Federation of American Scientists
US science policy research and advocacy organization founded in 1945
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Summary
Federation of American Scientists is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of nonprofit organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (626 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: science policy[3], nuclear safety and security[4]
- Member of: National Network of Fiscal Sponsors[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Washington, D.C.[6]
- Country: United States[7]
- Instance of: think tank[8]
- Founder: Melba Phillips[9]
- Headquarters location: Washington, D.C.[10]
- Child organization or unit: Nuclear Verification Capabilities Independent Task Force of the Federation of American Scientists[11]
- Commons category: Federation of American Scientists[12]
- Inception: January 1, 1945[13]
- Official website: http://www.fas.org[14]
- Official name: Federation of Atomic Scientists[15], Federation of American Scientists[16]
- Legal form: 501(c)(3) organization[17]
- Total revenue: 1,486,251 US dollars[18], 6,756,159 US dollars[19], 2,190,213 US dollars[20], 28,862,818 US dollars[21], 3,626,877 US dollars[22], 11,455,084 US dollars[23], 1,869,840 US dollars[24], 2,524,612 US dollars[25], 1,164,575 US dollars[26], 1,889,660 US dollars[27], 1,128,883 US dollars[28], 1,740,062 US dollars[29], 1,479,501 US dollars[30]
- Total assets: 35,241,179 US dollars[31], 8,204,575 US dollars[32], 28,887,502 US dollars[33], 4,893,140 US dollars[34], 4,906,201 US dollars[35], 4,356,148 US dollars[36], 4,943,011 US dollars[37], 4,753,145 US dollars[38], 4,986,652 US dollars[39], 4,669,624 US dollars[40], 5,252,829 US dollars[41], 6,083,790 US dollars[42], 9,565,658 US dollars[43]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Climate change[44]
- Number of viewers/listeners: 335,746[45]
- Donations: 1,855,531 US dollars[46], 28,835,955 US dollars[47], 3,405,342 US dollars[48], 11,271,212 US dollars[49], 1,945,965 US dollars[50], 2,161,991 US dollars[51], 779,434 US dollars[52], 1,149,800 US dollars[53], 989,819 US dollars[54], 1,605,208 US dollars[55], 629,988 US dollars[56], 1,381,858 US dollars[57], 5,993,596 US dollars[58]
- Funder: Open Society Foundations[59]
- Social media followers: 22,958[60]
Why It Matters
Federation of American Scientists has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]