NonprofitsAmerican Council Of Learned Societies

Arts & Culture

American Council Of Learned Societies

NEW YORK, NY

Total revenue

$46.0M

Total expenses

$32.4M

Net assets

$189.5M

Grants received

$77.9M

86 grants

EIN

131851145

Tax year

2023

Mission

Schedule o

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$28.3M
Program service revenue
Investment income$17.6M
Other revenue$89K
Total revenue$46.0M

Expenses

Grants paid$20.2M
Salaries & benefits$6.4M
Fundraising$443K
Other expenses$5.8M
Total expenses$32.4M
Total assets$200.3M
Net assets$189.5M

People

25 listed

NameRoleCompensation

JOY CONNOLLY

PRESIDENT

Board

$597K

40 hrs/wk

JAMES SHULMAN

VICE PRESIDENT & COO

Board

$387K

40 hrs/wk

MATTHEW SAPIENZA

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Board

$258K

40 hrs/wk

FRANCES DALY FERGUSSON

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

RODERICK FERGUSON

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

THEODORE S GONZALVES

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

WILLIAM C KIRBY

DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

MALINDA MAYNOR LOWERY

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MICHELE LAMONT

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

DESIREE PEDESCLEAUX

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

CARL PFORZHEIMER III

DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

RICHARD J POWELL

DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

STEVEN R SMITH

DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

SUZANNE PRESTON BLIER

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

PETER BALDWIN

DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2024)

