Comitas Institute for Anthropological Study Inc

Analysis

Comitas Institute for Anthropological Study Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2003, 23 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, Comitas Institute for Anthropological Study Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $61k, leaving 95% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $463k to $1.2m (+163%), an average of +163% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 4.8% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Comitas Institute for Anthropological Study Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 78th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Educational Media ($1.2m), Horological Society of New York Inc ($1.2m) and Albany Institute of History and Art ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $13k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12k. It paid $23k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m.