Scientific Investigation & Instruction Institute

Analysis

Scientific Investigation & Instruction Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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, Scientific Investigation & Instruction Institute reported income of $125k and spending of $122k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $173k to $125k (-28%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Scientific Investigation & Instruction Institute sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 46th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Financial Research Association ($125k), Ojai Playwrights Conference ($125k) and Eastern Oregon Regional Theater Inc ($125k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $27k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $7,120. It reported 2 employees.