Association for the Study of African American Life and History
The body Carter G. Woodson founded to research and broadcast Black history, the originator of what became Black History Month, now carrying that work to a global public through schools, parks, and a scholarly journal
Financial profile
Association for the Study of African American Life and History · EIN 53-0219640 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $2,430,176 | $1,653,835 | $868,360 | $2,563,326 | $879,426 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $1,974,888 | $1,292,569 | $758,846 | $1,921,766 | $1,012,576 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $1,618,762 | $1,287,202 | $376,918 | $1,301,188 | $959,454 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $1,291,459 | $1,031,344 | $302,292 | $932,909 | $641,880 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $1,385,996 | $740,056 | $677,212 | $1,261,675 | $283,330 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $918,038 | $449,084 | $517,013 | $921,410 | $159,009 | Dec 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Association for the Study of African American Life and History is read alongside.
ABWH
Association of Black Women Historians
A scholarly community conceived in 1977 to give Black women historians a home and to advance scholarship on…
ASA
African Studies Association
The learned society that convenes and defines the field of African studies in North America, the reference…
15 companies named
OAH
Organization of American Historians
A leading membership society for the study and teaching of American history, publishing a flagship journal…
8 companies named
AASLH
American Association for State and Local History
The national professional association for the state and local history field, providing standards, training…
25 companies named
NCOPH
National Council on Public History
The professional community of public historians, putting history to work in the world through The Public…
17 companies named
Who backs ASAAL
Every company Association for the Study of African American Life and History names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| The Scholar's Choice | Exhibitor | ASA AAHM ACLA AMS ASEH +3 |
| McFarland | Exhibitor | SMH |
| Panaprint | Meeting sponsor | FPA |
| Washington Informer | Meeting sponsor | GWDBC |
| Afrique Clothing | Exhibitor | Only Association for the Study of African American Life and History, so far |
| Afro News | Meeting sponsor | Only Association for the Study of African American Life and History, so far |
| Archoral | Exhibitor | Only Association for the Study of African American Life and History, so far |
| Aziz Fashions | Exhibitor | Only Association for the Study of African American Life and History, so far |
| Cathy's Global | Exhibitor | Only Association for the Study of African American Life and History, so far |
| CLEB Orignals | Exhibitor | Only Association for the Study of African American Life and History, so far |
| Fort Lincoln - New Town Corporation | Meeting sponsor | Only Association for the Study of African American Life and History, so far |
| Heritage International Fashions | Exhibitor | Only Association for the Study of African American Life and History, so far |
| International Publishers | Exhibitor | Only Association for the Study of African American Life and History, so far |
| New Journal Guide | Meeting sponsor | Only Association for the Study of African American Life and History, so far |
| Ohr Advisors, Inc. | Meeting sponsor | Only Association for the Study of African American Life and History, so far |
| Pencil Me In Publications, LLC | Exhibitor | Only Association for the Study of African American Life and History, so far |
| Vivid-Pix | Exhibitor | Only Association for the Study of African American Life and History, so far |
| VYL Financial | Meeting sponsor | Only Association for the Study of African American Life and History, so far |
| Zee Crafts | Exhibitor | Only Association for the Study of African American Life and History, so far |
Sources: 3 published lists, read September 2026
2026 Annual Conference exhibitors. Read September 28, 2026. Exhibit hall list; university presses and nonprofits omitted.
2026 Annual Conference sponsors. Read September 28, 2026. 111th Annual Conference sponsors logo wall; names from logo file names. Individuals, universities, museums, nonprofits and government omitted.
2026 Black History Month sponsors. Read September 28, 2026. Black History Month festival sponsors logo wall.
Who backs Association for the Study of African American Life and History's peers, but not Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Companies named publicly by at least one of Association for the Study of African American Life and History's five peer societies, and not found in Association for the Study of African American Life and History's reviewed public records.
The outside view
The body Carter G. Woodson founded to research and broadcast Black history, the originator of what became Black History Month, now carrying that work to a global public through schools, parks, and a scholarly journal
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Their shape
The Movement
Gathered around a cause, and built to move.
The Movement is mission-led and built to mobilize, organized around changing something in the world. Its gift is passion and external impact, its challenge is turning momentum into something that lasts.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Village.
Strengths
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