Association of Literary Scholars

Analysis

Association of Literary Scholars is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Association of Literary Scholars reported income of $84k and spending of $90k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $115k to $84k (-27%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Association of Literary Scholars sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 16th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zell Miller Foundation Inc ($84k), Hi-Line Pregnancy Resource Center ($84k) and Philomusica of Delaware Valley ($84k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 20% of the total. At year end it held assets of $23k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $23k.