American Dialect Society

Analysis

American Dialect Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1955, 71 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, American Dialect Society reported income of $66k and spending of $36k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $152k to $66k (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Dialect Society sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 20th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Enfield Historical Society Incorporated ($66k), The Heritage Singers ($66k) and Middleburgh Fire Department ($66k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% of the total. At year end it held assets of $467k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $467k.