Association for the Sociology of Religion Inc
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What it says it does
ASR promotes the field of Sociology of Religion through an annual professional meeting in August the publication of an academic journal Sociology of Religion, the maintenance of a website https : sociologyofreligion. org and the awarding of competitive grants to fund promising research projects.
- Income
- $145,934
- Spending
- $129,003
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $13,500, editor
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- $51,231 spent. The Association for the Sociology of Religions 86th Annual Meeting was held in Chicago Illinois August 9-11 2025 on the theme Religion and Resilience. It included academic paper presentations the presidential address by Tricia Bruce the Paul Hanly Furfey Lecture receptions and a business meeting open to the general membership. The ASR Executive Council met twice during the meeting as usual. The ASR Annual Meeting is always held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in the same city.
- $14,000 spent. Publication of: 1 Our quarterly academic journal Sociology of Religion in cooperation with Oxford University Press. Receipt of the journal is included as a privilege of membership and is sent to all members without charge; 2 Volumes of the book series Religion and the Social Order in cooperation with Brill. Volumes of the series are available to members at a deep discount from their retail price. Sociology of Religion contains original research articles and book reviews.
- Ordinarily ASR offers research grants titled Joseph H. Fichter Research Grants for promising research in the Sociology of Religion. ASR members can apply for these competitive grants which are evaluated by a 3-member review committee the Joseph Fichter Aware Committee. Awardees have approximately 18 months to complete their projects. Awardees institutions are expected to administer the award on the awardees behalf and must submit a statement that no overhead chrages will be applied and that unused funds will be returned to ASR. Every year the Executive Council of ASR decides how much money it wants to allocate to the Fichter Grants for the upcoming year. Using this dollar figure the review committee evaluates the quality of all applications that meet the eligibility criteria. The committee then reports its selection to the Executive Office which in turn distributes the funding to the research offices at the awardees institution. Upon completion of the research the grantee must submit a written summary of the research and any resulting publications and the research officer at the grantees institution must provide ASR with a final expense report detailing how the funds were spent and certifying with a signature that the expenditures are correct. In 2025 no Fichter Research Grants were awarded.
- JOSEPH H FICHTER RESEARCH GRANTS FOR PROMISING RESEARCH IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION. ASR MEMBERS CAN APPLY ANNUALLY FOR THESE COMPETITIVE GRANTS WHICH ARE EVALUATED BY A REVIEW COMMITTEE AND AWARDED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. AWARDEES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THEIR PROJECTS AND ARE EXPECTED TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN SUMMARY OF THIER WORK AND ANY PUBLICATIONS RESULTING FROM THEIR RESEARCH. AWARDEES WHOSE INSTITUTIONS AGREE TO ADMINISTER THE AWARD ON THE AWARDEES BEHALF MUST SUBMIT BOTH A STATEMENT THAT NO OVERHEAD CHARGES WILL BE APPLIED AND A SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES UPON COMPLETION OF THE WORK. UNUSED FUNDS MUST BE RETURNED TO ASR.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1970.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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