American Archaeology Abroad Inc

Analysis

American Archaeology Abroad Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 Archaeology Abroad Inc reported income of $810k and spending of $703k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $318k to $810k (+154%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 407%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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 Archaeology Abroad Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nikkei Heritage Association of Washington ($810k), Wintergreen Performing Arts Inc Janice Peskin ($810k) and Museum of World Treasures Inc ($810k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 57% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $504k, net assets of $668k.