· Public charity
Society for American Archaeology
SAA empowers its members to understand humanity's past through ethically-based scientific and humanistic investigation, to promote preservation of archaeological resources and cultural heritage through support of legislation and education, to create collaboration between the profession and descendant communities, and to assist…
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2020.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY | $5,000 |
| CENTER FOR DIGITAL ANTIQUITY | $5,000 |
| THE REGISTER OF PROFESSIONAL ARCHAEOLOGISTS | $3,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY19–20) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 14%. 87% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Grants abroad, by region: $88k on the FY2025 return
Schedule F, as filed: 4 regions, $40k to organizations and $48k to individuals. The IRS asks for region and purpose, not the recipient, so no country or grantee can be named here.
Stated purpose: King Research Grant · 7 Mtg Access Grants
Stated purpose: 1-King Research Grant;1-OBY Scholarship; 1 Mtg Access Grant
Stated purpose: 1-King Research Grant; 4 Mtg Access Grants
Stated purpose: Kenyon Fellowship
How this is measured
2 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 2 of the 3 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Society for American Archaeology funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Society for American Archaeology. Bigger dots raise more.
- Trustees of Boston University: 12% of income from government
How this is measured
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