Astronomical League

Analysis

Astronomical League is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawton, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1948, 78 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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 June 2023, Astronomical League reported income of $288k and spending of $242k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2023, income grew from $251k to $288k (+15%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Astronomical League sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Imagination Fort Worth ($288k), Yaa Samar Dance Theater ($288k) and Brown County Historical Society ($288k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. At year end it held assets of $430k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $430k.