Neurosurgical Society of America

Analysis

Neurosurgical Society of America is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1951, 75 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 2022, Neurosurgical Society of America reported income of $597k and spending of $639k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $357k to $597k (+67%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 655%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Neurosurgical Society of America sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Pregnancy Center of Carson City ($597k), Diabetic Youth Foundation of Indiana Inc ($597k) and Overlook House ($597k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 86% of the total. At year end it held assets of $254k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $254k.

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.