Internatinal Council of Scientific Unions

Analysis

Internatinal Council of Scientific Unions is a registered charity in United States, based in France. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1980, 46 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending December 2023, Internatinal Council of Scientific Unions reported income of $7.0m and spending of $8.3m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $8.1m to $7.0m (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Internatinal Council of Scientific Unions sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Performance Network Inc ($7.0m), Creative West ($7.0m) and Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco ($7.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 26 employees.