American Society of Magazine Editors
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What it says it does
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- Income
- $847,905
- Spending
- $862,945
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 4
- Highest pay
- $215,422, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- $703,711 spent. ASME SPONSORS THE ANNUAL NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS FOR PRINT AND DIGITAL MEDIA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, CONDUCTS TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR REPORTERS AND EDITORS, AND PUBLISHES THE ASME GUIDELINES FOR EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS. ASME ALSO SPONSORS THE ASME AWARD FOR FICTION, ASME NEXT AWARDS FOR JOURNALISTS UNDER 30, AND ASME BEST COVER CONTEST. IN ADDITION, ASME PUBLISHES THE ASME GUIDELINES FOR EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS. THESE GUIDELINES CODIFY BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR THE CONDUCT OF MAGAZINE JOURNALISTS. FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1982, THE ASME GUIDELINES ALSO SUMMARIZE INDUSTRY PRACTICES INTENDED TO PROTECT THE EDITORIAL INTEGRITY OF MAGAZINES AND WEBSITES AS WELL AS FEDERAL REGULATIONS RELEVANT TO MAGAZINE MEDIA. ASME STAFF MEMBERS FREQUENTLY ADVISE ASME MEMBERS AND THEIR COLLEAGUES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GUIDELINES. ASME OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR ITS MEMBERS, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROGRAMS AND MULTI-DAY WORKSHOPS ON EDITORIAL SKILLS AND PRACTICES. ANNUAL WORKSHOPS INCLUDE THE ASME NEXT EDITORIAL WORKSHOP FOR JUNIOR-LEVEL EDITORS AND THE ASME LEGAL BRIEFING FOR EDITORS. A FULL-TUITION SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE YALE PUBLISHING COURSE IS ALSO AWARDED ANNUALLY TO AN ASME MEMBER. ASME PUBLISHES AN ANNUAL DIRECTORY OF EDITORIAL LEADERS FOR THE SOLE USE OF ITS MEMBERS AND HOSTS A JOBS-LISTING SERVICE ON THE ASME WEBSITE. THERE IS NO CHARGE TO ASME MEMBERS TO POST ON THE ASME JOB BOARD. ASME HAS ALSO SPONSORED THE MAGAZINE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, A TEN-WEEK PROGRAM FOR RISING COLLEGE SENIORS AT MAGAZINES AND WEBSITES IN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON. SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED IN 1967, 2,000 COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE WORKED AS ASME INTERNS. NEARLY 500 HAVE GONE ON TO SUCCESSFUL CAREERS IN PRINT AND ELECTRONIC JOURNALISM. ASME'S PRIMARY SOURCES OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT ARE MEMBERSHIP DUES AND NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS ENTRY FEES. ASME'S MEMBERSHIP IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR CLASSES, AND EACH CLASS OF MEMBERS PAYS A DIFFERENT ANNUAL FEE. THE CLASS OF MEMBERS CONSISTS OF CHIEF EDITORS, SENIOR EDITORS, ASSOCIATE MEMBERS, AND ASME NEXT MEMBERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2020.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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