Southern Institute for Appropriate Technology

Analysis

Southern Institute for Appropriate Technology is a registered charity in United States, based in Lineville, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1980, 46 years ago. 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 December 2023, Southern Institute for Appropriate Technology reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.4m (-24%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Southern Institute for Appropriate Technology sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 87th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boy Scouts of America ($1.4m), Wisconsin Rapids Family Center Inc ($1.4m) and Corporate Alliance for Drug Education ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 6.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $64k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $315k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 19 employees.