North American Patristic Society Inc

Analysis

North American Patristic Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Newtonville, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1994, 32 years ago. 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, North American Patristic Society Inc reported income of $86k and spending of $209k, spending 242% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $93k to $86k (-6.7%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 142% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, North American Patristic Society Inc sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 41st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coastside Womens Club ($86k), Worlds Largest Shamrock ($86k) and Vermont Golf Association Scholarship Fund Inc ($86k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2,000 (1.0% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $382k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $382k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.