AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLANT BIOLOGISTS
15501 MONONA DRIVE, ROCKVILLE, MD 208552768 www.aspb.org

Total Revenue
$8,002,201
Total Expenses
$7,876,500
Net Assets
$13,505,998

Organizations Filed Purposes: PROMOTE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF PLANT BIOLOGY, TO ENCOURAGE AND PUBLISH RESEARCH IN PLANT BIOLOGY, AND TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS AND GROWTH OF PLANT SCIENTISTS IN GENERAL.

PROMOTE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF PLANT BIOLOGY THROUGH EDUCATION, MEETINGS, AND PUBLICATIONS.

PUBLICATIONS - ASPB SELF-PUBLISHES TWO JOURNALS: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND THE PLANT CELL. SINCE 2017, ASPB HAS ALSO CO-PUBLISHED A THIRD JOURNAL, PLANT DIRECT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOCIETY FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND WILEY. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY PRIMARILY PUBLISHES FULL-LENGTH PAPERS CONTAINING NEW RESULTS IN PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, BIOPHYSICS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF PLANTS AND ASSOCIATED ORGANISMS. THE PLANT CELL PUBLISHES CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH PAPERS IN CELLULAR, MOLECULAR, AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY OF PLANTS. PLANT DIRECT COVERS ALL OF THESE AREAS; IT IS A SOUND SCIENCE, OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL. ASPB ALSO PUBLISHES A BI-MONTHLY PRINT AND ONLINE NEWSLETTER (ASPB NEWS) AND A WEEKLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER (THE SIGNAL) THAT INCLUDE GENERAL SOCIETY NEWS ITEMS, PROFILES OF PROMINENT PLANT SCIENTISTS, AND OTHER INFORMATION OF VALUE TO THE MEMBERSHIP. ASPB HAS ALSO SELF- AND CO-PUBLISHED A NUMBER OF TEXT BOOKS RELATED TO VARIOUS ASPECTS OF PLANT BIOLOGY.

MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES: THE SOCIETY SPONSORS VARIOUS MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLANT SCIENTISTS TO ENGAGE. THE ANNUAL MEETING PROVIDES A FORUM FOR THE PRESENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC DATA, EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, AND NETWORKING AMONG PLANT SCIENTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE PHENOME CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY TO FOSTER COLLABORATION, INNOVATION, AND INITIATION OF MULTI-INVESTIGATOR AND MULTI-INSTITUTION PROJECTS. THE MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES PROVIDE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ATTENDEES, AS WELL AS A PLATFORM FOR GREATER GENERAL UNDERSTANDING ABOUT PLANTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS: THE SOCIETY PROVIDES SEVERAL AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS EACH YEAR FOR VARIOUS ENDEAVORS RELATED TO THE SCIENCE AND STUDY OF PLANT BIOLOGY.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Crispin TaylorCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER37.5$240,559
Nancy WinchesterDIRECTOR, PUBLICATIONS37.5$183,130
Clara WoodallCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER37.5$173,347
Jean RosenbergDIRECTOR, MEETINGS & EVENT37.5$137,955
Mark JamesWEB SYSTEMS MANAGER37.5$113,784
Nancy EckardtSENIOR FEATURES EDITOR37.5$109,640
Rick VierstraTREASURER (THRU 9/19)1$4,000
Kent ChapmanTREASURER (BEG 10/19)1$2,500
Clint ChappleELECTED MEMBER (BEG 10/19)1$1,500
Wayne ParrottSECRETARY (BEG 10/19)1$1,000
Maureen MccannPRESIDENT ELECT (BEG 10/19)1$1,000
Andrew BentSECRETARY (THRU 9/19)1$0
Rob LastPRESIDENT (THRU 9/19)1$0
Laura WayneELECTED MEMBER (BEG 8/19)1$0
Christine FoyerELECTED MEMBER1$0
Judy CallisPRESIDENT (BEG 10/19)1$0

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