SCHEDULE F(Form 990)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Statement of Activities Outside the United States
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2020
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
 
Employer identification number

53-0196932
Part I
General Information on Activities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 14b.
1
For grantmakers. Does the organization maintain records to substantiate the amount of its grants and
other assistance, the grantees’ eligibility for the grants or assistance, and the selection criteria used
to award the grants or assistance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2
For grantmakers. Describe in Part V the organization’s procedures for monitoring the use of its grants and other assistance outside the United States.
3
Activites per Region. (The following Part I, line 3 table can be duplicated if additional space is needed.)
(a) Region (b) Number of offices in the region (c) Number of employees, agents, and independent contractors in the region (d) Activities conducted in region (by type) (such as, fundraising, program services, investments, grants to recipients located in the region) (e) If activity listed in (d) is a program service, describe specific type of
service(s) in the region		 (f) Total expenditures
for and investments
in the region
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 5 PROGRAM SERVICES RADIATION EFFECTS RES 1,500,231
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 GRANTMAKING   181,642
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTMAKING   1,213,580
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTMAKING   32,559
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING   583,388
NORTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING   1,750
SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING   672,212
SOUTH ASIA 0 0 GRANTMAKING   765,043
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING   1,350,278
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 INVESTMENTS   243,468,209
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 INVESTMENTS   11,128,852
           
           
           
           
           
