Association for Information Science & Technology EIN 53-0259452

Association for Information Science & Technology

EIN  53-0259452 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Roseville, MN
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Advance information science and technology through leadership and fostering innovation.
Leadership
Lydia Middleton · Executive Director · $225K
Money in and out
$1.3M revenue, $1.3M expenses
Bottom line
62% program efficiency

Advance information science and technology through leadership and fostering innovation. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.3M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, and $2.6M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $40K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
62%
of spending reaches programs▼ -14% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
25.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +22% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +173% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -3%
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -10%
Total assets
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +8%
Total liabilities
$212K
FY2025▼ -1%
Total revenue
$1.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$40K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B62%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $685K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Conferences and Meetings

Each year, ASIS&T sponsors highly regarded meetings in the information science field focusing on the breadth of activities and endeavors of the information community with technical sessions covering virtually all the specialties of the information profession.

$394Kprogram expense
02

Publications

ASIS&T provides to its members several of the leading publications in the field of science "annual review of information science and technology", "journal of the american society for information science and technology", and "bulletin of the american society for information science and technology."

$171Kprogram expense
03

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Program ("dcmi")

The dcmi community hold an annual meeting at which its participants discuss ongoing work in areas such as vocabulary management, website design, and RDF validation. Together, the dcmi conference and annual meeting provide opportunities for seasoned professionals, newcomers, students, apprentices, and early career professional to share…

$120Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAssociation for Information Science & Technology
EINHdr · item D53-0259452
Principal addressHdr · item CRoseville, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.asist.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFScience & Technology (U40C)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 1939

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$225,162Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Meetings and Events
$101,778Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lydia Middleton’s $225K as Executive Director is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 361 $1–10M science & technology 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lydia Middleton$225,162
Lydia Middleton$220,871$197,588$210,679
Lydia S Middleton$183,752$179,313
Kimberly Granados$109,158
Cathy Nash$101,778

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$1.1M · 87%
Investment income$100K · 8%
Contributions & grants$69K · 5%
Program service revenue87%$1.1M
Investment income8%$100K
Contributions & grants5%$69K
Other revenue$808
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.09
Program services62%$786K
Management & general30%$382K
Fundraising9%$109K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$213K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$212K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.7M · Operating expenses/yr $1.3M
25.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $786K · Total expenses $1.3M
62%
Management & General
Management & general $382K · Total expenses $1.3M
30%
Fundraising
Fundraising $109K · Total expenses $1.3M
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $36K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $97K
$0.37 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $69K · Total revenue $1.3M
5%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.3M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.1M · Total revenue $1.3M
87%
Investment reliance
Investment income $100K · Total revenue $1.3M
+8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.1M · Total expenses $1.3M
90%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.3M · Prior year $1.4M
-3%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $1.2M · FY2024 $1.3M
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.3M · Expenses $1.3M
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.6M · Total assets $2.8M
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2.2M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $291K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.8M
91%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lydia Middleton · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $225K · Total expenses $1.3M
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $466K · Total expenses $1.3M
36%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 62%
Overhead ratio 30%
Fundraising cost ratio 159%
Revenue growth -3%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 6 grants · $79K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16,414
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,250
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,231
Unitemized GrantFY2021$13,409
Unitemized GrantFY2020$15,320
Unitemized GrantFY2019$16,744

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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)$1.3M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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