Research Support Fund

Analysis

Research Support Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Amherst, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Research Support Fund reported income of $288k and spending of $284k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $240k to $288k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 534%. Over the whole period it spent 276% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Research Support Fund sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central City Boxing & Barbell Inc ($288k), North American South Asian Barassociation Foundation ($288k) and Kiski Area Instrumental Music Boosters Inc ($288k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $16k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $16k.