World History Association

Analysis

World History Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Brookline, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1983, 43 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, World History Association reported income of $142k and spending of $139k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $193k to $142k (-27%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 141%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, World History Association sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Ones Inc ($142k), American Foundation for Hungarian Literature and Education Ltd ($142k) and Cheney Library ($142k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.3% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $35k (25% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $511k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $511k.