Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics Scostep

Analysis

Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics Scostep is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2020, 6 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 Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics Scostep reported income of $100k and spending of $110k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $121k to $100k (-17%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 117% 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 Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics Scostep sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwestern Pacific Railroad Historical Society Inc ($100k), The Association of Israels Decorative Arts ($100k) and Orange Coast Musical Arts ($100k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $382k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $382k.