Association for the Academic Study of New Religions Inc
Donations deductibleAssociation for the Academic Study of New Religions Inc's network
16 people5 organisationsi16 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
16 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin E Zeller | President/Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bernadette Rigal-Cellard | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Catherine Wessinger | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Eileen Barker | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Gene Gallagher | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jeremy Rapport | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Joseph Laycock | Vice President/Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lydia Willsky-Ciollo | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Marie Dallam | Secretary/Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Massimo Introvigne | Direcotr | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Phillip Lucas | Treasurer/Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rebecca Moore | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Scott Lowe | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Stuart A Wright | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| TIM Miller | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| W Michael Ashcraft | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin E Zeller | President/Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Joseph Laycock | Vice President/Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Marie Dallam | Secretary/Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Phillip Lucas | Treasurer/Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Catherine Wessinger | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| Rebecca Moore | Director | 10 | $0 | ||
| W Michael Ashcraft | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eileen Barker | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gene Gallagher | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Massimo Introvigne | Direcotr | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scott Lowe | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tim Miller | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeremy Rapport | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bernadette Rigal-Cellard | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lydia Willsky-Ciollo | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Stuart A Wright | Director | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Association for the Academic Study of New Religions Inc
- EIN
- 043594919
- Address
- 1432 Lincoln Pl, Highland Park, IL, 60035-3603
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- Mission is an educational mission to encourage academic research in the field of new, alternative, and non-mainstream religions in contemporary society. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- X83 Religion-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Religion-Related
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2001
- Principal officer
- Benjamin E Zeller (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2005
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsBenjamin E Zeller
≥4years on the filingsBernadette Rigal-Cellard
≥4years on the filingsCatherine Wessinger
≥4years on the filingsEileen Barker
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $617k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $617k
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $200
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 16
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $38k | $5k | $33k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.