Society for French Historical Studies

Analysis

Society for French Historical Studies is a registered charity in United States, based in Lexington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2012, 14 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 2022, Society for French Historical Studies reported income of $92k and spending of $117k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2022, income grew from $48k to $92k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 French Historical Studies sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Treasury Historical Association ($92k), Canady Foundation for the Arts ($92k) and Music at St Albans ($92k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 73% of the total. At year end it held assets of $698k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $698k.