Society for American Archaeology

Analysis

Society for American Archaeology is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1973, 53 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 December 2023, Society for American Archaeology reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.2m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.8m to $2.6m (-4.5%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Society for American Archaeology sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Music School of Delaware Inc ($2.6m), Discovery Center of Springfield Inc ($2.6m) and Rockville Institute a Research Institute for the Advancement of S ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $189k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $598k. At year end it held assets of $11.8m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $10.3m. It reported 11 employees.