Society for Creative Anachronism

Analysis

Society for Creative Anachronism is a registered charity in United States, based in Scotts Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2010, 16 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 2023, Society for Creative Anachronism reported income of $246k and spending of $339k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $298k to $246k (-17%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 12124%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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 Creative Anachronism sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bach Society Houston ($246k), Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness Inc ($246k) and Sevier County Fair Association ($246k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.4% and program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $57k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $57k.