American Association for the Advancement of Science

“Aaas enrolls as members over 114,000 scientists, engineers, science educators, policymakers and other interested in science and technology in the united states and many other countries throughout the world.”

“Members choose aaas elective officers each year including the president-elect, the president, the chairman of the board and members of the board. Aaas members have the opportunity to suggest nominees (including themselves) for president-elect and the board of directors.”

“Aaas' form 990 is developed by staff in the finance office in consultation with outside tax advisors regarding specific questions or issues. Many of the supporting schedules are prepared by a senior accountant; these are all reviewed by the director of finance, who oversees the compilation of the form 990. The director of finance reviews the 990 in detail with the chief financial officer; this review may include the tax consultants. Once the chief financial officer has signed off, the form 990 is reviewed with chief operating officer and chief executive officer, who each receive a full copy of the form 990 and all supporting schedules. The director of finance conducts this review, focusing on changes in format of the 990 and items or issues of particular note or interest to the executive management. Starting with tax year 2008, the form 990 is reviewed in person with the aaas audit committee, a committee chartered by the aaas board of directors. The committee receives a full copy of the 990 including all supporting schedules. The review is conducted by aaas staff with the outside tax advisors present to answer questions and provide additional detail. The committee review focuses on changes from the prior year, new disclosures, and other items of interest. Copies of the 990 including all supporting schedules are provided to the aaas board of directors. The chair of the aaas audit committee includes a report of the 990 in his/her committee report to the board.”

“Review of financial statements and audit: aaas regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with its conflict of interest policy. Each member of the aaas board of directors is required to annually disclose any conflicts of interest, this disclosure includes a requirement for continuing disclosure for any conflicts that may arise during the year. For employees (all aaas employees, not just key employees), the aaas employee handbook includes a code of conduct that requires, among other things, that employees "disclose conflicts of interest to superior(s) or colleagues as relevant to the situation, to ensure that negative consequences that may be caused by conflicts of interest are minimized or eliminated, as management determines is appropriate reaction to the circumstances. This is an ongoing requirement. Should a conflict arise that has not been disclosed, the matter would be dealt with as appropriate to the situation. No such situation arose during 2014.”

“The process for determining executive compensation for the association's chief executive officer includes a market review and analysis by an executive compensation consultant who provides comparability data and a full salary analysis for review by the association's board-appointed compensation committee. The consultant meets with the compensation committee to present his analysis and answers any questions they might have about the information provided. The executive compensation consultant also provides a salary/market analysis for other key executives in the organization and provides his analysis to the association's ceo and the association's board-appointed compensation committee. Positions reviewed include the association's cfo and publisher.”

“List of states receiving copy of 990: al, ak, az, ar, ca, co, ct, fl, ga, hi, il, ks, ky, me, md, ma, mi, mn, ms, mo, nh, nj, nm, ny, nc, nd, oh, ok, or, pa, ri, sc, tn, va, wa, wv, wi, ut”

“Aaas does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public.”

“Description of organization mission: to fulfill this mission, the aaas board has set these broad goals, enhance communication among scientists, engineers, and the public, promote and defend the integrity of science and its use, strengthen support for the science and technology enterprise, provide a voice for science on societal issues, promote the responsible use of science in public policy, strengthen and diversify the science and technology workforce, foster education in science and technology for everyone, increase public engagement with science and technology, and advance international cooperation in science.”

“Description of organization mission: and its use; strengthen support for the science and technology enterprise; provide a voice for science on societal issues; promote the responsible use of science in public policy; strengthen and diversify the science and technology workforce; foster education in science and technology for everyone; increase public engagement with science and technology; and advance international cooperation in science.”

“New program services: science advances: is an online-only gold open access journal that publishes high-impact original research in fields from computer science and engineering to environmental, life, mathematical, physical, and social sciences. The journal aims to publish cross-disciplinary research and collaborations, to encourage innovative approaches to complex scientific and social problems, and support open discourse among readers in diverse areas of interest and expertise. Innovation fund: the aaas innovation fund is designed to help identify, develop, and execute innovative concepts, including new partnerships and business opportunities. The objective for projects funded by the innovation fund is to develop opportunities that can create significant new or expanded/incremental revenue streams for aaas. All funded projects must be aligned with the aaas mission. Trellis: goal: build a new platform for communication across the scientific community that helps shape the future of such communication, enables experimentation, gives us a platform for our own member and mission interactions, and builds a new line of business. Membership: goal: transform aaas into a member-focused society and increase its membership. Advocacy: goal: expand aaas' role as "the voice of science and the force for science" with a strengthened advocacy program that fulfills our mission and members' needs and expectations.”

“Other program services: 1) project 2061 is a long-term aaas initiative to help all americans become literate in science, mathematics, and technology. To achieve that goal, project 2061 conducts research and develops tools and services that educators, researchers, and policymakers can use to make critical and lasting improvements in the nation's education system. The project's areas of expertise include learning goals and curriculum. Through its science for all americans, benchmarks for science literacy and the two-volume atlas of science literacy, project 2061 provides a coherent set of k-12 learning goals that can serve as a foundation for state and national standards. With funding from nsf, noaa, nasa, and the u.s. Department of education, project 2061's research and development efforts are helping to foster a new generation of more effective curriculum materials -in print and online- for science teaching and learning. Project 2061 also consults widely with curriculum researchers and developers. Assessment. Project 2061 has developed an online bank of high-quality test items and related assessment resources for use in middle and early high school science (http://assessment.aaas.org). Each item is rigorously screened for alignment to national standards and is suitable for use with a diverse range of students, including english language learners. The items have been field tested with national samples of students to gauge their knowledge of important science ideas and to identify commonly held misconceptions. Project 2061 participates in a number of national assessment efforts and consults on a wide range of assessment research and development initiatives. Curriculum development. Implementing the vision of the next generation science standards (ngss) (lead states, 2013) requires curriculum materials that integrate the ngss three dimensions of learning: core science ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science practices. Project 2061 collaborates with researchers at other institutions to develop and test model curriculum units that showcase the ngss vision, are feasible to implement in public school classrooms, and show promise in promoting science learning of diverse students. Teacher development. Improving student achievement in science and mathematics requires well-prepared teachers who have a solid grounding in the content they teach and an understanding of how diverse students can be helped to learn. Project 2061's publications are widely used in teacher education courses, and its research studies continue to shed light on how textbooks, teaching practices, and professional development can best be coordinated to improve student learning. Project 2061 offered five practical, hands-on educator workshops in 2014. Reaching 120 educators working across a spectrum from classroom teaching to curriculum development, the sessions focused on the project's approach to developing valid science assessments aligned to the learning goals specified in the aaas benchmarks for science literacy and the new ngss. 2) international activities & science diplomacy as science becomes increasingly global in character, scientists are more and more likely to reach across national borders in their search for collaborators. At the same time, science and technology must play a crucial role in addressing the social and economic ills that affect hundreds of millions of people. The growing awareness that individual nations cannot alone take on challenges to environmental and physical health has led aaas to work with national governments and counterpart non-governmental organizations internationally. A response to these needs requires the creation of a solid scientific infrastructure in developing countries, as well as the proliferation of a culture of science worldwide -among residents of every country and their leaders. Aaas's international office develops partnerships and maintains relationships between aaas and leading scientific organizations worldwide, in”

“Changes in net assets: awards: $4,752,295; released from retrictions temp: -$5,022,723; released from retrictions(other restricted): -$789,604; ------------ total to form 990, part xi, line 9 -$1,060,032”