Nonprofit · EIN 92-3208317
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS INC
Tax-exempt · DOVER, DE 19901
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,175,000 | $2,035,969 | $139,031 | $324,413 | $0 | $324,413 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,479,461 | $1,755,840 | -$276,379 | $185,382 | $0 | $185,382 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,500,111 | $1,038,350 | $461,761 | $461,761 | $0 | $461,761 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,175,000
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,425,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $154,914
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $197,146
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,047
- Accounting fees
- $8,577
- Travel
- $23,526
- Program services (functional)
- $1,931,977
- Management and general (functional)
- $84,278
- Fundraising (functional)
- $19,714
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $185,382
- Total assets, end of year
- $324,413
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $324,413
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $324,413
- Gross receipts
- $2,175,000
- Employees
- 1
- Year formed
- 2023
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Forster | Exec. Director Officer | 40 | $154,914 | $30,339 |
| Donald Landry | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| William Allen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brandice Canes-Wrone | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Margaret Chisolm | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carlos Eire | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Ann Glendon | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barry Honig | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sergiu Klainerman | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sanjeev Kulkarni | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Santiago Schnell | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Forster | Exec. Director Officer | 40 | $150,000 |
| Donald Landry | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| William Allen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Brandice Canes-Wrone | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Chisolm | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carlos Eire | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Ann Glendon | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Barry Honig | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sergiu Klainerman | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sanjeev Kulkarni | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Santiago Schnell | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Forster | Exec. Director Officer | 40 | $92,308 |
| Donald Landry | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| William Allen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Brandice Canes-Wrone | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Chisolm | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carlos Eire | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Ann Glendon | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Barry Honig | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sergiu Klainerman | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sanjeev Kulkarni | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Santiago Schnell | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8 THE GRN STE 10490, DOVER, DE 19901-3618
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Gregory Forster, 8 The Green Suite 10490, Dover, DE 19901
- Signed the 990
- Gregory Forster, Exec. Director
- Phone
- (262) 441-1809
- Return prepared by
- Lear & Pannepacker LLP
Mission
The American Academy of Sciences and Letters (AASL) promotes scholarship and honors outstanding achievement in the arts, sciences, and learned professions. It encourages the fruitful exchange of ideas within academia and society at large by sponsoring occasions for scholarly interaction and providing platforms for the presentation and dissemination of scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering.In addition to awarding cash prizes to renowned scholars,the organization is dedicated to revitalizing intellectual life and restoring the intellectual rigor and diversity of American colleges, universities, and public intellectual discourse. AASL supports the fundamental and constitutive mission of colleges and universities as truth-seeking, knowledge advancing institutions in numerous ways. It produces white papers examining such topics as academic freedom and integrity, the crisis of the humanities, and the responsibilities of educators, and
Program accomplishments
- The American Academy of Sciences and Letters awards the Barry Prize which is a cash prize for scholars across diverse fields and disciplines and is intended to honor those whose work has made outstanding contributions to humanity's knowledge, appreciation, and cultivation of the good, the true, and the beautiful. Recipients are nominated by the members of the Academy and appointed by the board of directors.The organization also awards the Robert J. Zimmer Medal for Intellectual Freedom on an annual basis to a public thinker who displays extraordinary courage in the exercise of intellectual freedom.Expenses $1,931,977 · grants $1,425,000
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 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 92-3208317
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2023
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B03)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $324,413
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,175,000
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,175,000 | $2,035,969 | $324,413 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,479,461 | $1,755,840 | $185,382 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,500,111 | $1,038,350 | $461,761 | XML |
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 92-3208317).
Questions about AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS INC
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS INC is 92-3208317.
- Is AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2023.
- Are donations to AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS INC 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 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Gregory Forster.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $154,914 (Gregory Forster, Exec. Director).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND LETTERS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,175,000, expenses of $2,035,969 and total assets of $324,413 at year end.
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