Center for American Archeology

Analysis

Center for American Archeology is a registered charity in United States, based in Kampsville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1957, 69 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Center for American Archeology reported income of $442k and spending of $495k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $561k to $442k (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Center for American Archeology sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Excelsior Foundation ($441k), Caribbeing Inc ($442k) and League of Chicago Theatres Foundation ($441k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $190k. At year end it held assets of $553k against liabilities of $266k, net assets of $287k. It reported 13 employees.