Microscopy Society of America

Analysis

Microscopy Society of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Wakefield, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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, Microscopy Society of America reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.4m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $2.6m (+6.6%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Microscopy Society of America sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Durham Arts Council Inc ($2.6m), Americans for the Arts Inc ($2.6m) and Palacios Marine Agricultural Research Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.7% and program service revenue 85% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $446k, net assets of $4.3m.