American Crystallographic Association

Analysis

American Crystallographic Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Buffalo, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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 Crystallographic Association reported income of $567k and spending of $646k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $638k to $567k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 61%. 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 Crystallographic Association sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 68th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation for Anthropological Research and Environmental Studies ($567k), Ballet Theatre of Ohio ($567k) and Institute for American Indian Studies ($567k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (20% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $75k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 2 employees.