Society for Applied Anthropology

Analysis

Society for Applied Anthropology is a registered charity in United States, based in Oklahoma City, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1949, 77 years ago. 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, Society for Applied Anthropology reported income of $768k and spending of $471k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $467k to $768k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Society for Applied Anthropology sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minnesota Horse Exposition Inc ($768k), Humane Society of Harris Co Inc ($768k) and By Degrees Foundation ($768k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 40% of the total. At year end it held assets of $926k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $904k.