Wilson Ornithological Society

Analysis

Wilson Ornithological Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Topeka, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1957, 69 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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, Wilson Ornithological Society reported income of $319k and spending of $359k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $492k to $319k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Wilson Ornithological Society sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Latino Arts Inc ($318k), Black Psychiatrists of America Inc ($319k) and South Jersey Innovation Center a NJ Nonprofit Corporation ($318k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 21% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $42k, net assets of $4.0m.