Southern States Communication Assn

Analysis

Southern States Communication Assn is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1973, 53 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending July 2023, Southern States Communication Assn reported income of $134k and spending of $135k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2023, income grew from $119k to $134k (+12%), an average of +12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Southern States Communication Assn sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elequa Inc ($134k), Music with Confidence ($134k) and Massachussetts Media Fund Inc ($134k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 69% of the total. At year end it held assets of $424k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $424k.