Society for Historical Archaeology

Analysis

Society for Historical Archaeology is a registered charity in United States, based in Briarcliff Manor, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1969, 57 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 Historical Archaeology reported income of $553k and spending of $531k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $480k to $553k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Society for Historical Archaeology sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% 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 Order of Malta Inc ($553k), Cyt Inc ($553k) and Long Island Council of Churches ($553k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.6% and program service revenue 82% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $296k, net assets of $1.3m.