Association of Historians of American Art
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ASSOCIATION OF HISTORIANS OF AMERICAN ART AHAA IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. AHAA FULFILLS ITS MISSION OF PROMOTING SCHOLARSHIP ON ART OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE EUROPEAN ENCOUNTER WITH NATIVE PEOPLES TO CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE THROUGH SEVERAL MEANS. THE ORGANZATION PROVIDES A FORUM FOR PRESENTING AND ADVANCING NEW APPROACHES TO THE SUBJECT FOR EXAMINING PROBLEMS THAT CONFRONT THE FIELD AND FOR IDENTIFYING SCHOLARLY NEEDS AND OPPORTUNTIES TO ITS MEMBERS. AHAA FULFILLS THESE GOALS THROUGH ITS ANNUAL MEETING AND PERIODIC SYMPOSIA, ALONG WITH ITS ONLINE JOURNAL PANORAMA, E-NNEWSLETTER, AND WEBSITE.
- Income
- $23,305
- Spending
- $22,056
- Reserves
- 41.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $7,454 spent. IN 2023, AHAA SUPPOERTED ITS MEMBERSHIP BY HOSTING A PANEL AT THE CAACONFERENCE, HOSTING A SYMPOSIUM AT CRYSTAL BRIDGES FOR THE FIELD, PROVIDED GRANT SUPPORT FOR TRAVEL, AND MAINTAINED AN OPEN-ACCESS AND PER-REVIEWED ONLINE JOURNAL CALLED PANORAMA (JOURNALPANORAMA.ORG) TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP IN AMERICAN ART.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2005.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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