Southern Gerontological Society

Analysis

Southern Gerontological Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Conyers, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2024, Southern Gerontological Society reported income of $224k and spending of $247k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $167k to $224k (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Southern Gerontological Society sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medical Task Force International ($223k), Iowa Board of Substance Abuse Certification ($224k) and Hanani House ($223k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (20% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $471k against liabilities of $130k, net assets of $341k. It reported 1 employees.

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.