Society for the History of Technology

Analysis

Society for the History of Technology is a registered charity in United States, based in Kirksville, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1960, 66 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 the History of Technology reported income of $482k and spending of $534k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $285k to $482k (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Society for the History of Technology sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland ($482k), Mon Valley Unemployed Committee Inc ($482k) and Portlands Singing Christmas Tree Inc ($481k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 50% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $116k, net assets of $4.1m.