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Henry George School of Social Science

EIN 13-1677402 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood89 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

OUR MISSION IS (1) INFORMING THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT THE ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK AND POLICY REFORMS PROPOSED BY THE PIONEERING LATE-19TH CENTURY U.S. ECONOMIST HENRY GEORGE; AND (2) EXPLAINING HOW HIS GROUND-BREAKING FORMULA FOR SHARED PROSPERITY AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IS JUST AS RELEVANT FOR OVERCOMING TODAY'S CHALLENGES.

Income
$859,243
Spending
$950,124
Spent on programs
70%
Reserves
Over 10 years of spending
Largest source of income
investment income, 86%
Employees
4
Volunteers
20
Highest pay
$153,547, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 142% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    70% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 95% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    16 of 16 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $284,000 spent. COURSES AND SEMINARS: DURING THE 2024/2025 FISCAL YEAR, STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE SCHOOL'S ONLINE COURSES ON POLITICAL ECONOMY, APPLIED ECONOMICS, ECONOMIC SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL ISSUES. COURSES: SOME OF THE COURSES OFFERED DURING THE YEAR 2024/2025: EXISTENTIAL CRISES: IS THE GEORGIST PARADIGM PART OF THE SOLUTION?; THE SCIENCE OF POLITICAL ECONOMY; IDEAS BEHIND CONSTITUTIONS: PROTECTING OR VIOLATING HUMAN RIGHTS; BIG TECH, TECHNOFEUDALISM AND THE END OF CAPITALISM; THOMAS PAINE ARCHITECT OF COOPERATIVE INDIVIDUALISM; AN AMERICAN DILEMMA THE URGENCY OF RESTORING SOCIAL HOPE; THE POTENTIAL TRANSFORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS BY GEORGISM; CHOKEPOINT CAPITALISM. THE COURSES HAVE BEEN RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL. THE SCHOOL HAS CREATED A SELF-DIRECTED COURSE, "UNDERSTANDING POLITICAL ECONOMY," OFFERED ON THE ONLINE PLATFORM UDEMY. THE COURSE IS BASED ON RECORDED LECTURES, WITH QUIZZES THAT CAN TEST THE INFORMATION ASSIMILATED. THE COURSE TAKES AROUND 3 HOURS TO COMPLETE. OVER 150 STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THE COURSE. SEMINARS AND WEBINARS: SOME OF THE OFFERINGS DURING THE 2024/2025 YEAR INCLUDE: POVERTY PERPETUATION, DYNAMICS, MECHANISMS, AND REFORMS; NOW, MORE THAN EVER AND JUST IN TIME: FREDERICK SODDY'S WINNING TRIFECTA; IS AI A CURSE OR BLESSING FOR HUMANITY; CARL WILKENS FATHER OF PARITY ECONOMICS; SATOSHI NAKAMOTO: BITCOIN'S MYSTERY INVENTOR; LOCKE AND GEORGE ON ORIGINAL ACQUISITION; VISIONS OF INEQUALITY: FROM THE FRENCH REVOLUTION TO THE END OF THE COLD WAR; PUBLICIZE THE METHODS, PRIVATIZE THE PROFITS; MAKING MONEY WORK FOR PEOPLE AND PLACE; A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE KEEN; A CONVERSATION WITH TIM JENKINS; A CONVERSATION WITH PATRI FRIEDMAN; WHY SOCIALISM IS A RELIGION AND WHY CAPITALISM IS NOT; THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING; A CONVERSATION WITH STEF KUYPERS; A CONVERSATION WITH WILL RUDICK; A CONVERSATION WITH EDWARD DODSON; A CONVERSATION WITH CAMERON SAJEDI; A CONVERSATION WITH TEUN VAN SAMBEEK; THE GEORGIST ROOTS OF THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST MODEL; A CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL LINTON; A CONVERSATION WITH CLIVE MENZIES; THE STATE OF THE US ECONOMY AND SOCIETY; A CONVERSATION WITH PHILIP ULLMANN; A CONVERSATION WITH WILLEM BUITER; A CONVERSATION WITH GEORGE LOVEGROVE; THE RISE OF AUTOMATION A HETERODOX PERSPECTIVE SOME OF THESE OFFERINGS ARE IN MULTIPLE PARTS AND THE MAJORITY HAVE BEEN RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
