American Sociological Association

Analysis

American Sociological Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1942, 84 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 Sociological Association reported income of $7.8m and spending of $7.3m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.1m to $7.8m (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 30%. 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, American Sociological Association sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County TN ($7.8m), Zachary Scott Theater Center ($7.8m) and Oak Crest Institute of Science ($7.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $448k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $15.8m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $14.2m. It reported 26 employees.