International Association for Cryptologic Research

Analysis

International Association for Cryptologic Research is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellevue, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1991, 35 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, International Association for Cryptologic Research reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.5m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 247%. 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, International Association for Cryptologic Research sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Black Excellence and Culture Inc ($2.5m), Weston Ranch Foundation ($2.5m) and Ascap Foundation ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $3.8m.