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Nonprofit · EIN 16-0743079

MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCORPORATED

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Financials

$8.6M$10M2023$8M$10.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCORPORATED by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$7,984,952$10,178,840-$2,193,888$37,191,978$11,587,962$25,604,016
December 31, 2023990$8,598,932$10,048,307-$1,449,375$35,554,444$11,596,705$23,957,739
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,505,232
of which government grants
$665,720
Program service revenue
$4,888,778
Investment income
-$454,310
Royalties
$41,219
Net gain from sales of assets
-$1,575,718
Net income from sales of inventory
-$1,347
Other revenue
$45,252

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$575,863
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$647,746
Other salaries and wages
$2,451,817
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,823,552
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$22,372
Accounting fees
$60,792
Occupancy
$544,690
Travel
$460,791
Depreciation
$126,820
Program services (functional)
$7,291,902
Management and general (functional)
$2,373,478
Fundraising (functional)
$513,460

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$35,554,444
Total assets, end of year
$37,191,978
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,587,962
Net assets, end of year
$25,604,016
Land, buildings and equipment
$575,775
Publicly traded securities
$26,877,399
Net assets without donor restrictions
$14,940,255
Net assets with donor restrictions
$10,663,761
Gross unrelated business income
$5,380
Gross receipts
$10,412,588
Employees
39
Volunteers
200
Year formed
1920
State of legal domicile
IL

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
J MICHAEL PEARSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$280,309$33,422
KIMBERLY RUTLAND-STARKSCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$170,491$34,394
LIANE KLUGESENIOR DIR., MEMBERSHIP MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$151,588$47,970
AUDREY MALAGONSENIOR DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
40$145,749$42,768
CAROL BAXTERDIRECTOR, PUBLICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$132,824$35,044
JUSTIN CORTEZMANAGER, DATA AND ANALYTICS
Highest-paid employee
40$125,173$36,265
CHERYL ADAMSDIRECTOR OF MEETINGS AND MEMBER RELATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$124,600$10,571
CYNTHIA J WYELSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$81,997$0
NANCY NEUDAUERASSOCIATE SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$25,633$0
HORTENSIA SOTOPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$21,500$0
JENNA CARPENTERPRESIDENT-ELECT - AS OF 07/2024
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
RICHARD CLEARYVICE PRESIDENT - AS OF 07/2024
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ADRIANA SALERNOVICE PRESIDENT - UNTIL 06/2024
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
C ALLEN BUTLERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
VICTOR PIERCEYCHAIR, CONGRESS - AS OF 07/2024
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
3 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
EDRAY GOINS CHAIR CONGRESSUNTIL 06/2024, PAST CHAIR, CONGRESS
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
LISA E MARANOCHAIR, COMMITTEE ON SECTIONS
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
RUSSELL E GOODMANMEMBER-AT-LARGE - UNTIL 06/2024
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
J MICHAEL PEARSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$280,462$29,928
KIMBERLY RUTLAND-STARKSCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$168,382$26,390
KRISTEN VU DIRECTORDEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$157,106$33,445
STEPHEN COOLBAUGHDIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP
Highest-paid employee
40$148,522$19,851
CAROL BAXTERDIRECTOR, PUBLICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$123,252$25,038
CHERYL ADAMS DIRECTORMEMBER & CUSTOMER RELATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$120,692$9,935
DEIRDRE LONGACHER SMELTZERDIRECTOR, PROGRAMS
Highest-paid employee
40$116,034$14,161
BEN SPAISMANCHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER
Officer
40$30,520$2,678
HORTENSIA SOTOPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$12,250$0
NANCY NEUDAUERASSOCIATE SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$12,250$0
CYNTHIA J WYELSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$10,000$0
JENNIFER J QUINNPAST-PRESIDENT - UNTIL 01/2023
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ADRIANA SALERNOVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
C ALLEN BUTLERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
EDRAY GOINSCHAIR, CONGRESS
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
LISA E MARANOCHAIR, COMMITTEE ON SECTIONS
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
RUSSELL E GOODMANMEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
11 DUPONT CIR NW STE 200, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-1206
In care of
% MATH
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
J MICHAEL PEARSON, 11 DUPONT CIRCLE NW 200, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Signed the 990
J MICHAEL PEARSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(202) 387-5200
Return prepared by
CBIZ ADVISORS LLC

