Jane Austen Society of N America

Analysis

Jane Austen Society of N America is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1979, 47 years ago. 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 August 2023, Jane Austen Society of N America reported income of $715k and spending of $646k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $914k to $715k (-22%), an average of -6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Jane Austen Society of N America sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lewisboro Library ($714k), Lorain County Electrical Joint Apprenticeship and Training Trust ($715k) and The Youth Science Institute ($714k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 77% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $56k, net assets of $2.5m.