Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract

Analysis

Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract is a registered charity in United States, based in Beverly, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 Surgery of the Alimentary Tract reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $1.4m (-3.8%), an average of -1.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 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 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope House Inc ($1.4m), Enduring Hearts Inc ($1.4m) and Fresno Youth Care Homes Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.4% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (5.0% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $510k, net assets of $5.0m.