Georgia · Nonprofit
American Academy of Religion Inc
American Academy of Religion Inc (Georgia) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $549,424 to it, the largest being The Henry Luce Foundation Inc ($525,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.3M
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $549k
- Net assets
- $7.2M
What American Academy of Religion Inc does
Mission
To foster excellence in the academic study of religion and enhance the public understanding of religion
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
ANNUAL MEETING The American Academy of Religion Meeting was held concurrently with the Society of Biblical Literature in San Diego, CA in November 2024. It was attended by 7,769 professors and graduate students of religious studies, biblical studies, and theology. The meeting featured more than 500 scholarly paper and panel sessions, along with a variety of workshops and 120 meetings hosted by related scholarly organizations. In addition, AAR held an online Annual Meeting in June 2025, which was attended by 333 members and featured approximately 60 scholarly paper and panel sessions.
$979,108 spent$1,324,910 earned by the program40% of program spendingSCHOLARLY ENGAGEMENT: The American Academy of Religion (AAR) administers a broad range of activities and initiatives in partnership with a robust representation of our members. This includes the work of more than 15 committees focused on serving the needs of AAR constituents, supporting public programming, and advancing the academic study of religion. In addition, AAR offers professional development opportunities for members through workshops on employment, teaching, leadership, technology, career development, and publishing. Senior members also serve as mentors to those in earlier stages of their academic and professional careers. AAR's Employment Services include an online job board and resources with data on employment trends in the field.
$856,720 spentof which $231,804 as grants35% of program spendingMEMBERSHIP SERVICES: The American Academy of Religion (AAR) offers a wide range of services to its members. These include publications such as a quarterly scholarly journal, a monthly newsletter, an online newspaper, a book review website, and a book series. Members also receive discounts on various academic journals and books. In addition to the Annual Meeting, AAR supports 9 regional groups across the country that host annual gatherings featuring workshops and professional development opportunities. The member directory further enables members to stay connected with colleagues throughout the year.
$611,943 spent$883,273 earned by the program25% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,447,771.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $13M to $11M (−17%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 7% · 2023 7%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
0% of American Academy of Religion Inc’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (72% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 8 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Claudia Schippert
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2018 and FY2019, and between the FY2023 and FY2024 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base narrowed from 4 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $335k → $21.
2 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of American Academy of Religion Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
American Academy of Religion Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 96% of grant income and the top three 99%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 97% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
American Academy of Religion Inc draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Georgia, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $7k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
American Academy of Religion Inc's revenue grew 23% between 2017 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 369 unclassified nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like American Academy of Religion Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Georgia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
62% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
87%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 12 states
Part of a family of 10 related entities
- Aar Eastern International Region LLC · disregarded
- Aar Mid-Atlantic Region LLC · disregarded
- Aar Midwest Region LLC · disregarded
- Aar New Englandmaritimes Region LLC · disregarded
- Aar Pacific Northwest Region LLC · disregarded
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for American Academy of Religion Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds American Academy of Religion Inc?
- American Academy of Religion Inc (Georgia) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $549,424 to it, the largest being The Henry Luce Foundation Inc ($525,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does American Academy of Religion Inc have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $549,424 in grants to American Academy of Religion Inc, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of American Academy of Religion Inc?
- The Henry Luce Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $525,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like American Academy of Religion Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Georgia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 6 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing