Society for the Comparative Study of Soc & History Dept of History

Analysis

Society for the Comparative Study of Soc & History Dept of History is a registered charity in United States, based in Ann Arbor, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2025. 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 2020, Society for the Comparative Study of Soc & History Dept of History reported income of $194k and spending of $134k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2020, income grew from $167k to $194k (+16%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Society for the Comparative Study of Soc & History Dept of History sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Seek ($194k), Tennessee Williams Theatre Company of New Orleans ($194k) and Hood River County Heritage Council ($194k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $105k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $75k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 4 employees.