International Studies Association

Analysis

International Studies Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Storrs, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 June 2023, International Studies Association reported income of $3.8m and spending of $3.6m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $3.8m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Studies Association sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stadium Theatre Foundation ($3.8m), Cape Cod Center for the Arts Inc ($3.8m) and Chorus America Association ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $45k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $712k, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 16 employees.