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60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Visitors Studies Association Inc.
990 • Fiscal year 2010 • EIN 58-2015580
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$65,345
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$65,345
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$201,325
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2010
- Signed
- May 2, 2011
- Return Version
- 2010v3.2
- Gross Receipts
- $188,916
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The association is a membership organization dedicated to understanding and enhancing learning experience in informal settings through research, evaluation, and dialogue. We offer an array of services designed to foster evidence based practice including an annual conference, professional workshops and the peer-reviewed journal visitor studies
Major Activities
- Activity 2
- Center for the advancement of informal science (caise): vsa is a subawardee on a grant along with three other institutions (association of science-technology centers, oregon state university, & university of pittsburgh centerfor learning in out-of-school environments. Caise focuses its work on improving informal science education practice, documenting evidence of impact, and communicating the contributions of informal science education. In 2010 vsas contribution to the project included completing a report developed by an inquiry group of professional to explore policy issues related to informal science education, coordinating a series of articles for practitioners of informal science education, and planning for the next project year.
- Activity 3
- Scholarly journal: vsa publishes visitor studies, the leading peer-reviewed journal for the field of visitor studies. In 2010, 128 printed pages were published in 2 volumes, featuring scholarly articles related to visitor research, evaluation, and other subjects relating to museums and informal learning environments. More than 360 subscribers in north america, europe, and asia received the journal and it is available online at more than 1,000 libraries.
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- EIN
- 58-2015580
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- Net assets
- $65,345
- Revenue
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- Expenses
- $201,325
- Net income
- -