The Human Factors & Ergonomics Society

Analysis

The Human Factors & Ergonomics Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1960, 66 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, The Human Factors & Ergonomics Society reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.7m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $2.4m (-1.0%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Human Factors & Ergonomics Society sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Antonio Report ($2.4m), The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Inc ($2.4m) and Cleveland International Film Festival Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $714k, net assets of $592k.