American Anthropological Association

Analysis

American Anthropological Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1950, 76 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 Anthropological Association reported income of $5.8m and spending of $6.4m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.3m to $5.8m (-7.9%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Anthropological Association sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of American Voices ($5.8m), Alutiiq Heritage Foundation ($5.8m) and Museum of Science & History of Jacksonville Inc ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.7% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $575k (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $16.8m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $14.6m. It reported 28 employees.