Washington · Nonprofit
COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INC
COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INC (Washington) receives grants from 22 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,819,502 to it, the largest being GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION ($325,000). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $757k
- Funders on record
- 22
- Grants received
- $1.8M
- Net assets
- $2.0M
What Council for the Advancement of Science Writing Inc does
Mission
To improve the quality and quantity of science news reaching the public.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
NEW HORIZONS IN SCIENCE: Launched in 1963, CASWs oldest program provides science writers an annual look over the horizons of scientific research and an expert analysis of important issues at the interface of science, journalism, and society. Once a standalone event, New Horizons is now part of the ScienceWriters conference co-organized by CASW and the National Association of Science Writers.
$189,262 spentof which $3,403 as grants$57,246 earned by the program31% of program spendingTHE NATIONAL SCIENCE-HEALTH-ENVIRONMENT REPORTING FELLOWSHIPS The program is intended to support early-career journalists who are pursuing or have a strong interest in pursuing careers reporting on science, health, or environmental issues (or all three). The fellowship is designed to enable fellows to maintain their regular employment while attending concentrated training opportunities across the country, many of which will lead to stories for their employer or clients. Fellowship leaders and mentors will provide support and guidance through seminars, calls and e-mail consultations.
$145,045 spentof which $125,000 as grants23% of program spendingCASW CONNECTOR: CASW Connector is an online library of curated resources for science journalism and communication that launched in July 2023. In addition to a searchable website of resource links, Connector keeps science writers connected and informed through a newsletter and periodic virtual Connector Chats.
$69,413 spent11% of program spendingOther programs: climate change and health sharon begley award taylor/blakeslee award science journalism initiative comscicon and conference travel grants climate news task force
$215,629 spentof which $86,449 as grants$37,839 earned by the program35% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $619,349.
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 2020 to 2021, from $1.3M to $2.1M (+61%).
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: 2020 10% · 2021 3% · 2024 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
78% of COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (79% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 7 funders, grant income rose $47k → $252k.
6 of 22 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 43% 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 COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING 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
COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 18% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
46% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 53% · 2018 100% · 2019 85% · 2020 80% · 2021 48% · 2022 27% · 2023 20% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
33% of COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 36% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, across 11 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $790k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 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
COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INC's funding base is broadening — from 2 funders to 7 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 793 science & tech nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING 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 Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
63%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING 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 COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INC?
- COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INC (Washington) receives grants from 22 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,819,502 to it, the largest being GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION ($325,000). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INC have?
- IRS filings report 22 organizations giving $1,819,502 in grants to COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INC, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INC?
- GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $325,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 22 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