Council on Technology & Society

Analysis

Council on Technology & Society is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2019, 7 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 2022, Council on Technology & Society reported income of $525k and spending of $767k, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2022, income grew from $337k to $525k (+56%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Council on Technology & Society sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Da Camera Endowment Fund Inc ($525k), Center for Contemporary Printmaking Inc ($525k) and Automobile Gallery Inc ($525k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $519k. At year end it held assets of $51k against liabilities of $176, net assets of $51k.