American Political Science Association

Analysis

American Political Science Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1955, 71 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 December 2023, American Political Science Association reported income of $7.7m and spending of $8.8m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $7.8m to $7.7m (-1.9%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 1184%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Political Science Association sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Artists for Humanity Inc ($7.7m), Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Inc ($7.7m) and Meedan Inc ($7.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $454k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $55.7m against liabilities of $3.2m, net assets of $52.4m. It reported 46 employees.