Cognitive Science Society

Analysis

Cognitive Science Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Cognitive Science Society reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.4m (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cognitive Science Society sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Texas Democracy Foundation ($1.4m), Jackson Wild ($1.4m) and The Vera Project ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $60k. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $41k, net assets of $5.3m.