Western Political Science Association

Analysis

Western Political Science Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1996, 30 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 February 2023, Western Political Science Association reported income of $251k and spending of $303k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from February 2020 to February 2023, income fell from $363k to $251k (-31%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2021, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Western Political Science Association sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 30 by Ninety Theatre Inc ($251k), Armed Forces Tickets Association Cincinnati Inc ($251k) and Center for Latino-Jewish Relations ($251k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $67k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $123k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 5 employees.