Advance knowledge, understanding & appreciation of ancient greek & roman world & its enduring value.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$153K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $126K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$153K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $8.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.5 months of spending in cash, plus $8.4M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $38K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$331K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$8.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$8.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.3M
FY2021$10.2M
FY2022$8.2M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$8.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1946.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $1.4M Management & general 9% · $139K Fundraising 3% · $46K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990; $153K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$153,065Pt VII · Sec A
Imm Past President (until 1/5/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Trustee/VP Resouces
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Junior Financial Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Outreach (until 1/5/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Education
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Professional Matters
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Helen Cullyer’s $156K as Executive Director is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Helen Cullyer$155,874$155,061$153,065

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promote knowledge and appreciation of the ancient Greek and Roman world and its lasting importance.

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3 programs · $970K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Annual Meeting

Meeting with variety of panels, seminars and paper sessions, held jointly with the archaeological institute of america attendance 2500-3000.

$542Kprogram expense
02

Scholarly Resources Include

[a] research support: grants to major ongoing projects in lexicography and bibliography and annual awards; and[b] publications: dissemination of scholarly work in classical studies by means of books, software, newsletters, a scholarly journal and a blog.

$366Kprogram expense
03

Placement

Assists members in obtaining jobs in the classics and outside academia.

$62Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$38K
Grants paid · 52 grants · $774K · 2019–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$60,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$27,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$22,056
Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,399
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,450
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,850
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,796
Unitemized GrantFY2021$50,400
Unitemized GrantFY2021$24,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$19,550
Unitemized GrantFY2021$17,800
Unitemized GrantFY2021$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$14,991
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,125
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,910
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,500
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$623K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$492K
Investment incomeLn 3$268K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$139K
Fundraisingcol D$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$331K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$623K
Government grantsLn 1e$67K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$492K
Investment incomeLn 3$268K
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Gains on assetsLn 7$62K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$65K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$331K
Net assetsLn 32$8.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 670
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$145K$65K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.2M$8.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$239K$331K
Net assetsLn 32$8.3M$8.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$14K$14K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$264K$264K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$9K$9K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$211K$148K$32K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$320K$307K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$39K$35K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$79K$53K$25K$114
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$6K$3K$12
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$13K$6K$29
Investment management feesLn 11f$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$77K$52K$25K$113
Office expensesLn 13$49K$41K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$20K$3K$1K
TravelLn 17$128K$127K$152$151
InsuranceLn 23$26K$25K$336$153
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$268K$264K$1K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$1K$140$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.4M$139K$46K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$1.6M−$319K$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.4M−$220K$8.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.3M−$190K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.1M$218K$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.4M$1.6M−$121K$8.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,445,878 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $587,087$623,426
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $457,507$491,939
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $207,240$268,474
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $57,708$62,039
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,309,542$1,445,878
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $164,995$287,812
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $556,512$570,319
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $686,150$708,364
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,407,657$1,566,495
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$98,115−$120,617
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,445,878 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$257,190
VIII-1e Government grants$67,312
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$298,924
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$623,426
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $416,545 · Excluded from tax $75,394$491,939
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $206,048$206,048
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $62,039$62,039
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $62,426$62,426
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $416,545 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $405,907$1,445,878
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,566,495 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $14,395$14,395
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $264,017$264,017
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $9,400$9,400
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $147,812 · Management $31,674 · Fundraising $31,674$211,160
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $306,647 · Management $13,250$319,897
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,402 · Management $3,860$39,262
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $53,256 · Management $25,217 · Fundraising $114$78,587
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,683 · Management $2,691 · Fundraising $12$8,386
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,282 · Management $6,289 · Fundraising $29$19,600
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $22,716$22,716
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,392 · Management $24,808 · Fundraising $113$77,313
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $41,082 · Management $3,596 · Fundraising $4,096$48,774
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,302 · Management $2,658 · Fundraising $1,209$24,169
IX-17 TravelPrograms $127,495 · Management $152 · Fundraising $151$127,798
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,137 · Management $336 · Fundraising $153$25,626
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $264,216 · Management $1,304 · Fundraising $2,922$268,442
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,068 · Management $140 · Fundraising $5,745$6,953
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,381,586 · Management $138,691 · Fundraising $46,218$1,566,495
Part X · Balance sheet $8,627,144 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,487$39,498
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $101,963$25,037
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $147,800$167,112
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,277$11,526
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,225$3,388
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,249,090$8,380,583
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,558,842$8,627,144
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $35,266$96,782
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $74,400$115,540
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $129,676$118,738
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $239,342$331,060
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,429,581$2,352,755
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,889,919$5,943,329
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,319,500$8,296,084
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,558,842$8,627,144
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,296,084 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,445,878
XI-2 Total expenses$1,566,495
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$120,617
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,319,500
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$97,201
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,296,084

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