SUPPORTS AND MAINTAINS A RESEARCH LIBRARY OF AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE. THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY CULTIVATES A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE AMERICAN PAST, GROUNDED IN ITS EVER-GROWING COLLECTION OF PRINTED AND MANUSCRIPT SOURCES. AS A NATIONAL RESEARCH LIBRARY, AAS COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND MAKES AVAILABLE FOR STUDY THE RECORD OF WHAT IS NOW THE UNITED STATES FROM EARLY EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT THROUGH 1900. AS A LEARNED SOCIETY, AAS FOSTERS A BROAD COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY THROUGH INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS AND GENEROUS SUPPORT FOR SCHOLARSHIP. OUR AUDIENCES INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARS, PRE-COLLEGIATE, UNDERGRADUATE, AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS, PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AND WRITERS, GENEALOGISTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $260k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $25k
- Base
- $166k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $134k
- Bonus
- $1k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President | $260k | — | — | $25k | $285k $318k |
Former President former officer/director/trustee | $166k | — | — | — | $166k $185k |
VP Programs vice president | $134k | $1k | — | $17k | $152k $170k |
VP Collections vice president | — | — | — | — | $147k $164k |
VP for Finance and Adminis vice president | — | — | — | — | $144k $161k |
Head of Buildings and Grou highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $135k $150k |
VP Advancement vice president | — | — | — | — | $91k $101k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 21 unpaid individuals.
Up 1%
from 2022
From $281k in 2022 to $285k in 2023.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Northeast region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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