National Speleological Society

Analysis

National Speleological Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Huntsville, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 March 2024, National Speleological Society reported income of $2.3m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2024, income grew from $1.1m to $2.3m (+111%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, National Speleological Society 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 87th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Streetsquash Inc ($2.3m), Wvsa Booster Club ($2.3m) and Community Indoor Tennis Center Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $128k. At year end it held assets of $13.0m against liabilities of $189k, net assets of $12.8m. It reported 3 employees.