Missouri · Nonprofit
THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION
THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION (Missouri) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,203 to it, the largest being GANS COLLECTIONS & CHARITABLE FUND INC ($7,450). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.5M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $8k
- Net assets
- $6.7M
What The Society for the Study of Evolution does
Mission
The Society for the Study of Evolution promotes evolutionary biology research, education, application, outreach, and community building in an equitable and globally inclusive manner.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The evolution meeting is held jointly by The Society for the Study of Evolution (sse), the american society of naturalists (asn), and the society of systematic biologists (ssb). The 2024 meeting was held in montreal, canada. The meeting brings together members to communicate science with oral presentations, poster presentations and various mixers to discuss specific topics.past meetings were held in chico, ca; fort collins, co; fairbanks, ak; stony brook, ny; christchurch, nz; minneapolis, mn; moscow, id; portland, or; norman, ok; ottawa, canada; snowbird, ut; raleigh, nc; guaruja, brazil; austin, tx; portland, or; montpellier, france; providence, ri; cleveland, oh; and...(continued on schedule o) albuquerque, new mexico. The 2020 meeting was cancelled because of the covid-19 pandemic and the 2021 meeting was held virtually. Since 2022 there has also been a virtual component to the confernece on non-overlapping days.
$1,026,295 spent$1,322,801 earned by the program65% of program spendingThe society grants various awards including: the stephen jay gould prize is awarded to recognize individuals whose sustained and exemplary efforts have advanced public understanding of evolutionary science and its importance in biology, education, and everyday life in the spirit of stephen jay gould. See schedule o for a continuation of all the awards.the theodosius dobzhansky prize is awarded to recognize the accomplishments and future promise of an outstanding young evolutionary biologist. The prize was established in memory of professor dobzhansky by his friends and colleagues, and reflects his lifelong commitment to fostering the research careers of young scientists. The sse presidents award recognizes an outstanding ph.d. Dissertation paper published in the journal "evolution" during a given calendar year. The w.d. Hamilton award is given to a student who has presented an outstanding talk at the annual meeting. Finalists selected to present in the hamilton symposium also receive an award. The r.c. Lewontin graduate student research excellence awards are given to assist students in the early stages of their ph.d. Programs. The rosemary grant graduate student research…
$293,763 spentof which $293,763 as grants19% of program spendingPublications - the society publishes a journal in the field of evolution ("evolution") and other publications. "evolution" is a premier publication devoted to the study of organic evolution and the integration of the various fields of science concerned with evolution. The journal is published monthly and presents significant and original results that extend our understanding of evolutionary phenomena and processes. Volume 1 no. 1/2 was published mar-jun 1947. Starting in 2017, the organization jointly published another journal called "evolution letters" with the european society of evolution biology.
$241,084 spent$649,183 earned by the program15% of program spendingOther programs include education outreach in various forms including virtual symposia, and other outreach activities to students and the general public to promote significant achievements and milestones in evolution.
$19,650 spent$118,798 earned by the program1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,580,792.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $4.4M to $5.3M (+21%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
0% of THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $7k → $69.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 6% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 91% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2020 64% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Missouri, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $453 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 174 social science nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 174 social science nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Missouri
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
88% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
86%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION?
- THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION (Missouri) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,203 to it, the largest being GANS COLLECTIONS & CHARITABLE FUND INC ($7,450). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $8,203 in grants to THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION?
- GANS COLLECTIONS & CHARITABLE FUND INC is the largest funder on record, with $7,450 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EVOLUTION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Missouri. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing