Nonprofit · EIN 54-1640944
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LITERATURE AND ENVIRONMENT
Tax-exempt · KEENE, NH 03431
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $68,798 | $104,536 | -$35,738 | $197,827 | – | $197,827 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $280,814 | $282,444 | -$1,630 | $225,218 | $0 | $225,218 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $48,124
- Program service revenue
- $7,121
- Investment income
- $9,525
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,028
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,862
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $74,473
- Occupancy
- $800
- Other expenses
- $24,401
- Program services (functional)
- $68,215
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $225,218
- Total assets, end of year
- $197,827
- Total liabilities, end of year
- –
- Net assets, end of year
- $197,827
- Cash, savings and investments
- $163,353
- Gross receipts
- $68,798
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE SEYMOUR | CO-PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| AMY HAMILTON | CO-PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| CRISTIN ELLIS | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE HANDLEY | IMMED PAST C | 1 | $0 |
| GISELA HEFFES | IMMED PAST C | 1 | $0 |
| FERNANDO VARELA | DIVERSITY OF | 1 | $0 |
| MARY TISCHLER | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT HESS | EXECUTIVE CO | 1 | $0 |
| KATE HUBER | EXECUTIVE CO | 1 | $0 |
| AUBREY STREIT KRUG | EXECUTIVE CO | 1 | $0 |
| ADRIANA KOLIJN | EXECUTIVE CO | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL SPOTH | EXECUTIVE CO | 1 | $0 |
| BEATRIZ RIVERA BARNES | EXECUTIVE CO | 1 | $0 |
| KARLA ARMBRUSTER | EXECUTIVE SE | 0.5 | $0 |
| LUCIEN DARJEUN MEADOWS | GRAD STUDENT | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUVANKUR SUKUL | GRAD STUDENT | 1 | $0 |
| AMY MCINTYRE | MANAGING DIR | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMY MCINTYRE | MANAGING DIR Officer | 25 | $60,154 |
| KARLA ARMBRUSTER | EXECUTIVE SE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KIU-WAI CHU | EXECUTIVE CO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASSIE GALENTINE | GRAD STUDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT HESS | EXECUTIVE CO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATE HUBER | EXECUTIVE CO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SERENELLA LOVINO | EXECUTIVE CO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCIEN DARJEUN MEADOWS | GRAD STUDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL LANZA RIVERS | EXECUTIVE CO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSE OAK TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE CO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FERNANDO VARELA | DIVERSITY OF Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRISTIN ELLIS | VICE PRESIDE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE HANDLEY | CO-PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GISELA HEFFES | CO-PRESIDENT Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANDREA KNUTSON | IMMED PAST V Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY TISCHLER | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 26 BARKER ST, KEENE, NH 03431-2404
- Signed the 990-EZ
- MARY TISCHLER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (603) 357-7411
- Website
- WWW.ASLE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RUST & COMPANY CPAS
Mission
ASLE SEEKS TO INSPIRE AND PROMOTE INTELLECTUAL AND CREATIVE WORK IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES AND ARTS. OUR VISION IS AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WHOSE MEMBERS ARE COMMITTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION, LITERATURE, ART AND SERVICE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY.
Program accomplishments
- MEMBERSHIPS: ASLE ACTIVITIES SERVE THE PROFESSIONAL AND SCHOLARLY NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES FIELD: A SUBSCRIPTION TO AND PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR QUARTERLY JOURNAL ISLE, AN E-NEWSLETTER, ELIGIBILITY TO RUN FOR OFFICE, SERVE AS A COORDINATOR OR ON COMMITTEES, AND APPLY FOR WRITING AWARDS AND GRANTS; CHANCES TO PRESENT AT A BIENNIAL CONFERENCE, OFF-YEAR SYMPOSIA, OR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE; ABILITY TO JOIN STUDENT MENTORING PROGRAMS; AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THEIR WORK THROUGH FEATURED PROGRAMS AND ONLINE ARTICLES. WE MAINTAIN AN ONLINE MEMBERSHIP COMMUNITY WITH ACCESS TO A MEMBER DIRECTORY, CHAT GROUPS, ONLINE JOURNAL PORTAL, AND PUBLISHER DISCOUNTS.Expenses $14,047
- PUBLICATIONS AND ONLINE CONTENT: ISLE JOURNAL: ISLE: INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IN LITERATURE AND ENVIRONMENT IS THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF ASLE, PUBLISHED QUARTERLY IN A DIGITAL FORMAT. DISTRIBUTION IS PRIMARILY TO ASLE MEMBERS (EST. 1000) AND INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIBERS SUCH AS LIBRARIES VIA OUR PUBLISHER OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS (OUP). IN ADDITION, OUP HAS A LARGE FREE ACCESS PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. ISLE CONTENT IS PEER REVIEWED, AND INCLUDES BOTH SCHOLARLY ARTICLES IN ECOCRITICISM AND CREATIVE WORKS OF NONFICTION, FICTION, AND POETRY, AS WELL AS BOOK REVIEWS. ASLE NEWS: THE ASSOCIATION PRODUCES A VARIETY OF ARTICLES ON THE ACTIVITIES OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND OUR MEMBERS EVERY YEAR. WE COMPILE THEM IN A QUARTERLY E-NEWSLETTER, WHICH IS SENT TO MEMBERS AND SUBSCRIBERS (APPROX. 4800 IN TOTAL) VIA CONSTANT CONTACT; STORIES ARE POSTED AT THE WEBSITE ON THE ASLE NEWS, AS WELL AS FEATURED TEACHING AND RESEARCH PAGES. ASLE WEBSITE: THE ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE (WWW.ASLE.ORG) AIMS TO BE A RICH RESOURCE IN THE BURGEONING FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES. THERE ARE ARTICLES ON INNOVATIVE TEACHING MODELS, FEATURED RESEARCH ON PROJECTS OR IDEAS ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES, SCHOLAR OF THE MONTH, A TEACHING RESOURCES DATABASE, DIRECTORY OF SCHOOLS WITH PROGRAMS FOCUSED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES, LINKS AND CONNECTIONS TO VARIOUS ONLINE JOURNALS AND PORTALS, AND INTRODUCTORY ARTICLES AND MATERIALS ON THE FIELD. MEMBER PUBLICATIONS ARE POSTED TO THE MEMBER BOOKSHELF. ASLE ECOCAST: ONCE A MONTH, HOSTS INTERVIEW A GUEST OR GUESTS ON A CURRENT TOPIC AND THEIR WORK IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES. THE SERIES IS HOSTED ON PODBEAN, AND AVAILABLE ON APPLE PODCASTS AND SPOTIFY.Expenses $18,479
- CONFERENCES AND VIRTUAL EVENTS: OFF-YEAR SYMPOSIUM: FROM MAY 16-19, 2024, ASLE HELD A SYMPOSIUM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA. "GREEN FIRE: ENERGY STORIES BEYOND EXTRACTION" ATTRACTED 88 PARTICIPANTS AND EXPLORED DIFFERENT WAYS OF UNDERSTANDING ENERGY AND BEING IN THE WORLD. THE EVENT FEATURED KEYNOTE TALKS, CONCURRENT PANELS, AND FIELD EXCURSIONS. ASLE SUPPORTED THE EVENT WITH A 2000 SEED GRANT, A SUBMISSION AND REGISTRATION PLATFORM, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE. BIENNIAL CONFERENCE: PLANNING AND EXPENSES FOR THE 2025 CONFERENCE WERE WELL UNDERWAY IN 2024. THE CALL FOR PAPERS WAS ISSUED, THE SUBMISSION PLATFORM WAS SET UP AND LAUNCHED, AND A DEPOSIT TO THE HOST VENUE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, WAS MADE. SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM ASLE SPOTLIGHT IS A PROGRAM FOUNDED IN 2021 TO FEATURE THE NEW WORK OF OUR MEMBERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES. IN 2024 THERE WERE TWO EPISODES (WITH PLANNING TAKING PLACE FOR TWO MORE IN EARLY 2025), EACH FEATURING FOUR GUESTS AND TWO HOSTS, AND HELD LIVE VIA ZOOM. THE EPISODES WERE ALSO RECORDED FOR VIEWING BY THOSE WHO COULD NOT ATTEND AND POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. CONTINGENT AND INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR ONLINE SPEAKER SERIES TO AMPLIFY THE SCHOLARSHIP, TEACHING, AND ACTIVISM THAT CONTINGENT FACULTY AND INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY, ASLE HOSTED THREE ROUNDTABLES ON PUBLIC HUMANITIES BY AND FOR CONTINGENT AND INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS IN 2024. THE TOPICS WERE PUBLIC HUMANITIES, NETWORKING, AND UNIONIZING AND FUNDING STRATEGIES.Expenses $27,702
- GRANTS AND AWARDS: SUBVENTION AND TRANSLATION GRANTS ASLE OFFERS GRANTS TO ASSIST OUR MEMBERS WITH FUNDING FOR THEIR INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS. IN 2024, FIVE ASLE MEMBER PROJECTS WERE AWARDED GRANTS. WE FUNDED TWO TRANSLATION GRANTS, WHICH SUPPORT THE TRANSLATION OF PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WORKS IN ECOCRITICISM WITH THE GOAL OF EXPANDING ACCESS TO CRUCIAL SCHOLARSHIP AND LITERATURE ACROSS CULTURES AND CONTINENTS. WE ALSO FUNDED THREE SUBVENTION GRANTS TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS IN ECOCRITICISM AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES. ASLE ALSO ISSUED TWO IN-KIND INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP GRANTS, WHICH PROVIDE TWO YEARS OF ASLE MEMBERSHIP TO SCHOLARS OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA WHO ARE WITHOUT ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDING.Expenses $7,987 · grants $4,862
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.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 54-1640944
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $197,827
- Income (IRS master file)
- $68,798
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $68,798 | $104,536 | $197,827 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $280,814 | $282,444 | $225,218 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 54-1640944).
Questions about ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LITERATURE AND ENVIRONMENT
- What is the EIN of ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LITERATURE AND ENVIRONMENT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LITERATURE AND ENVIRONMENT is 54-1640944.
- Is ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LITERATURE AND ENVIRONMENT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LITERATURE AND ENVIRONMENT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LITERATURE AND ENVIRONMENT 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 ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LITERATURE AND ENVIRONMENT 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 ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LITERATURE AND ENVIRONMENT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2024.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LITERATURE AND ENVIRONMENT?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LITERATURE AND ENVIRONMENT have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $68,798, expenses of $104,536 and total assets of $197,827 at year end.
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