Society for Social Studies of Science

Analysis

Society for Social Studies of Science is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Society for Social Studies of Science reported income of $837k and spending of $688k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $579k to $837k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Society for Social Studies of Science sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shakespeare in Delaware Park Inc ($837k), 12m Yacht Development Foundation Inc ($837k) and Baton Rouge Little Theater Inc ($837k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.4% and program service revenue 92% of the total. At year end it held assets of $730k against liabilities of $677, net assets of $729k.