RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC

EIN 13-1787503 · Historical Organizations (A80)

What they do

THE RENAISSANCE SOCIETY of AMERICA is THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEVOTED to THE CRITICAL STUDY of THE WORLD FROM 1300 to 1700 and ITS IMPORTANCE TODAY. THE RSA FOSTERS INITIATIVES THAT FEATURE INNOVATIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH and PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES TOGETHER WITH WELL-ESTABLISHED METHODOLOGIES. IT SPONSORS DIGITAL and PRINT PUBLICATIONS to DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE, ORGANIZES IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL EVENTS to BRING TOGETHER DIVERSE COMMUNITIES of INQUIRY and PRACTICE, and PROMOTES THE WORKS of ITS MEMBERS IN THE FIELD of RENAISSANCE STUDIES.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $77.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders20 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

90.58%of revenue went to mission work77.0% of expenses · Program services

2.51%of revenue went to fundraising2.1% of expenses

$117.69spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

24.60%of revenue went to management and office costs20.9% of expenses

$2.91in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

37.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $204,544 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $156,456 for CARLA ZECHER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,156,350

Mission workProgram services$1,047,47990.58% of revenue77.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$284,41824.60% of revenue20.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$28,9972.51% of revenue2.1% of expenses

Total expenses$1,360,894117.69% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 77.0% mission · 20.9% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 117.69% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 76.2% mission · 21.2% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 122.79% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 77.7% mission · 20.0% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 134.44% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 84.8% mission · 14.5% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 149.27% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 76.4% mission · 23.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.15% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 68.2% mission · 31.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.06% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 75.3% mission · 24.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.58% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,156,350

Expenses$1,360,894

Annual shortfall $204,544 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,047,479 · 77.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$284,418 · 20.9% of expenses

Fundraising$28,997 · 2.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,156,350

Expenses$1,360,894

Assets$3,957,338

Income$1,156,350

Contributions$438,521

Mission work (program services)$1,047,479

Fundraising$28,997

Management and general$284,418

Stocks and bonds$3,565,722

Accounting fees$30,000

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

CARLA ZECHEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 35 hrs/week $156,456Base $141,140 · Other $15,316

JOHN DECKER THRU 1224DIRECTOR · 1 hrs/week $12,000

BRIAN MAXSONDIRECTOR · 1 hrs/week $4,000

MARJORIE RUBRIGHTDIRECTOR · 1 hrs/week $4,000

BARBARA FUCHSOFFICER · 5 hrs/week $2,000

ANGELICA DURANDIRECTOR · 1 hrs/week $2,000

CECILE FROMONTDIRECTOR · 1 hrs/week $1,500

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (20)

CARLA ZECHEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

JOHN DECKER THRU 1224DIRECTOR

BRIAN MAXSONDIRECTOR

MARJORIE RUBRIGHTDIRECTOR

BARBARA FUCHSOFFICER

ANGELICA DURANDIRECTOR

CECILE FROMONTDIRECTOR

VERA KELLERDIRECTOR

SUREKHA DAVIESDIRECTOR

RICARDO PADRNDIRECTOR

RAY SIEMENSDIRECTOR

OWEN WILLIAMSSECRETARY

NICHOLAS TERPSTRAIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

JULIA TOMASSONDIRECTOR

JENNIFER DESILVADIRECTOR

JAMES SHULMANTREASURER

HERMAN BENNETTPRESIDENT

ELIZABETH PENRYDIRECTOR

CORNESHA TWEEDEDIRECTOR

BRONWEN WILSONVICE PRESIDENT

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1959
Location: 365 FIFTH AVENUE 5405, NEW YORK, NY 10016-4309
County: Bronx
In care of: CARLA ZECHER
Primary officer: CARLA ZECHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailrsa@rsa.org Phone(201) 429-5076

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: DERMODY BURKE & BROWN CPAS LLC
NTEE classification: Historical Organizations (A80)
IRS tax category: Historical Organizations