Better Angels Society Inc

Analysis

Better Angels Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2013, 13 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Better Angels Society Inc reported income of $11.0m and spending of $13.3m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $20.4m to $11.0m (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Better Angels Society Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Naval Aviation Museum Foundation Inc ($11.0m), Big Thought ($11.0m) and Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art ($10.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $319k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $216k. At year end it held assets of $27.6m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $27.6m. It reported 7 employees.