  2. $213,000 spent. ECONOMIC RESEARCH: THE SCHOOL'S RESEARCH PROGRAM'S AREAS OF FOCUS DURING THE YEAR 2024/2025 WERE: LAND VALUE TAXATION; HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE; MONOPOLIES; PRIVATIZATION OF FORESTS; AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE 2025 HENRY GEORGE WRITING AND VIDEO CONTESTS - THE SCHOOL'S ESSAY AND VIDEO CONTESTS ARE INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE/GRADUATE STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THE IDEAS ADVOCATED BY HENRY GEORGE AND HOW THEY RESONATE IN THE 21ST CENTURY. BLOGS; WHAT WOULD HENRY GEORGE SAY?; AND GEORGIST PERSPECTIVES - THE SCHOOL PUBLISHED ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE A SERIES OF BLOGS DISCUSSING HENRY GEORGE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY, LAND VALUE TAXATION, AND OTHER GEORGIST TOPICS. WHAT WOULD HENRY GEORGE SAY? AND GEORGIST PERSPECTIVES ARE SERIES OF SHORT ONLINE ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS OUTLINING HOW THE IDEAS OF HENRY GEORGE ARE APPLICABLE IN TODAY'S ECONOMIC DISCOURSE. ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN JULY 2024 THE SCHOOL HELD ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE; "EXISTENTIAL CRISES: IS THE GEORGIST PARADIGM PART OF THE SOLUTION?" PARTICIPANTS PRESENTED DETAILED ANALYSES OF THE CAUSES OF THE HOUSING PROBLEM IN THE US AND DISCUSSED POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. THE SESSIONS HAVE BEEN RECORDED AND POSTED ON THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
  3. $142,000 spent. WEBSITE/ARCHIVES/OTHER HGSSS WEBSITE - THE SCHOOL'S WEBSITE IS CONSTANTLY UPDATED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO COURSES, SEMINARS AND WEBINARS, PUBLICATIONS, INTERACTIVE TOOLS, AND HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, INTEGRATING THE USE OF MULTIMEDIA, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE WEBSITE CONTAINS THE HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF HENRY GEORGE, THE HENRY GEORGE SCHOOL, AND THE SINGLE TAX MOVEMENT. THE WEBSITE RECEIVED OVER 154,957 VIEWS DURING THE 2024/2025 YEAR.
  4. $24,844 spent. SMART TALK PROGRAM: WELL-KNOWN AND WIDELY RESPECTED ECONOMISTS, POLITICAL SCIENTISTS AND SOCIAL THINKERS EXAMINE HENRY GEORGE'S PHILOSOPHIES IN TODAY'S SOCIETY AND ECONOMY. THE SMART TALK PROGRAM CONTAINS MORE THAN 80 INTERVIEWS AND RECEIVED 11,624 VIEWS DURING THE 2024-2025 YEAR.SNAPSHOTS: A SHORT VIDEO SERIES WHERE WE LOOK AT CURRENT EVENTS THROUGH A GEORGIST LENS. THE VIDEOS RECEIVED 102 VIEWS DURING THE 2024/2025 YEAR.HGS YOUTUBE CHANNEL: THE SCHOOL CHANNEL OFFERS ACCESS TO COURSES, SEMINARS, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND SMART TALK VIDEOS. THE CHANNEL HAD OVER 13,650 SUBSCRIBERS AND RECEIVED MORE THAN 74,160 VIEWS DURING THE YEAR 2024/2025.HENRY GEORGE SCHOOL PODCAST: OUR WELL-KNOWN SMART TALK SERIES, NOW IN A PODCAST FORMAT AND RELEASED ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THE PODCAST RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 5,087 LISTENS DURING THE 2024/2025 YEAR.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1938.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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