International Exploration Society

Analysis

International Exploration Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, International Exploration Society reported income of $60k and spending of $136k, spending 225% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $353k to $60k (-83%), an average of -44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 2650%. Over the whole period it spent 25% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, International Exploration Society sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 21st percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bharathi Tamil Academy ($60k), Orange County East Rotary Foundation Inc ($60k) and The Grey Foundation Americas Inc ($60k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 36% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of -$62k.