           
3a Sub-total .... 0 5 4,950,405
b Total from continuation sheets to Part I ... 0 0 255,947,339
c Totals (add lines 3a and 3b) 0 5 260,897,744
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990.Cat. No. 50082W Schedule F (Form 990) 2020
Schedule F (Form 990) 2020
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Part II
Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations or Entities Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 15, for any recipient who received more than $5,000. Part II can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
1 (a) Name of organization (b) IRS code section
and EIN (if applicable)		 (c) Region (d) Purpose of
grant 		(e) Amount of
cash grant 		(f) Manner of
cash
disbursement 		(g) Amount
of noncash
assistance 		(h) Description
of noncash
assistance 		(i) Method of
valuation
(book, FMV,
appraisal, other)
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 139,764 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 99,250 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 80,000 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 80,000 WIRE      
SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH GRANT 78,758 WIRE      
SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH GRANT 76,490 WIRE      
SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH GRANT 74,000 WIRE      
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 62,000 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 59,620 WIRE      
SOUTH AMERICA RESEARCH GRANT 54,160 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 47,360 WIRE      
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN RESEARCH GRANT 42,595 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 39,787 WIRE      
SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH GRANT 32,313 WIRE      
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) RESEARCH GRANT 27,559 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 8,239 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 194,519 WIRE      
SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH GRANT 159,521 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 106,000 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 100,360 WIRE      
SOUTH AMERICA RESEARCH GRANT 100,000 WIRE      
SOUTH AMERICA RESEARCH GRANT 100,000 WIRE      
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN RESEARCH GRANT 99,750 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 97,693 WIRE      
SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH GRANT 94,020 WIRE      
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 92,800 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 87,760 WIRE      
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 86,079 WIRE      
SOUTH AMERICA RESEARCH GRANT 85,848 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 85,656 WIRE      
SOUTH AMERICA RESEARCH GRANT 80,640 WIRE      
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 80,000 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 80,000 WIRE      
SOUTH AMERICA RESEARCH GRANT 80,000 WIRE      
SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH GRANT 79,860 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 79,818 WIRE      
SOUTH AMERICA RESEARCH GRANT 79,795 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 79,456 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 78,760 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 78,430 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 77,000 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 75,800 WIRE      
SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH GRANT 75,151 WIRE      
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 74,000 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 72,050 WIRE      
SOUTH AMERICA RESEARCH GRANT 72,039 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 70,716 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 66,798 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 66,500 WIRE      
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 62,350 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 60,615 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 59,250 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 58,514 WIRE      
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 51,500 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 50,000 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 50,000 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 48,642 WIRE      
SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH GRANT 40,881 WIRE      
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, RESEARCH GRANT 39,297 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 37,705 WIRE      
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 33,000 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 28,500 WIRE      
SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH GRANT 25,000 WIRE      
SOUTH ASIA RESEARCH GRANT 20,000 WIRE      
SOUTH AMERICA RESEARCH GRANT 19,500 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 18,549 WIRE      
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 17,500 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 16,833 WIRE      
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 16,559 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 16,500 WIRE      
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 10,000 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 9,080 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 8,774 WIRE      
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RESEARCH GRANT 8,560 WIRE      
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA RESEARCH GRANT 7,600 WIRE      
2 Enter total number of recipient organizations listed above that are recognized as charities by the foreign country, recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS, or for which the grantee or counsel has provided a section 501(c)(3) equivalency letter .......MediumBullet
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3 Enter total number of other organizations or entities .......................MediumBullet
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Schedule F (Form 990) 2020
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Part III
Grants and Other Assistance to Individuals Outside the United States. Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 16.
Part III can be duplicated if additional space is needed.
(a) Type of grant or assistance (b) Region (c) Number of recipients (d) Amount of
cash grant 		(e) Manner of cash
disbursement 		(f) Amount of
noncash
assistance 		(g) Description
of noncash
assistance 		(h) Method of
valuation
(book, FMV,
appraisal, other)
INDIVIDUAL PRIZES & AWARDS EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 2 26,000 WIRE/ACH      
INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER FEES & HONORARIA EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 4 5,000 WIRE      
INDIVIDUAL PRIZES & AWARDS EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 5 5,000 WIRE/CHK      
INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER FEES & HONORARIA SOUTH ASIA 4 4,000 WIRE      
INDIVIDUAL PRIZES & AWARDS NORTH AMERICA 2 1,750 WIRE 0    
INDIVIDUAL PRIZES & AWARDS SOUTH ASIA 1 1,000 WIRE      
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
Schedule F (Form 990) 2020
Schedule F (Form 990) 2020
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Part IV
Foreign Forms
1 Was the organization a U.S. transferor of property to a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 926, Return by a U.S. Transferor of Property to a Foreign Corporation (see Instructions for Form 926). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Did the organization have an interest in a foreign trust during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 3520, Annual Return to Report Transactions with Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain Foreign Gifts, and/or Form 3520-A, Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust With a U.S. Owner (see Instructions for Forms 3520 and 3520-A; don't file with Form 990). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign corporation during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations. (see Instructions for Form 5471). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Was the organization a direct or indirect shareholder of a passive foreign investment company or a qualified electing fund during the tax year? If “Yes,” the organization may be required to file Form 8621, Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund. (see Instructions for Form 8621) .
5 Did the organization have an ownership interest in a foreign partnership during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to file Form 8865, Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships (see Instructions for Form 8865). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Did the organization have any operations in or related to any boycotting countries during the tax year? If "Yes," the organization may be required to separately file Form 5713, International Boycott Report (see Instructions for Form 5713; don't file with Form 990).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Schedule F (Form 990) 2020
Schedule F (Form 990) 2020
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Part V
Supplemental Information
Provide the information required by Part I, line 2 (monitoring of funds); Part I, line 3, column (f) (accounting method; amounts of investments vs. expenditures per region); Part II, line 1 (accounting method); Part III (accounting method); and Part III, column (c) (estimated number of recipients), as applicable. Also complete this part to provide any additional information. See instructions.
ReturnReference Explanation
PART I, LINE 2: MONITORING THE USE OF GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE NAS PROGRAMMATIC STAFF REVIEW GRANT PROPOSALS AND BUDGETS SUBMITTED BY RECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS PRIOR TO AWARDING THE GRANT FUNDS. NAS POLICY IS TO COMPLY WITH RESTRICTIONS ON GRANT AWARDS TO COUNTRIES ON THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S CURRENT LIST OF SANCTIONED COUNTRIES. RECIPIENTS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED TO SUBMIT PROGRESS REPORTS DURING THE GRANT PERIOD.
PART I, LINE 3: ACCOUNTING METHOD USED THE EXPENDITURES, PER REGION, ARE PRESENTED ON THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING.
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