EIN 13-1851145

American Council of Learned Societies

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
46
Year formed
1924
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
Description
American Council of Learned Societies advances humanistic studies in all fields of learning and maintains and strengthens relations among national societies devoted to such studies. Fellowships and stipends are awarded by the council to postdoctoral scholars and graduate students worldwide to support research programs as well as educational and cultural exchange programs.
Total revenues
$32,539,032
2023
Total expenses
$33,962,271
2023
Total assets
$185,729,806
2023
Num. employees
46
2023

Program areas at American Council of Learned Societies

Fellowships and stipends are awarded by the Council to postdoctoral scholars and graduate students throughout the world to support programs of research as well as for educational and cultural exchange programs.

Grants made by American Council of Learned Societies

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
United Negro College FundStipends/fellowships$1,008,000
The University of Chicago (UChicago)Stipends/fellowships$655,000
Regents Univ of CaliforniaStipends/fellowships$446,000
...and 120 more grants made totalling $13,810,452

Who funds American Council of Learned Societies

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Andrew W. Mellon FoundationTo Support One Annual Cycle of Program Renewals at Institutions Hosting the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship: Amherst, Barnard, Bowdoin, Brooklyn, Bryn Mawr, Carleton, Connecticut, Dartmouth, Grinnell, Haverford, Hunter, Macalester, Oberlin, Pomona, Queens, Smith, Swarthmore, Wellesley, Whittier, and Williams Colleges; Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Emory, Harvard, Howard, Northwestern, Princeton, Rice, Stanford, Wesleyan, and Yale Universities; the Universities of California at Berkeley, at Los Angeles, and at Riverside; the Universities of Cape Town, Chicago, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras, Southern California, Texas at Austin, the Western Cape, and the Witwatersrand; the California Institute of Technology; California State University Foundation; City College of New York; United Negro College Fund, Inc.; and Washington University in ST. Louis$7,335,000
Andrew W. Mellon FoundationTo Continue Support for Postdoctoral Fellowships in Social Justice-Oriented Government and Nonprofit Agencies for Humanities PHDS$3,700,000
Andrew W. Mellon FoundationTo Support A Dissertation Writing Fellowship To Spur Methodological and Cross-Disciplinary Innovation in the Humanities$2,750,000
...and 17 more grants received

Personnel at American Council of Learned Societies

NameTitleCompensation
James ShulmanVice President and Chief Operating Officer$335,757
Matt SapienzaChief Financial Officer
Kelly ButtermoreChief of Staff$143,747
Mary RichterChief Development Officer$202,778
Simon GuzmanDirector of Finance$183,008
...and 23 more key personnel

Financials for American Council of Learned Societies

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$23,599,172
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$1,437,446
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$126,920
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$7,361,477
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$14,017
Total revenues$32,539,032

Form 990s for American Council of Learned Societies

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062024-05-14990View PDF
2022-062023-05-15990View PDF
2021-062022-05-16990View PDF
2020-062021-05-25990View PDF
2019-062020-09-15990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from The Robert S Rifkind Charitable Foundation
April 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
December 31, 2023
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $7,335,000 from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
December 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $770,000 from Carnegie Corporation of New York
August 12, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsProfessional associationsBusiness and community development organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesCommunity improvementBusiness and industry
Characteristics
MembershipsProvides grantsOperates internationallyReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
633 Third Ave
New York, NY 10017
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
acls.org/ 
Phone
(212) 697-1505
Facebook page
ACLS1919 
IRS details
EIN
13-1851145
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1924
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A03: Arts, Culture and Humanities Professional Societies and Associations
NAICS code, primary
813920: Professional Associations
Parent/child status
Independent
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