The American Association of Immunologists Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522317193
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-T 2025
Location
Rockville, MD, USA
Phone
3016347178
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Professional Societies, Associations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$20,327,063
Expenses
$12,586,246
Assets
$91,524,702
Liabilities
$2,654,049

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AKIKO IWASAKI PHD (PAST PRESIDENT (UNTIL 06/25))
  • LORETTA DOAN PHD (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • LORETTA DOAN PHD (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $556,735 total reported compensation
  • SUSAN MEDICK CPA (CHIEF FINANCE & OPERATIONS OFFICER): $373,474 total reported compensation
  • GWENDOLYN FORTUNE-BLAKELY (CHIEF MEMBER. & ENGAGEMENT OFFICER): $317,975 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The american association of immunologists (aai) is an international association representing professionally trained scientists who conduct basic and clinical research on the biology of the immune system. Aai is dedicated to advancing the knowledge of immunology, fostering the interchange of ideas and information among investigators, and addressing the potential integration of immunologic principles into clinical practice. Aai serves its members by providing a center for the dissemination of information relevant to the field and its practices such as education and professional opportunities, scientific meetings, membership-derived issues and opinions, and important social and political matters. Aai owns and publishes the journal of immunology--the largest and most highly cited journal in the field.

What it reported doing in 2025

Annual meeting: each year aai holds an annual meeting which draws thousands of attendees and hundreds of exhibitors. Attendees include both aai members and non-members who have an interest in immunology. During the annual meeting, aai offers a variety of lectures, seminars, and symposia on scientific topics related to the field of immunology, which are available to all attendees. Much of the content of the annual meeting is focused on the needs and interests of students and trainees in immunology. Workshops at the annual meeting are programs on grant writing, funding opportunities for immunologists, careers in science, and professional circumstances. At the annual meeting, aai also sponsors a career resource program for all registrants. This program provide attendees the opportunity to post their cvs, learn about job opportunities, and attend seminars on interviewing for jobs and preparing resumes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 82% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 93% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 66
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 76
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.6%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 89.3%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Limited
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Limited
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 94.6%; rating input score 95; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 38.1%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.27; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 19.6%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.6% of revenue deployed · 89.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 9 filed program accomplishments · $11.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $557K · 18 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.7M reported
  • Consistency: 39 of 41 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 15 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.