American Society of Naturalists

Analysis

American Society of Naturalists is a registered charity in United States, based in Urbana, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1985, 41 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Society of Naturalists reported income of $181k and spending of $159k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $156k to $181k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Society of Naturalists sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little League Baseball Inc ($181k), New Mexico Center for Economic Opportunity Inc ($182k) and Bee Street Housing Inc ($181k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 83% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.