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Nonprofit · EIN 52-6050324

HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY INC

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Financials

$617K$877K2022$895K$1M2023$518K$866K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$518,078$865,699-$347,621$4,432,694$118,712$4,313,982
June 30, 2024990$894,783$1,029,564-$134,781$4,198,919$61,879$4,137,040
June 30, 2023990$617,040$877,389-$260,349$4,061,243$111,158$3,950,085
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$351,766
Membership dues
$107,642
Program service revenue
$206,443
Investment income
-$44,191
Net gain from sales of assets
-$108,560
Other revenue
$4,060

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$116,928
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$182,735
Other salaries and wages
$124,198
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$367,879
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$704
Accounting fees
$38,570
Travel
$43,703
Program services (functional)
$582,395
Management and general (functional)
$212,113
Fundraising (functional)
$71,191

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,198,919
Total assets, end of year
$4,432,694
Total liabilities, end of year
$118,712
Net assets, end of year
$4,313,982
Publicly traded securities
$4,350,826
Net assets without donor restrictions
-$14,550
Net assets with donor restrictions
$4,328,532
Gross receipts
$720,400
Employees
3
Volunteers
118
Year formed
1925
State of legal domicile
DC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN PAUL GUTIERREZEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$175,000$11,944
ELENA ARANOVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
ELISE BURTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
ASIF SIDDIQIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
MACKENZIE COOLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
JAHNAVI PHALKEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
EVELYN HAMMONDSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1.4$0$0
EMILY HAMILTONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1.4$0$0
PRAKASH KUMARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
JIA-CHEN FUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
MARIA RENTETZIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
PRATIK CHAKRABARTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
FA-TI FANPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
MATTHEW SHINDELLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1.4$0$0
SORAYA DE CHADAREVIANVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1.4$0$0
6 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ADRIANNA LINKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
PATRICK MCCRAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
SAMANTHA MUKADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
OMAR NASIMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
JESSICA WANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
BETH YALEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN PAUL GUTIERREZEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$172,500$11,856
FLORENCE HSIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
PROJIT MUKHARJIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
IRINA PODGORNYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
CHRISTINE VAN OERTZENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
DORA VARGHADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
EVELYN HAMMONDSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1.4$0$0
GWEN KAYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1.4$0$0
MONICA AZZOLINIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
REBEKAH HIGGITTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
TERENCE KEELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
ALISHA RANKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
FA-TI FANPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
MATTHEW SHINDELLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1.4$0$0
SORAYA DE CHADAREVIANVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1.4$0$0
ADRIANNA LINKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
PATRICK MCCRAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
SAMANTHA MUKADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
OMAR NASIMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
JESSICA WANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 21 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN PAUL GUTIERREZEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$165,000$25,411
FLORENCE HSIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
PROJIT MUKHARJIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
IRINA PODGORNYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
CHRISTINE VAN OERTZENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
DORA VARGHADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
EVELYN HAMMONDSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1.4$0$0
GWEN KAYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1.4$0$0
LUIS CAMPOSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1.4$0$0
MONICA AZZOLINIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
REBEKAH HIGGITTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
TERENCE KEELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
HARUN KUCUKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
ALISHA RANKINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
FA-TI FANPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
ELENA ARONOVADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
ELISE BURTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
ASIF SIDDIQIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.02$0$0
JAHNAVI PHALKEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
PRATIK CHAKRABARTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
MATTHEW SHINDELLSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1.4$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1800 M ST NW STE 450N, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-5869
In care of
% ROBERT MALONE
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOHN PAUL GUTIERREZ, 315 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106
Signed the 990
JOHN PAUL GUTIERREZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(574) 631-1194
Return prepared by
ANDERS MINKLER HUBER & HELM LLP

Mission

THE SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE, PROMOTE DISCUSSION OF SCIENCE'S SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONS, AND BRING THIS UNDERSTANDING TO OTHERS WORLDWIDE.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PUBLICATIONS - THE SOCIETY PUBLISHES TWO JOURNALS: ISIS APPEARS QUARTERLY AND OSIRIS APPEARS ANNUALLY. USING A HIGHLY SELECTIVE PROCESS, THE SOCIETY ENSURES THAT EACH JOURNAL CARRIES THE BEST SCHOLARSHIP IN THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE. THE EDITORIAL BOARDS HELP THE EDITORS REVIEW THE MANUSCRIPTS UNDER THE OVERALL DIRECTION OF A COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATIONS. ISIS AND OSIRIS ARE SENT TO SOME 3,000 SUBSCRIBERS. THE HSS ALSO PUBLISHES THE ANNUAL ISIS CURRENT BIBLIOGRAPHY (CB) AS A SUPPLEMENT TO ISIS. EACH CB CONTAINS THOUSANDS OF ENTRIES, WHICH ARE ALSO LOADED INTO THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE (HSTM) DATABASE, PUBLISHED BY EBSCO, AND FREELY AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. NONMEMBERS CAN ACCESS MUCH OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA AT NO CHARGE AT WWW.ISISCB.ORG.
    Expenses $10,572 · revenue $253,483
  • PRODUCTION OF THE ANNUAL MEETING - THE SINGLE BIGGEST ACTIVITY HANDLED BY THE SOCIETY'S EXECUTIVE OFFICE IS THE ANNUAL MEETING. THESE CONFERENCES ATTRACT APPROXIMATELY 500 SCHOLARS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO COME TOGETHER TO SHARE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD.TRAVEL GRANTS FUNDED THROUGH THE U.S. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION HAVE BEEN AWARDED TO QUALIFYING ATTENDEES. WE ALSO ASSIST 10 OTHER SOCIETIES IN ADMINISTERING NSF TRAVEL GRANTS WITH THE HSS EXEC DIR SERVING AS THE PI.
    Expenses $463,286 · grants $116,928 · revenue $14,375
  • THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY MAINTAINS A WEBSITE THAT INCLUDES CURRENT SOCIETY AND PROFESSIONAL NEWS, PROVIDES LINKS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES, AND A LISTING OF OPEN JOBS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND SIMILAR OPPORTUNITIES; PUBLISHES A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER; AND AWARDSPRIZES AND GRANTS FOR EXEMPLARY SCHOLARSHIP AND TEACHING.
    Expenses $108,537

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-6050324
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1944
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$4,432,694
Income (IRS master file)
$720,400

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$518,078$865,699$4,432,694XML
990June 2024$894,783$1,029,564$4,198,919XML
990June 2023$617,040$877,389$4,061,243XML
990June 2022$842,698$808,442$3,981,769IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-6050324).

Questions about HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY INC

What is the EIN of HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY INC is 52-6050324.
Is HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1944.
Are donations to HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN PAUL GUTIERREZ.
Who are the officers and directors of HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $175,000 (JOHN PAUL GUTIERREZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does HISTORY OF SCIENCE SOCIETY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $518,078, expenses of $865,699 and total assets of $4,432,694 at year end.

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