American Psychological Association Inc.
American Psychological Association Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
American Psychological Association is a national membership organization created to promote the advancement, communication, and application of psychological (continued on Sch O)
About
The APA Publications and Databases Office is responsible for the dissemination of psychological information worldwide. Information dissemination projects include 89 scholarly journals, two newsletters, a book and video publishing program, and seven electronic database products. In 2018, the APA journals program published more than 4,690 articles in 512 journal issues. By the end of 2018, PsycARTICLES, the electronic database product containing full-text journal content, contained over 209,087 article records, dating back to 1894. During 2018, APA published 72 book titles in a variety of formats spanning the breadth and depth of psychology. Magination Press, APAs childrens book imprint, released 22 new titles, several of which won multiple awards and honors. APA LifeTools, APAs adult trade imprint, released 2 new titles. APAs Academic and Professional books program published 3 reference handbooks, 3 student resource titles, and 42 scholarly or professional titles. APA also released 14 psychotherapy demonstration videos. At the end of 2018, the PsycBOOKS database contained 70,683 book and chapter records. More than 138,000 records were released into the PsycINFO database in 2018, bringing the total number of records in the database to more than 4.5 million, and the total number of cited references in the database to almost 110 million. The number of journals covered by PsycINFO at the end of 2018 was 2,320 158 were dropped during the ongoing journal re-evaluation process and 47 new journals were added. PsycINFO also includes the metadata records for the PsycARTICLES and PsycBOOKS databases. PsycTESTS, the research database on psychological tests, measures, scales, surveys and other assessments, grew by 5,169 new records totaling more than 55,000 records at the end of 2018. PsycEXTRA has been transformed into an archive for APA and APA-related content only. More than 1,500 such archival records were added to PsycEXTRA in 2018, including abstract collections and presentations from the 2018 APA Convention.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The mission of the non-profit, as stated in the filing, is “American psychological association is a national membership organization created to promote the advancement, communication, and application of psychological science and knowledge to benefit society and improve lives. apa fulfills these objectives by utilizing psychology to make a positive impact on critical societal issues, elevating the publics understanding of, regard for, and use of psychology, preparing the discipline and profession of psychology for the future, and strengthening apas standing as an authoritative voice for psychology.”.
When referring to its tasks, they were described as: “American psychological association is a national membership organization created to promote the advancement, communication, and application of psychological (continued on sch o)”.
- The non-profit is operating legally in the state of DC.
- The non-profit's address for the year 2020 is listed as 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC, 20002 in the filing.
- The form submitted by the non-profit organization for 2020 reports 684 employees.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Provides credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$1,020,055.
- The CEO compensation package within the organization is established through a review and approval process by an independent body.
- The organization elects its board members.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 174 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1925.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization engages in lobbying activities.
- The organization pays $68,403,170 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization pays grants to individuals.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has grants to organizations.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.