National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

Analysis

National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution is a registered charity in United States, based in Louisville, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1944, 82 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 (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, National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution reported income of $2.9m and spending of $3.1m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.9m to $2.9m (-1.1%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 247%. Over the whole period it spent 56% 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 Society of the Sons of the American Revolution sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Haven International Festival of Arts & Ideas Inc ($2.9m), LA Fundacion Puertorriquena de Las Humanidades Inc ($2.9m) and Equity Research Organization ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $223k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $28.9m against liabilities of $895k, net assets of $28.0m. It reported 33 employees.