To foster and lead the advancement of Information Science and Technology.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$179K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$179K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$323K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Jun 1939.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $916K Management & general 25% · $309K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $179K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$179,313Pt VII · Sec A
President as of Jan. 2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President Until Dec. 2019
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pres. Elect as of Jan 2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Until Dec. 2019
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer as of Jan. 2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lydia Middleton’s $225K as Executive Director is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lydia Middleton$225,162$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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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advance information science and technology through leadership and fostering innovation.

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3 programs · $771K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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.

$486Kprogram expense
02

Membership

ASIS&T is the only professional association that bridges the gap between information science practice and research. For nearly 80 years, ASIS&T has been leading the search for new and better theories, techniques, and technologies to improve access to information.

$168Kprogram expense
03

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."

$118Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

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

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$63K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$916K
Managementcol C$309K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$750K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$323K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$63K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25
Gains on assetsLn 7$16K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$750K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$750K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$323K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$768K$750K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$27K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K$323K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$17K$17K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$221K$155K$66K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$223K$156K$67K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$5K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$29K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$30K$21K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$810$810
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$201K$162K$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$80K$64K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$73K$51K$22K
TravelLn 17$59K$29K$30K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$184K$184K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$9K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$32K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$916K$309K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.3M$40K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.4M−$57K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.4M−$104K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M$79K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.1M$147K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.2M$1.2M−$30K$2.2M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,194,753 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,750$29,880
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,225,705$1,101,491
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $55,127$63,357
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,234$25
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,323,816$1,194,753
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$16,744
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $614,955$522,628
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $703,031$685,540
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,317,986$1,224,912
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,830−$30,159
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,194,753 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,880
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$29,880
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,099,091 · Unrelated business $2,400$1,101,491
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $47,281$47,281
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $16,076$16,076
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $25$25
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,099,091 · Unrelated business $2,400 · Excluded from tax $63,382$1,194,753
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,224,912 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $16,744$16,744
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $154,606 · Management $66,260$220,866
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $156,368 · Management $67,015$223,383
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,981 · Management $2,134$7,115
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,764 · Management $12,328$41,092
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,120 · Management $9,052$30,172
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $810$810
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,499$17,499
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,522$5,522
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $162,219 · Management $38,491$200,710
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,788$1,788
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $64,233 · Management $15,541$79,774
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,952 · Management $21,836$72,788
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,873 · Management $30,378$59,251
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $183,625$183,625
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,293 · Management $3,982$13,275
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,649$9,649
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,494 · Management $6,720$39,214
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,635$1,635
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $916,060 · Management $308,852 · Fundraising $0$1,224,912
Part X · Balance sheet $2,564,734 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $767,769$749,892
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,586$2,586
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $149,265$155,828
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,681$26,705
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,536,155$1,622,720
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$7,003
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,506,693$2,564,734
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $62,257$64,390
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $147,884$157,437
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$101,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $210,141$322,927
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,296,552$2,241,807
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,296,552$2,241,807
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,506,693$2,564,734
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,241,807 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,194,753
XI-2 Total expenses$1,224,912
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$30,159
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,296,552
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$24,586
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,241,807

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