THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF IMMUNOLOGISTS INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF IMMUNOLOGISTS INC

EIN 52-2317193 · Professional Societies & Associations - Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines (G03)

What they do

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of IMMUNOLOGISTS (AAI) is AN INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED SCIENTISTS WHO CONDUCT BASIC and CLINICAL RESEARCH ON THE BIOLOGY of THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. AAI is DEDICATED to ADVANCING THE KNOWLEDGE of IMMUNOLOGY, FOSTERING THE INTERCHANGE of IDEAS and INFOMRATION AMONG INVESTIGATORS, and ADDRESSING THE POTENTIAL INTEGRATION of IMMUNOLOGIC PRINCIPLES INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE. AAI SERVES ITS MEMBERS BY PROVIDING A CENTER for THE DISSEMINATION of INFORMATION RELEVANT to THE FIELD and ITS PRACTICES SUCH AS EDUCATIONAL and PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, MEMBERSHIP-DERIVED ISSUES and OPINIONS, and IMPORTANT SOCIAL and POLITICAL MATTERS. AAI OWNS and PUBLISHES THE JOURNAL of IMMUNOLOGY-THE LARGEST and MOST HIGHLY CITED JOURNAL IN THE FIELD.

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Of every $100 spent, about $91.30 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 leaders18 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

87.56%of revenue went to mission work91.3% of expenses · Program services

$95.89spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.33%of revenue went to management and office costs8.7% of expenses

$5.95in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

0.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $515,280 for LORETTA DOAN PHD (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 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$14,999,961

Mission workProgram services$13,134,42687.56% of revenue91.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,248,9108.33% of revenue8.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$616,6254.11% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$14,383,33695.89% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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: 91.3% mission · 8.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.89% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 85.1% mission · 14.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.24% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 81.1% mission · 18.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 133.21% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 85.0% mission · 15.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.22% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 86.3% mission · 13.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.68% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 89.0% mission · 11.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.58% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 89.1% mission · 10.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.36% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 76.5% mission · 23.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.18% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$14,999,961

Expenses$14,383,336

Annual surplus $616,625 Revenue was higher than expenses 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)$13,134,426 · 91.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,248,910 · 8.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$14,999,961

Expenses$14,383,336

Assets$85,643,615

Income$37,758,303

Contributions$38,967

Mission work (program services)$13,134,426

Grants given$21,000

Average grant$7,000

Management and general$1,248,910

Stocks and bonds$71,215,339

Accounting fees$45,738

Investing fees$497,632

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

LORETTA DOAN PHDCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · 38 hrs/week $515,280Base $452,754 · Other $62,526

LAUREN GROSS JDCHIEF POLICY & PROGRAM OFFICER · 38 hrs/week $373,857Base $314,530 · Other $59,327

SUSAN MEDICK CPACHIEF FINANCE & OPERATIONS OFFICER · 38 hrs/week $353,814Base $312,335 · Other $41,479

GWENDOLYN V FORTUNE-BLAKELYCHIEF MEMBERSHIP & ENGMT OFFICER · 38 hrs/week $292,718Base $266,620 · Other $26,098

CATHERINE WATTENBERGDIRECTOR, PUBLICATIONS · 38 hrs/week $199,120Base $153,495 · Other $45,625

MARY LITZINGER PHDDIRECTOR, EDUCATION & CAREER DEV · 38 hrs/week $195,183Base $165,704 · Other $29,479

DALE BENGSTONDIRECTOR, IT · 38 hrs/week $191,764Base $174,459 · Other $17,305

JACOB D SCHUMACHERDIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS · 38 hrs/week $171,158Base $143,647 · Other $27,511

BRYNA E BURRELL PHDSENIOR SCIENTIST · 38 hrs/week $170,172Base $144,689 · Other $25,483

ULRICH H VON ANDRIAN MDVICE PRESIDENT EFF. 7/2024 · 3 hrs/week $300

STEPHEN JAMESON PHDPRESIDENT EFF. 7/2024 · 3 hrs/week $300

AVERY AUGUST PHDCOUNCILOR · 1 hrs/week $300

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (18)

LORETTA DOAN PHDCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

LAUREN GROSS JDCHIEF POLICY & PROGRAM OFFICER

SUSAN MEDICK CPACHIEF FINANCE & OPERATIONS OFFICER

GWENDOLYN V FORTUNE-BLAKELYCHIEF MEMBERSHIP & ENGMT OFFICER

CATHERINE WATTENBERGDIRECTOR, PUBLICATIONS

MARY LITZINGER PHDDIRECTOR, EDUCATION & CAREER DEV

DALE BENGSTONDIRECTOR, IT

JACOB D SCHUMACHERDIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

BRYNA E BURRELL PHDSENIOR SCIENTIST

ULRICH H VON ANDRIAN MDVICE PRESIDENT EFF. 7/2024

STEPHEN JAMESON PHDPRESIDENT EFF. 7/2024

AVERY AUGUST PHDCOUNCILOR

MARIA-LUISA ALEGRE MD PHDCOUNCILOR

MARK DAVIS PHDPAST PRESIDENT - UNTIL 6/2024

JOAN GOVERMAN PHDSECRETARY-TREASURER

DONNA FARBER PHDCOUNCILOR

SUSAN M KAECH PHDCOUNCILOR

AKIKO IWASAKI PHDPAST PRESIDENT, EFF. 7/2024

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2003
Location: 1451 ROCKVILLE PIKE STE 650, ROCKVILLE, MD 20852-1473
County: Montgomery
In care of: SUSAN MEDICK CPA
Primary officer: SUSAN MEDICK CPA, CFOO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfoaai@aai.org Phone(301) 634-7818

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: RSM US LLP
NTEE classification: Professional Societies & Associations - Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines (G03)
IRS tax category: Professional Societies & Associations
Grant-giving organization: Yes