American Institute of Physics Inc

COLLEGE PARK, MD EIN: 13-1667053 Website

AIP ADVANCES THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES AS A FEDERATION AND AN INSTITUTE. AS A FEDERATION, AIP WORKS TO ADVANCE THE SUCCESS OF ITS MEMBER SOCIETIES AND AFFILIATES SO THAT THEY CAN LEVERAGE THEIR DIVERSE EXPERTISE AND CONTRIBUTIONS IN ADVANCING THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES IN THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE, IN THE ECONOMY, IN EDUCATION AND IN SOCIETY. THROUGH THEIR SHARED GOALS AND PARTNERSHIP WITH AIP, MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS BROADEN THEIR IMPACT AND ACHIEVE RESULTS BEYOND THEIR INDIVIDUAL MISSIONS AND MANDATES. AIP ALSO ACTS AS AN INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE THAT EMPOWERS PHYSICAL SCIENTISTS WITH JOURNALISM; SOCIAL SCIENCE, DEMOGRAPHICS AND POLICY RESEARCH; AND HISTORY AND STUDENT PROGRAMS. AIP ALSO ADVANCES THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES THROUGH THE MISSIONS AND OPERATIONS OF AIP PUBLISHING AND OF AIP FOUNDATION. AIP RECOGNIZES AND HONORS EXCELLENCE IN THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES, RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OUR COMMUNITY MAKES TO SOCIETY WITH SEVERAL NAMED AWARDS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$300.8M

+4.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.6M

+24.0% YoY

Grant Count

18

+28.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$91K

-3.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$27M$55M$82M$110M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$300,823,393$287,934,976$255,063,460
Revenue$92,366,805$99,980,576$81,432,447
Expenses$92,639,515$88,829,728$86,980,027
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$10,565,598$5,901,889$5,695,574
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$409K$818K$1M$2M12 grants20205 grants202112 grants202214 grants202318 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Albion College$200KGeorgia State University…$200KMorgan State University …$200KSpelman College$200KArizona State University$190KChicago State Uni$185KAmerican Physical Society$87KGeorge Washington Univer…$73KAmerican Meteorological …$68KAmerican Assoc of Physic…$60K

Grant Size Distribution

61 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K10$50–100K13$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Michael MoloneyCEO$648KAlexandra VanceAIPP, CEO$631KRoy LevensonAIPP, CFO$468KDean SandersonAIPP, Chief Strategy Officer$444KAnn MichaelAIPP, Chief Transformation O…$441KCatherine SwartzCFAO$421KPenelope DonhauserAIPP, Chief Publishing Officer$359KScott MontgomeryChief Content Officer$288KKevin SteinerAIPP, Head of Global Sales$255KSara GirardAIPP, Head of Mktg & Comm$248KElizabeth Dart CaronChief of Staff$230KJovonni SpinnerCareer Opportunity & Adv Off…$218KAnna LeeDevelopment & Grants Officer$215KMark JacobsonAIPP, Director, Strategic Al…$201KTrevor OwensChief Research Officer$197KTracy DenienAIPP, Head of Info Technology$154KDavid HelfandChair$70KEric FurstTreasurer$23KSusan AveryVice Chair & Dir at Large$8KJudy DubnoSecretary$5K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
David HelfandChair10$70,000
Eric FurstTreasurer8$22,500
Judy DubnoSecretary10$4,500
Michael MoloneyCEO40$647,742
Susan AveryVice Chair & Dir at Large8$7,500
Bruce CurranDirector4
Charles Brown IIDirector at Large4
Chick WoodwardDirector8
Efrain RodriguezDirector4
Genaro MontanezDirector (as of Sept 2024)4
Jack HehnDirector8
Jonathan BaggerDirector4
Lisa KeefeDirector4
Liz RoganDirector (until Sept 2024)4
Mary JamesDirector at Large4
Nathan SandersDirector at Large4
Stella KafkaDirector4
Susan BurkettDirector4
Tyrone PorterDirector4
Valerie BrowningDirector at Large4
Catherine SwartzCFAO40$420,694
Alexandra VanceAIPP, CEO40$631,249
Ann MichaelAIPP, Chief Transformation Ofcr40$441,089
Dean SandersonAIPP, Chief Strategy Officer40$444,103
Kevin SteinerAIPP, Head of Global Sales40$255,243
Penelope DonhauserAIPP, Chief Publishing Officer40$358,748
Roy LevensonAIPP, CFO40$467,545
Scott MontgomeryChief Content Officer40$287,538
Trevor OwensChief Research Officer40$196,668
Anna LeeDevelopment & Grants Officer32$214,907
Elizabeth Dart CaronChief of Staff40$229,831
Jovonni SpinnerCareer Opportunity & Adv Officer40$217,527
Mark JacobsonAIPP, Director, Strategic Alignment40$201,116
Sara GirardAIPP, Head of Mktg & Comm40$247,605
Tracy DenienAIPP, Head of Info Technology40$153,856

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

16states
+8 more states

Cities

AdelphiAlbionAlexandriaAllanceAtlantaBaltimoreBeaumontBlacksburgBostonBuffaloChicagoCollege ParkDurhamGaithersburgJacksonvilleMelvilleNew YorkNorth AdamsNotre DamePasadena

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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