Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

Analysis

Society for the Scientific Study of Religion is a registered charity in United States, based in Germantown, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1960, 66 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion reported income of $292k and spending of $378k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $250k to $292k (+17%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 61st percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Network of Korean Americanunited Methodist Women ($292k), Troy Marshall Ministries ($292k) and Punto de Encuentro ($292k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 61% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $3.3m.