Nonprofit · EIN 23-1352617
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF OVERSEAS RESEARCH
Tax-exempt · ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,879,670 | $2,069,464 | -$189,794 | $9,360,224 | $347,873 | $9,012,351 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,335,082 | $1,934,785 | $1,400,297 | $9,034,018 | $349,369 | $8,684,649 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,282,373 | $1,815,692 | $466,681 | $7,305,829 | $433,052 | $6,872,777 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $860,561
- of which government grants
- $303,913
- Program service revenue
- $662,832
- Investment income
- $305,561
- Royalties
- $33,710
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $116,468
- Other revenue
- $50,716
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $259,547
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $191,472
- Other salaries and wages
- $706,635
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,102,650
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $37,717
- Occupancy
- $38,242
- Travel
- $36,664
- Depreciation
- $18,667
- Program services (functional)
- $1,611,043
- Management and general (functional)
- $374,331
- Fundraising (functional)
- $84,090
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,034,018
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,360,224
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $347,873
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,012,351
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,052,849
- Publicly traded securities
- $6,676,830
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,600,893
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,411,458
- Gross receipts
- $2,630,850
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 247
- Year formed
- 1935
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW VAUGHN | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $188,472 | $12,433 |
| LISA ACKERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN ACKERMAN | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOLANGE ASHBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA BERLIN | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY MILLER BONNEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THEODORE BURGH | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX BROOKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET COHEN | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC CLINE | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH KIELT COSTELLO | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN DARBY | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JP DESSEL | OVERSEAS INS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN DIXON | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN SWARTZ DODD | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
24 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANE DEROSE EVANS | PRESIDENT EL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHELDON FOX | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KATHRYN GROSSMAN | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY HAMMER | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HASEL | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PEYTON RANDOLPH HELM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON HERBERT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICARDO ST HILAIRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES ELLWOOD JONES | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANN-MARIE KNOBLAUCH | PAST SECRETA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| W MARK LANIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX MACALLISTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONALD E MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROL MEYERS | LIFE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC MEYERS | LIFE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW MOELIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT MULLINS | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIERSTEN NEUMANN | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANN SAHLMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH JARMER SCOTT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOE D SEGER | LIFE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN MIDKIFF STRANGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY SERWINT | OVERSEAS INS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON UR | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 37 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW VAUGHN | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $184,479 | $19,009 |
| LISA ACKERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN ACKERMAN | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SOLANGE ASHBY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY MILLER BONNEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THEODORE BURGH | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX BROOKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET COHEN | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC CLINE | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH KIELT COSTELLO | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN DARBY | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JP DESSEL | OVERSEAS INS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN SWARTZ DODD | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY DULY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE DEROSE EVANS | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELDON FOX | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN GROSSMAN | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HASEL | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEYTON RANDOLPH HELM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON HERBERT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICARDO ST HILAIRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES ELLWOOD JONES | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN-MARIE KNOBLAUCH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BAILEY KUTNER | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN LADEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W MARK LANIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX MACALLISTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL MEYERS | LIFE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC MEYERS | LIFE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT MULLINS | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIERSTEN NEUMANN | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY POTTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN SAHLMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE D SEGER | LIFE MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN MIDKIFF STRANGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY SERWINT | OVERSEAS INS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON UR | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 37 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW VAUGHN | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $171,143 | $28,975 |
