American Association for State and Local History

Analysis

American Association for State and Local History is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1944, 82 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 June 2023, American Association for State and Local History reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.8m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.0m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Association for State and Local History sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worcester Historical Museum ($2.0m), Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Ltd ($2.0m) and State Science and Technology Institute ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $139k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $554k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $947k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 11 employees.