11.8M	−$1.7M	$20.1M	990 PDF
FY2022	$10.1M	$10.9M	−$855K	$19.4M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 9, 2022	$9.4M	$8.4M	$983K	$24.5M	990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 14, 2021	$8.4M	$9.3M	−$833K	$23.0M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $8,432,479 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $935,527$873,202

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,106,662$4,834,049

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,091,845$1,212,292

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,549,498$1,512,936

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,683,532$8,432,479

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $478,396$283,487

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,999,048$5,050,025

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,836,429$3,932,430

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,313,873$9,265,942

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $369,659−$833,463

Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15

VI-1b Independent voting members15

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 $8,432,479 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $18,900 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$873,202

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$873,202

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,253,282 · Unrelated business $561,867$4,815,149

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $272,532$272,532

VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $1,485,247$1,485,247

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $450$450

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $939,760$939,760

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $27,239$27,239

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,272,182 · Unrelated business $561,867 · Excluded from tax $2,725,228$8,432,479

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,265,942 across 22 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $153,490$153,490

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $125,197$125,197

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $4,800$4,800

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $578,728 · Management $181,982 · Fundraising $24,606$785,316

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,415,920 · Management $751,439 · Fundraising $101,432$3,268,791

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $195,783 · Management $65,293 · Fundraising $8,906$269,982

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $348,464 · Management $116,211 · Fundraising $15,851$480,526

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $182,818 · Management $53,559 · Fundraising $9,033$245,410

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,403 · Management $9,529$10,932

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,106 · Management $35,333$40,439

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $652,976 · Management $37,873$690,849

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,742 · Management $1,974$18,716

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $386,878 · Management $1,627 · Fundraising $6,471$394,976

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $471,731 · Management $45,890 · Fundraising $10,530$528,151

IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $608$608

IX-17 TravelPrograms $108,327 · Management $2,210 · Fundraising $1,049$111,586

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $488,844 · Management $76 · Fundraising $53$488,973

IX-20 InterestPrograms $77,298 · Management $25,756 · Fundraising $3,534$106,588

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $222,443 · Management $74,095 · Fundraising $10,166$306,704

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,772 · Management $48,841$61,613

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,028,203 · Management $50,682 · Fundraising $12,992$1,091,877

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $50,922 · Management $24,106 · Fundraising $5,390$80,418

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,529,453 · Management $1,526,476 · Fundraising $210,013$9,265,942

Part X · Balance sheet $29,266,125 assets, 19 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $700$700

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $478,543$1,063,186

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $30,924$8,546

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $617,049$482,495

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $260,208$331,409

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,051,675$5,717,741

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $21,967,260$21,537,192

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $79,085$75,631

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $55,862$49,225

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $29,541,306$29,266,125

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,072,854$978,996

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,553,242$2,237,601

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $3,327,274$2,974,934

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $92,922$89,228

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,046,292$6,280,759

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $20,641,647$20,856,287

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,853,367$2,129,079

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $22,495,014$22,985,366

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $29,541,306$29,266,125

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,985,366 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$8,432,479

XI-2 Total expenses$9,265,942

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$833,463

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$22,495,014

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,323,815

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,985,366

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