AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS INC

EIN 13-1667053 · Science & Technology (U030)

What they do

AIP ADVANCES THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES AS A FEDERATION and AN INSTITUTE. AS A FEDERATION, AIP WORKS to ADVANCE THE SUCCESS of ITS MEMBER SOCIETIES and AFFILIATES SO THAT THEY CAN LEVERAGE THEIR DIVERSE EXPERTISE and CONTRIBUTIONS IN ADVANCING THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES IN THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE, IN THE ECONOMY, IN EDUCATION and IN SOCIETY. THROUGH THEIR SHARED GOALS and PARTNERSHIP WITH AIP, MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS BROADEN THEIR IMPACT and ACHIEVE RESULTS BEYOND THEIR INDIVIDUAL MISSIONS and MANDATES. AIP ALSO ACTS AS AN INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE THAT EMPOWERS PHYSICAL SCIENTISTS WITH JOURNALISM; SOCIAL SCIENCE, DEMOGRAPHICS and POLICY RESEARCH; and HISTORY and STUDENT PROGRAMS. AIP ALSO ADVANCES THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES THROUGH THE MISSIONS and OPERATIONS of AIP PUBLISHING and of AIP FOUNDATION. AIP RECOGNIZES and HONORS EXCELLENCE IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES, RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS of THE CONTRIBUTIONS OUR COMMUNITY MAKES to SOCIETY WITH SEVERAL NAMED AWARDS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $78.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders35 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

78.34%of revenue went to mission work78.1% of expenses · Program services

2.50%of revenue went to fundraising2.5% of expenses

$100.30spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

19.45%of revenue went to management and office costs19.4% of expenses

$3.25in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

3.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $272,710 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $713,115 for ALEXANDRA VANCE (AIPP, CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$92,366,805

Mission workProgram services$72,363,76778.34% of revenue78.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$17,969,05219.45% of revenue19.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,306,6962.50% of revenue2.5% of expenses

Total expenses$92,639,515100.30% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 78.1% mission · 19.4% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.30% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 81.4% mission · 15.3% management · 3.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.85% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 70.5% mission · 28.9% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.81% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 84.3% mission · 13.6% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.57% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 84.5% mission · 13.3% management · 2.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.56% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 84.8% mission · 14.1% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.95% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 84.7% mission · 14.5% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.22% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 69.1% mission · 30.4% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.66% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$92,366,805

Expenses$92,639,515

Annual shortfall $272,710 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$72,363,767 · 78.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$17,969,052 · 19.4% of expenses

Fundraising$2,306,696 · 2.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$92,366,805

Expenses$92,639,515

Assets$300,823,393

Income$92,366,805

Contributions$3,222,779

Mission work (program services)$72,363,767

Fundraising$2,306,696

Grants given$6,705,888

Average grant$69,133

Management and general$17,969,052

Stocks and bonds$226,925,639

Accounting fees$259,583

Investing fees$51,923

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

ALEXANDRA VANCEAIPP, CEO · 40 hrs/week $713,115Base $631,249 · Other $81,866

MICHAEL MOLONEYCEO · 40 hrs/week $703,913Base $647,742 · Other $56,171

ROY LEVENSONAIPP, CFO · 40 hrs/week $525,108Base $467,545 · Other $57,563

ANN MICHAELAIPP, CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFCR · 40 hrs/week $507,809Base $441,089 · Other $66,720

DEAN SANDERSONAIPP, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $501,667Base $444,103 · Other $57,564

CATHERINE SWARTZCFAO · 40 hrs/week $476,865Base $420,694 · Other $56,171

PENELOPE DONHAUSERAIPP, CHIEF PUBLISHING OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $395,919Base $358,748 · Other $37,171

SCOTT MONTGOMERYCHIEF CONTENT OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $316,534Base $287,538 · Other $28,996

KEVIN STEINERAIPP, HEAD OF GLOBAL SALES · 40 hrs/week $311,269Base $255,243 · Other $56,026

SARA GIRARDAIPP, HEAD OF MKTG & COMM · 40 hrs/week $302,891Base $247,605 · Other $55,286

ANNA LEEDEVELOPMENT & GRANTS OFFICER · 32 hrs/week $263,825Base $214,907 · Other $48,918

ELIZABETH DART CARONCHIEF OF STAFF · 40 hrs/week $253,207Base $229,831 · Other $23,376

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (35)

ALEXANDRA VANCEAIPP, CEO

MICHAEL MOLONEYCEO

ROY LEVENSONAIPP, CFO

ANN MICHAELAIPP, CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFCR

DEAN SANDERSONAIPP, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER

CATHERINE SWARTZCFAO

PENELOPE DONHAUSERAIPP, CHIEF PUBLISHING OFFICER

SCOTT MONTGOMERYCHIEF CONTENT OFFICER

KEVIN STEINERAIPP, HEAD OF GLOBAL SALES

SARA GIRARDAIPP, HEAD OF MKTG & COMM

ANNA LEEDEVELOPMENT & GRANTS OFFICER

ELIZABETH DART CARONCHIEF OF STAFF

JOVONNI SPINNERCAREER OPPORTUNITY & ADV OFFICER

MARK JACOBSONAIPP, DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT

TREVOR OWENSCHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER

TRACY DENIENAIPP, HEAD OF INFO TECHNOLOGY

DAVID HELFANDCHAIR

ERIC FURSTTREASURER

SUSAN AVERYVICE CHAIR & DIR AT LARGE

JUDY DUBNOSECRETARY

VALERIE BROWNINGDIRECTOR AT LARGE

EFRAIN RODRIGUEZDIRECTOR

TYRONE PORTERDIRECTOR

SUSAN BURKETTDIRECTOR

STELLA KAFKADIRECTOR

BRUCE CURRANDIRECTOR

CHARLES BROWN IIDIRECTOR AT LARGE

NATHAN SANDERSDIRECTOR AT LARGE

CHICK WOODWARDDIRECTOR

MARY JAMESDIRECTOR AT LARGE

LIZ ROGANDIRECTOR (UNTIL SEPT 2024)

LISA KEEFEDIRECTOR

JONATHAN BAGGERDIRECTOR

JACK HEHNDIRECTOR

GENARO MONTANEZDIRECTOR (AS OF SEPT 2024)

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1941
Location: 1 PHYSICS ELLIPSE, COLLEGE PARK, MD 20740-3841
County: Prince George's
In care of: % CATHERINE G SWARTZ CFAO
Primary officer: Catherine Swartz, CHIEF FIN & ADMIN OFFICER (CFAO)

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(301) 209-3100

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BDO USA
NTEE classification: Science & Technology (U030)
Grant-giving organization: Yes