African Studies Association

The learned society that convenes and defines the field of African studies in North America, the reference point through which scholarship about an entire continent is produced, judged, and passed on.

15named by ASA
62named by peers

Financial profile

African Studies Association · EIN 58-1832301 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$818,381$341,436$403,597$1,018,931$2,057,169Dec 2023
FY2022$1,675,267$1,237,005$405,819$812,859$2,187,203Dec 2022
FY2021$721,227$266,652$305,309$716,472$1,700,123Dec 2021
FY2020$815,949$416,815$322,981$806,556$1,711,437Dec 2020
FY2019$892,505$407,252$439,129$1,036,132$1,390,057Dec 2019
FY2018$879,609$391,062$463,269$1,091,361$1,321,326Dec 2018

Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.

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Peer societies

Five societies African Studies Association is read alongside.

Who backs ASA

Every company African Studies Association names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.

CompanySupport as publishedAlso named by
De Gruyter BrillExhibitorACLA APSA ASOR ASIL AIA +3
The Scholar’s ChoiceExhibitorACLA AMS ASEH ASA CAA +3
Palgrave MacMillanExhibitorAMS APSA AIA CAA IORMS +2
Routledge, Taylor & FrancisExhibitorAACU AMS ASOR AECT CAA +1
East View Information ServicesExhibitorLASA MESAN
Coherent DigitalExhibitorNASIG
Pathfinder PressExhibitorMESAN
Africa World Press, Inc | The Red Sea Press, IncExhibitorOnly African Studies Association, so far
Clarke’s BookshopExhibitorOnly African Studies Association, so far
Hogarth Representative Ltd.ExhibitorOnly African Studies Association, so far
Lynne Rienner PublishersExhibitorOnly African Studies Association, so far
Susanne Bach – Lusophone BooksExhibitorOnly African Studies Association, so far
The Africa ReportExhibitorOnly African Studies Association, so far
Village BoutiqueExhibitorOnly African Studies Association, so far
Zed BooksExhibitorOnly African Studies Association, so far
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026

2025 ASA Exhibitors, Advertisers, & Sponsors. Read September 27, 2026. 2025 Annual Meeting exhibitors, advertisers and sponsors in one combined list; university presses, universities, institutes, museums and nonprofits left out.

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Who backs African Studies Association's peers, but not African Studies Association

Companies named publicly by at least one of African Studies Association's five peer societies, and not found in African Studies Association's reviewed public records.

CompanyLASAMESANASEEEASAASAALPeers
Bloomsbury AcademicNamedNamed2 of 5
PM PressNamedNamed2 of 5
Academic Studies PressNamed1 of 5
Adam Matthew Digital (AM)Named1 of 5
Afrique ClothingNamed1 of 5
Afro NewsNamed1 of 5
Al NoorNamed1 of 5
Al-fikrNamed1 of 5
Almenara PressNamed1 of 5
Arab American Language Institute in Morocco (AALIM)Named1 of 5
Arabic Calligraphy DesignsNamed1 of 5
ArchoralNamed1 of 5
Aziz FashionsNamed1 of 5
Borshch of ArtNamed1 of 5
Botimpex/Library Services from South East EuropeNamed1 of 5
Cathy's GlobalNamed1 of 5
CLEB OrignalsNamed1 of 5
Dar AlmandumahNamed1 of 5
e-Marefa DatabasesNamed1 of 5
Fort Lincoln - New Town CorporationNamed1 of 5
Fountain Pen TranslationNamed1 of 5
Globus BooksNamed1 of 5
Grunwald Publishing/Skaryna PressNamed1 of 5
Heritage International FashionsNamed1 of 5
Iberoamericana Editorial VervuertNamed1 of 5
INGRAM ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONALNamed1 of 5
Integrum Worldwide/MIPP InternationalNamed1 of 5
Intellect Books & JournalsNamed1 of 5
Interlink PublishingNamed1 of 5
International PublishersNamed1 of 5
ISD LLCNamed1 of 5
Learn Russian in the European UnionNamed1 of 5
Lexicon Anna WolinskaNamed1 of 5
Mare Nostrum GroupNamed1 of 5
McFarlandNamed1 of 5
Michael Fagan Fine Art & Rare BooksNamed1 of 5
MuteferriqaNamed1 of 5
New Journal GuideNamed1 of 5
NKBOOKS ServicesNamed1 of 5
Noor Majan Arabic InstituteNamed1 of 5
Ohr Advisors, Inc.Named1 of 5
PanaprintNamed1 of 5
Pathfinder BooksNamed1 of 5
Pencil Me In Publications, LLCNamed1 of 5
Peter LangNamed1 of 5
PragdaNamed1 of 5
Productive ArtsNamed1 of 5
PY Rare BooksNamed1 of 5
Rialta EdicionesNamed1 of 5
Routledge/Taylor & FrancisNamed1 of 5
SAW / Street Noise BooksNamed1 of 5
Serbica BooksNamed1 of 5
Slavica PublishersNamed1 of 5
Springer NatureNamed1 of 5
SRASNamed1 of 5
THEWRITEPLAN.AINamed1 of 5
vasha-kniga.comGold1 of 5
Verba FilmsNamed1 of 5
Vivid-PixNamed1 of 5
VYL FinancialNamed1 of 5
Washington InformerNamed1 of 5
Zee CraftsNamed1 of 5

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The outside view

The learned society that convenes and defines the field of African studies in North America, the reference point through which scholarship about an entire continent is produced, judged, and passed on.

  • Authority
  • Build
  • Inward
  • Volunteer

Their shape

The Citadel

Led from the center, built to endure.

The Citadel runs on clarity and decisiveness, its direction held by a strong center the whole organization moves behind. Its gift is speed and coherence, its challenge is leaning too heavily on the few at the middle.

Also reads toward The Republic, The Village and The Legacy.

Strengths

→Decisions are clear and rarely second-guessed.
→Members trust that the institution will still be standing tomorrow.
→Strong operations keep the core running without drama.

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