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- EIN 05-0264797
- (401) 455-4000
- 201 Charles St Providence RI 02904-2213 USA
- www.ams.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Technology
Mission: Please see schedule o. The american mathematical society, founded in 1888 to further the interests of mathematical research, scholarship, and education, serves the national and international mathematical community through its publications, meetings, advocacy and other programs, which: (a) promote mathematical research and its uses; (b) encourage and promote the transmission of mathematical understandings and skills to ensure the continued vitality of the profession; (c) support mathematical education at all levels; (d) advance the status of the profession of mathematics, encouraging and facilitating full participation of all individuals, and, (e) foster an awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and everyday life.
Programs: Publication and dissemination of mathematical literature, including research journals, books of general mathematical interest, graduate and upper level undergraduate course material, proceedings of meetings in current topical areas and high level research monographs. Ams publications also include the mathematical reviews database, mathscinet, the premier mathematical research tool, containing citations and reviews of mathematical literature dating back to 1940, and bibliographic items dating back to 1812. The ams added 88,921 new reviews to mathscinet in 2016. In addition, the ams published 22,038 pages of new material in 70 new books. Also, journal and other publications included 28,144 pages of published material.
membership and outreach activities, as well as professional services and programs for the mathematical community, such as employment services, grant or endowment supported conferences, surveys of the profession, endowment supported prizes, awards, scholarships and fellowships for achievements in mathematics, high school outreach, public awareness, and other programs. The society has approximately 30,000 individual and institutional members, with no criteria for membership, who are served through the membership program. To support its mission, the society awarded fellowships, prizes, and other awards to approximately 203 individuals and organizations, totaling more than $653,000. The society also received funding from individuals, foundations, and federal grants to fund expenses for approximately 392 mathematicians to engage in mathematical research and collaboration.
meetings of the society include the annual joint mathematical meeting held in january each year and co-sponsored with the mathematical association of america. In addition, eight to nine sectional meetings are held in four regions of the u. S. Each year. The joint mathematics meeting, held in seattle, washington, in 2016 had attendance of more than 6,200 participants.
government relations is a division of the society which maintains contact with other professional scientific organizations as well as agencies and individuals in the government whose purpose is to support science and mathematical research and education. The office provides information both to the government about issues related to science and mathematical research and education, as well as to the mathematical community about the government's efforts and initiatives in these areas.