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE MAA IS TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF MATHEMATICS AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR WORLD.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • FEDERAL/OTHER EXTERNALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS - THE MAA PROVIDES ADVICE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH ENHANCE MATHEMATICAL EDUCATION, THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OTHER EXTERNAL FUNDERS.
    Expenses $2,688,403 · grants $575,863
  • MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - THE MAA MEMBERS INCLUDE UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE, AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS; GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS; PURE AND APPLIED MATHEMATICIANS; COMPUTER SCIENTISTS; STATISTICIANS; STEM PROFESSIONALS, AND MANY OTHERS IN ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, AND INDUSTRY. THE MAA PROVIDES MEMBERSHIP SERVICES CENTERED AROUND OUR CORE VALUES: COMMUNITY, INCLUSIVITY, COMMUNICATION, TEACHING & LEARNING. WE SUPPORT THE MISSION AND CORE VALUES THROUGH OUTREACH, PROGRAMS, MEETINGS, COMPETITIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS, AS WELL AS NATIONAL COMMITTEES AND 29 REGIONAL SECTIONS.
    Expenses $1,425,082 · revenue $894,442
  • THE MAA PUBLISHES AN ARRAY OF PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS, BOTH PRINT AND ELECTRONIC REPRESENTING MAA'S COMMITMENT TO HIGH-QUALITY EXPOSITION OF MATH AND TEACHING AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL. AVAILABLE ARE THE MAA FOCUS WHICH IS THE MAA'S NEWS MAGAZINE. ALSO AVAILABLE ARE THE AMERICA MATHEMATICAL MONTHLY (10,000 SUBSCRIBERS), THE MOST WIDELY CIRCULATED JOURNAL OF COLLEGIATE MATH IN THE WORLD. MATHEMATICS MAGAZINE (8,000) AND THE COLLEGE MATH JOURNAL (8,000) OFFER A WIDE ARRAY OF MATH TOPICS. THE ONLINE PUBLICATION CONVERGENCE EMPHASIZES APPLETS AND OTHER DIGITAL RESOURCES AND THE HISTORY OF MATH. MATH HORIZONS (12,000) IS AIMED AT THE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT.MAA PUBLISHES MANY BOOKS PER YEAR AND MAINTAINS PAST TITLES TOTALING HUNDREDS OF BOOKS AVAILABLE. WE SERVE PRIMARILY FACULTY AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH SOME SELECT TITLES SUITABLE FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL. TEXTBOOKS AND TEXTBOOK SUPPLEMENTS ARE A SIGNIFICANT COMPONENT OF OUR TITLES WITH THE AIM TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY BOOKS TO STUDENTS AT AFFORDABLE PRICES. WE ALSO OFFER PEDAGOGICAL AND BOOKS OF MATH PROBLEMS TO ACCOMMODATE A WIDE RANGE OF READERS. WE ALSO OFFER MATH BIOGRAPHIES, POPULAR WORKS AND MONOGRAPHS, ALL OF WHICH ARE WIDELY ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
    Expenses $1,131,263 · revenue $1,688,368
  • AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL COMPETITIONS (AMC) SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN THE MATH CAPABILITIES OF OUR NATION'S YOUTH, WE IDENTIFY, RECOGNIZE AND REWARD EXCELLENCE IN MATH THROUGH A SERIES OF NATIONAL CONTESTS. ABOUT 400,000 STUDENTS FROM 6,000 SCHOOLS COMPETE ANNUALLY IN ONE OR MORE OF THESE TESTS TARGETING THE AVERAGE TO THE MOST GIFTED MATH STUDENT. THE CULMINATION OF THESE TESTS IS THE SELECTION, TRAINING AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF THE SIX STUDENTS WHO REPRESENT THE US. THE US TEAM IS USUALLY AMONG THE TOP 3 TEAMS. THE MAA-AMC ALSO SELECTS AND SPONSORS TEAMS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE CHINA GIRL'S MATH OLYMPIAD.
    Expenses $807,492 · revenue $1,495,936
  • ALL OTHER PROGRAMS NOT LISTED ABOVE.
    Expenses $1,239,662 · revenue $627,435

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
16-0743079
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Group exemption
Exempt since
1972
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption
2236 (29 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$37,191,978
Income (IRS master file)
$10,412,588

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$7,984,952$10,178,840$37,191,978XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$8,598,932$10,048,307$35,554,444XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$8,993,258$9,861,216$34,060,928IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021$20,213,904$8,475,208$32,437,492IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 16-0743079).

Questions about MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCORPORATED

What is the EIN of MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCORPORATED?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCORPORATED is 16-0743079.
Is MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
Are donations to MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
Which annual return does MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCORPORATED file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCORPORATED due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCORPORATED last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCORPORATED?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names J MICHAEL PEARSON.
Who are the officers and directors of MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCORPORATED?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $280,309 (J MICHAEL PEARSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA INCORPORATED have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $7,984,952, expenses of $10,178,840 and total assets of $37,191,978 at year end.

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