National Council for the Social Studies

Analysis

National Council for the Social Studies is a registered charity in United States, based in Silver Spring, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, 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, National Council for the Social Studies reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $3.6m (+8.8%), an average of +2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Council for the Social Studies sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery ($3.6m), Arts Council of Oklahoma City ($3.6m) and Buffalo Transportation Museum ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.1% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $178k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $779k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $646k. It reported 13 employees.