Council of State Archivists

Analysis

Council of State Archivists is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Council of State Archivists reported income of $440k and spending of $360k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $319k to $440k (+38%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Council of State Archivists sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gallery One ($440k), Atlanta Jazz Festival Inc ($440k) and Rehoboth Antiquarian Society ($440k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $88k. At year end it held assets of $556k against liabilities of $219k, net assets of $337k. It reported 2 employees.