AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1527 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-1203

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

KIMBERLY A MEALY, 1527 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Signed the 990

KIMBERLY A MEALY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(202) 483-2512

Website

WWW.APSANET.ORG

Return prepared by

HAN GROUP LLC

Mission

THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION ("APSA") SUPPORTS EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP AND TEACHING AND INFORMED DISCOURSE ABOUT POLITICS, POLICY, AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION. THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES A LIVELY, DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND PRACTITIONERS WHO BRING WIDE-RANGING INTERESTS, METHODOLOGIES, AND PERSPECTIVES TO THE ANALYSIS AND CONDUCT OF GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS. THE ASSOCIATION DISSEMINATES INFORMATION, FACILITATES COLLABORATION AMONG ITS MEMBERS, AND PUBLICIZES RESEARCH FINDINGS ON IMPORTANT THEORETICAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES, AND PUBLISHES A VARIETY OF MATERIALS RELEVANT TO THE DISCIPLINE. IT ENHANCES THE CAPACITY OF POLITICAL SCIENTISTS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH, IMPROVE TEACHING, DEVELOP PROFESSIONALLY, AND COMMUNICATE THEIR IDEAS WITHIN THE DISCIPLINE AND TO WIDER PUBLICS.

Program accomplishments

• APSA ANNUAL MEETING, CONFERENCE ON TEACHING AND LEARNING AND VIRTUAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE: THE APSA ANNUAL MEETING IS THE LARGEST CONFERENCE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. THE ANNUAL MEETING TYPICALLY DRAWS AROUND 6,000 PARTICIPANTS AND CONSISTS OF OVER 1,200 PANEL SESSIONS OVER A 4.5 DAY PERIOD IN WHICH THE MEMBERS' RESEARCH IS PRESENTED IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS. MOST OF THE PANEL SESSIONS INVOLVE PAPER PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION, ALTHOUGH SOME ARE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS FEATURING EXPERTS IN THE FIELDS. PLENARY SESSIONS FEATURE DISTINGUISHED WRITERS WITHIN SUBFIELDS. THE MEETING IS GENERALLY HELD IN THE AUGUST/SEPTEMBER TIMEFRAME. THE APSA EXHIBITION FEATURES THE LARGEST ASSEMBLY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE TEXTBOOK PUBLISHERS NATIONALLY AND PROVIDES PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MEMBERSHIP. THE CONFERENCE ON TEACHING AND LEARNING IN POLITICAL SCIENCE: THE APSA TEACHING & LEARNING CONFERENCE CONVENES BIANNUALLY TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF CURRICULUM, PEDAGOGY, PROGRAM ASSESSMENT, CIVIC EDUCATION, TEACHING RESEARCH METHODS, INTERNATIONALIZING THE CURRICULUM, SIMULATIONS AND ROLE PLAY, AND INCLUSIVENESS IN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. THE CONFERENCE FOLLOWS A WORKING GROUP MODEL IN WHICH SCHOLARS ENGAGE INTENSIVELY WITH COLLEAGUES OVER 2.5 DAYS OF MEETING. THE VIRTUAL RESEARCH MEETING IS A TWO DAY, FULLY ONLINE EVENT PROVIDING A FORUM FOR SCHOLARS INTERESTED IN SHARING THEIR RESEARCH, PROVIDING CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK FOR OTHERS, AND CREATING PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS FOR FUTURE COLLABORATION. THIS MEETING HAS A COMBINATION OF PANEL SESSIONS WITH PAPER PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION, AND RESEARCH GROUP WORKSHOPS.
  Expenses $1,642,873 · grants $32,431 · revenue $2,110,934
• JOURNALS: APSA SPONSORS AND SUPPORTS FOUR JOURNALS THAT ARE CORE TO THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINE: THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW, PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICS, PS: POLITICAL SCIENCE AND POLITICS, AND THE JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE EDUCATION. THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE REVIEW (APSR) IS POLITICAL SCIENCE'S PREMIER SCHOLARLY RESEARCH JOURNAL, PROVIDING PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES AND REVIEW ESSAYS FROM SUBFIELDS THROUGHOUT THE DISCIPLINE. AREAS COVERED INCLUDE POLITICAL THEORY, AMERICAN POLITICS, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, COMPARATIVE POLITICS, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. APSR HAS PUBLISHED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1906. PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICS (POP) SEEKS TO PROVIDE A SPACE FOR BROAD AND SYNTHETIC DISCUSSION WITHIN THE POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSION AND BETWEEN THE PROFESSION AND THE BROADER SCHOLARLY AND READING PUBLICS. SUCH DISCUSSION NECESSARILY DRAWS ON AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE SCHOLARSHIP PUBLISHED IN THE MORE SPECIALIZED JOURNALS THAT DOMINATE OUR DISCIPLINE. AT THE SAME TIME, POP SEEKS TO PROMOTE A COMPLEMENTARY FORM OF BROAD PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND SYNERGISTIC UNDERSTANDING WITHIN THE PROFESSION THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO ADVANCING RESEARCH AND PROMOTING SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY. PS: POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS PUBLISHES SCHOLARLY ESSAYS, SPOTLIGHTS, AND SYMPOSIA FOCUSED ON POLITICS, THE DISCIPLINE, AND TEACHING. THE JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE EDUCATION (JPSE) PUBLISHES EVIDENCE BASED AND THEORETICALLY INFORMED SCHOLARSHIP ON TEACHING AND PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. THE JOURNAL SUPPORTS RESEARCH THAT ENGAGES WITH THE BROAD SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN THE DISCIPLINE. IN ADDITION TO ITS FOUR JOURNALS, APSA PROVIDES A NEWS MAGAZINE TO MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION: POLITICAL SCIENCE TODAY. POLITICAL SCIENCE TODAY FEATURES MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS, NEWS OF THE DISCIPLINE, ASSOCIATION UPDATES, AND OTHER NEWS ITEMS.
  Expenses $1,313,018 · revenue $169,190
• MEMBERSHIP DEPARTMENT: THE ASSOCIATION BRINGS TOGETHER, THROUGH MEMBERSHIP, POLITICAL SCIENTISTS FROM ALL FIELDS OF INQUIRY, REGIONS, AND OCCUPATIONAL ENDEAVORS IN ORDER TO EXPAND AWARENESS OF POLITICAL LIFE.
  Expenses $1,047,170 · grants $210,046 · revenue $1,993,869
• CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP
  Expenses $669,725 · revenue $163,237
• ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  Expenses $346,343
• CENTENNIAL CENTER FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
  Expenses $339,353
• MENA PROGRAMS & WORKSHOPS
  Expenses $338,107
• PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
  Expenses $199,005
• DEPARTMENTAL SERVICES
  Expenses $1,900
• OTHER PROGRAMS
  Expenses $2,560,820 · grants $1,296,577

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.

IRS record

EIN

53-0200001

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1955

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Social science (V24C)

Assets (IRS master file)

$62,990,493

Income (IRS master file)

$11,340,053

Filing history

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 53-0200001).

Questions about AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION?

The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION is 53-0200001.

Is AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1955.

Are donations to AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION 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 POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION 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 AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION 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 AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KIMBERLY A MEALY.

Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 49 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $209,834 (STEVEN RATHGEB SMITH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL SEPTEMBER)).

How much revenue does AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $9,087,562, expenses of $9,941,766 and total assets of $62,990,493 at year end.

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