American Association of Physical Anthropologists

Analysis

American Association of Physical Anthropologists is a registered charity in United States, based in Herndon, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1952, 74 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, American Association of Physical Anthropologists reported income of $765k and spending of $578k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $896k to $765k (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Association of Physical Anthropologists 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 76th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christ Child Society of Cleveland ($765k), Rebuilding Together Okc Inc ($765k) and Fort Hays State University-Nw KS Technical College Foundation ($765k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.8% and program service revenue 51% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $289k, net assets of $4.9m.