Board

2 hrs/wk

JAMES H AVERILL

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MELANI MCALISTER

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

DANA WILLIAMS

SECRETARY

Board

2 hrs/wk

JIMENA CANALES

VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARWAN M KRAIDY

CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARY RICHTER

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Staff

$219K

40 hrs/wk

JOHN CHRISTY

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAM

Staff

$185K

40 hrs/wk

KELLY BUTTERMORE

CHIEF OF STAFF

Staff

$171K

40 hrs/wk

HEATHER MANGRUM

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Staff

$160K

40 hrs/wk

DEENA RAGAVAN

DIR. OF INTERNATIONAL PROG

Staff

$140K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

BMM ART & COMPUTER INC

COMPUTER SERVICES

$328K

BALTIMORE MARRIOTT WATERFRONT

EVENT SPACE - ANNUAL MEETING

$314K

CITADEL NY INC

COMPUTER SERVICES

$185K

MONTICELLO ASSOCIATES INC

CONSULTING

$156K

SANDHURST ASSOCIATES LTD

MAINTENANCE

$130K

Grants received

Showing 86 of 86

FromAmountPurposeYear
$8.6M
TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION AND ANNUAL INSTITUTIONAL RENEWALS FOR THE MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
2024
$1.7M
TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE-ORIENTED GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES FOR HUMANITIES PHDS
2024
$1.7M
TO SUPPORT AN OPEN COMPETITION ADDRESSING SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURES AND PROMOTING JUSTICE AND EQUITY IN DIGITAL SCHOLARLY PRACTICE
2024
$1.6M
TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR DISSERTATION WRITING FELLOWSHIPS TO SPUR METHODOLOGICAL AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY INNOVATION IN THE HUMANITIES
2024
$1.5M
TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
2024
$1.4M
TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR DISSERTATION WRITING FELLOWSHIPS
2024
$1.3M
Support for academic fellowships
2024
$407K
Support for PhD dissertation fellowships
2024
$178K
PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION
2024
$140K
Support for convenings, publications and scholarship
2024
$6K
General Operating Support
2024
$6K
General Operating Support
2024
$8.5M
TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION AND ANNUAL INSTITUTIONAL RENEWALS FOR THE MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
2023
$1.7M
TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE-ORIENTED GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES FOR HUMANITIES PHDS
2023
$1.7M
TO SUPPORT AN OPEN COMPETITION ADDRESSING SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURES AND PROMOTING JUSTICE AND EQUITY IN DIGITAL SCHOLARLY PRACTICE
2023
$1.6M
TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR DISSERTATION WRITING FELLOWSHIPS TO SPUR METHODOLOGICAL AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY INNOVATION IN THE HUMANITIES
2023
$750K
Luce/ACLS Program in China Studies
2023
$400K
Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art
2023
$178K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$50K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$50K
SPONSORSHIP
2023
$23K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$15K
to support a public panel of five MacArthur Fellows to discuss their unique career paths and the ways their approaches fit or do not fit with traditional expectations for career advancement in the humanities
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
connected to previous grant to ACLS to increase speaker honoraria to $1,500 in accordance with our commitment to more equitable access, treatment, consideration, and opportunity for all participants
2023
$7.3M
TO 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
2022
$3.7M
TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE-ORIENTED GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES FOR HUMANITIES PHDS
2022
$2.8M
TO SUPPORT A DISSERTATION WRITING FELLOWSHIP TO SPUR METHODOLOGICAL AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY INNOVATION IN THE HUMANITIES
2022
$750K
Luce/ACLS Program in China Studies
2022
$517K
TO SUPPORT A LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND PEER SUPPORT TO FACULTY WHO ARE COMMITTED TO TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN THEIR INSTITUTIONS
2022
$485K
GETTY/ACLS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN THE HISTORY OF ART
2022
$400K
Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art
2022
$250K
COVID Emergency Grant: ACLS Public Humanities Project
2022
$150K
TO CONCLUDE SUPPORT FOR A PROGRAM OF RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY IN THE HUMANITIES AND HUMANISTIC SOCIAL SCIENCES
2022
$100K
ACLS Working Group on Public Knowledge
2022
$90K
As a one-time grant for start-up activities of the African Humanities Association
2022
$50K
COMMUNITY GIFT AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
2022
$50K
SPONSORSHIP
2022
$26K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$9K
General Operating Support
2022
$5K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$3K
General Support
2022
$770K
As a final grant for fellowships in the humanities in Africa
2021
$550K
GETTY/ACLS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN THE HISTORY OF ART
2021
$110K
As a one-time grant for start-up activities of the African Humanities Association
2021
$50K
COMMUNITY GIFT AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
2021
$32K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$32K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$5K
General Support
2021
$6.1M
TO SUPPORT ONE ANNUAL CYCLE OF PROGRAM RENEWALS AT INSTITUTIONS HOSTING THE MELLON MAYS UNDERGRADUATE FELLOWSHIP: BROWN, COLUMBIA, CORNELL, DUKE, EMORY, HARVARD, HERITAGE, NORTHWESTERN, PRINCETON, RICE, STANFORD, WESLEYAN, AND YALE UNIVERSITIES; BARNARD, BOWDOIN, BROOKLYN, BRYN MAWR, CARLETON, CONNECTICUT, DARTMOUTH, GRINNELL, HAVERFORD, HUNTER, MACALESTER, OBERLIN, POMONA, QUEENS, SMITH, SWARTHMORE, WELLESLEY, WHITTIER, AND WILLIAMS COLLEGES; 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; CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK; UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND, INC.; AND WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
2020
$3.6M
TO SUPPORT MELLON LEADING EDGE FELLOWSHIPS, ENABLING RECENT HUMANITIES PHDS TO PARTNER WITH NONPROFIT AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN THE WORK OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND RACIAL EQUITY
2020
$3.5M
TO SUPPORT DISSERTATION COMPLETION FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
2020
$1.9M
TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF THE SOCIETY AND SCHOLARS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, ENABLING FACULTY AT RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES TO CONNECT HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP WITH THE PUBLIC INTEREST
2020
$1.9M
AS A FINAL GRANT FOR FELLOWSHIPS IN THE HUMANITIES IN AFRICA
2020
$1.4M
TO SUPPORT CORE ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS AND CAPACITY BUILDING DURING A CENTENNIAL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
2020
$1M
COVID Emergency Grant: ACLS Public Humanities Project
2020
$1M
TO SUPPORT A SERIES OF SUMMER INSTITUTES THAT WOULD EXPLORE INNOVATIVE PRACTICES OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN THE ACADEMY
2020
$575K
Luce/ACLS Program in China Studies
2020
$350K
GETTY/ACLS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN THE HISTORY OF ART
2020
$294K
Luce/ACLS Program in Religion, Journalism & International Affairs
2020
$110K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$50K
COMMUNITY GIFT AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
2020
$30K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$12K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$6K
General Support
2020
$5K
ACLS PUBLIC FELLOWS PROGRAM
2020
$250
Matching Grant
2020
$1M
Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of art
2019
$350K
Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History of art
2019
$50K
COMMUNITY GIFT AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
2019
$32K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$125K
Publication Subsidies
2018
$50K
SPONSORSHIP
2018
$37K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$5K
GENERAL AND/OR PROGRAM SUPPORT - DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
2018
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$1.7M
AS A FINAL GRANT FOR FELLOWSHIPS IN THE HUMANITIES IN AFRICA
2017
$1M
Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowship in the History OF Art
2017
$50K
Community Gifts and Charitable Contributions
2017
$32K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$77.9M from 17 funders · 86 grants · 2017–2024

The Andrew W Mellon Foundation

$61.9M · 21 grants · 2020–2024

The Henry Luce Foundation Inc

$6.3M · 15 grants · 2020–2024

Carnegie Corporation Of New York

$4.5M · 5 grants · 2017–2022

The J Paul Getty Trust

$3.7M · 6 grants · 2017–2022

Arthur Vining Davis Foundation #2

$355K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

President and Fellows of Harvard College

$300K · 6 grants · 2017–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$200K · 7 grants · 2017–2022

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

$159K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN131851145
NTEE codeA030
Subsection03
Ruling date1953-04
Formed1924
Employees48
Volunteers12
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