| LISA ACKERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN ACKERMAN | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY MILLER BONNEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THEODORE BURGH | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX BROOKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD L COFFMAN | FORMER CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET COHEN | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH KIELT COSTELLO | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEARCE PAUL CREASMAN | OVERSEAS INS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN DARBY | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JP DESSEL | OVERSEAS INS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN SWARTZ DODD | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEGGY DULY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE DEROSE EVANS | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL VM FLESHER | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBRA FORAN | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELDON FOX | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN GROSSMAN | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HASEL | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEYTON RANDOLPH HELM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON HERBERT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES ELLWOOD JONES | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN-MARIE KNOBLAUCH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BAILEY KUTNER | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN LADEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W MARK LANIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX MACALLISTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL MEYERS | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC MEYERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT MULLINS | INDIVIDUAL M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIMOTHY POTTS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN SAHLMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE D SEGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN MIDKIFF STRANGE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY SERWINT | OVERSEAS INS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON UR | INSTITUTIONA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 209 COMMERCE ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-2909
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANDREW VAUGHN, 209 COMMERCE STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
- Signed the 990
- ANDREW VAUGHN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (703) 789-9229
- Website
- WWW.ASOR.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ROMEO WIGGINS & COMPANY LLP
Mission
ASOR, FOUNDED IN 1900, IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO INITIATE, ENCOURAGE, AND SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO, AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF, THE HISTORY AND CULTURES OF THE NEAR EAST AND WIDER MEDITERRANEAN, FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES BY: FOSTERING ORIGINAL RESEARCH, EXPLORATION AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK; ENCOURAGING SCHOLARSHIP IN THE REGION'S LANGUAGES, TEXTS, TRADITIONS, AND HISTORIES; DISSEMINATING RESEARCH RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS IN A TIMELY MANNER, THROUGH A ROBUST PUBLICATION PROGRAM, ANNUAL MEETINGS AND OTHER VENUES; ADHERING TO THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS OF SCHOLARSHIP AND PUBLIC DISCOURSE; UPHOLDING THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC STANDARDS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND TEACHING; PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATES IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AROUND THE WORLD; DEVELOPING ENGAGING PROGRAMS OF OUTREACH FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC; SUPPORTING AND PARTICIPATING IN EFFORTS TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC THE HISTORIC AND
Program accomplishments
- FOSTERING ORIGINAL RESEARCH, ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AND EXPLORATIONS. ENCOURAGING SCHOLARSHIP IN THE BASIC LANGUAGES, CULTURAL HISTORIES AND TRADITIONS OF THE NEAR EASTERN WORLD. PROMOTING THE EDUCATIONAL GOALS OF NEAR EASTERN STUDIES AND DISCIPLINES, AND BY ADVOCATING HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS IN TEACHING AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH. MAINTAINING AN ACTIVE PROGRAM OF TIMELY DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS. OFFERING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN NEAR EASTERN HISTORY AND ARCHAELOLGY TO UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATES IN NORTH AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. DEVELOPING ENGAGING PROGRAMS OF OUTREACH FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SUPPORTING AND PARTICIPATING IN EFFORTS TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE NEAR EAST AND THE WIDER MEDITERRANEAN AND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ITS DEGRADATION.Expenses $1,611,043 · grants $259,547 · revenue $662,832
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-1352617
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1935
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Social science (V30Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,360,224
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,630,850
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,879,670 | $2,069,464 | $9,360,224 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,335,082 | $1,934,785 | $9,034,018 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,282,373 | $1,815,692 | $7,305,829 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,203,920 | $1,518,820 | $6,291,200 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 23-1352617).
Questions about AMERICAN SOCIETY OF OVERSEAS RESEARCH
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF OVERSEAS RESEARCH?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF OVERSEAS RESEARCH is 23-1352617.
- Is AMERICAN SOCIETY OF OVERSEAS RESEARCH tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1935.
- Are donations to AMERICAN SOCIETY OF OVERSEAS RESEARCH tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN SOCIETY OF OVERSEAS RESEARCH 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 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF OVERSEAS RESEARCH due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN SOCIETY OF OVERSEAS RESEARCH last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF OVERSEAS RESEARCH?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ANDREW VAUGHN.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN SOCIETY OF OVERSEAS RESEARCH?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 39 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $188,472 (ANDREW VAUGHN, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN SOCIETY OF OVERSEAS RESEARCH have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,879,670, expenses of $2,069,464 and total assets of $9,360,224 at year end.
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