Social Trends Institute Inc

Analysis

Social Trends Institute Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2005, 21 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 (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 2022, Social Trends Institute Inc reported income of $229k and spending of $405k, spending 177% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $1.0m to $229k (-77%), an average of -39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Social Trends Institute Inc sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parallel Studios Inc ($229k), Artists Alliance Studio School Ofsugar Land ($229k) and Friends of the Vergennes Opera House Inc ($229k).

Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $53k (13% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $10.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $10.7m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.