Skeptic Society

Analysis

Skeptic Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 December 2023, Skeptic Society reported income of $310k and spending of $326k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $329k to $310k (-5.8%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Skeptic Society sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whole Backstage Inc ($309k), Patrons of Orange Performing Arts Inc ($310k) and The Mountain Playhouse Inc ($309k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 57% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 1 employees.