American Association of Geographers

The century-old learned society where geographers govern themselves, publish their field, and gather by the thousands to argue about how the world is made and mapped.

  • www.aag.org
  • Republic
  • Washington, DC
  • Professional and scientific society
  • Read from public sources, Jul 2026
5named by AAG
37named by peers

Financial profile

American Association of Geographers · EIN 53-0207414 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$6,179,729$381,573$2,439,076$7,834,775$8,187,270Aug 2023
FY2022$5,734,847$570,326$1,994,324$7,018,466$9,453,855Aug 2022
FY2021$5,437,920$943,670$2,305,480$5,507,087$13,238,517Aug 2021
FY2020$3,345,259$1,332,380$1,567,063$5,374,003$12,495,270Aug 2020
FY2019$7,413,539$2,564,866$4,365,168$7,153,180$13,842,652Aug 2019
FY2018$6,187,465$1,439,266$4,204,897$5,728,566$13,191,328Aug 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 American Association of Geographers is read alongside.

Who backs AAG

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

CompanySupport as publishedAlso named by
ElsevierMeeting sponsorALAO AM AND ACS AAA +3
EsriMeeting sponsorAAPA APA APGA APHA AREMW +3
Taylor & FrancisMeeting sponsorAM APHA ASP ASPA ASFO +3
W. W. Norton & CompanyMeeting sponsorAAP AAR AMS APSA AWWP +3
WileyMeeting sponsorAM AAA AAA AAFCS ACVS +3
Sources: 2 published lists, read September 2026

2026 World Geography Bowl sponsors. Read September 27, 2026. World Geography Bowl quiz tournament at the annual meeting; sponsors shown as logos (alt text).

AAG 2026 Annual Meeting sponsors. Read September 27, 2026. Annual meeting sponsors; names read from logo alt text for Platinum, Silver and Bronze. Nonprofit and university advertisers omitted.

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Who backs American Association of Geographers's peers, but not American Association of Geographers

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

CompanyAPSAIORMSPeers
Palgrave MacmillanNamedNamed2 of 2
SpringerNamedNamed2 of 2
AmazonDIAMOND1 of 2
AMPLNamed1 of 2
ArteylsBRONZE1 of 2
Bloomsbury AcademicNamed1 of 2
Cambria PressNamed1 of 2
Citadel CSECPLATINUM1 of 2
coptSILVER1 of 2
De Gruyter BrillNamed1 of 2
Dynamic IdeasNamed1 of 2
FICONamed1 of 2
ForthrightNamed1 of 2
GallupNamed1 of 2
GAMSSILVER1 of 2
GurobiGOLD1 of 2
HarperCollins PublishersNamed1 of 2
hexalyDIAMOND1 of 2
Ingram Academic & ProfessionalNamed1 of 2
JMP Statistical DiscoveryNamed1 of 2
Macmillan PublishersNamed1 of 2
Marketing Systems GroupNamed1 of 2
MathWorksNamed1 of 2
MDPINamed1 of 2
MOSEKBRONZE1 of 2
OATBRONZE1 of 2
Penguin Random House EducationNamed1 of 2
Pensive GraderNamed1 of 2
Princeton ConsultantsNamed1 of 2
Prospect PressNamed1 of 2
Provalis ResearchNamed1 of 2
Responsive Learning TechnologiesNamed1 of 2
Sage/CQ Press AwardNamed1 of 2
sasGOLD1 of 2
StataCorpNamed1 of 2
VerasightNamed1 of 2
YouGov America Inc.Named1 of 2

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The outside view

The century-old learned society where geographers govern themselves, publish their field, and gather by the thousands to argue about how the world is made and mapped.

  • Consensus
  • Build
  • Inward
  • Volunteer

Their shape

The Republic

Run by its members, built to outlast them.

The Republic runs like a well-built institution, professional and stable, under the guidance of its members. Its gift is scale and continuity, its challenge is staying close to the grassroots as it grows.

Also reads toward The Parliament and The Frontier.

Strengths

→Member voice and public mission stay in healthy balance.
→Open to reform without losing its footing.
→Speaks credibly on behalf of a whole field.

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