Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

Analysis

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1952, 74 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 September 2023, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.8m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.6m (-6.4%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boston Modern Orchestra Project Inc ($1.6m), American Composers Forum ($1.6m) and International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $301k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $159k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 8 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.