Society of Systematic Biologists

Analysis

Society of Systematic Biologists is a registered charity in United States, based in Windsor, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1951, 75 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 December 2023, Society of Systematic Biologists reported income of $200k and spending of $392k, spending 196% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $352k to $200k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Society of Systematic Biologists sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Knights Templar Educational Foundation of the Grand Encampment ($200k), Little League Baseball Inc ($200k) and The M Film Lab Inc ($200k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.8m.