Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
A small council of veteran journalists and scientists that funds, trains, and honors excellence in reporting science to the public
Financial profile
Council for the Advancement of Science Writing · EIN 13-1953314 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $584,244 | $489,600 | $65,860 | $511,008 | $1,776,835 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $556,073 | $359,799 | $143,130 | $688,373 | $1,512,256 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $1,147,107 | $1,070,574 | $0 | $441,121 | $1,978,414 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $275,680 | $209,671 | $0 | $278,598 | $1,166,742 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $395,641 | $343,635 | $0 | $431,432 | $1,080,982 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $286,250 | $213,299 | $0 | $434,978 | $976,728 | 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 Council for the Advancement of Science Writing is read alongside.
NASW
National Association of Science Writers
The professional community of science writers that connects science and society and defends the craft of its…
SS
Society for Science
A century-old nonprofit that advances science in public life by running the nation's flagship youth science…
23 companies named
AHCJ
Association of Health Care Journalists
A professional society that measures itself by the public understanding it produces rather than by the…
SPJ
Society of Professional Journalists
The nation's broadest based journalism organization, active since 1909, dedicated to encouraging the free…
5 companies named
AAAS
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The broad tent of all of science, a society founded in the nineteenth century that publishes the field's…
16 companies named
Who backs CASW
Every company Council for the Advancement of Science Writing 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tetsuwan | Other | Only Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
CASW 2025-2026 program supporters. Read September 27, 2026. Program supporters list; foundations, nonprofits, universities and Underwriters Laboratories (listed as Underwriting Laboratories, a nonprofit research institute) left out.
Who backs Council for the Advancement of Science Writing's peers, but not Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
Companies named publicly by at least one of Council for the Advancement of Science Writing's five peer societies, and not found in Council for the Advancement of Science Writing's reviewed public records.
| Company | SS | SPJ | AAAS | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Named | Corporations | 2 of 3 | |
| 3M | Corporations | 1 of 3 | ||
| Aramco Services Company | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Berje | Corporations | 1 of 3 | ||
| Cesco Linguistic Services | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Cisco Systems | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| CNN | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Consolidated Chemical Works, LTD | Corporations | 1 of 3 | ||
| DataClassroom | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Edison International | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| GEMpath, Inc. | Corporations | 1 of 3 | ||
| GoFundMe | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Supporters | 1 of 3 | |||
| Grandin Livestock Handling Systems, Inc. | Corporations | 1 of 3 | ||
| HP | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| IBM | Corporations | 1 of 3 | ||
| Insaco Incorporated | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Jacobs | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Jane Street Capital | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| L'Oréal USA | Corporations | 1 of 3 | ||
| LiquidAI | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Mary Kay Inc. | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Midjourney | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| MS Now | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| National Bank of Arizona | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| NVIDIA | Corporations | 1 of 3 | ||
| onsemi | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| OpenAI | Corporations | 1 of 3 | ||
| Oracle Academy | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Physicians Formula | Annual Meeting Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Qorvo | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Regeneron | Title Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Ricoh USA, Inc | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| RiverSource Life | Corporations | 1 of 3 | ||
| Royalty Pharma | Corporations | 1 of 3 | ||
| SciPinion LLC | Corporations | 1 of 3 | ||
| Sentry Dynamics | Corporations | 1 of 3 | ||
| Siemens Energy | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| SNO Sites | Friends | 1 of 3 | ||
| Themo Fisher Scientific | Title Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Uber USA | Corporations | 1 of 3 | ||
| USA Today Network Ohio | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Wolfram Research, Inc. | Named | 1 of 3 |
The outside view
A small council of veteran journalists and scientists that funds, trains, and honors excellence in reporting science to the public
- Consensus
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- Outward
- Volunteer
Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Movement.
Strengths
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