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US nonprofit · EIN 131667053 · College Park, MDiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 131667053) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

American Institute of Physics Incorporated's network

17 people4 organisationsi17 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). 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

17 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 17 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
David Helfand ChairChair2018
8 yrs
Bruce CurranDirector2020
6 yrs
Chick WoodwardDirector2020
6 yrs
Efrain RodriquezDirector2021
5 yrs
Eric FurstVICE-CHAIR & Director2020
6 yrs
Jack HehnDirector2019
7 yrs
Jonathan BaggerDirector2022
4 yrs
Judy DubnoCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Liz RoganDirector2021
5 yrs
Mary JamesDIRECTOR at large2022
4 yrs
Michael MoloneyCEO2018
8 yrs
Nathan SandersDIRECTOR at Large2018
8 yrs
Stella KafkaDirector2022
4 yrs
Susan AveryTreas. & Dir at Large2019
7 yrs
Susan BurkettDirector2018
8 yrs
Tyrone PorterDirector2020
6 yrs
Valerie BrowningDIR. at large (AS on 03/23)2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 17 →

Officers and senior leadership

28 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Alexandra VanceAipp, CEOsince 2020
Ann MichaelAIPP,Chief Transformation Ofcrsince 2022
Adam CheslerAIPP, Dir Global Sales2019
Catherine SwartzCFOsince 2018
Catherine O'RiordanCOO2018
Dean SandersonAipp, Chief Strategy Officersince 2021
James TaylorChief Fed Officer2023
Jason WildeAIPP, Chief Publishing Officersince 2018
John HaynesAipp, CEOsince 2018
Kevin SteinerAIPP, Head of Global Salessince 2018
Kevin RuthenAIPP, Head of Software Dev2018
Larry FishbeinSr. Dir., News and Magazinessince 2018
Liz Dart CaronChief of Staffsince 2022
Madeline SuttonAipp, Head of People & Culturesince 2021
Melissa Anne ScheldAipp, Senior Sales Manager2023
Nancy RawlesChief Talent & Culture Officersince 2021
Naomi SchmucklerSr. Dir., Human Resourcessince 2018
Penelope DonhauserAipp, Chief Publishing Officersince 2021
Peter InchauteguizSr. Director, Strategic Mktsince 2018
Rachel IvieSr. Dir., Education & Researchsince 2020
Roy LevensonAipp, CFOsince 2018
Sara GirardAIPP, Mkt & Comm Dirsince 2018
Scott MontgomeryChief Content Officersince 2022
Sherry RenderControllersince 2018
Stephen MackwellDeosince 2019
Sara GiradAIPP, Head of Mkt and Comm2020
Tracy DenienAIPP, Head of Info. Technologysince 2018
Tracy DeneinAIPP, Head of Info Technology2020

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Michael MoloneyCEO40$648k$56k
Alexandra VanceAipp, CEO40$631k$82k
Roy LevensonAipp, CFO40$468k$58k
Dean SandersonAIPP, Chief Strategy Officer40$444k$58k
Ann MichaelAIPP, Chief Transformation Ofcr40$441k$67k
Catherine SwartzCfao40$421k$56k
Penelope DonhauserAIPP, Chief Publishing Officer40$359k$37k
Scott MontgomeryChief Content Officer40$288k$29k
Kevin SteinerAIPP, Head of Global Sales40$255k$56k
Sara GirardAIPP, Head of Mktg & Comm40$248k$55k
Elizabeth Dart CaronChief of Staff40$230k$23k
Jovonni SpinnerCareer Opportunity & Adv Officer40$218k$34k
Anna LeeDevelopment & Grants Officer32$215k$49k
Mark JacobsonAIPP, Director, Strategic Alignment40$201k$31k
Trevor OwensChief Research Officer40$197k$584
Tracy DenienAIPP, Head of Info Technology40$154k$2k
David HelfandChair10$70k
Eric FurstTreasurer8$23k
Susan AveryVice Chair & Dir at Large8$8k
Judy DubnoSecretary10$5k
Bruce CurranDirector4$0
Charles Brown IIDirector at Large4$0
Chick WoodwardDirector8$0
Efrain RodriguezDirector4$0
Genaro MontanezDirector (as of Sept 2024)4$0
Jack HehnDirector8$0
Jonathan BaggerDirector4$0
Lisa KeefeDirector4$0
Liz RoganDirector (until Sept 2024)4$0
Mary JamesDirector at Large4$0
Nathan SandersDirector at Large4$0
Stella KafkaDirector4$0
Susan BurkettDirector4$0
Tyrone PorterDirector4$0
Valerie BrowningDirector at Large4$0

About

Legal name
American Institute of Physics Incorporated
EIN
131667053
Address
1 Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD, 20740-3841
State
Maryland
Mission
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... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
U030 Science and technology research
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Science & Technology
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1931
IRS ruling date
1 September 1941
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDavid Helfand
≥8years on the filingsJudy Dubno
≥8years on the filingsMichael Moloney
≥8years on the filingsNathan Sanders

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$300.8m
Total liabilities
$39.2m
Net assets or fund balances
$261.6m
Contributions and grants received
$3.2m
Program service revenue
$71.6m
Grants and similar paid out
$3m
Employees
330
Volunteers
95

Grants paid

18 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Albion CollegeTUT EXCEL program for purpose of Belonging, Resilience, Retention, and Identity through Robotics$200k
Georgia State University Research Foundation IncTUT EXCEL program to support the GSU Cohort Mentoringin Physics and Astronomy and Undergraduate Internship program$200k
Morgan State University FoundationTUT EXCEL program to Build the Physics Pipeline with Recruitment, Retention & Research$200k
Spelman CollegeTUT EXCEL program to support the Spelman Physics and Engineering Learning Community$200k
Arizona State UniversityTUT Excel program to Advance the Next Generation of Earth & Space Physicists$190k
Chicago State UniTUT EXCEL progrm to Strengthen Community in Physics at a PBI through cohort building and a multilevel Mentoring Network$185k
American Physical SocietyAddressing Legislation at the Federal Level/Science Trust Project/Earle Plyler Prize for Molecular Spectroscopy & Dynamics$87k
George Washington UniversityMarsh White Award/SPS Summer Intern Program Hsg$73k
American Meteorological SocietyGreen Meetings in a Post-COVID World/AMS Assessment$68k
American Assoc of Physics TeachersCreating a Culture of Teaching as Scholarly Work among Physicists$60k
American Assoc of Physicists In MedicineEnhancing Radiation Risk Communication: Empowering Patients, Providers, and the Community$54k
Society of RheologyRheologically Trained Interactive Language Toolbox$35k
American Astronomical SocietyPromoting Excellence in Physics and Astronomy Education via Workshops$26k
John Carroll UniversityMeggers Project award for its Girls of WiSTEM Enrichment Program$25k
CA Inst of TechRobert F Christy Papers Project - Archives and Special Collections$10k
University of Notre Dame Du LacNASA HOEE Starshade Challenge$10k
American Chemical SocietySupport of the Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics$7k
Roanoke CollegeNASA HOEE Starshade Challenge$6k