Tennessee · Nonprofit
THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS INC
THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS INC (Tennessee) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $21,765 to it, the largest being EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION ($21,765). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $597k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $22k
- Net assets
- $861k
What The Society for the Study of Social Problems Inc does
Mission
To encourage the work of young sociologists; to stimulate the application of scientific method and theory to the study of vital social problems; to encourage problem centered social research; to foster cooperative relations among persons and organizations; to engage in the application of scientific sociological findings to the formulation of social policies; to foster higher quality of life, social welfare, and positive social relations in society and the global community and to undertake any activity related thereto or necessary or desirable for the accomplishment of the foregoing purposes.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The organization sponsors a quarterly journal titled "social problems." the journal presents accessible, relevant and theoretically innovative articles which embody critical perspectives on contemporary social issues.
$81,041 spent$254,036 earned by the program31% of program spendingThe organization's annual meeting provides attendees with literature, workshops, and interaction with other professionals and students in the field of social problems.
$115,711 spent$113,203 earned by the program44% of program spendingThe organization gives awards, scholarships, fellowships, and subsidies to attend the sssp annual meeting to students who exemplify the sssp history and are committed to the scholar activism with the goal of increasing the pool of minority social and behavioral scientists.
$64,309 spentof which $64,309 as grants25% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $261,061.
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 2021 to 2022, from $1.4M to $1.1M (−25%).
How it's funded, over time
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7% of THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (76% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 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.
Board chair
Giovanna Follo
Chairperson, council of di
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $15k → $7k.
From the IRS filings of THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS INC’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.
Where its funders are
THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Tennessee, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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 SOCIAL PROBLEMS INC receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $22k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 297 social science nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In Tennessee
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
38% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
87%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS INC?
- THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS INC (Tennessee) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $21,765 to it, the largest being EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION ($21,765). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $21,765 in grants to THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS INC?
- EWING MARION KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $21,765 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Tennessee. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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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 1 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