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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$184K 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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FY2021 · 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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$184K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$228K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +3%
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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
$1.1M
FY2021▼ -12%
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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
$2.6M
FY2021▲ +16%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1939.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $800K Management & general 26% · $279K

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; $184K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$183,752Pt VII · Sec A
Dec. 2020, Then Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dec. 2020, Then President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President Until Nov. 2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pres. Elect as of Dec. 2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · $691K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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.

$316Kprogram 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.

$227Kprogram 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."

$149Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$959K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$191K
Investment incomeLn 3$66K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$800K
Managementcol C$279K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$729K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$228K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$191K
Government grantsLn 1e$112K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$959K
Investment incomeLn 3$66K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$23K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$326K
SavingsLn 2$404K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$729K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$228K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$750K$729K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$323K$228K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$15K$15K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$232K$202K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$319K$290K$30K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$3K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$55K$38K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$21K$18K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$126K$108K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$769$769
Office expensesLn 13$59K$51K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$93K$93K
OccupancyLn 16$76K$51K$25K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$8K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$8K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$298$298
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$800K$279K$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 Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$147K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 $1,226,033 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $29,880$190,815
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,101,491$959,216
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $63,357$66,384
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $25$9,618
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,194,753$1,226,033
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $16,744$15,320
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $522,628$649,304
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $685,540$414,231
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,224,912$1,078,855
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$30,159$147,178
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $1,226,033 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$112,181
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$78,634
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$190,815
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $958,466 · Unrelated business $750$959,216
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $43,034$43,034
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $23,350$23,350
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $9,618$9,618
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $958,466 · Unrelated business $750 · Excluded from tax $76,002$1,226,033
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,078,855 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $15,320$15,320
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $201,958 · Management $30,471$232,429
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $289,546 · Management $29,578$319,124
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,170 · Management $1,253$4,423
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,246 · Management $16,392$54,638
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,120 · Management $17,570$38,690
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,400$1,400
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,759$11,759
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $6,107$6,107
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $107,804 · Management $18,679$126,483
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $769$769
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $50,844 · Management $8,029$58,873
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $93,103$93,103
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,952 · Management $25,236$76,188
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,607$4,607
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,081$1,081
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,552 · Management $3,236$10,788
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,266$9,266
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,617 · Management $5,892$13,509
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $298$298
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $799,505 · Management $279,350 · Fundraising $0$1,078,855
Part X · Balance sheet $2,833,323 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $749,892$325,675
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$403,692
X-4 Accounts receivable$9,841
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $155,828$98,849
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,705$15,919
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,622,720$1,972,344
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,003$7,003
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,564,734$2,833,323
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $64,390$86,008
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $157,437$142,266
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $322,927$228,274
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,241,807$2,604,276
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$773
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,241,807$2,605,049
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,564,734$2,833,323
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,605,049 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,226,033
XI-2 Total expenses$1,078,855
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$147,178
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,241,807
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$179,397
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$36,667
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,605,049

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