American Geographical Society of New York

Analysis

American Geographical Society of New York is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1928, 98 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, American Geographical Society of New York reported income of $731k and spending of $810k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $95k to $731k (+668%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 797%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Geographical Society of New York sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Victory Ship Inc ($730k), Southern Seed Certification Association Inc ($731k) and The Journey ($730k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 62% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $73k, net assets of $2.2m.