American Academy of Political and Social Science

A Philadelphia academy founded in 1889 to bring the social sciences to bear on public problems together, which now does that work through one journal, one prize and a small group of fellows elected each year.

  • www.aapss.org
  • Legacy
  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Professional and scientific society
  • Read from public sources, Oct 2026
22named by peers

Financial profile

American Academy of Political and Social Science · EIN 23-0341915 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2025$2,448,523$1,702,073$450,000$692,343$7,986,114Dec 2025
FY2024$1,043,612$283,858$450,102$711,888$5,437,189Dec 2024
FY2023$686,073$56,350$450,052$615,942$4,826,833Dec 2023
FY2022$486,780$1,300$450,070$575,422$4,221,373Dec 2022
FY2021$601,750$30,205$450,031$556,026$5,158,869Dec 2021
FY2020$636,078$10,250$461,626$567,648$4,636,559Dec 2020

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Peer societies

Five societies AAPSS is read alongside.

Who backs AAPSS

No public supporter list found as of October 2026.

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Who backs AAPSS's peers, but not AAPSS

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

CompanyAPPAMAPSAPeers
StataCorpPublished as stata_frameNamedNamed2 of 2
VerasightPublished as verasight_frameNamedNamed2 of 2
Abt GlobalPublished as abt frameGold Sponsors1 of 2
BloomsburyPublished as Bloomsbury AcademicNamed1 of 2
Cambria PressNamed1 of 2
De Gruyter BrillNamed1 of 2
Fors MarshPublished as forsmarsh_frameNamed1 of 2
ForthrightNamed1 of 2
GallupNamed1 of 2
HarperCollinsPublished as HarperCollins PublishersNamed1 of 2
IngramPublished as Ingram Academic & ProfessionalNamed1 of 2
Macmillan PublishersNamed1 of 2
Marketing Systems GroupNamed1 of 2
MathematicaPublished as mathmatica_frameSilver Sponsors1 of 2
OvertonPublished as overton_frameNamed1 of 2
Palgrave MacmillanNamed1 of 2
Penguin Random HousePublished as Penguin Random House EducationNamed1 of 2
PolicyVizBeanies1 of 2
SagePublished as Sage/CQ Press AwardNamed1 of 2
SpringerNamed1 of 2
W. W. Norton & CompanyNamed1 of 2
YouGovPublished as YouGov America Inc.Named1 of 2

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The outside view

A Philadelphia academy founded in 1889 to bring the social sciences to bear on public problems together, which now does that work through one journal, one prize and a small group of fellows elected each year.

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Their shape

The Legacy

Faithful to what was handed down.

The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.

Also reads toward The Guild and The Parliament.

Strengths

→Unmatched continuity and a trusted name.
→Decisions honor a long arc, not a news cycle.
→Members feel part of something lasting.

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