Western Social Science Association

Analysis

Western Social Science Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Flagstaff, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Western Social Science Association reported income of $133k and spending of $131k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $255k to $133k (-48%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Western Social Science Association sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Health Occupations Students of America ($133k), Lee County Special Housing Inc ($133k) and North Star Scouting Memorabilia Inc ($133k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5,015 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5,015.