American Overseas Schools Historical Society

Analysis

American Overseas Schools Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Fayetteville, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, American Overseas Schools Historical Society reported income of $241k and spending of $292k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2017 to December 2023, income grew from $85k to $241k (+183%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2018, when income rose by 214%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Overseas Schools Historical Society sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Niwot Cultural Arts Association ($241k), Honey Pot Performance ($241k) and Endangered Language Fund Inc ($241k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $38k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 2 employees.