Scottish Rite Research Society

Analysis

Scottish Rite Research Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Scottish Rite Research Society reported income of $197k and spending of $177k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $109k to $197k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Scottish Rite Research Society sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 29th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lighthouse Recovery Services Inc ($197k), National Threshers Assoc Inc ($197k) and Volunteers for a I M Thrift Shop Inc ($197k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $46k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $1.5m.